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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1957
Page
7
In the Maritimes a new federal scheme offers 165 per ton subsidies for constructing deep sea trawlers and similar craft, but only for Atlantic Province builders. Critics say subsidies waste taxpayer money and won’t lower fish prices, arguing trawler construction should be bulked wherever cheapest.
Tests at the Experimental Farm Scott since 1954 show cereal crops on old brome sod need high nitrogen and phosphorus. Wheat benefits from 1:1 NP, oats from 2:1 N:P, with oats generally more satisfactory. single-nutrient applications fail to boost yields.
The Bathurst area set a winter record as January proved especially cold. Weatherman Harold Gammon of Bathurst Power and Paper Co. stated January 16 dropped to 31 degrees below zero, making Wednesday the coldest day of the season and breaking the previous 1925 temperature record.
John Campbell, 31, who was paralyzed by polio before age two, walked unaided for the first time after medical treatment funded by a Legion polio fund. He credits doctors, organizers, and donors for the remarkable recovery and plans to learn a trade in Calgary.
Anne Adams Pattern Dept announces plain submission requirements for names addresses and pattern numbers with Department P.P.L. at 60 Front Street W Toronto.
The world population is projected to reach up to four billion by century's end, with the current total surpassing two and a half billion.
Readers can obtain pattern 7305 featuring a realistic doe and fawn to embroider at home. The transfer measures 15 by 20 inches with a color chart, and the instruction requests twenty five cents in coins to receive the pattern by mail.
Fergus News Record notes middle sized Ontario towns with 2500 to 5000 population are expanding. Growth brings new factories schools sewers and higher taxes while planners and residents debate slowing the pace and preserving a spacious, unhurried life.
Editor A L Horton contrasts two O Canada renditions in 1956. Vegreville heard a doleful slow version leaving crowds somber, while Battleford enjoyed a brisk gallant performance by the North Battleford band that moved listeners to tears and encouraged singing with pride. Horton urges Canadians to adopt the Saskatchewan tempo.
The News of Indian Head congratulates Ed Scriver editor of The Wolseley News on fifty years of weekly journalism. The tribute notes his unwavering convictions and the high regard Wolseley holds for his leadership, with shared respect from Wolseley’s mayor and community observers.
Scotsdale Jupiter owned by S G Bennett of Georgetown Ontario won grand champion and supreme Shorthorn at the International Exposition Chicago. The bull had earlier captured grand and supreme at Toronto’s Royal Winter Fair. Only one other animal achieved the double honor in 1948, Scotsdale Bombardier, also owned by Bennett.
A reader reflects on speakers who talk to their plates and the crowd, noting how some shun microphones while others blast loud quips to distant listeners. The piece praises using proper amplification to reach all seats and avoid distorting humor for back-row guests.
Forewarned is forearmed from The Guide in Killarney Manitoba notes a RCMP booklet Be ware of Bad Cheques. It explains cheque artist tactics and urges businesses to verify identity beyond cards and licenses, require in person endorsement, and avoid cashing forged or stolen cheques to prevent losses.
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