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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1954
Page
7
The piece argues for steady year round conditioning to avoid the on off training cycle that harms performance and health. It notes athletes who binge eat or slack off after seasons shorten careers, while continuous training preserves form and longevity. It also covers shooting technique emphasizing target focus and distance from the goalkeeper for better accuracy.
The observer notes a shift from historical sectarian division to modern unity. He recalls two Methodisms and Presbyterians once competing in Canadian towns and stresses freedom's double edge. Cautions that diminishing controversy may erode essential values formed by conscientious conviction.
The quiz asks how many provinces have manufacturing as the leading industry, which province has rivers flowing to the Gulf of Mexico Arctic Ocean and Hudson Bay, whether federal tax collection rose or fell since 1950, which part of Canada Spain claimed, and whether Canada's imports or exports rose in 1953. Answers appear in another column.
A Red Cross sponsored swimming instructors course will run July 2 to 8 at the Grande Prairie Swimming Pool. It is the first such course in the north and will serve swimmers from the Peace River country. Ken Hogert, who led last year's water safety school, is expected to teach.
Quoted by Steppy Fairman of the Western Producer, a brief verse recalls entering a curling club and finding the Ladies Spiel in full roar. The speaker notes the clash of male chatter with the volume of lively female conversation, turning a planned visit into commentary on the scene.
Regina shows a growing population in the health department annual report. George Walton, medical officer of health, notes the census rose to 73,884 as of last July 1, up from 55,375 in 1938, reflecting significant urban expansion.
An essay notes Rolls Royce production limits due to aircraft engine work and cites owners like the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maharajah of Patiala. It humorously claims Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh own the most magnificent Rolls. The piece then shifts to social commentary on women wearing pants, fashion, and intelligent women, ending with a tangent on nylon hosiery and knee protection.
Saskatchewan reports a record 454 crude oil wells producing in November 1953, lifting the monthly crude output to 265,120 barrels and the year-to-date total to 2,493,650 barrels. Natural gas output reached 123,630 MCF with cumulative gas of 1,090,604 MCF by month end, compared with 1,023,285 MCF in 1952.
Edmonton reports Alberta’s 1953 value of goods manufactured reached 537 million dollars, five times the 1940 total and ten times 1920, as Hon. N. A. Willmore notes in the legislature. He predicts continued prosperity despite skilled labor shortages and light unrest, citing a single legal strike last year and two so far this year.
Castor Alta Mr J Williams prominent Castor sports man honored by the Calgary Fish and Game Association He received a certificate of merit for conserving wild life Williams said fish would be stocked at Parr reservoir this year Perch to be introduced this year with pike planned for next year He accepted the award during the association's 25th anniversary in Calgary.
Bruce Norris has been named Detroit's Governor on the National Hockey League Board of Governors. At 29 he becomes the youngest Governor in the League and likely the youngest in NHL history.
Alberta coal production fell by 1 277 049 tons in 1953 to 5 917 423 tons from 7 194 472 in 1952. December output was 680 418 tons, down 69 167 from December 1952. mining peaked in 1946 near 9 million tons. markets decline and industry downsizing reduced mines to under 150 and workers under 7 000.
In the first eleven months imports rose 10 percent while exports fell 4 percent. Nearly doubled, from $2.58 billion in 1950 to just over $4.5 billion this year. Manufacturing is the leading wealth producing industry in British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia New Brunswick. What is now the British Columbia coast. From Alberta.
Farm reports as of December 1 1953 indicate 632 500 sows to farrow in the six months to May 31 1954. This 36 percent higher than spring 1953. Eastern Canada and Western Canada show 37 and 34 percent increases. Hog numbers on farms total 4 721 000 down about 10 percent from 5 237 000 in 1952. Weather last fall aided higher pigs saved per sow with 8.28 saved per sow in the East and 7.66 in the West. The hog parley ratio proved more favorable in the last half of 1953 than any six month period in 12 years.
Alberta may not grow cotton or peanuts but can cultivate oranges under glass. Peter McQueen tends a three year old orange tree that is bearing fruit this winter for the first time.
Penny Mee's pet duck Joey follows to school and is sent home by a teacher. The duck has lived with the Mee family since 10 days old and is Penny's devoted pal, getting along with the family cat and dog.
A compact list of vertical and horizontal crossword entries with definitions for animals anatomy plants and common terms. Includes clues for bear mast social insect nostril sodium symbol and other standard crossword words spanning from 3 to 56 across and down.
Calgary resident Charlie Mahoney works with poisonous and nonpoisonous snakes touring carnivals for 30 plus years. He bites his nails to intentionally inoculate against venom, has survived 14 bites, and milks venom from fangs. He advises cutting the bite and sucking out venom, avoid whiskey after a bite.
Calgary stockyards processed 239,353 head of cattle from Canada’s publics in 1953 as part of a total 1,519,000 cattle marketed across the country.
The guide advises drying table linen partly on the wrong side and then fully on the right side to achieve the most satisfactory finish. It emphasizes careful handling to preserve texture and appearance.
The decoded Intellagram item highlights ten entries with geographic and thematic clues. Mexico Asia Phoenix Pacific and a variety of body parts and actions appear, suggesting a puzzle map or code linking places to phrases while omitting certain items such as Did and Do not.
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