Springfield Leader of St James Manitoba Dec 18 1945
The Springfield Leader weekly published Tuesday by Springfield Leader Limited and printed by The St James Leader St James Manitoba lists managing director Alfred W Hanks subscription rates 2.00 per year and advertising rates 32 cents per agate line 14 lines to the inch district representatives across Manitoba including Lac du Bonnet Seven Sisters Falls Great Falls Bissett Whitemouth St Georges Brightstone Pinawa Springwell Lowland Pine Falls Elma Pointe du Bois and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Leader Limited
St. James
Lac du Bonnet
Cliff Brown
J. W. Wade
Seven Sisters Falls
M. Everson
Great Falls
Betty Jean Thorbergson
Bissett
J. Wegle
Whitemouth
Ed. Malkoske
St. Georges
E. J. Bouvier
Brightstone
Joe Chichowski
Pinawa
H. Leth
Springwell
Steve Hunchak
Lowland
Steve Belay
Pine Falls
Ber van Malsen
Elma—C. Wendeborn
Pointe du Bois
Alex Brown
Wartime board sets Christmas turkey ceiling prices
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board announced Christmas season turkey ceilings via regional foods officer R. J. E. Hughes. In Manitoba south of the 33rd parallel, consumer prices for young toms and hens are listed by grade with box packed and loose packed distinctions. Turkeys not box packed during Dec 15 to 31 may sell at box packed prices, ungraded birds capped at B grade maximums, and direct sales to consumers limited to two birds per customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prices and Trade Board
R. J. E. Hughes
Regional Foods Officer
Manitoba
Turkey
Women’s
309 Power Building
Winnipeg
Sleep Acreage Proposes 78 Inch Beds For Six Footers
The article argues for expanding bed length to 78 inches to improve comfort for tall sleepers like basketball centers. It notes winter dormancy and toe-tweaks as issues and cites housewives backing the extra length to keep bedding in place and bless the family of any six-footer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Britain Loan Ties Trade to Global Stability
The British loan accords with American interests and aids world trade by freeing channels and creating jobs. It supports Bretton Woods and a world monetary fund, reassuring currency stability, while enabling Britain to join broader free-trade measures. Political cooperation with Anglo-America is key to durable peace. Congress will scrutinize the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
United States
Congress
Bretton Woods
World Monetary Fund
Sterling
British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Dominions
Christian Science Monitor
Courage in the Mystery Ship by Gemmill poem
A wartime poem speaks of courage amid distorted plans and blue thoughts. The speaker notes weariness from waiting and war-time strain yet asserts courage will anchor the journey in daily soil. Dawn dispels shadows as the observer envisions safe land and faith guiding unseen plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gemmill
Crop Testing Plan helps wheat growers verify grain quality
The Crop Testing Plan offers free testing for Prairie Provinces farmers to ensure true to variety wheat and avoid mixed seed. Send a seed sample with name, address, and variety to Winnipeg’s Grain Exchange Building or via sponsoring companies. Also notes 1945 Canadian farm income drop, Argentine wheat crop estimate, Spain rainfall, U.S. winter wheat condition, and India rice imports resuming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Grain Exchange Building
Winnipeg
Searle Or Home Grain Company
Midland and Pacific Grain Corporation
Broomball
Spain
U.S.A
India
Abandoned Farm Surrenders to Nature's Quiet Victory
A poem by Edward Tallmadge Root laments a farm grown wild as man withdraws from labor. Weeds reclaim fields and buildings decay while nature displays vibrant banners of flowers and hedgerows, inviting rest and release from toil. The speaker pleads for fallow fields to lie free and wild, letting nature reclaim its child.
