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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 25, 1947
Page
5
The Springfield Leader lists subscription at two dollars per year and details advertising rates, publication notices, and local agent names across Manitoba communities including Lac du Bonnet Pine Falls and Beausejour with Tuesday February 25th, 1947 audit date.
Canvassers for the Canadian Red Cross will tour homes for weeks to raise funds. Manitoba target is 400 000 and national goal is 5 000 000. last year Manitoba exceeded its 240 000 goal with over 400 000 raised. The piece applauds peacetime Red Cross work and urges friendly support for volunteers at the door.
The Christian Science Monitor argues Britain's Labour government faces a lean coal supply, cold homes, and rising unemployment as it seeks broad public sacrifice. It calls Attlee's administration to unite parties, boost coal output, and align union and worker aims with national recovery amid a looming move toward socialism.
A reflective verse praising a child as a source of warmth and virtue. It notes the child’s mirrored eyes guiding thoughtful paths, quiet prayers, and inner strength. The poem links the child’s innocence to future life and truth and seeks guidance in faith for the developing person.
The Great Falls Manitoba Letters To The Editor respond to Imma Ginnit who criticizes radio programs as sudsy. The piece mockingly endorses constructive debate, lampoons IQ grading of Canadian quiz shows, and urges Imma to propose better content and public discourse rather than merely complain.
Community notes from Tyndall Manitoba report a range of events. Mrs J McKay recuperating in Selkirk General Hospital. Roy Armstrong nursing a cracked knee cap and expected to be mobile in a week. Mrs H Little heads to Vancouver with son Roy in Merchant Marine. Beausejour Bonspiel sees 4 rinks from the village with two finals appearances by J O Beckstead and Frank Downie. Mr and Mrs Walter Prychun welcomed a baby girl on Feb 19. Garson school weighs babies and vaccinates as part of monthly clinic. C Wawryshyn scores both Garson goals in Juvenile playdowns. Several residents relocate or travel, including Joe Chipilski to Edmonton for diesel engineering training and Peter Swirski in Toronto awaiting visa plans.
Two unsigned letters arrive from the Great Falls and Seven Sisters Falls Citizens Forums deploring a Feb 11 Leader editorial by Hanks the editor and publisher. The letters reached while Hanks is in Ottawa for a Canadian weekly newspapers meeting and will be addressed on his return.
Verna Perry hosted friends after the hockey game and hot lunch was enjoyed. The High School Curling team skipped the Beausejour Bonspiel on February 15 due to insufficient players. Primary grades held Valentine parties on February 14. A United Church Youth Service on February 16 featured Rosemary Lyons, Frances Bachynski, Doug Lauchlan, and Miss M. Vickers.
J H Craigie argues in Scientific Agriculture that agricultural research brings vast economic benefits, especially in Canada. Citing rust resistant wheats and drought control, he notes Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan gains of 27.24 million dollars yearly in 1938 to 1943, plus broader farm security and national wealth gains.
A summary of Premier Stuart Garson's address to municipal officers in Winnipeg on February 14 detailing proposed education grants, transportation subsidies, aid to municipalities, and relief debt relief measures. The plan includes 6 to 10 mill rates, provincial contributions per room, 40 percent transport cost grants, and a per year aid increase of 450,000 with debt write offs.
R F T Greer district administrator of the department of veterans affairs announced that the Green Light Force and the Interim Force are now eligible to purchase insurance under the Veterans Insurance Act on instructions from Ottawa. The act provides low cost coverage without medical examination in many cases, with purchase terms up to twenty years.
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