Fall Forest Fires and Korean War Developments
Forest fires in Alberta and British Columbia exceed 100, spreading smoke to the U S and Canada. A Royal Canadian Air Force officer says local residents cannot fight the blazes, needing days of rain to stop them. In Korea, UN and South Korean forces push toward Seoul, with notable advances from Suwon and Taegu as Inchon Marines meet stiff resistance. A $17 billion emergency bill passes in the U S Senate to back rearmament, with NSC discretion on aid. Britain’s Creswell coal mine disaster claims 83 lives as a major underground fire traps workers and halts rescue efforts.
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Alberta
British ‘Columbia
RCAF
Canada
United States
Korea
Inchon
Seoul
Suwon
United Nations
Yongdongpo
Han River
9Th Division
Senate
Soviet Bloc
Truman
Europe
Russia
National Security Council
Britain
Creswell
Derbyshire
Five Dollar Violin Prodigy Donna Grescoe Headlines Dauphin Concert
The Dauphin Lions Club presents violinist Donna Grescoe in a concert at the Dauphin Theatre next Thursday. Once a five dollar violin owner, she rose to global acclaim with tours across Canada and the United States and a 1948 Toronto Symphony guest appearance. Tickets are selling fast and the Lions Club warns of a likely sell-out.
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Donna Grescoe
Michele Deconnet
Leopold Mittman
New York
United States
Canada
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Miss Grescoe
Dominion
Dauphin
Dauphin Fire Brigade Totals and Major Blazes Recap
The Dauphin brigade reports 23 calls this year, down from 36 by September last year. Major fires include a May 27 McNiven Motors blaze causing $70 000 damage and a January 22 fatality from a home fire. Fire prevention week will feature displays a tag day on October 7 and the annual school poster contest.
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Robert Forbes
J. J. Inkster
Lake of the Woods Milling Company
Mary Twerdon
Pentecostal
Main Street
Sanitary Regulations Questioned by Town Council
The council urged equal sanitation rules across town and rural subdivisions under the health unit. They noted irregular garbage pickups near subdivisions and criticized differing by laws for condemning houses. They requested Dr Creighton explain health unit regulations at the next meeting.
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Creighton
Regional Hospital Council Re-Elects John Gardner
John Gardner was re-elected president of the Dauphin Regional Hospital council for a third term at the annual meeting held Sept. 14 at Dauphin General Hospital. Dr. C Harris of the Red Cross blood bank Winnipeg discussed the Manitoba transfusion service.
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Regional Hospital Council
John Gardner
Dauphin Regional Hospital Council
Dauphin General Hospital
R. Dalby
Grandview
W. K. Marsh
C. Harris
The
Red Cross Blood Bank
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dauphin Lions Club Installs New Officers
New officers for the Dauphin Lions Club were installed at a regular meeting. Art Pollen became president for the year, with Ted Ewanchyshyn as first vice president, Rolly Hollyoake as second vice president, Hugh Fox as secretary, Jack Cowling as treasurer, Ray Dicks as tail-twister, Vic Aker as lion tamer, and directors including Ron Everall Percy Buckwold Bert Bateman and Henry Paul.
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Dauphin Lions Club
Art Pollen
Ted Ewanchyshyn
Rolly Hollyoake
Hugh Fox
Jack Cowling
Ray Dicks
Vic Aker
Ron Everall
Percy Buckwold
Bert Bateman
Henry Paul
Chamber Future To Be Discussed At Next Meeting
A Dauphin chamber of commerce special dinner on Oct 16 will discuss the group's future with H A Purdy of the Canadian chamber of commerce attending. At a Tuesday meeting only seven members were present, prompting consideration of dissolving the chamber if interest does not improve.
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Dauphin Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
H. A Purdy
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Council Chamber
H. H. Hill
Purdy
Banff
O. Heaslip
Riding Mountain National Park
W. J. Ward
M.P
Young Liberals Organize Dauphin Club Meeting
A Dauphin meeting at 8 p.m. in the D M C C Industrial building will organize a local Young Liberal club and discuss the Manitoba Young Liberal convention on Oct 20 21. Bill Miller is chairman and Ralph Maybank MP will be guest speaker with Al Hamilton chairs provisional committee and Lloyd Sneath heads the convention committee.
