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Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Oct 16, 1956

Page

2

The Path To A New Wheat Variety In Canada

The process spans from cross to licensing, with about six generations needed before yield testing. Greenhouses and winter nurseries in Mexico cut this to three or four years, while testing in summers remains essential. Researchers at 23 Western Canada sites evaluate disease resistance yield and bread quality before licensing.

Canada Mexico United States

Hallux Valgus and Footwear Advice Highlight Child Foot Health

The article discusses hallux valgus and stresses that pain from bunions is not lessened by naming it differently. It urges avoiding ill fitting shoes from childhood, warns against young girls attempting toe dancing without proper training and suitable shoes to protect undeveloped feet.

Snow as protection for perennials and root mulch guidance

Nurserymen say a thick snow cover guards perennials from winter injury. After the ground freezes, apply straw mulch to perennial roots to reduce heaving during thawing and freezing cycles.

The Chicken Dance Echoes My Father’s Dancing Days

Margerie Scott recalls a modern dance called The Chicken while contrasting it with her father’s era of formal balls and dances. She reflects on collars, gowns, and the shift from traditional dances like the fox trot and polka to current improvised steps in a living room setting.

Lancers Sir Roger de Coverley Cress Dres Boston

Balance and rotation extend tire life and safety

A car owner learns from a Service Department that rotating tires and regular balance and alignment checks can boost tire life by up to 25 percent. Front and rear tires wear differently, and improper balance or misalignment plus jarring Bumps can shorten tread life. The owner now rotates tires and seeks checks regularly.

Service Department

Vacuum bottle hot soup boost for lunch boxes

A cold day treat, a welcome addition to school or work lunches, is a vacuum bottle filled with hot soup, hot chocolate, or milk. It provides nourishment to augment a meal that should supply one third of daily protein minerals and vitamins.

Blood Volume Of A Typical Adult Man

A typical adult man carries slightly more than five quarts of blood in the circulatory system. This physiological fact is a standard reference in anatomy and medical education.

Food for thought on The Lord's Prayer temptation

A Dauphin Herald column argues temptation tests a Christian’s beliefs daily. It explains why the petition lead us not into temptation makes sense, noting no one can resist every lure and urging regular prayer for strength against worldly pressures and moral fails.

Dauphin Herald & Press Dauphin Man

Canada eyes self reliance despite trade imbalance

The Virden Empire notes Canada maintains an unfavorable trade balance with the world, driven by higher imports from the United States. Paralleling U S economic growth after the Civil War, Canada uses U S machinery and capital to develop oil, iron, power, and chemicals, gradually reducing import dependence while boosting domestic resources and petrochemical exports.

Canada United States

More children killed by poison than polio

Accidental poisoning kills more young children than polio diphtheria and scarlet fever combined in North America. Thousands of poison victims are rushed to hospitals yearly, mainly children who swallow household pills powders pastes or fluids.

Drumheller Alberta

Mobile hospital unit tests for Civil Defence in Arnprior

The first 200 bed mobile hospital unit for civil defence was tested in Arnprior, set up in 55 minutes with X ray and operating rooms, cots, a pharmacy and lab. Officials plan about 30 such units across Canada, with interchangeable U.S. equipment and a $30,000 estimated fully mobilized cost.

Arnprior Civil Defence Canada U.S CD College Montreal

Dog Days Origin Explained by Ancient Rome Belief

The term dog days traces to Roman times when Sirius the dog star rising with the sun was believed to bring hot humid mid summer weather. The phrase evokes heat and sultry days tied to celestial alignment in ancient lore.

Rome

Hawaii’s Sugar Industry Output Measured At One Million Tons

Hawaii annually produces about one million tons of crystallized raw sugar, reflecting the state’s leading role in sugar production and its large-scale refining and export operations across the industry.

Hawaii

Maintaining milk production this winter

Saskatchewan dairy herd supervisor David Ewart says steady milk yields in winter rely on feeding grain and roughage or silage to offset dry pastures. He warns once production drops it is hard to recover, advising mixed feeding with grain at milking times and a protein supplement to keep cows in good form and productive.

David Ewart Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture Ewart

Independence teaches early independence in school life

The piece argues a child's first year at school builds character by meeting peers and learning teamwork. Before school entry the child should manage self care without help, including buttoning, dressing, washing, combing, and using tissues, to gain happiness and reduce reliance on adults.

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