Displays to mark Fire Prevention Week in Dauphin
The Dauphin volunteer fire department plans a Thursday 3 p.m. display at Main street and First avenue north to showcase its new fire truck and equipment. Water from hoses will be directed along Main street, with a running commentary via loudspeaker. A school poster contest with prizes and matches distributed by the chamber of commerce accompany the events. Fire loss through last month reached about 11 355 dollars, including a church fire in April, with 23.80 dollars total for 1948 fires in Dauphin and notable incidents at the local furniture mill and grass fires.
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Dauphin
Dauphinites
Main Street
First Avenue North
Jim Oliphant, Jr
Fire Department
Pentecostal
Dauphin Furniture Manufacturing Company
Insurance Increases for Dauphin Tourist Park Cabins
Dauphin parks board boosted insurance to 6700 covering park buildings and cabin contents. Administrative building 2000. main cabin 1000. several smaller cabins insured. 1200 for all cabin contents. Board approves moving two cabins to higher ground and discusses skating rink improvements with dressing rooms and showers.
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Dauphin Tourist Park
Parks Board
District Teachers Hold Annual Convention Here
Dauphin district teachers plus teachers from Dauphin Ochre School Area No 1 Massey River Ethelbert and Gilbert Plains will convene today and Friday. D B Moorhead provincial normal school at Tuxedo will address the public at 7 pm tonight and a film Who Will Teach Your Child will be shown. Friday session will feature Scott Bateman from the department of education speaking on school grants.
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Dauphin District
Dauphin
Dauphin-Ochre
Massey River
Ethelbert
Gilbert Plains
D. B. Moorhead
Tuxedo
Scott Bateman
Department of Education
R. Fagen
M. F. Szewczyk
FE. Johansen
Open Season Declared on Manitoba Grouse and Prairie Chickens
Manitoba declares an open season from October 10 to 15 on ruffed grouse and prairie chickens except in the southwest, with bag limits set at four per day and eight in possession. No season for pheasants or Hungarian partridge.
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Manitoba
J. S. McDiarmid
Dauphin
Game Commission
Game and Fisheries Branch
R.C.M.P
McDiarmid
Yankees Win as Henrich Homers in 9th to Tie Series
Tommy Henrich belted a long homer in the bottom of the ninth giving the New York Yankees a 1-1 tie with the Brooklyn Dodgers in game one of the 1949 World Series.
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Tommy Henrich
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
David Justice to Retire as Dauphin Postmaster After 60 Years
David Justice, long time Dauphin postmaster since 1943, retires this week. James A. Cressey of Winnipeg takes over as postmaster and arrived Wednesday. Justice, born 1885 in Erin Ontario, served in Canada’s army earning the Military Cross and held civic roles before retirement. He and Meta Holder Justice have three children.
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David Justice
Dauphin
James A. Cressey
Winnipeg
Mr. Justice
Erin
Ont
Justice
England
France
Belgium
Canal du-Nord
Toronto
Meta A. Holder
Martin C. Martin
London
Frederick P. Justice
Vancouver
Jack P. Justice
Local Druggist Buys Wasagaming Drug Store
Gerald S. Porter, Wasagaming pharmacist, has bought Henson's drug store and took over Sept. 10. He plans to enlarge the premises install new fixtures and rename it Porter's Drug Store. The business had been run by A. R. Henson of Minnedosa for about 16 years.
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Gerald S. Porter
Wasagaming
Henson's Drug Store
Flying Fortress B 17 Makes Dauphin Stop At Air Strip
A 1944 B 17 Flying Fortress, one of the largest aircraft to land at Dauphin airport, arrived from Milwaukee via Winnipeg and New York, staying about 52 hours. Lt Gen James H Doolittle rode aboard as crew of six prepared to depart for Canada and the U S.
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United States
Milwaukee
Winnipeg
New York
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Nominations Open For 12 Municipal Election Vacancies
Nomination day for the 1949 municipal elections is next Tuesday with 12 seats to fill across town and rural councils and school boards. Election is Oct 21. Nominations accepted 1 to 2 pm with designated clerks handling each body.
Shooting Season Opens in Dauphin District
General James H. Doolittle leads a party of US military officials and businessmen to the Dauphin area praising it as among North America's best duck hunting. The group spent four days in Lake Winnipegosis country and all shot their limits. The party stayed at Croill Hunter’s Waterhen Lake camp and flew from Dauphin in a US Air Force B-17. The guests planned a return visit next year.
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Dauphin
James H. Doolittle
Air Force
North America
United States Air Force
New York
Lake Winnipegosis
Croill Hunter
Minneapolis
North-West Airlines
Waterhen Lake
General Doolittle
Mr Hunter
F E. O. McConnell
Harry F. Guggenheim
U.S. Navy
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the Herald
Mainmipeg
Tooke
Mr.Tracey
Yaegers” Furs
Brandon
W.G. White & Co
YANKS
U.S. Air Force ‘Flying Fortress
Dauphin Airport
U.S. Air Force
USAF
C.P.A
Hardware
Sunkist
Florida
California
Fancy
Dee
Campbell’s Products
Paulin
Christie
Graham Waters
Westons
Habitant
Libby
United Stores Limited
W. L. Bullmore
J. A. Yurkin
J. Anderson
A. Buckwold
E. Johansen
L. Sneath
Rural Council
J. Potoski
J Tokar
J. Bonk
N. Bazyle
Area Board
Area
SNS Hunt
L. Kennedy
C. Hamilton
Ochre River
W. L. Watson
G. Sumpter
Ben Phillips
J. E. Burton
SS. Hunt
L. H. McDermid
W. K. Marsh
Doolittle
Canava
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