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Newspaper

Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Mar 05, 1946

Page

2

Springfield Leader 1946 Community Directory Listing

The Springfield Leader lists district representatives for Manitoba communities including Lac du Bonnet Pinawa Beausejour and Whitemouth with names like Mrs C Brown Mr J W Wade Miss Betty Jean Thorbergson Steve Huschak and George Stebbe. The edition is dated Tuesday March 5 1946 and notes rates and publishing details.

Lac du Bonnet C. Brown J. W. Wade Seven Sisters Falle M. Everson Pinawa H. Leith Great Falls Betty Jean Thorbergson Springwell Steve Huschak Bissett J. Wegle Lowland Steve Belay Whitemouth Malkoske Pine Falls Ben van Malsen St. Georges E. J. Bouvier Elma—C. Wendeborn Brightstone Joe Chichowski Pointe du Bois Alex Brown Beausejour George Stebbe

Red Cross Postwar Membership Drive Aims to Keep Canada Strong

Despatch official organ notes that Canada’s Red Cross seeks renewed support through postwar memberships. It highlights aid to veterans and disabled, frontier nursing, junior Red Cross guidance, crippled children’s hospitals, blood transfusion services, home nursing and water safety, urging Canadians to join and sustain health and security nationwide.

Red Cross Canada Red C.R.C.S

Fire Prevention Urges Individual Fire Safety

A Christian Science Monitor piece urges personal responsibility in fire prevention. Individuals should act as safety inspectors at home and work to curb fires, citing weather, old equipment, overloaded circuits, and careless habits as main causes. Do not attempt to fight fires alone. call the department and ensure proper installation of stoves and heaters.

National Fire Protection Association

The Silver Lining Of Peace and Famine Crisis

A call to action outlines famine in Europe and urges immediate food relief. The speaker warns death will not wait and stresses Britain and allied nations must deliver aid now to avert further suffering and collapse of livelihoods.

EACE Europe Britain

War food ration changes and relief efforts across nations

Wartime style notice describes reduced rations for Britain and Canada pushing tighter limits on fat bread dried eggs and meat while Europe faces famine. It notes Canada will ship wheat and flour abroad and the U S P resident Truman warns of possible meat rationing with Australia aiming to ship a million tons. Red Cross branches mobilize and housewives urged to curb waste, as Europe suffers hunger.

Europe Canada Truman U.S.A Australia Britain New South Wales Red Cross

The Cross and Dawn Beyond the World of Time

A reflective hymn speaks of humility before the Cross and collective fault. yet a dawn of renewal appears as Christ conquers death and guides souls beyond the tomb to enduring light. The poem contrasts sorrow with a promised spiritual ascent beyond earthly life.

Christ

Farmers to receive seed export profit shares after March 21 1946

Farmers selling alfalfa red clover alsike and alsike white clover seed mixtures will not receive participation certificates entitling them to profits from exports until after March 21 1946. The Special Products Board says this date gives farmers time to market seed.

Special Products Board

Food For Bees From The Dominion Apiarist

The Dominion Apiarist C. B. Gooderham advises beekeepers on winter stores. Feed with a comb of honey or a two to one sugar syrup if needed, using a honey pail feeder. Do not disturb the hive or inspect brood chambers. Only reuse honey from disease-free colonies, and avoid feeding unless necessary.

Dominion Apiarist C. B. Gooderham Mr. Gooderham

Livestock Industry Tied to Marketing Meat Packing and Transport

The livestock sector in Canada is linked to marketing, meat packing, processing, transport and storage. Carcass grading, used for hogs and lambs, may soon apply to beef. Meat product processing, merchandising, storage and transport are improving along with research in breeding and nutrition.

Church Notes Fort Alexander Services and Meetings

Church of England announces Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Prayer meetings Thursday at 3 p.m. Sunday School at 1 p.m. Podies Guild meets every third Tuesday. Rev W H J Walter L Th Dur Eng presiding.

Fort Alexander Pine Facas Podies' Guild Tuesay W. H. J. Walter L.th. Dur

Church Service Schedule for Lac du Bonnet and Pointe du Bois

St Johns Church Lac du Bonnet holds services the second and fourth Sundays with St Marys Church Pointe du Bois on the first and third Sundays. Sunday School is held every Sunday.

Church OF England St. John's Church Lac du Bonnet Evernday A St. Mary's Church Pointe du Bois

St Marys Church Desk Schedule and Girl Guide Invite

St Marys Church Pointe du Bois holds Sunday School at 10 00 a m on Sunday March 3 morning prayer and sermon at 11 00 a m and evening prayer and sermon at 7 00 p m led by Rev E K Bissell incumbent. Notice invites girls aged 11 to 16 to form a Girl Guide Troop and attend St Johns Parish Thursday evening at 8 30 p m. troop would be open to all.

