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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1955
Page
2
A Manitoba town studies raising the transient traders license from 25 to 100 dollars and considers a classification system to deter short term sellers. The plan aims to protect local businesses, promote service, and spur citizen support for hometown shops and municipal tax revenue.
The author contemplates how cinema radio and TV shape speech and behavior, noting that when media mimics life as life it distorts public perception like a circus mirror. He contrasts urban immersion in mass culture with rural life guided by natural landscapes and work, warning against pervasive artificiality.
Alan Bevan of Winnipeg toured western Manitoba with a Canadian Forestry association truck delivering forest conservation and fire prevention messages. He spoke to 1,556 Dauphin students in four schools and showed films on water soil and forest conservation. The effort followed three months in Winnipeg schools and included visits to Ochre River Makinak and Sifton.
CBC program notes an outstanding display of containers connected to the English flower show. The pieces were not for sale but orders could be placed for later delivery, sparking ideas for the local Horticultural show and encouraging timely interest.
A Sunday afternoon incident described a new bird song heard through a radio playing Thom Benson’s record of bird songs recorded in an Ontario location. The observer hurried to locate the bird but the source remained the radio.
An out of town owner has bought several lots facing the future road by the Beach Colony club house. Clearing of brush and trees on the plots has begun in preparation for development.
A Beaver Lumber promotion touts a new display bungalow and a small down payment option. The article notes sturdy interest from visitors and a man asking the manager about special deals if he buys in bulk, signaling consumer value in the promotion.
Rev Don Hilton receives an illuminated address and a ministerial communion set from Dauphin United Church at his ordination in Brandon. He will serve at Murillo near Port Arthur. Fellow order Rev Nathan McIntosh, son of Dauphin residents, is stationed at Bowess near Calgary after serving as a lay minister.
The service grew from Mrs W Coppell’s hospital stay and a Wide Awake group effort. Miss Agnes Pearson led early hospital projects on Thursday afternoons before stepping away and reducing activity, while Mrs Akers kept weekly visits and brought helpers in her car, often gathering two or three volunteers. Her March 17 birthday party was planned but delayed by Swan River visitors. Mrs Akers, aging with no home responsibilites, emphasizes helping others.
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