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Newspaper

Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Apr 24, 1956

Page

2

Aunt Sarah Reaches Back to Family Home in White House

Aunt Sarah delays her entrance in a blue limo, then after a tense standoff, is drawn in by Ann Marie. Tommy’s teasing opens a path. Aunt Sarah reveals loneliness and longing for Tom, and Ann Marie invites her inside, softening the family rift at last.

Tony White House Ann Marie Sarah Jennings Tommy Aunt Sarah Tom Country Club Place Main Street Uhey Ann Tommy Parkhurat Bure Sarah Parkhurat Daddy Ann Fare Tommy Fung Miami Beach James Parkhurst

New relaxant zoxalolamine shows promise in many illnesses

Medical investigators report a new muscle relaxant in trials, zoxalolamine flexin, offering longer action and fewer side effects. It aided nursing care and therapy for spasticity and rheumatic brain and spinal conditions, with 85 of 100 patients showing excellent to good relief, as noted by Amels and Kron et al in JAMA.

William Amels New York Richard T. Smith Kenneth M. Kron William P. Peak Irvin F. Hermann Philadelphia Journal of the American Medical Association

Allies in community mental health urged at Montreal workshop

A leading psychiatrist urged every person to ally with a group devoted to mental health, saying the duty lies with all mankind. Dr. Howard P. Rome of the Mayo Clinic stressed that mental health is not just a psychiatrist’s job but a societal task to create a sane society meeting basic human needs.

Montreal Howard P. Rome Mayo Cible

Designers push delicate look for men in Oriental trend

Spectators scoff at the new feminine fashions for men as designers showcase delicate colors and brocades. They hint at an Italian influence with pink and baby blue footwear while models sport vertical stripes and leaf motifs on shirts. Critics fear the trend too fashion forward for male wear.

Nate Ne

Cereal grain substitutes to find markets in 1956

Ottawa report outlines potential special crops for 1956 including crest wheatgrass, intermediate wheatgrass, brome grass, Russian wild ryegrass, creeping red clover, alfalfa seed in restricted zones, and possible increases in flax and rapeseed. Sunflowers suit southern frost-free areas while soybeans and dry peas need adequate moisture. Durum wheat and malting barley offer alternatives to traditional bread wheat with varying northern suitability. Contact Experimental Farm for regional guidance.

Ianyavas, Avourue WU G._ Ruach Scott, Sask Canada Department of Agriculture

Dimple Formation on Skin Surfaces

A dimple is a slight depression in skin caused by adherence of deeper tissues, commonly appearing on the cheek or chin.

Funny and Otherwise Humorous Rectilla From Backcountry Life

A collection of light anecdotes and quips from rural life and daily scenes. Jokes involve a television installer, a backwoods family, a quick quip about a typist, and a Quaker burglar encounter. The items showcase gentle humor and regional speech with a New York Park fact noted.

Exhibit recalls 1855 trading ceremony at Saskatchewan museum

A Saskatoon exhibit replays a 1855 trading ceremony near Pipestone Valley linking As siniboine and Red River Metis. Chief Abel Watetch cuts the ribbon as Education Minister Lloyd dedicates the display to Indigenous peoples and Metis. Chiefs including Dan Kennedy and others attend in regalia.

Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History Red River Pipestone Valley Moosomin Abel Watetch Piapot Reserve Woodrow S. Lloyd Saskatchewan i Province Ochankugahe Dan Kennedy Montmartre Mr. Kennedy Albert Bashappie Sintaluta Mr. Watetch Joe Ironquill Lorlie Harry Littlecrow Archie Eagle Moosewoods Reserve Dundurn Frank Desjarlais Regina Joe la Roque Fort Qu’Appelle Robert David Symons Fort St. John B.C Saskatchewan Conservation

Two new cucumbers developed at Morden Farm Morcrop and Morden Early

Ottawa reports cucumber breeding at Morden Experimental Farm led to Morcrop and Morden Early. Morcrop, from Morden and Mincu Cubit crosses, yields early and well in pickling and slicing. Morden Early, an ultra early Norwegian line, suited for pickling and slicing, tested favorably in Kentville 1955. Both are expected for commercial seed listing in 1957.

Ottawa Morden Morerop W. Nuttall Manitoba Morcrop Kentville Morden Farm

Man leaves town as house still burning in Fort Smith

Police received a long distance call from a man who said he forgot to turn off burners and left town. Officers found all stoves burning, a water heater with no thermostat, and a boiling can on a circulating heater in the living room.

Fort Smith Ark Chester Bean Adolph McClain

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