Tornado Strikes Cypress River Area Causing Wide Damage
A violent Friday evening storm near Cypress River uprooted trees damaged roofs and buildings, cut power and phone service for up to 18 hours, and scattered destruction across farms and yards from Mowatt farm to the Holland area. No injuries reported. two cattle killed. Cleanup began Saturday as residents helped with repairs. More photos to follow.
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Cypress River
Glenboro
Mowatt
Holland
Leon Pantel
P. Beretti
Geo. Russell
S. Daymond
Education Highlights Tragedy Strikes Local College Community
Education Highlights reports a tragic early Saturday accident at the Collegiate campus Hospitalized four students including Debbie Claeys who died later The notice expresses sympathy to the Claeys family and prayers for healing Exams are rescheduled on Thursday June 21 with Eng IX 100 101 exceptions. Friday morning Eng is noted.
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Garth MelIntyre
Debbie Claeys
Claeys
Glenboro Community Band Elects Officers for 1973 74
M Dowd band president officers for the Glenboro Community Band were elected at the annual meeting. President is Mrs Cliff Dowd with Patrick Dowd as treasurer and a full slate of officers named including a new instrument purchase planned for the fall. The treasurer reports over 1100 in the bank and instrument rent was raised to 2.00 a month for two years.
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Glenboro
Glenboro Elem
Glen Witherspoon
Cliff Dowd
John Gillingham
Justine van den Bussche
E. Ehnes
W. Jamieson
J. Jemson
M. Okolita
D. Rogers
G. Jefferies
D. Hamilton
J. Gowanlock
D Rogers
J. Taylor
Lloyd Malyon
Highway crash near Glenboro leaves one dead
Six teenagers were in a two car rear end collision on No 2 Highway three miles west of Glenboro. Debra Ann Claeys 18 died June 18 in Winnipeg General Hospital from injuries. Roy Van Damme 19 and four others remain hospitalised in Manitoba facilities with varying critical conditions. Funeral services for Debbie Claeys are set for June 21 in Glenboro United Church.
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Glenboro
No. 2
Debra Ann Claeys
Winnipeg General Hospital
Dianne Hill
Hilton
Claeys
Roy van Damme
Brandon Gen
Blaine Mac
Farlane
Velma van de Kerckhove
Debra Vrooman
Belmont
Glenboro Collegiate
Debbie Claeys
Glenboro United Church
C. E
St. Alphonse Cemetery
Decoration Day Service by Glenboro Legion Br. No. 71
The Glenboro Legion held its Decoration Day Service and parade on Sunday afternoon June 17 with the Glenboro Community Band in attendance. Rev. H. Jones gave the invocation and benediction, Mrs. M. Carter read scripture, Rev. A. Pope compared fallen servicemen to Christ, Roy Farough read the roll call, floral offerings were placed, Ben Johnson sounded The Last Post and Reveille, and Legion president C. Chipping spoke briefly.
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Glenboro
Roy Farough
Ben Johnson
C. Chipping
the Legion
Glenboro Gazette Wins Education Story Award
At the Manitoba Teachers Society Annual Meeting in Winnipeg last week the Glenboro Gazette received the Education Story Award for a paper under 1500 circulation. The winning article by Agnes Witherspoon highlighted volunteer teacher aids in Glenboro Schools.
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M.C.N.A
Winnipeg
Glenboro Gazette
Manitoba Teachers Society
Glenboro
Agnes Witherspoon
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Cypress River & District
T.V
Friday Nnto
M. Dowd
Manitoba
Thunder Bay
Ontario
van Damme
Legion
Rev. H. Jones
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