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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1955
Page
3
The Springfield Leader is an independent weekly newspaper published Tuesdays in Springfield, Manitoba, serving the eastern party of the district.
The Brandon Experimental Farm reports average 1954 costs per acre for wheat on fallow at 22.37 dollars. Second crop wheat 19.82, barley 18.94, oats 17.35. These figures reflect Manitoba Illustration Stations farm cost data.
The report notes substantially higher costs on farms due to machinery, land use, buildings, and equipment. Taxes, summer fallow, seed, seeding, harvesting, insurance, and management also increase the average farm’s expenses. Maintaining current machinery could cut costs, the farm says, while regulators denied higher elevator charges in western Canada.
Three prairie wheat pools and United Grain Growers told the board they could operate at current maximum levels, provided stored grain remains high. They warned that normalizing grain handling and shrinking stocks would necessitate higher grain traffic in country elevators and terminals. The board granted eastern terminals a 5 percent per bushel raise on truck-lot grain handling charges.
Patricia Connor and Richard Herntier plan a September 10 wedding at Whitemouth Anglican Church. Whitemouth school expects a large fall enrollment with students from Rennie Scotts Hill Darwin and Seven Sisters. Various local visits travels and staff changes noted including teachers at Whitemouth Alfred Braun RCMP transfer to Wilkie and other community updates.
Property for sale includes 20 acres in section 28 township 15 range 11 near Lac du Bonnet Manitoba. Also items offered include a 1950 Model U MM tractor with PTO and a truck wagon, one or two horse open sleigh, and a 22 inch John Deere threshing machine with belts and new teeth priced around 500 dollars cash. Listings show contact names M Frank Brown Rudy Ferchoff Harry Otto and Mrs Gordon McKinnon with locations in Lac du Bonnet Glenmoor and St James Manitoba.
District residents share condolences and greetings as whitemouth community notes report the Hanstead family bereavement in Kenora and wedding in Winnipeg. Guests visit local homes, hospital staff and vacation plans are noted, and church vacation school closes with a display and film. Medical injuries are mentioned with recovery wishes.
Beverley Rogoski returns home after summer holidays at Matlock. Rev and Mrs H G Harper return from England and stop at Snug Haven before heading to northern Alberta. An accident near Mrs Trapps store Aug 24 injures Fred Edwards when a rock from a gravel truck strikes him. he is taken to Beausejour Hospital with head wound after the tractor and vehicle go off the road.
Beausejour area notices list ambulance service and funeral directors with contact phone 38 for urgent transport and memorial arrangements. Provides local service availability and quick reference for residents needing immediate assistance or arrangements.
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