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Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Mar 26, 1957

Page

2

Pattern 397 Mail-Order Cutting Guides for Pine and Cedar

The notice explains that iV can be any length of pine or cedar and offers Pattern 397, which provides actual-sized cutting guides and explicit construction steps, mailed for 35 cents.

Handy garden wheelbarrow with numbered wood numerals

A compact garden wheelbarrow features a 14 inch wide by 18 inch long hopper suitable for light chores or decorative lawn use with house numbers. Numerals can be traced from the pattern onto wood to cut numerals from one to zero for display on the miniature cart.

Royal Commission on Featherbedding in Canada

Ottawa reports on the Royal Commission hearing into dieselization at Canadian Pacific. The nine day probe features Judge Roy Kellock leading, with unions resisting job cuts and railways touting $11.5 million annual savings. Union fears focus on safety and featherbedding amid potential October disruptions.

Ottawa Royal Commission On Brotherhood of Firemen Roy Kellock Supreme Court of Canada St. Laurent Brotherhood Canadian Pacific Railway

Farm Forum objects to trading stamps

Mr and Mrs Donald Ross hosted Kelvin Grove Farm Forum for a regular meeting on Monday with good attendance. The group opposed merchants trading stamps for receiving premiums per a note from The Guide Advocate Watford Ont February 15 1957.

Donald Ross Kelvin Grove Farm Guide Advocate Watford Ont

Immortal Sea Battle Echoes From 1813 Chesapeake Fate

The article recalls Captain James Lawrence's dying command Dont give up the ship during the 1813 clash off Massachusetts with HMS Shannon. It notes his age of 32, and records the full order Keep the guns going Fight her till she strikes or sinks. It also surveys assorted human-interest tidbits and light anecdotes.

United States James Lawrence Chesapeake Shannon Massachusetts Lawrence

Wardrobe thrift: spring blouses patterns from Toronto

Household Arts Department offers pattern 4660 with three blouse styles in Misses sizes 10 through 20. Includes variations in collars and pockets and complete illustrated instructions. Send 35 cents to 60 Front Street W Toronto with name address and pattern number for purchase.

Household Arts Department P.P.L Front Street Toronto

Swift Current Wins Top Fire Prevention Awards 1957

Swift Current and its Chief R H Horne staff earned top honors in Fire Prevention Week. Saskatchewan city won first place in division C for populations 10 000 to 25 000 and received an honorable mention in Canada wide division C. Only Swift Current and Regina received that Saskatchewan mention.

Swift Current R. H. Horne National Fire Prevention Association of Canada Saskatchewan Canada Regina the Sun Sask

Last building moved out of Bannerman store ruined by fire

The Bannerman area near the border fades as the old G. N. railway station building, once the Bannerman store, is moved by John Friesen to Lena. Purchased by J. Atchison of Lena, it will be set on a foundation beside the highway and used as a store and quarters, replacing the structure lost to a recent fire.

Bannerman John Friesen Lena G. N J. 8. Atchison At the Guide Killarney Man

Births in the United States Without Medical Attention Exceed 100000 Annually

The article notes that more than 100,000 babies are born yearly in the United States without any medical attention. It highlights the scale of unattended births and implies public health concerns.

United States

Desired hype for a whale discovery in antibiotic methods

Henry Lesesne reports on Dr. Paul Dudley White seeking an electrocardiogram for a gray whale and Canadian researchers at Vancouver developing an antibiotic infusion to preserve whale meat. The piece outlines aureomycin chlortetracycline use, challenges in delivering treatment to a 100‑plus foot whale, and notes the blue whale can exceed 150 tons while contrasting dinosaurs.

Paul Dudley White Eisenhower Dominion Food and Drug Administration United States Hugh Tarr Canadian Fisheries Experiment Station Vancouver B.C Tarr

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane for Courage Against Fate

A weekly Bible piece reflects on Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane with James Peter and John. It notes their sleep, Christ’s loneliness, and the thrice repeated petitions as He faced death, urging readers to find strength through prayer.

Jesus Gethsemane James Peter John Christ Andy

Grenfell druggist earns honour certificate

Grenfell druggist Mr. E. R. Neely received a certificate of honour from the Canadian Pharmaceutical Association for outstanding service on the association council. J. C. Turnbull praised his devotion to pharmacy across local provincial and national groups. Brazil is noted as South America's largest country.

E. R. Neely Canadian Pharmaceutical Association J. C. Turnbull The Grenfell Sun

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