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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1957
Page
7
The article presents Lloyd Percival’s Sports Clinic as an official department of the Canadian Amateur Sport and Physical Fitness Development Service, outlining its mission and guidance for readers. It emphasizes training methods, athletic development, and public health goals.
The article discusses how athletes struggle away from home due to personal temperament and crowd reactions. It offers tips: arrive early to adjust, warm up thoroughly, stay loose and relaxed, focus on actions, and remain optimistic and aggressive.
Ottawa remarks by Manitoba Agriculture Minister C L Shuttleworth criticize Winnipeg and other urban leaders for assuming farmers are financially secure. He warns a buoyant industry requires a strong agricultural base as farmer production costs rise and prices stabilize, stressing a united economy.
Puppets Punch and Judy tour German schools to teach traffic safety. Police in Dusseldorf adapted puppet plays for officers to perform, aiming to curb a high accident rate in the motorized region. The program is reported as very successful.
In 1956 Canadian households showed 54 percent ownership of television sets, 96 percent with radios, 74 percent with telephones, and 94 percent connected to electricity, reflecting rapid modernization.
The Eramosa Township Federation of Agriculture met at No 10 school to discuss calfhead vaccination for the township. Each farmer now pays $1.00 for immunization. under a supervised area calves would be vaccinated free except via tax channels. A two thirds signing petition is needed, with a Rockwood town hall meeting in January followed by a township canvass. The plan mirrors a TB effort.
Ottawa registered 32 below zero while Churchill hit 28 below with a strong 41 mph northwest wind. Windchill made Churchill feel 23 times colder than Ottawa, and the forecasted chill would require minus 125 to match Churchill’s coldness. Dr. Siple’s formula links wind speed and temperature to human discomfort.
Three players unanimous picks Doug Harvey and Jean Beliveau of the Canadiens Gordie Howe of Detroit earned top votes for defense center and right wing in the NHL first half. The other six were Terry Sawchuk Red Kelly and Ted Lindsay from Detroit and Boston plus additional stars chosen by hockey writers broadcasters and telecasters across six cities.
Brussels sprouts originated in Europe as a descendant of wild cabbages brought north from warmer Mediterranean regions. They rank among the few vegetables originating in northern Europe.
A tale recalls General Ulysses S. Grant at a camp-fire night exchange. He says he never learned to swear, citing a boyhood aversion and a belief that profanity inflames anger and wastes time. He notes cool heads often gain the upper hand in quarrels and calls excessive swearing a habit some do not intend as profane.
The Borden plant at Maxville was consumed by flames early this morning. Loss may reach 75 000, including 5 000 worth of egg cartons that had arrived just yesterday. Summer ice supply stored in the ice house also ruined, the building serving as a milk receiving station for Glen Garry News.
Country's Banner puzzle grid with clues across and down including entries for flag symbols elements and various geographic and linguistic hints. Contains both Across and Down lists with several theme entries and references to places and objects across nations.
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