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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 05, 1957
Page
8
A birth is announced for a child of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Reske of Green Oak. The event occurred on Wednesday, with the month abbreviated as Feb. Further specifics are not provided in the available text.
Town of Beausejour council reads first time By-law 476 to borrow 426,500 for waterworks and sewerage system with a debenture issue dated June 1 1957. Debentures mature in twenty installments of 34,223.46 with 5 percent interest. Vote set for March 4 1957 at Town Hall. Local notices state polling and appointment of observers.
A Manitoba district column extols Hugo Shaffrett a prominent Beausejour farmer who owns 535 acres north of town and has earned multiple seed contest prizes. It highlights his 1929 move from Germany, agricultural training, Seed Growers work, and leadership in the Crop Improvement Club, noting his rising recognition in local farming circles. The piece also previews political discussions in the Manitoba legislature on beer pricing, racing, and health plans.
Obituaries record Mrs Elizabeth Sobovitch of Garson Manitoba aged 83 with a Polish birth, five sons, two daughters and fifteen grandchildren. Also Reinhold Sackine of Winnipeg and Green Bay Manitoba, and Mrs Thorun Sigridur Johnson of Winnipeg and Pointe du Bois, with funeral details, family ties, and places of interment.
The record shows tax rental figures across years from 1947 to 1958 with values like 1950-51 53.7 69.2 and 1957-58 76.8 9.2. It notes these are historical records not proof, asks why provincial costs rose from 1921-22 to 1957-58, and explains rising service demands and inflation.
Student Council held a Friday meeting on March 1 to plan a Silver Tea for Wednesday March 6 from 2 30 to 3 30 p m with classrooms open to the public and lunch served in the Grade VII area from 3 30 to 5 p m.
Diane Morski and John Brown organized lunch and seating for a school social. Tea duties fall to Mrs Waters Brown Hardy and Duffly, with Thea Terra supplying decorations. Judy Nicoll, Diane Morski, and Kenneth Russell join the drama committee. Norquay named props man. W C Hardy directs. Curling standings list Brown and Usackis first tied, Atkinson and Smith second, Shume third with three losses.
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