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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 25, 1947
Page
5
Municipal appointments and community events fill Whitemouth notes. T G Erskine is named Municipal Assessor for 1947 48 while local residents host visits birthdays and family gatherings. Amateur Show success for Whitemouth artists, Irish supper at Municipal Hall draws large crowd, and council holds special meeting with School Board on new building.
Hansey promotes 1947 chick orders from March 1 to May 31 with hatch capacity details. It lists weekly hatch rate about 30 000 chicks and total egg hatch capacity of 130 000, inviting readers to request a free calendar and catalogue.
A Q and A discusses purposes of a Canadian Bill of Rights, arguing it must be a Dominion over-ruling law with enforceable teeth. It favors including British Common Law freedoms and considers limited economic rights such as health services and care for orphans and the elderly under safeguards.
A Pine Falls note describes a Friday party at Kathy Roy’s with twelve girls playing rummels won by Aud rey Perry who earned a blue ribbon baby nipple. Shirley Thomas and Dolores Groves also won prizes. Saturday brought a Miller home birthday party for Peter Sauka featuring dancing and a gold signet ring presentation. Easter is near, exams begin March 27 for Grade 12 and March 31 for other grades, with a note about several students sick with mumps and wishes for speedy recoveries.
The St. Patrick’s Day bazaar and silver tea at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church drew a large crowd Saturday March 15 at Chateau Hall. Funds supported by Mrs. J. H. Tremblay and helpers featured handwork, drawings, and a garden of Irish decor with prizes including a rocking horse and a flatware chest. Rev Father Louis Mailhot and Mrs. Desilets provided musicals as attendees enjoyed a full afternoon of refreshment and community spirit.
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