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Newspaper

Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

May 20, 1958

Page

7

Young Beechy kids host tiny fundraiser at CNR grounds

In Beechy district three nine year olds staged a playful one cent sports event at Local CNR station grounds. Races jumps and ball tosses on a roof led to a total of 78 cents raised. The girls Margaret McPhail Lynnie Buckingham and Maxine Peters handed the money to the librarian to support a new library.

Beechy CNR Margaret McPhail Lynnie Buckingham Maxine Peters

Backward Glance in the Saskatchewan Sun's Commentary

In an accelerated era the Grenfell Sun urges pausing to reflect on pioneers who built living standards and the social gains since they settled the west, noting their contribution and progress made over time.

Grenfell Sask

In the Home Workshop Garden Helpers Catalog Preview

Garden helper gear offered by Home Workshop features an oft out box for small tools with kneeling pad and a weed carrier. Pattern 423 provides actual size cutting guides and directions, priced 40 cents, available in packet 27 with five gardening patterns for $1.75. Bend order to Home Workshop Patterns Department P.P.L. 4433 West Ltd Avenue Vancouver B C.

Department P.P.L West Ltd Avenue Vancouver B.C

Jet streams race above us and steer flights and weather

Jet streams, high altitude air rivers up to 459 mph and six to ten miles up, affect rocket tests and flight paths. They drift west to east with seasons, influence weather, and have been studied since Krakatau’s 1883 eruption. Theories cite polar and tropical air confluence and Earth's rotation as causes.

National Geographic Society Krakatau Java Sumatra Hokkaido Tokyo Honolulu United States North Africa Indian Ocean Tropics Poles

New senior housing project to begin occupancy

Isaac Vicker chair of the board says guests will move into the new $225,000 senior citizens housing suites while the hostel wing opens next week. Ten of 18 suites and 19 of 18 hostel rooms remain available as board seeks full occupancy. The home was built by the Town of Tisdale and surrounding municipalities.

Isaac Vicker Vicker Board of Directors Tisdale Barrier Valley Bjorkdale

Garbage Boulevard in Coaldale Provokes Inspector Tour

A Coaldale taxpayer urges Sanitary Inspector to inspect Garbage Boulevard between First and Second Streets for filth and disease risk. The letter mocks flies, worms, and neglected refuse, suggesting a town cleanup, removal of tins and rags, and even a fish bait industry idea, ending with notes on taxes.

Coaldale Flyer Alta

Heners bestowed on Duck Lake School Indians Heners

At a cadet parade in the Prince Albert Armouries the General Officer Commanding presented awards to Cadets of St Michael's Indian Residential School Cadet Corp Duck Lake Saskatchewan Valley News Rosthern Saskatchewan.

Prince Albert Armouries St. Micheal's Indiana Duck Lake Sask Valley News Rosthern

Campaigns Against Obscene Literature Grow Across Towns

The Weeklies condemn obscene display on newsstands prompting municipal action in Lachute and surrounding areas. Other editorials urge clarity in defining obscenity and support civic councils’ discretion. Also, optimistic pieces discuss Chamber of Commerce Week and economic themes.

Lachute

Fathers Highlight Home School Meeting

The April meeting of the Emerson Home and School Association sponsored a Father's Night drew record attendance and revealed latent talents among male parents. Executives for the evening were President W Forrest Secretary B Price Treasurer G Whitman and Program Rev Gietz.

Emerson Home and School Association W. Forrest B. Price G. Whitman Rev. Gietz Emerson, Man

Beaver Dams Reach 14 Feet High in Canada

Beaver activity in Canada forms impressive works with dams reaching up to 14 feet in height and spanning several thousand feet, illustrating the animal's engineering capability and habitat impact.

Canada

Rugs from scraps rag rug pattern 9 designs

Instructions to weave braid hook or crochet rugs at minimal cost. Pattern 7331 provides nine rug designs with necessary patterns and material lists. Send thirty five cents in coin to Household Arts Department Frost Street W Toronto for this pattern.

Household Arts Department Department P.P.L Frost Street Toronto

Accent on youth and young volunteers in Killarney

The local Civil Defence squad trains in darkness, learning rope and ladder Evacuation techniques under Ray Bronson and Larry Smith. The Komet Teen Club, sponsored by Kiwanis, for ages 15 to 19, reports no disciplinary cases in its first year and now wears blue jackets with the Komet crest and Killarney across the front.

Rescue Civil Defence Ray Bronson Larry Smith Komet Teen Club Kiwanis Group Woody Spearman Jack Chapman Marion Spearman Honey Chapman Komets Melton Komet Killarney

Typographical Errors Charm and Humble Newspapers

The piece notes how readers enjoy spotting typos and editors fret over errors. It cites comic misprints from council notices and obituaries, including a bungled phrase about wenches for the park and a missaying about a police branch, plus a Salvation band anecdote and a cheeky classified query.

Blank Salvation Band Sweden Salvationists

Challenge and Opportunity in Local Safe Driving Rodeo

The board of trade's teen safe driving rodeo invites young people to prove responsible driving skills. With rising accidents among under twenty drivers, the event aims to weed out reckless behavior and prepare youths for stricter licensing standards.

Board of Trade

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