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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1954
Page
3
National Immunization Week runs September 26 to October 2 urging parents to vaccinate children against whooping cough diphtheria lockjaw and smallpox. The reminder emphasizes practical health insurance from family doctors or local public health clinics.
A lone donkey reflects on a long life traveling south to a place he likes. A blue bottle fly named Bluey joins him, explaining his melancholy origin from Nilbor in Abotinam and his family’s long migration to towns that finally grew large enough for their brood.
Max Ferguson explains the Rawhide Show will return on CBC Trans-Canada from Halifax this year with Ferguson voicing all characters. He and his family moved to Halifax for the new season, leaving Toronto. The piece also recounts a personal letter describing a rural town's evacuation due to a mysterious illness and a survivor researcher in a laboratory.
Health League of Canada marks National Immunization Week urging early whooping cough vaccines for infants. The piece cites 1953 Canadian deaths and 8,529 cases, notes Ontario infant deaths, and compares New York City vaccination timing and costs to highlight benefits of early immunization.
Honourable Paul Martin urges Canadian parents to embrace current immunization against diphtheria and whooping cough. He notes decades of vaccination and calls on family physicians and public health clinics to provide this essential protection this week and always.
A murky reminiscence recounts a dying remark about disease and a fled burial, ending with the narrator confessing a personal visit to a place and a brief personal signoff by H. E. Haw. The fragment hints at guilt and a troubling tale from a character named Bluey.
About 2800 Toronto Massey Harris Ferguson workers walked out at midnight September 10 after negotiations failed over a 10 cent an hour general wage increase. The company argued higher wages would raise farm implement costs amid weak crop prospects and farmer earnings. A conciliation board cited earnings at 1.77 an hour in Ontario plants as high, offering no basis for raises. Settlement terms kept current wages, with Ontario Labour Minister assisting, approved by the Union Joint Bargaining Committee for Canadian plants.
In Bradford, employees voted to accept the agreement and continue working, while Toronto Plant staff approved strike action.
A guide on using common detergents for upholstery and rug cleaning. Create a concentrated detergent suds in little water, apply to a small area, brush gently, then remove moisture with a dry cloth. Do not soak the fabric and expect quick drying without white marks.
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