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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
7
A surplus cobalt found in Northern Ontario led Deloro to hire a top scientist who developed Stellite, a hard cobalt chromium tungsten alloy. The material shifted from a bent table knife to cutting tools for shells in WWI, pulp and paper presses in Canada, and aircraft engine vanes, enabling high temperature endurance and resilience worldwide.
The popular term greenbacks originated a century ago from green ink devised by Professor Thomas Hunt of McGill University. The U S Mint adopted the ink after noting that black printed money could be copied by photography, making the green design harder to duplicate.
Grow a decorative vine from a sprouting sweet potato using a glass jar and toothpicks. Keep watered with room temp water, replace as it evaporates, and expect roots and shoots within a week, vine reaching a foot in six weeks. Also note other root greens and fruit seeds can add greenery.
The article discusses how food habits form from childhood and how parents influence tastes. It advises introducing new foods on special occasions, offering familiar preparations, allowing children to serve themselves, using bright colors, and setting a calm example to foster healthy eating without pressuring.
A string of anecdotes unfolds from a car lot exchange to a judge’s bench as bemused characters share quips. A dealer’s retort, a suitor seeking news of a daughter, and a prim lady’s embarrassment over empty whiskey bottles headline a parade of light, urban humor.
A judge questions a prisoner who beat his wife and sentences him to 30 days in the cooler. The exchange hints at domestic stress and marriage plans. The quips about honey moon and a wedding headline add ironic humor to the scene.
The first use of a corset appears in the 16th century when Catherine de Medici introduced a garment resembling an iron cage. Stretching the body aids blood circulation and became an instinctive action in fashion.
Personal effects of the late Jeff Chandler sold for 9780 in the first public auction to liquidate part of the actor he left behind. Hundreds attended the sale at Ames Art Galleries Hollywood in California where cameras tape recorders books luggage clothes office equipment furniture and jewelry were listed in the court ordered sale. Chandler 43 died June 17 at Culver City Hospital after a series of operations. A 1500000 damage suit has remained unresolved.
A household tip advises clearing tchin a hot iron by rubbing with a damp soapy cloth, laying paper layers, and running the iron over them. If needed, repeat the process per the Cleanliness Bureau. Finish by pressing over a clean damp cloth and continue ironing.
The late actor's estate filed negligence claims against the hospital and several doctors tied to his passing. Chandler was survived by his parents two children and an ex wife.
European hog numbers rise and prices fall as France suspends pork imports until 33 cents per pound. Netherlands cuts prices by about 1.5 cents per pound amid French market closure, while the Dutch lift export taxes to Belgium and Luxembourg to spur exports.
Colorful thrifty Christmas crafts with Pattern 7015 for a toaster cover and potholders using scraps of rick rack. Also Pattern 3820 for six inch high angelic figures, plus Holy Family and Wise Men patterns 374 and 375. All items priced from 50 cents to $1.75 in Christmas Packet No. 43.
The ad promotes multiple pattern sets for home crafts including doll cradles in three sizes with extra items for play or display. It features Pattern 311 for actual-size doll cradle guides at 50 cents and Toy and Furnishings Packet No. 61 for $1.75. Also offered are Pattern 398 Skyway Lights with luminous stairs and shelves, and Pattern 359 Christmas Welcome cutouts for 50 cents, both in respective packets at $1.75. Lend orders too.
Children sizes 2 4 6 8 10 for a pop over top and skirt in plaid or checks with simple white blouses. Includes fabric needs 154 yards 45 inch for the skirt and 73 yard 35 inch for the blouse. Send 50 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Department PPL.
In Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens after World War II a charity bingo event drew 13,000 players at once in Canada’s largest single game. Proceeds supported charitable efforts.
Excluding Alaska the westernmost point in the United States is Capo Alva in Washington. The note identifies Capo Alva as the furthest west excluding Alaska.
A DIY pattern description for a life size Santa Claus figure titled Roof top Santa. It notes the figure can be cut from hardboard or plywood and that pattern 415 provides actual-size cutting and painting guidance.
The notice describes creating a miniature village for a train display. Pattern 354 supplies size guides for a church factory and houses. Pattern 350 allows construction of a Railroad Station and Gateman's Shack.
A gaily painted cut-out plaque along with a pair of tall electric candles decorates the front door. Pattern 361 provides an actual-size guide for the Towne-
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