Cadets Train in Air Force Camp Program For 1200 Youths
Allied nations prepare 1200 cadets aged 15 to 18 for two weeks of hands on aviation training. They will see aircraft components, take half hour flights in Anson planes, and learn radio work with Winnipeg links. Wing Commander W F Ganderton leads the camp with RCAF staff guiding practical instruction.
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RCAF
Abe
Winnipeg
Dauphin Beach
W. F. Ganderton
Ds.c
D F.C
No. 2 Air Command
Uwern
Air Force
School Pupils Invest In War Savings Stamps
Dauphin public schools report total War Savings stamps purchased since 1942 reaching 12 657 75 dollars. Merit certificates were awarded by Councillor J Anderson and will be displayed in classrooms. Yearly totals include 2 753 in 42 43 4 790 25 in 43 44 3 668 25 in 44 45 and 1 437 25 in 45 46.
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Dauphin
Coun. J. Anderson
Electrification Survey Finished In Most Wards
Rural electrification survey completed with ward one showing over 90 percent in favor and ward three also supportive. Ward five around 75 percent favors, while wards two, six less favorable. ward four unfinished. Manitoba Power commission plans staggered installation by priority areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Power Commission
Magnet Clears Highway of Spikes and Nails
A road department uses a truck mounted magnet to sweep highways from here to Grandview and Dauphin Beach, collecting nails, spikes, bolts, and metal debris. The operation measures weight tallies and even recovers 56 cents, promising another sweep on all district highways to prevent flats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Good Roads
Grandview
Dauphin Beach
Royal Purple Auxiliaries Raise 290 for Dauphin Hospital
Members of the Order of the Royal Purple auxiliary to the BPO Elks collected 290 at a tag day in the city and donated the funds to the children’s ward of Dauphin General hospital.
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Order of the Royal Purple
B.P.O. Elks
Dauphin General Hospital
Mumps Tops Communicable Disease List For Six Months 1946
Dauphin Rural Health unit reports 52 mumps cases in the first half of 1946, mainly in early June, with Ochre River contributing all three influenza cases and two scarlet fever cases in June. Other illnesses included pneumonia seven, measles five, gonorrhea five, diphtheria three, tuberculosis three, erysipelas two, septic throat one, and syphilis one.
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Dauphin
Ochre River
Tibby Munro Returns to Red Indian Service Station
George Tibby Munro reclaims his post at the Red Indian Service Station on First Avenue NE. He previously ran the shop before joining the navy as a chief petty officer with the 29th Motor Torpedo Flotilla. He fought in pre invasion and France coast operations and was mentioned in dispatches for actions at Ostend.
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George “Tibby” Munro
First Avenue
N.E
Navy
Tibby
29Th Motor Torpedo Flotilla
England
France
Seine River
Ostend
Belgium
Civvy Street
Smith Jackson Wins Safety Cup Patrol Championship
Smith-Jackson safety patrol, led by captain Robert Benner, won the Dauphin Lions Club annual Safety Cup with a four point margin. Cpl A G Boncey presented the cup and diplomas. Lions James McKay Memorial scholarships of 10 dollars were given to Katharine Oliphant Whitmore and Alex Small Smith-Jackson. Joe Johanneson, past Lions president, spoke at the presentations.
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Smith-Jackson
Robert Benner
Dauphin Lions Club
Smith Jackson
Cpl
A. G. Boncey
The
Safety Commission
Marion McQuay Wins Manitoba Public Speaking Trophy
Marion McQuay of Wilson River won the M F A public speaking juvenile trophy in the Manitoba finals in Winnipeg last week. A 10 year old Grade 6 pupil, she spoke on a Norse folk tale Peter Johnsons Boots trained by her mother a former teacher.
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Marion McQuay
Wilson River
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Peter Johnson
Marion
Brandon
Dahl‘Bren
C. H. Burnell
Tag Day Postponed For Rainy Weather
Owing to rain the Traveller's tag day scheduled for Saturday was postponed. The event supports a children's playground planned for the town's south end. A new date will be announced later.
Weather records show wettest week with heavy rainfall
A meteorological summary notes a record week with 72 inches in a single day and 11 inches across five days including hail on Sunday. The seven day total reached 1.39 inches, far below last year’s 3.05 inches. daily highs ranged from the upper 60s to low 80s with nightly lows in the 40s and 50s.
Driver Breaks Wrist When Tractor Overturns
Harold Lynch, driver for the department of good roads, overturned a tractor mower on No 5 highway one percent mile east of town Monday evening. He was thrown clear and taken to the hospital with a broken wrist and cuts and bruises. The tractor was damaged during the incident.
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Department of Good Roads
Harold Lynch
Lynch
Dauphin Agricultural Fair Opens With Childrens Day Rates
On Monday July 8 Dauphin hosts a three day agricultural fair with special rates for children. Youths ages 12 to 16 will pay 25 cents while under 12 enter free. All rides and sideshows offer reduced prices and the grand stand and fairgrounds admission is lowered for the event.
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Dauphin
Budget Highlights From Ottawa Budget Details Tax Cuts and Expansions
Finance minister J. L. Ilsley unveils substantial personal income tax reductions effective Jan 1 1947. Exemptions rise for singles from 660 to 750 and for married couples from 1200 to 1500. Taxes apply to mutual insurers, family allowances expand, child tax relief planned, and a three year tax exemption granted to new cooperatives.
Former Years Seles Note On Aca To8 Dos Sheep
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions Seles and aca to8 dos eet oe of sheep with unclear context. Entities are uncertain and no readable event or outcome is present.
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Seles
Dauphin Fair Promises Big Rural Show July 8 9 10
Dauphin Agricultural society invites all to the three day fair at the fair grounds July 8 9 10. Boys and Girls club rally with about 1000 children opens the event. Exhibits in clothing garden seed and livestock judged with prizes. Grandstand features include Ruth Gibbard flying trapeze animals magicians Brown’s tiny tots and Brown’s circus acts. Horse racing and Eaton company prize horses also highlight. Midway rides and sideshows complete the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Eaton Company
Dauphin
Dauphin Agricultural Society
Manitoba
Errick F. Willis
Ruth Gibbard
Brown
Canada
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Sunnydale
Jersey
the Store of Service
George
Tibby’’ Munro
Safety Cup
Eterring
Veronica Lake
Sonny Tufts
Joan Caulfield
Billy de Wolfe Renny McEvoy
Lillian Gish
John Berry
Paramount
Louis & Conn
Randolph Scott and Richards
Gabby” Hayes
Cee
Lanseco Rcace
Joan Crawford
J. L. Ilsley
Ottawa
Mutual Fire, Casualty and
Board of Tax Appeals
Midway Attractions
John Gardner
Tailor & Men’s Furnishings
Sunkist
Valencia
Wyler’s
Pkt
Welch
DYSON
CLARK
Kansas
United Stores Limited
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