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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
1
A potential development company may form in Lac du Bonnet to build new subdivisions with low rental houses for Canadian Air Force personnel and Atomic Energy workers. The idea emerged at the December 5 Chamber of Commerce meeting at Casey's Inn, with land available for over a hundred homes pending a survey and immediate needs.
The Bissett United Church Board of Stewards held a pot luck supper at Rice Lake Community Hall on December 6 attended by about 100 members and adherents. Rev. M. Wray hosted with Rev. W. Davis of the Bible Society as guest speaker. a sing along followed, and two Bible Society films were shown. The event included youth volunteers and thanks were given to contributors.
The Whitemouth Hospital Guild hosted a Christmas tea at the Town hall on Saturday December 2 raising net proceeds of 300 dollars. Members of the Seven Sisters Hospital Guild attended and volunteers managed home cooking sales decorations tea tables and cashier duties led by a large team including Mrs J Everson Mrs Ed Malkoske Mrs Henry Steiner Mrs E Schatkowsky Mesdames Gust Klepatz A Hill E Molloy B Thompson Mrs McLean and Mrs H Nelson with assistants Mr R Pischke O Steiner Wm Bridges H Gesell N Buss G Despins Harold Cousins and A Barry.
Manitoba Paper Company restricted banquet at Manitou Lodge on December 3 welcomed 13 new Quarter Century Club members, recognizing 25 years plus service across the mill and woods departments. Host James Hundervad praised long service. new members received inscribed clocks and rings along with acknowledgments from company leadership and out‑of‑town guests.
The Honourable C. H. Witney attended a social evening at Rice Lake Community Hall in Bissett hosted by the San Antonio Gold Mine on December 9. About 150 attendees received 25 and 20 year service gold watches and pins, with certificates and safety awards. The Mine Rescue Trophy went to the winning team captained by Adolf Kowalchuk, with safety certificates presented to individual miners.
Nine Manitoba Hydro Seven Sisters workers received ten year service plaques with pen and pencil sets for accident free days. Recipients include J Kraning A Oorn G A Kretchmer I Henschell F J King R Picard A Frantz A B Krampetz and A E Harrison. Frantz and Picard also got wallets for safe driving. Arsenault and Precious attended the safety meeting to present awards.
The Seven Sisters Hospital Guild hosted a Christmas party in Seven Sisters on Monday December 4 attracting eight Whitemouth hospital staff members. Mrs G Cousins hosted with Mrs S Lawson on piano, games included grocery item pictures and charades, bingo, Santa distribution of parcels, followed by lunch prepared by club members.
The annual Christmas tea and sale hosted by the CGIT and Explorers at the Bissett United Church drew a large crowd. Christmas decorations and table displays highlighted a well attended sale with stockings and crafts, though demand outpaced supply on several popular items. Organizers Georgette Moore Maureen McCrecken Martha Kneis oversaw the tea table with Miller and Wood sisters assisting.
Christmas fundraiser by United Church groups with Arts kitchen led by W McPherson. Students Myrna Ashley Janice Calverley Eleanor Minton Donna McPherson and others ran candy apples popcorn white elephant and sewing tables. CGIT led by M Wray Calverley Gibson, Explorers led by B Gray and A Reid.
The Springfield Leader advises readers to check date numerals on their copy to determine subscription due dates. Readers may renew by mailing $3 for one year or $5 for two years within Canada, higher amounts for outside Canada, with attention to the Audit Bureau of Circulations rules and address details.
RCMP and forest officials recovered the body of a Lac du Bonnet trapper from Anola Man on a January trek about 100 miles east of Lac du Bonnet. The uncle died of a heart attack during a struggle to free a bogged motorized toboggan while his nephew trekked two days through snow to report the death. Police and Manitoba Government Air Service aided the inquiry. the sick trapper and body were located at Black Lake and Spake Lake as officials planned the next steps.
Barry Smith, 26, spent 456 hours in dense bush south of Bird Lake after separating from Norman Joplin during moose hunting. He walked about 40 miles over two days with no compass, miraculously finding a road at dawn Tuesday, guided by the sun and the voices of helping forest rangers.
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