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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1949
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Ramond Anderson enjoyed a honeymoon vacation as guests of Mr and Mrs Hans Tageson at Bird River. Anderson is the brother of Mrs Tageson. A banquet followed in Brightstone Hall.
Mr and Mrs Mike Drabyk depart Thursday for a motor tour with Toronto as the destination. Brightstone residents rebuild their fire-destroyed school, now a quarter complete. Doreen Packer leaves for Toronto to join sister Marjorie with the Victorian Order of Nursing. Cyril Dean and family begin their annual vacation with no set plans. Subdivision south of town gains momentum with lots selling, park plans, and river frontage. Mina Jimmy Dickson visits. his mining expertise shapes Manitoba and Ontario projects. Robt Ledin of Bird River hospitalised in St Boniface for surgery. Hilding Johnson and Reuben Sweeze form a hauling partnership, delivering first load. Cliff Parkes near Lac du Bonnet is blocked by a bear for minutes. Mrs Henry Sikora recovering at home after Selkirk operation. Mrs Pete Kulbaba admitted to hospital. wishes for speedy recovery.
Elma Co E WendeBorn Louis Kutrowski left for Winnipeg for summer work. John and Mrs Neva depart for Fort William Ont to spend 10 days visiting relatives. Leo Leegus of Toronto enjoyed a week with his parents J H Leegus. Pearl Stelko to Winnipeg for two weeks with sister and brother in law R Pretula. Isabella Kolak of Rennie Man spent a short holiday with her parents A Korlak. Oli North drives a new half ton truck. Mrs J B Sitar heads to Sioux Lookout Ont for a two week visit. Mr and Mrs William Stockes and family left for Lockport.
Rev Father J Zimmermann visited the city last Saturday. Olga Novicki of Sioux Lookout Ontario and the Kaneski family from Winnipeg were Elma weekend guests. A Novicki couple from Winnipeg spent the weekend with T Novicki. Janet Robbie of Winnipeg stayed with the McCalder home. John Evanochko of Winnipeg is spending holidays with his parents. The Batemans from Sioux Lookout Ontario are weekend visitors to the Novickis. Marjorie and Allen Hudson visited family. Doctors Sybil and Otto Wahl left for the coast to practice. The Barclays fished at Silver Falls. A Erickson family from Pinawa visited J Willick. The writer thanks Pinawa friends for hospital get well wishes.
Community notes from Seven Sisters Falls recap visits and travels. Raines hosted guests May weekend, Winnipeg trips reported for W. Raines and Mrs J Howcroft and Carole Ruth. Boy Scouts hiked seven miles to camp and back, facing heavy mosquitoes. Junior high and Whitemouth field day cited. A Barclay visiting family. Harry Hudson back home but bedridden for weeks.
Great Falls reports Helen Fergusson graduates at St Marys Academy in Winnipeg with her parents attending. Al Judt claims the season’s largest catch at 160 pounds but the fish reveal turns humorous. Local visits include Winnipeg guests and holiday plans. Great Falls baseball loses to Seven Sisters 11 to 7 and a ladies baseball team starts practice under coaches Venn and Walters.
The Springfield Liberal Progressive Election Committee publishes a schedule of meetings and locations for voters. Locations include Birds Hill North Springmeia Newcombe School Riverland Cooks Creek Lapton Molson East Kildonan Hazelridge Oak Bank Elma Whitemouth River Hills Seven Sisters Green Oak Ladywood Thalberg Stead Greenwald Glenmore Rattray Brokenhead Pine Falls St George Lac du Bognet Brightstone Beausejour and more.
A Manitoba note records a Sunday gathering at Mr and Mrs G Vantoever with visitors including Mr and Mrs J Ritchey from du Bonnet Mrs McGregor Allan Jerry Austin and Mr and Mrs Al Ives with their children Gail and Gant from Winnipeg Mrs M Thorbergson visited Winnipeg and L Bjorkman traveled there on Thursday The item closes with a motto on dignity stressing true worth over honors.
John Sylvester Sinnott, Liberal nominee for Springfield, is a native of St Owens Manitoba and veteran MP. The article praises his four years in Ottawa, his reform efforts in Brokenhead, and his farm and community leadership, urging support for his reelection on June 27.
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