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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1964
Page
2
Canadian decorators mark a seven year cycle from new introductions to fashion. The Canadian Carpet Institute promotes a nationwide Carpet Time campaign as rugs and carpets surge in autumn purchases. New neutral tones give way to brighter bronzes greens and reds while textured patterns rise in popularity.
The Montreal Gazette notes Parkinsons Law showing defence production staff rising from 1476 to 1829 in Canada while department purchases fall to a low since 1950. It compares 1914 to 1928 Admiralty staffing in Britain, then cites Saskatchewans fish trade with about 10 million pounds sold annually in North America.
A patchwork of dialogue and punchlines spans family quips about grasshoppers, shoes, moths, a thinking pretzel, and a long married couple seeking a quiet trip without the mother-in-law. The humor centers on misheard relations and household mishaps.
Puzzle clue pack presents a cryptic style list with numbered entries including definitions like Dreadful, Wanderer, Enclose and Knock. It weaves Gaelic terms and fragmented hints such as High plateau, Onionsike, and a masculine nickname.
Manitobans face higher costs as taxes rise on gasoline fuel oil and tobacco. Gasoline up three cents per gallon to 17 cents, clear diesel to 20 cents, marked diesel and furnace oil to one cent, bunker fuel for heating to one third of a cent, and cigarettes to five cents per pack of 25 or 56 to 57 cents for 25 depending on brand. Beer and liquor prices also increased earlier.
Pattern advertisement details Printed Pattern 4684 offers half sizes 14 to 26 with bust-friendly proportions. Enclosed order information lists Anne Adams Patterns Dept P, Toronto address, price and fabric yardage 374 for size 16.
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