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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1952
Page
2
The Daspbte Herald and Press is published by Hersié Company Limited in Dauphin Manitoba. The Dauphin paper is issued weekly and is authorized as second class matter by the Post Office Department in Ottawa.
The town council votes to trial parking meters on business streets to improve turnover and support retail areas. About 272 meters ordered for proposed zones while a one year testing period will assess the system and avoid over-metering with selective installations and a 45 degree angle compromise for parallel parking.
The town s water utility stands as a key asset as Dauphin votes this week on a waterworks and sewage by law. Residents note improvements from spring muddy water to a new reservoir site, with installment plans funding connections and upgrades. The by law aims to sustain the system that has spurred development for forty years.
Canada moves to amend the British North America Act without British approval marking the first time Ottawa directly altered its constitution. The 1949 amendment and 1951 census based redistribution signal Canada’s advance toward full self government and greater provincial federal powers.
The Commons last week gave final approval to a government bill altering Canadian National Railways capital structure to downsize inherited debt. Chairman Donald Gordon criticized the policy that shifted debts from bankrupt entities to the new system, leaving CN with an overwhelming interest burden despite operating profits.
The measure adopts corrections from earlier bankruptcies inherited by the CNR in 1919 and transfers valueless stock and capital obligations as debt. It aims to create a more stable capital setup, end chronic deficits, and enable accurate public appraisal of operations. The act should improve efficiency and place the system in a sound competitive position.
The annual kindergarten program drew a full house as twenty six children performed in the Snow White themed show. Lorna Dahlgren painted the storybook set, and Snow White’s father arranged the spruce trees, with moms financing costumes and makeup guiding elves fairies and dwarfs for the lively production.
The milkman’s horse on the north route has been off duty for weeks with deliveries done by truck. We asked what happened to Skip. He’s said to be as good as new, but the rig needs repairs and painting. Skip will return soon.
At the United church corner last Wednesday a Baby Band party gathered 76 children up to five years old and more than 50 mothers. Mrs. D. G. Ray supervised the program while Mrs. Rowan Durston and the W.M.S. hosted, serving ice cream and cookies.
A reader reports a bread loaf with a wide airhole spanning five slices. The bread is not locally made nor associated with hockey star Murray, suggesting no prank by the Gilbert Plains baker.
A 1912 reprint recalls Dauphin crude oil headlines from a Winnipeg Telegram story dated February 14, 1920. Allan McKay’s well near Dauphin yielded oil instead of water, prompting land leasing and claims as Chicago experts confirmed crude oil. Skeptics later proved correct on the quantity.
A middle aged visitor recalls Durston school days as a youngster uses a plastic cup dispenser. She notes paper cups would not cool the worn floor on hot days. A doll belonged to Margaret Ball. the window overlooks her mother's drug store.
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