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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1947
Page
6
A religious exhortation quotes Isaiah and John to argue that true peace comes only through Jesus. It recalls prophecies of the Messiah, emphasizes God’s mercy and pardon, and urges turning to the Lord for everlasting peace beyond worldly politics and conflict.
The message urges sharing with those in need this Christmas amid German fuel shortages and European hardship. It contrasts bare sufficiency with the celebration of gifts and worship, calling on readers to emulate the Wise Men and the shepherds in giving and kneeling in reverent worship.
Residents in California and Florida react to reports of a threatened New England fuel shortage with mix of concern and irony, noting climate and energy debates while urging practical preparation and distant impact awareness.
Whitemouth residents welcome Constable R Brown and his bride back from their honeymoon. John Buss receives a silver tray from McColl Frontenac Oil for fifteen years of service. Mrs Carl Johnson returns home from hospital. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Harold Miller on the birth of a daughter. Ladies Aid and W A meetings held at local homes. Visitors include Tommy Melnick Esther Buss and Mrs Arthur Henderson to Winnipeg. Mrs Sandy Cousins visits her parents. Mrs Jack Bertie visits from Morris. Lizzie Kellner bridal shower at Mrs George Landin’s in Rennie. George Turner and son Jimmy take a Manitoba vacation. J Laurie Whitemouth Service Station to spend Christmas in the city. Steve Staerk, Ed Malkoske, Mike Steiner noted. Leonard Pommer hospitalized briefly. Wishing readers a very happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.
A lighthearted note from the Boston Globe describes the archetype of a white collar worker as someone who carries his lunch in a briefcase rather than a pail and discusses evolving office culture.
A wealthy man asks why he is accused of miserliness despite planning generous charity. A minister answers with a story about a pig and a cow noting that the cow is valued for giving while living, while the pig is not appreciated until after death. The tale suggests true generosity is in living giving, not only bequest.
The Rural Municipality of Whitermouth Manitoba will consider a by law to close and sell part of a public lane in section thirty six township eleven range east of meridian Manitoba. Affected land owners may be heard at the February 11, 1948 meeting at 10 a.m. in the Whitemouth council chamber. The plan shows the lane between Blocks Four and Five and adjacent lands filed as plan No 4394 and survey No 1445.
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