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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 09, 1957
Page
3
Anne Adams Pattern Dept offers pattern 4767 for a versatile summer wardrobe for girls. Includes midriff top shorts skirt and a shirt jacket all in sturdy cotton with complete illustrated instructions. Send 40 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto with size name address and pattern number.
Pattern 7038 offers a filet crochet design of a pair of horses to decorate chairs or a buffet. Includes chart and directions. Send thirty five cents to obtain pattern and readers book featuring dozens of easy handwork designs.
The 20th annual Humboldt Music Festival drew 73 entries from across the district. Mrs. Frances Adaskin judged vocal classes and praised the choirs and choruses while Mr. Lyell Gustin lauded overall performances.
The article notes many girls aim to become nurses but face education or age barriers. It highlights a compromise allowing extended standards and opens access for women with suitable health and temperament. Information on training schools is available from provincial health departments.
A reader notes the Railway Association of Canada asks municipalities about daylight saving length and backs extending to October 27. They question the group’s status, urge rail timetables conform to standard time, and dismiss further editor letters amid broader world confusion.
Alberta’s budget includes a $22 direct dividend cheque funded from royalty revenue. Critics argue the amount should be higher and note the payout marks a rare direct distribution of resource wealth to residents.
A curling event report highlights that all participating women are named with their husbands. The piece contrasts full names with first names only, argues for using husbands’ surnames in news to reflect marriage, and laments social trends toward spinsterhood while urging men to acknowledge marriage.
A National Conference on Engineering, Scientific and Technical Manpower cites Canada’s low university enrollment compared with Russia and the United States. The piece urges stronger K to 12 teaching, more scholarships, and private sector support to broaden access to university study and build Canada’s future.
Newsprint costs jumped another dollar per ton this month for the class used in the Review. The rise will not yet force subscription increases but will tighten delinquent subscriber oversight. The price, driven by exportable Canadian supply and rising global demand, outpaces production and may continue rising until manufacturing catches up. The Review asks subscribers to maintain advance payments as possible.
The National Employment Service survey shows 79 of 100 job seekers have grade eight education or less compared with 55 of the labor force. Only 30 of job seekers have grade nine or better versus 45 in the labor force. Unemployment is higher among the less educated and many poor educated workers are channeled into high unemployment occupations.
Illustrious visitor Ralph O. Campney minister of National Defence will visit Napanee next Wednesday for the Prince Edward Lennox Liberal Association nomination convention. His trip marks renewed Liberal activity in the riding as potential candidates are discussed and a strong contest is anticipated once ballots are cast.
The Al l Canada Insurance Federation urges cautious night driving after high collision rates. Rules include avoiding fatigue, coffee naps, slower speeds, watching for pedestrians in dark clothing, dimming headlights, staying on one side, pulling off for repairs, carrying a flashlight or flares, testing brakes, and signaling turns.
Negotiations near completion to establish an independent Reserve Army training unit in Camrose under Wetaskiwin Command. A prior Camrose group was absorbed by Wetaskiwin after waning interest. Also proposed is an Air Cadet Corps sponsored by the Rotary Club to train growing boys and young men with a sound monetary appeal.
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