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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1959
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR yields local item listing with varied words. The readable phrases indicate a small ad item likely advertising home base heating and pet stock for sale. No clear names, dates, or locations are established in the legible text.
A Montreal hosiery specialist from Du Pont of Canada argues nylons, even at 15 denier, have greater breaking strength than steel wire of equal weight. She explains their lightness aids travel, debunks myths about care, and details common nylon failures from rough surfaces, improper fit, and daily wear.
Advertisement lists inexpensive drum culverts at 1.32 per foot with 23 inch diameter and 16 range at F.O.B. Regina Manitoba. Contact addresses include Regina J E Johns Jewelers at 1763 Broad Street and Barrel and Drum Co. at 354 Dufferin Avenue, Waalpes.
A vintage style guide suggests simple homemade gifts: grandmother a bright painted pillbox with sequins, mother a painted flowerpot paperweight with greens, father a dress-collar style tie holder, sister a jewelry set from pipe cleaners and buttons, brother enamel-painted bookends with initials, and baby a cradle toy made from cut-out holiday pictures strung on ribbon.
The feature highlights fur trimmed and leather garments for cold weather. It praises Canadian lynx, beaver, fox, and suede items, including long coats, shearling jackets, and reversible options. Fashion notes cover color ranges, textures, linings, collars, and practical styling for day and evening wear.
A string of light hearted quips unfolds from a couple at a night club about high prices and a plump little doll. A wife scolds her husband over a failing razor while a traveling salesman orders eggs and burnt toast and nagging at a restaurant. A tooth extraction bill prompts a dentist to admit higher charges because the patient yelled loudly.
Thirteen year old Lena Mae Cave of Uranium City won the Saskatchewan Anglers Derby for under 16s. Miss Cave caught a 19 pound northern pike and will receive the Len Thompson trophy for her catch, announced by Saskatchewan tourist director Harvey Dryden.
The article notes Gene Krupa stars in The Gene Krupa Story with teen actor Sal Mineo in the Krupa role. It mentions the Screen Actors Guild has over 75,000 members with about 15 new members daily and references classic stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, and Jackie Gleason. It also covers a Santa Claus Lane float tradition on Hollywood Boulevard from November 23 to December 25.
A letter from Philips of Smeaton notes American hunters from North Dakota and South Dakota praising Saskatchewan's hospitality and big moose, with Neilson of Draper leading a four hunter party that took four moose and two bears along the Hanson Lake road. The letter also cites the generosity of locals and neighborly spirit across the border.
A fragmented sewing pattern notice describes a blouse and jumper with curved neck details and a size range for children. It instructs sending forty six cents in coins for the pattern and asks for size, name, address, and style number to be mailed to a printed address.
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