Coastal quake devastates Alaska and Pacific coast areas
A massive quake struck Anchorage during rush hour with hundreds dead and missing. Tidal waves hit Kodiak Port Alberni Crescent City and other coastal towns while fires and building collapses surged across Alaska Washington Oregon and British Columbia. Authorities urged disaster declarations and relief efforts as casualty counts climbed.
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Pacific
Canada
California
Anchorage
Kodiak
William Egan
Johnson
Alaska
Paris
Vancouver Island Inlet
Port Alberni
B. C
Washington
Oregon
U.S. Coast Guard
Juneau
Vancouver
Victoria
Calgary
Edmonton
Valdez
Seward
Tuxuyak
Kodjak Island
Ralph
Deppe Bay
Ore
Tacoma
Wash
Crescent City
Calif
Santa Catalina Island
Los Angeles
Amended By-law extends Saturday shop closing to Aug 31
Dauphin council approved a bylaw to extend Saturday 6 pm closing for May to August and keep 9 pm closes for September to December. The measure, effective April 3, follows a merchants survey with 73.4 percent in favor. Canada Safeway opposed stricter Saturday hours but supported a permissive framework.
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Retail Merchants Committee
Dauphin Chamber of Commerce
Manitoba Highway Plan Details 1964 65 Budget Release
Manitoba's 1964-65 highway program, unveiled by Public Works Minister Walter Weir, earmarks 36.7 million for provincial highways and roads. The plan covers 121.2 miles of pavement 108.6 miles of asphalt surface treatment and 204.2 miles of grading with work carried forward from 1963.
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Manitoba
Walter Weir
Safeway presents case against Saturday closings in Dauphin
Canada Safeway Limited argues against restricting Saturday hours to 9 p m year round, citing service industry needs and consumer habits. They note Dauphin serves a rural population with strong Friday and Saturday shopping patterns and reference a 1961 Canadian Consumer Survey showing 40 percent shop Friday and 23 percent Saturday.
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Dauphin
St. John’s
Nfld
Victoria
B. c
Adjudicator to Visit Dauphin for Music Festival
Judicator and music examiner for the Western board will return to Dauphin to adjudicate the Musical Festival with more than 200 entries. Mr Hubble, a noted Canadian choral director, will also oversee events at the Banff school of fine arts and St Stephens Broadway church. The Dauphin festival runs April 9 to 11 in the collegiate and Whitmore school auditoriums, with Edmonton also on Hubble’s agenda.
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Western Board of Music
Dauphin
Hubble
Canada
Banff School of Fine Arts
St. Stephen'’s Broadway
Winni
Whitmore School
Edmonton
Alta
Charter Proceedings Underway For Dauphin Senior Citizens Homes
Dauphin considers forming the Dauphin Senior Citizens Homes corporation after a 295-person survey guides housing design. The town council approved the memorandum of agreement with by laws, inviting W. Noyes and CMHC officials to discuss designs and funding. The initial board includes eight subscribers Harold Mobberley Edward Johansen Marion Warnock Laura Ross Helen Marsh David Justice Paul Mizibrocky Coney Grant. The charity aims to provide low rent housing for elderly and low income residents with surplus used for rent relief debt reduction project expansion or further housing efforts.
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Dauphin Senior Citizen’s Homes” Corporation
Senior Citizens’ Housing Project Committee
Senior Citizens’ Home Corporation
Senior Citizens’ Committee
W. Noyes
CMHC
Dauphin
Corporation
Harold Mobberiey
Edward Johansen
Marion Warnock
Laura Ross
Helen Marsh
David Justice
Paul Mizibrocky
Coney Grant
el A
Asao
Short Course Week Opens for Dauphin Youths
The Dauphin Short Course Week begins with 89 participants 36 girls and 54 boys from Roblin Grandview Gilbert Plains Ashville Sifton Fork River Laurier Makinak Eddystone Ochre River Lonely Lake McCreary joining homemaking and agricultural tracks. Speakers include W E Jarvis deputy minister of agriculture and conservation. Awards and a queen contest cap the week with social events and a Friday dance. Supervisors are D J Hill and Mrs G Lorraine Adams.
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Dauphin
Town Hall
Roblin
Grandview
Gilbert Plains
Ashville
Sifton
Fork River
Laurier
Makinak
Eddystone
Ochre River
Lonely Lake
McCreary
W. E. Jarvis
Agriculture and Conservation
Agricultural Society
D. J. Hill Agricultural
Lorraine) Adams
Easter Tour Brings Winnipeg Schools Symphony To Dauphin
The Winnipeg Schools Symphony, eighty players strong, tours Dauphin on Saturday April 4 at 8 30 p m in the collegiate auditorium. Dauphin Port sponsors with former concert master now Winnipeg Symphony violinist. Dauphin natives Richard Watson violin and Roger Watson flute will be featured soloists. The program opens with rehearsals and includes two additional orchestras for less experienced students. The highlight is the first movement of Schubert Unfinished Symphony. The tour also visits Russell Swan River Yorkton.
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Porter
Ro Hs Gee Aphene Paties
Ethel Jamieson
Fork River
Dauphin
Greater
Symphony
Winnipeg Symphony
Shubert
Russell
Swan River
Yorkton
Reeve Potoski Head Of New Weed Control District
Reeve John Potoski was elected chairman of the Dauphin Ochre Weed Control District at the first meeting last Thursday. J H Carter is vice president and M F Szewczyk serves as secretary treasurer. Board members include D J Hill representing Ochre River and councilors L J Pockett Elgin Chute. The board will advertise for a full time weeds supervisor and seeks Dauphin town cooperation to act jointly against noxious weeds under the Noxious Weeds act.
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John Potoski
Dauphin-Ochre
J. H. Carter
M. F. Szewczyk
Dauphin
D. J. Hill
RM of
Ochre River
L. J. Pockett
Weather notes show streak of record low temperatures
Five prior records were broken as the weatherman drove a streak of cold. From March 24 to 27 and March 29 new nightly lows were set with sub normal readings. Winds 27 to 37 mph and gusts kept conditions winterlike.
Old Telephone Aid Supports Speech Therapy for Children
Four outdated telephone sets donated to the Dauphin association for retarded children are installed in the local school. Manitoba Telephone system arranged the setup through Les Wainwright, district commercial supervisor, to aid training with mirror phones for visualizing mouth movements.
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Dauphin Association For
Manitoba Telephone System
Les Wainwright
Les
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U.S. Defence Department
Cook's Inlet
Messina
Maly
United Nations
Canada Safeway Limited
V. L. Pinchin
Canada Safeway Company
Claire Wright
Ad. Balcaen
Safeway
G. S. Porter
G. S. Porter, Mr. Pinchin
E. C. Day
Dauphin Senior Citizens Homes
Winnipeg
Reeve Potoski
New Weed Control Board
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