Food Parcels For Britain Aid Drive
Rotary Club of Winnipeg launches a campaign to send food parcels to Britain to aid families hard hit after the war. Donations fund two parcel sizes valued at three and five dollars, with packing by the club and shipping arranged through Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Britain
Montreal
Ministry of Food
Rotary Clubs
Rotary Cub of
Winnipeg
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Man
Why Drown Drowning prevention tips from Manitoba official
Safety Director W T Davies of the Manitoba Department of Labor urges common sense measures to cut drownings. He advises never bathing alone, swim in safe areas, wait two hours after meals, avoid overheating, have an inflated tube or plank available, supervise children, dive only in known depths, and non swimmers stay out of canoes with a tube handy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.T. Davies
Manitoba
Barley Contest Entries Drop Across Provinces in 1947
Preliminary lists show 1 129 entries in the Western Division of the 1947 National Barley Contest sponsored by brewing and malting interests. Manitoba leads with 486, Alberta 357, Saskatchewan 286, a drop from 1946 due to stricter eligibility. Alberta includes Peace River District of British Columbia. Prospects call for tougher competition as most entrants are experienced growers. Also Souris and Glenwood Memorial Hospital open a nurse training school Sept 1 with ten places. key details given for W H Bell chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Brewing and Malting Industries
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Peace River
British Columbia
Souris & Glenwood Memorial Hospital
W. H. Bell
P.O. Box
Souris
Man
Insurance services for all ages offered with tailored plans
An announcement advertises complete insurance services for all ages from 1 hour to 65 years. It highlights programs designed to meet individual needs including Income Disability pensions and Family Income Benefits.
Winnipeg Visitors Reported in Local District
Mr and Mrs W J Pollock and family motored to Winnipeg for a few days. Mrs J A Milne and two children from Winnipeg visited the district last week. Miss Betty Amy and Marguerite Andrew attended a Sun day School camp at Clear Lake for a week. Mr and Mrs W J McFaren and Dennis of Winnipeg are visiting the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Pollock
Roy
Wilma
Winnipeg
J. A. Milne
Jim
Maxine
Betty Amy
Marguerite Andrew
Clear Lake
W. J. McFaren
Dennis
Decker Cafe Money Found and Local News Notes
A sum of money was found at Decker Cafe on Monday July 28 and the owner may claim it from Mrs. Harold Hunter. Motor visitors to Regina included Mr and Mrs M Little and family and Mr and Mrs W Milne. Winnipeg guests were H J Voster and Mrs Patterson. A neighbourly bee built a new garage for Mr H Hunter recently replacing a pre fire loss. Miss Norma Bailey won the Isbester Scholarship for Inspector Lightley’s district, as the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs T W Bailey and pupil of Mr Ged Pearson. Mrs Henry and son Gordon Henry visit from Manchester England to see daughter Mrs Ivan Baxter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decker Cafe
Harold Hunter
M. Little
W. Milne
Regina
H. J. Voster
Winnipeg
P. Patterson
H. Hunter
Norma Bailey
Inspector Lightley
Norma
T. W. Bailey
Ged. Pearson
Decker High School
Henry
Gordon Henry
Manchester
England
Ivan Baxter
Weekend visits and local notices fill Our community scene
McConnell and Little families spent the weekend at Clear Lake while Kelowna visitors Mrs. A Murray and Miss Margaret Kerr toured Our area. A local grain elevator employee cleaned 317000 bushels in the year ending July 3 1947. The W I party at Mrs. L Pangman’s on July 31 hosted about eighty with games contests a treasure hunt and a lunch. Next meeting set for August 20 at Mrs. A Moffat’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Little
Clear Lake
A. Murray
Margaret Kerr
Kelowna
B. C
J.C. Richardson
John Allen
C.P.R
T.C.A
Toronto
L. Pangman
A. English
G. Killoh
Treasury Fund
G. Wright
J. Fowlie
J. Jenkins
R. Arbuthdott
Mary Brown
Evelyn Nixon
R. McConnell
R. Parker
W. Smith
E. Poole
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shea’s
Winnipeg Brewery Ltd
Dominion OF Canada
G. S. Hiley
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Royal Bank
Main Street
Priemds
Dangerfield Hotels
X Don Aanee Seald
Davies
G.C. MacKay
London Life Insurance Co
OAK River Theatre
Inc
George A. Lauman
Shoal Lake, Manitoba
al Hamuota
L. S. Taylor
Crandall Pictures
In Technicolor
Brian Don Levy and
Yvonne de Carlo
Jon Hall and
Marguerite Lindsay
Hamiota
District Fire Office
P. Strickland
First House
McConnell’s Hall
Crown Life Representative
Harry Cooke
Decker, Man
A.kelly
J. M. Williams
T, Sheridan
W. H. Cox
Neepawa
Chumah
Decker
McConnell
Duncan's Barber & Beauty Shoppe
Jasper
Northern Electric
Philco
Marconi Refrigerators
Leonard, Crossley-Shelvador
Easy
Gurney, Moffatt and Findlay
Hamiota Hospital
Hemphill
Sec.-Treas
Court Hamiota
Court Hamiota No. 367
Orange Hall
Jas. Brooks Chief Ranger
John McGhee
Hamiota Lodge
O. F
Hamiota Lodge No. 28
W. Mathison
C. W. Venables
James A. Dunkin
Optometrist
George E. Dunkin
McKenzie
Brandon
9Th St
Reesor's Jewelery
Reesor
Harry L. Trump
Optometrists
Opticians
Kensington
Portage Ave
Winnipeg, Man
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