English tailoring once the mark of British style in a changing world
The Manchester Guardian notes how English tailoring helped Britain's rise, tracing the classic quiet, dignified suit through history. It observes a shift toward color and individuality while preserving core traditions, as London firms like Thresher and Glenny expand to U.S. markets with innovative, first-fit success.
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Britain
Manchester Guardian
London
Roscoe
Heather
United States
Thresher and Glenny
Strand
Lord Nelson
New York
Boston
Thresher and
Glenny
Printed Pattern 4532 for Misses' Sizes 10 to 18
Advertises Printed Pattern 4532 by Anne Adams, with sun dress tee and shorts designs. Includes fabric yardage for size 16 and order details to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Toronto. Forty cents required. stamps not accepted.
Funny and Otherwise Humorous Fragments from an Ozark Hermit to a Virginia TV Set
A humorous Marauding mix of stories: an Ozark hermit dies after glimpsing an outside world, hotel guests are told to lower their poise as a reader in the next room can’t read, three salesmen tease a bath, a little old woman asks for salt, a Virginia mother calms a stormy son with a joke about the TV, and a canape chat about waists ends with a sharp remark about luck and visibility.
Local notes from the Champion April 8 1937
The issue notes radio licenses expiring, a new rector for Trinity Anglican church in Streetsville, and rising legal motor speeds. It covers the Oakville Jamboree planned near Oakville, Miss Mary Reid’s selection for a coronation contingent, and ads for silk hose and work boots. Also mentions libel notice to Palmerston Observer, film show at Princess Theatre, and a pension fund proposal for municipal and school employees.
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Hfe
Ottley
Toronto
Trinity Anglican Church
Streetsville
Halton County Boy Scouts
Oakville
Mary Reid
Milton High School
Reid
Fergus News-Recorder
Palmerston Observer
Princess Theatre
George Brent
Beverley Roberts
Central Pensions Board
Milton, Ont
Canadian Legion to Run Soap Box Derby on July 1
More than 100 members of Branch 57 of the Canadian Legion BESL attended a general meeting when President Percy Buckle of Mission City and District Board of Trade urged Branch 57 to take charge of running the Soap Box Derby on July 1. The event involves older veterans and will be organized by the Legion with BESL support.
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Branch 57
Canadian Legion
BESL
Percy Buckle
Mission City and District Board of Trade
Fraser Valley Record
Mission City
B.C
Person’s skin lives five days after death
A note states that a person’s skin remains alive for five days following death, presenting a peculiar biological claim with limited context or corroborating details.
Saskatchewan Traffic Board launches Know and Obey Campaign
The Saskatchewan Highway Traffic Board joins a national drive to cut road crashes in 1957. In 1956 the province recorded 10 437 accidents with 106 fatalities and 3 373 injuries. Regina led with 1 644 incidents, while December and Saturdays saw peak numbers. The campaign promotes voluntary compliance and lists clear safety rules including obeying laws, no drinking before driving, yielding at intersections, and vehicle checks.
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Saskatchewan
Provincial
Highway Traffic Board
National Safety Council
Canada
United States
Saskatchewan Highway Traffic Board
J. A. Christie
Christie
Manitoba Road Traffic Up As Cars Increase
Manitoba sees more traffic with double the cars on the roads this year. Winnipeg reports fewer fatal accidents in January and February versus 1950, though rural Manitoba shows a sharp rise. Injury accidents up 44 percent from 81 in 1950 to 117 this year, with overall patterns reflecting driver improvement programs lowering rates in districts that adopt them.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
R. B. Baillie
Baillie
The Odori Dance Tradition in Japan
The odori is a traditional dance form linked closely to Japanese culture and festivities. It embodies communal expression and regional variations with distinctive steps, rhythms, and ceremonial contexts across multiple prefectures.
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Japan
Isbell Rates as Mr Versatility
Larry Isbell, a Baylor all American quarterback who played two years of professional baseball, returned to gridiron with Riders in 1954. He earned a Western Conference punting record in 1954 and again in 1956, can quarterback halfback or end, and was named to the conference all star team as a defensive back. Now 27, he makes his home in Regina year round.
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Larry Isbell
Baylor
Larry
Saskatchewan
Booster Club Offers Football Giveaway in Saskatchewan
Last year 900 boys received a regulation size football valued at seven dollars. This year the Booster Club plans to distribute 2000 footballs or helmets or shoulder harnesses. Girls will receive a special offering. Mail this coupon today to Booster Club, Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club Office, 215 Somerset Building, Regina, Saskatchewan. Include name and address.
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Saskatchewan
Roughrider Football Club
Somerset Bldg
Regina
Sask
Humboldt Fire Brigade eyes rural mutual aid plans
Humboldt Sask council approved a seven point submission from the Fire Brigade proposing agreements with nearby communities to provide fire protection or establish a mutual aid system. Officials would study entering contracts with neighboring incorporated bodies for shared firefighting resources.
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Humboldt Fire Brigade
Humboldt
the Journal
Humboldt, Sask
Home Nursing Class Begun At La Ronge
Mrs Ella Donnelly of Saskatchewan Red Cross reports a new class of 23 young ladies has begun studying home nursing in La Ronge under the direction of Mrs Louella Steinka and Mrs Ethel Chmara.
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Ella Donnelly
Saskatchewan Red Cross
la Ronge
Louella Steinka
Ethel Chmara
Careers in Agriculture Promote Futures Across Manitoba
A new 24 page booklet titled Careers in Agriculture outlines diverse paths for trained agriculturists including education research industry business services conservation and farming. The Manitoba distribution to 400 high schools and 400 4-H clubs aims to spark enrolment as bursaries and scholarships expand opportunities.
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Manitoba
Agricultural Institute of Canada
C. L. Shuttleworth
4-H
Manitoba Institute of Agrologists and
C. H. P. Killick
Killick
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Manitoba
Shuttleworth
Increase in Spending Decrease in Mill Rate in Pipestone Budget
The Municipality of Pipestone may raise spending while lowering the general mill rate if the preliminary council budget presented Monday is adopted. The Reston recording source notes April 11, 1957, as the date of publication.
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Pipestone
Recorder
Reston
Man
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Dodd
United Nations Emergency Force
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Cue
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Sask. Valley News
Rosthers, Sask
Dalmeny
McCallum
The
Champion
Traffic Board
Saskatoon
Mouse Jaw
Isbell
RED Cross Safety
Manee Njegoa
Ince
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