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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1959
Page
5
A reader laments Top Ten radio dominance and praises Irving Beriin for Sunday four o'clock Memory Tunes. The letter argues songs once lasting without ads defined national favorites and criticizes payola and top charts while urging support for diverse, quality music on the air.
Viscount Monck, Canada s first Governor General, served only one year after 1867. He had governed British North America for seven years prior to Confederation.
Saskatchewan students from Esterhazy and Verigin receive Athlone Fellowships enabling two years of post graduate training in Britain. Ken Serdula will graduate in engineering physics. Fred Trofimenkoff, a 1957 U of S B.E. graduate, pursues a master’s in engineering physics. Dan Meneley may also be awarded. Britain funds 41 fellowships this year.
Saskatchewan resident R Brown of Rutland proposes placing the Western Development Museum at a dam site overlooking Outlook to publicize both the dam and museum projects. Board chairman J L Phelps notes Saskatoon remains logical for the main museum, but no suitable site has been found yet, making Brown’s idea not unworthy of consideration.
Danny Corbett of Vancouver nine times Western Canadian champion has turned professional and offers figure skating instruction in Weyburn and nearby towns. He began skating in 1945 and seeks his Gold Figure Test. With over 200 pupils, classes meet in Arcola Fridays at 4 30 pm. Contact Mrs. R Moran for details.
A faith based reflection citing Abraham David Peter and Hebrews 11 8 10 and 1 Chronicles 29 15 and 1 Peter 2 11 12 on believers as strangers pilgrims in the world while urging living with eternity in view and inviting others to embrace Gods blessing in Jesus Christ in the context of Canada’s northern territory note includes a stray line about Canada northland beyond the main message.
Lynne Helens promotes a shapely sheath pattern for Misses sizes 12 to 18 plus 20 and 40. The pattern offers faille wool jersey or cotton options with printed instructions and requires 2 1/2 yards of 54 inch fabric for size 16. Send 50 cents and details to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Toronto.
Manitoba's travel bureau notes visitors from California Florida and Texas signed the welcome register to see snow. A California couple planned a winter visit for real snow and winter sports footage. A Lakeland Florida pair found snow scarce amid blizzards but stayed for three months. Mrs. Philip Martin of Whittier California recalled a school holiday for snow play. A Texas family learned snow ice cream from parents and enjoyed a bowl with snow during their holiday.
The Canadian Mental Health Association advocates cottage type hospitals as a humane alternative to large remote institutions. Saskatchewan psychiatrists and architects urge preventive care through small facilities, backed by CMA briefs and a final appeal for public financial support.
The article notes St. Valentine’s Day tradition and its origin debates. It highlights February 14 as a day for gifts to loved ones and marks 1959 Canadian Heart Fund campaign reaching its halfway point, urging gifts to support heart health as the season’s perfect Valentine gesture.
A sick room should be cleared of furniture except essentials and waste placed in a container for disposal. A large paper bag hung at the bed side will hold used tissues for hygienic disposal.
Shrove Tuesday precedes Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. In Latin countries it is the carnival’s final day, known as Mardi Gras in French. This year February 10 observes Shrove Tuesday as friends gather to keep some afloat.
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