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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1955
Page
1
ANTON B WESELAR outlines grain payments increases for barley and oats, and a railway crossings funding plan with modified cost shares. The Wheat Board reports oats deliveries and pool details, Formosa tensions and US stance, plus extended butter price support through May 1 1956 for dairy stability.
Alma Kintep in Winnipeg over weekend with family visits from Oswald and Penny Sinebeil and Fred Hrokeski group. Grandpa Singbeil improving after illness. Edo Stabe from Winnipeg visited Ro Simebetl family. Martha Schide in Winnipeg with Henry Schade and Carol. Mr and Mrs Bill Porth of Van Nuys California visiting Springfield Leader. Arthur Klann welcomed newborn daughter. Fonda Kintop training in Winnipeg. Lenora Schwark replaced at Beausejour Hotel. Dan Schwark’s camp worker finishing job. Robert Stubel planning harvest trip. Henry Froehlich owns a new Caterpillar. Raymond Froehlick ill with measles. district schoolchildren affected. News sparse as many are in bush camps. Germans not allowed Nobel Prize.
Brokenhead Agricultural Society held its annual Baron Hog and Seed Fair in Beausejour on Saturday March 19. A record attendance heard speakers praise improved farm stock and 4-H and Seed Grain Club work. Hog class leaders included Paul Kindefora Alf Menyeski Jo Staska and others. exhibits covered red and russet potatoes alfalfa wheat barley and other crops with judging completed after talks and a movie program.
Nicholas Fisher aged 62 of Grand Marais was struck by a truck around ten p.m. Saturday near Ground Beach, dying at the scene. Authorities reported no immediate details on the driver or vehicle, an inquest is planned for Beausejour, with Beaucheur coroner Dr Ro Gersprecht to set a date. Investigating officers from the Seausejour detachment remain on the case as Fisher’s relatives arrange funeral plans at Beausejour Funeral Home.
Lac du Bonnet offers English classes for new Canadians run by the Migration Department. Classes meet Thursday nights from 8 to 10 pm, free of charge, focusing on speaking and basic vocabulary. The program runs until the end of the school term in June with instructors including A. J. Wieler and local staff.
Green Bay Farmers Viner held monthly meeting on a Wednesday in March. J N Galonsky spoke about Swedish and Newfoundland topics, the Burts Us WON, and the farmers' situation. He referenced pressure and a silver collection, noting March and June events and a door step.
Pine Falls forms a credit union at a March meeting. Directors named Geo Bodles W Denni son J L Dulake WoJ MacLeod and M Stamler. A J Beatty Lorne Gret anger Harvey Windsor serve on the Credit Committee. Martin Stamler elected president WoJ MacLeod vice president Walter Dennison secretary De Reid appointed treasurer manager. Membership applications invited from Pine Falls residents.
The North Central Weed Control Conference sponsors an essay contest for Manitoba youths aged 12 to 18 as of December 1 1955. Essays must under 1 000 words on How We Control Weeds on Our Farm submitted by October 30 1955 to Agricultural Representative Fred Slevinsky Beausejour. A three member committee will select three district finalists to forward to the 4 H supervisor by November 10 1955. The judging criteria include presentation and clarity of ideas with a $300 scholarship prize for the winner.
Twenty one cases were brought before the Lac du Bonnet Police Court on Tuesday March 25. Most involved breaches of the Government Liquor Control Act and Criminal Code offences. Judges remanded most defendants. penalties or costs totaled about $300 for those reported, with next provincial court scheduled for April 1.
Polio immunization will be offered to all children in Seven Sisters Upper Severn Saisie and River Halls Schools. A survey counts eligible children. Dr W Bilynsky, Whitemouth Health Officer, will supervise immunizations at River Hills School in late April. No charge. serum provided by Manitoba Health and restricted to eligible children.
Historic island Clite is described as the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean, covered by cov ers, with an area of 3,234 square miles.
Reports describe dyed ducks seen near Gainesville in north central Florida and Lake Okeechobee in south Florida. The Game and Fisheries Branch asks observers to report location, date, species, number, and color to local officers or state conservation staff.
The contest progresses through district and semi final stages toward a final in Winnipeg. Winners from provincial finals are barred from further local rounds and must speak on a new conservation phase. Judges and standard sheets are supplied by the extension service for all contests.
The report notes French Equatorial Africa covers about 00 square miles of tropical forest and mentions timber resources. It specifies limited measurable data and hints at broader regional resource potential.
About two thirds of Britain s crude oil imports come from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf. The statement highlights Kuwait as the leading supplier among Persian Gulf producers, reflecting Britain s reliance on Middle Eastern crude.
Fred King captains George Berick George Kretchmer and Mrs Elsie Simpson to win the Assini boine Credit Union Trophy at Seven Sisters Curling Club in a 14 to 5 final over Tony Frantz rink on Friday March 15. The win caps a strong season with prior triumph in the Community Club Trophy. prizes accompany the trophy and runners up. Club president Charlie Precious announced the same teams will continue for the next square draw as long as ice holds.
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