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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1952
Page
5
Classified ads priced at five cents per four lines or fewer with each extra line costing additional cents. Average five words per line. All ads must be paid in cash with order. Phone acceptances are not allowed due to collection costs.
An old advertisement offers Oster Tonite Tablets for weight gain up to 19 pounds with intro pricing of 60 cents. It also promotes a turkey hatchery sale with Various poultry including Bronze turkeys at 65 cents each, chicks of all breeds, goslings, and pullets with delivery and poultry feeds from Hambley Hatcheries.
Ben Parkes abandons shooting bears and describes a new method driving his truck on No 11 Highway near Milner Ridge to run over and kill the animal. The account is told as a casual anecdote.
The Lac du Bonnet RM council learned the health unit for town has been postponed indefinitely despite prior encouragement from the Department of Health. Officials cited uncertainty over personnel and resources as a key factor behind the setback. Also noted were visits and local events including Perc y Hudson meeting Ed Martin after 45 years, a theatre outing at John Choma’s, and bear hunting achievements by Jim Parkes in Milner and Sand Hill. The week also reported Mrs. Amos’s recovery from a broken leg and the Lac du Bonnet Foods Club planning their June 13 meeting with a short program and tea. Janis Ivans has received his citizenship and will commence duties with the Canadian Active Army.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Henry Mulla on their May 17 wedding. A fire destroyed A Hunter chicken house May 31. Family and neighbor visits, travel to the States, and a June 15 Memorial Stone service are noted along with awards, moves, and births.
Each year thousands of Canadian children suffer from whooping cough and many die or face serious aftereffects such as bronchitis tuberculosis hearing loss or brain impairment. Immunization is highly effective and readily available as protection against the disease.
The text notes Joyce Wasney on leave from Summerside P E Island and mentions the Garson quarry at 3 30 p m June. It also advises that to prevent early dental troubles a child should visit a dentist at age three, when dental caries can be present.
Junior's first teeth may be temporary but influence the health and beauty of the permanent set. If the initial teeth decay or misshape, the second set may grow in crooked or malformed.
In 1947 the leading manufacturing industry across Manitoba and Alberta was slaughtering and meat packing. The sector dominated regional production, employing numerous workers and shaping provincial economies.
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