This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 20, 1945
Page
3
A wartime humor column mocks military grooming and uniform rules while riffing on Army life. It reflects on personal appearance, propriety, and the urge to tailor oneself to happiness, then veers into jokes about Russian German relations, satire on columnists, and a final quip about famous last words.
Born to Rae Mc Intyre in Vancouver on October 29 a baby girl named Marie Jane. A Winnipeg General Hospital birth on November 10 welcomed a baby boy for Mr and Mrs A C M Ross. Peter Bruneau returned to Staff House from Pine Falls Hospital on November 10 and cannot work yet. Miss Marge Johnston leaves Staff House November 24 for four days in Winnipeg. Mr and Mrs Russell McCready of 253 Langside Winnipeg visited Mrs M Thorbergson November 17. Curly Steevens spent last weekend with his parents in. Saturday Shower for Doris Case bride elect held at Mrs Gauthier home November 17. Playing at Great Falls on November …
The 9th Victory Loan results for W E Coy power plants show Great Falls 272 percent, Pinawa 163 percent, Seven Sisters 198 percent. Great Falls quota was $9000, with $24486 collected. A Winnipeg Electric Company banquet at Royal Alexandra Hotel on November 4 featured the Thumbs Up Revue, with St Boniface Kiwanis Club sponsorship. Attendees included Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Ortwein, Mr. Lee, and Mark Ried from Great Falls. Mr. Lee received the V Flag.
Pine Falls welcomes Mrs. Raymond O’Hara of Halifax to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fogg, while Pte G A Mansen of Fort Osborne Barracks visits his brother. Members attend the I.O.C.F. banquet, and Joyce Goodwin returns to town after nursing in Europe. Hockey rink volunteers needed and Christmas shopping hints, with several locals recovering from illnesses and undergoing hospital care. The town celebrates the 9th Victory Loan success and looks forward to curling season as ice forms. Irene Segall returns from the RCAF to join the Merc store staff.
Grade ten results on geometry were poor and after school geometry help will be offered by Miss E Hoffman. On Monday Grade ten plans a debate on whether Canada should be independent with Elsie Halasko and Leonard Romano for the affirmative and Helen Musak and David Johnson for the negative. Rosemary Lyons scored 99 in physics, admired by classmates, while hall discussions cover a new recess system with varied proposed timings and break options.
The Saturday Matinee in Swing program at Pine Fall features records won by Jeannine Mastin and former students Keith Kruger and Billy Roy. Grade nine student David Sharpe talks about his new Dalmatian, while LQ tests run at the high school and a few mild morons are joked about.
Whitemouth council held a brisk meeting with a Powell Equipment Co letter noting a dragline delivery delay. Ed Henderson presented the nine month financials to Oct 31 and ward councillors summarized activity, road plans for 1946, and cement sidewalk construction in Elma and Whitemouth. McLean reviewed finances and noted a sound cash basis ahead.
War era visitors return to the district as Waldie Laggsden of the U S Ninth Army Air Force and his siblings Donald and Mrs D Lagsden revisit their childhood home. Their kin from Kalamazoo and other places share memories and news of overseas service. Wildlife predation also harms local poultry farms with wolves and coyotes causing losses.
The Canadian government supplied the Soviet Union a credit of ten million dollars prior to the Mutual Aid agreement, reflecting wartime financial support and international cooperation between Allied nations. The move highlights cross border economic measures to bolster wartime capabilities.
In September 1942 for the purchase of Canadian wheat and flour Total Mutual Aid to Russia amounted to 120,914,000 dollars. The note reflects the scale of Allied assistance and the financial instruments supporting aid flows during World War II.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Katcher on the birth of a baby daughter. Mrs. Michael Semeriak is hospitalized at Victoria Hospital for an appendicitis operation. St. Anthony's Church held its annual bazaar on Saturday, November 10. Jacques of Pine Falls visited last Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. O. Laaja depart for West Hawk Lake, Manitoba for the winter. B. Warkentin of Beausejour, Inspector of Schools, visited Elma school last week.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.