1902 Steele Brothers plan stone foundation barn
News notes from 80 years ago report Steele Brothers preparing to build a fifty by sixty foot barn with a stone foundation. The frost remains heavy and the area cool. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Chas Johnston. Marriages recorded include Walter Collett and Sarah Riley in Winnipeg Tryggvi Sigurdson and Sarah Palmer in Carberry and John Trimble and Julia Ann Strong in Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele Bros
Walter Collett
Sarah Riley
Winnipeg
Tryggvi Sigurdson
Sarah Palmer
Carberry
John Trimble
Julia Ann Strong
Chas. Johnston
At Home 1912 Honour for Rev Blay at St Stephen’s
Seventieth anniversary events note a purse of gold presented to Rev C A Blay as he leaves St Stephen’s Church at the 1 C C F Hall. Christina Campbell and H L Rogers wed. The piece mentions the 1st Glenboro Boy Scout Troop formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1.C.C.F. Hall
C.A. Blay
St. Stephen’s Church
Christina Campbell
H.L. Rogers
Glenboro Boy Scout
Indian girl who guided Lewis and Clark to the Pacific
A description notes that Mrs. Young gave the province a token honoring an Indian girl who served as guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. She accompanied the 8,000 mile trek to the Pacific with her baby.
Uniforms Presented to Twenty Boys Amid Drought Worries
A school or community group formed and presented uniforms to 20 boys while farmers in the hot dry weather faced growing concerns about crops and yields in the area.
Glenboro Baseball Team Wins First Money at Baldur Tourney
Wedding bells rang for Margaret Mason and Gorton Gowanlock as well as Windlifred Jefferies and Edward LaFournie. Rev C B Lawson and Mrs Lawson left Glenboro for Strasbourg Sask. Advertised specials featured 3 large tins salmon for 55c and 18 tins of vegetables for 3.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenboro
Margaret Mason
Gorton Gowanlock
Windlifred Jefferies
Edward LaFournie
C.B. Lawson
Born to S Sigmar a daughter Gudrun Emily Grace
Fifty years ago on June 13 1932 Mr and Mrs S Sigmar welcomed a daughter Gudrun Emily Grace at Glenboro. Glenboro businessmen traveled to Brandon for a conference to form an Association of the Board of Trade of Western Manitoba. Harold John Anderson earned a Senior Intern appointment in Saskatoon. The Glenboro Baseball Team beat Holland 3 to 2 with Andy Anderson the winning pitcher. Edith Wood and Frederick Poole announced their wedding. David McAuley died at 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Sigmar
Gudrun Emily Grace
Glenboro
Brandon
Board of Trade of
Western Manitoba
Harold John Anderson
Saskatoon
J.J. Anderson
Holland
Andy Anderson
Edith Wood
Frederick Poole
David McAuley
Obituaries and Frosty Records From Local Press
40 years ago frost gripped the area as record low temperatures were logged. William J. Ferguson died at 84 and Jackson Rose died in his 70s. George McNeil, 18, formerly of Glenboro, was killed accidentally. Reg Rawlings of the RCAF was promoted to Flight Sergeant. Thirty years ago Florence Richardson wed Jack Carruthers in Winnipeg while Elinore Witherspoon married Cecil Coleman in Glenboro.
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William J. Ferguson
Jackson Rose
George McNeil
Glenboro
Reg Rawlings
R.C.A.F
Florence Richardson
Jack Carruthers
Winnipeg
Elinore Witherspoon
Cecil Coleman
Cypress River Births and Deaths Highlight Local Notices
Born to Mr and Mrs Owen Anderson of Cypress River on June 15 a son and to Mr and Mrs Marcel Verstraete of Cypress River on June 19 a daughter Lorna Ida. George Sutherland died at 73. T B Kenyon of Cypress River earned a 6 Year Silver Badge from B A Oil for accident free driving. Pipeline work advanced with massive machinery in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Anderson
Cypress River
Marcel Verstraete
Lorna Ida
George Sutherland
T.B. Kenyon
B.A. Oil Company
Lisgar Constituency Returns Muir Over Hartwell
Twenty years ago in 1962 Lois Little 22 died in a Crystal City area crash. Rev James Stewart began service at Glenboro Stockton United Church Charge. Births: a son to Dalgleish June 10 Lew June 19 and a daughter to Sigmar June De. George Muir won Lisgar for the PC party by a large margin over Liberal Ken Hartwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal City
Lois Little
C.E. Little
Hilton
James Stewart
Glenboro- Stockton
P.c.’S
Ken Hartwell
Liberals
Chapel Crypt Dedication at Glenboro Cemetery
On June 18 the Chapel Crypt was dedicated at Glenboro Cemetery with Martin Wertz and Bill Oliphant holding the ribbon and G M Smith performing the ribbon cutting. Karen Harpelle of Cypress River graduated from Misericordia School of Nursing on June 18 and received job offers in Selkirk and Gladstone. Hawkins School Cairn was unveiled June 25 by Mrs Ellen Steele Eddie Trimble and Elizabeth Hamilton at the dedication site.
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Glenboro
Martin Wertz
Bill Oliphant
G.M. Smith
Karen Harpelle
Cypress River
Misericordia School of Nursing
Selkirk
Gladstone
Hawkins School
Ellen Steele
Eddie Trimble
Elizabeth Hamilton
St. Regis Lobby Talk on Trudeau and Canada Day
A lobby chat at the St. Regis questions the prime minister's priorities arguing for less focus on bilingualism metric constitution and Canada Day and more work to fix national issues. The remark suggests renaming Dominion Day as a symbol of national celebration.
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St. Regis Hotel
Trudeau
Canada
Tiger Hills Graduates Inquire Where Are They Now
John Malyon son of Lloyd Malyon of Glenboro graduated Glenboro Collegiate in 1968. He earned a geology degree from Manitoba in 1974 and worked as a survey geologist before joining Exlog Calgary in 1980. His field work included Lynn Lake Thompson areas and Beaufort Sea rigs. Michelle Marginet daughter of Alberic and Mrs Marginet of Holland finished Treherne Collegiate in 1979 and became a medical laboratory technologist in Winnipeg and Flin Flon with precise testing essential to patient care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Jack] Malyon Jack
Lloyd Malyon
Glenboro
University of Manitoba
Mineral Resources Division
Manitoba
Lynn Lake
Thompson
Calgary
Exploration Logging
Exlog
Exley
Alaska
Canada
Beaufort Sea
Michelle Marginet
Michelle
Alberic Marginet
Holland
Treherne
Red River
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Ogazette
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
CCNA
Glen & Agnes Witherspoon
Helen Granger Young
Howard Pawley
Prince and Princess of Wales
Tiger Hills
Glenboro Gaiety Theatre
Susan Clarke
Alex Karr
Glenboro Collegiate
Frances Alcock
Brian Barton
Suzanne Black
Eric Claeys
Cecile Cummings
Barbara Dubuis
Lois Duncan
Kenneth Greer
Kent Hamilton
Janice Hamilton
Maureen Hill
Claire Hutler
Marilyn Jefferies
Cary Johnson
Cynthia Klaassen
Leslee Lalonde
William Manning
Deniece Matchett
Marion McQuiston
Craig Myers
Scott Myers
Linda Myers
Joleen Neale
Shanley Penner
Trent Rolfe
Connie Shackel
Jackie Smith
Mark van Schepdael
Gordon Vrooman Leanne Walden
Janice Wilson
Ian Witherspoon
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wallis Agencies Ltd
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