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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 29, 1953
Page
7
Corrie and Don share a spring cleaning day that reveals evolving roles. Corrie, recalling her wartime work, takes charge with hammer and nails while Don resists giving up control. The rebuilt room, supper, and fire restore harmony until a mishap tests their balance.
The Lacombe Globe warns of deadly carbon monoxide poisoning from running cars in enclosed spaces. It stresses open doors or ample outside air, noting the risk persists year round and many deaths stem from ignorance about ventilation and exhaust fumes inside vehicles.
The Alberta Highways Department experiments with soil cement and soil asphalt as base courses. A seven mile stretch of Highway 50 miles north of Edmonton will be prepared with both materials, six inches deep, and covered with a rock chip surface three quarters of an inch thick.
Sandon B C 89 year old John Morgan Harris who twice rebuilt the Slocan valley town and watched it die died in a nearby hospital. Born in Marshall Virginia he lived in Sandon 61 years and is survived by his widow who took his body back to Virginia. Harris helped organize the Reco Mining and Milling Co and aided the town through boom and fire. The town's population fluctuated from 100 to over 1,000 with waves of Japanese relocation and silver price swings shaping its history.
An ostrich holds the distinction of being the largest living bird and among the fastest runners. The species surpasses other birds in height and weight while reaching impressive speeds on open ground, reflecting its unique adaptation for quick escapes from predators.
Manitoba Industry and Commerce Minister R. D. Turner announced plans to travel to Britain and Europe in April to attract investment for Manitoba industries and plant openings. An overall program to lure more industries to Manitoba is to be announced by year end 1953. Theodore Roosevelt noted as a cowboy in the 1880s with ranches in Dakota.
A collection of cheeky quips and scenes from daily life. A dentist, a chef, a teenager at a perfume counter and a taxi driver are among characters trading wry lines. The humor rests on wordplay misunderstandings and social awkwardness. A closing note: a catamaran described as a raft of logs sits oddly amid the gags.
Alameda marks its 70th birthday with a new auditorium dedication. Mayors from Frobisher Ox bow Carlyle Estevan and Alameda join past mayor Harry Truscott in greetings. Citizens recall early prairie life with post office mail by stage coach and homestead hardships.
At Moose Jaw's three day turkey and poultry show November 24 to 26 Mrs. Frank Smith of Mortlach sold the grand champion dressed turkey for 13 a pound, netting 221 dollars. Canada Packers bought the top third entry at 5 a pound, Wilson Turkey Ranch provided the reserve grand champion at 140 dollars total, and other prizes included a dressed chicken for Leslie Brothers at 3 a pound totaling 24 dollars. Goose and duck prizes went to Hallonquist and Sunshine Hatchery, with 76 dozen eggs auctioned at 56 cents each. Four tons of dressed birds were sold in all.
Canada owns marketing troubles, says Gardiner in London on December 2. He notes wheat and cattle surpluses can be sold in world markets and that wheat stockpiles are manageable. Canadians are consuming pork, cheese, bacon, and beef, while Gardiner suspects cattle exist beyond reported marketings. Canada has food to sell if the United Kingdom buys.
A 19 by 30 inch coffee table design with open side shelves fits modern or Early American decor. Pattern 230 includes materials and finishes, price 35c. cradles in three sizes traced from the pattern. Order by number with 35 cents, Prairie Publishers Limited, Vancouver, B C.
The Saskatchewan Advisory Council on Grain Crops approved Selkirk wheat and added Chinook Lee Wheat Eagle Husky Redwood flax and Victory flax to multiple zones across the province. Changes redefine zonal boundaries and follow tests from five experimental stations and the University of Saskatchewan. Recommendations will be published during University Farm and Home Week January 11 to 15, 1954.
CALGARY Alberta rancher and horseman Ernest D. Adams has earned prominence as a major booster of Alberta horse breeding. In 1925 he led western Canada as top thoroughbred breeder and is regarded as the father of prairie thoroughbred racing.
A global survey notes that at least half of the Eskimos have never seen a snow house. The finding highlights vast cultural and geographic disparities among Arctic peoples and underscores limited exposure to traditional dwelling forms.
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