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Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

May 03, 1960

Page

2

First organized sport in Canada lacrosse

Quick Canadian Quiz reveals Lacrosse as the first organized sport in Canada with early rules written around 1840. It notes automotive payroll at 156 million vs taxes at 160 million in 1959 and cites a $21,700 average investment per job in Canada's steel industry today. Pauline Johnson is identified as a noted Canadian writer of Mohawk descent born near Brantford, Ontario.

Canada Pauline Johnson Brantford

Muskrat Trapping Resumes in Inland Lake Area

Muskrat trapping on Inland Lake in the northern Manitoba Inter Lake district will resume this spring on a limited basis. The area, part of the Showman Registered Trapline section, was closed last year at the request of local trappers to let the muskrat population recover. Smallest animal believed to be the five pound mouse deer of the East Indies.

Manitoba Interlake East Indies

Ignatius of Loyola Founded the Jesuit Order in the 16th Century

Ignatius de Loyola established the Society of Jesus in the 16th century, shaping religious reform, education, and missionary work across Europe and beyond. The founding marked a pivotal shift in Catholic reform and intellectual engagement during the period.

Ignatus de Loyola Order of Jesuits

Standard sizing for children's wear eyed by consumers

Ruth Aall discusses the Canadian push for standardized children’s clothing sizes amid vast variation in body shapes. After years of measurements, ten specifications exist under government standards with more garments in testing. industry and retailers resist changing from current stock, but aim to cover about 90 percent of children from nursery to public school.

Bureau of Statistics Canadian Association of Consumers

Manitoba Sport Fishing Touted by U S Magazine

An American Outdoor Life magazine feature highlights Manitoba as a premier angling spot. The March issue shows a front cover image of an 18-pound northern pike and includes a six page illustrated story by a renowned U S outdoor writer about a fishing excursion to northern Manitoba.

Standardization of clothing sizes debated by observers

A observer notes consumers want standardized sizes but accept the non compulsory, democratic path. They warn initial shopping may be irritating and unsatisfactory as sizes evolve, and view this as the price for a simpler, more satisfactory sizing method. Drive and walk safely.

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