Employment Picture Here Much Improved
At the Dauphin office of the Woemphoy men Insurance, 760 male and 112 female applicants registered last Thursday, down from 1,216 male and 170 female for the period ending April 11. Bullmer expects strong demand for six construction trades with advance orders near May 21 and notices mailed to registered men directing them to report to the local office. Prospects for unemployed workers are very favorable and employment should be readily available in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Bulimere Tenner
Dauphin
Woemphoy
Bullmer
Dauphin's New Home Economist Starts Duties
Velma Reid begins duties as Dauphin area home economist after University of Manitoba graduation. She will be assisted by Yvonne Murray of Swan River while guiding work from Riding Mountain National Park to McCreary and near the Saskatchewan border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
Yvonne Murray
Swan River
Miss Reid
Riding Mountain National Park
Cowan
Saskatchewan
McCreary
First Safety Award For Manitoba Town Of Dauphin
Dauphin Manitoba received a special Canadian Highway Safety Conference award for 1956 the year without a fatal traffic accident The honor was presented by safety commissioner KR Baillie to Councillor Alf Buckwold Hal Mobberley and John Ward in a ceremony to hang in the council chambers The award cited united community effort to complete 1956 without a fatal traffic incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
KR. B. Baillie
Manitoba
United Community Effort
Baillie
Alf Buckwold
Hal Mobberley
Dauphin Chamber of Commerce
John Ward
Chamber of cComeperce
Council Weighs Asphalt Versus Concrete Road Costs
Town engineer EM Erickson presents a memo comparing paving costs per block to surface asphalt and concrete. Asphalt uses 1.78 dollars per square yard versus 2.38 for concrete with a six inch stabilized base and two and a half inch hot mix layer. Total current estimate for a 500 by 28 foot block reaches 2675 dollars plus 90000 dollars for required machinery to start the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EM. Erickson
Public Works Committee
Erickson
Site Proposed For Liquor Store In Dauphin
Government Liquor Commission plans a new store in Dauphin negotiating with Manitoba Power for two west end First Avenue NW lots, blocks D plan 243, with a 50 to 100 foot structure. Mayor Stewart E McLean reported no objections from most council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
Government Liquor Commission
Harris Houston
Stewart E McLean
Manitoba Power Commission
First Avenue NW
Houston
McLean
109 Teachers Attend Reading Conference in Dauphin Region
One hundred fifty five school teachers participated in a reading conference held in the Dauphin region. The meeting gathered educators from local schools to share methods for improving literacy and reading instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin Region
Mani
Knights of Columbus Manitoba State Convention in Dauphin
The 35th annual Manitoba State convention of the Knights of Columbus will be held in Dauphin on May 18 and 19. City and church leaders welcome delegates from numerous councils while a banquet, special Mass, and sightseeing program for visiting ladies are planned.
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Manitoba
Knights of Columbus
Dauphin
Joseph Stang
Stewart E. McLean
Winnipeg
Brandon
Provencher
Alp Langevin
Somerset
Charlesbots
the Pas
Flin Flon
St. Boniface
Norwood Juhenville
Lorette
Gaulet
St Bon.face
Transcona
Carillon
St. Pierre
East Kildonan
St Josephat
Pine Falls
Portage la Prairie
P. Dumouchel
Omi DD
Ken Watin
Bishop Dumouchel
K of C. Manitoba State Council
Dumouchel
St Viator’s
Paulson School to Close After Current Year
Dauphin Ochre area board votes to close Paulson school at end of 1956 57 term due to insufficient pupil count for next year. Four teacher resignations approved include Miss Elsie Anderson Miss Alice Watt Mrs Bessie Magnan and Theodore Hume Niuk.
