Travellers Ice Carnival Draws Tremendous Crowd
The Dauphin commercal travel association staged its 15th annual ice carnival with a packed arena and royal observers. The program featured Ice Club on Parade, a two hour show of skating numbers, solos, and novelty acts including a model airplane act and military fusileers.
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Dauphin Commercal Travel There
Lilianne
Rae Clarke
Prose Chita
Frances Strang
Ice Club
Grester Winnipeg
Lesle Goodwin
Ice Club Fusileers
Park Road funding outlined by federal minister
Federal Minister of Mines and Resources J A MacKinnon disclosed that 430000 of an estimated 480000 for park highway work is planned for the department. The letter to W J Ward notes last year seven miles were completed. about 25 miles remain. Original 1968 appropriation was 209000, with four miles finished by August and eight miles of clearing and construction charged to that amount. An extra 50000 was later allotted enabling four more miles to be completed by late November.
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J. A. MacKinnon
Recreation Survey Committee Seeks Town Grant
The Dauphin recreation survey group plans a $1000 grant request to the town council finance committee to fund a town wide facilities survey. The advisory panel will form four working sub committees and hire a secretary for three to four months.
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Recreation Survey Committee
Lilianne Dufault Crowned Queen of Ice Carnival
Lilianne Dufault was crowned queen of the Travellers ice carnival at Dauphin rink amid a brief ceremony. She received the crown from Mayor Bullmore with her four attendants and will fly to Toronto later this month to appear on Kate Aitken's Town Of The Week radio program.
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Lilianne Dufault
Travellers
Bullmore
Mervin Powers
Ice Club
Greater
Winnipeg
Dauphin Rink
George Smith
Miss Dufault
Lillianne Dufautt
Rae Clarke
Rose Chita
Frances Strang
Elks
Toronto
Kate Aitken
Five-Member School Board Bill Heads to Legislature
Draft bill proposes reducing the local school board from ten to five members. If approved, two trustees will be elected this fall, with W. L. Watson and G. Sumpfer remaining to complete their terms. Rural representation will change with ongoing two year terms and alternating elections. The bill moves from the deputy minister to the education minister and then to lawmakers.
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Robt Hawkins
W. L. Watson
G. Sumpfer
Evergreen Transit Lines May Extend Service To Clear Lake
Evergreen transit plans described by J E Henderson at the chamber of commerce meeting include summer schedules for sight seeing in Riding Mountain National Park Wasagaming service between Dauphin and Ochre Beach resort and Dauphin town and continued town bus service Four buses would cover sightseeing Wasagaming and beach routes Henderson asked chamber support as his park submission goes to Ottawa and to the utilities board hearings slated for Dauphin later this month or April The transportation committee was tasked with further study and possible chamber letters to back the submission
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Evergreen Transit
J. E. Henderson
Chamber of Commerce
Henderson
Chamber
Public Utilities Board
Riding Mountain National Park
Wasagaming
Dauphin
Ochre Beach
Dauphin Town
Lake Audy
Indian Cemetery
Buffalo Flats
Whirlpool Lake
Lookout
Ottawa
Utilies Board
Utilities Board
Transportation Committee
Railway Crossings Protection Cost Estimated At 7600 Annually
Dauphin council weighs stop signs at Main and Gladys street crossings as alternative protective devices. Estimates show installation near 9472 and annual operation 7600 if a central control tower is impracticable. Transport board decision expected. stop signs possible on Gladys street with right of way constraints.
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Dauphin
Gladys
Mainenance
Transport Board
McGirr
Owens
Main Street
Gladys Street
Board of Railway Commissioners
Yegina
Board of Transport Commissioners
Railway
Council
Solicitors
Coun
Buckwold
Coun. Sneath
McLean
Weather Forecast Notes March Uncertainty Ahead
A quirky weather item notes March will be unpredictable with varied conditions. It mentions past snow and fluctuating temperatures, referencing prior forecasts and a list of numeric values likely representing daily highs and lows.
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Whitehead
Rupert
Professor Whitehead
Joan Baldwin
Shirley Craven
Shirley
Joan
Rupert Whitehead
Johanne Farrel
Norman Walker
Swan Lake
Dolores Swanson
Miss Swanson
Leslie Goodwin
Shirley Anne Ramshaw
Harold Flannery
Slpstream
Dunham
Eric Abbott
Eric
Boston Braves
Park Road
W. J. Ward
H. M. Devenny
Count Sneath
J. Slobodzian
Mem
Kayser
Acme
White
W. G. White
the Store of Service
Clear Lake
Main
Buckwoeld
C.N.R
R. Fagen
AZA
Tveth OD
John Gardner & Son
Hardware
Best Buy
Standard
Blue Boy
Devon Standard
Paramount
Seal
Clark’s
Manco and
Maple Leaf
Creamery
Ashton
Libby
Hunt
United Stores Limited
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