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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1945
Page
3
A playful columnist riffs on women’s hat fashion and male hat wearers. The piece mocks extreme millinery with a weary egg shaped dome and breadlike drips, then shifts to light commentary on marriage trends and a cartoon joke about eyesight. It ends with a quip about shirt ordering.
The Pine Falls Badminton Club held its first general meeting at the Chateau on November 29 with about 15 members. Officers elected include Miss Mary Irvine president and Miss Irene Segall secretary treasurer. Fees set at $6.00. Opening night on December 2 drew about 25 enthusiasts, old timers and newcomers alike, with lunch served. Also notes: nurse Miss Allen from Pine Falls General Hospital left for Winnipeg December 5. birth of Gordon Bruce Malcolm to Mrs Clarke McClennan on December 2. Ladies' Aid Bazaar at Pine Falls United Church raised over $170. Pine Falls Rovers began hockey practice after the war.
Legion delegates attended the Winnipeg convention with Mrs Tanner Mrs Lauchlan representing the Ladies Auxiliary and Messrs Walton and Tanner for the Legion meeting at the Royal Alexandra Hotel. Pte Keith Brown is on two week leave with his parents. Marianne Sunde arrived from Norway and will join family in Winnipeg then New York aboard Queen Elizabeth December 6. Family thanks extended for sympathy and hospital care during Mrs W French's illness and passing.
The Mani tob an notes a high score of 419 by Carl McCulloch in the University League at Campbell Bowling Alleys Winnipeg. The 3 game team mark 2177 by Cyril Tobias Bill Van Koughnet Nancy Hall and Andy Baillie tops season lists with a 931 individual game. Billie Van Koughnet leads the women with 534 including a 309 game, while other strong scores include Betty Towler 559 Nora Morton 546. Carl McCulloch and Betty Towler are noted as Pine Falls residents with McCulloch serving as Post Master and Towler as Townsite Superintendent.
Pine Falls school notes show a push to form a high school curling team for the Manitoba High School Bonspiel, led by Peter Souka and Bobby Farmer. Badminton interest is low with only two or three planning to participate. Grade ten debate won by Alice Brutter and Gerry Gretsinger on a Pioneer woman versus pioneer man topic. Debates planned for December 17 with speakers Dolores Groves Pat Gohn Joan Fredericks and Kath Roy debating if fire is more destructive than water. Principal H Dunfield resumes teaching after flu recovery. staff full. War Savings banner won by Room III, and Room 5 won a separate banner in high school. A December 4 performance featured Dolores Groves Jeannine Mastin Joan Fredericks. Grace Spence briefly mentioned due to illness.
A Friday night gathering at Joan Fredericks’ home featured guests sharing summer exploits and a piano sing along after a luncheon. Frank Sinatra’s appeal to local high school girls drew mixed reactions while Rosemary Lyons tops Grade eleven in dart throwing. The skating rink remains the favorite after-school spot and the song Honey is this week’s favorite among students.
A Woodstock woodlandsman cites a forty year record of nut shortages signaling an open winter. The local papers discuss diverse notes from deer in Canada and past news on Hitler rumors to pig breeding records, milk pasteurization and labor wage debates.
Whitemouth and Bran don residents Lenora Gusdal and R I Paulsen visited Mr and Mrs P R Paulsen. Stanley Kutasiewich heads to Beardmore Ontario for winter work. Frank Neyedli and brother Jack return to Central Patricia Mines for the season. John Neyedli, a fire victim, came home from St Boniface hospital. Sgt Joe Janiuk, recently home from overseas, is on leave with his parents. Sgt Janiuk served in France Belgium and Holland. Henry Milbrandt returns after over two years overseas with the RCAF and spends leave with wife and daughter Margaret Rose in Rennie. Mr and Mrs Milbrandt held a Sesiocee: boene party for their son Rennie at the Rennie Hotel.
On Friday December 7 many friends and relatives attended a social event. Besome and Stone Three rinks from Whitemouth entered the Red Cross Bonspiel at Seven Sisters Falls last week. The ships were H. L. Kendrick P. R. Paulsen and N. Letkeman.
This recipe yields a luscious pudding that uses extra mincemeat and a thin drop batter. Grease a mould, line with almonds, spread mincemeat, fill two thirds, steam over rapid boil for about 1 3 4 hours, then turn out and serve hot with sauce. Six servings.
Melt fat in a pan then cook green pepper and onion briefly. Add eggplant and steam covered about 5 minutes. Stir in peeled chopped tomatoes and cook uncovered until tender about 15 minutes. Season to taste. Makes six servings.
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