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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1958
Page
3
The piece notes shifts from bright gem like bulbs to subtle effects using floodlighting and spotlighting. It highlights weather proofed 150 watt lamps and a new holiday pink bulb, plus a move toward central themes and fewer hues. It cautions indoor wiring should not be used outdoors and advises professional electrical checks for safety.
Fire Chief R Horne announced Bill Best will attend Saskatchewan's first Fire-Fighters' Instructors' Course at Valley Centre Fort Qu Appelle November 25 to 29 led by E L Breese Director of Civil Defence Training. It marks the first course focused on teaching to teach.
Fifteen spelling and four oratorical contestants competed in the regional final held in Killarney on Wednesday November 13. The Guide, Killarney Manitoba, November 21, 1957.
The Manitoba Liquor Commission doubts longer hours at The Pas liquor store will curb bootlegging. Bootlegging was raised during the last local election with talk that extended hours might curb off hour sales. Northern Mail, The Pas, Man., Nov 27, 1957.
A long ago tale from Lochen Holland tells of two unbaptized bells in the church tower that vanished but rang each Christmas Eve at midnight from a nearby pond. Though the bells were never recovered, their chimes spread the Christmas Spirit to other towns and nations, becoming a beloved holiday tradition.
A Canwood Saskatchewan Times piece from December 5, 1957 lyrically recalls the Christmas spirit as more than gifts and snow. It contrasts holiday warmth in church with the cold outside and suggests true spirit comes from reaffirming faith in God and goodness, bringing reverent joy.
Mice bases slippers that grow to fit a child’s feet with snaps for two extra sizes. Pattern 7184 includes sizes small to large and transfer directions. Send 35 cents for pattern and 25 cents for the needlecraft book. readers receive two free patterns in 1957 offer.
The article traces the start of Christmas Open House in early Saxon England a tradition where nobles and peasants shared in feasting and merriment. The Yule log ritual involved sitting on the log making wishes then lighting it with tinder from the previous log, symbolizing luck and warmth passed through generations.
The article says tuberculosis is a community problem as infected individuals may spread disease before symptoms appear. It recommends case finding programs such as X-ray surveys and urges periodic chest X-rays to ensure good health.
With Christmas in the air and late November cash prospects bright, the piece urges readers to shop locally in Grenfell. It argues hometown merchants offer better service, easier returns, and more personal knowledge of customers, saving travel, crowds, and higher city prices.
The Leader analyzed contrasting proclamations about youth issued in October by the St James school chair and superintendent and the city mayor. It notes prior coverage of juvenile mischief, then a real case of vandalism at Strathmillan school, and concludes The Leader alone publicized the actual delinquency event while praising youth during Youth Appreciation Week.
The Progress notes a $10 000 robbery and safe cracking in Winkler and praises Frank Groening as a near intervention. It urges the town to provide Groening with a proper uniform to command respect and improve night policing, urging council action soon.
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