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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1961
Page
7
Credit unions in Saskatchewan report growth in the first half of 1961 with total assets surpassing 101.9 million dollars, 280 unions, and a membership near 148 thousand. Cash and liquid investments near 32 percent of assets, with reserves and surplus around 5 million dollars.
Captain E Tiger Wragg retires from the Canadian Army after 37 years of service. He is succeeded by Captain A Brown of Edmonton who previously directed music for the Royal Canadian Engineers band in Chilliwack. Wragg, Ipswich born, served in Imperial Army bands and joined the Canadian Army in 1951, finishing as Western Command Inspector of Bands at Griesbach. He conducted the Vancouver Searchlight Tattoo and will reside in Sturgis Saskatchewan as music supervisor for the Sturgis School Unit.
A drum of gasoline in a passing truck exploded igniting grass in the Wolverine community pasture near Plunkett Sask. The blaze burned about 6,400 acres, threatening approximately 1,600 head of cattle and was reported about 60 miles east of Saskatoon.
The Canada Department of Agriculture registered 684 fertilizer products from 110 companies in the 1960 61 registration year, up from 652 products by 103 registrants the previous year.
The raccoon stands as one of the few North American mammals without any living relatives in the Old World, highlighting its unique evolutionary path and isolation from other regional lineages.
Fall fashion pattern 4910 features arrow-slim lines with a down-the-front panel and buttons. Includes sizes 12 14 16 28 20 with 16 requiring 37% yardage of 35 inch fabric. Notes Gena fifty cents income stampe not accepted. send name and address to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto.
An Ohio man fishing at Chandos Lake near Peterborough Ontario hooked a bat. The bat bit the angler on the thumb, was killed, and is being tested for rabies. Lands and Forests officials described the night-time incident on the lake.
LT JOHN C BONNEAU, son of Mr and Mrs M Bon neau Gravelbourg Sask, named Assistant Staff Officer Information on the Staff of the Flag Officer Atlantic coast. A WWII coder, he earned MA and BSc after Ottawa University. He studied psychology, worked as Clinical Psychologist in Weyburn, then rejoined the navy as acting lieutenant in 1954 and served as bi lingual information officer at Naval Headquarters Ottawa.
Historians argue that numerous structures in ancient Rome once thought to be wrecked by barbarian conquest were in fact damaged by earthquakes, reshaping interpretations of Rome's decline.
Home WorkshopPattern 370 offers actual-size guides and illustrated directions for a teen to build a wall rack to hold cups saucers plates and spoons. The pattern costs 50 cents and is included in Packet 69-Wall Shelves for Every Room priced at 1.50. Home Workshop Patterns Department P.P.L. 4433 West Sth Ave Vancouver.
Pattern 7175 for a doll only. Doll stands 32 inches high with flesh colored body and straw yarn hair. Use Boy size two clothes. Send 35 cents for address and pattern numbers to Household Arts, 60 Front Street, W Toronto.
The article notes that peacock meat, though dry and tasteless, was commonly eaten in the Middle Ages, reflecting dietary practices of the period.
Paris builders claim the Eiffel Tower cost more than one million dollars to erect. Engineers and city officials dispute exact figures but agree the project was a major financial undertaking for 1880s France.
Crossword snippet lists numbered clues ranging from 5 to 89 across and down. It includes references to Whitman Hogshead communications medium ancient Trish dial war and other cryptic hints. Answers likely form a themed wordplay page featuring geographic, botanical, and mythic terms.
Bruce Hutchison argues drought on the prairies is a greater economic disaster than urban ruin. He recalls 1930s hardship across Saskatchewan and warns that a new dry spell will reduce national wealth, while China suffers famine and many in North America ignore the peril.
The Canadian author Mazo de la Roche died at 82 leaving a legacy built on the Jalna and Whiteoaks series. Her works earned millions in royalties with film and TV revenue, making her one of the country's most successful writers despite a modest initial endowment.
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