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Newspaper

Miniota Herald

Location

Miniota, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jun 29, 1961

Page

6

Manitoba Implements Prearranged Funeral Services Act

Manitoba enacts the Prearranged Funeral Services Act with June 5 effective date. From June 6, contracts for prepaid funerals require provincial licences for sellers and funeral directors or agents. Payments go into trust funds and are paid to the chosen funeral home after service. Contracts may be cancelled with a refund minus a three year cancellation penalty.

Manitoba Eee

Beetles Emit Foul Secretions to Ward Off Enemies

Bome beetles defend themselves by releasing a harsh smelling secretion. The defensive chemical acts as a deterrent against predators and rivals in their habitat.

Penny bias tape crafts pattern 7330

Promote bias tape trims for towels clothes and bibs with pattern 7330. Includes seven motifs sized 34x5% to 12 inches. Send 35 cents to Household Arts Department PPL 60 Front Street W Toronto. Include name address and pattern number. Coins only.

Department P.P.L Front Street W Toronto

Smart spring dress pattern with matching jacket

Printed pattern 4978 for a dress and jacket set with easy sew instruction. Sizes 14 to 16 include yardage 4 yards for the dress and 2 yards for the jacket. Anne Adams Pattern Department, 68 Bro Street, W. Toronto.

Anne Adams Pattern Department Bro. Street Toronto

Grasshopper and Cutworm Chemical Shortage in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan faced an unprecedented grasshopper and pale western cutworm outbreak with extreme June conditions. Stocked chemical supplies totaling 100,000 gallons, enough for 3.2 million acres, were rapidly shipped, half to farmers for cutworms and 30,000 gallons in a single day, underscoring the urgent demand.

Saskatchewan

Cecil Says Spitting Image Quip About Feeding Cereal

The column quotes Cecil remarking that the phrase spitting image is best illustrated by offering cereal to a baby. The wry line highlights a humorous comparison between likeness and parental feeding routines.

Cecil

Fatness blamed on over eating not heredity says doctor

Dr Elizabeth Chant Robertson told the Health League of Canada's 41st Annual Meeting in Toronto that obesity is caused by excess eating and inactivity as people age. She cautioned against glandular causes, urged moderation, and offered dieting tips including lean meat, skim milk, and using Canada’s Food Rules to keep calories down.

Elizabeth Chant Robertson Health League of Canada Toronto Robertson Hospital For Sick Children Canada

Shade loving shrubs for shaded gardens guide

The article lists shade adaptable shrubs suitable for low light. Hydrangea arborescens Hills of Snow thrives in shade and foundation plantings with large snowball blooms. Spice bush forms a tall shrub four to twelve feet high with early spring yellow green flowers and aromatic foliage. Jet bead is hardy and vigorous, flowering with white four petaled blooms from late May into summer.

Canadian corporate profits in 1960 show decline

The 1960 profits of all Canadian corporations totaled 3200 million dollars, down six percent from 3401 million in 1959. Manufacturing industries led the decline with an 11 percent drop.

Canada

Bridge Work Suspended Near Saskatoon Ferry Site

Rising North Saskatchewan River levels halt construction on a 1000 foot steel girder bridge at the Petroska Ferry site, located 40 miles northwest of Saskatoon, delaying the project.

North Saskatchewan River Petroska Ferry Saskatoon

In the Home Workshop Grill Work

A jigsaw is used to cut lumber for an effective grill work. Railing comprises cut-out panels with spindles and posts. Each porch trim section features precise joinery and finishing details.

West Sth Vancouver

Blow-in floods shaft at Continental Potash mine near Unity

A blow-in in the Blairmore formation sent about 12 feet of water into the 1800 foot shaft at the Continental Potash Co mine near Unity Saskatchewan. All workers were evacuated as plans called for a plug and drilled concrete approach. Operations expected to restart in four to six weeks once Blairmore passage is drilled and the shaft reaches potash deposits. The caisson method used differs from other mines in the province.

Continental Potash Company Unity Sask Blairmere Unity Saxkstoon Sask Blairmore Blairmore Foundation Tt Unity

Hong Kong Reclaims Sea Land for 16 Acre Housing

The British colony intends a 16 acre housing project by reclaiming land from the sea to house its rapidly growing population. Hong Kong has absorbed nearly 400 000 refugees from Communist China in the past five years.

Hong Kong China

Saskatchewan scholarship awarded to Thera for commerce track

John Robert Ambrose Thera of Kipling Sask won a $100 University of Saskatchewan scholarship awarded by the Western Daily Newspapers Advertising Managers' Association. It honors the most distinguished second year student in any option other than accounting, with Thera finishing second year in the College of Commerce.

John Robert Ambrose Thera Kipling Sask University of Saskatchewan Western Daily Newspapers U. of S

Crossword Clues Solve Daily Puzzle Unit Parrot and Nickname

Short list of crossword hints with numbers 40 41 42 and 44 across. Entries include single unit, a NZ parrot, a common man's nickname, and depart. Puzzle prompts use concise synonyms and regional spelling for brevity. The page presents quick wordplay clues typical of a daily newspaper feature.

Parrot N. Z

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