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Newspaper

Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

May 12, 1959

Page

2

Prevention and the Alcohol Problem Itself

The piece argues prevention over cure for alcoholism, noting rising drink levels and the failure of prohibition. It laments the decline of temperance groups and urges active campaigns against drinking, declaring abstinence the simple path to avoid alcoholism. It questions the courage of modern readers to advocate restraint, contrasting with forebearers who deemed drinking inappropriate.

Horace Royal Templers W.C.L.U

Hudson Bay Tour to Churchill With CNR Trains

Canadian National Railways offers a six day all expense tour from Winnipeg to Churchill Manitoba for over 400 passengers. Departures are August 14 and 21 with stops at Dauphin Flin Flon Cranberry Portage and The Pas. Visitors view Fort Prince of Wales Eskimo Museum and the whaling plant during a day and a half stay in Churchill.

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Saskatchewan farmer buys famed Amati quartet for university

Saskatchewan farmer Stephen Rolbinson sells his Amati quartet to the University of Saskatchewan in a landmark purchase. The collection includes two violins, a viola, and a cello made by the Amati family in Cremona, dating to the 17th century, with one instrument previously smuggled from France and another at a London debut. The set joins the university’s vaults in its golden jubilee year, to be used in concerts and festivals.

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Byers steer win seals Edmonton show crown

The Byers entry won the Grand Champion ribbon in a pen of five steers at the Edmonton Livestock Show and Sale. The steers, from Ellsworth Hills, were fed last summer for Edmonton after being held back from Toronto Royal hopes, bringing $26.50 per cwt at auction.

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Ex-Fighter Pilot Joins Sun Linotype Room

An ex-RAF pilot from Yorkshire joined The Sun Swift Current as a linotype operator after arriving in Canada. Jack Robertshaw trained in 1941 and flew over the CPA polar route, with his wife and two sons soon following. He cited overcrowding in England and opportunities in Canada as his reasons for emigrating. The Sun ad prompted over 30 applicants from the Typographical Association.

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Hospital A Last Resort In Africa War Cry text

War Cry notes that despite medical missions in Africa and devoted care, some natives still seek hospitals only as a last resort. An officer at Chikankata Hospital in Northern Rhodesia admitted a child with severe dropsy who had suffered in the village for over four months before the parents brought it for cure.

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Bedspread pattern 1396 pattern and yardage details

Colorful bed covering pattern 1396 with two applique patterns. Includes charts and directions for single and double beds, yardage guidance, and pricing. Send thirty cents in pink mail and write name address and pattern number to Household Arts Department P P L 60 Front Street W Toronto.

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The Home as a Core School Partner in Education

The article argues education relies on four agencies: home, school, church, and community, with the home shaping a child’s mind, body, morals, and social character. It warns against removing children from home influence, noting loving, secure homes foster discipline, social skills, religion, and attitudes impacting later life and national well being.

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Newfoundland premier’s action sparks Canadian union debate

The Newfoundland episode sharpens Canada’s debate over international unions and their role. Saskatchewan plans a vast dam project may rely on Teamsters transport. Canadians split on union labor, corruption, and law. The issue calls for federal provincial talk with labor representatives to decide policy.

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Bowden Institution needs fortified walls and stronger guards

Edmontons Bowden Institution faces repeated escapes and violent incidents after a teenage inmate shot staff member Abe Sawatsky. The editorial urges immediate walling of the present structure, armed guards, and tower guns to protect farmers and residents in the area, noting annual losses from stolen property and costs of escapes. It also mentions Alberta irrigation growth and furniture making plants.

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