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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1961
Page
2
A citizen urging careful storage of matches medicines cleaners and chemicals to prevent child poisonings and injuries. The piece warns that items like heart pills colored medicines aspirin and coal oil may be mistaken for candy or drinks by children and stresses securing all dangerous substances and electrical risks.
A proposal in Canada suggests residents invite visitors to dine in old homes and sample local life then tour the city. Proponents say casual hospitality builds affection for Toronto, offering genuine contact without monetary exchange and serving as free advertising.
A concise editorial argues Canada must invest more effort to improve physical fitness. It criticizes reliance on cars for errands and watching sports on television, noting a lack of fiber and muscle from sedentary habits. Promotion of active living is urged.
Defence Minister Harkness opened the Rivers dam in Manitoba marking completion of a million-dollar water storage project by the PFRA. The ceremony drew about 5,000 people from three agricultural districts and local towns. The reservoir six miles long will supply water for livestock, domestic use, and future recreational development.
Focus on health topics including alleged six month post cancer remedies and heat remedies in US Army practice. Reports note stroke cases, sports during TB treatment, and five tents retired while one man broke jaw and another ankle amid vigorous activity. ACS cites high expense on unproved cures and lists 35 states where such treatments appeared in the last decade. Also details heat stroke care with vein injections and room temperature sponging. TB care now includes early calisthenics with streptomycin and non infectious periods for sports. A Moscow cancer researcher speculates viruses may trigger tumor growth through genetic transfer in healthy cells.
A collection of quoted musings on prophecy memory and history from Swope Eddy Trevelyan Churchill and Shuster. The passages contrast prophecy before and after events and note the unpredictable nature of foresight. The piece highlights how memory can reveal the past as a scene and the future as prophecy.
North American hymnals drop many gospel standards, including The Old Rugged Cross and In the Garden. Rev Dr Deane Edwards notes trend to prune songs for musical and textual quality, yet surveys show the five top favorites still beloved by 30,000 churchgoers.
John Dean, born in a Newfoundland railway settlement and later living in Ottawa, staged his first London exhibition at Comedy Gallery featuring 25 watercolors and pencil drawings. The works, created across Europe, lean toward sunlit Italian scenes. Dean, an architect and illustrator, uses John Dean as his signature.
Reports describe a lunar soil gas analyzer to search for life chemicals on the moon to be sent by 1963 with the Surveyor program. It also notes daylight planetary photography using a facet eyepiece camera from New Mexico that can display Venus and Jupiter and enable 24 hour space observation with multiple telescopes.
Nostalgic readers recall Manitou memories as more than 500 former residents plan a Winnipeg Kildonan Park reunion picnic on Saturday July 15. The event aims to reconnect old friends, swapping tales of early days and stock market eras, with informal entertainment expected as attendees reminisce.
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