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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 04, 1957
Page
2
Printed pattern 4666 offers a scooped neck dress jumper and blouse in half sizes 12% to 24%. Directions printed on each tissue, postage 40 cents, send order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto. Noted item mentions about 500 active volcano craters worldwide.
A big game hunter misses a charging lion at close range and flees to camp. The next day he returns to shoot and discovers the lion practicing short leaps in the brush. A humor strip features a man burned in a crash asking if he will play piano after bandages come off.
Bill Glass, a 6 5 230 pound Baylor lineman from Corpus Christi Texas, signed with the Roughriders as a prize package outbidding the Detroit Lions. A divinity student he can play guard tackle or centre on offense and was a unanimous all American in US college ranks. Season tickets on sale at Gillies Agency in Regina. Write for applications.
A Canadian National Institute for the Blind official urges eye care vigilance during White Cane Week. It highlights 1800 Canadians blinded last year and warns that eye injuries are common in children, stressing early treatment for crossed eyes and careful handling to prevent corneal damage.
In February 1957 The Canadian of Camrose marks ten years since the current publishers took over. The era began amid record cold and drifting snows. The piece notes local boosters, price rises, and newsprint costs tripling over the decade, with references to Frank Farley and early subscribers.
In Swift Current Saskatchewan readers are reminded of bizarre local lore from the city’s history and told of a recent nuisance wake up call by unknown pranksters. The writer mocks the callers and jokes about hangings and consequences while urging wiser behavior.
A Canada wide TB education piece notes nine of ten patients recover today but warns 9000 to 10,000 new cases yearly. It urges greater public understanding, more financial and moral support, better mass surveys, rehabilitation, and focused programmes to hasten eradication.
An Alberta bulletin notes a new electric toothbrush invented by U S manufacturers with spiral bristles and a small motor that powers brushing in both directions. It claims no risk of electric shock and includes auto stop if pressure is too high. Price cited is 19 95 in the United States and about 29 95 in Canada.
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