Liberal Victory Emerges After Tight Canadian Vote
May 13 sees Liberals poised to form government after CCF collapse and Conservative leader Martin Pederson elected. Markets react to Texas Gulf Sulphur discovery in Timmins and ongoing union battles in Canada. Internationally, US and Soviet plans on nuclear materials renew Cold War tensions while Cyprus battlefield claims surface and the New York opening looms.
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Liberals
Liberal Party
Thatcher
CCF
Martin Pederson
Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
Timmins
Texas Gulf
Houston
Harold Thompson Ends 47 Years as CN Engineer
Harold D. Thompson retired after 47 years with the Canadian National Railway. He drove train No 894 into Dauphin from Hudson Bay at 3 p.m. Tuesday April 21, greeting by granddaughter Melissa Hall and E. W. Cullen. He began with ONR in 1917 as an engine wiper, promoted to fireman then engineer in 1938.
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Harold D. Thompson
CNR
Dauphin
Hudson Bay
Harold
Melissa Hall
Rivers
Norman Co. Chard
Mr. Thompson
E. W. Cullen
Nick Holowich
Major
W. E. Hall
Florence
Clifford
Eford
Norman
Churchill
H. J. Harkes
Hazel
Souest
Germany
Orville
Flin Fion
Harold Darwin Thompson
Olive Shannon
Devils Lake
North Dakota
ONR
Canadian National Railway
Harold Thompson
Thompson
Murray Gilmour
Roy Wells
Wilf Gilmour
F. Dumouchel
S. V. Nicholson
V. Men
N. C. Chard
Oral Vaccine Clinics Begin in Dauphin Area
The oral polio Sabin immunization drive starts May 4 in Dauphin Health Unit with a schedule across multiple towns including Makina Sifton Ashville Dauphin Fahelbert Gilbert Plains Fork River Grandview Winnipegosis Ochre River and Laurier. Officials urge children over six months to years to take Sabin, with a second dose for those who had Sabin in 1962.
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Dauphin Health Unit
Manitoba Department of Health
Makina
Sifton
Ashville
Dauphin
Fahelbert
Gilbert Pleins
Fork River
Garland
Ochre River
Grandview
Winnipegosis
DMCC
Sabin
Reminder to Parents on Sabin Polio Vaccine Consent
Parents urged to sign and return Sabin oral polio vaccine consent cards for school children. Many cards still not returned, teachers await. community participation is essential to eradicate polio in the province.
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Sabin
Ween Mess School
Five Plays In Festival Dauphin District Drama Festival
The Dauphin district regional drama festival is set for Saturday May 2 in the town hall with an afternoon show at 2 30 and an evening show at 7 30 Sheila Maurer of Winnipeg will adjudicate the festival Entries include four junior plays Rivers and Dauphin Collegiate three from the Dauphin Collegiate and one senior entry from the Dauphin Little Theatre The afternoon program will feature The
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Dauphin District
Sheila Maurer
Winnipeg
Rivers
Dauphin Collegiate
Dauphin
Weather Summary Indicates Gentle Spring Warmth With Storms
The past week offered pleasant spring weather with only one cool night reaching a record low of 12. A thunderstorm occurred on the 24th followed by two more nights of rain, totaling five wet days and .13 inch of moisture. Farmers report being in the fields as signs of spring progress.
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New
Kore
Teachers Attend One Day Seminar on New Mathematics
More than 200 teachers met in a full day workshop Saturday April 25 to hear the latest developments in school mathematics. Speakers from the Manitoba Mathematics Teachers Association included Prof Murray McPherson of the University of Manitoba and Harold Pollock of St Johns High School with Paul Pura Birchwood Elementary and Cecile Ungrin among participants.
