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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1946
Page
5
Elma Junior Hockey Club members announce rink completion on the river and plan a game with Whitemouth or Seven Sisters. Several Winnipeg and area residents celebrate holidays with family including Miss Ann Podolchuk Miss Helen Jokinen and Miss T Pajunen.
Dec 21 concert by school children led by Mrs P Moen earned strong praise from audiences. Santa arrived with gifts for every child, plus apples and candy nuts. Lunch followed. Thanks voiced to Mrs Moen and to Alvin Heaney of Winnipeg for music. Mrs Moon to retire due to ill health. Flu trims holiday cheer with many homes affected. Several residents visited Winnipeg and Rochester for holidays.
Thrifty guidance from Dominion Department of Agriculture shows how to transform leftovers into varied dishes. Recipes include Chicken a la King with cream base, creamy puffs, biscuit shortcake, croquettes, meat loaves, souffles, croquettes, and turnovers using chicken or turkey fat, stock, and more.
A look at historic unions in professional sports notes the 1885 National Brotherhood of Baseball Players aimed to protect members and raise standards. Modern demands include higher salaries and pension plans, with larger moving expenses since trades.
Swagger guests include Miss L Nelson, Mr and Mrs H Kristofferson, Miss M Vickner, Mr and Mrs H Waite, Mr and Mrs H Battram, Mr and Mrs J Gibson, K Texmo and V Lundquist at a community event.
A British voice urges a middle course between American freedom and Soviet control. The essay argues for social democracy and a European federation, stressing morality and practicality, while warning against zigzag policy and urging action to unite like-minded citizens.
A reader laments Canadian radio reliance on American programs and calls for more homegrown talent. They praise certain shows and artists, urge better time slots, and advocate sustaining quality Canadian drama music and theatre while criticizing long contracts and cliquish control. The letter ends with a New Year wish for listeners.
Britain expands disability rehabilitation via the Ministry of Pensions Spinal Centre at St Mandeville Bucks. Training ranges from banking to boot repair and clock making. The British Legion runs a house for patients with wives or mothers, and plans include hostels and colony work under sheltered conditions and a home industries scheme for those who stay at home.
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