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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1945
Page
1
A brief note lists advertising reach for multiple towns including LAC DU BONNET E FALLS and GREAT FALLS with totals by district. The entry notes advertisers and office copies, indicating a summary of paid circulation metrics across locations.
Whitemouth council approved costs totaling 8933.99 for graveling Elma Road and the Brookfield and Seven Sisters roads. They set new store hours starting January 1, 1946, with closing at 9 p.m. on regular days and 1 p.m. on Saturdays and holidays. A hundred five 100 foot snow fences were ordered to keep roads open. The final 1945 meeting will be December 29. A request from Public Works on graveling toward Shelly and Moss plant was discussed with Deputy Minister Lyons and Minister Willis. Steiner reported at the Union of Municipalities and proposed rural municipality sponsorship of beneficial resolutions.
Telephone tip at noon Monday December 17 says troop trains carrying home personnel from Overseas will reach Winnipeg. First train at 10.15 a.m. via CNR, second train from Monarch of Bermuda at Tuesday noon via CNR and another on Wednesday with troops from the Lady Nelson at 9 a.m. via CPR.
Solo Lac du Bonnet report notes Gunner S Bruneau as the only Springfield man aboard the Monarch of Bermuda last weekend. Next of kin listed as C Bruneau of Lac du Bonnet. Canadian Army Overseas List issued from Winnipeg. Voyage included five Chinese members of the Canadian Army.
The lines juxtapose Spenser’s claim that life is a tragedy with David’s observation that light cares emerge when great sorrows are silent. The brief verse pairing suggests the tension between enduring hardship and the momentary relief of speech.
In a frosty Pine Falls morning a bulldog wearing a sweater loses it after a tug of war with a spaniel puppy. The two dogs struggle, unraveling the garment, then the sweater comes off over the bulldog’s head. They chase trailing wool through the snow, ending the scene panting yet warm.
A letter from Miss Antoinette Festen of the Dutch aid effort outlines gratitude for underwear stockings soap and needles sent by Miss Grace Martin of Lac du Bonnet Manitoba. Festen describes fitting items joining a Canadian soldier connection and asks for the local newspaper to publish the gifts and her thankfulness.
Antoinette Festen writes from van Tuldenstraat 13 in s Hertogenbosch after wartime deprivation. She recounts loss of furniture, roof, and winter hardship, noting no workmen, coal, clothes, or food. She expresses gratitude for stockings and underwear and hopes for future news from the paper.
A cold blustery Saturday afternoon drew a large crowd of children to meet Santa in Lac du Bonnet. He rode through town starting at 2 15 giving out candies, collected letters at Mc Intosh's office, and drew guests from surrounding districts. The Board of Trade plans to make the visit an annual, larger event.
Coyotes and wolves have appeared in Gatineau Park a few miles north of Ottawa. Park rangers track and trap the animals after deer attracted them to the area.
District representatives note copy deadline for the December 24 issue is December 22 at the latest. The December 25 issue will be published December 24 due to Christmas Day.
Whitemouth members of the W A of the Anglican church thank attendees for a cold day bazaar and tea success. A school concert at the Hall on December 20 features Santa Claus with admission adults 25c, children free, others 15c. Teachers host. another Oldenburg school program on December 21 with Santa and 25c admission. Local visitors include J Steiner of Eagle River Ontario and relatives visiting McCullough home guests.
A compact quotation pairing suggests living well as a path to Heaven and notes that those who forgive most shall be forgiven most, attributed to Milton and Bailey. The lines reflect moral emphasis on conduct and mercy.
Whitemouth Anglican Church holds a Quletide service on December 23 at 3 p.m with Sunday School at 2 p.m. Seven Sisters Falls also hosts a Quletide service on December 23 at 8 p.m.
Whitemouth United invites community members to its Christmas Tree program on December 23 at 7 p.m. The event features carols, readings, and a tree lighting to kick off the holiday season.Residents are encouraged to bring a donation for local families.
The schedule lists Whitemouth and Winnipeg Falls St Pauls churches with December 23 Sunday School at 2 p m and 3 p m service, December 24 Christmas program, December 25 service, December 26 2 30 p m, December 30 11 a m, December 31 Sylvester service, January 1 service, and January 6 Epiphany service 11 a m or 2 30 p m. John Judt, pastor.
St Marys Anglican Pointe du Bois announces Christmas services on Sunday December 23 with a 10 00 a m Sunday School 11 00 a m Holy Communion and Sermon and 7 00 p m Holy Communion and Carols at the Pointe du Bois church.
Christmas Eve service at 8.00 p.m. features carols and pageant. Christmas Day service at 10.30 a.m. offers Holy Communion and sermon led by Rev. E. K. Bissell with Th. G. as likely assistant.
The Lac du Bonnet parish calendar lists Advent and Christmas services from December 23, 1945, through January 6, 1946. High Masses, catechism, benediction, and evening prayer appear with precise times for Sundays, weekdays, and holy days, led by Rev. Louis Laheie.
Church of England notices list Fort Alexander Sunday services at 11 a.m. and prayer meetings on Wednesdays at 7 30 p.m. Pine Falls hosts Sunday School at 1 a.m and Sunday services at 7 p.m with prayer meetings on Thursdays. Ladies' Guild meets every third Tuesday under Rev. W H J Walter, L Th Dur, Eng.
Mrs J Wegle notes several Bissett residents will return home for Christmas including Ruth Fairlie Pipestone M T Reston Edith Chan Stonewall G Lucas Winnipeg Pearl Joywar yski Tyndal Rowena Borauet McGregor. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Harold Shepherd on a baby girl born recently. On Sunday December 9 the Young People's group held a skating event.
A school will close on December 20 and reopen January 7, 1946. Mrs. W L Campbell travels to Winnipeg for the funeral of her brother-in-law A Campbell, who drowned while rescuing his wife. Art Branson leaves to marry Miss Jean Leckie at Virden. couple to honeymoon in New York. Congratulations to Mr H Kentender for winning a curling game with his rink in an eight week event.
The regular monthly Home and School meeting in Lac du Bonnet discussed the Christmas concert on December 20 and heating of classrooms. The group planned admission for non members, candy tasks, door persons, and tree decoration, with stage management offered by Mr Wade and action promised on heating. Mrs Kuryk presented tips on help from parents via report cards manners and homework, urging attendance at January 13 1947 meeting.
Wood ticks drive deer in the Coquihalla district to panic, with some diving into the sea and drowning. A fawn near Maple Bay was found dead with hundreds of ticks. Dogs, cats and humans also suffer infestations across the area.
Lt Col P D Baird of Winnipeg announces Exercise Muskox with 12 snowmobiles for 45 troops starting February 14 from Churchill to Edmonton, covering 3000 miles. Aircraft will assist supply and airforce army cooperation, testing ice thickness, snow friction, equipment, clothing, maps, and navigation. Bases at Churchill Norman Wells Yellowknife and Fort Nelson planned, with RCA F observer Croft and veteran dog-team polar crossing history cited.
The Saskatchewan leather products corporation offers hunters $1 for each deer hide sent to Regina this season. Hides must include the hunting licence number and originate from deer shot in the province with the head removed. The government shoe factory plans to use the hides.
A new comfort device for wounded soldiers at Deer Park Lodge military hospital uses a radio pillow. An earphone is enclosed in a pillow and linked to a standard radio set, with reduced volume for patient listening only.
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