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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 22, 1946
Page
3
Abfold narrator muses on contract bridge and the oddities of players. He recalls a bonfire memory, warns about slick braggers, and narrates a deaf quartet bidding four spades three hearts two diamonds and one club. The piece ends with reflections on listening to others and the futility of throwing in a dime.
A local page blends home tips with school notes. Readers learn simple fixes like saving wear on brushes and raising table height with door stops. The column also covers Graham cracker fillings, velvet furniture care, and a report on Pine Falls ski outings and mid January exams and savings drives.
In Pine Falls on Sunday January 13 Mr and Mrs Johannson hosted veterans families and friends at The Chateau with Victor V Murray Winnipeg Tribune columnist as speaker A screening of Jack Benny film A Horn Blows at Midnight followed a buffet The town praised the hosts ex service members were welcomed to a smoker January 29 and Legion meeting February 11 Gregory Manchester son of Walter Inglis was born January 15 at Grace Hospital Baby Julia Mary Harrison born January 13 at Pine Falls Hospital weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces Pearl Roy celebrated a birthday and the Chateau theatre showed The Lost Weekend to acclaim
An event of great interest in Pine Falls features the church mortgage being burned on Thursday evening January 31 at Pine Falls United Church with Rev Dr Cormie as guest speaker. Lunch follows. all congregants invited. Also notes Ms. Ralph Weir visiting, residents at the Winnipeg Ice Carnival, and local Legion meeting.
About 120 youths attended a Chateau party in honor of Eileen Sharpe and Glen Smith celebrating their fifteenth birthdays on January 13. Dancing by Mrs. Anderson, Paul Danylchuk, and Art Witt, a lunch by Mrs. Sharpe and Mrs. Smith, and gifts including a silver locket, a fountain pen, and money were shared by guests. A separate classroom incident in Room six involved Leonard Romano dropping iron chains during Algebra, with prior odd items like a caterpillar box noted. Rosemary Lyon’s curling team remains undefeated after two games while most other teams split results.
Mrs G M Ambrose visited Winnipeg last week. A Community hall dance on January 12 featured Freddie's orchestra from Lac du Bonnet but attendance was disappointing yet enjoyable. Local residents visit relatives in Transcona and Winnipeg. several weekend visitors from Winnipeg. A S Williams senior mourns death of his father S Williams of Winnipeg on January 12 with community sympathy offered.
The clipping records a quiet December 22 wedding at the Knopp home, Hilda Knopp marrying John Karl with Rev Judt officiating. Attendants Wand Knopp and Lillian Shultz wore white and pink, Adolph Judt and Harry Shultz served as best men, and a reception followed. couple to reside at an unnamed location.
In Upper Seven Sisters, during the weekend of January 12, a gathering included Dorothy Coutts of Winnipeg and friends Marjorie Hudson Marion Williams and Gwen Richter. The group shared time at home and spoke of plans and local happenings.
In the January 15 Leader edition a council meeting paragraph misnamed a district road as Brookside Road when it should read Brookfield Road. The passage noted snow clearing and snow fences, with Brookfield Road requiring attention.
Canada Army authorities provided new names of repats arriving last week on the Queen Elizabeth. Pte. C. L. Patterson is husband of Mrs. C. L. Patterson of Pine Falls. Pte. F. Luchishin is next of kin Mrs. K. Luchisin of Libau. Pte. P. Thomas has next of kin Mrs. M. Thomas of Traverse Bay. The Leader had already published the earlier repats list.
Dave's Auto Wrecking at 291 Logan Ave Winnipeg offers rebuilt motors for Ford A V8 Chev Dodge and Plymouth four cylinder. They carry transmissions axles gears bearings new and used, rebuilt generators, wide wheel stock, pistons rings and rebuilt fuel pumps. Exchange old pump, send orders, shipments same day.
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