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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 21, 1959
Page
3
A 1959 1960 notice outlines forage crop policies offering seed to each farmer under specific terms. Demonstration is not required, and seed access is restricted to those eligible under the policy. Nine different mixtures are available through October 23.
The policy promotes soil conservation and forage seed for farmers seeding Class TV or FV land to permanent forage cover. Eligible land includes poor or degraded areas with erosion drainage salinity issues. Seed cost is 1.70 per acre, with a deadline of October 23, 1959, and seeds may be issued more than once as warranted by erosion and land conditions.
Ross Cameron of Manitoba Agriculture notes a weekly hatch of about 80 000 broiler chicks with continued imports from Ontario to meet demand. April saw 20 flocks totaling 9 000 laying hens designated for hatchery supply. A new potato flake product debuted at the Canadian Dietetic Convention, promising easy reconstitution with boiling water and milk for fluffy mashed potatoes.
The Whitemouth Consolidated teaching staff for 1959-60 includes Principal Mr Moffat of Tyndall and teachers Mrs ME Malloy Mrs A Huett Mr Deville Hood William Moffat and Miss Karen Delbridge. Local residents plan summer visits and vacations as community events and birthdays mark July activities.
Deepest sympathy extended to Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Kuhn and family for the accidental death of Kenneth Kuhn of Vernon British Columbia. Ericka Sackwi now employed at Moss Spur as cookie. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schultz welcome a son born at Whitemouth hospital. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Pelesnok express thanks to River Hills residents for gifts including an electric frying pan and a purse used for an electric floor lamp.
A collection of vacation notices from Victoria Beach. Families from Cleveland Winnipeg and Pine Falls spend time at local cottages including Mrs Purdys and the home of Mrs Vernon Lee. Local residents attend legislature sessions and relate social visits and holidays with friends and relatives.
Rosemary and Pats Misses Comme and Sylvia Harrison spent two weeks visiting relatives in North Dakota. Local visitors included Mr and Mrs Dick Krampetz, Art Huggins and family, Herb Enns and Donny of Winnipeg, Jo A DeSmith, Thelma Patton of Winnipeg, A Kinghorn, Charlene Taylor of Winnipeg visiting Vicky Kretschmer, and planned July 26 ball tournament at Seven Sisters with four teams. Additional visits by C McEachern Rodger and John Dallas. Judith Ann’s welcome home. Enid and Les Cousins returned from two week trip, with Brandon stops. Out of town guests included Mrs R Kuhn from Vancouver and Milton Ink from Montreal. The couple honeymooned in western states and Canada and will reside in River Hills.
Marion Emma Prince and George Siddle wed at Bissett United Church in a lace gown with a seed pearl crown veil. Out of town guests included Ira Slater and Norman Hardy. In Whitemouth, Hildegard Tiede and Kenneth Lodges united in a semi formal ceremony at the Baptist Church with a reception at Seven Sisters Falls Hall.
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