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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1961
Page
5
Hummingbirds are drawn to hollyhocks columbine trumpet creeper tiger lily scarlet salvia scarlet runner fuchsia phlox and gladiolus whose nectar and color lure them. If flowers are scarce, glass or plastic feeders with thin sugar syrup attract birds, with red orange or yellow colors most appealing.
The Vermilion River Auxiliary Hospital District No. 2 gains approval to build a 50 bed facility for chronically ill in Lloydminster on the Alberta side. Minister J Donovan Ross announces the project costing about 350000 dollars. A board of Alberta ratepayers will operate it, with priority admissions for nearby Saskatchewan residents.
Four extended Sunshine Cruises from New York to the West Indies and South America are set for next winter aboard the Cunard liner Mauretania with 10 to 15 day itineraries and minimum rates from 300 to 415 dollars. The program opens December 22 with a 10 day Christmas and New Year voyage and includes calls at St Thomas Curacao Port au Prince and Nassau.
Bernard Cohen and Lucille Holton lead a two month pilot in Humboldt Wadena Wynyard Health Region funded by Junior Red Cross and Department of Public Health. About 300 referrals came from teachers nurses physicians and parents. The program aids speech development while acknowledging the shortage of full time therapists.
The article notes expected service years for new and used home appliances such as refrigerators ranges and televisions. New appliances average longer lifespans than used ones with figures around eleven years for TVs and twenty four years for sewing machines. It also mentions regional differences in appliance use and identifies iron cobalt and nickel as top magnetic metals.
Indian police of Peru carry silver-bound staves as emblems of their office. The African elephant grows to a height of 11 feet and attains a weight of as much as six tons.
Flamingos stand 25 and 88 inches high in a flower border. They are carved from wood with lifelike poses and coloring. Pattern 394 offers full-size cutting and painting guides. 50 cents. Also in Lawn and Garden Figure Packet No. 40 for 1.75 dollars. Home Workshop Patterns, Department P.P.L., 4438 West Ltd Ave., Vancouver.
West McVicar of Canada YMCA urges lifelong, moderate activity for over forties. Health Magazine pieces by Dr. Paul White and Dr. G E Duff Wilson argue exercise aids heart health, longevity, and sleep, with emphasis on enjoyable, sustainable routines over extreme sport.
A twiglike walking stick insect remains nearly invisible against bark. Observers warn of gold neck laces made of multi size chain links moving to market. About 25 airplanes traverse the Atlantic at any moment.
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