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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1952
Page
1
Canada was declared free of Foot and Mouth Disease on August 19 by Federal Minister James G. Gardiner. All livestock movement restrictions and quarantines in Saskatchewan are lifted. no new cases since May 4. 1343 cattle 294 swine and 97 sheep slaughtered. 42 premises involved across 21 rural municipalities.
Taxpayers of the R M of Whitemouth met on August 14 1952 to discuss ditching to curb flooding of arable lands near the Bog northeast of Whitemouth. Reeve E Henderson chaired as ML A William Lucko outlined prior federal studies and the proposed 3 12 mile ditch from Sec 12 13 11 E to the Bog River option if the department approves.
Representatives from Greater Winnipeg daily and weekly papers toured the Dominion Bridge Company and Manitoba Rolling Mills plants in Winnipeg and Selkirk. They observed steel for RC A F hangars the Government Telephones building and a Canadian General Electric plant. At Selkirk they saw scrap steel converted into shapes plates and reinforcing rods shipping to Western Canada. Dinner followed at Lower Fort Garry hosted by Dominion Bridge vice president Alex Campbell with thanks from A W Hanks.
The Pine Falls Horticultural Society held its garden show in the recreation hall on August 20. Fifty-two exhibitors entered over 600 entries, yielding the best show in the society’s history with awards across home grounds vegetables fruits preserves and flowers. Notable prizewinners include P Pasaluko E Thomas W Bachynski D Munro C Lamoureux and J Miller among many others.
In Seven Sisters Falls Mrs H Leith hosts a lawn shower for Marion Williams, the September 12 bride elect, with 45 guests and gifts. Engagement announced for Marion Reid to Frank Hughes of Vancouver. Wedding set for September 12 at Fort Garry United Church, with other local nuptials planned for Alan Hudson and Joyce Turshman and Johnny Peterson.
Thirty-six Canadian soldiers from eight units gather in Dieppe to honor comrades who fell on August 19, 1942. The Dieppe raid cost 4,963 embarked, 2,211 returned, 598 wounded, 28 mortally injured. 1,944 captured with 558 wounded. 56 officers and 851 men killed, with seven officers and 64 prisoners dying in captivity. Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal alone returned its commanding officer. Canadians and French recall the first blow toward Europe’s liberation amid humility.
Funeral services were held at Brookside cemetery for Dugald McMillen 71 who died Thursday August 14 at Deer Lodge hospital Dr G A Woodside and Rev J M Roe officiated He served in the Boer War and World War I is a Military Medal recipient He ran a business and later farmed at Dugald and Whitemouth Surviving are his wife Agnes two sons Angus and Dugald a daughter Margaret two brothers Angus and John and two sisters Mrs J A Hutchison and Mrs S Little
The Pine Falls Golf Club hosted Manitoba’s 15th North Eastern event August 16 17 with 193 players on nine holes. Wally Keep of St Boniface captured the Manitoba Paper Company cup after a 70 two under par, besting Art Land Pine Falls and Joe Tachan Elmhurst, while Les Beavan St Charles led top money with 73.
Instructions urge saving the cooking water since vitamins and minerals leach into it. By not discarding the liquid from canned or cooked vegetables, nutrients can be reclaimed for gravies soups or vegetable drinks, preserving food value that would otherwise be wasted.
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