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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1963
Page
5
A vintage pattern notice lists Pattern 4576 for women sizes up to 48, detailing fabric types surah crepe shantung and cotton for casual looks. It cites yardage for 85-inch fabric, price 50 cents, and a mailing address in Toronto for pattern requests.
Heirloom quilt and pillows offered in two green shades or another color. Applique leaves join in a single stitch with alternate blocks repeating the design. Pattern 7361 includes charts, patch patterns, and directions. Mail name and address with pattern number to 1 Front Street W Toronto.
The will of Charles Vance Millar, famed Toronto lawyer and eccentric, directed half a million dollars to the Toronto woman with the most babies in ten years after his death on October 16, 1926. Four winners, two sub winners, and a multi‑case legal fight followed, prompting clergy ire and dramatic editorials. Mrs. John Nagle, now 60, survived the turmoil with 15 children and a solid family home, while other winners died or faded from memory. The prize required legitimate children, and paternity disputes and stillbirths thinned the contenders, with one claimant setting her home ablaze in protest.
Embroider a spring garden on towels cases and linen items using pattern 7044 with six motifs 244 by 183 inches and crochet edging. Requires thirty five cents and Colina stamps not accepted. Send name address and pattern number to G Front Street W Toronto Department PPL.
Edouard Berlin, 87, Swiss inventor of the Berlin telephoto transmission system in 1907, died in a local hospital. The brief obituary notes his birthplace and contribution to early long distance image transmission. The piece also promotes Easter Seals charity appeal encouraging gifts to help crippled children.
Toronto Maple Leafs clinched the 1962-63 NHL crown by defeating the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 before 14,372 at Maple Leaf Gardens. Dave Keon tied the game late giving each Leaf player a $1,500 share of a $27,000 team cash award. The season ended with a come from behind finish as Toronto began defending the Stanley Cup.
In a reflective monologue, a man recounts Annie’s struggle with rent, her secret saving, and the payoff of securing a home she could own. He notes his past misjudgments, her working overtime, and the moral weight of their sacrifices as he prepares to move in. He also recalls the cemetery mausoleum as a grim final assurance of their efforts.
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