Springfield Leader publication details and pricing
The Springfield Leader is an independent weekly newspaper for the Eastern Manitoba Springfield district. It is published Tuesday by Springfield Leader Limited and printed by The St. James Leader. Alfred W. Hanks is managing director and publisher. Subscription costs $2 per year. Advertising rates are 3 1/2 cents per agate line with 14 lines per inch. Second class matter authorization is noted by the Post Office Department, Ottawa.
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Manitoba
Springfield
Springfield Leader Limited
St. James
Alfred W. Hanks
Man
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Moscow's Grain Offer to France Stirs Political Debate
The Christian Science Monitor reports Moscow proposed 600000 tons of grain to France amid questions about Soviet shortages and political motives. The United States backs immediate ship support, while critics note Moscow’s limited aid to nearby allies and nonparticipation in UNRRA and related bodies.
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OSCOW
France
Washington
United States
Black Sea
Soviet Union
State Department
Moscow
UNRRA
Alaska
District of Columbia
China
Yugoslavia
Nikola Petrovic
Marshal Tito
Kremlin
Paris
Belgrade
Tito
Russia
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization
UNO
Combined Food Board
Vegetarianism and global food supply concept explored
The piece surveys vegetarian diets and their effects on livestock and industry, noting substitutes for meat and dairy. It links nutrition science to longer lifespans, discusses past wartime and Depression era shortages, and argues equitable food distribution could prevent surpluses and hunger.
Spring Verses Celebrate the Season’s Arrival
The poem speaks of spring as a divine design that lifts spirits, dissolves winter, and frees nature. Vivid images of sunlit skies, blossoming trees, and fragrant air convey renewal, growth, and the promise of beauty across the year.
World of Wheat Urges Prairie Sowing to Alleviate Starvation
The article argues increasing wheat planting and reducing summer fallow in the prairie region can save millions of lives in Europe and Asia during 1946. It compares 1931 and 1939 acreages, urging farmers to shift land from fallow to wheat without reducing oats barley or flax.
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Europe
Asia
Tax centralization risks public apathy toward government
Campbellton NB Tribune warns that concentrating taxation authority in Ottawa could erode public interest in government, signaling growing disenchantment and reduced civic engagement.
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Ottawa
Campbellton
N.B
Tribune
Potatoes’ quality linked to soil over fertilizer effects
Long Ashton studies show potato quality and blackening on boil depend more on soil and location than fertilizer. Potash improves some quality aspects while phosphorus deficiency worsens texture and flavor. Also mentions 2 4 D weed killer selective for weeds, sparing grasses and grains.
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Long Ashton
England
Beware Wax Moth In Honey Combs
Beekeepers are reminded by the Dominion Apiarist C. B. Gooderham to order comb foundation early but not place it in frames until needed. Handle in a warm room as wax is brittle when cold and avoid breaking. Use careful methods to select brood and extracting combs and use fumigation with carbon bisulphide or cyanogas to kill larvae, noting safety hazards.
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Dominion
C. B. Gooderham
Spud Naming May Reflect Diet Safety History
Form News And Views traces the term Spud to the Society for the Prevention of Unwholesome Diet in Britain two centuries ago amid protests against potatoes. The piece notes the sugar beet nematode's 1931 appearance in Southern Ontario and its impact on beet crops with early signs of infection in fields.
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Spud
The
Society For the Prevention
Great Britain
Consumer Section
Marketing Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Ontario
Preventing pest spread by soil movement ban
The key to stopping the pest is to avoid moving soil from any infested field, no matter how small. Impacts quarantine practices and emphasizes strict soil transfer controls to prevent spread.
Canada Farm Income 1945 Falls From 1944 Peak
Estimated farm cash income for 1945 reached 1 654 million dollars, slightly down from the 1944 peak above 1 800 million, mainly due to lower wheat returns. Eastern provinces show small gains. the Prairie Provinces face substantial reductions.
