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Newspaper

Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Oct 20, 1953

Page

9

Walter Ashfield 1896 wartime editor dies at Wolseley Sun

Walter Ashfield publisher of The Grenfell Sun and longtime editor of the Grenfell Sun died in Wolseley hospital after a lengthy illness. He served as secretary manager of the Saskatchewan division and was honored for his work with several newspaper awards.

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Answers to Quick Quiz Answers Summary

Answers to Quick Quiz reveal Sir John A. Macdonald as a key figure. The quiz notes that the annual license fee on television and radio devices was replaced by a 15 percent special excise tax on sets and parts. Cities listed include Montreal Toronto Vancouver Winnipeg and Hamilton. The text references Sague nay and historical figures with population figures for 1951 and 1952. Today is yesterday's pupil.

John A. Macdonald Montreal Toronto Vancouver Winnipeg Hamilton The Saguenay

Secrets of a party guest room and longevity tips

A celebrity reportedly wired the guest room for recordings, warning guests to be discreet at a house party. The page also shares longevity advice from 87 year old Dr. M G Trotter on posture and activity, plus musings on marriage, household duties, and fashion trends. It notes Hunza longevity myths and polo in later life.

M. G. Trotter

Psalms of Thanks Give Voice to Praise and Gratitude

Weekly Bible Comment explores how Paul and the Old Testament celebrate thankfulness. The 103rd to 107th Psalms express praise for God’s blessings and call on people to bless Him. The text notes that unthankfulness hardens, while Psalms model humble prayer and grateful response used in liturgy.

Paul

Intense poliomyelitis research under way in Canada

Ottawa reports intensive polio studies funded by federal health grants at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and the University of Montreal School of Hygiene. Dr A J Rhodes leads Toronto work, studying polio virus strains and their role in epidemics to guide future vaccines and control measures. The Montreal project, led by Dr V Pavilanis and Dr R Guillemin, examines glucocorticoids and somatotrophine effects on virus diseases. Total cost this fiscal year is about 15,700 dollars.

Ottawa Hospital For Sick Children Toronto School of Hygiene University of Montreal Paul Martin National Health and Welfare A. J. Rhodes Sick Children's Hospital Canada Ontario Rhodes Connaught Medical Research Laboratories V. Pavilanis R. Guillemin

Kitchen Meditations By Jane Dale

The speaker notes children who usually visit for drinks and cookies are absent today as four trikes roll down the street and a bulldozer digs away cellar dirt nearby. The childlike questions fade into the distant activity of a construction scene.

Helpful Hints for Cleaning and Maintaining Household Items

A series of practical tips cover preserving a cookbook cover with shellac to resist stains and fingerprints. Recipe cards, stove polish, and sewing machine parts benefit from shellac and a mucilage brush. Tips also include whitening canvas shoes with bleach and cleaning silver with lump starch and cheesecloth for bright results.

Gustav Adolf VI waited longest for Swedish throne

Gustav Adolf VI of Sweden was heir for 68 years before acceding the throne, likely the longest wait for any European king to succeed.

Gustav Adolf VI of Sweden

Pineapple crochet basket pattern 7035 offered for 25 cents

Use straw or cotton crochet to make a stiff fruit basket as a table centerpiece. Pattern 7035 combines pineapple design with solid single crochet easy work. Send 25 cents to receive pattern and TEN patterns from the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book with ideas for gifts and decor.

Alice Brooks

Scottish superstition and strange animal tales from olden times

In Scotland, a superstition held that snails placed on slate would crawl to spell initials of future husbands. A jumping mouse, about three inches, can leap eight to ten feet.

Scotland

Weekly Crossword Puzzle Western Singer

Horizontal clues list terms from pictures and wordplay for a themed crossword puzzle with entries such as Pictured cowboy singer and Singing voice. Vertical clue Biological groups appears as a separate entry.

Israel

Decode Intelligram: Mercury and Revolution in Focus

A compact briefing outlines a sequence linking Mercury and disease to broader revolution themes. It lists five items with numeric cues and references a large figure of 410,000, hinting at a data-driven or scientific public interest topic.

Texas Alaska

Diet and discipline for athletes from a sports clinic

The article advises hockey players to target 1,400 to 1,600 daily calories with ample protein from lean meats and skim milk to lose about 3-4 pounds weekly. It warns against very low calories without medical supervision and stresses fueling properly for athletic performance. It also urges players to drive legs when cornered and highlights that clean play reduces penalties and boosts scoring chances.

Alligator Population Decline Taints Amazon Valley

In Manaus Brazil the Amazon valley alligator population is shrinking due to heavy hunting for alligator-hide goods. About 500000 skins are produced yearly, with hunters employed by tanneries driving most killings. Hides arrive from up to 1000 miles away. locals often trade skins for everyday goods via canoe caravans.

Manaus Brazil Amazon Valley Rator

Quick Canadia Quiz Reveals Five Largest Cities by Population

The quiz asks to rank Canada's five largest cities by population totals. It inquires how many immigrants entered Canada in 1951 and 1952, which tax replaced the $2.50 annual licence fee on each radio home, which Canadian river reaches 800 feet depth, and who was Canada's first Prime Minister.

Canada

Join Today for Sports Techniques College Membership

Readers are invited to join the Sports College at Box 99 Toronto 1 Ontario to receive information on techniques in all sports. The advertisement notes free membership and asks applicants to send a letter to express interest.

Sports College Toronto 1 Ontario

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