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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 04, 1961
Page
3
A woman hitchhiking to the police station in Oxford, England, reported a shaggy dog limping along the road. The dog then jumped into the driver's seat, snarling and baring its teeth, before police arrived and rescued the car.
Hares Debihoff of Zurich, a restaurant chef for 37 years, hired a personal cook for home use after his wife fell ill. He claims cooking at home is women's work and says he would feel embarrassed in his wife's kitchen. The piece notes an odd cultural remark amid a medical aside on skin fungus attracting around 100 species.
Health advocates warn that accidents cause most deaths and injuries in Canada and homes, workplaces, and roads risk fatal or permanent harm. The piece urges safety checks in homes and offices and careful driving to prevent needless tragedies.
A Tokyo department store offers a wedding gift solution by letting the bride register, then guests deposit funds. Ten days before the wedding the store presents a list of contributors with totals and the couple selects the gifts they want.
Pattern 261 provides actual-size guides for three traditional wall pockets. The Early American Reproduction Packet No 19 includes this pattern and carries the price of 50 cents and 1 75 dollars respectively. Home Workshop Patterns Department P.P.L. 4433 West Ltd Ave Vancouver
Irish playwright Brendan Behan, under the influence of alcohol, was made an honorary Iroquois in Toronto amid a public event. The ceremony acknowledged his renowned works and controversial persona during the city’s cultural gathering.
The Bible today reports Canadian Bible Society and auxiliaries have raised 465000 dollars across 16 districts to fund worldwide scripture distribution. An extra 15000 dollars over 1959 supports the Million Gospels for Africa campaign in about 60 languages, addressing a need shown by Africa churches and a projected demand of over 3 million Gospels in 90+ languages. The printings occur in England and Africa with many first-time translations in tribal languages. Suggested readings cover John chapters 7 to 9 across the week.
A poorly ventilated room fills with stale air and airborne particles. Keeping a window slightly ajar promotes circulation and reduces fatigue, even in cold weather. Fresh air does not worsen sinus issues. A contract made with a lunatic is void.
Puzzle page items list many crossword clues with numbers and partial words. Entries include Gloomy French chalk Fragrance Fragrant etc across a mixed set of hints from languages to geography plus names and abbreviations. The fragmentary clues suggest a standard weekly X Word with varied categories.
Esterhazy celebrates Blairmore Day as IMC completes a 3000 ton cast iron lining for an 18 foot diameter shaft at the Saskatchewan potash mine. Facing 200 feet of quicksand, IMC under president Tom Ware used brine freezing and German shaft sinkers to install the lining, enabling production and promising new jobs for 400 workers at peak.
Canadians see friction with the United States reducing as Kennedy officials show Canada awareness. Ambassador Livingston Merchant, John Kenneth Galbraith at India, and aides born in Canada bolster hopes for improved defence contracts, trade, and talks with Prime Minister Diefenbaker planned for June in Ottawa.
The piece muses on England's weather as a daily topic and notes last summer as the wettest since records began at Sturminster Newton in 1710. It calls this March the sunniest in central London since 1929 and argues weather varies by location, with Brits claiming they can change or at least boast about it.
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