Construction of Regina gas system begins
Construction of Regina's gas system started with Mayor T. H Wegina inaugurating the project. He sat behind a large trenching machine and navigated the vehicle along the work site as crews moved forward.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1957
Page
3
Construction of Regina's gas system started with Mayor T. H Wegina inaugurating the project. He sat behind a large trenching machine and navigated the vehicle along the work site as crews moved forward.
The Stanley hotel begins a $15 000 interior and exterior renovation under manager Dick Howard with job work by H Neufelds & Sons. Plans include tiling, new bathrooms, improved plumbing, updated beer parlor, front desk, and redecoration to handle growing town business.
Hon. J. Walter Erb, Saskatchewan Minister of Public Health, announced six bursaries for postgraduate nurse training up to 1500 dollars each. The funds support one year of university level training in nursing administration teaching and supervision. Applications are available from the Director Division of Hospital Administration and Standards, Department of Public Health, Regina. The text also notes Popocatepetl, the high volcano near Pueblo, Mexico at 17748 feet.
Advertisement for a Printed Pattern 4869 in half sizes for shorter fuller figures. Includes yardage 34 yards 35 inch fabric and directions on pattern. Request 35 cents in coins and mailing to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto address with name and pattern number.
Easy as ticktack crafts invite crafters to stitch gay motifs on towels for bright kitchen decor. Pattern 7281 offers six motifs about 5.71 inches. send thirty-five cents for pattern. Free patterns promised with 25 cents for Alice Brooks Needlecraft book. Sickroom loan cupboards listed in Canada.
The article discusses how weekly newspapers began as small ventures and remain viable with modern skills. It notes higher costs, evolving reporting standards, and the value of college training, highlighting Ryerson Institute programs and ten $500 bursaries from the All Canada Insurance Federation to support students pursuing weekly journalism.
The Herald Tribune reports a Grande Prairie rally by the Social Credit party allied with Toronto voices. Speakers tout a proposed thirty percent income tax cut while warning that such a cut would require higher taxes elsewhere, risking economic balance and defence funding.
Farmers report spring pollution as vandals scatter garbage and gore over fields and grazing land. Cleaning the mess delays plowing, with authorities urging punishment by fine and jail.
The Estevan Mercury comments on the trend of politicians and others posing with forced smiles for press photos. It argues smiles can seem artificial, potentially undermining a candidate’s seriousness, and suggests natural expressions reveal true character over time.
The Peterborough Examiner article argues democracy aims for equal opportunity through schooling but warns against forcing unmotivated students into high schools. It supports selective retention, says some overshot the mark by educating all, and urges clear policies to drop nonworkers while allowing later return.
The piece notes a Toronto meeting draw of 1800 of 2500 seats, implying voters resisted Social Credit promises. It contrasts Conservative support in the West with calls for a two party system, implying shifts in Canadian politics and leadership figures.
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