Forest fires threaten Duck Mountain Reserve spreading across regions
Dry weather and hot winds fuel a series of outbreaks across Porcupine and Big Woody reserves with fires near Swan River Lake Winnipegosis and Blue Lakes. Fire crews battled days against flames around Willard's Creek and a dangerous ice barrier hampers boat access. Some blazes may be man made to create work for firefighters.
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Shortdale
Parrott
Porcupine Reserve
Swan River
Willard’s Creek
Lake Winnipegosis
Museum and Art Exhibition Tour Comes to Dauphin
The Fine Arts Committee of Manitoba presents a six month travelling exhibit funded by the Carnegie Corporation. Representing the Manitoba Museum Winnipeg Art Gallery and University of Manitoba the show will visit major centres with Miss Johannsen the secretary accompanying. Dauphin schools invited children to attend alongside displays of birds rocks fossils minerals animals and eskimo material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
Fine Arts Committee of
Manitoba
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Manitoba Museum
Winnipeg Art Gallery
University of Manitoba
Johannsen
Long May He Reign Poem Prayer for King and Queen
A devotional verse pleads for divine guidance for the king and queen to lead the land with unity and justice. It asks for strength to lift burdens, aid the unemployed, and inspire workers to seek better methods and excellence, with grace to empower progress.
Pauphin Canadian Club to Hear Inspector Connolly
The Pauphin Canadian Club hosts a supper meeting at the Hamilton Hotel on Tuesday May 18 at 6 30 pm. Inspector H Connolly of Gladstone schools will speak on the British Isles with emphasis on Ireland. Tickets are 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauphin Canadian Club
Hamilton
H. Connolly
Gladstone
British Isles
Ireland
George C Leech Dies at Burnaby
George C Leech of Dauphin Manitoba died in Burnaby after thirty years as a Dauphin citizen. He is survived by his wife three daughters Miss Elsie Leech Manitoba Miss Beatrice Leech and Miss Dorothy Leech at home and three sons Herbert Garland and Walter Leech all of Burnaby. The funeral was held Monday afternoon April 19 from Paterson Funeral Home to Fraser cemetery with Rev J P Dingle officiating pall bearers T Lehene T H Mc Allister R Bennett W Mott C Story S Pogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
Man
Elsie Leech
Manitoba
Beatrice Leech
Dorothy Leech
Herbert Leech
Garland Leech
Walter Leech
Burnaby
Chapel of Paterson Funeral Home
New Fraser Cemetery
J. P. Dingle
T. Lehene
T. H. McAllister
R. Bennett
W. Mott
C. Story
S. Pogue
Mr. Leech
Rainfall Comparison From April First 1937 to Date
Rainfall to April 1 1937 stands at 95 inches versus 1.42 inches by April 1 1936. Figures courtesy of the Searie Grain Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searie Grain Co
Town of Dauphin Acquires Filtration Plant Site
The Dauphin council acquired land for a proposed filtration plant at a regular meeting. The site is part of Block 65 Plan 359 opposite the Exhibition grounds, exchanged with former owner M Ewaskin for two more central lots. Superintendent Ceckl announced the new turbine tests and the water analysis by Health shows the current supply is exceptionally pure. The council also accepted Mrs. Mary Bennett’s offer to repurchase the piano previously sold. Mayor McDonald and the full council attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exhibition Grounds
M. Ewaskin
Ceckl
Department of Health
Mary Bennett
McDonald
Thefts, sentences in Police Court and Dauphin Festival
Armand Chartrand pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and theft of 36 muskrat skins and one mink skin. He was sentenced to four months in jail. Other cases include Metro Leigh fined for possessing wash for spirits, Wallick fined for liquor in public, and Dauphin Dramatic Festival results with Dauphin Little Theatre winning first prize for The Country Slicker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armand Chartrand
Duck Bay
Little
Chartrand
J. S. Sieffert
Camperville
Winnipegosis
A. Rogers K.C
Metro Lelgh
Valley River
A. T. Warnock
J. L. Wallick
Dauphin
Town Hall
Dauphin Little Theatre
J. M. Howlett
Malcolm McGregor
Brandon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Duck Mountain
Blue Lakes
King George VI
John Masefield
God
Earth
Britain
Britains
Inspector H. Connolly
Canadian Club
Palm Beach
SPORT
Wood
John
Gardner
Nene
George C. Leech
THURS
Fri
SAT
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Jean Harlow
Spencer Tracy
Cne
Alice Faye
Adolphe Menjou
Patsy Kelly
Ted Healy
The
Ritz Brothers
Bette On
Fred
cMurray
Joan Bennett
Paris
Lilly Pons
Jack Oakie
New Gay Theatre
Wain Street
FBI
Albert Payson Terhune
Noah Beery
Barbara Read
Tuffy
Dog
Hoover
G-Men
Charles Ruggies
Mary Boland
Wives Never Know
James Dunn
Jean Rogers
Andy Devine
McCreary Women's Institute
Jim Barber
Winnipegosis Dramatic Society
Pauline McArthur
Gladys Birnie
Ochre River
Pollyanna
Albert Middleditch
Learmouth
Watt
R. M. Watt
Ottewa
Middleditch
United Stores Limited
Dyson's Dill
Dyson
Clarke
Hedlund
Canada
Robertson’s
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