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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1963
Page
4
A collection of light anecdotes and notes on superstition progress, history, safety, and humor. It references a Chinese tale of luck, ancient cooling ideas, Spock and Baby and Child Care sales, traffic safety statistics, a proverb by Arnold Glasow, US oil drama of 1960, a joke about a husband and his wife, and a stray remark on vocal cords and skating mishaps.
In Downpatrick Northern Ireland patients at a mental hospital are learning to can fruit as part of a rehabilitation program. The hospital opened its own canning factory and staff from a nearby company teach the patients.
Hon Walter Weir reports the 1963 Manitoba highway map updates the trunk system with 1962 constructions. The map marks camp sites and picnics, includes an index of cities with populations 50 or more and hospital locations, and features 24 color photographs of Manitoba scenes. The accordion fold map covers the southern, Interlake to The Pas, and northern road systems.
The Montreal Transportation Commission decided to repaint its fleet of 2 000 buses and called in a psychologist to help persuade passengers to keep the vehicles clean. The new color scheme features a lighter brown on the lower part, a brighter red line around the middle, and white in place of aluminum above it.
Hollywood star Eleanor Powell, at 50, makes a television dancing debut with Perry Como and charts a comeback. After a 14 year hiatus she returns to the stage, tours planned in the United States and Europe, and praises renewed audience appeal and top Las Vegas salaries.
A lighthearted look at office characters who try to lift spirits: Nostalgic Ned remembers harder days, Flannel-mouth Fred praises others for favor with management, Rainbow-top Rosalee uses color hair to charm, Bankrupt Ben begs for loans as a supposed perk, Woeful Wilbert comically envies others’ status, and a boss who subtly downsizes staff.
Manitoba’s 1962 vital statistics show 6 111 marriages for the year a decline from 1961 and 1960. The stork delivered 22 538 babies in 1962 down 145 from 1961 with June the peak婚 for marriages at 898 and August at 751. Deaths rose slightly amid limited details.
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