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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 13, 1961
Page
2
Entrance requirements for Manitoba Teachers College rise to a full grade 12 with six subjects effective September 1 1961. The change aims to eliminate permit teachers as reform reduces numbers in provincial schools and increase qualified applicants for 1961 62.
Maurice Hecht, vice-president of the Montreal stock exchange, urges Canadian management to rekindle the will to compete. He argues cautious conservatism has slowed capital investment and production. With faster tempo in Canada and surging outside capital, rivalry in world markets demands a more vigorous approach from Canadian leaders.
The U S News and World Report notes a new middle sized car arriving in fall 1962 will offer greater head room leg room hip room and shoulder room for driver and passengers than many compacts and some larger cars. The article highlights the improvement as a welcome feature amid ongoing concerns about cabin space and hat wearers.
The article cites Vance Paskard on status seekers preferring executive homes on hilltops to look down on others. It notes the trend mirrors social phenomena and that limited hills drive the pattern, while picture windows offer perceived sense. The piece hints at social logic behind the housing fad.
A Swift and Company study from Martha Logan kitchen tests home methods for cooling and storing cooked meats. Results show safe practice whether refrigerating soon after cooking or after a two hour room temperature period, with hazards noted for long room cooling and large portions.
Guidance urges to cool meats quickly and uncovered until cold, then refrigerate or store in a cool room with good air flow. Do not leave to sit at room temperature over two hours to avoid spoilage. After cooling, wrap loosely to prevent drying and use within one or two days for best flavor and juiciness.
In a Newsweek essay Henry Hazlitt argues that wage inflation from unions, high per hour pay in autos and steel, and government stimulus create a cycle of rising prices and layoffs. He warns that workers suffer most, while leaders resist change, as pensioners feel the hit from devalued dollars.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs. Keith Leckie on the arrival of their daughter on Friday April. Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs. Edward Kumhyr and Brian of Falcon Lake at the J J Turner home. Many district residents visited friends in Brandon Winnipeg and Treherne suggesting a lively local social scene.
Exhipitors from the alacGregor district showed well at the Brandon Winter Fair last week. Leonard Kennedy won top honors with the Champion Pgrcheron mare and received the T Eaton Company trophy. W R Shaw of Katrime earned two seconds and a fourth, including a gold mare on halter and a third in the Clydesdale mares, plus a second in the six horse team with W Smith of Carberry. Robert Kerr of Bagot claimed the Manitoba Pool Elevators trophy with a Hereford heifer deemed the supreme champion heifer of the future. Congratulations to these exhibitors for a fine showing and their large success.
Hartford News reports a busy period of visits and travel. Mrs Bennett and group toured Winnipeg and Brandon to view the Brandon Faires calf scramble, with several Winnipeg and Portage residents visiting local families. The piece lists numerous family visits among Smith, Stark, Gourley, Indridson, Rintoul, Jo hanneson, Restall, Cleaver, and Lamont households, alongside weekend stays and Easter holidayings in Portage, Selkirk, Macdonald, and Winnipeg.
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