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Creighton Holds SessionCity Grit Supporters MeetUndaunted by a plunging thermometer, Liberal candidate for Brandon in the Friday voting, James A. Creighton held a “meet the candidate’’ coffee session in the Prince Edward Hotel Monday evening.And with the temperature standing at a below-zero reading, Jimmie Creighton's coffee outdrew the coffee serve! up at 9 a.m. last Thursday morning by Premier Duff Roblin.More than 80 local supportersof the Liberal party and friendsof Jimmie Creighton braved thesub-zero winds to shake hands j with the former mayor-present alderman of Brandon who is making his second bid for theBrandon seat in the legislature of Manitoba.Thanking everyone for coming out, Mr. Creighton told the coffee drinkers that Liberals of long standing in the city have told him that “they haven't seen as much enthusiasm for years as there is evident right now.”Mr. Creighton noted that women supporters of the party in Brandon have been bust with285 Permanent WorkersNov/ On City s PayrollCity council Monday received monthly reports for October from all city department heads. Final ratification is expected soon, following council s study of the statements.Money from parking meters totalled $3,270.The assessment department reported that the last of the 13.-673 plates were embossed for the department’s new system of us--1,390 feet of sidewalk. Sonic 983 tons of garbage were collected.The Brandon Transit System reported that out of 26 days of operation, the number of miles travelled by buses was 36,793telephone calls across the cityand he grinned:“Friday is the big day. I'm very encouraged with the way things ere going. Do get your friends out on Friday, give them a dingle on the phone so that they don't forget to vote.“We’ll u”ow wdiat the score is Friday night.”With Mr. Creighton at the door to the oi3tn dining room to greet visitors as they arrived ! were Mrs. llcien Creighton and Mrs. Ken Bicknell.Mr. Creighton, twice mayor of Brandon, last campaigned for the Bran;’on* seat in the June 0. i 1933 election, when he ran sec-! end to prcseii* Conservative I member R. 0. Lissaman in a i three-way race.Mr. Creighton polled 3,063 votes at that time to Mr. Lissa-man's 3.314. The Social Credit candidate n 1953. W. A. Wy-born, drew a total of 1,054 votes.MI fore QC, Josei addr year tenti Ch frorr Unic had on 1 and beer a pi prob Tb ochl; SUSPforg sent , 1938 for on p 1 expi beer , undlt; in 1 year nipc ehie 1 In
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Brandon Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Tue, Dec 11, 1962
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