28 Sep 1960
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 28, 1960
Page
1
Manitoba Game Branch sponsors a safety demonstration warning that buckshot can cause serious damage and ricochet off water. A three inch tree and a two inch plank illustrate risks from a loaded duck load. Hunters are urged to ensure their shot does not endanger other people in marshes.
Mrs. Ethel Maud Scofield of Hamiota died Sunday September 18 after a brief illness. She was 5 years in Canada and served with the Apostolic Church. Funeral at Hamiota United Church. interment Arrow River Cemetery. Survived by G A Barke Vancouver and relatives. Roy predeceased. four grandsons, seven granddaughters, two great grandchildren.
Mrs Reviance of the Federated Womens Institutes of Canada urges Canadian housewives to act as front seat drivers to aid safety. She says avoiding distraction and maintaining conversation keep the driver alert while watching children, and notes women can help prevent traffic accidents by suggesting rest and coffee breaks. She calls gate driving a major modern responsibility and emphasizes natural diplomatic talents.
A well stocked first aid kit is vital for emergencies until professional help arrives. A first aid manual and a basic course in first aid aid decision making in injury cases.
About 300 western farmers and stock breeders will travel by Canadian Pacific Railway to Toronto in mid November for the Royal Winter Fair. The seventh CP R tour departs Alberta November 10 11 with Saskatchewan and Manitoba groups joining November 11 12. The family party offers horse show tickets, royal York hotel stays, side trips to Massey Ferguson farm Guelph and Ottawa, plus NHL games at Maple Leaf Gardens.
The Honorable Ellen Fairclough, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, has accepted an invitation from the Marquette Progressive Conservative Association to address the annual meeting in Minnedosa Manitoba on October 11. She will be hosted by the association executives at the Tremont Hotel before the meeting at 8 30 p.m. All are welcome.
William David Smith, history professor at Brandon College, named Manitoba member of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Graduate of the University of Montreal, teaches since 1948 at Brandon College, member of the Manitoba Society and Canadian Historical Society, focused on Western Canadian history.
Manitoba reports 1960 as the best tourist year on record with 1,203,823 visitors spending 4,459,740 dollars. Locals cite Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta as top sources while Whiteshell and Winnipeg River areas attract many, though June started slow. Officials urge continued promotion amid rising competition for travel dollars.
Canadian pulp and paper mills drive national exports and employment, supplying newsprint and a fifth of Canada’s export value. The industry powers railways and electricity, buys vast amounts of food and chemicals, and supports rural economies through mill procurement. Pulp and paper leaders urge recognizing growing world demand and Canada’s futures in trade.
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