Manitoba Legislature Briefs In Winnipeg
Fragmentary OCR notes a Manitoba provincial legislative item from Winnipeg dated 1949 with sparse details. Core facts such as bill titles or votes are unreadable in the readable text.
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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1959
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes a Manitoba provincial legislative item from Winnipeg dated 1949 with sparse details. Core facts such as bill titles or votes are unreadable in the readable text.
The Tyndall-Beausejour Teachers' Local met at Beausejour School on Tuesday January 27 to review the new Education Bill. Members favored a single salary schedule to attract qualified teachers for all grades and discussed the Secondary Area's potential to improve facilities and equitable taxation. The program included tumbling and pyramid displays by Beausejour Junior High students guided by Stephen Mazur, followed by lunch. Next meeting slated for March 3 at Green Bay school.
The Beausejour curling club extends entry cutoff to February 14 for a four-trophy event from February 19 to 22. Teams must include two men and two women and entries are sent to R A Hayes in Beausejour, phone 103.
Lac du Bonnet Rural Municipality council met on February 3 with Reeve Wojciechowski and four councillors. Delegations raised cattle manure pollution concerns, village fire equipment use, and requests for snow plowing and scavenging on a property right of way. Two 1959 estimates were approved for inspections and scavenging, Victor David named garbage collector, and a long list of accounts paid.
Church notices outline Lent service times at St Marys Pointe du Bois and St Johns Ash. Rev straw conducts Holy Communion at 9 and morning prayer with sermon at 11. Church school junior class at 10, nursery at 11. Lambeth film night announced for Wednesday Feb 18 at 7.00 pm. Evening prayer and lent services listed for St Marys and St Johns Ash on specified dates.
Mr Mark Parsons led a worship service and presided at the installation of officers at the Bissett United Church W A meeting on Tuesday February 3. Officers installed include president Mrs I M Bower vice president Mrs James Simpson treasurer Mrs F Calverley secretary Mrs G Gray Ratcliffe to represent the W A on the official board.
Beausejour couple Henry and Ann Witko celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Monday February 2 at St Mary's church with High Mass. Married in 1909 at Cook's Creek, they raised ten children and now enjoy fifteen grandchildren.
Dr. Joe Slogan member for Springfield urged approval of a further 1 300 000 to complete acreage payments in the House of Commons on February 3. He noted farmers lacking permit books still await funds. Through January 29 payments totalled 139 887 459 to 227 919 permit holders with an average cheque of 175.00.
The Manitoba Chamber of Commerce plans three resolutions for the annual convention at the Assiniboine Hotel in Winnipeg. They seek a provincial act on uniform time zones, river safety markers along the Winnipeg River, access at power plant sites for river traffic, and enhanced fish seeding programs in local rivers, with Ontario cited as a precedent.
At a chamber gathering R McIntosh proposed extending Friday night hours while keeping all day Wednesday closures. After spirited discussion the body approved a by law allowing merchant discretion to close Wednesday mornings. Meeting adjourned at 10 00 p m.
Pine Falls high school hosted a three day bonspiel from January 30 to February. 16 rinks entered four events with four prizes each. Ron Rowe led the winning foursome, following success at the Manitoba high school spiel, with Herb Albertson Hardy Welie and Linda Johnson taking top four prizes in other rinks. Consolation prizes went to Carol Harrison Gordon Sokoloski Lyle Velie and Bruce Manson. twelve prizes and an aggregate 32 were donated to students.
New subscriber requests a one year subscription to The Springfield Leader at the provided address. Encloses $3.00 payment within the U.S. and $4.00 outside Canada. Requests arrival in about one week and notes to notify if non arrival.
Pointe du Bois men win the Grand Challenge Springfield Leader Trophy at Lac du Bonnet in a thrilling bonspiel. Gustal’s rink edged Lac du Bonnet in a tense final after an 11 0 start, Sherle’s foursome fought back, and Butchart claimed the Turner Trophy. Pine Falls and Seven Sisters rinks also posted strong showings in a strong field hosted by the Lac du Bonnet club with a turkey supper at Memorial Hall.
The eleventh annual Paper town bonspiel begins Friday February 13 with 64 rinks competing in North Eastern Manitoba. Events start at 8:00 a.m. Pine Falls hosts a Saturday banquet in the Recreation Hall with entertainment chaired by Jack Inkster.
The Lac du Bonnet Chamber of Commerce met February 3 at Casey's Inn with 27 members. R McIntosh reported no definite word on black topping No 11 through the village, to be revisited with Council. A letter was authorized to MP Slogan about repairs from Third Street to the dock as machines will be in the area. The Deputy Minister of Mines advised no provincial assistance was contemplated.
The Great Falls Woman’s Institute met February 4 at the Great Falls school with strong turnout. President Betty Bracken announced a $50 scholarship for the top Grade Eleven student based on June exams and a $5 award for one pupil in grades 1 through 10. A dress making course for guild members begins March 2 in Anderson Hall taught by Edna M. Craig, with daily sessions through March 6. members should notify Betty Bracken of enrollment.
About 300 residents attended the Beausejour School Auditorium on February 4 to hear Premier Duff Roblin discuss a proposed Secondary School Division Plan. He cited rural benefits, including higher teacher salaries via larger grants and free textbooks for students. MLA William Lucko urged support for larger rural areas. onstage with Roblin were Lucko, Karl Pokrant, Ross Vasey, and W Horcyski as chair.
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