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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1946
Page
4
Home economists outline unsweetened applesauce canning with hot-pack method and 15 minute boil. Plum jam recipe uses plums, sugar, and water with a spoon-test for proper consistency. Plum roly poly recipe provides dough, plum filling, baking at 425 F, and a plum syrup sauce with cornstarch or flour.
Whitemouth news covers an annual United Church meeting with new board members Laird and Percy Wardrop, and Sec Treasurer Mrs Felix Carlson. Trail Ranger Group entertainments, Ladies Aid meeting, hospital update on David Cousins, hires at Royal Bank, visits from Florence Henderson Barbara Dunn Bertha Johnson, and birthdays and dinners. The Baseball Tournament results and a Tourist Park dance conclude the week.
A series of social notices detail residents and visitors in Great Falls. Mrs Gordon Hennessey and Georgie returned from Fort William on September 5. Mr G Hennessey spent days in Winnipeg before joining them on September 6. The Magnus and Alexander families, Verna Bjorkman, Velma Wildes, and others are listed visiting relatives in Great Falls or traveling to Winnipeg, Kenora, Toronto, or Lac du Bonnet. Arthur Arneson renews studies at United College Winnipeg.
The writer reports fields of Garnet wheat in Northern Alberta were harvested early and escaped frost, yielding bright kernels but Garnet lags Marquis in milling and baking quality. The piece argues for a new variety combining Garnet’s early maturity with Marquis quality. It also notes global grain trade developments including Turkey, the US sending grain to India, and Argentina-Ecuador wheat and livestock agreements.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King, back from the Paris Peace Conference, announced end of his external affairs tenure transferring the post to Justice Minister St Laurent. Cabinet reshuffles loom as ministers seek quieter posts, with Lions Ilsley and Howe named as potential movers. UN proposals on global farm price controls spark cross-border support, while Alberta farmers push parity price talks amid wider Dominion sympathy. Archbishop Fisher urges Canada to unite under a shared faith during synod and US church conventions.
West Middlesex area shows a good year for farmers and merchants alike according to the Strathroy Age Dispatch. The report notes stronger farm outputs boosting demand for farm supplies and a healthier local economy overall.
Lac du Bonnet girls from the Cooking Club travel September 2 to Selkirk for the Boys and Girls Club Rally at the Fall Fair. They display canning muffins and notebooks, win prizes, enjoy entertainment, and plan a get-acquainted party. Shirley Choma leads with top canning and muffins, Coral shows, and a parade closes the day. Pine Falls High plans a Student Council vote soon. Rita Lavallee shopped in Winnipeg September 9.
Wilma Crawford and Pat Gohn hosted a Friday party at the Crawford home on September 6 with 36 guests and dancing. Rita Lavallee held a farewell for Grace Allison from Calgary, guest of Alex Flett. Grade XII classes began September 12 in the Kindergarten Room with eight enrolled, aided by Reverend Hunter in Room IV.
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