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Dauphin
Manitoba Young Liberal
D.M.C.C
Ralph Maybank
Winnipeg South Centre
Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys
Bill Miller
al Hamilton
Lloyd Sneath
Record Heat Sweeps Prairies With Dauphin Warm Spell
A week of unseasonably hot weather saw Dauphin reach 87 degrees on Tuesday the warmest day of the period near mid summer highs. The week also brought freezing lows around 28 to 29 degrees with two freeze events. Last year’s corresponding week highs and lows lagged behind, with 72.8 and 35.9 respectively.
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Prairies
Dauphin
First Meeting Of New Athletic Committee Held
The Dauphin athletic committee formed by the town council met at the town hall to review activities led by supervisor Alex Robertson. Plans included seeking use of Henderson school auditorium for basketball and volleyball, arranging extra curling time with the community club, and organizing six man rugby with helmets from the collegiate squad available when not in use. Regular monthly meetings were set for the third Wednesday, with W Atkinson named secretary. Attendees included E Johansen as chair, J Anderson, Mayor W L Bullmore, H C Ray, J Slobodzian, C Carmichael, A Newton, and Robertson.
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Dauphin
Alex Robertson
W. L. Bullmore
Caven Carmichael
Henderson School
H. C. Ray
J. Siebodzian
Ray
Community Chest
W. Atkinson
E. Johansen
J. Anderson
W. L. Builmore
J. Slobodzian
C. Carmichael
A. Newton
Hope To Open CKDM Within Two Months
Dauphin broadcasting group wins CBC board approval to launch CKDM in Dauphin. Aimed at 250 watt power with 65 mile reach on 1230 kilocycles, the station plans local programming and about 18 hours daily, hiring locally as opening approaches.
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CBC Board of Governors
Dr. M. Potoski
William Cruise
F. S. Zaplitny
K. S. Parton
M. G. Peebles
W. J. Ward
M.P
C. A. McNiven R. P. Scott
C. J. Seale
CKDM
Dauphin Village Minute Book Found In Attic
Former Dauphin mayor D. D. McDonald handed over the village minutes dating to 1898. The attic discovery revealed the swearing in of the first council and the initial Aug. 23, 1898 meeting, now filed for town records.
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Dauphin Village
Dauphin
D. D. McDonald
Remembrance Day Proclaimed Holiday in Dauphin
Dauphin town council proclaimed Saturday November 11 a public holiday as Remembrance Day. The resolution followed a request from the Dauphin branch of the Canadian Legion. The Legion was also given permission to hold poppy day Friday November 10 since Remembrance Day falls on a Saturday.
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Dauphin
The
Canadian Legion
Legion
Town Seeks Industry Trackage in Dauphin
Dauphin council passed a resolution Monday to urge the Canadian National Railways to move stockyards east to create more trackage space. The plan includes opening an all-weather highway on First avenue to provide access, with First street extended to the southeast.
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Dauphin
C.N.R
Canadian National Railways
First Avenue
First Street
Local Firemen Attend Fourth Annual Provincial Fire School
Three members of the Dauphin volunteer fire brigade attend the fourth annual provincial fire school in Winnipeg this week. Chief Gordon Harrison Harold Mobberney and Dunc McMillan are among the participants. The Winnipeg fire department conducts the school under Chief D Clawson with support from the Manitoba fire commissioner’s office and the Dominion fire chiefs association.
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Dauphin Volunteer Fire Brigade
Winnipeg
Gordon Harrison
Harold Mobberney
Dunc McMillan
Winnipeg Fire Department
D. Clawson
Manitoba Fire Commissioner’s Office
Dominion Fire Chiefs’ Association
Local Reserve Unit Builds Artillery Training Roster
About 30 men in the 70th Field Battery reserve unit train weekly at the Dauphin armoury learning 25 pounder gun operation field telephones and survey gear under Major R J Middleditch. The unit seeks recruits and plans country wide training with social events monthly at the armoury.
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Royal Canadian Artillery
70Th Field Battery
Dauphin
70Th
R. J. Middleditch
C.N.R
Middleditch
Dominion
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Hobart R. Gay
1St Cavalry
Douglas McArthur
By Glenne Currie
Chicago
Arthur Benjamin
Winnipeg Tribune
Puchalski
Third Avenue
Dauphin Brigade
Led
McNiven Motors
R. L. Gendreau
Sister Moreau
Ste. Rose du Lac
W. Bashucky
Sr. Ethelberga
Winnipegosis
T. F. Malcolm
Swan River
George Russenhoit
Minitonas
Swan River Valley
Robert Aitken
William Henry
J. E. Ramsden
Willam Cruise
R. Mitchell
Ina Simpson
Dauphin Broadcasting Company
Board of Governors
Canadian Corporation
Reserve Army of
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