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Dauphin Ochre Large Area Board
Manitoba Schools Act
Paulson School Board
Wen
Une
Tere
Paulson
Elsie Anderson
Mackenzie Composite High School
Alice Watt
Ochre River
Bessie Magnet
Makinak School
Theodore Humeniuk
Ripon School
Norris Aitken
MacKenzie School
Cr. Voigt
Area School
Sifton School
Voigt
Gilbert Plains Pianist Wins Legion Trophy at Dauphin Arts Festival
Marie Jubenvill the Gilbert Plains sixteen year old pianist won the Canadian Legion trophy for best musician at Dauphin's allied arts festival. She also claimed the Gerald Death trophy in the same competition, beating six rivals. Other awardees included Allison Day Phyllis Greentree Ron Butterfield and Edith Hrushowy with notable performances and high marks across several categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanne Mansoff
Murray
Dauphin
Festival of Allied Arts
Marie Jubenvill
Gilbert Plains
Canadian Legion
Marie
Gerald Death
Allison Day
Phyllis Greentree
Moe Creary
Ronald Butterfield
Me Creary
Grates
Fraser Rea
Edith Hrushowy
Sifflin
Eaton
McMurray
Joanne
Lyle
Gilbert Plains Jubenvills
Phyllis Carpentree
Ron Butterfield
Ron
Arensky
Glen Pierce
Donna Sawchuk
Free mobile chest X ray survey starts May 22 in Dauphin district
The traveling unit from the Sanitorium board of Manitoba will spend 11 days in Dauphin district May 22 to June to conduct a tuberculosis survey. It will visit Sifton Valley River Fairville Dauphin Plains Ripon Dauphin town hall Spruce Creek Sandringham Keld Banks and continue in town May 30 to June 4. All residents may attend without appointment. X rays are free and taken over clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
Sanitorium Board of Manitoba
Sifton Community Centre
Valley River
Fairville
Dauphin Plains
Ripon
Dauphin Town Hall
Spruce Creek
Sandringham
Keld
Banks
Toldune
Dauphin District
TransAir Plans to Take Over Winnipeg Dauphin to Churchill Route
TransAir president R D Turner outlined plans at a chamber meeting to apply to the air transport board for taking over the Winnipeg Dauphin The Pas Flin Flon Lynn Lake Churchill route and three other services. He described expanding Dauphin field and using larger aircraft once runways are extended, aiming for a smooth transition and maintaining current rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TransAir
Winnipeg-Churchill
Chamber of Commerce
Dauphin Flying Club
Chamber
R. D. Turner
TransAir Ltd
Air Transport Board
Winnipeg- Dauphin
Pas-Flin Fton
Lynn Lake- Churchill
Trans- Air
Manitoba
Ontario
Winnipeg
Churchill
Turner
United States
CPA
Pat Twist
Western
Dauphin
Dauphin Municipal Field
York Transport
Early Gardeners Warned as Cold Wave Lingers
The forecast calls for a three to four day cold snap with dry air and sudden temperature swings from 26.2 to 72.2 degrees. Northerly winds persist and a frost is possible in early June, prompting gardeners to protect early plantings as long weekend weather continues cool.
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The
Universty of Manitoba
U of M
John G. Diefenbaker
Stuart Garson
Shields
Linda Macnair
Lionelles
Photos By
Norman Krass
Muriel Beer
Rowe
Dauphin Alisea
DCT
Muriel
Clear Lake
CWL
Knights’ Wives
Henderson School
W. J. Gage Ltd
Manitoba Department of Education
Alice Heenan
Toronto
Ance
Spector C
J. Chalaterniako
C. D. Bollman
Miss Heenan
Gage Company
Massachussetts
Portland
Oregon
Oregon College of Education
State Department of Education
Henderson
R. Mansfield
Legion
Whitmore
Rotary Shield
Stuart Widmeyer
Pierce
Peggie Sampson
University of Manitoba
Donald Sawchuk
Birnie
Judy Hatch
Sonja Chernecki
Lorraine Hnattuk
Noreen Shick
Daphne Ewens
Minnedoga
Dauphin First United Church
Larry Artibise
Dauphin Musical Supplies
Army Cadet Corps
Vern Sutherland
J. L. Nixon
1597
70Th Field Battery
RCA Cadet Corps
Major Artibise
John Zabiaka
David Bell
Photo
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R. D. Turner, Qc
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