King Decorates Major Barker in Buckingham Palace Investiture
King George held a Saturday investiture at Buckingham Palace awarding eight Victoria Crosses and other honors. Major W G Barker of the Royal Air Force from Dauphin received the Victoria Cross the Distinguished Service Order with bar and the Military Cross with two bars. Alf Coombes paid a record price of 2400 dollars for a yearling Hereford bull at Brandon’s Winter Fair bred by A Chapman of Hayfield. he has since been offered a 40 dollar advance.
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Lonpos
George
Buckingham Palace
Wa G Barker
Koysi Air Forces
Dauphin
Alf Coombes
Brandon
A. Chapman
Hayfield
Man
Vr Coombes
Barker Sends Warm Reply From Hospital
Major Barker writes to Mayor Bowman from France's hospital. He describes 15 weeks on his back with leg and hip injuries and a missing elbow, hopes to travel back to Canada and Dauphin in about three months if no complications arise.
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Anglo-Chilian Hospital
Grosvenor Square
London
Ma BowMan
France
Barger
Tam
Canada
Dauphin
WG. Barker
By Law Proposals Prompt Public Meetings in Dauphin
The Municipal School Board announces a by law vote for Hurst Municipality to be held on the 2nd of the month. Public meetings will explain and discuss the by law at Dauphin Plains Dickson Wilson River Mountview Sifton Burrows schools with Deputy Minister R Fletcher addressing several sessions and others scheduled for the following week.
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Dauphin
Dauphin Plains
Dicksen
Wycelf
The
Herald
Sixth Dauphin Presbyterial meets with strong turnout
The sixth annual meeting of the Dauphin Presbyterial was held here on Monday and Tuesday with large attendance. Considerable business was transacted. On Tuesday evening three addresses on the Forward Movement were delivered by Rev. F. G. Little of Regina, Rev. P. E. Scott of Portage la Prairie, and Rev. Pii Gandier of Knox College Toronto.
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The
Dauphin Presbyterial
F. G. Little
Regina
P. E. Scott
Portage la Prairie
Pii. Gandier
Knox College
Toronto
Charity Ball Promotes Tickets For Local Benefit
Charity ball committee reports strong advance sales for the March 27 event in the town hall under the Children’s Aid auspices. Mrs Allister D Smith serves as general convener with an active committee including Mrs Daly Mrs Bryant Mrs McLeod Mrs Buchanan Mrs Wick Mrs Edwards and Mrs Murray.
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Children’s Aid
Allister D. Smith
B. Daly
F. W. Bryant
Jas. McLeod
Jas. Buchannon
M. Wick
T. G. Edwards
Wm. Murray
Multiple Dauphin Area Births and Local Notices
Long At Dauphin on March 3 a daughter to Mr and Mrs 8S G Long Telfer At Dauphin Feb 28 a son to Mr and Mrs G Telfer Bothwell Dickason McCallum at the Methodist parsonage March ath Georgina May McCallum Toronto to Flight Lieutenant George James Dickason of Dauphin Neill Spencer at St Pauls church Dauphin March 4 William Neill to Bertha Spencer Norton Reip At Presbyterian manse March 3 William John Norton of Dauphin to Nurse Jean Lola Reid of Kennedy Sask spring session of the County Court opened with a list of cases to come up Millis vs Douglass Hodgkinson vs Hannah Bilan vs Huebida Petrie vs Arpin McPherson vs O N K Morrison vs Busby Bugg vs Zurba Adams vs Nauli Thomas vs Rewniak Sniatynchuk vs Shewehook Canada awakening program by Mission Band at night with historical pageant Canada roused from sleep of indifference to Gospel call grain growers social evening with fence posts orders and music March 21 next meeting Sergt Ed Batty returns from overseas Gilbert Plains bonspiel Bowman J Crowe in competitions.
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Dickason-Mccallum
Methodist Parsonage
J. A Haw
Georgina May McCallum
Toronto
George James Dickason
Dauphin
Camat
Eee
Millis
Douglass
Hodgkinson
Hannah
Bilan
Huebida
Petrie
Arpin
McPherson
O. N.K
Morrison
Busby
Bugg
Zurba
Adams
Nauli Thomas
Rewniak
Sniatynchuk
Shewehook
Canada
Mission Band
Delates
Hey
Bowman
No Dog Race for Campbell in Dauphin Jail
Albert Campbell, winner of a tig dog race at Dauphin two years ago, is jailed for possessing stolen goods. Bail set at 3000 dollars. Once the betting favorite, Campbell’s arrest shocks backers as he mutters "Mush" in his sleep in jail.
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Albert Campbell
Pos
Dauphin
Campbell
Lecture on The Total Solar Eclipse of 1918 by Prof Kingston
Prof H Ro Kingston of the University of Manitoba will speak on the total solar eclipse of 1918. Representing the Winnipeg Royal Astronomical Society and the university, he describes causes and details of the June 5 eclipse with about 63 lantern slides, many taken by himself.
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H Ro Kingston
Department of Mathematics and Astronomy
University of Manitoba
Kingston
Winnipeg
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Jane Sth
Formal Opening of G W V A QRooms in Lilly Block
The Great War Veterans announce the formal opening of their rooms in the Lilly block to the public on Tuesday March 18. A musical program precedes dancing and cards with McMurray's orchestra in attendance. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited to engage with the work of the Veterans.
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Lilly Block
McMurray
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Gilbert Plains
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the Quality Store
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