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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1954
Page
8
Wednesdays at 8 p.m. square dancing at Memorial hall. Fridays at 6 p.m. teen canteen at the school. doors close at 9 15. Thursday April 1 at 6 p.m. Catholic Ladies Auxiliary meeting at Mrs Dick Campbells home.
Gladys Pearl, daughter of Mrs. John Borkman, married Robert Garfield Lipsey at St George United church Vancouver on March 6 with a reception at Sports Tea Robbins. The paper also notes local news from Brightstone, farm wolf incident, civic arbitration talks, visitors from Winnipeg, a novelty bonspiel, money spiel, square dancing trip to Winnipeg, and a Winnipeg General Hospital birth on March 5.
Grade VI students craft newspaper masks while the curling season closes on March 8 with standings led by Ernest Shume, Glen Butchart, and Ken Russel. Beausejour rinks visit Lac du Bonnet. girls skip Jessie Snead win 5-4, boys skip Glen Butchart take 11-10.
Junior Red Cross members in grades five to eight held a March five dance sending twenty dollars to the Red Cross. Louise Jones from Jack Fish Lake aided with fiddle music. The Victoria Beach team beat a Winnipeg hockey club 3 to 2 in overtime. Over 500 visitors attended events at Grand and Victoria Beaches. Karla David undergoes a minor operation at Beau Sejour hospital. Desmond Trainor remains in hospital missing his brother Clifton.
The Holy Trinity Greek Catholic church will hold High Mass at 10 30 Sunday March 21 followed by a meeting to discuss parish hall plans. Brokenhead M F A Local 121 annual meeting is set for March 31 at Brokenhead school. Community members are invited to attend and participate.
Welcome to Mr and Mrs Steve Kondratuk and family as they take over the local store. Ed Harrison won 29 dollars in a Winnipeg motors draw. Albert and Elsie Braund welcome a baby son born March 10 at Whitemouth hospital. Norman Batts joins supervisory staff. Dennis Alstadt Byron Watt and Ron Rickman become apprentice floormen. Art Micke starts as apprentice floor man. Patsy Hudson, daughter of Dolly and Harry Hudson, is ill.
Weekend visitors gather across the district as families from Winnipeg and Winnipeg area towns converge at various homes including the Molinski Fiebelkern and Schinkel households. Derrick Sitar returns home from Beausejour hospital on March 8 and is convalescing with the Golembioski family.
A patient will remain hospitalized at White Mouth Hospital for the next three weeks, receiving ongoing medical care and observation as part of recovery.
Miller of Winnipeg advertises giant Pekin ducklings from special imported American eggs. Ducklings grow quickly to about six and a half pounds in nine to eleven weeks. Prices listed for Winnipeg and Winkler: 100, 50, 25, 10 units with $45, $23, $12, and $5 respectively. Contact Miller at 262 Main Street, Winnipeg.
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