Thank You Canada Farmers Letter of Gratitude from War Widow
A letter from Mrs. Norman Gilbart-Smith widow of Group Captain Gilbart-Smith of the Royal Air Force expresses deep gratitude to Canada and its farmers. She recalls wartime losses, notes postwar rationing cuts and their impact on children, and thanks Canadians for support during and after the Lease Lend ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Gilbart-Smith
Gilbart-Smith
Royal Air Force
England
48Th
Toronto Highlanders
Canada
Dominions
Commonwealth
Quotations on toil and life from poets and thinkers
A compact collection contrasts a Young line about toil for fleeting triumphs with Johnson’s remark that life is brief like a summer flower. The notes juxtapose ambition and mortality in classic literary voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Johnson
Egg shipments spark Canada stamp concern in remarks
A fragment notes repeated irritation over feeding George rash with bacon or an egg bearing a Canada stamp, highlighting a growing number of eggs received this year and prompting questions about labeling and sourcing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Canada
Elma and Leaves from War Time Letters
Elma by C Wendeboorn reports Pte Ernest North on leave visiting his father M North. Cpl Mike Yacula also on leave at his parents house. Mrs M Flanagan travels to Roland Manitoba to visit in laws. Gertrude Bertha and Charlie North go to Lund BC to join Manuel North. Nick Martyn Nick Kachur and Sam Chick bear hunt on Wm Martyn farm last Wednesday bagging two large bears. Neighbours joke about another war. Geo Prette seeks bear steak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Flanagan
Roland
Manitoba
Gertrude
Bertha
Charlie North
Lund
B.C
Manuel North
Nick Martyn
Nick Kachur
Sam Chick
Wm. Martyn
Geo. Prette
Great Falls Local Moves and Visitors Noted
Colin MecEachern and Mr. Smith of the Winnipeg Electric Meter Department spent a week in Great Falls. Mrs. Frank Courchine has left her duties at the Staff House to move into her new home in Great Falls. Agnes Hansen replaced Bella at the Staff House. Al Ross left Friday for a week in Winnipeg with his wife and two sons. Mrs. Dave Jaques and Mrs. Meiszler were week end visitors to Winnipeg. Mrs. L. Howes visited sister Mrs. Riller in Winnipeg for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin MecEachern
Mr. Smith
Winnipeg Electric Company
Great Falls
Frank Courchine
Bella Robinson
Agnes Hansen
Bella
al Ross
Winnipeg
D. A. Ritchie
Dave Jaques
Meiszler
Mrs. L. Howes
Mrs. Riller
Financing a Farm: planning cash needs and receipts
The article advises a would be farmer to cover 25 percent of farm value in cash and to budget first year costs. It lists expenses from mortgage interest and taxes to feed, seed, insurance, and maintenance, then outlines early income from dairy, pigs, sheep, and poultry, plus possible grain sales and marketing tips. It emphasizes hard work, a practical plan, and the human factor as key to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sykes
Beaver Club Records Three Years Of War Charity Work
The Beaver Club at Great Falls High School organized in 1942 aimed to raise funds for wartime charities and maintain weekly correspondence with servicemen. Through 1942 to 1945 the club held dances, bazaars, and concerts, raising and expending funds for Red Cross, Milk for Britain, and other causes, with multiple reorganizations and new officers each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Beaver Club
Great Falls High School
Margaret Busch
Stanley Oakes
Thelma Lee
The
Beavers
Red Cross
Russia
Britain
Laurence Lee
Belle Fraser
Girl Guides
M. C. Busch
Florence Cadigan
June Carlson
Betty J. Thorbergson
Kinsman Club
Eva Fallis
Beatrice Anderson
Helen Fergusson
Verna Bjorkman
Anderson Hall
Wartime Prices and Trades Board Q&A Compendium
A wartime guide explains rent increases for furnished versus unfurnished housing require approval from the Rentals Division, notes nurses or dentists are not price-regulated, and confirms 1946 sugar allotment remains ten pounds per person with coupons. It also advises reporting illegal rent hikes from 1941 and mentions missing WPTB labels on clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prices and Trade Board
W.P.T.B
Wartime label rule for sweaters enforced by board
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board requires sweaters to carry a label with either the Board number or the manufacturers Trade Mark plus size and style. Send the store name of purchase to the nearest Wartime Prices and Trade Board office for verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prices and Trade Board
Wood stocks youth centre a prime duty for community
A Woodstock Ontario editorial argues youth as future citizens require a dedicated community centre, calling it a prime responsibility of the town. Other items note millions of Canadian maple trees shipped to New York for Christmas, hopes for renewed farm advertising, Legion housing aid, rising home fire deaths, hunting safety concerns, coal shortages in Humboldt, and criticism of the rail floater system across Canadian towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
N.B
Sentinel Press
New York
Summerside
P.E.I.) Journal
Dr Reid A Lac Du Bonnet Handles Infantile Paralysis Case
Dr Reid at Lac du Bonnet oversees an infantile paralysis case. A total amount of 61 dollars and 85 cents was collected, with 20 dollars paid to the orchestra and 41 dollars and 85 cents sent to Dr Reid for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid
Lac du Bonnet
Daily edition starts for Granby French weekly paper
Goés Daily Granby announces La Voix de le Est has shifted from a ten year weekly to a daily evening publication serving Granby and surrounding district with French language news and updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granby
la Voix de
le Est
Charlottetown Captain Aids Crerar German Library
Capt. H B Chandler of Charlottetown travels to Ottawa to help organize the Crerar German military library. The collection totals 17 000 books pamphlets and documents gathered in northwest Germany by Major Denis Healy Edmonton Capt. James Philip Galt Ont and Capt. Chandler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottetown
H. B. Chandler
Ottawa
Crerar
Germany
Denis Healy
Edmonton
James Philip
Galt
Ont
Chandler
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Springfieleo
Post Office Department
H.G. L. Strange
Edward Tallmadge Root
Pte
Ernest North
Mr. M. North
Cpl
Mike Yacula
Mrs. S. Yacula
the Wartime Prices and Trades Board Information Branch
Tassel
Legion
Canadian Legion
Legion Memorial
Lachute
Que
Lindsay
Humboldt
Princess Cafe
Humboldt Peak Journal
Kamloops
Sentinel
Renshaw Funeral Service
Beausejour
Complete Funeral & Ambulance Service
Art Rosenberg
McAlister
B.B. Dubienski
K.C
Confederation Life Bldg
Winnipeg, Man
Man
Red & White
L. S. Matlini
Beausejour, Manitoba
F. Heap
K.c. Barrister
Mcintyre
Lyes
Portage Ave
Dave F. Edwards
Optometrist
Somerset
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