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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
7
Dauphin Rural Council reviews bridge work taxes school districts and drainage matters with petitions from local residents. The council appoints twenty nine poundkeepers for various townships and approves road and tractor crew staffing with engineers and graders assigned for 1940s projects. The Riding Mountain Forest Reserve and public works inspection are also addressed.
Council carried motions on drainage, section lines, and road changes. Budget approval for Agricultural Society and payments to contractor G Strang were approved. Purchases from British American Oil Co and multiple ward scraper orders were authorized. A grant to Manitoba Social Hygiene Association was set at 50. By-laws to form a new school district and appoint pathmasters received readings and passed.
Miss Flo McIntyre went to Oak Point last week. Miss Ruby Wishart is home for a short visit. Mrs Herrington heads to Winnipeg for a few weeks. Mr and Mrs Harry Wishart visited Mrs Wishart's parents in Borketon last weekend. Mr and Mrs Dan McIntyre Clifford and baby drove to Dauphin on Wednesday and today. Mr and Mrs Ayers joined Mr and Mrs Dick Thompson near Makinak on Sunday. Mrs Joe Fordyce and baby and Emily visited Dauphin this week. Seeding and plowing are general. roads have dried. Our Lake is clear of ice. The Inspector visited the school on Tuesday.
A church service is held every Sunday morning at 11 oclock at the Community Hall Spruce Creek. Everyone is welcome to attend.
A runaway four horse team injures a local man with suspected hip fracture. Dr. Mead treats him before he is safely returned home. Further incidents include plow accidents causing head and hand injuries. Arbor Day activities feature a community cleanup at the picnic grounds and a snowbound baseball game. A fire at a Fork River home is extinguished after a dramatic water effort.
A wedding occurred Thursday April 30 in Ste Rose when Miss Simina Langevin daughter of Mr and Mrs E Langevin married Mr J B Lalonde. The ceremony drew many friends and guests who later joined at the bride’s home for a breakfast before the couple departed by train to Meidpath via Laurier. The piece notes a busy week in farming with hopes for a 1915 bumper crop and mentions local social and church events including services and meetings across several denominations.
Special Mother’s Day services highlighted by Mrs J Barker and Doris Barker singing Mother Mine and a two part pageant. St James Presbyterian and other churches held sessions with readings, sermons, and an Ave Maria. Salvation Army also observed the day with singing Old Favorites. Local notes mention seeding progress and a Bay Centre double bereavement.
Dauphin youth groups the Tuxis Squares and Trail Rangers devote early mornings to track practice with 2 to 8 runners on the pace around the track. On Saturdays they test events at the Fair grounds including broad jump and 100 yard dash with notable times.
On Sunday last the Brotherhood and Sisterhood held a special Mother's Day service. Mrs. J. B. McIntyre spoke on Life Investments with three points about what we invest how we invest it and what we expect to gain. Mr. Little of Winnipeg, a member of the Young People's Education Council of Canada, will visit for an after dinner talk at the banquet and supper.
Reta McCorvie is out of the hospital and doing very nicely. A surprise party was staged on Monday at the home of Mrs. Binkley.
Claire Windsor stars as a daughter of the Four Hundred in an extravagant wardrobe drama. Clare Weil, costumiere to Norma and Constance Talmadge, designed gowns for the production, promising a lavish display the feminine movie fan will enjoy.
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