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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 01, 1960
Page
8
Mrs Jennie Wright has been indoors for over a week with a back cold. We hope her ailment improves. We welcome back Mrs Ida Spreen who arrived home after a Winnipeg hospital stay since late December.
Events gather at Bissett community hub with visits, birthdays, and illnesses. Joe Boulette Sr receives eye injury unloading cord wood while Robt and Benny families attend the World Day of Prayer at United Church. RCMP probe dog poison incidents. Birthday and anniversary socials mark the month as residents share news from Berens River to St Boniface Sanatorium.
Victoria Beach and Traverse Bay items report on local curling results and prizes won by rinks from Victoria Beach Sirius Whyte, Walter and Ellen Whyte, and others. Prizes included electric irons and boxes of apples. The column notes illnesses, health updates, and youth activities including a teen party at Sharon Whyte and Bonnie Hampton’s home.
Bissett seniors face Island meet provincial clash with the first game set for March 3 at Pilot Mound and a final on Saturday in Bissett. Last week two Tom Thumb games saw Bissett shutout 2-0 by Hole River Paper Kings, with San Antonio Jets defeating Manigot. A two game total-point series determines who advances to the final.
The River Hills 4 H Sewing Club met at Mrs A F Kuhn Jr s home on February 25. The 4 H Sewing Club will meet at River Hills School on March 16 and the 4 H Clothing Club will hold their next business meeting March 3 at Upper Seven Sisters School. Members sent belated birthday wishes to Mrs John Pommer and congratulated Mrs Willie Lange on the birth of a girl. News notes mention visits to Steinbach, trips to California and Vancouver, and a family vacation in Vancouver with relatives and friends.
A Whitemouth community round up reports Ed Malkoske L Ginn Steve Balanyk and Art Biebrick enjoying a three day curling event at Bissett last weekend William Dunn Sr marks his 90th birthday on March 1 with family at the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Tait Evelyn Wardrop with son Melvin returns from WaWa Alf and Lynne Braun visit Keewatin residents and Mrs Braun recovers from a bad cold Stan Bayda and family visit from Ontario. Ed Kirby 86th birthday celebrated with friends William Kirby hosts birthday gathering Ross United Church Ladies Aid and C G I T meet for a service led by Mrs Balanyk Rev Henningson Beausejour attends Mrs A E Webb honored for her birthday.
School has been appointed to the staff of the Montreal Bank in Winnipeg. Mr and Mrs Al Hood have left to spend their vacation with Al s parents.
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