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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 03, 1955
Page
1
The Rural Municipality of Brokenhead plans a referendum on May 7 to decide where to locate the new Municipal Office. Voters from all four wards will choose between building within the RM or inside Beausejour, with council backing broad turnout to inform final decisions.
The Mill Safety Committee of Manitoba Paper Company held its second public safety meeting on Thursday April 28 with a street parade led by the Cadette Drum and Bugle Band. About 300 attended as posters hats and shoes on display along with safety movies and a talk by A McIntosh director of Industrial Accident Prevention Manitoba. Prizes were awarded to school artists Kenny Albertson Grant Brown Johnny Beatty Margaret Johnson David Romano Catherine Huhn and Diana Souka with door and quiz prizes awarded to several attendees.
The regular meeting of Court Beausejour No 1650 of the Canadian Order of Foresters elected three delegates to attend the bi annual High Court meeting in Ottawa from June 28 to 30. Delegates named were Wm Henschel Clarence Kielbach and A B Weselak M P Plans were laid for the spring banquet on Friday May 13 at Beausejour Ukrainian Hall.
Governor General Vincent Massey will visit Cook's Creek district on May 21 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. daylight time. He aims to meeting local ethnic groups with a reserved area for school children registered with the committee. Ukrainian Polish German and English choirs will perform with unity shown in the Maple Leaf Forever. Children should wear school uniforms or white shirts with neat trousers or skirts. Contact Mrs E S Rosenquist at Beausejour, 150-2.
Brokenhead M.F.U. local 121 held its annual meeting on April 27 at the school before a large crowd. Guest speaker Mrs. A Lenoway praised the retiring board for improving the local’s finances. A new board was elected with J. Duma P. Kravchuk V. Galay T. Stupak F. Bauschke and several members. Peter Shumila was re elected president Danny Magquin vice president and Mrs Kowalchuk secretary treasurer. A referendum on May 7 will decide the location of the new municipal office, with polling from 10 am to 7 pm CST.
Baby chicks now safely housed at Ottawa’s Central Poultry Testing Station. About 360 eggs from 32 breeding flocks across Canada were gathered March 7 and hatched in Trenton Ontario. Cockerels were destroyed per committee orders. pullets shipped to station April 1. Breeders listed by province include Ontario Quebec Manitoba Nova Scotia and others with breed codes noted.
Arbor Day will be observed Monday May 9 in Manitoba announced by Hon R D Robertson minister of agriculture and immigration. The day aims to fit spring conditions for planting and transplanting trees and forest growth. it is not a holiday for schools or businesses.
Trans-Canada Air Lines announced a new all freight transcontinental service set to begin May 2 from Montreal to Vancouver. The Flying Merchant name was chosen from 1336 employee submissions, with a $25 prize awarded to Arthur John Frolick of Regina for originating the name. The service runs five nights weekly with three converted North Stars, boosting freight capacity by 80 percent.
The Lac du Bonnet Curling Club held its meeting on Tuesday April 26 in Memorial Hall with officer elections postponed to fall due to light turnout. Debates on the Dr. Claman Trophy and house expansion costs dominated, while the present executive will stay on awaiting fall elections.
The Pine Falls Women's Hospital Auxiliary met in the Chateau on Monday April 25. Reports show 31 articles completed and 74 mended this month. The Fun Fair for June 4 was update, Easter decorations and daffodils noted, and a new foment sterilizer nameplate presented. Next meeting set for May 30 in the Chateau.
The Lac du Bonnet Memorial Centre executive decided not to hold a sports day this year citing poor highway conditions and potential roadwork on village streets. A second matter debated was Memorial Centre support for the Baseball Club including uniforms and field facilities, but no decision was reached due to absent representatives.
The Department of Mines and Natural Resources plans an experimental pheasant restocking in Manitoba this spring led by Minister C E Greenlay. It will hatch 10 000 eggs in a commercial hatchery with releases at 10 weeks old to boost a viable population. Success will determine future continuation or expansion of the project for Manitoba sportsmen.
Beatrice Anne Thomas daughter of Reuben and Mrs Thomas of Balsam Bay wed William Horace Lassi of Nakina Ontario in a Friday ceremony at Grand Marais Community Hall officiated by Harry Newman. The bride wore a lace bodice gown with lily point sleeves and a pearl rhinestone coronet veil. A reception for 150 followed at the bride’s home. They will live in Nakina Ontario.
Miss Lynn Sissons, a well known Manitoba artist, described her water color paintings at a Pine Falls Women's Association meeting at Pine Falls United Church. Attendees praised the wide variety and quality of the exhibit, possibly Pine Falls first of its kind. Sissons was a guest of Rev and Mrs C King during her visit.
Sunday guests at Mr and Mrs Paul Krawchuk included the Bychuk Koz yrag Krawchuk and related families from Glen moor Winnipeg and East St Paul. The Manitoba Farmers Union Local 121 met April 27 at Brokenhead School with officers elected and guest speaker Mrs A Laneway. next meeting set for May 25. Nearby visits included Joe Trombo and Leo Kupchinski, and E Whitte of Winnipeg visited Mr and Mrs M Bosak on April 20.
A weather based danger chart shows instrument readings at 1 30 p m on specified days and notes variations with precipitation and reading times. Compiled with cooperation from the Manitoba Forestry station at Lac du Bonnet detailing fire hazard conditions.
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