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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
12
The Electors Roll of the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet for 1961 has been posted up in the Clerk's office. Dated Lac du Bonnet Manitoba June 1, 1961.
A Fort Garry church wedding features Miss Ann Gittins daughter of Mr and Mrs Stan Gittins Great Falls formerly of Seven Sisters Falls marrying Mr David Gittens son of Mr and Mrs Jim Gittens. Rev Clark performs the double ring ceremony with organist Kay and Doug Somerville. The couple to honeymoon in Minnesota then reside in Winnipeg with many relatives from Ontario Manitoba and British Columbia in attendance.
Funeral services were held for Lucy Annetta Carruthers at Brown Funeral Home Chapel after a lengthy illness. Born April 3, 1887 in Prescott Ontario, she lived in Kenora for 58 years before moving to Renora and passing away May 19 at Renora General Hospital. Interment followed in Lake of the Woods Cemetery.
Lac du Bonnet and Selkirk hosts include Mr and Mrs Douglas Arnold and family visiting Mr and Mrs Percy Zeemel. Rudy Zeemel visits in Selkirk with his mother and in Winnipeg with Mr M Krolman and his sister. Mrs C Cherry of Souris guests Lac du Bonnet with Mr W Halliday. News arrives of Mrs Nils Johnson Vancouver former Silver Lodge owner death. Wayne Zeemer of Trans Air heads to Churchill for summer work.
The inquiry highlights pricing strategies to help farmers access equipment quickly and notes Massey-Ferguson’s export orientation as key to Canadian jobs. It also covers dealer schools and strong service culture. The Saskatchewan proposal for nationalizing farm implements faced committee criticism for potential efficiency loss. The Canadian Labour Congress brief faced scrutiny over questionable statistics and broad cost factors in rising machinery prices.
Dr. Joe Slogan MP urged the Canadian Labour Congress to form a committee with Farm Organization representatives and industrial groups to study ways to ease machinery prices. Labour groups agreed to consider it. He urged co operatives to pass on initial savings to farmers and focus on service and repairs with farmer support.
Surveys by the Canadian Cancer Society found that in 1954 about 63 percent of Canadian women knew cancer could often be cured, rising to 71 percent later. A quirky aside notes a brpical family man with a billfold full of nothing but minutes and no money.
A seven room house in Whitemouth offers four bedrooms, a full basement, a two acre lot and an enclosed verandah. Includes one car garage and is priced at a very reasonable amount. Apply to the contact provided.
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