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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 09, 1946
Page
5
Bea van Maisen writes of Pine Falls activity including visits by Miss Janet McMurchy and Mrs. Woods, a Merrimakers Club dance honoring Mr. and Mrs. E. Gretsinger, and the Pine Falls legion band in Winnipeg. The issue covers softball battles, camp trips, church figures Kenneth McLeod and E Gretsinger gains, plus travel plans and holiday greetings.
Canadians who usually eat in restaurants are urged to share with the hungry by taking bread and rolls only when truly needed and leaving nothing uneaten after ordering. The plan advocates substituting soup and salad to avoid waste.
A local campaign encourages choosing fruit or a flourless dessert over pie and cake during lunch to reduce food waste. The initiative highlights how small daily choices can save food and support community efforts to cut waste.
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board announces the second half of the ten pound home canning sugar allotment will be available with validating sugar preserves coupons S17 to S21 on July 4. First half coupons S8 to S12 were valid from May 2. Quota users with permanent residents may apply for extra sugar with S coupons from residents, requiring written author ity from bookholders and forms from a ration administration branch attached to the application.
Grace Spence travels east on holiday with her parents. Cadets Bobby Seguin Frank Thibodeau George Sokoloski Allan Gret singer and Sidney Brewster depart Pine Falls for a ten day Army Cadet Camp on Saturday June 29. Ken Randal’s sixteenth birthday is celebrated with a surprise party at his home and a gold signet ring. A planned weiner roast is postponed due to rain and replaced by dancing. Grade three and four pupils cancel end of year sports due to weather. A farewell party for Gerry Gretsinger is held at United Church Clubroom with May Miler and Audrey Perry hosting.
Mre Lalor played piano for dancing and Alice Brutfer presented Gerry Gretsinger with a photo album of friends. A few spent July 1 at Lac du Bonnet Beausejour Silver Falls or Winnipeg. The Senior Girls class gave a remembrance picture at Gerry’s home. Lieut Col and Mrs George Trist visited Pine Falls with Mr and Mrs Ross Robertson.
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