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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1951
Page
3
Whitemouth events include a bridge party netting sixty dollars and a hospital guild tea at Mrs. Alex Hill. Curling teams win the Springman trophy. a amateur night is planned with entries due by February 24. Community club membership drives yield new members and a high school curling match ends 9-5.
In a playoff Maurice Everson and Murray Thompson’s rink clinched victory for the Thompson team with Muir of Hudson’s Bay Co presenting the H B Company cup and prizes. The rink lineup included Murray Thompson Art King Leslie Cousins and Mrs Bartley. Murray Thompson skip led the men’s team in the Manitoba bonspiel performing modestly. Participants were Murray Thompson Charlie Precious and Steve Krondratuck. Farewell to Bill Martin the Hudson’s Bay clerk bound for Red Lake district with a church teen canteen farewell gift. The Women’s World Day of Prayer gathering occurred February 9 at the Community hall led by Mrs F Raines with prayers by several ladies and guest speaker Mrs Sparling from Fort Garry United church. Leathercraft instructor course run by G Lingk of Winnipeg with participants Jessie Everson Dorothy Leith Anne Gittins Norma Carruthers Olga Oxholm Eva Cinq Mars. Teen Caneners curling and refreshments Friday. Condolences to Mrs G Carr on her mother Mrs McIntyre’s Winnipeg death. Stan Gittins Junior hockey dance February 2. Juniors faring well against Whitemouth. Notable attendees listed. Personal notes include several Winnipeg trips and visits. Weather and birds remark ends with apology for the stray item.
A brief hometown update mentions Phyllis Bloor in Winnipeg and greetings to residents around Pinawa and Lac du Bonnet. Dr Reid, Mrs Reid, Blythe and Marion Williams are noted. The Craft Guild met in the Community hall on Thursday evening and the Hospital Guild plans a home cooking sale there on March 2 from 2 to 5 pm.
Obscure community notes from Brokenhead Manitoba report sympathies for Mrs Gustave Trapp of Lockport, visits to the Krowchuk home, a Brokenhead Ladywood hockey game won 6 to 5, and several local residents listed with illnesses travel and visits among families in Dencross, Mars, Ladywood and Winnipeg.
River Hills notes celebrate Mrs Pommer's birthday on February 14 at Mr and Mrs J Pommer home. Congratulations to Rev and Mrs F O Ohlmann on the birth of a son at Whitemouth Hospital. Judy Henschell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Henschell, hospitalized with appendicitis at Beauscar Hospital. Visitors last weekend included Hilbert Honkey and family, Andy Honke and Lloyd, at the Honkey home observed with Misses Gertrude, Mary and Nettie Funk at the Funk home.
The notice lists greetings to Ethel Piednovak and Ann Golke with their families, welcomes Mr. and Mrs. J Schoenfeldt and daughter newly arrived from Germany staying with Mike and Carl Chezick, and mentions friends spending an evening with Mr. and Mrs. G Rohrig to celebrate February birthdays.
The snippet records birthdays for Diane Zink on February 19 and Mrs F Wittenberg on February 16, with another reference to February 21. It appears as a brief social notice in a community newspaper.
The notice urges avoiding close contact with those who have colds or grippe, staying out of crowds, and treating influenza as an air borne virus. It advises staying in bed when sick, eating fruits and vegetables, drinking fluids, resting, and easing back into activity after recovery.
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