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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 21, 1953
Page
5
Lac du W. 8S. Kennard notes a holiday reunion with old RC AF friends and recalls Cecil Gale and Sgt. Gault the Pigeoneer. Eddie Richards begins with C N Airways while Wings Ltd. veteran, Lorne Visca, enjoys a furlough. Jackie Campbell arrives at Pine Falls hospital July 12.
Lawrence Campbell notes a pleasant interruption when Joan Trouton of Mil ner Ridge, on vacation from Winnipeg duties, stops by. Work on the school extension should accelerate soon once dimension timbers arrived Friday. Albert Henry and Angus Martin couples plan a July 12 departure for New York for Jehovah's Witnesses convention, with a car trip to Niagara Falls and Gilead Bible School in Ithaca, NY, among other sights.
Alex Dasko aged 69 died suddenly at his Elma home on June 30. Funeral services were held July 2 at the Greek Catholic church in Elma, Rev. Father Kaminetski officiating. Burial followed in the local cemetery. Survived by his widow Pelagia.
Steve Filipowich, 65, died at Whitemouth Hospital on Friday June 26. He was buried in the local cemetery, with services held by his family and friends.
Funeral arrangements handled by Ren shaw funeral parlors Beausejour. Mr Filipowich born in Poland and moved to Canada in 1911. Survived by widow Anna and three daughters Katie Sudbury Nellie and Mary Toronto Ontario.
Elsie Petznick notes July celebrations including the marriages of Bill Schwark and Lenora Zieske and the birth of a son to Mrs. Bill Heckart at Beausejour hospital. Congratulations to Roy Schnellert on his fourth anniversary. Mentions Mrs. Henry Froehlich’s hospital stay and wishes for her speedy recovery. A birthday greeting round includes Mrs. Pete Denishuk and Elenora Steinke. Visitors from Selkirk visit Wilfred Kurbis family. A midnight dance occurs at the new parish hall in Thalberg.
On Sunday July 12 a large crowd attended the opening event. Music was supplied by Eddie Krock and his Melody Mates. Arnold Petznick spent the weekend at home. Ruby Topnik, recently working in Steinbach Manitoba, has returned to spend the rest of the summer at her home.
Hats off to volunteers who built the new parish hall at Thalberg in three weeks for July 12 celebrations. The 80 by 30 foot hall should host weddings showers dances and banquets locally. Farmers plan summer work as a D-2 Cat appears nearby. Nellie Lesosky joins Royal Bank of Canada Beausejour. Holidaying visitors include Steve Mullins family Buffalo and Steve Balitsky family Toronto visiting C Lesosky Stead. Thalberg north school pupils toured Winnipeg June 29 visiting Coca Cola Ltd University of Manitoba city park and a theatre. M Stilkowski
The group was led by and W. Ferens with the Catholic parish children receiving ten days of catechism taught by the sisters. The sisters prepared a goodly number of children for first Communion.
Senior pupils of Miss Dorothy Green of Pine Falls held a farewell recital before her departure for Winnipeg. Guest singer Phyllis Cook of St. James, Man performed with pianist Stewart Thompson, and the pupils presented Miss Green with a purse.
Mrs. H. Ans marked her 79th birthday on July 14 with a home gathering and telegrams from absent family. She received flowers and gifts and is longtime active member of Ross United church, noted in local notices.
The Whitemouth chamber of commerce met last Tuesday in the curling rooms with President Jim Thomson presiding. Main topics were earlier closing hours for district stores and the issue of pedlars who pay no taxes or licenses. a petition for council action against pedlars was proposed.
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