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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
3
About Town notes teachers help promote stamp sales. An estimated 35 percent of school children now hold saving stamps. Many young business people put aside weekly sums for certificates while parents use baby savings for babies war savings stamps.
A national appeal issued last week urged citizens to turn in field glasses for wartime use. At the weekend Joe Allard sent three pairs to District No 10 Military Headquarters in Winnipeg, one pair reportedly in good condition.
The piece notes Friday June 21 as the longest day of the year and warns Saturday starts a downhill stretch toward winter. It conveys a pessimistic tone about the seasonal shift.
Dauphin area note requests add Cpl. Charles Yunik formerly of Ethelbert and Winnipegosis now serving with the 1st Ordnance Corps in England to the local enlistment list. Cpl. Yunik has been in England since February and works as a machinist.
A narrator extols the CNR gardens in Dauphin as local fairyland with rich foliage and varied blossoms. They urge visitors to explore them during holidays, noting outsiders often appreciate these near wonders more than residents.
The council plans to dispose of the remaining lots prior to presenting the option to the board.
A short verse proclaims preferring one present joy over vast later rewards with a coy, instructive tone. The speaker favors a simple blossom now over a future abundance stored for death.
Fragmentary text indicates disappointment with Manitoba Maples, suggesting the trees underperformed or caused issues for citizens. It notes worms thriving and citizens unable to walk under trees in some years, implying ongoing tree health or maintenance problems.
At R H Browns last Thursday afternoon a field meet features master of ceremonies H Conner agricultural representative. A stubborn cow blocked the arena forcing a dramatic tug of war with John H Conner winning after the animal resisted and stretched the rope long.
Sunday marked Father's Day with claims of schemes to tempt the public and many fathers. one local father bought his daughter cigarettes to avoid her smoking his. The writer dismisses the idea of protecting women as a myth.
The aphorism notes that while major threats like an elephant can be avoided, minor irritations such as mosquitoes pose persistent trouble. It reflects a humorous take on prioritizing trivial worries over large dangers.
Louis Flatfoot received two months in Dauphin jail after breaking into Paul Yakielashek s home at Swan River while intoxicated on May 21. He refused to leave and was shot in the jaw by a .22 rifle held by Yakielashek. Yakielashek was fined for wounding the intruder.
Coroner's jury finds death from an explosion of the steam dryer in the new fish canning plant in Winnipegosis. Mike Chokan was fatally scalded May 22 in the fishing village as testimony was heard Friday before Coroner G W Rogers and Crown Prosecutor C S A Rogers KC.
At the seventh annual Dauphin district Union of Manitoba Municipalities convention held June 12 in the Town hall, over 80 delegates from 23 municipalities discussed unity after the war, hospital financing, and a new constitution for the union. Dauphin hosted a banquet at the Hamilton hotel.
Hon. Robert Hawkins MLA addressed a crowd at the Kosiw Community hall observance of Green Sunday. He urged support for democratic Canada amid war. A Red Cross district fund collection raised 6.65 dollars. The Kosin Literary Society led plans as visitors from nearby districts enjoyed sports and a final God Save the King.
The June meeting of the Arts and Letters Group of the Local Council of Women, set for Friday June 21, has been cancelled.
George Renouf M L A Swan River delivered thanks from northern municipalities for Dauphin hospitality. Hon Robert Hawkins M L A congratulated organizers of the convention and E S Browning reiterated unity in Manitoba. Special tribute was paid to the reeve of Dauphin rural municipality for his and the municipalitys role in the convention.
Iris Johnston won the Dr. H. N. Macneill medal for best history speech by a Grade 8 student at a Thursday event with Keen competition. Eighteen students competed. runners up were Tommy Goodhand and Murray Lintick. Other speakers included Clara Love and Walter Leskiew.
Dauphin school staff forgo a social supper and donate 13 dollars collected for the Red Cross. The local Teachers Federation also elected officers for the coming year: President Sydney Denham, Vice-President A. E. Reid, Secretary Mrs. Margaret Nagle, and Executive members R. E. Hamilton, Mrs. M. Jackson, J. E. Delmage, J. J. Lysecki, and M. A. Negrich.
Mrs. Robert Aberson received a letter from the Consul General in Winnipeg acknowledging a draft of 152.04 dollars for The Netherlands Relief Fund. The note praises the Dauphin district for one of the largest Western Canada fund returns. Funds were raised by a garden tea at the Aberson farm south of town.
Constance Stefanik of Winnipeg star of Mile. Modiste and The Canterbury Pilgrims headlines a big variety stage show at the Gay Theatre on Friday and Saturday. Maurice Lechow and the Four Toppers join the program with dances and songs. A Ukrainian talking picture Natalka Poltavka with English subtitles screens.
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