Do You Remember When
Grain cutting began in the district though expected yields were not as high as earlier forecasts. John Trimble sold his corner property to Mr. Copelin. Len Hill wed Miss Lizzie Thompson. Fred Obee elected school trustee succeeding Dr. Lougheed who left town. High school exam results pleased Principal Huggins with names including Svava Fredrickson Fanny Gunnarson Joe Heaslip Roy Snider Kathleen Schwalm Addie Henery Irene McKenzie Ethel Esplin John Wilton Annie Down Sophia Schwalm Maggie Burgess Annie Meredith Cyril Smith Norman Rusk Ena Christie Winnie Doig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trimble
James St
Donald Ave
Copelin
Len Hill
Lizzie Thompson
Belmont
Fred Obee
Lougheed
Huggins
Svava Frederickson
Fanny Gunnarson
Joe Heaslip
Roy Snider
Kathleen Schwalm
Addie Henery
Irene McKenzie
Ethel Esplin
John Wilton
Annie Down
Sophia Schwalm
Maggie Burgess
Annie Meredith
Cyril Smith
Norman Rusk
Ena Christie
Winnie Doig
Forty Years Ago Highlights From 1928
Miss Valetta Lalonde and Miss Emma Elliott returned from Winnipeg. Mrs Albert Blair and family of Huxley spent six weeks at the Dowd home. Mr and Mrs LaFournie visited their Brandon relatives. Tryggvi Ole son won the Governor General's medal for general proficiency. A H Wilton to manage McLaughlin Grain terminal elevator at St Boniface. Royal Bank demolished for a new structure. banking carried on in the old butcher shop. Western Elevator nearing completion. Chas Cannon retires after fifteen years with Jack Goodman as successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valetta Lalonde
Emma Elliott
Winnipeg
Albert Blair
Huxley
Alta
James Dowd
LaFournie
Archie
Cecil
Brandon
Sid Jefferies
Tryggvi Oleson
A. H. Wilton
McLaughlin Grain Co
St. Boniface
Royal Bank
Chas Cannon
Jack Goodman
30 Years Ago 1938 In Carberry Fair Horseshoe Champion
Ted Duncan, 13, son of Mr and Mrs George Duncan, astonished Carberry Fair by beating two Manitoba champions in horseshoe pitching. Fire of unknown origin damaged Mr Thos Hazelwood's henhouse and threatened a nearby granary. Edgar Douglas Mervyn Trimble Robert Gibson and Fridion Storm arrived from Vancouver for the harvest as grain stocks neared completion by August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Duncan
George Duncan
Carberry Fair
Manitoba
Thos. Hazelwood
Edgar Douglas
Mervyn Trimble
Robert Gibson
Fridion Storm
Vancouver
Glenboro community asks volunteers for rink project
In 1948 Glenboro residents were urged to contribute labor and funds to finish the local rink. The town also hosted a Miss Annie McIntosh reunion, welcomed nurse Lorene McCloy home, and reported weddings, a new baby, and civic improvements. Pioneers Fr S Frederickson and Adam Dowd died aged 99 and 90. Raymond Skardal joined the navy. two weddings took place at local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenboro
Joan Willa Rutherford
Raymond William McGreevy
Jack Rutherford
Stewart Hamilton
Exemption Rules Upheld for School Goods Tax Policy
Government tax policy favors exemptions for school related items such as plain and lined exercise books graph paper bound in book form and scrap and drawing books while pens pencils erasers and rulers remain taxable. Manitoba offers sales tax refunds for residents moving within 30 days of auto purchase to avoid double taxation and treats earlier autos as settler's effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
St Stephen's Anglican Church Service Times
The schedule lists St Stephen's Anglican Church with services at 9:45 a.m. in Glenboro M P and 11:30 a.m. in Treherne H C. An 11:30 a.m. service is noted for August 11th with a 10:00 a.m. time also appearing in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Stephen’s Anglican Church
Glenboro M.P
Holland M.P. Treherne
H.C
Church services resume at Glenboro and Stockton
Regular services will restart this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in Stockton and 11:30 a.m. in Glenboro led by Rev Geo. Millard with assistants Cheryl Rose and Margie Schram from Rock Lake Camp. Mr and Mrs Ivan Dowd and Glenn visited Murray in Pickle Lake Ontario and met relatives in Sioux Lookout on their return trip. Mr and Mrs Gordon Clark and Larry of North Burnaby BC and Mrs Graham Tench of Whitehorse Yukon are visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenboro
Stockton United Churches
Stockton
Geo. Millard
Cheryl Rose
Margie Schram
Rock Lake Camp
Ivan Dowd
Glenn
Murray
Pickle Lake
Ontario
Sioux Lookout
Gordon Clark
Larry
North Burnaby
B.C
Graham Tench
Whitehorse
Yukon
Dowd and Chalmers Family Visit Relatives in District
Mr and Mrs John A Dowd and Mr and Mrs Harold Chalmers with their boys from Saskatoon visit the Jefferies family and other relatives and friends in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Dowd
Harold Chalmers
Saskatoon
Archie Jefferies
School Supplies Tax Exempt This Year
Provincial treasurer Gur ney Evans explains a regulation adjustment grants tax exemption for supplies used predominantly in schools since July 1. The change is not policy shift but an adjustment to existing rules and aims to ease school costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurney Evans
Glenboro and Stockton United Church Services
Rev. G. Millard ministers the Glenboro and Stockton United Church services at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Misses Cheryl Rose and Margie Schram assist in conducting the services.
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Wm. Hamilton
Otto Sigurdson
Miss Sundell
Treesbank
A. E Moore
Rochester
Andrew McDonald Young
Annie Margaret Ekins
Fanny Jones
Mary Ella Down
Mary Winnifred Gowanlock
Hilda Mary McFarlane
Luther Willet Wallis
Pearl McKnight
John Herbert Down
Edith Louise Crowe
Floira May McCutcheon
Highway Department
Austin
Carberry
Portage By-Pass
Neepawa
Minnedosa
Annie McIntosh
A. S. Hames
Lorene McCloy
Winnipeg General Hospital
D. Lamb
W. Mowat
Fred Poole
Mary Irene Shoaff
Earl Thomas Wood
Eric Sigmar
Farmall MD
P.T
I. H
Gaiety Theatre
Eldorado
John Wayne and
Robert Mitchum
Rod Steiger
Sidney Poitier
Walter Brennan
Joey Bishop
Tony Curtis
Claudia Cardinale
Rev
L. E. Daley
B. C
California
Bartlett Pears
Duncan McKay
Holland
Racquel Welch
Stephen Boyd
Dean Martin and
Stella Stevens
Elliott
Man
Glenboro and
United Church
G. Millard
Clife
Fredericksons
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