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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1962
Page
1
Margaret Steer won a local public speaking contest featuring speakers from Pilot Mound and St. Alphonse Clothing Clubs. The competition covered topics on aluminum conservation and the value of animals and plants, with emphasis on teen guidance and family support for adolescents.
Cypress River high school held graduation exercises on June 1 in Memorial Hall. Grade XII students received certificates from Principal Kutcher and Mrs D F Campbell. guest speaker R R Robertson addressed seriousness with humor. Banquet followed with addresses by Inspector Lockhart and others.
John Kenneth Smart died at Glenboro hospital after a car accident the prior Saturday. He served in World War II and worked 17 years for the CPR. He leaves wife Anne and children Barbara Garry Lyle, his father, nine sisters, three brothers. Funeral May 22 at Stockton United Church. Burial at Milford Cemetery. Pallbearers included Bill Earle. Burial service by Glenboro Legion at graveside.
A young driver refused to yield to Glenboro town constable David Nabe after racing around a track during a baseball game. The chase covered eight miles on No 2 highway west of Glenboro before the suspect stopped. Police laid charges pending.
Several members of the Horticultural Society attended the plant sale held at Swan Lake last Saturday. The next meeting is June 11 in Treberne for a film on flower-arranging. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Jeffrey and Drive-In theatre at Portage la Prairie last Thursday evening. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs W Rempel on the birth of Robert Henry, a brother for Debbie Dawn and Billy.
Last Friday the Kiwanis club held a business session and nominated three new directors to replace losses from Allan Greer Mac Ready and Harold Curll. The new directors are Skip Arason Steve Foord Kelcey and Art Brown they will be inducted after a week’s notice in the Bulletin. A town house to house canvass on Friday night June 8 and Saturday morning June 9 aims to promote projects including the Padding Pool Kiwanis Beach and Red Cross Swimming Instruction with registration expected at $1.50 for individuals or $5 for families. Charter Night is set for June 14 at the Legion Hall with banquet and dance at TOOF hall. the Kiwanis Golf Tournament is June 21 with dinner at 6:30 pm at the Club House. Dr John E Robbins Brandon College president will speak June 8 about Brandon College and its Western Manitoba role.
The article traces the R C M P Musical Ride from early British cavalry origins to its adoption by Canada’s North-West Mounted Police. It notes 1876 performances, establishment after a Regina police band formed, 1887 showcases, and 1904 tours with fairs in Winnipeg Brandon Qu Appelle and Regina, plus later tours to England and the United States.
A Royal Conservatory of Music examiner, Boris Roubakine, will conduct current examinations in Glenboro on June 11. Swiss born, he studied in Paris with Paul Dukas and taught at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Lausanne. He has toured Europe, North and South America, and later settled in Toronto.
A recital by Mrs. J. Rutherford’s piano pupils will be held at Cypress River United Church at 8 15 p m on June 8.
The Electors Roll for the Municipality of South Cypress for 1962 is deposited and open for inspection from June 4 to July 9, 1962. A Court of Revision will be held on July 10, 1962 at 10 a.m. in the Municipal Office at Glenboro Manitoba. filings due by July 9, 1962.
GLENBORO The Tiger Hills Music and Drama Festival held its annual meeting in the elementary school auditorium on May 28. A $499.25 balance was reported. A drama workshop may be added this fall. Officers elected: President Mrs. Trotter Belmont First VP Mrs. J Hyde Cypress River Second VP Mrs. J Rutherford Glenboro Secretary Mrs. Elmer Harrison Belmont Treasurer Mrs. D. McDougall Belmont. Next festival set for Belmont May 1 2 and 3 1963.
Cypress River hosted a United Church Women workshop on May 29 with 55 ladies from the northern Carman Presbyterial in attendance. Chair Mrs. C. A. Hall of Glenboro led a devotional as guest speaker Mrs. J. C. McKibbon, president of Carman Presbyterial UCW, sent greetings. Mrs. K. Hartwell reported on the Conference Branch inaugural meeting held at Westminister Church on March 7, 1962.
Matchett of Treherne led a supply work talk and chaired questions. Glenboro U C W staged Four Ways of Looking at It. Mrs Hall announced a Treherne fall rally on Sept 27 with Mrs Derksen of the Manitoba Conference Branch as speaker. Nine auxiliaries reported activity since DOW inauguration and the offering goes to the Bursary Fund. Meeting closed with hymn and prayer. Cypress River ladies served tea.
In Lisgar Constituency the New Democrats urge parity prices for farm produce and a fair share of national income for farmers. They propose cooperatively owned pools for rental farm machinery, a World Food Bank, and co‑op processing plants. Voters urged to support on June 18.
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