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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1961
Page
5
General Motors engineers warn that dirty air cleaners drop mileage by about ten percent and that rapid acceleration and fast stops waste energy. They also note Cadillac introduced the first electric self starter in 1912 as standard equipment.
Construction tender details for Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment Stage 1 access road and parking lot in Manitoba. Bids must be sealed and addressed to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Chalk River with a $50 deposit and 10 percent bid bond. Conditions require tenders on provided forms and adherence to plans. lowest bid not guaranteed.
JUREK of Elma Man. expresses heartfelt thanks for kindness and sympathy after the loss of their husband and father. Special thanks to Rev S Szyk pallbearers and Mr and Mrs N Smerichynsky. -Mrs Annie Jurek and family. ASP expresses sincere thanks for acts of kindness, messages, floral offerings after the loss of their son. -John Asp.
In loving memory of Helen Henderson who died August 21 1954. Just a prayer from us who love you. Precious memories fond and true. In our hearts you'll live forever. Always loved and missed by husband Williams and daughters June and Gail.
An old advertisement touts Ostrex Tonic Tablets as a popular health aid for thousands of men and women past age forty. The product is advertised at 69 cents and available at all druggists.
Canada wrestles with a prairie wheat glut once deemed unstoppable. Alvin Hamilton steered the Canadian Wheat Board to boost exports after Gordon Churchill and C. D. Howe failed to curb the surplus. A looming drought threatens farmers even as Hamilton touts a near record 954 million bushels for 1960 61.
Hot dry weather prompts hopes for rain to aid gardens and forests. Local residents share visits with relatives in Selkirk Transcona Port Arthur and Winnipeg areas. Sincere sympathy extended to the Jurek family on their August 8 loss.
The minister frames continuing drought as a chance to push for community pasture lands and to steer farmers into crop insurance. He forecasts widespread farmer reaction next year while noting a projected surplus reduction. Government aims to protect overseas customers as exports fill railways and ports. A potential 1962 federal election looms with Manitoba tax moves debated.
A Concordant set of ceremonies unfolds as Bar bara Ann Phillips weds C. Kavoria at St. Louis chapel in Manigotogan with 100 guests and a 250-strong parish hall dance. Evangeline Pilatzke and David Packer wed at Haley Station Galilee Bible Camp Ontario, with a reception and later travels to Winnipeg. Margaret Duffily and James Van Der Hagen exchange vows at Lac du Bonnet with 50 relatives, followed by a 125-guest dance. A fourth couple, Ethel Lake and Raymond Preece, tie the knot at Chalmers United Church Vancouver with a July ceremony and plans to reside in Victoria.
Mrs F Hey of the Milnrow cottage is in town this week for a medical check up and new glasses. She has summered in Grand Marais since before the 1920s when cabins were few and continues to enjoy the season here. Mr and Mrs Albert Brown plan a trip to England, hoping to stay until late fall and return for Christmas with their son in Nova Scotia, seeking improved health for Mrs Brown after years of ill health.
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