ST. Mary's Pointe du Bois E. K. Bissell Th.g St. John’s Parish

Anglican Mission of Lac du Bonnet St John’s Church

Sunday schedule lists 11.00 a.m. sermon 2.30 p.m. Sunday School and 7.00 p.m. Evening Prayer and Sermon. Weekday events include Wednesdays 8.00 p.m. Young Peoples Club Thursdays 7.30 p.m. Choir Practice. First Monday each month 8.30 p.m. W A meeting.

Anglican Mission Lac DU Bonnet Lac du Bonnet ST. John’s Church Young Peoples Club W.A

Notre Dame Parish Lent Schedule and Ash Wednesday

March liturgy for Lac du Bonnet includes Low Mass at 9 a.m. and High Mass at 11 a.m. Catechism at 3 p.m. Evening Prayer and Benediction at 7.30 p.m. Special Lent devotions describe daily Mass, evening prayers, and Way of the Cross led by Rev. Louis Lahaie. Ash Wednesday on March 6 marks the start of Lent with blessed ashes on the faithful.

Saint Joseph Lac du Bonnet Patrick Frank Allard Louis Lahaie N.B

Canadian Livestock Industry and War Economy

H K Leckie argues in the Economic Annalist published by the Dominion Department of Agriculture that wartime expansion should not be allowed to deter livestock industry. He says it is as vital to the agricultural economy as agriculture itself to national welfare.

H. K. Leckie Dominion Department of Agriculture Ottawa

Honey Crop Declines Across Canada in 1945

The 1945 Canadian honey crop totaled 30,683,000 pounds, down 12 percent from 1944’s 34,970,000. Higher prices averaged 16 cents per pound, up from 15 cents, lifting total crop value about six percent lower at 4,946,000 dollars.

Canada

Observance of Lent and Ash Wednesday Penance

The First Plenary Council of Quebec urges the faithful to observe Lent with fasting and abstinence from Ash Wednesday for forty days. It recalls the rite of ashes and the discipline of penance, urging strict adherence to these precepts according to each person’s health and condition. Rev. Louis Lahaie, pastor.

Quebec Louis Lahaie

Watch Beekeepers Vigilant During Late Winter Colony Starvation

Beekeepers should monitor overwintered colonies as late winter and early spring bring the highest risk of starvation. Dominion Apiarist C B Gooderman warns that limited winter stores and early brood rearing can exhaust food before nectar flows resume, risking heavy losses. Early feeding may be necessary to save colonies.

C. B. Gooderman Dominion Apiarist Central Experimental Farm Ottawa

POINTE DU BOIS NEWS OF RETURNING TROOPS AND CURLING

Families in Pointe du Bois greet returning service members including Cpl. PT Apritchard of Highland Light Infantry who arrived after crossing on the Queen Elizabeth. Other Winnipeg arrivals include Pte. R. J. Lodge and Violet Laurie RC AF, with notes on their service and plans. Eastern Manitoba Inter-collegiate Curling results feature Skip Arthur Hawkes cohort in Beausejour with Eaton Cup final drama and injuries among players.

J. Apritchard Diane Winni Cpl PT Apritchard Highland Light Infan Regt C.N.R Jack England R. J. Lodge ASC Winnipeg C.N.R. Depot E. F Bob Italy France Belgium Holland Hubert Gustafson Law Violet Laurie R.c.af W.D Violet Scotland RCAF London Arthur Hawkes Kowkoa Ketola Donny Boyd Arnold Neimi Beausejour Manitoba Kowkoa Miss Mulligan

Care Of Baby Chicks Experimental Farm News

Clean houses and yards, disinfected brooder, and proper temperatures are key to reducing losses in baby chicks. Prepare ahead, maintain 95 to 98 degrees initially, feed 5 to 6 times daily, and avoid overcrowding to ensure healthy growth. Use starter feed and gradual transitions, monitor cleanliness, and provide adequate range land.

B. F. Tinney Dominion Experimental Station Charlottetown P.E.I

Flood waters force evacuations in Melocheville Que

Floods from the St. Francis River rose to about four feet in parts of Melocheville forcing several families to abandon homes. Some residents used boats to evacuate as floodwaters persisted.

Melocheville Que St. Francis

Humble Exchange Over Roast Peanuts Sparks Funding

A child asks his father for ten cents to help a beggar outside. The man pleads for coins as the boy repeats the man’s cry for Fresh roasted peanuts, five cents a bag, highlighting a simple moment from a Toronto Globe report.

Toronto Globe

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The Springfield Leader Springfield Springfield Leader Limited St. James Alfred W. Hanks Man Post Office Department Christian Science Monitor By Edna Jaques Notre Dame Parish Alex Ruth Ray Dugard A. C. Goddard J. P. Tauris Bill McCaw G. O. Livo Mrs. P. Livo Johnny Mi Sgenback Victor Simpson Helgi Storseth S. S. Square H. R. Eby Eby Rock Square Henry Seiwert John Markusson Experimental Farm News Cleanera Professional Services B.B. Dubienski K.C Confederation Life Bldg Winnipeg, Man L. S. Matlinu Seaugejour, Manitoba Joseph Bellan Beausejour, Manitoba F. Heap C. Barrister Mcintyre Guamisatics
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