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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 22, 1962
Page
6
Community notices list events in late May including a parish hall rummage sale at St John's Anglican on May 26 from 1 30 to 6 00 pm hosted by DSI, a holiday beach bingo on May 234 at 8 00 p m, and a Well Baby Clinic at Municipal Hall on May 25 from 1 30 to 3 20 p m.
A long weekend brings visitors from Winnipeg, Brandon, and California to Lac du Bonnet area. Numerous local gatherings include church events, a bed ding plant sale by the Anglican WA in Mrs. Lewison's yard, and a Seven Sisters hospital regional meeting. 4-H groups meet at Municipal Hall with officers elected for the season. Flying Officer Lange earns wings in Winnipeg and heads to Summerside. Residents register children for fall term at White mouth school. age cut off by December 31, 1962.
Bissett notes illness and hospital trips as Walter Moore undergoes appendectomy at Graceital and a young daughter is treated for pneumonia. Mrs. Patty Woods seeks Winnipeg medical care while the CMHA drive nets $700. Jim Russell returns to town, praised for sharp scorekeeping, and reports of abundant snow geese at Beresford Lake plus a bear sighting near Caribou Lake. Trapper Johnson’s bear encounter is described with caution on legality.
A man from Winnipeg, after packing camping gear, hooked his boat to his car and began to ascend a hill from a landing. Brakes failed, prompting Mrs. R. Taylor and her father Mr. Hendrickson to urge the driver to jump. The accident unfolded rapidly as onlookers screamed to act while the car and driver nearly submerged.
An unnamed car plunged into a lake and the occupant escaped by climbing out as the vehicle sank to the bottom. The individual then spoke with Mrs. described in a continuation on page 8.
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