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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1957
Page
7
This ad promotes pattern 4767 in children sizes 2 to 6 and a women’s set with a midriff top, shorts, skirt with jacket shirt. It emphasizes sturdy cotton, easy sewing, and simple illustrated instructions, priced 40 cents. Order form asks for name address pattern number and pattern dept.
A vintage crochet advertisement offers a filet crochet pattern T0238 of two horses suitable for chairs and buffets. It promotes family friendly design and includes directions, chart, and a set. Readers can obtain the pattern for thirty-five cents in coins and receive two free patterns with the Alice Brooks Needlecraft book.
The Journal Humboldt Sask reports 173 entries district wide for the 20th annual festival. Judges Mrs Frances Adaskin and Mr Lyoll Gustin praised vocal classes with particular emphasis on choirs and choruses.
Educational standards and age limits for nursing assistants are being extended to enable women with suitable health and temperament to train. Some women may fail to meet requirements due to family duties, but a compromise expands access. Information on provincial schools of training was obtained from health departments.
The Railway Association of Canada surveys Ontario and Quebec communities on daylight saving durations proposing October 27 instead of September. The editor alights on confusion between rail schedules and time standards, urging municipalities to ignore the association and keep current hours.
The Alberta budget include a $22 direct dividend from oil royalty money. Commentators note political expediency and compare to a hypothetical $50 per adult. The distribution is praised for direct people’s benefit but criticized for not funding social services.
A High River Times piece notes women curlers winning prizes while all are identified only by their husbands. The column argues male names in bylines would shift reader perception, urging recognition of marriage in reporting and warning against misreading single names as spinsterhood.
The Recorder notes statistics from the National Conference on Engineering, Scientific and Technical Manpower showing Russia 19.6 per 1000 attending university, the United States 15.0, Canada 9.94. The piece urges stronger elementary and secondary schools and more scholarships to expand Canadian university access. It urges public spirited donations from companies and citizens to fund bursaries for bright students.
The Review says newsprint rose by 11 dollars per ton this month, raising costs for the Coronation publication. The paper notes no control over pricing, urges subscribers to stay paid in advance, and warns delinquent accounts will be watched closely. The note cites high demand and limited Canadian supply despite export pressures.
Hon. Ralph O. Campney minister of National Defence will tour Napanee next Wednesday for the Prince Edward Lennox Liberal Association nomination. A Napanee native born near Picton and long absent from the riding, his visit signals Liberal interest amid a potentially strong contest as candidates are discussed and a date remains unset.
A NES survey shows poverty of schooling correlates with higher unemployment across regions and genders. About 70 of 100 job seekers have grade eight or less versus 55 in the labor force. unemployment is nearly double for the poorly educated.
The Recorder notes that an accident occurs every 48 seconds on Canadian roads with injuries every eight minutes. The All Canada Insurance Federation urges safer night driving, including rest, avoiding wake up pills, slower speeds, pedestrian awareness, dimmed headlights, staying to one side, pulling off for emergencies, carrying flares, pumping brakes, and signaling turns.
Negotiations nearing completion to establish an independent Reserve Army training unit in Camrose under Wetaskiwin Command. A revived local unit, once absorbed by Wetaskiwin years ago, would offer cadet style training for growing boys and young men, with Rotary Club backing the Air Cadet Corps.
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