02 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1955
Page
1
Renewal notice instructs how to read date numerals and pay $2.00 for one year. It requests the subscriber’s name and address, asks new subscribers to use the form, and directs remittance to The Leader at 3rd St Lac du Bonnet Man.
Reports describe a severe hail and wind storm near Lac du Bonnet last Friday. Crops were destroyed, barns damaged, trees uprooted, and power and water were disrupted as hydro crews repaired outages through the night. Local farmers in Brightstone and Lee River areas face repeated losses over three consecutive years.
The River Hills Hungry Nine swept the Seven Sisters in two straight games to advance to the South Division North Eastern Softball finals. Eric Berrick pitched both games, Ernie Harris caught, and Maurice Peles hit a homer with John Peterson adding a three base hit. Seven Sisters threatened late in game two as Ray Hanke hit a three bagger but River Hills held on.
About 60 Canadian PGA pros entered the CPGA championship to be held August 11-12 at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Ancaster. Notables include Pat Fletcher, Stan Leonard, Gordie Byrdson, Tom Gray, Al Balding, Murray Tucker, Dick Borthwick, Jules Hewitt, Bill Kerr and Stan Horne. Leonard is the 1954 champion. The event serves as a warm-up for the Canadian Open at Weston from August 17-20.
Three of Seven Sisters oldest, George Hillman Arne Sigurdsson and William Raines, were honored at a farewell gathering in the Seven Sisters power house on Friday July 29 marking the end of their last day with Winnipeg Electric Co Their colleagues from maintenance operating staff and construction crew attended. Each retiree received gifts including a wrist watch a Gladstone bag and a mantle radio and a framed plant photo was presented to each by Carl Birstow assisted by the company officials.
The No 1 white honey floor price rose 50 cents per case at wholesale, about one cent per pound, with 48 pounds per case. The floor remains below wholesale market levels as stocks run low and this year's crop is expected to be below normal due to depleted hives and poor early-season conditions.
Leonard Mazur, age ten, saved three year old Marvin Russell who fell 20 feet into a neighbor's open well on Friday July 29. Leonard tied a rope to his waist, descended the shaft with his father in the blacksmith shop, and returned both to safety with the boy unhurt aside from a few scratches.
Canada’s trade with Japan shows a narrowing gap with exports to Japan in the first five months of 1955 totaling 35.882 million dollars, down 17.5 million from the comparable period in 1954 while imports from Japan rise.
In the Cat Lake region near Bernie Lake thirty miles northeast of Lac du Bonnet Violamac Mines announces a drilling program as a second company enters the area Fifteen hundred sixty five additional claims may be acquired while Noble Lennox reports the Lithium Corp of Canada claims 27 existing claims and a 1938 rendering shows one million tons of ore with near fifteen percent lithium oxide at the Bernie Lake site Vi o l amac has drilled twenty six holes and is now cutting a dike at about eleven hundred feet depth. Local Norpax Oils and Metals reports a strong nickel copper intersection near the Werner Lake area with a true width of twelve feet and minor copper nickel grades.
Alexander James McLeod 70 of 302 Linden Avenue East Kildonan died Sunday July 24 in Deer Lodge hospital. A WWI veteran of 118th Battalion Mil Medal recipient he served Brokenhead municipality as councillor 1938 43 and reeve 1944 46 also drainage maintenance trustee and secretary of the drainage inquiry. Survived by wife Sarah Violet daughter Mrs Robert Kapilik two sons Murdock Irvine Angus Bruce three grandchildren. Funeral July 27 Morduch Bros Funeral Home Elmwood Cemetery. Russell Funeral Home in charge. Born in Yorkshire England 1874 came to Kenora Ontario 1882 married 1892 settled Whitemouth district 62 years ago. Survived by six sons three daughters 30 grandchildren 29 great grandchildren.
Anton Kellner aged 66 of Whitemouth Man died July 21 at White Funeral held July 25 at Whitemouth Roman Catholic Church with interment in churchyard. Renshaw Funeral Chapel Beausejour handled arrangements. Kellner born in Austria arrive Canada 1909 farmed Whitemouth. 18 years RM Whitemouth councillor. survived by widow four sons and two daughters plus six grandchildren and siblings.
Notices detail July 25 and 26 funeral arrangements for John Hrysio of Lac du Bonnet who died July 22 in Beausejour Hospital aged 78, with burial at Red Deer Cemetery. and Juliana Timm of River Hills and Mrs Mary Toporiwsky, pioneer resident of Elma, who died July 23 in Whitemouth Hospital with services at Oldenburg Baptist Church and Elma Greek Catholic Church respectively.
Milk products such as cheese are highlighted as important calcium sources for the growth of strong bones and teeth.
The viligator pear is described as one of several names for the avocado, a fruit from the West Indies.
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