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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1957
Page
7
Instructional note describes patterns for building screens and storm sash to save fuel. It includes construction steps, separate detail articles, and exact material dimensions. Tools needed are ordinary hand tools. patterns cost 35 cents pattern 234 or $1.50 for five patterns in the packet.
Instructions describe a mobile table that folds up to a serving surface with leaves raised for a two person meal. Pattern 443 gives illustrated directions for this cart and costs 35 cents. Send $1.50 for Packet No. 58 including this pattern and four other outdoor dining sheets.
The Saskatchewan Transportation Company funds charter trips for hundreds of residents, carrying youths to Y M C A camps and volunteers to hospitals. Groups from Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert visit patients, with multilingual volunteers and regular trips since the 1950s. The service also supports 4 H clubs, company picnics, Army Cadets, and government departments, plus tours to the Black Hills.
In the early 1900s the lively wound-rubber golf ball replaced gutta percha, prompting courses to enlarge to keep the ball in bounds.
The 1956 highway death toll reached 3 183 with a rate of 8.3 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles, higher than 1955 and 1954. After a steady drop from 1951, the rate reversed in 1956. The piece also notes the elephant’s notable memory and teachability.
A humorous collage notes a girl buying ice cream with a dime while a minister bets, racehorses boast confidence before a derby, and rural music scenes with rustic guitarists draw interest. It mentions Brigham Young’s large family and lighthearted quips about reading music.
Embroidery transfer pattern 7122 for a 32 inch doll that hangs on a door and stores laundry and shoes. Send 35 cents to Household Arts Department Toronto for directions and pattern number. Bonus free patterns offered with Brooks Needlecraft Book 1957 and other designs available by mail order 25 cents for the book.
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