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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1961
Page
4
Home economists in Ottawa test summer salads offer two distinct methods for Tomato and Pepper Salad both yielding delicious results. The guide includes chicory romaine spinach variations with blue cheese or vinaigrette dressings, plus clear prep steps and chilling for crisp greens.
An Arkansas mother writes to her son overseas about their first new job in 48 years, sending money and detailing a Sears bath project. She describes a modern bathroom with a long wash tub, a sink, and a peculiar water-jet contraption, grateful for the good treatment and included writing paper.
Large green peppers and medium tomatoes with sliced onion, salt, and basil dressing. Broil peppers and tomatoes until skins blister, cool, peel, seed, and dice. Toss with vinegar, oil, and sugar. Chill and serve in lettuce cups. Serves 6.
Jean Dumont of Maidstone Saskatchewan a nephew of Gabriel Dumont and Metis veteran of the 1885 Rell uprising celebrated his 102nd birthday on July 11. He fought at Batoche and Ba toche before illness and hardship forced him to retire behind lines. He lived with his son Moses in Maidstone and later became blind after the death of his second wife.
A vintage guide offers home tips for cleaning mirrors with bluish water, using vinegar to reduce suds, and drying clothes softly. It suggests storing brown sugar with prunes to stay soft and shares quirky ideas for pies with jam, ice cream flavors, and a rust-deterrent trick using baking soda with fishing gear. It also notes rubbing onion to remove scorch marks and drying linen after soaking in cold water.
Ottawa doctors urge starting physical fitness in infancy. Babies should move freely, be undressed to allow natural limb use, and progress to playpens for safe play. Parents set the example, as fathers who golf or curl year round may teach poor activity habits to preschool children.
A Canadian Pacific freight train departed Edmonton with a complete oil drilling rig bound for Melville Island to launch the first Arctic oil exploration. Twenty carloads carry derricks machinery drills pipes cookhouses and dining halls for the oil crew. Seven more carloads of living quarters depart from Airdrie and additional shipments, including a complete air strip, head to Montreal from Seattle.
In spring birds fill the air with mating calls and some fish also emit calls. A notable example is the wolf whistle used by courting fish where the loudest sound often wins the female.
A PFRA exhibit at the Regina Exhibition from July 3 to August 3 explains the construction of the South Saskatchewan Dam and its impact on residents. PFRA personnel will be on hand to answer questions.
In the Middle Apes region a bride wore or carried ears of wheat symbolizing plenty during the ceremony, reflecting harvest motifs. Local observers noted the rural custom as a nod to agrarian traditions and seasonal abundance.
Travel planning steps outline passport applications with birth or baptismal proof, passport photos, vaccination checks, and recommended storage of documents. It advises keeping passport secure, carrying tickets and traveler’s checks, and understanding customs rules for items you can and cannot bring home. It suggests obtaining sales slips for purchases and packing purchases together to ease customs.
The original will, filed in U S Superior Court, leaves the $631000 estate to his two daughters Jamie and Dana as sole heirs. Executor Edward M Hose says Chandler left $48000 cash, $897000 in securities, $126000 in real property and $60000 in personal items. Chandler 42 died June 17 1959 date of will June 9 1959 found at home. daughters aged 14 and 11 will have the estate placed in trust. the actress mother Marjorie is not named in the will.
Miss Saskatchewan Wheat Queen will be crowned before the Regina Exhibition opening on Monday evening July 23. The Wheat Queen Contest is conducted by the Associated Canadian Travellers. The Queen and her two attendants will appear daily in front of the grand stand before the evening show.
The 1961 race program highlights Regina Exhibition features the first Saskatchewan Derby. A handicap for Canadian three year olds, one mile and one sixteenth, purses 2500 dollars, set for Saturday August 5th.
A 1960 showcase on portable milking parlours supported by De Laval Co, the Sask Dairy Assoc, and breeder G M Strudwick of Balgonie features daily milking at scheduled times with accompanying commentary.
Harry Howard, a television repairman from Memphis, dropped a bag of receipts in a bank parking lot. Cheques and cash fluttered away, but three bystanders helped recover details as he counted losses with an adding machine. Cheques recovered: 0. Cash recovered: $221.
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