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Prairie
World food news from 1945 crop prospects and shortages
U S feed supplies lag behind demand despite near record feed grain production in 1945. Greece cuts bread ration by 15 percent as monthly wheat imports fall to 59 000 tons. Italy approves 20 percent oats flour mix with standard flour. Russia plans higher wheat acreage. Argentina rains boost pasturage and plowed soil. European crops look brighter than last year.
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U.S.A
Greece
Russia
Argentina
Tramps Driven From Roads By War Laws
London report notes Britain once had 400000 tramps living rough or begging, now pushed off roads by wartime laws and social security. They sought hedge and straw shelter at night and used workhouse wards in winter before rationing and pension hikes curtailed casual relief.
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London
Britain
Veterans Say Money Draws Wanderers Off the Road
Wary veterans of the highways lament that the old free life declines as wanderers tire of the road. They recall knowledge of people along routes, noting that modern money draws travelers away from the path.
Church Notes Fort Alexander and Pine Falls Services
Church notes list Fort Alexander services at 11 a.m. Sundays and Wednesday prayer meetings at 7 p.m. Pine Falls hosts Sunday School at 11 a.m. and Sunday services at 7 p.m. Prayer meetings Thursdays at ?. Ladies Guild meets on the third Tuesday. Reverend W. H. J. Walter, L Th. Dur. Eng.
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Fort Alexander
Pine Falls
M. Ladies Guild
W. H. J. Walter
L.th. Dur
Whitemouth United Church Sunday Services and School
Whitemouth United Church announces service every Sunday at 3 p.m. Sunday School begins at 2 p.m. Parishioners are invited to attend.
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Whitemouth
Notre Dame Parish Lent Schedule for March Saint Joseph
The Notre Dame parish lists Lent offerings with Benediction nightly at 8 o'clock and Sunday services on March 31 including Low Mass at 9 a.m and High Mass at 11 a.m. Catechism at 3 p.m and singing at 3:45 p.m. Evening prayer and Benediction at 7:30 p.m. Weekday instruction led by Rev. Louis Lahaie at 3 p.m. with graded classes, special Lent devotions, daily Mass at 8 a.m., and Friday Way of the Cross with Benediction. Saturday children’s Mass at 8:30 a.m. Louis Lahaie, pastor.
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Notre Dame
Saint Joseph
Lac du Bonnet
Louis Lahaie
N.B
United Church Lent Directory Pine Falls Man Theme
Lent notices outline weekly themes for the United Church in Pine Falls Manitoba. March 31 marks His Messiahship followed by His Agony April 7 His Crucifixion April 14 and His Resurrection April 21 led by Minister J. B. Lane.
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Pine Falls
Man
J. B. Lane
Easter and spring services at two Lutheran churches
South Whitemouth St Pauls Lutheran lists Sunday School and services from March to April with Good Friday Holy Communion and Easter services. North Winnipeg Falls details Sunday School and service times from March to April plus an Easter Communion and an 8 p.m. service. Rev. J Judt is the pastor.
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Winnipeg Falls
ST. Paul's Lutheran Church
J. Judt
Beausejour Evangelical Lutheran Services in Green Bay
Sunday schedule lists a 11 am service at Green Bay church and a 7 30 pm English service. The notices reflect church worship times and bilingual offerings.
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Beausejour Evangelical
Green Bay
Saint Marys Church Lenten Mass Schedule and Services
Saint Marys Church lists Masses for March 31 through the Fourth Sunday of Lent with daily 8 am chapel Masses. Lenten devotion at 4 pm on Sundays and 7:30 pm on Wednesday and Friday. Services for Church of the Blessed Virgin led by Father Gurka on March 31 replacing April 7.
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Church of the Blessed Virgin
Father Gurka
P. Jawarski
J. Gurka
Sunday Mass and Evening Prayers at St Joseph's Church
St Joseph's National Catholic Church holds Holy Mass Sunday at 11.00 a.m. with Evening Prayers at 8.00 p.m.
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ST. Joseph's National Catholic Church
Tyndall United Church Service Schedule
Sunday afternoon service at Tyndall United Church. Gospel Mission to be held Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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Gospel Mission
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