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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1960
Page
3
A public official notes excessive signs at city intersections confuse drivers, especially newcomers. Traffic engineers consider reducing or redesigning signs for easier reading and clearer guidance. A magistrate warns motorists to doubt safe appearance and cites a cross road where improvements reduced accidents.
Dr J W I Spinks will be installed as president of the University of Saskatchewan at a special convocation on Saturday January 30 at 2 30 p m in the university gymnasium. He became president on November 1 after the retirement of Dr W P Thompson. The ceremony will be conducted by Chancellor Dr F H Auld with presentation by H C Rees, chairman of the Board of Governors.
A laborer in Eigenbilgen Belgium tapped a pipeline feeding British forces in Germany to siphon gas at cut rates. The pressure burst the line spraying thousands of gallons over the countryside for days before authorities halted it. Claesses was charged with attempted theft.
Four year review at a departmental hospital shows overstrain and lifting-related injuries among staff, with beds, chairs, and wheelchairs causing patient falls. Falls contributed to 53 fractures, many leading to death within months, yet improvements in restraints, lifting devices, and safety belts cut fall rates and underscore the value of organized prevention and careful record keeping.
Plasticized fabric cloths that are attractive on the table and easy to wipe clean may be washed successfully. Soak the cloth in suds and scrub soiled spots with a bristle brush. Then put through a short wash cycle in machine and dry in dryer at medium or low heat with a towel to buff. Press with a warm iron set at rayon on the fabric side of the cloth.
The plant industry branch of the agriculture department, led by Hon. I C Nollet, approved payments totaling about 1,000,000 to farmers unable to thresh crops. Some 3,000 applications from 24 municipalities and local improvement districts in northern and eastern Saskatchewan have been processed, with first cheques issued as inspections proceeded.
Advertisement for Anne Adams sewing pattern 4946 offering a skirt vest blouse outfit in teen sizes. Includes yardage for 45 and 39 inch fabrics and instruction notes. Pattern requires payment of fifty cents and requests size name address and style number.
A reflection on the coming decade questions whether the sixties will bring peace or further tension. The piece urges global leaders toward disarmament, improved international trust, and greater mercy among nations while noting past fears and anti semitism.
Courts affirm president authority to bar travel abroad and uphold passport power in foreign affairs. Supreme Court blocks discriminatory use, allowing red China bans while permitting Soviet travel with reasons. Legal position clear but policy debate remains for citizens to weigh.
A condemned man sentenced to death for a hold up shooting near Toronto saw a reprieve after Correctional Services Major I Jackson influenced his conversion. The governor and Major Jackson shared the news, noting improved conduct and faith. The case, tied to wider discussions of reform, reached Brigadier W Mercer for further guidance.
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