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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 19, 1960
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR reads like a personal note or record mentioning Henry and Charles Mache and a possible product or item labeled Made. The readable parts suggest a simple attribution or listing rather than a full news item.
Residents note multiple birthdays this month including Garth Bryan and congratulations. Mrs. Doris Fontaine leaves for medical care at Winnipeg General Hospital. Alf Clarke drives to Fiat Ldg gen and enjoys time with brothers. Alice to join camp as cook with others. Corrections list Mrs. Geo Ray and others connected to the Manse Committee and winter plans.
Continues guidance from Manitoba Agronomists on fodder options. Camino sweet clover lacks bitterness, Lincoln brome grass yields 15 to 25 percent more than standard varieties in this province. Lincoln recovers faster after mowing or grazing. Primar slender wheat grass suits alkali soils and establishes quickly. For details contact M. R. Poston in Selkirk or F. Slevinsky in Beausejour.
STAN GITTINS notes the new club rooms and kitchen drawing praise as visitors enjoy ample dining space. He thanks convener Mrs Jessie Erickson and helpers for meals, while Allan Dales and teammates push a six straight win run in the first regular square draw. The piece blends social club updates with reflections on 1959 politics and upcoming 1960 plans in Great Falls Manitoba.
The article notes continued celebrations from Page 1 and details a pump house retirement on December 1, 1947. The LaFrance family has expanded to seven immediate children and 31 grandchildren, with listed names including Alcyma DeRoche, Yvonne Mace, Evelyn Tardiff, Ann Lavalley, Henry LaFrance, Mary Louis LaFrance, and Ernie LaFrance.
The ceremony united Miss Krieshman and John Dack of Portage la Prairie with Pastor M. Green officiating and Mrs. B. Dancut at the organ. Attendants wore Delphinium blue and navy, with roses and carnations featured. After a reception at Lagsdin's Hall the couple, residing in Portage la Prairie, left for a brief States trip.
Alfred Edwin Pritchard 74 of Winnipeg Avenue died recently at Misericordia Hospital. Funeral service set for 1 8 1 0 Wednesday at The Funeral Home in Winnipes with Rev A Grant Smith officiating and burial at Brooks Cemetery. Born in Cardiff Wales he was a baker and owner of Cross Road Cabins in Grand Hills. Survived by widow Lil a son Alfred four daughters Mrs Cetkovaki Mrs Withers Mr Benoitt and Mrs J
Messages from Traverse Bay report Grace Anderson incapacitated by a slipped disc and hospitalizations in Winnipeg for Mrs John A and Mrs Fred David. Birthdays for Michael Markham Ateah Lee and Tanya Lester noted. Ladies curling team from Ateah Jessy Ateah Ross Pat Martin and Ellen Whyte won a game at Beausejour then lost another at Grand Beach. Merrymakers discuss canteen upgrades and winter carnival planning. Visitors to the Beach include Donnamae Anderson Marlene Jonsson Arlene Saffie Jeannette Saffie.
Barrons column covers curling results with Conarate walling and Leskos rink winning events at Great Falls and Whitemouth, plus Nesper and Wardrop victors at Whitemouth and Beausejour. It notes warriors in form, Mosie tribe dominance, and a goalie packed clash with Al Rollins lifting his team. Football chatter highlights Bomber signings, Canadian talent leaks, and Eskimos seeking rule changes spoiling the game for Canadians.
Mr and Mrs Anton Baker and son in law George Schuyer traveled to Chicago where they will stay with Mr and Mrs Joe Tolesko. St Marys Altar Society held its annual meeting at the rectory on January 12 with officers elected. Beausejour Musical Society met January 13 and postponed officer elections until next month. The group plans to enter the local boys brass band in the Winnipeg high school contest in April and sponsor a Manitoba University concert group on March 15.
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