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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1963
Page
5
A farmer in Alberta reports an egg weighing just over a quarter pound, measuring 35 inches long and 6 inches around the middle. The message playfully notes it as an unusual target and invites readers to see if anyone can top it.
Second generation wheat from Thatcher packed and sealed at two dollars and twenty cents per bushel F.O.B. Dalmeny Wilmer Fast Dalmeny Sask Phone 23R3.
W M Bendelow outlines a multi year process for developing barley varieties at the Canada Department of Agriculture Research Station in Winnipeg. From origin to regional and cooperative trials the program screens for disease resistance yield and quality, with data showing 83 barleys entering Western Co operative testing from 1951 to 1960 and results over three to four years determining commercial release.
Ralph Flores and Helen Klaben told a Vancouver Mormon church they did not eat toothpaste during their 50 day ordeal in northern Canada. The pilot, from San Bruno, California, called it his joke as they spoke en route home from Whitehorse where he healed after the Howard aircraft crash and rescue.
Harriet Nelson Dave Ozzie and Rick extend their long running show after a radio debut in 1944. The piece notes their 20 year popularity, while listing other entertainment news and personal milestones from film and television. Monty Wooley, age 74, remains in critical condition at Albany Medical Centre with a heart ailment. Anita Ekberg marries Rich van Nutter in Logano Switzerland. Shirley Jones signs Universal contract to star opposite Brando and Niven in King of the Mountain. Chuck Connors of Rifleman weds Kamala Devi Amesur. Ann Blyth welcomes her fifth child Eileen Alana. Blyth is married to Dr. James McNulty.
Saskatchewan farmers plan to grow more cultivated hay and pasture crops this year. Provincial plant industry branch reports forage crops orders at 1,276 by April 8, up from 1,050 last year, showing intent to stabilize feed supplies through greater cultivated production.
The quiz notes Frontier College as the institution with no campus or buildings, with workers in mining camps and teachers also working as students. It lists Alberta as the top province in sheep raising, Ontario second, and cites manufacturing paying about 4.9 cents per dollar of sales in 1961. It states personal savings rose to $1,292 million in 1961 and manufacturing paid $622 million in corporation taxes in 1960, about half of total corporate tax revenues.
Explorer 17 rocketeted from Cape Canaveral on April 2 to place the 410 pound satellite into a 155 to 580 mile orbit for the most comprehensive study of the earth atmosphere yet. The three stage Delta booster has previously lofted 16 satellites into orbit.
A lighthearted bus driver entertains riders by directing them to fill the rear of the bus with a sing song line about acting like they are in church. The moment captures a playful exchange that sparked smiles among the riders.
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