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Newspaper

Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Sep 25, 1956

Page

3

Sweater Trick and Kicking Tips Highlight The Sports Clinic

The Sports Clinic presents advice from the Canadian Amateur Sports and Physical Fitness Development Service. Coach-like guidance covers kicking head positioning and a sweater-biting trick used by Lou Groza to maintain eye contact with the ball. Fitness tips warn against stiffness from overexertion and suggest gradual progression and remedies like rest and hot baths.

Lou Groza Cleveland Browns Groza Grozak Sports College Toronto 1

Weekly Bible Comment and Ragge Lundberg Feature

A thoughtful weekly Bible note discusses how early Christian writers saw continuity with Judaism and the shift from blood sacrifice to Christ’s sacrifice, stressing a contrite heart over ritual appeasement. The second piece highlights Swedish pole vaulter Ragge Lundberg performing for his polio patient wife Jinni, learning her daily gymnastics to aid recovery as he trains for the Olympics.

Paul Christ God Ragge Lundberg Jinni

Key to preventing winter colds through diet

The sufferer of repeated winter colds may find the cause in diet. Skipping breakfast and a random lunch can trigger colds. Build up resistance by a good breakfast and a balanced lunch with milk fruit or vegetables bread and protein. It pays to eat wisely.

Weather and society notes from a bygone issue

A column riffs on feminine hurricane names and odd curiosities about fashion and sleep. It questions Zenda as a name and lists Zoe Zenobia and Zenocrate as possibilities. A Hotterdam restaurant advertises all you can eat and drink in one hour forty minutes for $2.80, with Italy’s marriage norms and policy on punctuality and safety discussed.

Anna Zenida Weather Bureau Zenda Zoe Zenobia Zenocrate Hotterdam Holland Texas

VIP Inexpensive Plate and a Seven Year Deal

A Washington chop suey joint owner jokes about VIP meaning Very Inexpensive Plate. A neighbor fixes a seven year old boy Johnny’s bike chain after it comes off, the boy admits he can do it faster but dislikes getting his hands dirty. A farmer buys back his horse after a thief uses a hexed tale, then laments the horse’s fate.

Washington, D.C Soong Lee Johnny Pennsylvania

Free apprenticeship classes begin soon in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan apprenticeship courses at Canadian Vocational Training School in Saskatoon start Sept 24 in Motor Vehicle Mechanics Repair with more trades following, including Electrical Nov 12 and Plumbing Sheet Metal Carpentry Bricklaying in January, plus Welding and Auto Body at Moose Jaw January 7. Applicants 16 and older must work in trade and be indentured. training is free and spaces are limited.

Saskatchewan Saskatoon C. C. Williams Moose Jaw Apprenticeship and Tradesmans' Qualifications Labor Department Willams Apprenticeship and Tradesmens' Qualifications

Longest Great Lake and 1945 family allowance costs

The question asks which Great Lake is longest, recalls 1945 family allowance payments at 17.5 million dollars monthly, and seeks present cost. It also asks for current employment totals in farming mining and manufacturing, the Prime Minister from August 1930 to October 1935, and whether this year’s federal spending favors national defence or welfare and social security.

Great Lakes Canada

Answers to Quick Quiz Five Reveals Canada Facts

The text lists approximate figures for Quick Canadian Facts. It notes about the same amount on each item around 1 769 million dollars and 33 million per month. It identifies farming 800000 mining 140000 manufacturing 1300000, Lake Superior 383 miles, Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett as a political figure.

Lake Superior R. B. Bennett Quick Canadian Facts Canada

Turkeys in Canada by Province Reach Prairie Regions

About 2.6 million of the estimated 4.01 million turkeys on Canadian farms as of June 1 were in the Prairie Provinces and British Columbia. Ontario held the largest individual count with 875,000 birds.

Prairie Provinces British Columbia Ontario

World Salt Output in 1954 by Country

Canada ranks second to the United States in Western Hemisphere salt production but falls well behind France Germany Italy Poland Soviet Union Spain China and India in global output. Total world production in 1954 is estimated at 63,400,000 short tons.

Canada United States France West Germany Italy Poland Soviet Russia Spain China India

Pennants and crests sales rise in 1954 shown in Canada

Factory selling value of felt pennants and crests made in Canadian factories in 1954 amounted to 807,196 dollars, almost double the 1953 value of 420,782 dollars.

Softwoods and hardwoods share of Canadian lumber in 1954

Softwoods accounted for an estimated 94.1 percent of lumber sawn in Canada in 1954 while hardwoods were 5.9 percent. Among provinces British Columbia had nearly all softwoods, Quebec 19.9 percent hardwoods, Ontario 19.8 percent and Saskatchewan 17.4 percent hardwoods, representing the largest hardwood share.

Canada British Columbia Quebec Ontario Saskatchewan

March derives its name from Mars the Roman god of war

The article notes that March is named for Mars, the ancient Roman god associated with war, reflecting its origins in the calendar and mythological tradition.

Mars

Harvest season hazards prompt safety push in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Health Minister J Walter Erb warns harvest season brings high risks from power equipment and tractors. He cites 1955 tractor and farm machinery fatalities, eight during harvest, with causes including repairs with engines running and loose clothing. He urges guards, careful hitching, no passengers, and daily safety discipline.

Saskatchewan J. Walter Erb

Gems of Thought and Waiting Sayings Panel

A collection of quotes about patience and time from Dumas the Elder John O Hara Whitman Shakespeare Mary Baker Eddy and Edison. It contrasts waiting with action and hints at the value of patience in daily life.

Alexandre Dumas the Elder John O’hara Whitman William Shakespeare Mary Baker Eddy Thomas A. Edison

Weekly Crossword Puzzle Marine Fish

A compact crossword puzzle listing horizontal clues from 54 to 52 and vertical clues from 1 to 50. Readable entries include a mix of marine and general terms such as lair yet, outmoded fish, and country abbreviations alongside common crossword solutions.

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Canadiens Amateur Sport and Lioyd Pescival Weekly Bible Comment V.duns Casey" Jones Quick Hamburg Germany George Erb United States of America Ireland North Dakota Seas Emerald Isle NAVY Peggy Peter Chuck By George Sixta Leo Caroll
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