Remembrance Day Services Set for Town Hall Observance
Town Hall hosts Remembrance Day ceremonies at 10 45 a m on Monday November 11 with MV A bugle band and Salvation Army band in attendance Veterans meet at G W V A hall at 10 15 wearing berets and medals Mayor J E Ramsden chairs Capt David Justice governs the program Mrs M G Peebles and Mrs J O Winters are pianists There is hymn prayer Last Post color dipping two minutes silence Reveille solo by James Paul scripture by Rev M Stratychuk address by E N McGirr K C benediction by Dr D K Burns cenotaph service follows
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MV. A. Bugle Band
G.W.V.A
J. E. Ramsden
David Justice
M. G. Peebles
J. O. Winters
Father B. Davis
James Paul
M. Stratychuk
England
E. N. McGirr
K.C
D. K. Burns
Salvation Army Band
Poppy Day Campaign To Proceed In Canada As Usual
The Canadian Legion and La Verendrye chapter will hold the Poppy Day campaign on Saturday November 9 despite ongoing war efforts. Officials say many older ex servicemen remain unemployed and need assistance as time passes, and the campaign aims to honor those who fought in 1914 18 while supporting veterans.
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Canadian Legion
C.as.f
Veterans’ Guard of Canada
Legion
la Verendrye
Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire
Canada
Exterior Work Nears Completion at South Field
Exterior work at South Field is near finish with hangars painted and roofs on. Manitoba Power Commission advances pole installation and a power line to No 1 relief aerodrome north. Boiler rooms and floors poured while quarters buildings receive heating systems and final shingling and painting. Guards are expected for the school soon.
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Manitoba Power Commission
Power Commission
No. 1 Relief Airdrome
Total Rainfall in 1940 Exceeds Normal Levels
The fall moisture this year is nearly twice that of 1939 and the total rainfall since April 1, 1940, is well above normal. Rainfall last week and totals since Aug. 15 show 5.05 and 13.75 respectively, compared with 2.88 and 10.65 in 1939. Normal is 12.25. Searle Grain Co.
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Searle Grain Co
Main Street caves in on old fire well site
A ten foot road collapse on Main Street south of Fourth Avenue reveals a large wooden fire well crib once from the pre water works era. Gravel trucks are blamed as town engineers plan to fill the hole with cinders and inspect nine historic wells from the turn of the century.
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Main Street
Fourth Avenue
Dauphin
H. A. Hillman
Fire Brigade
Baptist Church
King’s Hotel
Fourth
Western Grocers
Fouth
Sixth North
Fourth South
Second Street
Front Street
Eighth Avenue
Roosevelt Leads in 39 States for 468 Electoral Votes
Figures compiled late Wednesday show President Roosevelt ahead in 39 states with 468 electoral votes while Willkie leads in nine states with 63 votes. Both houses of Congress remain Democratic.
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Roosevelt
Willkie
Congress
Wheat quota raised for Dauphin to 12 bushels
The Wheat board increased Dauphin row quota to 12 bushels per seeded acre last Wednesday by adding two bushels. The Pooeley and Lake of the Woods elevators are full with a new 50 000 bushel annex filled. Other elevators have space, and farmers urge raising the quota to 15 bushels as many have delivered all they have this year.
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Wheat Board
Pooeley
Lake of the Woods
Searle Grain Company
United Grain Growers Ltd
St Pauls Anglican Church Set for Sunday Consecration and Services
Bishop Thomas of Brandon arrives in Dauphin to consecrate St. Pauls Anglican Church on Sunday morning and lead a confirmation service in the evening with chancellor G B Coleman and Canon Norris. Morning schedule includes Holy Communion at 8, shortened prayers at 10, consecration at 11, and confirmation at 7. Congregation urged to be seated by 10:45 and bring the Canadian Prayer Book to page 717. The parish notes its 50th anniversary since the first church building in 1889 with the first service in 1914.
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Thomas of
Brandon
Dauphin
St. Paul's Anglican Church
G. B. Coleman
K.C
Canon Norris
B.A
Fine Weather Key To Finish No 8 B G S Runways
Two weeks of dry weather are needed to allow contractors to finish runways of No 8 B G S east. Unseasonably wet ground risks delaying asphalt work until spring. Five hangars await shingling, with Superior Roofing Co. Ltd. of Winnipeg handling roofing. No 1 hangar floor laid, trusses for No 6 hangar and drill hall underway, and interior finishing beginning. The giant 720 men mess hall is under construction. The school, formerly No 9 B G S, was renamed No 8 last week.
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No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School
East
Superior Roofing Co. Ltd
Winnipeg
P. W. Graham and Sons
No. 9
Police Court Guilty Plea In Blanket Stealing Case
Carl Hansen admitted stealing a blanket in a police court and was remanded by Magistrate Thos. Little to November 14 for sentence.
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Carl Hansen
Thos. Little
Stores Closed Monday Remembrance Day Holiday Notice
Citizens of Dauphin and district are reminded that Monday November 11 is Remembrance Day a legal holiday in Canada and all stores and places of business will be closed for the entire day.
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Dauphin and
District
Canada
Canadians Embrace U S Election Result With Hope
Canadians tracked the American presidential race with unusual intensity as Franklin D. Roosevelt secured a second term. Across towns and cities, listeners debated Britain friendly policy and feared isolationist risk, while Roosevelt’s victory brought relief.
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Dominion
Dauphin
Britain
U.S
Pittsburgh
Nevada
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Federated Drive Nears Completion in Dauphin
The Dauphin Federated War Fund campaign nears success as of Tuesday with 8492.67 raised in cash and pledges toward an 8000 goal. Organizers urge continued canvassing to reach 10000, noting 2000 airmen expected next spring and gaps in local services.
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Dauphin Federated War Fund Association
War Fund
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Legion War Services
Children’s Aid Society
I.C.C.E
Dauphin
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