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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1966
Page
2
Glenboro Legion and Chamber of Commerce sponsor a Tuesday June 7 event at Glenboro Hall IOOF Hall. Commencing at 8 p.m. sharp with a Blackout prize of 425 dollars in 53 numbers. Admission is 1 dollar with 25 cent extra cards. Players can attend in their car or inside.
Local notes recap visits and family gatherings around Glenboro and area. Names include Russ Canfield Drinkwater D. I. Chetwynd and Wanstall families. Baptism for Travis John May 29 at Baldur Roman Catholic church with godparents Charles and Eileen Hithorst. Golf club meeting set for June 15 at 7 30 pm. rides available by phone.
June 4 to 12 marks National Golf Week with an 18 hole match against Wilf Homeniua and Jocelyn Bou Nese using a handicap system. Medals and two trophies offered. entry is $1 with proceeds to the Provincial Golf Association for junior golf. Co sponsored by Fopsi-Cola Canada Ltd and the Royal Canadian Golf Association. Lorne Bryer and Norma Radlinsky of Binscarth visited Ivan and Mrs Elliott.
Mr. Lyal Lalonde returns to his DEW Lane job after a three week holiday with his parents Mr and Mrs Buster Lalonde and relatives. Mrs Gordon Nairn and Mr Earl Robinson admitted to Glenboro hospital. Mrs Harold Jackson and Mrs Jim Steel depart Brandon by train to visit relatives in Victoria and Vancouver for two weeks.
Stockton Art and Oriole Veldhuis and children Ann and Iona of God's Lake Narrows visited the R. Vane home en route to Toron for a linguistic course at Victoria University in June. Prank Pennycook and family of Ehber Manitoba joined relatives at the R. Vane home for the weekend. Joe Fedor of Calgary and Jas Cullen of Brandon also visited. Brock Perry of Estevan Sask welcomed congratulations on a May 28 birth. Mrs J Graham and Mrs Vane traveled to Winnipeg to visit their mother Mrs L Wilton in hospital.
Visitors from London and Mount Clair travel through Canada to the coast and local residents host gatherings. A UCW Unit 2 meeting hosts 16 members with Devotion and a future June meeting at Mrs. Bert Richmond. The funeral of Mrs. Wm. Johnston is noted with burial in Glen Coe. sympathies extended to Alice and Nels. A 4-H Home Economics achievement program is reported with details to come next week.
Joyce Lowe daughter of Mr and Mrs Hubert Rigaux of Cypress River earned a Social Work degree at the University of Manitoba convocation on May 26. Her mother Mrs H Rigaux and her husband George E Lowe’s parents attended. Joyce works seasonally for the Provincial Department of Welfare in Winnipeg and will return to study for a Master’s in social work next May.
The Anglican church releases Sunday schedule for Rector Rev. Arthur M. Allan with Trinity Sunday services in Holland at 11:00 am and Glenbotro at 3:00 pm.
The Holland Cypress River United Church schedules morning and evening services with Church School during each service. The Y P U meets every other Sunday at 7 p.m led by Rev M L Wray B A.
Glenboro Sunday School at 10 30 a m is canceled June 12 due to the Milford Reunion. A service is listed for June 26 at the Argyle Lutheran Parish.
Reverend G Millard to lead service at Glenboro United Church with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Glenboro Sunday School at 10 15 a.m. Church service at 11 30 a.m. in Glenboro.
Families from Winnipeg and Brandon spent the holiday weekend visiting relatives. Mis ses Patricia Clark, Carol Vane, and Donna and Ellen Clark remained in Winnipeg. Guests of Gordon Watson included Don ald Bain and Frank Elder of Brandon.
The community schedules a Treesbank annual picnic on June 4 at Treesbank Centennial Park and a Millford reunion on Sunday June 12 in Millford Sundell. Local demonstrations at Brandon Fair feature Kathy Walker Sheila Barker in junior group and Kathy Booth Delores Graham in senior group. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Fred Leslie on their 57th anniversary. Karole Anita Landy born May 25 in Fort William to Mr and Mrs Leonard Landy. A Tiger Hills Music and Drama Festival meeting at Wawanesa elected Mrs Zachary vice president. A shower honored Mrs Josephine McIvern nee Bullied with gifts presented by twin brides Judy and Jane Smith.
Hannah Matthews widow of the late Edwin Matthews of Holland Manitoba died May 23 1966 at Morden Manitoba aged 93. Born in Ontario she came to Holland to farm in 1899 then moved to Holland in 1915 later to Taber Home Morden. Survived by 7 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. predeceased by husband Edwin 1935 daughter Annie Bailey and son Arthur. Funeral May 25 at Holland United Church Rev M L Wray interment Brookdale cemetery. Pallbearers F Humphries C Biglow L Graham A W Hamilton A Lovie R Mills. Scharff Funeral Home in charge.
Three teams of 4-H girls from Holland Hands-Maids competed in the Demonstration Workshop at Treherne last Saturday. Each team won, advancing Dawn Marie Sundell and Arlene to the Portage la Prairie inter-district rally.
A community event titled Fathers Day Smorgasbord runs Sunday June 19 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Holland Ladies' Curling Club. Adults pay 1.25 with discounted pricing for children under 12. Come one come all.
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