28 Highway Association Hears Thompson at Carberry
The 28 Highway Association gathered in Carberry Manitoba for a meeting and dinner led by president T Watterson. Speakers including Mrs Thelma Forbes and Hon A Harrison urged north south highways and road links. MLA Earl McKellar urged a bridge over the Assiniboine and a southern lake region highway. John Thompson outlined road funding and 1960 planning. Frank Presunka was elected president and W R Jamieson secretary treasurer. the group endorsed advancing Highway 28 and urged rural newspaper support.
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Carberry
Manitoba
T. Watterson
Assoc
Watterson
United States
Cartwright
Manitory
Neepawa
No. 5
Dauphin
Swan River
the Pas
Flin Flon
Berry Martin
Association
Thelma Forbes
Cypress
A. Harrison
Rock Lake
Earl McKellar
Souris
Lansdowne
Assiniboine
Lake
McKellar
National Liberal Rally Set for January in Ottawa
Leader Lester Pearson announces a three day Liberal rally in Ottawa January 9 to 11. Delegates from every riding and provincial association plus unions farm groups and professionals will be invited to submit views and help form new policies. Co chairs are Paul Hellyer and Heward Robichaud.
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Liberal Party of Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Ottawa
Decoration Day Service Observed at Cenotaph
The twenty seventh annual Decoration Day Service took place at the Cenotaph on Sunday June 26 with Captain Esaw of Camp Shilo as guest speaker. He praised Canadian soldiers and assured the fallen are honored. the Glenboro Band played and Ben Johnson was bugler. Clergy James Maxwell and Gordon Taylor led. wreaths were laid by organizations and individuals. lunch followed in the Legion Hall. Legion president R J Farough thanked speakers and attendees for another memorable community event.
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Esaw
Camp Shilo
Glenboro
Ben Johnson
James Maxwell
Gordon Taylor
Cypress River
George Biles
Percy Shepherd
Legion Hall
Legion
R J. Farough
Wind-up Held for Glenboro Square Dancing Club
The Glenboro School Square Dancing Club led by Mr and Mrs Mervin Trimble and Mr and Mrs Murney Tosh held its wind-up recently. The club has been very active throughout the season.
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Glenboro
Mervin Trimble
Murney Tosh
Prize list and rules for 1960 Glenboro Fair grain classes
Directors Mervyn Hamilton and Jerry Jones govern Classes 16 to 18 with a 9 am cut off for entries in the Fair Building to open public access earlier on Fair Day. The list includes 1 to 16 or 16 to 27 grain and forage entries with a new regulation and prize money. Square dancing entries arose from Mr Barry Cornish and a festival at Wawanesa with continued classes and a finale lunch. Barbara Wiggett and Gregory Arason led the teachers at the final gathering as the club plans to reorganize.
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Mervyn Hamilton
Jerry Jones
Trimble
Tosh
Barry Reilly
Barbara Wiggett
Gregory Arason
Glenboro Kiwanis Visit and Summer Activity Schedule
Lieut Gov Frank Barker of Brandon visited Glenboro. Glenboro Kiwanians plan to attend Rivers golf tournament on June 29. Red Cross swimming lessons start July 4 with instructors Miss Maureen Hood and Miss Myrna Morrison. A refreshment booth will operate at the beach. Paddling Pool opens July 1 at 10 am and runs daily except Sundays from 10 to 12 and 2 to 5. Registration and fees due by July 2 at local shops or Post Office.
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Frank Barker
Brandon
Glenboro
CGLT
Foord-Ketcey’s Men’s
Rawlings’ Hard
Macleod's
Cypress River Socials Honor Volunteers and Farewells
Cypress River events feature afternoon tea hosted by Mrs. Don Burgess to honor Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Hisy with farewell gifts. WMS and others completed a quilt for the Cypress River Fair. Bales sent to Winnipeg Missions and Korea include layettes donated by CGLT and WMS quilts. Mrs. Hutchinson departs for Winnipeg and Mrs. Hay to Carberry, with sincere thanks and a brief luncheon to close.
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Don Burgess
Mrs. Hutchinson
Mrs. Hisy
W.M.S
Lower Church
Cypress River
Winnipeg
CGLT
WMS
Korea
Minnie Young
Ruth Berry
N. G
Eileen Diehl
Cora Hutchinson
Marie Hay
Glenboro Senior Baseball Tournament Plans Set
Glenboro hosts a Sunday July 3 senior baseball tournament at the exhibition grounds with three diamonds and three umpires. Sixteen teams are entered by Tuesday morning including MacGregor Cypress River Riverside Glenboro A Glenboro B Treherne Oakland Braves Pilot Mound and Carman. First games start at 12 noon and a grounds booth will operate for attendees.
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Glenboro Agricultural Exhibition Grounds
Glenboro
Mac.Gregor
Cypress River
Riverside
Glenboro A
Glenboro B
Treherne
Oakland Braves
Pilot Mound
Carman
Radar clocks speedsters near Winnipeg
Radar-equipped RCMP cars on a 24 hour trial in the Winnipeg area logged 140 speeding violations in 14 days ending June 23. Regular patrol cars found 42 speeders, totaling 182 in the two week period, while in June 1959 patrols stopped 56 violators on highway approaches to the metropolitan area.
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RCMP
Winnipeg
TV dinner saves lunch hour for bachelor Stanley
Last Saturday secretary-treasurer Stanley Oleson, a keen TV fan, bought a TV dinner to watch a baseball broadcast during lunch. He heated it in a preheated oven for 40 minutes and then settled in to enjoy the game, noting canned stew as a handy bachelor staple for such moments.
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Stanley Oleson
Stanley
Hume Young celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Hume Young marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an at home gathering on Wednesday June 15 and a reception for about 150 guests including out of town relatives. Gifts included a five piece dinette set and a silver tea service. Neices hosted in the drawing room and tea pourers and guest book attendants are named along with many attendees and visiting relatives. The event featured generous hometown and district support from families such as Jeff Young M Campbell J R Triggs Tra Cdaaik Matt Young F D Culp Minnie Millard Robert Weston L Matchett Reg Morrow Merv Young Norman Mahon Schendal Morley Young H Darling Alex McKenzie M Zworan Carrie Young T Taylor Ashley Evans Arnold Mahon Albert Evans Wm Langman and others.
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Hume Young
Maud Diehl
Carrie Young
Albert Richmond
Wm. Richmond
Milt Young
Young
Jeff Young
Brandon
M. Campbell
Crystal City
J. R
Norman Mahon
Schendal
Morley Young
H. Darling
Alex McKenzie
M. Zworan
T. Taylor
Ashley Evans
Arnold Mahon
Albert Evans
Wm. Langman
Percy Young
Joe Morrow
Holland
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Highway Association
Thompson
John Thompson
Manifora
Sports
National Liberal
Pearson
Liberal Party
Canada
Ravly
Paul Hellyer
M.P
Toronto Trinity
Heward Robichaud
M.P Gloucester
Barry Cornish
Wawanesa
N. B
Swanis Lippings
C. A. Hall
PEN
Glenboro Legion Hall
Mrs. Hume Young
The
Liquor Control Commission of Manitoba
Committee On Alcohol Education
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