Stamp Drive Draws Dauphin Citizens To Theatre
Dauphin residents packed the Dauphin and Gay Theatres for a Stamp Out Hitler drive raising five hundred dollars in war savings stamps. Admission was free with two stamps. many were turned away as seats sold out. FP Wright led advance ticket sales with volunteers organizing canvassers, and local artists performed. Mayor J E Ramsden chaired the program, praising organizers and noting the community’s war effort.
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Dauphin
Oncadena Sookie Aes Oe Ie
Motion Picture
Hitler
Dauphin and
Gay Theatres
Dauphin Theatre
FP. T. Wright
D. D. McDonald
Wm. McLernon
E. Town
J. E. Ramsden
M. G. Peebies
F. T. Wright
Canada
Sheldon Bliss
J. E. McNabb
Jimmy Paul
Geraldine Winters
Tommy Shortreed
Plans for Expanding Veterans Corps Discussed
Officials discussed expanding the Veterans Corps and plan to contact listed veterans asking them to reach out to authorities and declare readiness to participate.
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Veterans Corps
Brother of Mrs M Zworon Escapes Dunkirk
Dr Burton Yuill, brother of Mrs M Zworon, was evacuated from Dunkirk six weeks ago. He sent a June 4 message from England confirming safe arrival with no injuries. Born in Gilbert Plains, he served in the Imperial Army medical corps and had been in France since October last year. The Yuill family in Dauphin recalls his ordeal and escape.
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Mike Zworon
Burton Yuill
Dunkirk
Dauphin
Authorized accounts total for June reach 54003.60
Accounts totaling 54003.60 for the month of June were approved.
Rainfall Totals and Averages Reported
Last week rainfall amounts recorded with totals since April 1, 1940. The period shows 6.14 inches, compared with 6.05 inches in 1939. The long term average for the same span is 6.58 inches.
Fully Mechanized Artillery Battery Visits Dauphin
More than 300 officers and men with 30 mechanized transports and four 18 pounder field guns toured Dauphin entering from the south about 10 30 Wednesday morning after a night in Riding Mountain National Park. Major H E Wright saluted at the cenotaph with Major J E Ramsden and Lieut Col O McGuirk present as the unit paraded along Main Street. The tour aimed to show a fully trained fighting force and to train HQ staff in servicing equipment and feeding men on the march. The 91111 battery comprises Calgary Vancouver and Nelson crews. a second battery from Winnipeg and Regina will visit Dauphin Friday morning.
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Dauphin
Riding Mountain National Park
Main Street
Court House
H. E. Wright
Wright
J. E. Ramsden
O. McGuirk
G. N. Ewens
R. Walken
Calgary
Vancouver
Nelson
B.C
Council Rebuilds Two Blocks Of Main Street Sidewalk
East side sidewalk on Main Street between Second and Third Avenues will be rebuilt after new construction. Bus company requests to park on Main Street denied, forcing future carriers to use side streets. Dauphin Kamsack Humboldt brief opposes Muir Gladstone CN Railways plan to abandon service, with affidavits filed. Ex Mayor Bennett and wife to mark 50th wedding anniversary on July 15. letter of congratulations to be sent. Old sewage pumping gear to be sold, new cable for smoke stack, condensate pump to power plant. Council reports 1940 levy paid to School Board and $6,000 in sinking fund bonds bought. Attending: Mayor Ramsden and Councillors Taylor Amos Lepper Justice Astwood Solomon Puchalski McLean.
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Main Street
Second Third Avenues
First Avenue
N.W
McGirr and Katz
Dauphin
Kamsack
Humboldt
Canadian National Railways
Muir-Gladstone
Board of Railway Commissioners
D. Owens
K.C
S. Solomon
Archie Bennett
School Board
Ramsden
Taylor
Amos
Lepper
Justice
Astwood
Solomon
Puchalski
McLean
Veterans note advances in field artillery and esprit de corps
Veterans of the first Great War commented on the improvement in field artillery over the last twenty years. They observed guns equipped with modern pneumatic tires can haul 35 miles an hour if needed and were impressed by the friendly spirit between officers, NCOs, and men.
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N.C.O
Registrars Named For Dauphin Area
E. A. Marcroft and Albert Redgate appointed registrar and assistant registrar for the Dauphin federal constituency for national registration. All residents aged 16 or over must register during a four day period from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. A $200 fine or up to three months in jail applies for noncompliance or furnishing false information.
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E. A. Marcroft
Albert Redgate
Dauphin
Ottawa
Second group of women complete motor training
Dauphin's second Women's Auxili ary Motor Service class finished its eight week course on Tuesday with exams for certificates and pins. A social gathering followed at Mrs. E. C. Herrick's home where instructor Frank Fulbrook received an wallet. Participants included Mrs. E. C. Herrick Mrs. J. H. McElwain Miss L. Roe Miss J. DeBrincat Roberta Weir Olive Henderson Mildred King Merle Stewart Violet Radford Eva Ferguson Jean McArthur and Mary Watson.
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Dauphin
Women’s Auxiliary Motor Service
WAMS
E. C. Herrick
Frank Fulbrook
J. H. McElwain
Grandstand Crowds Highlight Northwestern Manitoba Summer Fair
Large North Western Manitoba fair crowds reflect a strong local interest in light horse breeding amid reduced grants. Friday set a record for grandstand receipts and packed seating, while Saturday drew full stands for performances. The event featured harness racing, Death Dodgers thrill show, Saskatoon Girls' Pipe Band, and a long livestock and machinery parade led by prize horses and four–horse teams. Machinery displays showed power farming trends with major implement firms present. The Dominion agriculture exhibit promoted bacon quality for Britain and a grain movement display illustrated prairie to seaboard transport.
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Manitoba
Dauphin
Saskatoon Girls
John Conner
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Northwest Line Elevators Association
Prairie Farm
Seaboard
T. Eaton Co. Ltd
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Wild Bill Hickok
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Jane Bryan
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MR. Chips
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