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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 1948
Page
2
Tess, twenty, loves Jeff but he sees her only as a friend. Nightly visitor Roger the mouse offers comic aid as Tess schemes a late supper lure to win Jeff, who finally kisses her in a dreamlike kitchen moment.
Prairie farmers deploy a modern self propelled combine to harvest crops across the Regina Saskatchewan region. The machine can cover about 50 acres in a day and yield around 30 bushels per acre, replacing large threshing crews as one worker operates the unit. Uneven fields are swathed and the crop cured before pickup.
British Columbia Government tightens control on government vehicles after a survey showed civil servants used cars for pleasure. All fleet cars now feature red and white license plates for after hours visibility. if ineffective, a central pool may restrict vehicle use. The report also notes Mrs. Zofia Gawronska as the first woman on the Polish Supreme Court.
In Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta thousands of turkeys will undergo a voluntary government inspection to ensure purebred stock free from disease and parasites. Birds must show strong vigor and be kept in clean houses with approved mating pairs. Last year 5000 birds were inspected in Manitoba as officials noted a shift to heavier, plumper birds.
Baron van Haersclte notes soil and climate of British Columbia suit an expanding bulb industry. He adds many young Dutch farmers wish to migrate to Canada to farm. The baron serves as director of the Nautical and Aeronautical Institute and Museum in Rotterdam.
Anne Adams advertises pattern 4789 for sizes 2 through 10 with a petticoat dress and eyelet slip. Includes illustrated instructions, requires yardage for 35 inch fabric, and costs 25 cents. Orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Manitoba.
The North River Reservation Indians initially rejected a visiting Treaty Party and refused annual treaty money seeking a new uniform for their chief. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer reported a friendly reception during a visit to bring a sick Indian home. The chief invited him back next summer, raising hope for renewed peace talks on treaty money.
A Vancouver firm reports gas discoveries in the Peace River block on both sides of the BC Alberta boundary. An Alberta well drilled by Pacific Petroleum Co. of Vancouver near Dawson Creek yields about 20 million cubic feet daily. The Peace River Natural Gas Co. plans a BC coast pipeline, with further wells in Rolla, BC showing promise, though a large Vancouver gas field may take time.
In Ashcroft a local gardener harvests a king size yellow tomato weighing 1 pound 5 ounces. The item is noted in Western Briefs from Ashcroft.
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