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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1957
Page
7
The Free Press of Acton Ontario reiterates its seventy year policy of rejecting liquor advertising and ads paid for by brewers or distillers. The editorial note cites concern for public health, treatment of alcoholics, and a duty to community well being over profits, stating no change is planned.
The Lae Ste. Anne Chronicle notes a rich Canadian diamond deposit producing over a million dollars in high grade stones. Tiffany & Co. have pursued origins, aided by late geologist Dr. Alfred Kunz, who linked the find to glacial movement from a line stretching from Lake Michigan to central New York State.
The Peterborough Examiner argues immigration should ease concern among Canadians, noting that 1951 census shows 2,059,911 foreign born residents. It cites past influxes in 1913 and current plans for 170,000 in 1957 as vital to culture and growth across industry, agriculture, commerce, and technology.
The Manitoba Department of Industry and Commerce released a study of four rural towns Altona Boissevain Morden and Steinbach under the title Industries Mean a Community It found internal industry growth yields higher total payrolls and emphasizes local development as best opportunity Altona vegetable oil plant paid 119700 65 in wages in 1955 with over 132000 spent locally Boissevain Dring Laminated Structures paid 131601 42 in salaries Steinbach paid over 200000 in wages in 1955 and Morden employed seasonally with some year round staff The report notes Killarney can service industries but internal development remains key.
The Plaindealer from Souris Manitoba reflects on curling virtues emphasizing good sportsmanship, cooperation, and fair play. It wishes participants in Souris 1957 bonspiel a fine time and strong teamwork alongside skillful shooting and sweeping.
Benjamin H. Haaland 44, becomes executive director of the Saskatchewan Hospital Services Plan. He succeeds Glyn W. Myers who resigned last summer for Ottawa. Haaland, a Watrous native, is a University of Saskatchewan pharmacy graduate and former RCASC major who served overseas in World War II.
A compact collection of quotes discussing fashion education and custom from figures like Mary Baker Eddy Churchill Thoreau Santayana and Montaigne. The lines critique fashion as folly or barbaric while noting how societies chase trends and cling to traditions. The set blends admonition and wit across eras.
An advertisement urges readers to use Dodd's Kidney Pills during general fatigue and backaches caused by excess acids and wastes. It claims the pills stimulate kidneys to restore normal removal of wastes, improving sleep and work, and directs customers to look for the blue box with a red band at drugstores.
The package includes actual size cutting guides and directions for making patterns. It will be mailed for 35 cents. The pattern is part of a five item Early American reproduction set priced at $1.50.
A practical guide to creating decorative wood figures using traced patterns and silk screen frames for realism. Pattern 400 explains frame setup and usage. patterns 308 and 400 priced 35c each, or both in the Lawn and Garden Figures Packet for $1.50 postpaid from Home Workshop Patterns, Department P.PLL., Vancouver Canada.
One piece tissue pattern allows cutting all three apron styles at once and uses one yard of 35 inch fabric per apron. Includes applique transfer and is aimed at Misses’ Medium Size. Send 35 cents coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto for order.
The International Committee of the Red Cross remains the traditional mediator in war and relief efforts. It notes its founding nearly a century ago, underscoring its long history and humanitarian role.
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