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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1954
Page
2
A Chicago led study titled Project Thunderstorm explains lightning’s vast power. Meteorologists estimate 160 million storms annually worldwide, with 44 000 daily. lightning can strike repeatedly at the same site, yet warnings and precautions reduce harm.
A playful verse argues that humans did not descend from monkeys. The narrator cites alleged monkey virtues and praises human uniqueness, noting monkyes’ family devotion and peaceful behavior while asserting humans diverged in moral conduct and history.
A compilation of short maxims urging honest effort daily deeds and inner truth. Quotes from Amelia D Barr Mary Baker Eddy George Macdonald Carlyle Maurice Maeterlinck and George Eliot emphasize action character and intrinsic rewards guiding personal growth and happiness.
A humorous reminiscence on historic feats and family quips from early 1900s America. It recalls Col. H Nelson Jackson’s 1903 transcontinental motor tour from San Francisco to New York in 63 days, with anecdotes about a Marysville detour, a bonnet purchase, and a barber joke aboard the Mayflower.
John Walker of the Forest Nursery Station at Indian Head Saskatchewan explains pruning aims. He cautions only two main reasons are workable under prairie conditions and emphasizes early stage pruning of specimen street elms to create clear trunks. He notes pruning evergreen lower branches can harm aesthetics but helps ground cover and moisture. belts of trees should rarely be pruned, with renewal through removing excess rows and dead branches to improve vigor.
A guide to dressing up old or inexpensive new cupboards with high pressure laminated plastic in wood grain patterns. Details include material sizes, required cabinet thickness, tools for cutting and shaping, adhesive use, pattern wrapping, edge beveling, and care claims such as stain, burn, and heat resistance.
A Petersburg Virginia resident parked a 52 year old car illegally in a park but could not be ticketed as no ticket could be attached to the windshield per traffic code. The car left no windshield ticket but the owner offered a humorous “pane” to the police. Experts say hearing peaks at seven in the morning and dulls by one in the afternoon. Our immune to dish changes is poor. A Japanese forecaster jokes late warnings. Typhoon brings cold comfort despite warm sympathy. A fawn has no scent while spots remain.
Canada launches a Civil Service competition for Northern Service Officers to work in Eskimo country at sites such as Aklavik Copper Mine Coral Harbor Port Harrison and Frobisher Bay. Leaders will aid Eskimo communities in developing resources and improving lives while advising Ottawa on policies. No desk jobs. homes and facilities for officers with families who share frontier life.
Dr. T. W. Johnston, Saskatoon provincial veterinarian, cites nutritional deficiencies and Bangs disease as common causes of cattle sterility. He urges testing and removal of reactors, calf vaccination, and use of proper hay and supplements to improve herd fertility and income. Assistance is available through the Bangs disease program.
New Westminster served as the capital of British Columbia prior to 1868, reflecting its historical role in the colony's governance and development during the early period of the province.
Canadians travel more for pleasure at home and abroad with strong 1954 demand. Agencies claim bookings will go everywhere. Trans-Atlantic, European, and North American travel expands via planes trains ships and autos. Canadian Pacific and Canadian National add passenger equipment. Trans-Canada Airlines adds Convair 240s Vickers Viscounts and more DC-3s North Stars. Canadian Pacific Steamships operates three liners with two on order. Cunard adds Saxonia. Greek Line and Home Lines add vessels.
Western Canadian farmers increasingly adopt grass, legume, or cereal silage to preserve winter feed. Ensilage offers advantages in moist regions where haymaking is hindered. labor has fallen with modern equipment. Legume silage risks sweet clover disease if mouldy material is excessive. freezing was not a major issue for 1953 silage makers. Seek guidance from Experimental Station or university before first silage attempt.
A fathead is described as a 4 cyprinoid fish akin to a carp inhabiting streams in the Mississippi Valley. The entry notes its classification and habitat as part of local ichthyology.
A guide to making individual Mexican cheese casseroles with corn meal base and mushroom sauce. Includes ingredients, steps for corn meal, cheese, and mushroom topping, plus a tomato rarebit variation and serving notes with salad and rolls.
Major J. M. Anderson MC of Acton and Niagara Falls Ontario, senior Protestant chaplain with the Canadian forces in Korea, acts as a one man welfare agency. Following Cardston Alberta children’s nickel drive, he distributed funds to orphans and widows at the Young Nak Barinwon Orphanage outside Seoul, including a $250 donation from Regina pastor Norman D. Kennedy. He met five year old Kim Grace and about 130 orphans, delivering aid after traveling over 50 miles to the orphanage.
The article outlines that a good brush determines outcome in home painting. It covers choosing latex paints with low odor, proper surface prep, priming bare metal, mixing paint, using tinting colors, drying and curing times, brush care, and tool maintenance for best results.
Alta champion Peter Dawson aged 62, longtime Speaker of the Alberta Legislature, steps down as minister of the United Church in Champion after 24 years of service. The article notes Constantine the Great as the first Roman emperor to protect Christians and adopt Christianity.
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