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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
3
Pattern offers blouse shorts and side button skirt in sizes 12 to 20. Includes printed directions and yardage: blouse 2 yards 35 inch shorts 1 1/2 yards skirt 3/4 yard. Send 49 cents coins with name address and size to order pattern 4820.
Rural notes from western Canada columns recount early rising, stampede loyalty, golf feats, and odd finds. Mentions Mike Pohor eski retiring from train-watching, 40 years of service, stampede attendance records, a Melrose merit certificate, hole in one on a club’s first hole, a gopher hole miscue, and anniversaries across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta communities.
The article stresses rapid First Aider action before medical staff arrive to control bleeding and prevent bystander interference. It promotes First Aid courses offered by civil defence and St John Ambulance, noting improvements through training and research. A Pincher Creek Echo school-story excerpt ends with a satirical exchange about colonial history.
Governor General Vincent Massey visits Melfort on May 16 1957 receiving a grand welcome from about 2000 people including school children and adults. He reviews guards of honor, meets local officials and the Nursing Home guests, and announces a Queen's Holiday for the visiting monarch’s first trip to a community.
Neighbors in Midale organized a practical show of support for Clifford Carlson who had spent months in a Regina hospital. About 30 tractors and 35 workers seeded a Carlson field in one day, backed by the Midale Board of Trade and Homemakers Club, with hot turkey dinner and refreshments provided by local women.
A note observes that wild birds perform singing for only eight to ten weeks annually, highlighting the short seasonal window of avian vocal activity.
An ad describes a bright colored deer wheel ornament 22 inches high to place on lawns. It promotes Pattern 365 for cutting and organ guides, priced 35c. Packet No. 57 offers five Cut-Outs for House and Yard patterns for $1.50 with a $1.50 minimum, plus a 106 service charge for orders under that amount, directed to Home Workshop Patterns Vancouver B C.
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