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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 25, 1948
Page
4
Store offers Tan for Sun Tan and White Shoe Polish with sponges balls and sun glasses priced from 9 to 98 cents. Film development and printing service listed at 37 cents. Ice cream mention appears as a product line tease.
Beausejour Hatchery advertises unsexed chicks at 15.75 and 16.75 with 3.00 per 104. It urges early reservations with the note that the best dates are reserved early and offers a 96 percent guarantee on pullets.
A large steG held for Norman McNabb as he prepares to move west with his mother. Ed Mariash hospitalized for appendicitis at St Boniface and expected to recover soon. Dorothy Mitchell hosted lunch after bowling with a list of attendees. J Steve Baranowski left for Savanne Ont after visiting home. Beausejour high school seniors hold graduation Friday May 28 with a town hall dance that evening. Year book sales begin May 26 through any high school student. Beausejour baseball teams split with Tyndall May 14 and plan a May 21 rematch here. Mr and Mrs L Keilback Miss P Johansson and J Keilback visited Mrs J M Gunn from the city.
Sealed tenders marked Tender for Sidewalk will be received up to 12 noon on Monday May 31 1948 for the construction of 650 feet more or less of concrete sidewalk. For details apply to the secretary treasurer G F Teare Lac du Bonnet Manitoba dated May 11 1948.
Property listing states 162 acres with 10 acres good hay 15 acres cleaned not broken and balance good timber including ash tamarac balsam and spruce. A frame house 16 by 20 feet sits on site. Located quarter mile from school nine miles north of Lac du Bonnet. Seller in poor health. Apply at 160 P.O. Lac du Bonnet or Leader Office.
The regular council meetings of the village of Lac du Bonnet are on the second Monday of alternate months. In 1948 the dates are June 14, August 9, October 11, and December 13. G F Teare secretary treasurer dated May 1, 1948.
Community news from Whitemouth highlights thanks to Ed Henderson and K E Curry for promoting the by law funding a new school. Election results show 141 votes for and 4 against the by law. Various social events include birthdays, teas, weddings, and a packed municipal hall supper hosted by the Community Club.
Mrs. Oscar Petterson has word from Dr and Mrs Steindel they are well in California and plan a Manitoba trip in late summer. Mrs Art Pommer and Mrs Charlie Hill visited Monday. Mrs Felix Carlson attended Bertha Andersons birthday in Ingolf. Eddie Drew stayed weekend with his parents. Ted Harrison family vacationed with Ole Jorgenson. Mr and Mrs John Bartkowski hosted a dinner Sunday May 16 for Mrs G Winter of Stratford Ont. Gordon Bartkowski celebrated his seventh birthday May 19. M a S Steffenson and son John enjoying vacation at home.
The article credits Edgar Allan Poe with originating the pure detective story, highlighting his influence on later mystery writers and the development of the genre.
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