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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1947
Page
2
Hall Saturday marked Achievement Day with garden exhibits praised despite poor season conditions. Final awards will be announced after judges finalize results. The Girls' Cooking Class won the Eaton Shield for the second time, bringing district honor in provincial competition.
Harvest services at St Marys Church on Sept 21 featured decorations by the Ladies Auxiliary. A vegetable sale and whist drive followed with prizes to Mrs Anderson Mrs Burbidge S Square and Mrs Long. The cake sold for five dollars and a box of doughnuts drew another five. A total exceeding sixty dollars was raised.
Walter M Inglis is named Leader Representative for Pine Falls and district. He will report social and sports news and collect subscriptions while working as a ledger keeper at Mills Stores. Born October 31 he is 27 and married with two boys.
A brief caption echoes Psalms 46 10 urging contemplation and faith. The line invites quiet reflection on divine presence and sovereignty. No additional context or names are provided in the readable text.
Prof T J Harrison a member of the Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada and chairman of the National Barley Contest Committee is expected back in Winnipeg October 15. He has served as Canadian representative on a Food and Agriculture Organization mission sent from Washington to Poland. The ten nation mission involving United Kingdom Denmark the Netherlands and Canada aimed to study Poland's agricultural problems and advise rehabilitation and development plans. The mission is in Rome preparing its report and Canadian and US representatives will depart for Washington in October.
A joint Army-RCAF display will culminate in a massed paratrooper jump in Winnipeg Regina and Saskatoon during the first two weeks of October. Two planes from Rivers Manitoba will participate with Reserve and Active Force squadrons. Details on dropping zones and dates will be announced soon, marking Regina and Saskatoon residents’ first opportunity to see paratroops in action.
The Atomic Scientists Association with the Ministry of Supply plans a two coach traveling exhibition to visit 26 towns in England Scotland and Wales starting in November. It will explain nuclear fission and show both destructive and constructive aspects using charts models and photographs.
Garth Pickel attended the funeral of Ben van Malsen held Tuesday September 23 at 2 p.m. in Pine Falls United Church. The Springfield Leader editor A W Hanks was in Victoria B C for the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association convention.
Four main groups in Lac du Bonnet plan a combined Memorial Centre with a covered skating rink at least three curling sheets a Legion Hall and upgrades to the Community Hall. The Badminton club No 164 Canadian Legion Athletic Association Curling Club and Social and Athletic Club join to pool resources while preserving their identities. A governing board of four members from each club plus one from the council will oversee finances and progress is expected this fall with broad community impact within a year.
A wedding at St Marys Chapel Winnipeg united Dorothy Mae Campbell and Lawrence James Weselake on Saturday September 20 at 2 30 pm. The bride wore white bridal satin with a long train and lily point sleeves. The groom is from Beausejour Manitoba. A reception followed at the bride’s mothers home and then a reception at the groom’s parents.
Marjorie Haluska daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Haluska from Beausejour married Fred Furba of Winnipeg at St Vladimir and Olga church on September 20 at 4 30 pm. Alexis Lysy of Beausejour served as bridesmaid. Reception followed at Sokol Hall St Boniface. The couple will reside in Winnipeg.
Thelva Wardrop, second daughter of Mrs. Evelyn Wardrop and the late M C Wardrop, was married by Rev W E Donnelly at the Miller Wardrop Young United church on Saturday September 20. The ceremony united Thelva with her chosen partner in a quiet early fall service.
Grandma Bjork, 84, after 42 years in the district, moves to Beresford Lake to live with son Andy. She has flown to Beresford before and says flying is the only real transport, planning frequent trips to town to visit old friends.
The Morden Times reports Darlingford school bans bubblegum with a Friday notice from Principal John Henry. The announcement declares today the end of the week and the end of bubble gum, signaling a strict policy and its completion.
The Altona Echo reports flax sunflowers sugar beets and corn drive farmers income in the Red River Valley this year leaving wheat behind as a less profitable crop.
Virden residents discuss likely water works progress and the idea of grand home baths. Some compare potential bathrooms to the Baths of Diocletian and the Chateau Laurier suite, while the editor favors a simple bathtub and ample Virden water.
Entomologists from Canada and the United States studied mosquitoes and black flies in Churchill Manitoba during May to July 1947. They tested chemicals including DDT for larval and aerial adult control, evaluated repellents, and noted mosquitoes bite through wool more than cotton.
Funeral services for Ben van Malsen at Pine Falls United Church were conducted by Rev. John Hunter on Tuesday September 23. A heavy rain fell as the Oddfellows performed rites at the graveside, with many schoolchildren among the mourners and a large crowd of car owners and residents. The service featured singing Lead Kindly Light and Safe In The Arms Of Jesus with honorary pallbearers from W Roy to Dr E D R Bissett and LOF pallbearers including L Frayne and G Magnusson.
Charles Carlson of Broadlands Great Falls died in Winnipeg Friday morning after a period of ill health. A long-time district resident since about 35 years he was well known in the municipality. He is survived by eight children Gust Nels Charles Eric Frank and three daughters married to Mr Nelson Mrs Algren and Mrs Holmstrom.
Joseph Lavallee died Tuesday September 23 at Pine Falls just before his 78th birthday. He moved to Pine Falls in 1928 and worked twelve years as night watchman for Manitoba Paper Co until his 1940 retirement. He leaves a wife, four daughters Mrs. Paul Koma doski Winnipeg Mrs. I Mc Neilly Dugald Man Mrs. M St Croix and Mrs Archie Fiett of Pine Falls and four sons Robert Red Rock Louis Ed and Peter all of Pine Falls.
The study notes black flies bite more easily through clothing, making skin repellent protection incomplete. It highlights that expert work is ongoing and much data remains to be analyzed to improve preventive measures.
Mr and Mrs E J Hawkes of Pointe du Bois vacationing in California were seen dining with friends at the Earl Carroll Theatre Restaurant in Hollywood recently.
Roy Brownell of Pointe du Bois has traveled to Vancouver to undertake a course in chemical engineering, expanding his technical education and career prospects.
Mr and Mrs Kiano Ketola of Pointe du Bois welcome a son born at Pine Falls hospital on September 24 weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces.
The Virden Empire Advance notes taxi drivers struggle to find space near their headquarters, especially Saturday nights. It suggests reserving a small street section for a taxi stand at no cost to help operators who seek to improve transportation service.
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