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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 1959
Page
8
The notice states a social gathering at the home of Miss Annie Erickson on Fourth Street Lac du Bonnet on Saturday June 27 at 1:00 p.m. Details are sparse but imply a private event.
Beausejour Julian Ilchena attended a Great West Life convention in Minaki Ont from June 19 to 22. Lions and wives enjoyed a Belair barbecue and icy lake dip, followed by dancing. Daytonia Beach Ball Tournament featured East Kidonan, Ricky All Stars, Lac du Bonnet, Selkirk, and Tyndall. Tyndall won 6-3 in a tense final with Arvin Reider on the mound.
Visits stretch across Winnipeg Port Arthur and Great Falls as families gather. The Seven Sisters Falls Sunday School held a picnic and the Seven Sisters School held a field day with races jumping and a baseball game. Ian William James was christened in Seven Sisters Falls United Church.
Local arrivals and travels include Messrs Penny Orton and Ruben Parker from North Dakota visiting Caribou Lake and I M Bowyer's home. Hospital stays and injuries occur as Mrs Winnipeg and Mrs Clarke are treated, while mosquitos and BB gun injuries affect residents. Fireworks safety and dog law enforcement are urged ahead of holidays.
Mr. William Townsend an Anglican theology student from Hamilton Ontario has arrived to reside in Pine Falls. He will conduct Great Falls church services every Sunday at 10 a.m and Pine Falls Church of the Advent at 7 p.m with summer plans for service times under review and a possible 9 30 a m start in Great Falls. John Veats has undergone surgery at Winnipeg General Hospital last Monday and is expected to recover at home. Best regards from McArthur and Great Falls friends. The note references the Battle of New Orleans and early Canadian history and the War of 1812.
The Town of Beausejour proposes concrete sidewalks on Dale Avenue and Park Avenue. Two thirds of costs will be assessed over five years on lands benefiting, via frontage, unless a majority of landowners petition within one month after first publication. Each street is a separate project. petitions apply only to that street. Dated Beausejour Manitoba June 18, 1959.
A Canadian songwriter contemplates a retaliatory melody to celebrate battles like Queenston Heights and the torching of Washington. The plan envisions a massed band of 1000 trumpets to accompany a stirring anthem for a Royal Tour and seaway opening, with a catchy, provocative edge.
Lost female collie, brown and white with a black cap, answers to Tammie. Reward offered. Call 539 Fine Falls or M112 Selkirk if seen.
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