Police Start Clean Up Campaign On Traffic Violators In Town
On May 1 the RCMP Dauphin detachment began a drive to enforce the highway traffic act. Nine accused pleaded guilty in police court on Thursday morning. Magistrate Thormastle urged action to clean up the traffic situation. Multiple fines were issued for parking on Main Street and running stop signs. One driver faced a driving to the common danger charge with a ten day jail option. Police said checkups would continue until the situation improved.
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RCMP
Dauphin
Thormastle
Main Street
Main Stree
Gey Theatre
May Strate
Dauphin Building Permits Slower in 1947 Fires May Delay Boom
In the first five months of 1947 Dauphin issued permits totaling $109,560, far below 1946’s $195,524. May saw 23 permits worth $64,160 including 12 residences and 4 commercial repairs. last year May was the peak at $86,750.
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Dauphin
Portage la Prairie
Dauphin Elk Sports Day and DMCC Fund Drive Planned
The Dauphin Elk lodge schedules a June 19 sports day at the Dauphin Fairgrounds featuring a $625 prize baseball tournament and $200 in horse racing across three half mile heats plus pony races. A giant bicycle parade, tag sales for DMCC, a Sunday rally at the Dauphin Theatre by C F Greene, and an evening vaudeville show cap the fund drive launch. Adults and bicycle racers will crowd the events. entry rules prohibit touching ground during the bike race.
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Dauphin Elk Lodge
Dauphin Fairgrounds
Dauphin Memorial and Community Centre Fund
Dmcc Fund
Dauphin Theatre
Weather notes report mild week with mixed skies
The weatherman eased into the 60s and 70s across the district last week while overcast skies persisted and .si inches of rain were measured at the meteorological office. Road conditions are described as good though the highway through Riding Mountain National Park needs improvement.
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Riding Mountain National Park
Dauphin Team Sets Two Western Meet Records in Brandon
Dauphin Collegiate track squad places third at the western provincial meet in Brandon on May 31 with 43 points. New records in nap, step and jump by Fred Lesyshen and Alex Marchuk. Dauphin also wins first places by Cliff McIntosh and the senior relay. eight seconds and three thirds add to 383 team points. Girls tally four seconds and two thirds for ten points.
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Brandon
Dauphin
Cardell
Fred Lesyshen
Alex Marchuk
Cliff McIntosh
M. Kowalchuk
W. Fraser
D. Gemmel
A. Marchuk
Mike Kowalchuk
Gordon Thompson
Don Gemmel
Ken Lee
Paul Allard
Bud Waller
Bob McEwan
L. Meinick
L. Lahaie
G. Thompson
F. Lesyshen
Erla Brown
Dorothy Archer
Margaret Williamson
Lorraine Clarke
Manitoba Motor Transit Bus Service Adjusted
Road conditions between Clear Lake and Dauphin force the Manitoba Motor Transit system to run only between Brandon and Clear Lake until June 15 when through service to Dauphin resumes.
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Clear Lake
Dauphin
Manitoba Motor Transit
Brandon
Canvassers Meet June 6 At MacKenzie School
A combined meeting of the Dauphin Memorial and Community Centre board of directors and all canvassers and volunteers will be held at MacKenzie school this Friday evening, June 6. Final drive arrangements will be made and every one concerned is urged to attend.
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DMCC
Dauphin Memorial and Community Centre
Sharp
D.S.T
MacKenzie
Eaton’s
Dauphin Memorial and Community Centre Board of Directors
MacKenzie School
CKRC to Dedicate Program Friday
CKRC Winnipeg will dedicate the program Columbia Masterworks on Friday June 6 from 10 30 to 11 C D T to Dauphin and its Memorial and Community Centre campaign The broadcast aims to help rally Dauphin citizens to respond to the Make Remembrance a Reality appeal.
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Winnipeg
CKRC
Board of Trade
C.D.T
Columbia Masterworks
Dauphin
Banks and offices observe King's birthday Monday
Banks provincial and dominion offices will close on Monday June 9 for the King's birthday. Stores will not be closed, according to the Herald.
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Dominion
Herald
Death of Jack Ball Stuns Community
Jack Ball 41 a Dauphin druggist died by poison in his store on a Friday evening in a act of despair health and business worries led to his suicide. He was born in 1906 educated in Dauphin later became manager owner and active in school church Lions club and sports. Survived by wife Hazel and two daughters Linda Louise and Margaret Elizabeth, six siblings, and a large circle of friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Bullmore's funeral parlors with burial in Riverside cemetery.
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Jack Ball
Dauphin
Jack
R. E. Dicks
J. E. Loadman
John Stanley Ball
University of Manitoba
Rexall Drug Store
United Church
Lions Club
Fall
Hazel Robinson
Winnipeg
Linda Louise
Margaret Elizabeth
James Allan
Gordon Alexander
Donald Franklin
Victoria
Robert Scott
Winnpeg
J. B Gass
Regina
C. Collins
L. A. Muttitt
Bullmore
Superintendent Questioned on Local Telephone System
Businessmen pressed Portage la Prairie officials about poor ring timing and missed calls at a board of trade meeting. C Settle, superintendent of maintenance for the Portage Dauphin Manitoba line, said improvements are planned though replacements take time. He urged a 15 second pause between calls to improve second-number connections. Dauphin will benefit from upgrades as soon as possible, despite long-distance bottlenecks.
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C. Set Ue
Portage la Prairie
Board of Trade
Settle
Portage
Dauphin
Manitoba
H. J. Mobberley
Official Welcome For First Plane At Dauphin Airport
Officials and a large crowd welcomed the first Canadian Pacific Airlines plane at the newly inaugurated Winnipeg to Flin Flon route via The Pas and Dauphin. Mayor Bullmore spoke as the CPA crew and 12 passengers were greeted. Alf Buckwold bought the first ticket, inviting Sau Bay on the inaugural trip.
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Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg
Flin Flon
Pass
Dauphin
A. Buckwold
CPA
Herbert Hollick Kenyon
L. J. Dalton
T. W. Brown
W. V
Dauphin Boys
Alf Buckwold
Sau! Bay
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Association of Community Clubs of
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National War Finance Committee
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Tee
the Store of Service
Uphin
Marilyn Maxwell
Marjorie Main
Virginia O'Brian
Stewart Granger
Jean Kent
Gainsborough Ae
Adult Entertainment
M.G.M
Jerome Kern
The
Capitol Theatre
Father
Stetson
Scott McHale
John Gardner & Son
Hardware
Sunkist
Valencia
Texas
Washington
California
Country Club
HIPS
Weston
Paulin
Graham
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