Manitooba Schools Orchestra Thrills Dauphin Audience
The Manitoba Schools orchestra visited Dauphin delivering a music appreciation program for about 1,100 children at Henderson school and in the town hall. Trombonist Ed Balchen and clarinetist Dr Vern Watson joined, Moyra Wilson dazzled with Mendelssohn, Chopin encore delighted, and plans for local string instruction were discussed by CKY’s Herb Roberts.
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Glen Pierce
Winnipeg
N.C. Page
Bizet
Tschaikovsky
India
Rimsky-Korsakov
Goldmark
Ed Balchen
Manitoba Schools Orchestra
Vern Watson
WL Bullmore
Weir
Dauston
Stewart FE. McLean
Herb Roberts
CKY
Roberts
Mendelssohn
Moyra Wilson
Monster auction date set for June 19 at DMCC grounds
The Dauphin Memorial and Community Centre announces a monster auction sale for Saturday June 19 at 1 p.m. at the DMCC grounds. Proceeds support centre programs and community initiatives.
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Dauphin Memorial
DMCC
Certificates Awarded To Four Club Leaders
The Canadian council of boys' and girls' club work awarded leadership honors to Mrs. Sawehuk Fork River Mrs. Art Fraser Grandview Don Dunfield Mountview and Russ McKillop Dauphin Plains. Mrs Sawehuk led the Fork River sewing club seven years Mrs Fraser led poultry and sewing clubs at Grandview since 1942. Dunfield organized Mountview swine club in 1940 and has led since. McKillop led Dauphin Plains swine club five years and will pass the leadership to his father John A McKillop.
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Canadian Council of Boys’ and Girls’ Club
M Sawehuk Fork River
Art Fraser
Grandview
Don Dunfield
Mountview
Russ McKillop
Dauphin Plains
Temperature Swings Mark End Of May Weather Survey
The report notes no rain since May 15 with under 10 inches in the past month. Sunshine was strong as farmers await rain. May temperatures rose sharply from April with several daily highs near 60s to 80s and nightly readings in the 30s to 60s.
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Met
Electrification Sign-Up Stalls in Dauphin District
Canvass for Dauphin electrification area falls short of 65 percent target with 52 percent reached high week. Manitoba Power Commission officials George Scott and Vic Barber plan a personal drive in Spruce Creek and Halley districts to boost enrollment.
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Dauphin
M F. Szewczyk
George Scott
Manitoba Power Commission
Vic Barber
Commission
Winnipeg
Spruce Creek
Halley
fifty dollar grant to area teachers for summer school
The Dauphin Ochre area board approved a fifty dollar grant for teachers attending summer school this year. The grant, decided at the May 19 meeting, aims to encourage participation and applies only to those under contract for the 1948 49 terms.
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Area Board
Ochre River
S. S. Hunt
W. G. Booth
Inspect
Sifton
Elks Sports Day Highlights June 17 At Fairgrounds
Generous prizes mark the B P O Elks No. 57 sports day at the fairgrounds on June 17. Baseball offers 500 in prize money with four cash awards. softball features four places. four horse racing events include a steeplechase program totaling 200 in prizes.
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Elks
B.P.O. Elks
Town Hall Broadcast Brings Amateur Contest Winners
Linda Meyer of Gilbert Plains wins first prize and Adele Fitzgerald of Dauphin second in a Travellers Amateur Contest broadcast from the town hall. The event raises over $1,000 for the Canadian travellers fund with entries from Gilbert Plains Winnipegosis Ste Rose Ste Amelie Grandview Sifton and Dauphin. CKX announcers George Kent and Ken Milton hosted the 10 15 pm to midnight program broadcast by Brandon ACT and Dauphin Travellers.
