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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1949
Page
5
Beausejour baseball club sponsors a $300 tournament at Beausejour on Sunday July 17 with six teams Oakville Tyndall Warren Poplar Point Stonewall and Northern league all stars plus Beausejour. First pitch at 10 am lunch served on the grounds and a full day of baseball thrills expected.
Local burglars hit the Beausejour hotel Suburban Motors and the Beausejour Dry Cleaners. Mrs. Hayes spotted two men in the upper hall and they fled. Police captured them within an hour. A city official rumor about Mayor Pulfer at a “kindergarten” was humorously noted amid election results for Springfield showing Sinnott leading over Sinnott’s rival with a large majority.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. Turner included Mrs. Art Diggen and daughters. A miscellaneous shower for Miss Rose Mary Lyons took place July 7 at The Chateau with gifts and a corsage by Mrs. J. Dean. Mrs. R. C. Farmer travels for an extended holiday to visit parents and sister.
Mrs E Taylor of Sault Ste Marie Ont hosts a pleasant week with her daughter Mrs H Pearl and daughters Chere and Sharon from Montreal. Ed ward from Wixenipeg visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs N Holick. Calgary Stampede trip for F Randall Bruce Halpin and Pat O Connor flux. Visits to Ridgeville and Sundown residents, with Great Falls and Pine Falls plans.
A fragment from a Springfield tale recalls the 1917 election won by a Liberal candidate by about 2000 votes and mentions a Lac du Bonnet convention on the 23rd. An aside notes Archie Nyedely opening a family furnishing store after painting and remodeling. A note urges Beausejour to install a comfort station as visitor traffic rises.
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