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Dauphin-Ochre Division Association
Manitoba Mathematics Teachers’ Association
Murray McPherson
University of Manitoba
Harold Pollock
Mathematics
Veal to Take Over Royal Billiards as Zworon Retires
Jim Veal will assume ownership of Royal Billiards as Mike Zworon retires May 1 after 47 years in Dauphin. Zworon arrived from Winnipeg in 191% and built a long standing business with seven tables on the main floor. He and Mrs Zworon plan to stay in Dauphin among friends during retirement.
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Jim Veal
Royal Billiards
Mike Zworon
Nen
Mike
Dauphin
Winnipeg
Herald
Zworon
Adjudicator Named for Dauphin Drama Festival
Mrs. Sheila Maurer of Winnipeg will adjudicate the Dauphin district regional Drama Festival at the town hall on Saturday May 2 in the afternoon and evening. Dauphin Little Theatre sponsors the festival and Maurer returns for a second year.
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Sheila Maurer
Winnipeg
Dauphin District
Dauphin Little Theatre
Maurer
Canada
British Drama League
Dauphin Plans Centennial Project Moves Into Committee
Dauphin Centennial Celebrations committee reviews goals for a city project under federal provincial grants. Mayor Mobberley outlines setup with Manitoba Centennial Corporation. August 1 deadline looms for grant applications. May 15 invites public project ideas and subcommittee participation.
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Dauphin
Manioba Centennial Corporation
Dauphin Town
Harold Mobberley
Manitoba Centennial Corporation
Develo
Has
Miss Helen Marsh To Head Local Centennial Committee
Miss Helen Marsh to chair the newly formed Dauphin Centennial Celebrations Committee with A Clifford Matthews as vice chair and Miss Norma Dougherty as secretary. The group includes 22 members from local groups led by Mayor Harold Mobberley as honorary chair and other officials.
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Helen Marsh
Dauphin
Dauphin Memorial and Community Centre
A. Clifford Matthews
Ochre Area
Norma Dougherty
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Paul Walker
CKDM
Donald E. Persson
Dauphin Chamber of Commerce
B. C. Goodhand
Dauphin Public Library
Douglas M. Johnston
Dauphin School Board
R. L. Dennison
Dauphin Parks Board
Wm. McClernon
Catholic Women’s League
Tourists Hear Key Traits For Motel And Lodge Success
At a one day Manitoba Tourist association conference banquet in Winnipeg H S Brock Smith outlined ten core principles for tourist business operators. He urged professionalism service enthusiasm and ongoing self improvement as essential to attracting and retaining travelers and building a sound regional industry.
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H. S. Brock-Smith
Manitoba Tourist Association
Winipeg
Press Club of
Winnipeg
Air Cadet League of Manitoba
Winnipeg Better Business Bureau
Golden Boys
Brock Smith
Jack Hawkins
Cenotaph Relocated to Memorial Boulevard by Town Council
The town council authorized the town engineer to move the cenotaph to Memorial Boulevard. The project aims to improve the war memorial with landscaping of the plinth and restored inscriptions. The 1920 monument, designed by Herbert J. Payton, stands atop a figure and reflects an architectural symbolism of world ages.
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E. M. Erickson
Herbert J. Payton
Im Davw
Dauphin District
Gabriel
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CLC
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International Union of Canada
Ind
Grew Lakes
SIU
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Soviet Union
Johnson
U.S
Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
V. Roletnikov
China
Pravade
Communist Party
Ussr
Nations of Asia
Cyprus
Mediterranean
World Briefs
New York
HOOD
Dauphin Area
Manitoba
National Centennial Administration
Government of Canada
BE. M. Syme
Consumers
F. M. Bloomfield
Dauphin Council of Women
Robt. Hall
Ckos-Tv
A. E. Serase
Dauphin-Ochre
Fred Chaykowski
Dauphin Boys
George Kolba
Kinemen Club
Fred Chapman
Canadian National Railways
Coney
Grant
R. W. Hollyoaks
Lions Club
D. A. Ross
Dauphin Rotary Club
Memorial Boulevard
Izens
April, A.D
Eric C. Day
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