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Newspaper

Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Feb 22, 1949

Page

5

Beever Store Plans Face Lifting and Expansion

Beever Store outlines a nine year plan to refresh and expand its Lac du Bonnet location with a new south west corner setup featuring sport goods tools hardware paint and glass and a lumber display. Eight new display tables will spotlight seasonal merchandise while each department adopts distinct color schemes. Store manager Art Brown, aided by Kay Arsenault and Johnny Sopotiuk, reflects on local ties and optimism for future growth.

Beaver Lac du Bonnet School Manitoba Venience Art Brown Kay Arsenault Johnny Sopotiuk Mr. Brown Snowflake Morris, Decker Glenboro Sylvania Sask Sault Ste. Marie Geraldton Sioux Lookout Ont

Wood Captures Leader Trophy in NorEast Curling

The article lists Ted Wood and his Lac du Bonnet team plus E. Karkiin and Co of Pointe and Fred King from Seven Sisters as top finishers in the Nor-East curling league. It highlights other competitors from Great Falls Pine Falls Whitemouth Long Lac Pinawa and Beausejour. A grand Lakeview dinner followed with praise for the Lakeview ladies kitchen and a booming Tommy Wood quartet.

Nor’-East Ted Wood Lac du Bonnet Bonny E. Karkiin Lakeview Tommy Wood North American Lac du Bonnet

Merchants Consider Compromise On Byalw Hours

Lec du Bonnet merchants discuss a compromise with Mr Springman to set Monday through Thursday hours the same as the bylaw draft while Friday 8 am to 7 pm and Saturday 8 am to 9 pm. The plan, pending correction except for Mr Kost, backs a readied bylaw before final reading. The Department will cover half the re assessment cost. A note of thanks arrives from Mrs. Brown on behalf of Marjorie Bruder.

Springman Kost Department of Municipal Commissioner E. Brown Marjorie Bruder Ee Ee Ee

Boy James Hardy Dies in Dozer Accident in British Columbia

Five year old James Hardy, son of Mr and Mrs E H Hardy of Cranbrook BC, was killed February 5 by a bull dozer while playing near the machine. He was born January 4 1943 in Vancouver and moved to Slaterville in 1945. Funeral held February 10 at McPherson funeral home with burial at Westlawn cemetery. Lieut Hanson of the Salvation Army officiated.

James Hardy E. H. Hardy Cranbrook B.C C. A. Hardy Rennie Man Vancouver Slaterville McPherson Funeral Home Westlawn Lieut. Hanson Salvation Army

Carl Zielke Rites Held In Green Bay Lutheran Church

Funeral services were held February 12 in Green Bay Lutheran Church for Carl Zielke 83 who died February 8 at his home. Rev H Moertel Meyer officiated with burial in the local cemetery. Russel Funeral Home arranged. Zielke, an old timer in Beausejour district, was born near Warsaw 1865 and came to Canada in 1903.

Green Bay Lutheran Church Carl Zielke Rev. H. Moertelmeyer Russel Funeral Home Beausejour Mr. Zielke Warsaw Poland Canada

Marge Hill Crowned Queen Of Beausejour Carnival

Marge Hill was crowned queen at the Beausejour carnival with Lions club officials and civic guests in attendance. The event featured skaters from the Winnipeg Winter Club, a comedy performance by Eric Abbott, and a beard growing contest won by A Greenberg Emil Kaatz and B Shuster with top prizes.

Lions Violet Brendt Women's Institute Hannah Like Connie Gabel Mitchell Copp Marge Hill Lions Club Winnipeg Eric Abbott Joan Bergman Hank” McCloy CJOB A. Greenberg Emil Kaatz B. Shuster Winter Club Beausejour Hotel Oscar Russell The United Church

Beausejour Ice Show Highlights Carnival Weekend

Daughters Edith and Ruth and Miss Ruth Perry with Lorne Thyean of Winnipeg attended the carnival events. Miss Vi Litz also visited from Winnipeg and stayed with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. Brendt. Lions club hosted McCloy at a Beausejour hotel buffet after the show. performers praised the outing and promised larger next year with local skating instructors. Cpl. Joe Bembridge visited The Leader office amid hospital tests at Deer Lodge. Joe, Alice, and Barry, now in Steinbach, are neighbors to Jessie and Johnny Toews, former Beausejour residents.

