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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 29, 1946
Page
3
A humorous local piece recounts Ted the milkman praising his horse who knows the route better than the relief man and even refuses to move until calls are made. The tale ends with the horse leaving the Creamery on a 20 below day to finish his route. Also critiqued are ambiguous newspaper headlines and a death notice for Harry Von Tilzer.
Fifty thousand farmer members of a prairie cooperative implement association gain access to tractors harvesters combines swathers and tiller combines at cost. The co op will advance 50 percent of the price with orders and receive interest while the balance is paid on delivery. Repair parts will be sold at regular retail prices less discounts.
A guide on covering buttons with fabric and a description of a house party where thirty married men gave the bridegroom a laying hen as a novelty gift to a newly married couple on a Colorado farm. Each wife also gave a dime for a kitchen gadget, and the couple enjoyed gathering fresh eggs.
Pine Falls hockey game for Saturday January 19 was cancelled due to impassable roads from heavy snow and wind. The Merrimaker Club held its first dance with 150 members, while Pte Fred Dupont returned from England with family hosting. Curling events, town visits, and a welcome home for veterans filled the week with social and community notes.
Pte Louis Patterson returns from overseas service and is welcomed by his wife and family in Pine Falls. Melville McEwen of Quibell Ont visits Jan 19 20 and shares he has been discharged after serving as a gunner in Italy. Priscilla Champagne visits from Montreal to stay with sister Jean Champagne and may do dressmaking. George Forsythe leaves Pine Falls for the University of British Columbia. Pte John Rob and Harvey Rob, just back from overseas duty, visit town briefly.
Cadets promote six members at Friday Corps meeting including Holick to Lieutenant and Ran dall to Company Sergeant major. Johnny Campbell showcased technicolor films from Lac du Bonnet Painte Du Bois and Pine Falls visit. Verna Perry hosted a Grade 8 party with a lunch after. Charlie Cheverfils staged a Grade 9 sleigh ride.
About a dozen students attended a Friday evening party with many bowling over the weekend. Jeannine Mastin posted 197 while Ken Randall exceeded 200. other scores are not reported.
Bright sun lifts spirits as students pose for pictures in front of the school. Doug Lauchlan spent the weekend in Winnipeg, according to local notes.
James Houston of Toronto and Jack Bosford of Great Bear Lake flew to Long Lake on January 16 to reopen the Ogima Mines and plan return to Winnipeg. Great Falls notes report varied local events including birthdays, school plant visit, and residents moving between communities.
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