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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
4
A digest of past notes from 1908 1948 1918 and 1958 highlighting grain cuts ferry moves bank work fire at Glenboro school mayoral resignations water works funding and local obituaries plus golf and harvest updates from Glenboro and surrounding areas.
A proposed Glenboro colony was to rise north of St. Rose du Lac in northern Manitoba. Homesteaders listed include W. Gunn F. W. Jackson E. Johnson John Witherspoon Bruce and Gordon Jackson Lyle Cassick J Sigvardson Harvey Witherspoon M Sigurdson and G Einarson. Constable A E Johnson issued a final warning that any bicycle riders on Glenboro streets would face severe prosecution.
John Dowd Sr delivered the first threshing of the season to the Ogilvie elevator yielding 28 bushels per acre from No.2 grade. Alex Witherspoon and family toured Manitoba, Holland offered grade 12 schooling at 75 dollars per term, a long time farmer praised the heavy crop. Rose Mack and Daniel Krupenny wed in Belmont with Rev Crump performing the ceremony.
Thirty years ago in 1938 Mr and Mrs S Doctoroff and Maxine left for Brandon where he joined the Brandon College teaching staff after six years at Glenboro. George M Perry, eldest son of Mr and Mrs George Perry, won a university scholarship of $325. Frederickson and Company offered work boots from 2.75 to 3.50 and work shirts from 0.75 to 1.00.
The Glenboro Gazette lists editors G. and A. Witherspoon and publishers as Glenboro Manitoba based. Subscription rates are $3.00 in advance or $4.00 elsewhere in the U.S.A. or Great Britain.
In Glenboro a Civil Defence fire fighting demonstration was held with Fire Chief E A Sanderson and the Glenboro Fire Brigade in attendance. Local dealer T E Oleson attended. Demonstrations of new I H tractors and farm equipment occurred at Hinsdale near Chicago.
Patricia News Gregory Brogden of Edmonton spends holidays with grandparents Mr and Mrs Robi Brogden. Gordon Nairn and family visit Raymore from Winnipeg. Brogden relatives host. Lawrence Coates guests include Mrs R C Lumb and Mrs A Lumb with Mobray of Cloverdale. Len Jackson and Lorelie Jackson visit Harold Jackson in Winnipeg. Gordon Nairn visits Gladstone and Iowa cousin. Len Thornborough visiting Shoal Lake as mother ill. Fahner family from Gladstone visits Gordon Nairn.
Treesbank residents Allan Gaffney and siblings plan a Calgary visit to see their sister in law and her family while Carol Kilmury stays with her grandmother. Relatives from here attend the Daykin Graham wedding in Stockton. Winnipeg visitors Ralph Letourneau and family joined guests last Wednesday.
The Wallis Agency Office in Gilenboro will be open every Wednesday afternoon and all day Saturday. The notice lists the locations and hours as 40 cents for the service.
Harold Vane will stay at home until Sunday while their husbands spent the week end together. Mr and Mrs Allan Clark and Beverley attended their nephew’s wedding at Virden last Friday night. Miss Linda Vane accompanied her sister and brother in law to Winnipeg on Sunday and plans a two week visit with relatives there.
Henry Einarson Claire Johnson Bjorn Lindal Hall Wally Johnson and John Nordman visited Oscar Josephson in Brandon on Thursday. He received a Red River cart replica plaque and a $75 gift certificate from Brandon Musical Supply Co. in a farewell gesture from Bru district friends. Don Gordon and family from Richmond B C visited Geo Morrison’s family on Tuesday. Best wishes go to Mrs Don Johnson at Baidur Hospital. Gloria Hallgrimson of Winnipeg spent the weekend at home.
A miscellaneous shower for Miss Marion Evans will be held at Holland Memorial Hall on Wednesday August 28 at 8 pm. Everyone is welcome. Sincere sympathy is extended to Mr and Mrs George DeGraeve and family in their recent bereavement.
Mrs. Margaret Kennedy of Stockton Manitoba died August 9 1968 at Glenboro Memorial Hospital aged 77. She survived by four sons and three daughters, fifteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral at St Johns Anglican Stockton August 12. Also notes on Carman Presbyterian Church Women meeting July 23 at Carman with reports on human rights and youth materials.
Diane Rigaux and Arthur Bostrom wed at St. Edward's Church Winnipeg on June 29. Monsignor MeInery officiated. The couple plans a North Dakota honeymoon and resides in Manigotogan Manitoba.
Town and Farm Wiring advertises electrical appliances of all kinds and specializes in Moffat ranges. Contact Glenboro Manitoba by phone 112.
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