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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1930
Page
2
In this era of global economic strain, public meetings show a push for constructive debate. Leaders should calm passions, oppose agitators who threaten law, and choose policies advancing general welfare over factional aims, as nations seek steady reform through democratic action.
A Saskatchewan advisory board delegation from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind met Premier Anderson at the legislative buildings in Regina to seek pension petitions from the provincial government for the blind. The move follows Manitoba's recent action granting similar pensions, led by the Manitoba Division of the institute. The Saskatchewan group included Captain Baker, Major E Flexman, and Dr. F C Middleton as chairman, with support from Institute officials in Canada.
A new machine claims to ease cutting tough beefsteak by measuring blade difficulty with a dial. The device links to a simple blade and records the effort to slice meat. Also note unrelated items on weight loss, German bank deposits rising and possible English horsepower tax changes.
The official Canadian field crops report places 1930 wheat at 395,854,000 bushels, with 374,000,000 from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Oat crop totals 429,156,000 bushels, barley 137,963,000, rye 22,286,000, and the national average wheat yield per acre is 15.9 bushels.
Under new provincial land regulations, sixty homesteads in northern Saskatchewan were bought through the Prince Albert land office in November. About 1,000 inquiries have asked which lands are vacant, with vacant Crown lands selling for one to three dollars an acre unless multiple bidders arise. Land has been taken up in the Hudson Bay junction Meadow Lake Nipawin areas, with many settlers coming from southern Saskatchewan.
Deputy minister Wigricuture for Alberta announces the 1860 chart, developed under the Sritah government, has finally been found after seven decades. HL A. Craig notes the artifact’s historic value and recovery.
Ottawa receives daily flood of resolutions from Boards of Trade farmers locals and other bodies demanding federal relief for western distress. Proposals vary but seek abolishing the gold standard payment of debts fixing wheat price from 70 cents to 1 dollar per bushel and Parliament covering debts including groceries and mortgages. Government calls these requests impractical offering unemployment relief only.
Sisley Huddlestone notes in the New Statesman that French thought across orthodox schools places security before disarmament. They argue for reduced armaments only after security is guaranteed, while critics say absolute security is impossible and disarmament cannot proceed.
Winnipeg hosts the Canadian Association of Tourist and Convention Bureau annual gathering where officials envision a paved Atlantic to Pacific route. Mayor Ralph H. Webb says Prime Minister Bennett promised federal support on a 50-50 basis with provinces and predicts paving across Canada within ten years.
The R 101 airship disaster spurred debate on replacing inflammable hydrogen with helium for lift. Western Canada and Trinidad are eyed as new helium sources while the United States currently supplies all global helium. Prospectors report sizable western Canadian potential, possibly shaping future airship policy and recovery efforts.
United States Attorney General releases Washington report noting Canada amended its Export Act to bar direct liquor clearance to the United States. It says this drove smugglers to the high seas from Nova Scotia and St Pierre Miquelon, with many seized ships British and French bases prominent. The document highlights increased enforcement and jail terms for prohibition violations in 1920-5.
Despatch from Mexico City reports Peter Verigin and Aaron Sapiro of Canada's Doukhobor colony met with the secretary of agriculture regarding potential resettlement of 10 000 to 20 000 Doukhobors in northern Mexico if land and help were provided. They gained backing from the National Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and secured a hearing. Also noted is a medical ad for Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy promoting its effectiveness and wide recognition.
A Railway Commission report shows 19 deaths from railway crossing accidents in September, with 45 total accidents. Among provinces the counts include Quebec 13 and Ontario 10, while only three accidents happened at protected crossings. Overall railway-related fatalities for the month totaled 183 across all accident categories.
Imports into Canada from the United States and Great Britain fell in October 1929 compared with October 1928, with the United States recording a larger proportional drop. Total imports reached 75.398 million dollars versus 116.271 million the previous year, a decline of 37.913 million.
Alphonse Champagne of North Battleford Saskatchewan reported in Ottawa after a European trip that a sale of 2,000 Canadian horses has been arranged with the Soviet government. The horses will be shipped from Western Canada soon. Champagne, former North Battleford MP, said his views of Soviet conditions changed after his visit and that officials and people there welcomed Canada and sought to expand trade.
After touring England with a circus, Dame Laura Knight presents paintings in London that critics say glow with color on ponies zebras and elephants. Behind the scenes sketches appear vivid and spontaneous as Kireus troupe members applaud with acrobatic turns. Knight travelled as a regular troupe member sharing joys and hardships. Douglas Egyptian Liniment is recommended for spider infection udder and leg ailments.
Sir Charles Gordon, president of the Bank of Montreal, told the annual meeting in Montreal that Canada’s resources ensure no permanent low mood and that the bank’s review shows vigorous, sound economic conditions for the Dominion. The report notes Canada’s strong performance amid ongoing financial developments and market conditions. Also cited is a population estimate for Yugoslavia at 13,400,000.
Mr. C. G. Cowan of the British American Bank Note Company said at the St. Lawrence Stamp Collectors Club banquet that Canada used over 1.4 billion postage stamps last year, enough to stretch about 19,150 miles. About ninety tons of paper and thirty-five tons of glue were used to produce and affix the stamps to envelopes. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as protecting against worms and aiding recovery in affected children.
W M Neal general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway western lines states there is no plan to embargo grain shipments to Vancouver under current conditions. He commented on reports in the press predicting a strong possibility of an embargo by the railways in British Columbia.
A historical passage notes science replacing pain with dentistry and artificial replacements. It observes that modern care removes teeth painlessly while leaving costs high, as polished artificial crowns replace natural teeth. The excerpt ends with a product plug for Minargiment.
A Scottish speaker quips that the Douglas family is very old, with history recorded in five volumes. He suggests the lineage runs far back into antiquity, and a marginal note in the middle of the third volume claims about the time the world was created.
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