27 Sep 1945
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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1945
Page
1
Jumbled report notes cooperation among Britain, China and the United States. Mentions Montreal meat flown from Japan to San Francisco and train routes to Vancouver. Gen Dwight Eisenhower to appear in person within a week andGen Douglas MacArthur orders weapons reduced for Japanese civil relief efforts.
Town hall event by the committee invites parents and friends to a band recital. Leader McMurray demonstrated beginner training after only weeks of lessons.
C R Robertson was killed instantly while hanging a fuse on a 4600 volt transformer. He was born October 13 1909 in Basswood Manitoba and later moved to Dauphin in 1932. He married Dorothy Hall of Dauphin and is survived by two children a mother two sisters and four brothers. Funeral services were held at the Dauphin United Church with Rev L A Muttitt officiating. Interment followed in Riverside Cemetery with six pallbearers. Bullmore's Funeral Home handled arrangements.
At a Sept 20 nominating convention in Ste. Rose du Lac Jake Heesaker was unanimously chosen as CCF candidate for Ste. Rose provincial constituency. Heesaker, a Million district farmer, has lived in the municipality 30 years and is active in political and civic life. Rev Philip Peterson of Winnipeg spoke. Victor Harper of McCreary chaired.
Army and air force service completed by five sons of Mr. and Mrs. M. Kindret. RCAS.C. notes one soldier disabled on maneuvers in overseas duty and return to Canada in 1944. Pte Mike Kindret served with a tank transport company in England and on the Western front. FO. Andrew Kindret flew with the Moose squadron in England. his Lancaster was shot down over Germany and he was a POW until May 6, 1945.
Five hundred dollars raised by twenty local women through the Wide Awake group will go toward building and furnishing the memorial centre in Dauphin. The group, known for wartime sewing and nutrition courses, transitioned to war relief and shipped comforts to Dauphin soldiers overseas, sending fifty dollars monthly in cigarettes the past year. Mrs W Coppelle serves as president.
Captured records confirm the Japanese executed three American airmen who took part in the Doolittle raid on Tokyo on April 11, 1942. The detail underscores wartime persecution of prisoners and marks a somber note in the raid’s aftermath.
Rotary Carnival thrives despite cold and rain with free admission and door prizes. Games of chance and skill, bingo boards, crown and anchor, wheels, cork guns, and the refreshment booth with hot dogs and coffee drew wide participation. Proceeds support the club’s service work. Attendance prizes awarded to Alfred Franks and Helen Bates, Mrs W Bertrand and L. Cpl. C. Johnson, W Leskiw and Frank Adams.
Dauphin's Youth Services council appeals for community funding to support ongoing programs for teens. An objective of 5000 dollars covers instructional staff, equipment, rinks, diamonds, library, and full-time lender wages as the town eyes a future community centre.
The Dauphin Chinese Association hosted a celebratory dinner honoring Consul Weng with Toastmaster Luey Guy and Toy Sing assisting. Speakers praised Allied victory, China’s rising world status, and Canada’s multicultural example, noting joint progress toward peace.
The local advisory committee of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind will sponsor a tag day in Dauphin on Saturday September 29 to raise funds for the institute. The institute has operated since 1918 and serves 34 blind people in the district with a $1300 shortfall after government grants. donations will support services and ease the burden on those affected.
General MacArthur on Wednesday ordered nearly all Japanese weapons to be scrapped for civilian relief. He also directed the Japanese government to transfer army and navy food clothing and supplies to the home ministry with strict accounting to headquarters.
Dauphin and district soldiers and airmen returned to Canada last week aboard the Sn tat. Mle Winfield of the Canadian army Cpl. W. F. Harper of Dauphin and LAC. L. H. MacAuley Winnipegosis of the R.C.A.L.F. were among those listed.
With winter approaching, UNERA calls Canadians to donate used clothing and footwear from attics and storage to aid Europe’s displaced. The national drive seeks coats shoes underwear and bedding to warm refugees and support rebuilding while sustaining self reliance and shared world betterment.
Ward four residents are advised that the Dauphin Commercial Travellers will canvass this Saturday September 29 collecting bundled clothing on boulevards. The Elks lodge will collect in Ward One on Thursday October 4 with further collection dates to be announced.
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