25 Apr 1940
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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
1
The hockey association re elected its officers at the annual meeting held Friday with Robert Fagen presiding and George Reid recording. Each local hockey group continues with its own officers and a representative will join the central committee as regulation requires. The prior move to disband was reversed last November and no strong push to again disband arose.
At Dauphin General Hospital a son born April 18 to Mr and Mrs Jack Boguski of Ashville. Also a son born April 23 to Mr and Mrs Robt Stainthorpe of Dauphin and a son born April 24 to Mr and Mrs Harold Mansfield of Dauphin.
A note from A. E. Iredale reminds the mailing public that all mail up to 12 p m should be posted at the post office not the station After 12 p m mail may be posted at the station Mail posted to the post office up to 12 p m will be despatched east and west on Trains 9 and 10.
The Dauphin Board of Trade will hold its annual meeting at the Town hall on Monday April 29 at 8 o clock. All members and citizens are invited to attend. Reports of past activities will be presented and new officers will be elected. C. D. Bates is the present secretary.
Parachute jumpers staged a large exhibition in Dauphin with local Walter Smith making the district’s first citizen leap. Stan jumped 2 500 feet before his parachute opened at 12 mph, experiencing a brief stars moment. An automatic release worked for Mr Collins.
The Public Works Department performs a Main Street cleanup surprising residents who fear it may lead households to adopt annual spring cleaning of front lawns. Authorities note the move marks an unprecedented public boulevard effort near private homes.
The Dauphin Agricultural society starts reviving the exhibition grounds track for harness races at the upcoming summer fair. After years of disuse the track is being graded levelled and turf removed with help from the rural municipality grader. Grounds and speed committees oversee the reconstruction with W. D. Strang Jim Brydon and Edgar Chute supervising. Practice sessions are planned for next week.
Parents of Royal Air Force Pilot Officer Howard Douglas Wardle of Windor, Ontario, report he is missing as a result of air operations on April 20. Wardle, born in Dauphin 24 years ago, joined the RAF in 1938 and was recently stationed at Perpignan, France.
The full range is in and offers smart serviceable reefers and dainty shades. Single and double breasted styles available. Prices from 3.25 to 8.95 dollars each.
Cream colored scrim with ruffled edges and a priscella top, set off by contrasting red, blue, green or gold trim. Tie back style, size 21 by 24 inches. Priced at 79e per pair. Extra values in serviceable hose.
A brief noon power outage in Dauphin exposed reliance on electrical and water services. Husbands found dinner plans ruined and radio listeners faced noon news gaps. Superintendent T. R. Cockl cited a steam leak at the power house as the cause, noting service paused 12 to 1 PM to avoid a larger Saturday rush failure.
Youth Training group achievement day wraps up winter activities in Winnipegosis. Fire destroys a hay stack and implements at R Wilson farm near Ochre River. Meadow fire grows under high winds. Swift's creamery truck sinks into five feet of water on the Massey river at North Lake. four horses fail to pull. Sifton DG L T girls hold a service at United Church Sunday evening.
Park officials require permission from the chief warden before lighting any fire to burn bush. Observers monitor the entire park and report danger spots to a central office. The Wright system now records daily fire hazards across the reservation.
A Dauphin motor vehicle offender pleaded guilty before Magistrate Thos. Little and was fined the minimum $10 plus costs or 15 days with hard labor for unlawful operation. A resident of an Alberta Indian reserve admitted drunken disturbance, was reprimanded and told to leave town. Two youths pleaded guilty to creating a disturbance in public.
Farmers across the Dauphin area burn scrub patches during dry spell to prepare land. Smoke fills the horizon for a week with billowing clouds visible from Lake Dauphin at night. In town, vacant lots and piles of dried grass are set ablaze as part of cleanup efforts.
Rainfall last week and totals since April 1, 1940 listed by Searle Grain Co. The report compares year 1940 figures with 1939 and notes long term averages. It includes pestis stasis and references reverence values.
Wheat seeding is about 95 percent complete in the Dauphin area with sowing of coarse grains soon. Farmers are conserving moisture by packing land and limiting plowing while planting weather remains dry and windy. If spring rains come, Manitoba could harvest an average crop despite rising wheat prices and a forecast of lower global yields.
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