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T.B. Fund
Town Hall
Dauphin Commercial Travellers Association
Brandon Club
ACT
Gilbert Plains
Winnipegosis
Ste. Rose
Ste. Amelie
Grandview
Sifton
Dauphin
Linda Meyer
Adele Fitzgerald
Brandon
Bullmore
Manitoba
Pete Abrams
Bob Gillis
Bonnie Owlett
Elenor Fortune
Marj Macklin
Iona Belton
Ruth Hambley
David Stephanson
Joan Turner
Thora
Dauphin Holden Jubilee and Reunion Starts July Fifth
Former residents invited to a Dauphin Holden Jubilee and Reunion July 5 to 11, 1948. To ensure invitations reach all friends and relatives, please submit names and addresses to the town office by June 5. Return cards or phone contacts to the Secretary Treasurer.
Provincial inter-high track meet set for Brandon
Dauphin col legate enters 25 boys and eight girls in the provincial meet at Brandon on June 5 with entries across ten boys events and seven for younger classes. Dauphin girls field teams in four classes across three events plus relays, led by Joyce Marcroft Hazel Curle Margaret Williamson Dorothy Doerfler Marion Gebhart Elaine Barr Mildred McMurray.
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Dauphin Collegate
Brandon
Dauphin
J. Love
L. Melnick
E. Jackman
H. Morley
R. Spencer
H. Bell
W. Fraser
G. Thomson
M. Sametz
F. Lesyshen
P. Allard
T. Leaf
M. Kowalchuk
M. Solar
Dauphin Feats New Buildings And Modernizing Projects
Dauphin sees about 12 construction ventures ranging from a brick front upgrade on Buckwold’s Main Street to a new Specialty Dry Cleaners on Front Street East. Rebuilds include Central Motors on First Avenue and a large Consumers Co operatives storage expansion. A second Manitoba pool elevator rises near the present one while the D.M.C.C industrial hall advances toward roof completion. New hotel alterations, a six lane bowling alley in the New Main snooker building, and a Robt Hawkins one story brick office building on Burrows Avenue round out a busy modernization drive.
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Dauphin
Front Street
Harry
William
Dutchison
Consumers’ Co-Operative
Co-Op
Consumers’ Co-Op
Manitoba Pool Elevator Association
First Avenue
S.W
Mike Bobak
Robt. Hawkins Company
Burrows Avenue
Area board weighs addition to Ochre River school
Area board considers adding two rooms to the existing two room Ochre River school to replace the one room and the town pupil use. Architects and local boards met last Thursday to discuss costs and financing amid opposition to closing the local high school and sending students to MacKenzie in Dauphin.
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Ochre River
Area Board
Ed. Johansen
MacKenzie School
Dauphin
Dr V L Watson Elected President of Dauphin Lions
Dr Verne L Watson was elected president of the Dauphin Lions club at the regular luncheon meeting last Thursday. New officers include Les Warren as first vice president Charlie Volk as second vice president Henry Paul Kontamer Doug Brekke as tail twister Denny Kells as secretary Nick Swets and E R Bus Der ick as directors.
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Verne L. Watson
Dauphin Lions Club
Les Warren
Charlie Volk
Henry Paul Kontamer
Doug Brekke
Denny Kells
Nick Swets
E. R. “Bus” Derick
Progressive Conservative convention attendees named for Winnipeg
J L Bowman KC E N Mc Girr KC John Gardner and William Cruise will attend the provincial convention of the Progressive Conservative party in Winnipeg June 10 and 11. Reports indicate the convention will consider both federal and provincial party policies.
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J. L. Bowman
K.C
E. N. McGirr
John Gardner
William Cruise
Progressive Conservative Party
Winnipeg
The
Herald
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Wm. Briscoe
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Allan Dilts
Alf Dick
Bill Briscoe
Claude Dunbar
Union
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Buckwold
Main Street
Central Motors
John Dutchison
D.M.C.C
Dauphin Hotel
Liberty Cafe
Makinak
C. C. Hamilton
Sizes S, M & L
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Dauphin Lions
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Christie's Quality Biscuits
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