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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1955
Page
6
Mrs. Alex Sinclair of Grand Marais spent the weekend with her daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hirst in Lac du Bonnet. The report notes that Mr. Hirst departed the scene, details unavailable.
Come to Church Lutheran invites all to weekly summer services in the Legion Hall Lac du Bonnet at 11 am and Ebenezer Church Riverland at 7 pm. Services are led by student Vincent E. Eriksson and are open to everyone.
Sunday travelers head to Hay River Alta for September employment while J W Wade leaves for a business trip to Bissett. Families visit Selkirk and Winnipeg. Miss Shirley Shewfelt heads to Toronto for CPR work. Races, graduations, birthdays, honeymoons, and reunions mark a week of community life with trips to Montreal England Ireland and Florida noted.
Red Deer School day events feature Brightstone elementary defeating Lowland and Red Deer in baseball. Grand Challenge goes to Brightstone led by Russell Hrysio with Leo Ukrainec Tom Whapko Edward Drabyk and others. Raymond Buhay umpired. Also speed boat races at St Vital Park Winnipeg see Bruce Stephens Ted Coates and Frank Currie place in B and C classes. Currie injured in caping. Various Manitoba residents noted on holidays and visits.
Seven Sisters hosts included Mrs. Art Williams and Dr. Sybil Williams with Dr. Otto Wahl and three children visiting friends Charlie and Pat Precious. Verne Frantz, RCAF airman, spends weekend with Tony and Clara Frantz. School term ends soon for lower grades. grade eleven faces June 29 departmental exam. In baseball Seven Sisters leads the league with eight points, Hungry Nine and Whitemouth close behind. Seven Sisters suffer first loss to Hungry Nine 9 6 on June 16 with Irvine Tiede of River Hillis and Clifford Berrick delivering key hits.
The Seven Sisters ballpark hosts a June 26 tournament featuring eight top teams including two Mercan Tile League clubs from Winnipeg. Fans will see local players challenge Winnipeg competition as Fred King keeps the diamond smooth. Umpires are being imported from Winnipeg due to rough treatment of local officials. First game starts at 11 a.m. DST.
The Garson Tyndall sports day was called off by weather though the baseball tournament occurred. Tyndall received the softball cup for the most marks and Garson claimed senior and junior girls trophies. The Garson Athletic Club banquet on May 28 was a success with raffle prizes awarded to numerous local residents.
The community mourns the death of Mrs Stephen Sinclair aged 82 at her daughter’s Winnipeg home on June 8. She leaves several sons, daughters, grandchildren, and great grandchildren and is buried in the Balsam Bay cemetery. Whist drives continue weekly at the social hall. Also reports of arrivals at cottages for summer, a church sale, travel of Mrs Langford Thomas, recovery wishes for Mrs T Powell, and Grand Beach field day highlights with Grand Marais earning top aggregate. Mr E W Mallard and family welcomed to Grand Marais.
Canada’s process cheese industry shipped a record 27,271,289 dollars worth of products in 1953. The figure reflects strong demand and steady growth across major producing regions.
Evelyn Pawluk celebrated her eighth birthday on June 17 with a party in town. Several young children attended, enjoying treats and games at the gathering hosted by local representatives including A. C. Bjarnason.
The Seven Sisters Hospital Guild held its annual meeting on June 6 in the community hall. A new slate of officers was elected with Mrs. L. Cousins presiding. receipts from the rag drive catering and fun fair totaled about $529, with major expense of $279 for Whitemouth Hospital exterior painting.
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