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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1961
Page
1
The Canadian Council of Churches called Christians to observe the Sunday after Remembrance Day, November 12, as a day of special prayer. It urged believers to confess in prayer shared human guilt for the present critical times.
Mrs. A. Henschell and companions attended the funeral of Otto Kretchmer's son in Winnipeg. Art Wardrop visited Steinbach and Herb Knopf over the weekend. Residents Ervin Sackwi, Elsie Redlich, George Minnitonas, Alma and Erica Sackwi were home. Mrs. John PommerIs a patient at White Mouth hospital. Beverly Hawke left for Bible School training in Camero n Alberta. Mr. and Mrs. John Zoldy and Mrs. Bill Altstadt visited Fort William to be with Martha Zoldy who is back in hospital and quite low.
Vince Rowe and teammates head the Great Falls Bowling League with 13 points, followed by Dave Rosner and Dagney Bleakney at 12. Dagney Bleakney and Kay Wenski top individual scores, with Jack Komorofsky leading men at 193 average. The Great Falls square dancers elected Ron Muncer chair and begin sessions on November 9, while the Great Falls Women’s Institute raised over 160 for the Boy Scout movement at a turkey supper attended by about 200, with leaders Clara Bracken and Warren Sinnock among organizers.
General Motors of Canada at Oshawa produces vehicles for the Canadian market and exports cars and trucks to every continent, highlighting its global production footprint and reach beyond domestic sales.
The Lac du Bonnet Legion hosts a Remembrance Day banquet and dance at Memorial Centre Hall on Friday November 10 with Squadron Leader M. C. B. Anderson of the RCAF Milner Ridge as guest speaker. Residents gather November 11 for an 11:00 am Cenotaph service after a Walbec Theatre gathering and Mass for Catholics.
Lights flickered and died across eastern Manitoba and Winnipeg during a power interruption at Manitoba Hydro Seven Sisters plant last Wednesday. A faulty disconnection caused the outage, with CBWT and CJAY reporting brief transmitter issues and CJAY briefly going off air before resuming slightly behind schedule.
Manitoba permits party hunting for the first time with groups of up to four. A hunter who bags a trophy may continue hunting with his party until all members have game. Only the three co-permit holders may join the primary hunter, who may also hunt alone or with one partner under individual permits.
The St John s Anglican W A Lac du Bonnet held a busy meeting with Mrs A Brown in the chair. They discussed upcoming visits by Miss Phyliss Napier and Archdeacon Queen with Bishop Hives, planned a community hampers effort, and set the annual bazaar for November 15 with various tables and activities. Nomination committee appointed and books to be audited. Subscriptions to Living Message invited.
The Slave Market at Lac du Bonnet last Friday, run by the Collegiate student council, sold grade nine and new students to townspeople at 250 cents per hour. Boys worked as car washers, shoe shining, tree cutting, snow shoveling, or being towed by masters. girls did household tasks. A Halloween dance at Memorial Hall capped the day, with costumes and prize winners.
Friday November 10 marks the B E S L Annual Remembrance Day dinner in the Legion hall with ticketed admission. Mrs Riggs hosted last Friday for Mrs Bissett, former Pine Falls president. A Legion bus party to Pointe du Bois enjoyed social evening on November 3.
Dedication services for the new Anglican church and grounds were held with Bishop Hives and Rev Daly in charge. A Halloween dance raised 51 dollars, a turkey shoot netted 170 dollars, and poppy sales were planned for Remembrance Day. Local residents faced illnesses and a near fire incident, with several families visiting Winnipeg and Pine Falls hospital.
Readers are advised to check the date numerals on their address copy to determine due status. Renewal involves mailing remittance with the form, with rates listed for one or two years and domestic or outside Canada options.
Residents from Lac du Bonnet and district filled Memorial Hall as National Employment Service talks outlined construction work on the Atomic Energy project in Whiteshell and Pinawa town sites. Officials described a district survey to match workers with prime contractors, with applications available at Lac du Bonnet Post Office and in Winnipeg. Wages for qualified carpenters were cited around 2.25 per hour. Upcoming meetings were announced for Whitemouth on November 9 and Beausejour.
Mr Garry Wold and son Mickey visited his mother Mrs T Wozny recently. Neil Wold also visited his mother and grandparents. Mrs Prince of Winnipeg is visiting her daughter Mr and Mrs Siddle and family, along with Miss Elaine Prince. Continued on Page 10.
The Seven Sisters Falls Hospital Guild hosts an annual Fun Fair on November 17 at 8 00 p m featuring a novelty booth candy booth cooking booth white elephant table post office children's table bingo and tea room. Birthday greetings extend to Donny Krampetz born November 6. Mrs R King and Mrs M Picard celebrated birthdays with friends at their home. Rose born November 4 and Mary November 9. Mr and Mrs Steve Marffy on two week vacation plans Montreal Ottawa sight-seeing trip. May Anderson of Boras Sweden visiting relatives Mr and Mrs W Dorland.
A Victoria Beach family, the Monkmans, faces temporary homelessness as a poisoning mystery, believed to be thallium, cripples their home. Mrs. Monkman hair loss began last June and the two daughters, Judith age 12 and others, suffered breathing issues requiring hospital care. The father seeks a new home and work as investigators remain baffled.
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