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Newspaper

Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jul 28, 1959

Page

5

Turtleford Sun to be reborn as community paper

North Battleford Saskatchewan reporter notes Turtleford Sun will resume publication after August with Ose Olson and son Paymon leading a homegrown effort. They plan to use offset printing and publish on a modest page size as a first step toward growth.

Saskatchewan Wnich Willoween Turtlefort Canen Norton Battleford Clan Armature Ras Recents Turners Printers Payman Olson

Canadian birthrate spurs population growth and prosperity

Canada adds population through a high birthrate and ongoing immigration, seen as essential for a more prosperous future. The statement notes the birthrate near or at 100 percent higher than the United States, implying broader economic and social benefits from a growing population.

Canada

CNR box car makes unusual run at Laird in 1959

A rare coincidence saw CNR box car 71976 return to Laird Saskatchewan twice in May 14 and June 10 1959 for wheat loading with the Searle Grain Company as shipper. The odds were described as a million to one for the same car and shipper to twice visit the same station within a month.

CNR Laird, Sask CNE Searle Grain Company

Fort Qu Appelle hosts first Summer Film Festival

Fort Qu Appelle closed its first Summer Film Festival on July 8 after two days of outstanding films seen by more than 500 people. Sponsored by the Fort Qu Appelle Community Centre Organization and the Chamber of Commerce the event featured 16mm movies from Denmark Japan Spain Germany France the United States and Canada with National Film Board and United Nations selections.

Fort Qu’Appelle Fort Qu‘Appelle Chamber of Commerce Saskatchewan Ghana Canada National Film Board United Nations CPR Unicef Thailand Mexico Spain Marcel Marceau Japan France Norman MacLaren Qu'Appelle Valley Community Centre Organization Saskatchewan Arts Board

Montreal artist Eva Prager paints cheerful hospital mural

Montreal mother praise for Eva Prager’s wall mural at the Montreal Children’s Hospital shows children and animals in happy clinical scenes. The painting, donated by Prager, eases fear, entertains and aids the department, as she notes her joy at public congratulations from strangers and her own child’s X-ray visit.

Montreal Eva Prager Montreal Children’s Hospital Canada Joseph Oppenheimer Perfect Strangers

Lighting the way on dark rural roads

Guidance urges pedestrians to wear luminous fabric or tape on coats or belts and carry a light to alert motorists. If unavailable, a white flag can be used. Pedestrians should step off the road to safety until passing cars clear.

Canada Rural Life Shifts as Women Seek Urban Training

Dr Abell notes education and economic changes shrink rural population from 50 to 33 percent since 1956. Fewer farms, larger acreages, and rising urban migration lessen hired help with unpaid female labor increasing on farms. The census will reveal further rural shifts, highlighting the farm family’s vital role.

Helen Corbell Canada Department of Agriculture Canada Abell Dr. Abell

Five Alberta Porcupines Arrive at Winnipeg Zoo

Five tree porcupines arrived at Assiniboine Zoo from Alberta game farms near Edmonton via Canadian National Express. The shipment lifts the zoo's porcupine total to eight. Zoo director Dr. Guenter Voss said the move is part of a long-range program to stock the facility with Canadian wild animals.

Canadian National Express Alberta Edmonton Assiniboine Zoo Guenter Voss

No self made man ever left out the working parts

A concise aphorism noting that true achievement requires practical effort and hands on labor. It suggests that success entails including the essential, sometimes overlooked, components rather than relying on talent alone.

Summer school enrolment tops 3000 across Saskatchewan sites

University of Saskatchewan summer sessions in Saskatoon Regina Fort QuAppelle and Emma Lake report enrolment exceeding 3000. Dr King says registration will be well above last year’s just under 3000. About 100 instructors are needed. programs span arts sciences education languages and noncredit recreation with limited capacity at Regina Emma Lake and Fort QuAppelle due to accommodation.

University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Regina Fort Quappelle Emma Lake Carme King Fort Qu Appelle Fort Quv Appelle King

Herald judged nation's third best paper in class

The Herald from Whitewood Saskatchewan was judged third best in the Best All Round Paper Competition for the 1,000 or less circulation class by the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Nanton News won first, Esterhazy Miner second. A special table awaits winners at the National Convention in Regina in July. The Herald will enter the next higher class next year.

Toronto Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Herald Dominion Nanton News Esterhazy Miner Regina Peace River Morden Atikokan Kindersley Campbell River

Problems Show Why People Struggle to Exchange Puzzles

A light editorial note laments the difficulty of exchanging problems and suggests the common skill set lies in solving others rather than sharing one’s own challenges. It hints at a universal gap between posing and solving problems in social interactions without offering practical remedies.

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