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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1950
Page
3
Winnipeg visitors Mr and Mrs Art Anderson stayed with Bird River hosts Mr and Mrs Hilding Johnson. Numerous residents and guests from Lettonia to Port Arthur enjoyed vacations, hospital stays, and community events. A bottle debris plea and several personal milestones mark a lively River district weekend diary.
The Elma area hosts a flurry of visitors and holidaymakers. Winnipeg residents Mrs. Henry Sitar and family, and Mr. and Mrs. W A Kachur with relatives, are guests of local families. Others include Miss Lena Podolchuk, Mr. J Podolchuk, Mr. Sitar of Sioux Lookout, and Fort William’s Mr. Richard Neva visiting for holidays. Local residents George Boila and son Roy, Armas Sukava, Mrs. W Hagberg, Frank Leppanen, Mrs. J P Bateman, G J Krasnowski, and Gordon Bandola make up a busy pattern of summer travel and visits. Also noted are a 1950 Allis-Chalmers tractor purchase and Gordon Bandola’s Yukon Territory employment.
The Brokenhead Fix-It club held its weekly meeting on Tuesday. W. W. Childe received thanks for completing the Tractor club banner which won fourth prize at the Dugald club rally. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Baker left July 17 to visit relatives in Chicago and British Columbia.
In 1947, 40,075 Canadian corporations filed income tax returns and 12,804 reported losses for the year.
A sea elephant, among the ocean's largest beasts, weighs thousands of pounds and can move with surprising agility. Its powerful flippers and trunklike nose pose a dangerous threat to nearby people, capable of sending a man flying with a single contact.
Wry Manitoba column reports Albert Trapp has been adopted by the Blackfeet at Sundance Wyoming. The piece imagines his tribal title Chief Wanitoobutcant and envisions humorous exchanges with President Truman, Canadian leaders, and regional road projects, poking fun at cross border goodwill roles.
Alf Gretsinger visits Beausejour and eastern Manitoba noting improvements to the town. Charlie Turner reports a poor goldeye catch and comments on the new post office addition. Alf hands out ash trays and hints at a Winnipeg scrap-yard rumor while promising an exclusive travel story later.
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