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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 26, 1957
Page
2
The article describes how children seek variety in play to exercise large and small muscles, involving large wheel toys, puzzles, dramatic dress up, and creative toys. It notes boys and girls enjoy different activities, from wooden trains and bikes to crayons, chemistry sets, and building materials, with each area contributing to overall growth.
The British aircraft carrier Ark Royal, a 36 800 ton ship, was recommissioned on November 1. Officials said the move was decided before the current Middle East crisis began.
Brief note urging charitable giving to the Canadian Red Cross. Highlights support for relief, health services, and community aid through donations and volunteering. Encourages compassionate action during crises and disasters across Canada.
An amused psychiatrist counsels a distressed man who dreams of marooned blondes and a hidden fear that he is a girl. A river boat worker drowns after 20 years at sea and a widow jokes about her late husband leaving ten thousand dollars to her. A nurse jokes about dating and a teacher asks for a creek definition with a sick pun about blood pressure.
Rt. Hon. James G. Gardiner announced a national testing and eradication plan for Brucellosis in cattle modeled on tuberculosis control. The program will test all cattle in selected areas, dispose of infected stock with compensation, and calf vaccination continues under federal provincial policy since 1950. It aims to cut losses and boost exports by year 1957.
John Sadler, 26, of Toronto, and wife Irene welcomed triplets at East General Hospital after he left for work that evening family of four now includes Louise, a six year old daughter. The three newborns, a girl and two boys, weighed 4 pounds 2 ounces, 4 pounds 2 ounces, and 5 pounds 7 ounces. The family lives in a two bedroom apartment at 8233.
Vancouver Island horticulture gains from sawdust mulch which reduces soil evaporation and suppresses many weeds. Experiments show strawberries, Loganberries, boysenberries, currants, and gooseberries yielding more with sawdust mulch than straw or bare soil, with an average per acre gross gain around 446 dollars over seven years, while mulch costs were modest.
In Ontario, a decade of generosity ends as a Christmas present sent to a missing person in Merlicine Hat Alberta is returned to the dead letter office in Ottawa. No return address accompanies the misaddressed gift.
An article notes that smothering in infant beds is a leading danger to babies under one year old, emphasizing household safety practices to prevent tragedy.
The Guide Advocate notes Canada’s fifty year old ban on trading stamps remains technically intact but admits loopholes let some schemes slip through. Retailer groups condemn them while stamp sellers profit. critics warn such schemes raise costs to all shoppers and echo government welfare debates.
Rug braiding is a winter project with steps on dyeing cutting braiding and sewing. Pattern 334 shows how to make the first oval round and is included in the Rug Packet with directions and actual-size patterns for hooked and novelty rugs. Price $1.50.
This cart beats a wheelbarrow for hauling grass clippings with a deep hopper and two wheels for easy handling. It can be tipped to rake clippings in and hung in a garage corner for winter storage. The pattern costs 35c or is included in the Gardeners' Helpers Packet for $1.50 postpaid from Home Workshop Patterns, Vancouver, B C.
A reader asks why cream grades higher when cooled in a well than in a fridge. The answer notes air is a poor cooling medium for cream and water cools faster. It explains why fridge cooling is slower, may cause bacterial growth, odor uptake, and frosting if left uncovered, or off flavors if odors escape. It adds fridge use is acceptable only after rapid cooling if covered.
Goose eggs require the same incubation temperature as chicken eggs but different turning and humidity. Turn at least three times daily through a full 180 degrees and maintain humidity near that used for chicken eggs, slightly higher if possible. Wetting the eggs raises humidity briefly. Merritt’s experiments show success with full 180 degree turns and regular wetting. Gather and store eggs properly at about 55 degrees F and avoid storage beyond two weeks.
J A Christie chair of Saskatchewan highway traffic board reports 1956 motor revocations and demolitions totalled 1 794, down from 2 194 in 1955. Driving after drinking leads with 952, blue licenses drop to 1 134, red licenses to 1 660 amid Vehicle Act amendments.
The Saar, a 991 square mile region between France and Germany, is among Europe's most densely populated areas. It is heavily industrialized and imports about 90 percent of its food.
A collection of brief reflections from James G. Percival Anne Morrow Lindbergh Mary Baker Eddy and Jonathan Swift on solitude, inner strength, and the value of quiet contemplation in daily life. The sayings emphasize that hurry does not equal progress and that wise individuals remain rooted in solitude.
Brief comment from Free Press Acton and other papers notes a push to extend daylight saving time with Railway Association as inquiry body. Readers are invited to join morning seven o clock trials and consider public greetings, snowy sidewalks, and community welcome.
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