11 Feb 1947
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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 11, 1947
Page
1
The Church of England notes announce weekly gatherings held on Wednesdays at 7 39 p.m. in the parish hall. Attendees are invited to join for prayers discussions and updates on church activities.
The notice lists Sunday events for Whitemouth United Church with 10 am Sunday School and 11 am Morning Service.
Morning service at Whitemouth Baptist Church conducted by Pastor Rev. Fred Ohiman. Service time listed as 1 am with emphasis on devotional gathering and gospel message. Congregation encouraged to attend the worship hour.
Pentecostal churches offer services in Beausedjour every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Rev. Oscar Vouga hosts. St Ouen's holds Sunday services at 2 30 p.m. with Sunday School at 1 30 p.m. Evangelist Robt Dripps is also listed.
Morning Prayer service at 11.00 am led by Rev. E. K. Bissell incumbent at St. John’s Anglican Church Lac du Bonnet.
Morning worship at 11 00. Evening services at 8 00. Thursday 8 00 p m chorus singing and object lesson for boys and girls.
Beausejour holds 7 30 p m Sunday service with Sunday School at 3 p m Garson offers 11 30 a m service and 3 30 p m Sunday School at 10 30 a m Tyndall hosts 3 30 p m service and 2 30 p m Sunday School Gilbert C Johnson serves as student minister across these congregations.
St Josephs National Catholic Church schedules Holy Mass at 11 00 a m and Evening Prayers at 8 00 p m on Sunday in this compact notice.
Regular Sunday service continues each week at 7 p.m. with worship, prayer, and sermon. Congregants gather for communal worship in the usual church setting.
The notice lists St Marys Anglican at Pointe du Bois with Sunday School at 10.00 a.m. Morning prayer and sermon at 11.00 a.m. and Evening prayer at 7.00 p.m led by Rev. E. K. Bissell.
Rev John E Hunter leads Sunday morning 11.00 am service and Sunday School. Adult Bible Class at 7.00 pm. Evening Service 8.15 pm. Wednesday Young Adult study group 7.00 pm. Trail Rangers mentored by Mr C Rempel.
Holy Mass at 8 o clock daily. Next Sunday Feb 16 Mass at 9 in Great Falls and 11 in Lac du Bonnet. Tuesday Feb 18 Whist Drive for the Church led by Mrs Four nier, Mrs Lavoie, and Mrs Danylichuk at 8 30 in the Community Hall. Fr S Beaudet PP.
St Marys Roman Catholic Church announces Sunday worship with Masses at 9 30 a m and 11 00 a m every week at the parish.
Beausejour Bilateral events raise funds for the War Memorial Fund with activities from Feb 10 to Feb 24. Carnival Queen contestants Cecilia Langner Doreen Dutchak Beryl Nichols Connie Gabel. Bonspiel opening. Valentine Dance. Card Party. Grand Dance with Rhythm Ramblers Sleepy and Swede. Winter Ice Carnival. Country Fair Night and Carnival Queen vote ballots with tiered ballot credits.
Mayors and reeves from all Manitoba municipalities are invited to a Feb 14 meeting with provincial officials to discuss the form of added financial assistance as Dominion Provincial tax arrangements near final approval. Premier Stuart Garson notes six provinces have accepted the tax proposals and says the discussion will guide official decisions. At the session, each municipality will be represented by its mayor or reeve or a council appointee, along with the Union of Manitoba Municipalities and the Manitoba School Trustees Association.
In Beausejour at 9 13 am a truck fire near the Clariss Cafe drew volunteer firefighters led by Chief Abe Greenberg. The G S Transport truck owned by A Gretsinger of Winnipeg burned but was salvageable and the vehicle proceeded to Winnipeg as planned after extinguishers aided by a B A Oil truck.
