Springfield Leader details and district reps in 1946
The Springfield Leader is a weekly paper serving eastern Manitoba with St. James printing and Alfred W. Hanks as publisher. It lists annual subscription rates, postal classifications, advertising rates, and district representatives for Pine Falls Elma Wendeborn and Pointe du Bois Alex Brown, dated Tuesday December 3, 1946.
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Springfield Leader
Manitoba
Springfeld
Springfield Leader Limited
St. James
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Lac du Bonnet
Cliff Brown
J. W. Wade
Seven Sisters Falls
M. Everson
Pinawa
H. Leith
Great Falls
Betty Jean Thorbergson
Bissett Martha Wegle
Whitemouth
T. G. Erskine
Elma—C. Wendeborn
Pointe du Bois
Alex Brown
Street Corner Politics in Civic Involvement
A civic essay urges citizens to move beyond street corner criticism and participate in local government. It urges voting, attending election meetings, questioning candidates, sharing constructive ideas, and helping to mobilize voters to reflect the will of the majority. The piece contrasts engaged citizens with hollow critics who speak only on street corners.
New Columnist Dr Robert Harvey Joins The Leader
The Leader introduces HE REV DR ROBERT HARVEY as a weekly columnist. A noted author of IGNATIUS LOYOLA and a long time pastor, he will relate local events to wider historical context. Readers can expect reflections from a Manitoba minister with wide writing credits.
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Robert Harvey
The
Leader
University of McMaster
University of Chicago
United Theological College
Montreal
Manitoba
Presbyterian Church
United Church
Reston
Harvey
Make-Believe In The Night Of Shifting Fortune
A reflective verse urges persistence through doubt and loss. It counsels jingle coins for comfort while urging resilience, reminding that fate changes with time and that morning follows night. The piece emphasizes keeping faith, not yielding, and readying for a turning tide.
Ancient St George column notes local life and travel
The aging correspondent reports on district youth heading to a nearby pulp camp, announces the birth of Gilbert Dupont at Pine Falls Hospital, and notes social visits involving Odile St Pierre, the Dupont School, and Mrs Walter Dennison with her son visiting the Wilcott home before returning to Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexis Dupont
Pine Falla Hospital
Gilbert
Odile St. Pierre
Dupont School
Allard
St. Catherine's
Walter Dennison and Son
Didace Wilcott
Old Man Winter Arrives with Snow and Ice
Last Thursday a snow storm halted traffic and froze the river. By Wednesday the ferry operated and by Friday people crossed near its former route. Today, cars and horses began to be ferried on again. Temperatures may plunge to 15 below. A milk route stop in Great Falls featured Herve Martel going barefoot. Radio CKSB reports Mrs Elie Martel had a successful operation in Winnipeg.
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Great Falls
St. Hilaire
Young Herve
Cat Mired in Tree Triggers Naval Rescue Campaign
In Esquimalt British Columbia a troublesome cat, perched high in a tree, required a coordinated effort from an admiral, a chimney sweep, the Navy fire department, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to coax it down to a warm hearth. The humorous scene drew moral persuasion from rescuers and locals.
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Esquimalt
B. C
Navy Fire Department
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Reporters flock as students prep future Swift Current paper
Five reporters arrived at a council meeting in Swift Current with the Swift Current Sun reporter bringing four college students who will help publish the paper for one issue next month.
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Swift Current
Sask
City Sound
Swift Current Sun
Spade Work Reveals Jesuit Mission Site in Canada
The article recounts a century long search by Alphonse Arpin and collaborators that confirmed the Jesuit Huron mission site at St Ignace in Ontario. Excavations on a ten acre plateau near Midland uncovered long houses and a palisade plan matching Jesuit records, cementing the discovery as the Brebeuf and Lalemant martyr site and a Canadian spiritual shrine.
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Canada
Pompeii
Uinrecover
Schliemann
Hellespom
Troy
Asia
Europe
South America
Dominion
St. Ignace
Jean de Brebeuf
Gabriel Lalemant
Christ
St. Marie
Father Ragueneau
St. Louis
Brebeuf
Lalemant
Father Chazelle
Felix Martin
J. C. Tache
Arthur Edward Jones
A. F. Humer
St. Tenace
St. Louis. &. Marie
Alphonse Arpin
T. G. Cannon
W. J. Wintemberg
National Museum of Canada
Fox
Wilfred Jury
The
Western University
London
Ontario
Arpin
Sturgeon River
We Village
Wintemberg
Wilfrid Jury
Mt. Hamilton
Midland
Orfiario
Georgian Bay
Brebeuf and
Senior pupils prepare for Christmas exams and party shift
Mildred Lodge notes Arthur Hawkins plans to travel to Winnipeg on December 4 for Air Force electrician training in Elma Ontario. Exams begin December 2 with two per day as teachers busy. Student council cancels November party for December focus. Leona Live returns from Winnipeg to resume studies. A pin up photo hope to be sent to Springfield Leader. Senior girls hope no offense from Allyn write up.
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Arthur Hawkins
Winnipeg
Air Force
Elma
Ontario
Art
Nation
Springfield
Allyn
Bazaar and Curling Club Notes From Pointe du Bois
The Ladies Auxiliary bazaar held Tuesday November 19 in Community Hall featured a Court Whist drive with 62 players. Winners were Mrs Bb Holliday, Mrs K Molt-Wengel, Mr C W Hl, and Mr J Rosen. Prizes were donated by the Community Club. The event raised 100.84 for Auxiliary funds. Also reported: Semi annual Curling Club meeting November 21 with new by laws, new convenor Mrs E J Hawkes, plans for the season, ice making progress, and congratulations to Lieut and Mrs Square on the birth of a daughter in Calgary. Visitors noted include Mr Wong, Fred Ferguson. Several Winnipeg visitors listed.
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Bb. Holliday
Adies
K. Molt-Wengel
C. W. Hl
J. Rosen
Sid. Savory
Val
Art Hawkes
C. Anderson
Curling Club
E. J. Hawkes
Manitoba
Guard Forest Wealth and Youth in Churches
A Canadian Press digest notes too little attention to youth in churches and calls out preachers focused on youth sins. It cites editorials from Gleaner and Chronicle minus sensationalism, urging appreciation of forest wealth and pensioners who built the country.
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Huntingdon
Que
Canada
Fort Frances
Ont
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Jane McMulmen
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CKSB
Elie Martel
St Joseph's Hospital
Embryo Newsmen
Ray Brownell
Agnes Knox
Myrle Storseth
Grace Atkin
Helg
Storseth
Bill Williams
Nick Kushok
Donald Burbridge
Marion Halliday
Arthur Hawkes
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Mildred Lodge
Leona
Ss. S. Square
H. S. Square
Jocelyn Gidlestone
Calgary
Shath
Jocelyn
Mr. Wong
Fred Ferguson
Garnet Coulter
the Pointe
Durham
Chronicle
Killarney
Man
Finn Flon
B.B. Dubienski
K.C
Confederation Life Bldg
Winnipeg, Man
Red & White
Beausejour
Joseph Bellan
Harry Hershfield
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