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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 02, 1957
Page
7
The Morris town council last Monday discussed the budget with waterworks expenditures rising 0.2 mills from 20.3 to 20.5 mills this year. A 47 mill increase occurred in the school tax amid waterworks levies including a three mill general levy and a 16 mill special levy. a 23 cent per foot frontage tax applies in the serviced area.
Cute kitten pillow pattern uses two knitted pieces with a single four ounce skein of worsted yarn. Pattern 7025 yields a 16 inch kitten. Send 35 cents to Household Arts Dept Toronto for pattern, plus 25 cents for Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book 1957. Free patterns advertised.
Adams pattern offers Printed Pattern 4639 for misses sizes 12 through 20 with a scoop neckline button front and 6 gore skirt. It requires 43 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16 and includes printed directions. Price is 50 cents, orders go to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto.
The Thompson Company announced the Herald-Star will discontinue its Vancouver edition with last issue set for June 15. A partial merger involves Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province under Pacific Press Limited, jointly owned by Sun Publishing and Southam. The arrangement mirrors Grand Valley Press Co. Ltd. production pooling to cut costs while preserving paper identities.
Alderman David Graham challenged a Winnipeg mayoral push to make suburbs pay for city services. He cited milk inspection costs split among federal and provincial bodies, with Winnipeg shouldering about 18 250 of 48 303. He urged evaluating policing costs and noted the Greater Winnipeg Investigating Commission’s metro government study as a possible motive.
The Hanna Herald warns farmers and city residents to prevent prairie fire outbreaks as June arrives. Curb fire hazards, avoid open fires, and extinguish all flames. Fireguards around buildings and feed stacks help protect property and reduce spread on range and cropland.
Fort Garry Municipal Council urges a single coordinating board for metro services while preserving local government. The brief argues democratic local control is essential, warns against erasing municipalities, and stresses a strong, independent Fort Garry character within a unified Winnipeg metropolitan area.
The Saskatchewan Minor Baseball Association outlines the value of supervised recreation and character building through organized baseball for youths aged eight to eighteen. Mrs. D Inglis of Estevan, SMBA president and mother of three, explains her motivation and urges parents to support minor league baseball across Saskatchewan to curb delinquency and foster teamwork, discipline, and self control.
The Times notes farmers bring Saturday night traffic and town cars crowd key spaces. Council plans leasing the CPR right of way near RCA store and Credit Union Hall to create entry exits and parking stalls. Citizens urged to shift shopping times to help country customers and ease congestion. new lot work soon to begin to boost town business.
The article argues that post fire lessons from Grenfell and other blazes show the need for capable well trained fire brigades and adequate water supply. It stresses water as the main shortage for small towns and urges installation of waterworks to enable effective firefighting.
Since spring national groups like Red Cross Salvation Army and Cancer Society have run parallel appeals Hanna residents contribute generously. The note urges wider spacing and supports a community chest model with one annual canvass to ease donor fatigue and improve efficiency.
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