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Newspaper

Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Dec 16, 1958

Page

5

Gun racks urge ready safety for hunting season

The article discusses building gun racks as the hunting season approaches to keep firearms secure yet accessible. It mentions Pattern 405 and emphasizes preparedness for owners.

Christmas decoration pattern sale details

Tree trims and glitter crafts made from foil scraps colored paper and sequins. Santa figure with arm slots carries boxes on threads. Pattern 436 provides actual size cutting guides and costs 40 cents. Packet 48 includes many more guides for Christmas decorations and cards priced at 1.75 dollars.

Santa

Crib Set Pattern 418 for Christmas display

A six-inch figure crib set is offered with pattern 418 providing actual size cutting and painting guides for a stable top. Packaged in packet No 48, it includes numerous cutting and painting guides for Christmas cards and decorations. Price is $1.75 from Home Workshop Patterns Department PPL 4433 West Ltd Avenue Vancouver BC.

Department P.P.L West Ltd Avenue Vancouver B.C

Printed Pattern 4723 Half Sizes and Yardage Note

Pattern description lists half sizes 14 to 16 with fabric requirements. Includes numbers 1645 Sts 20 22 53 24 and mentions needs three and a quarter yards of uncharted fabric.

Shocking shooting habits critique by Kipling list

A Citizen editorial lament condemns casual gun ownership and hunting by amateurs. It contrasts lax licensing with military training, warns of unsafe behavior and accidental harm, and urges strict safety discipline and respect for firearms. The piece echoes a veteran’s caution against amateurs posing threats to people and property.

Delburne seeks funds to push water sewer project

The Delburne water and sewer project could proceed soon if provincial funds are approved. Engineers plan tenders for installation this winter with federal covering 50 percent and province 25 percent of labor costs, leaving 25 percent to local funding. A west to east main sewer will cross private land requiring easements as needed. The Times Delburne Alberta.

Delburne Buttermilk the Times Adberta

Turnip Tale Brings 20-Pound Root to Humboldt Journal

Leonard Lang of Lake Lenore asked for the big Swede in The Jour office. He returned with a single 20 pound turnip, described as the largest seen. The note ends with a quip about turning up the monster harvest.

Leonard Lang Lake Lenore Rhes Unegar

British Columbia Holly Trees Headed for Christmas Markets

BC holly breeders report a 100000 pound export crop this year grown in a 1000 square mile region around Vancouver and Victoria. The yield will reach prairie and eastern stores by December 10 and travel in 25 temperature controlled rail cars to distant markets. Experts predict BC could become a major global holly supplier as industry standards improve and shipments surge.

Vancouver Victoria Vancouver Island Newfoundland British Columbia Peter Lakes B.C University of British Columbia

This Is The Life Expanded Across North Stations

This Is The Life remains on 19 Canadian stations and is carried on 290 U.S. stations with 10 million weekly viewers. Produc­ers are a Lutheran Church Missouri Synod subsidiary, and many stations also air The Good Life Theatre films. Audience feedback via letters is encouraged.

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod CBC H. H. Erdman Kitchener U.S Mr. Erdman

Traffic police praised as frontline in road safety fight

A public note thanks traffic policemen as frontline troops in the battle against highway accidents and urges drivers to follow safe driving rules. The message also mentions the mailbox invention in 1810 by Florida governor Thomas Brown.

Thomas Brown Florida

Three Horned Doe Captures Whitewood Deer Mystery

The Whitewood Herald reports a valley deer with three horns found north of town. Fred Bard, curator of the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History, notes horned deer are rare. the animal will be left intact while the museum decides its fate.

Whitewood Fred Bard Saskatchewan Museum of Vatual History the Herald Sask

Tuberculosis Found in Ancient Skeletons Evidence Old Plague

The article notes bone tuberculosis in prehistoric humans, citing skeletal remains as proof that the disease afflicted cave dwellers. It frames tuberculosis as an enduring menace across ages.

Curling comes into its own with year round play in Glengarry

In Glengarry curling is rising in popularity with talk of year round play. Art Condie of Bainsville promotes Brier publicity and private pay as you play rinks as Ottawa gains three new clubs. Artificial ice expected in Alexandria and Wankleek Hill, others expanding as ladies and youngsters join.

Art Condie Bainsville Macdonald Tobacco Company Canada Ottawa Alexandria Wankleek Hill Maxville Alexandria's Cornwall Glengarry Florida

Hunter Safety Training course starts in Renfrew

Ontario's new Hunter Safety Training course will run in Renfrew in December. The 10 hour program aims to reduce hunting accidents by educating new hunters in gun handling. It becomes compulsory next year for license applicants over 14, with registration via M. J. Bolger at the Post Office or any license issuer.

Ontario Renfrew Hunter Safety Training Organization M. J. Bolger

Flabby Youth Blame Shifts to Lazy Fathers in Fitness Critique

A columnist argues that decline in youth fitness stems from flabby fathers not enforcing exercise. Spectator sports replace participation, TV and jazz lure viewers, and fathers avoid active routines like carrying clubs on golf rounds. The piece frames home responsibility as key to healthier youth.

Dad

World wide symbol on Christmas Seals aids TB fight

The double barred cross on Christmas Seals issued by Canadian Tuberculosis Associations marks a global emblem for the campaign against tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis Associations of Canada Campaign Against

Fast driving in winter proves deadly

A terse public safety note warns against speeding in winter conditions. The piece emphasizes that while fast driving may save time, it often ends badly, with a driver fatality underscoring the danger. The alert spells out the risk to motorists and the need for caution on icy roads.

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