Miss Vi Litz Winnipeg Mrs. W. Brendt Lions Club McCloy Beausejour Hotel Hank McCloy Lions Beausejour Joe Bembridge Leader Joe Deer Lodge Hospital Alice Barry Steinbach Jessie Johnny Toews

Valentine Party and Curling Draw At Pinawa

A Valentine party at Pinawa school for pre schoolers featured valentine distribution by Dale Loveridge Daniel Bloomquist and Jerry Texmo followed by lunch of sandwiches cake and lemonade. Lac du Bonnet women defeated Pinawa in two curling matches with skips Zikman Swetz and McLennan Krampetz. Lunch hosted by Loveridge Bernnard and Gibbons. Axel Erickson won a Winnipeg bonspiel prize noted.

Pinawa Dale Loveridge Daniel Bloomquist Jerry Texmo Lac du Bonnet Zikman Swetz McLennan Krampetz Pingwa Loveridge Bernnard Gibbons

Life Is Precious and Voting for a Whitemouth Hospital

A plea that every voter support the Whitemouth hospital measure to prevent needless loss of life from delays in care. Local notes celebrate H Funk’s recovery, Mrs Evalt Beskau’s birthday, and a birth. The Whitemouth Baptist Valentines social is described with games and stunts. Canada’s National Park system is summarized from Banff 1885 to 26 parks.

Whitemouth Canada Banff Selkirk Mountains British Columbia Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia

Local settler helped build Green Bay church and family ties

A Manitoba resident settled in the Green Bay district and helped establish the Green Bay Lutheran church. His first wife died in 1921 and he remarried in 1924 at Beausejour. He had six sons Alfred Fred Ludwig Alexander Martin Emil in Beausejour and Winnipeg. Ernestine Amelia Martha Wanda Helen in Winnipeg. Pauline in the United States. 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. A brother Ludwig lives in Beausejour.

Green Bay Green Bay Lutheran Church Beausejour Phine Alfred Fred Ludwig Alexander Martin Emil Winnipeg Ernestine Amelia Martha Wanda Helen Pauline United States

RCMP Operates Two Labs and Police Colleges

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police runs two scientific laboratories for exhibit analysis and offers services to police forces. It also maintains two Police Colleges where personnel from other forces can study.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police R.C.M.P

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Beever Store Wood Hanks Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Lec du Bonnet Merchants By Val Manchester Princess Rae Hoban Princess Violet Brendt W.M Const J. Cunningham Selkirk Mrs. Cunningham Mrs. H. Bush W. C. Carson Shirley Drysdale Mrs H. E. Drysdale Max Brook Minneapolis Evelyn Kubesh West Kildonan Howland Hotel Lorne Miller Ann Dennis Inlaw Mrs. M. Kulikowski John Cheap Judith Eagle River Kay Peterson H. H. Lippmann Margaret Raimi Mrs. F. Rumaks Z. Ehinger Mrs. W. Kanaroski Helen Warkentin Mrs. B. Warkentin Bill Carson Bill Rink Fund Beausejour Women’s Institute Chown Ella and Agnes Dreger Mrs. F. Dreger Sid Labovitch J. Brook Josie and Jean Englot William Englot A. Halicki Jimmy West Coast Irene Kay Perry Dorothy Mitchell Edith Genaske Ann Stanger Mrs. H. Kaatz Edith and Ruth Miss Ruth Perry Lorne Thyean Axel Erickson River Hills L Rempel William Hanke Whitemouth Baptist Church Zink Irwin Grabke Nelson Knopf Clariss Tea Room William Henry Gillies Seven Sisters Falls Drache, Matlin & Israels Olga Gillies Executrix Paulotex Beausejour, Man Beausejour Hatchery Chick Price Hopper Was Alberta Agricul
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