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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 20, 1958
Page
4
The article stresses cancer prevention through early detection and avoidance of risk factors. It covers skin cancer visibility, irritation from clothing, liver spots, tobacco-related cancers, dentures, childbirth repair, and the value of periodic health exams. It notes exam methods like laboratory mucous tests and x rays for early cancer signs.
Saskatchewan Public Health launches an accident prevention drive after 90 Saskatchewan children under 15 died in 1957 from accidents. Schools, communities and parents urged to inspect premises for hazards, use safety films, discuss home safety, and support the department’s efforts to reduce child injuries nationwide.
The city of Three Rivers Quebec sits at the junction of the St Maurice and the St Lawrence where the St Maurice splits into three main branches as it flows into the St Lawrence. The observation highlights the unique river geometry shaping the local geography.
Barbara Lee Dobson reports Bathurst High School students completed an eight lesson driving course with 20 classroom sessions. Overseen by instructor Richard Gauvin, the Maritime Automobile Association and School Board District No. 2 sponsored the program to teach teens car operation and traffic safety. Eighteen girls and two boys, all 16 or older, earned diplomas after tests on steadiness color vision night vision glare reaction and practical driving including parallels, turns and hill starts.
A fleet of bulldozers and about 60 men worked six miles east of Watino to rebuild nearly a mile of railway grade ripped up by slides on the Northern Alberta Railway. A westbound sleeper train jumped the track near Culp. rest of the train reached Watino three hours late. No timetable for traffic return was given.
The Cunard Line reports luxury liner Caronia will sail from New York on May 24 for a 33 day spring cruise to the Mediterranean. It will visit 13 ports including Gibraltar Tangier Venice Dubrovnik Catania Messina Naples Villefranche Barcelona Palma Lisbon Cherbourg and Southampton with return options aboard Cunard ships and stopover privileges.
Canada in 1957 saw labor income totaling 15.3 billion dollars. Agriculture forestry fishing trapping mining contributed about 1 billion. manufacturing 4.8 billion. construction 1.2 billion. utilities transportation communication storage and trade 4.0 billion. finance and services including government 3.8 billion. supplementary labor income 533 million. A date palm may bear fruit for about 200 years.
Estevan moves ahead on a $238,500 elevated water storage tank. Estevan Machine Shop wins $30,948 for foundations and heater house. Horton Steel Works of Lethbridge to supply and erect the tank for $205,155. June bylaw vote for a new public and a separate school in Pleasantdale subdivision. Bid call closes May 5 at 4 pm for an eight classroom school. Also proposed bylaw votes cover sewer and water mains, Fourth street paving, No. 47 highway improvements, and other streets. About 450,000 persons are sent to prison each year in the United States.
Federal authorities consider elevating deputy chairman W G MacNamara to the wheat board chair or hiring outside. Parliament resumes next week is expected to delay any decision. MacNamara, trained in grain with Saskatchewan Wheat Pool then joined the board, has long served as deputy chairman and attended numerous international grain meetings.
Representatives from Elrose Hughton Forgan cern worth met in the United church basement on April 26 to organize a weekly entertainment series for Golden Years Lodge guests. Any group not yet contacted may join by contacting committee members. Entertainment begins May 1 with the Giese majorettes and a short schedule was prepared. The committee requests cooperation and help for this community project benefiting our pioneers.
The Chamber of Commerce plans a petition to keep the highway through the town in its current location. A delegation will later visit Regina to present town wishes to the minister. Other talks covered the nursing wage, the seniors home opening, and a park beautification day.
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