Beausejour Women’s Institute met at the Beausejour hotel with thirty members and five visitors. New members were welcomed, plans were made for a St John Ambulance drive, and a cash monthly donation was approved to cover school-notes costs. A social portion followed with performances, and a March program on Adolescence and Venereal Diseases was announced along with a district president visit. The next meeting is on the first Tuesday of March at 8 30 p.m. with a Whist Drive planned for March 19.
Adam Walters of Beausejour was injured January 31 at Neiser's saw mill Seddon's Corner when a jammed log struck him on the head. He was taken to St Boniface hospital by Oscar Russell's ambulance and diagnosed with a fractured skull. His condition is good and he is reported out of danger.
Stan Baldwin of Winnipeg and Douglas Lauchlin were stranded when their Crame to A B Smith bus pulled away at Beausejour. They chased by taxi, had a toppled taxi in a ditch but no injuries. A second taxi then took them to Lac du Bonnet for the rest of the trip.
The Sunday Evening Club led by Rev J E Hunter visited Bear River camps on February first to view wood cutting, camp conditions, and to meet eligible men. The outing included coffee and pastries at Camp 8 and Camp 14, with retu rn to Pine Falls along the Winter Road. Mrs Fred Austin notes it was a fun, social excursion.
A Beausejour ceremony at Zion Lutheran Church united Margaret Drewlo daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Drewlo Beausejour and Anthony Sokol of Winnipeg Rev H Moertelmeyer officiated The bride wore a gold wool suit with brown accessories and Talisman rose corsage Arthur Drewle served as escort The couple planned to reside in Winnipeg after a reception at the bride’s home
The Fort Alexander Catholic Mission chapel hosted a wedding on Wednesday February 5 at 7 30 am uniting Jane Couchene youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Couchene of Fort Alexander with Louis Swampy eldest son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Swampy of Fort Alexander Rev Father Brochet officiated. The bride wore ivory satin with Grecian lines and a floor length veil. Miss Helen Swampy attended the bride and Albert D Fontaine the groom. The couple will reside at Fort Alexander.
Pine Falls sport fans and Rovers Athletic Club contributed 56.75 to the Ron Henley fund this week. Don McCulloch forwarded the donation as tribute to the Winnipeg hockey player who recently lost an eye. Henley’s spirit and popularity on and off the ice drew admiration from local hockey communities.
The Tyndall Branch of the Canadian Legion held its February meeting to elect and install officers. Fred Gray was re-elected president with D. Wincharyk as vice-president and L. A. Wawryshyn named secretary. The sergeant-at-arms position went to L. Bourgeault, and the executive includes A. Mucha, B. Bourgeault, T. Jaworski and A. Riddell. The group plans recreational facilities for members working in Winnipeg and elsewhere.
Mrs A Pearson and Jack Richards visited Winnipeg for a few days. M Wentz and others were guests of the Lac du Bonnet Curling Rink on Sunday January 26. They lost their game but enjoyed the event. Also wish Mrs Vickner Sr a speedy recovery from pneumonia.
R Pearson Kenny Texmo David Swagger and Alex Bradley visited as spectators for a lacrosse bonspiel in Lac du Bonnet. They watched Seven Sisters Falls Beausejour and Lac du Bonnet Pinawa games. The latter was tied four times and ended with Pinawa losing in a thrilling finish.
Army announces 14 days privilege leave for all officers and ranks in the Interim Force through 30 September 1947. The policy also covers Canadian Army Active personnel and former Permanent Force members with approved retention beyond 31 March 1947. Leave can be taken after April 1 or at discharge.
A Grade IV student's midterm answer defines a sentence as something we use over and over again without thinking. The local paper presents this child’s witty response as an example of wisdom from children.
In Great Falls Manitoba the town limbers through winter with 3000 tons of gravel daily by truck across the Winnipeg river ice for the power plant, plus thousands of cords of pulp wood to Pine Falls and equipment moved to Wadhope, Bissett, and Ogama-Rockland mines. The diesel smell fills the air as the busy village proves its size.
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