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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1923
Page
1
The Presbyterian Tennis Club announces a weekend tournament on Saturday afternoon and evening. An ice cream social will be held on the grounds with servings available, welcoming everyone to enjoy the event.
Memorial drive details show total cost six dollars and current receipts of twenty five hundred sixty five dollars with a goal of four thousand two hundred fifty dollars. A meeting is set in the Town Hall June 11th at six thirty to boost pledges and organize a drive around mid June. Decoration Sunday is June 24 with aims to have funds in hand by then to begin work.
Commissioner Campbell's address at the Haralitor Hotel covers government pledges to repair 7 miles of roadbed to Hudson's Bay, prior debates, and the push for rail and resource development. He notes Dominion funds from homestead lands and highlights ore quality, pulpwood and fur output, with June budget expectations. A church social and ice cream event is also announced for Friday evening.
All business houses in Dauphin will be closed on Thursday from June 14th to August 16th, inclusive. Residents are advised to complete shopping in the morning on Thursdays.
The Tat Commission raised the town assessment by 252.5 dollars prompting a protest filed by Count Dr Metenald and Secretary Treasurer J W Johnston. They travelled to Winnipeg and secured a 94 dollar reduction on the building assessment, with further review planned. The current year’s equalized assessment has stood for 16 years 1923 and 1924.
Dauphin Agricultural Society schedules a plowing contest at Ochre River beside John L. Rose farm on Tuesday. Entries from Portage and other points promise a strong crowd and a showy prize list including engine and horse gangs with multiple plow sizes. Special prizes donated by McCall Bros Limited of Toronto and Red Indian oils and greases, with regional donations from the Ochre River council and Union Grain Co., mark the event.
Children’s Aid Society thanks teachers and pupils from numerous schools in Dauphin and area for Home support gifts totaling 11.91 with many small contributions listed by school. notes memorial service and a Grand Encampment session in Manitoba with Dauphin members elected to Grand Lodge.
The note invites members to the June 15 meeting and announces the Vancouver reunion in July with a June 10 deadline for names. It mentions a special tourist train leaving Winnipeg June 29 and reports on comrade activity and travel from across the lake.
Manitoba communities gathered for the weeds convention with participants including James Henderson Gilbert Plains and Dr S S Bedford Weeds Administrator. Sessions covered identification eradication of wild oats perennial sow thistle Canada thistle Russian thistle and the Noxious Weeds Act administration.
The GWYA reports that American authorities are sending hundreds of intending immigrants back to Canada from Detroit as Canadian immigration caps for the first half of the year are reached. Windsor Ont. faces doubled living costs and a flooded job market as a result.
Miss Edna Heed of Toronto entertained at the Methodist Church on Tuesday evening with a polished sopranos program. She performed Annie Laurie O Dry Those Tears and The Same Old Dear Old Place to strong encore support from a grateful audience. The Methodist Choir joined with several numbers and Miss H Clarke and Mr and Mrs J Darker also contributed worthy items.
A large Dauphin church gathering hosted a supper for the Quarterly Official Board and Sunday School staff. Officers were reelected. E A Ramsay attended and announced potential departure. A new board was appointed and George Johnson was named district meeting representative. Ramsay also praised Herald ads leading to a quick sale of his house.
After the concert Rev. T Neville praised organist Mrs Winters and invited Mr F B Roberts to the platform for a farewell handshake and church souvenir as he leaves Dauphin for a new home. Several local admissions for appendicitis followed by operations are listed. births announced and a return to Vancouver noted.
Prize lists updated by directors include 25 15 and 10 dollars for top four stallions any breed from one municipality or individual. Ochre River declares July 10 as civic holiday for Old Timers picnic. Upcoming events include Moderation Dill vote June 22 Plowing Match June 12 Automobile Club meeting June 8 and town hall gathering. Forest ranger C B Gill reports two weeks of fire fighting in Duck Mountain reserve with about a township burnt.
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