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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 28, 1947
Page
4
In The Scene, the author argues meat is not essential to subsistence and warns that a packinghouse strike in Canada shows how producers and workers balance costs. The piece criticizes the strike as political, notes wage differences, and predicts long term impacts on meat production and public health.
A wartime survivor urged to persevere and trust in God. The speaker consoles a veteran that life still holds purpose and pleasures, despite doubts. The poem encourages patient faith, promises God will provide, and frames endurance as essential to fulfilling divine aims.
Event items record the October 11 wedding of Raymond White and Eva Walkey in Winnipeg area. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Loveridge and families, Miss Betty Heinsohn, Raymond Banfield, Rev. McMillan, and guests at local homes. Additional notes mention visitors, travel plans, deer hunting mishap, and a Cancer Control Board lecture by Alice Smith at the Staff House.
Pinawa Recreation Club sponsored a Cancer Research meeting held in the Pinawa Recreation Hall in early October. Dr. L W Sneath of Lac du Bonnet was unable to attend due to circumstances beyond his control.
Thursday October 30 at Pine Falls alleys 1 and 2 feature Alley Cats versus Sollys while Electricians meet Technicians on alleys 3 and 4. Tuesday November 4 fixtures pair Technicians against Alley Cats on alleys 1-2 and Sollys versus Electricians on alleys 3-4.
A miscellaneous Pine Falls update notes a skating rink curling club meeting on November 5 and a large turnout anticipated. Social items include Mrs Armand Menu visiting family in Winnipeg and Long Lac, a two car trip to Winnipeg for a Christ for Winnipeg event, Rev Canon Walter and party attending civic events, and Miss Molly George returning to Yorkton after a two week stay with local hosts.
Mrs. William Fraser hosted Tuesday evening for Mrs. Ray McIntyre known as Nurse Jeannette Samwald before her Thursday departure to Vancouver. Guests included Fergusson Thorbergson Nicholson Peterson Foulkes Jones Ortwein Jacques Oakes Bjorkman Geo Sinnock Warren Sinnock and others. Stanley Oakes earned a Canadian Sealer’s license after a three week Forestry Department test at Port Arthur. Roy McHaffie and Stewart Randall visited Winnipeg, as did Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Fergusson. Kenneth Cairns and family returned to Winnipeg after summering with Leo Bjorkman. Glen Oakes recovering from an infected foot after a rusty nail injury on Sept 25. The old-timer quip about work speaks for itself closes the notice.
Local news covers Birth Congratulations for Freddie Cousins and Vic Latta hosting guests, upcoming Hallowe'en dance, visits by H Kwast and George Steiner, Junior Seed Growers meeting, farewells for Benny Basil and others, fall fair at Henry Steiner’s farm, residents visiting or relocating, and multiple club and council activities in Whitemouth.
The Reston Recorder recounts a tale of a friend who weighed a gargantuan potato. The owner described it as so large he had to chop the monster into three pieces to fit it into a pail, possibly for firewood use.
The piece argues Manitoba’s equality of opportunity hides stark gaps. Rural pupils suffer undertrained teachers, poor equipment, and limited library access while farm areas underpin provincial wealth. The author notes farmers foot most costs yet receive the worst educational deal and promises future solutions.
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