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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1949
Page
7
W S Kennard notes the 35000 estimate for a Lac du Bonnet wharf has been approved. The project ends a hazardous town dock era and is praised as a major asset. Community updates include hockey results, local visits, a chimney fire, and plans for gravel roads and new business openings.
H Thompson visits Mr and Mrs G A Manson. Mrs E Witt of Winnipeg visits her daughter in Pine Falls. Gerald and Mrs Sharpe welcome a son Brian Dale born March 15 at Pine Falls hospital. Beausejour beats Pine Falls 9 8 in hockey. St Patrick’s tea and cake sale at The Chateau funds St Theresa’s church. Anglican Sunday school sleigh ride March 12. Shelagh Dianne Jackson christened March 13 at Church of Advent. George and Mrs Sharpe welcome a daughter Susan Danne born March 10. Mrs H Kendrick of Whitemouth visits W Bird Sr. United church hosts Silver tea bake sale by CGLT and W.A.
Beausejour Lutheran church group has raised 246.13 for the Beausejour Brokenhead War Memorial Fund with 1947 1948 donations and a Bean and Holophi supper by the English Lutheran Ladies League and Lutheran Ladies Aid netting 85.00. A liquor store proposal discussed with Liquor Control Commissioner W R Clubb yielded no year end promise. Springfield CF elects a Beausejour nominating convention for April 9 with notable speakers expected.
On cold winter evenings people attend movies for affordable entertainment. Some keep coats on inside theaters and become overheated, then catch colds when leaving into the frosty air. Take your coat off in the theatre and you will be cooler when you go out.
Article stresses mental health starts at home and a loving family life builds a secure foundation for normal adult development. It warns against excessive parental possession which can hinder a child’s coping abilities.
Social news lists weekend guests Mrs F Hawkes and Mrs P Peters, illnesses of J Shand, visits by Mrs Tinndal and Helma Tinndal, and W McCaw return from Portage la Prairie. Hockey score Pointe du Bois 4 Lac du Bonnet 1, postgame lunch by Curling club. Curlers from Lac du Bonnet and visiting rinks noted with multiple names and trips to Winnipeg and Calgary.
Beausejour report notes Reeve Fred Small of Lydiatt appears to be the favorable choice to carry the nomination based on his extensive years of civic and municipal activity. Beausejour area business development is cited as promising for a Farmers' Department Store expansion as McLeod's Ltd evaluates site location.
Office workers with sedentary jobs are urged to walk to work or part way home from streetcar stops to improve health. The advice notes that walking boosts energy, appetite control, and waistline stability.
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