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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1964
Page
2
A collection of light jokes and quips about bus drivers teachers couples and concertgoers. The jokes involve a monkey in an ark, singing in church, a grammar correction, marital banter, and a misread concert program. The tone is playful and local in style.
A note clarifies that the animal known locally as a gopher in Saskatchewan is actually Richardson's ground squirrel, while the true gopher in the province is the pocket gopher, which is not related to the squirrel.
A tidal wave generated by an earthquake struck fishing villages along Newfoundland's Burin peninsula in 1929, killing 27 residents and causing extensive damage to boats, homes, and boatsheds, with survivors recounting the sudden surge and widespread loss.
A Glasgow University statistician reports British aristocrats are increasingly ordinary, with rising divorce rates since 1900 and lower illegitimacy. The study of 28,000 titled individuals traces marriages births and deaths back to 1603, noting longer life expectancy and many nobles never earning a living.
Fraser River gold was found in 1858 drawing tens of thousands to the British Columbia coast. Hundreds of ships carried prospectors toward the Fraser, many died crossing the river, but survivors created towns and growing industries in Hope Bakerville and nearby areas.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports prairie farmers averaged 27.7 bushels per acre for summer fallow wheat in 1963, with 19.1 on stubble. Saskatchewan totals show 603.5 million bushels from summer fallow wheat and 99.5 million from stubble, out of 703.0 million bushels overall.
Holiday travelers are urged to pack with care as leisure wear trends emphasize Arnel knits, seersuckers, batistes, and sharkskin in pure white and pastels. The new bonded jersey adds body for elegant tops and patio dresses, while resort lines favor carefree silhouettes and a luxury look for beach and casual wear.
Thousands of Canadian women join skiers and curlers in a fashion boom as fabric innovation grows. Canadian Ladies Curling Association counts 150000 members with many more non members, while skiers total about 50000. Stretch pants, wind and water repellents, and versatile layers define travel and sport outfits from club to après ski.
John Blokhuis and family of Brampton Ontario thank the 5th Brampton Troop for a kind act by Scouts Wayne Salmon and John MacDonald who stood in heavy rain on Hallo ween night directing children away from the Blokhuis home where they mourned the death of Mrs Blokhuis in a car crash. The note notes the family has lived in Canada seven years since moving from Holland.
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