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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
1
Glenboro June 1 marked the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs AM Wood who wed on June 1 1911. Open house welcomed son Earl two daughters and eight grandchildren with many congratulatory messages from Canada and the United States.
Bru Notes Miss Joyce Rigaux spent the weekend at Swan Lake as a guest of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Robert Rigaux. Mr and Mrs G Olson of Kuroki Sesk visited with their daughter. Mrs H S Sveinson attended Lutheran Women's League convention in Winnipeg as a Brit Ladies Aid delegate. George Rigaux traveled to Winnipeg Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Howie Johnson and daughters, with sister Beverley Johnson, visited Bal Fuel with Wally Johnson and family in Winnipeg. Miss Johnson returned home Sunday night. others stayed a few days.
Mrs Laura Urie of Treherne Manitoba defeats Joseph E Frizzley for the Ward 3 trustee post in Tiger Hills School Division No 29 for the 1961 term. She fills the vacancy from the death of Stuart Robertson. Swearing in set for June 13 at the next division meeting.
Cypress River residents Mr. and Mrs. Percy Wilson and family visited friends at Deloraine on Sunday. Percy golfed at Killarney with Milt Young Jim Gardiner Ernie Owens and Don Burgess. Several women attended a Presbyteries meeting in Carman last Wednesday and reported a splendid gathering. A reunion at Souris last Thursday brought together Elva Malcolm Elva McKay B Sutherland Holland Mat chett and Helen Greenway at the Dieh home.
CBC radio film critic Gerald Pratley has watched about six movies weekly for 14 years totaling around 4000 films and thousands of miles of film. He shares research on two weekly radio shows Movie Seen on Saturdays and Music From the Films on Sundays and contributes to Audio and Assignment on Dominion network.
The sixth regular Glenboro village council meeting on June 5 1961 includes approval of May 8 1961 and May 12 1961 minutes and May 24 1961 Senior Citizens Home Board minutes. Proposals: pave Railway Avenue 2300 ft from Miles to Cochrane, seek 60 40 grant for Broadway Street, and fund legal bylaw for leashled dogs at October election.
Stockton Miss Mary Steer and Ron Mitchell of Winnipeg spent the weekend at the Arnold Steer home. The IOOF Home Board semi annual meeting was attended in Winnipeg by Mrs. J. Scott and Mrs. R. O. Brown. Norma Brown of Dauphin vacationing with her parents. Dianne Graham of Winnipeg home for the weekend. Art Veldhuis of Winnipeg visited the R. Vane home. Oriole Vane and Art Veldhuis drove to Regina for ordination exercises as two of Oriole’s classmates were designated deaconesses. Rev. and Mrs. Ross Stewart attended the service and are well. Al. Revne, Transcona, weekend at the R. O. Brown home. Mr. and Mrs. J. Graham and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rutherford were guests at the Sigmar Seale wedding on June 3 at Brandon.
Robert Sanderson Lipsett a leading Kelowna garage operator and Lipsett Motors proprietor died at his home 423 Royal Ave after a long career starting in Holland Manitoba. A WWI Royal Flying Corps veteran and former POW he later built Lipsett Motors with brothers Cam and Jerry. Funeral held May 31 at Garden Chapel with interment Lakeview Memorial Park. Survived by wife Rooney son Kenneth two daughters and several siblings.
Douglas Warren an 18 year old youth of Holland Manitoba employed in the construction of the N M Paterson grain elevator fell down an inside shaft after slipping from scaffolding 65 feet to his death He had been with the firm for 214 months and was climbing to start work on another bin when the accident occurred The time of the accident was 10 80 Monday morning An inquest was not yet announced.
Joseph Ferguson Davidson David, 77, of Cypress River formerly Winnipeg, died May 26 1961 at King George Hospital. Practised law in Winnipeg 1919 1951 and Cypress River 1951 1960. Past president of Manitoba Curling Association and Thistle Club, past Grand Chancellor of Knights of Pythias, Justice of the Peace, CPP official. Survived by widow Eliza, son Donald, daughter Dorothy Hayden, three brothers, three sisters and six nephews as pallbearers. Funeral May 29 at 2 p.m. in Cypress River United Church. burial in Giencoe cemetery. Family thanks friends for sympathy and support.
The inter district final for Somerset Pilot Mound and Holland districts held May 30 named Bill McGill of Crystal City Beef Club as winner with the speech on Conservation of Human Resources He will advance to Winnipeg for the July final Judges praised all speakers and noted the strong effort from contestants Margaret Steer placed second with the Stockton Clothing Club Others listed include Margaret Johnston Linda Wytiick Dianne Hammond and Ronald Deshayes
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