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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1960
Page
3
Springfield Leader lists rate details for advertising at 2 cents per agate line, 14 lines per inch, with weekly publication. It also names a long list of local towns and residents served, and notes Canada weekly newspaper association membership and audit bureau.
Canada’s Department of Agriculture outlines crop viability at the Wabowden Soils and Crops Substation in northern Manitoba. Barley tolerates frost best, while wheat and oats suffer. alfalfa, tomatoes, and cucumbers grow with indoor starts. Soils are low fertility, needing fertilizer, with drainage and rotation key to reducing root diseases. Prairie farming advances show widespread adoption of labor-saving machinery and chemicals, especially in Black and Degraded Black zones, boosting efficiency.
The Canada Department of Agriculture warns sucking lice can halve cattle red blood cells, lowering exercise tolerance and disease resistance. Crowded winter conditions accelerate spread. control via spraying, washing, or dusting is essential, with warm shelter and periodic insecticide use during cold to warm transitions. bolus treatment with ron nel requires three five gram doses per 100 pounds.
A district Home Economist group schedules a five day March program at Brandon’s Homemaking School. Topics cover foods and nutrition, horticulture, nursing, interior design, and personal finance with experts from the Extension Service and Canadian Red Cross Manitoba. Cost is 10 dollars for the week with on site lodging and meals available. registration via Sylvia Mischuk.
A social snippet records Mrs. Hill of Winnipeg taking a month vacation in Vancouver while Tessa and Gordon Lownes reside with her in Wawa Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Engler hosted a dinner on February 27 with out of town guests in attendance.
Mrs Mary Smerechynski notes cold March days but bright sun. On February 20 Elma Hockey Club hosted a banquet and dance in Elma Hall with lively music. Marlene Kurian spent weekend in Reditt visiting relatives and attended Reditt Winter Carnival. Mr and Mrs Shewchuk visited Winnipeg with Mrs Shewchuks parents. David Sitar to celebrate his sixth birthday on Sunday March 6. Wishes extend to Mr P Kohut ill in Whitemouth Hospital.
Dr. George Friesen of the University of Manitoba details Chemicals for Wild Oat Control a publication for farmers. The leaflet explains Carbyne and Avadex herbicides licensing and usage on wheat barley flax peas and other crops. Agricultural reps and the Publications Branch sell the pamphlet Cultural Control of Wild Oats to aid prairie weed destruction.
Whitemouth society notes include the Betula Lake Campers Association banquet at The Assiniboine Hotel in Winnipeg on February 27 with Mr and Mrs W J Smith present Miss Faith Abraham visited Transcona relatives and Mr Mrs Wm Aitkenhead spent time in the city. Congratulations to Vincent Basie and Rose Marie Sudletsky on their February 27 marriage. Mrs William Hawk thanks the nursing staff and doctors at Beausejour Hospital for care during her operation and to family and friends for support.
Victoria Beach news notes relatives visiting from Minaki and Pine Falls, a Ladies Auxiliary meeting at A Jonsson’s, weekend visits by Olsen and Steiner households, a death in the district, birthday and wedding milestones, upcoming events like a St Patrick’s Day dance, a Snowshoe Train refreshment sale, and a Whitemouth Hospital Guild fundraiser, plus local piano lessons and a hospital recovery.
An urging ad offers big earnings to newcomers in sales in 36 cities with no prior experience. Promises between 110,000 and 280,000 yearly, plus bonuses, profit sharing and life insurance. Contact L. T. Swallow, President, Box 789, Fort Worth, Texas.
In the matter of the estate of John Evar Manisto late of Lac du Bonnet Manitoba Labourer deceased all claims against the estate duly verified by Statutory Declaration must be filed with the undersigned at his office at the Town of Beausejour Manitoba on or before the 28th day of March A D 1960. Dated at Beausejour Manitoba this 29th day of February A D 1960.
and Mrs. D. Clarke of Winnipeg, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Warren of Tyndall and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Modjeski of Beausejour.
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