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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 02, 1958
Page
5
The Alberta Health Minister proposes a comprehensive nursing home program to serve older residents beyond active hospitals. It would use provincial funds with shared operating costs, add 2500 to 3000 beds, and place chronic hospitals as compact 25 bed units near active treatment facilities to utilize nursing aides newly trained in Edmonton and Calgary.
Ed Gaertner of Leipzig brings in an egg unlike any normal egg. It measures 31 inches long with a five inch midriff and near uniform width, prompting locals to joke it could be a double or triple yelker. In the same period Canada sees 67,744 immigrants in the first half of 1958, down from 182,426 in 1957.
Bromhead farmer Earl Joice explains how he improvised a trenching system using a homemade trencher and an added spiker to lay 300 feet of water pipe in clay soil. He testifies the setup works, with about 40 feet dug per day, and credits a farm radio program for the idea.
James R. Scotty Kilpatrick, ace Detroit News photographer, wins the first NHL photo contest for 1957 58. Prizes awarded in each city included 100 for first, 75 for second, and 50 for third. Final judges were AP and UPI photo editors in New York. A permanent trophy will be given to Kilpatrick.
A May verse praising the dogwood tree as a symbol of purity and beauty. It links the white blossoms to the cross of Calvary and reflects on moral conduct inspired by duty and love. The piece notes Dogwood imagery from British Columbia to the Queen's highway and Star City Saskatchewan.
The Canadian Red Cross reported 20000 in disaster relief expenditure at Springhill Halifax officials said funds mainly bought clothing for miners. Volunteers from Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island delivered aid including clothing meals and supplies from Oct. 23 onward with 150 volunteers daily and significant in kind donations.
Pattern 4846 by Anne Adams with jumper blouse or dress option. Features a double breasted effect and easy fitting six gore skirt. Mass sizes 10 to 20, fabric yardage specified for jumper and blouse. Send 50 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Toronto with size name address and style number.
Indian Head library board met Grenfell library board last Thursday in Grenfell to discuss non fiction titles and exchange practices. A shelf of exchange books returned after a year, and 8 non fiction plus 18 fiction titles were added for local readers. Grenfell will send a similar数量 in spring.
Senior official Red Storey reached his 500th NHL game as a referee while colleague George Hayes clocked 1000 NHL games as a linesman since the season began. Hayes enclosed a sketch of his player and tipscorer with the letter.
A Roth-style column argues against dieting and fashion led scarcity, praising home baked bread and wheat. It suggests a wheat board public relations push to show how weight can come from nourishing meals, urging bakers to use more wheat and encouraging exercise rather than restrictive laws.
The Alberta weekly newspapers association convention at Edmonton awarded honorary life memberships to Leonard D. Nesbitt and Rae L. King. Nesbitt, a former Bassano and Brooks editor, enjoys retirement in Calgary. King, with 53 years in weeklies, remains editor of the Camrose Canadian. The event honored pioneer publishers and recalled early days in weekly journalism.
A reflective piece on closing a lakeside summer home for winter. The author describes the emptiness after leaving the cottage, the silent lake, and memories of summer days. It recalls neighbors, children, and friends fading as snow nears and the season ends.
The term wassail refers to an ancient form of toasting and later to medieval Christmas revelry and the spiced ale or wine served in a communal bowl during festive gatherings.
The Newfoundland dog, famed swimmer and life saver, likely descends from sheep dogs brought by Barque fishermen over 400 years ago. It is probable the sheep dogs were later crossed with English spaniels.
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