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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 23, 1950
Page
8
Debut planned at Stonewall ball tournament May 24 as teams prepare for spring play. Community news mentions Barn Dance June 3 at Sinnott's barn to aid Manitoba Flood Relief, local people like Mrs. J Bahay and Mrs. Englot, and various river flood impacts and repairs on bridges.
Mrs. John Denison thanks friends, City Hydro, and church Ladies Auxiliary for support after bereavement. Evacuees housed in Slave Falls shelter as Hydro employees moved to Pointe. Local families welcomed newcomers. rapid updates on health, visits, weddings, and a playful note about a recent ladies vs girls baseball game with a secret score.
A May 11 shower at Mrs. L Bourgeault’s home honored Adeline Zygarliski on her upcoming marriage to Walter Skrupski. Bonnie Winkler marked her third birthday with a May 16 party. Births, relocations, evacuee aid notes, and local events populate a snapshot of community life including hospital birth, church staffing change, elevator demolition, and wedding travel.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Nick Wilke 71 of Ladywood who died May 15 in Winnipeg General Hospital. She came to Canada in 1903 and is survived by two sons, four daughters, 19 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Also mourned was John Zubroniewich 68 of Elma Manitoba who died May 15 and was buried at St Anthony's Catholic Church. He worked as a CPR blacksmith and had four daughters and three sons among survivors.
A letter from the Flood Relief Committee of Whitemouth thanks contributors for pasture and shelter offers. It notes Poplar Point pasturage can handle most animals and evacuee plans by Red Cross HQ if mass Winnipeg evacuation occurs.
Continued report describes ducks equipped with a winch and a cable run to a strong pole near the duck as volunteers assess severe area destruction. Bob Davies and Miles Langthorne return to the Forest to aid recovery efforts.
A service base in Lac du Bonnet wraps up a week plus aiding flood relief. Assigned to Winnipeg Fire for patrols with forest pumps in boats, the task proved non hazardous. Later moved to The City Hydro underground cable division, flooding intruded ducts and stalled power. Pumps in the flooded city show a dramatic display as forest pumps spray high pressure water.
A Brokenhead Agricultural Society meeting at J BeMan's office approved a monster dance in Sinnott's barn on June 3. The event, arranged after flood relief funding discussions, came about when Alex Girvitz organized a late night call to J S Sinnott MP, who consented and would announce it in the House of Commons. Attendees included John Steffes Vic Towle Nick Kubish Alf Modrejewski Allan McLean and J Bellan.
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