Ned Curill and Kay Win Banana Prize in Western Canada
Ned and Kay Curill of the Red and White Store on Main Street win $100 for a top banana display in Western Canada. The promotion by Standard Banana Company and Western Grocers Ltd included a photo and street giveaways. Ned’s brother Cliff also won $100 in the same contest. the couple recently earned a grapefruit display award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.A. Curill
Western
Canada
Dan Cowling
Kay
Standard Banana Company
Western Grocers Ltd
Ned
Foodland
Virden
Cliff
Western Canada
Curl
Hamiota Collegiate Reopens August 31
The Hamiota Collegiate Institute resumes on Thursday August 31 at 9:00 am with staff in charge including Principal Agnes Pateman and teachers Ter ti Fulton Paul Robinson Louise Baillie. All high school students must register before entering classrooms, with registration from Monday August 28 at 9:00 am to Friday September 1, 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota Collegiate Institute
Frank McKinnon
Agnes Pateman
Doris Rampling
Terti, Fulton
Paul Robinson
Louise Baillie
Hamota Elementary School Reopens August 30
Hamioda Elementary School resumes the fall term on Wednesday August 30 with Mr. Harvey Brown as principal and Grade VIII teacher. Staff for Grade VII is shared, while Mr. Lynn Switzer teaches Grade VI and part of VII. Grades V through I are led by Mrs. Reid, Miss Gallant, Mrs. Hazlewood, Miss Catherwood, Miss Balmer, and Mrs. Kitz in the ungraded class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamioda Elementary
Wil
Harvey Brown
Lynn Switzer
Reid
Marian Gallant
Hazlewood
Gladys Catherwood
Joyce Balmer
Kitz
Birdtail River School Division meets at Shoal Lake August 17 1961
Trustees Fulton Selby Stimpson Gamer Reynolds Fraser and Hunter present with Les Horner of Baker Manufacturing Ltd. Minutes from August 3 approved. Correspondence includes Education and supplier letters. Advertise for a Shoal Lake High School caretaker. arrange furnace checks. form committee to meet Birtle Council on property water and sewer. Accept school bus service tenders for 61-62. re tender Route 2. close August 28. Adjourn to August 29 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoal Lake
Fulton, Selby
Stimpson
Gamer
Reynolds
Fraser
Hunter
Les Horner
Baker Manufacturing Ltd
Miniota
Kenton
Birtle
Verity
G. McMahon
Solsgirth
James Dunn
Cecil Nichols
Buckleville
Harding
Radar traffic enforcement in Manitoba enters second year
Manitoba marked the second year of radar enforcement on July 1 after 142,112 vehicles were clocked in the first year. Six-tenths of a percent were prosecuted for speeding, just over two percent received warnings, and prosecutions rose to 1.3 percent during May to June. A third radar unit was planned, with intensified patrols to sustain safe driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
R.C.M.P
Sterling Lyon
Honorary Chief Crowns Milton Holden at Pow Wow
A four day Pow Wow at the Griswold Manitoba reserve crowns Milton C. Holden of The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company as Tatanka Mani. Jim McKay presides as dancers and singers perform long into twilight with Indians and palefaces watching a bridging ceremony and initiation to traditional dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak River
Griswold
Manitoba
Milton C. Holden
Jim McKay
Holden
Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
Venables Celebrates 89th Birthday at Oak Lake
Family gathered at the summer cottage of Geo Moir at Oak Lake on Sunday August 20 to honor C W Venables on his 89th birthday. Attending were C W Venables and family from Hamiota Geo Moir Neepawa Neepawa Agnes Dalgleish Portage la Prairie Oak River Virden and Virden area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Moir
Oak Lake
C. W. Venables
Hamiota
Virden
C. J. Venable
Agnes Dalgleish
Neepawa
Fred Walden
Ricky
Purdy’s Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration
Mr and Mrs Graham Purdy of Cardale Manitoba marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception on August 6 attended by over two hundred relatives and friends. Messages from Premier Duff Roblin and other officials arrived. Gifts numbered many and the evening closed with bagpipe selections by Ronald Dunn of Rivers. The couple have four children and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Purdy
Cardale
Man
Duff Roblin
Errick Willis
Nick Mandziuk
M P
Halifax
Truro
Ronald Dunn
Rivers
Mrs. Purdy
Amy wins Hamiota Trophy as top Manitoba senior league pitcher
Neil Amy was named winner of the Hamiota Baseball Club Trophy for top pitcher in the Manitoba Senior Baseball League in its first year of operation. The 18 year old collected a 7-1 record and earned the win as the All-Stars beat the Dauphin Redbirds 8-7 in ten innings at Dauphin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Amy
Hamiota Baseball Club
Neil
Dauphin
Lorne Caldwell
Hamiota
Nel
Dauphin Redbirds
Amy
Hamilta Red Sox
Waterfowl Season Delayed One Week in Manitoba
Manitoba hunters face a one week later opening for waterfowl with reduced limits. Ducks daily 5, possession 10. canvasbacks and redheads restricted. goose limits 5 daily, 10 possession. export limit 10. Delta area opens Oct 6. season rules differ by region. non residents face tighter restrictions. Potential future bans if drought worsens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
C. H. Witney
Delta Waterfowl Management
Delta
Witney
Canadian
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Wilson
55Th Parallel
Church
Hudson Bay District
53Rd
55Th Parallels
Pasmanshes
53Rd Parallel
Delta Waterfowl Control Area
Lake Manitoba
York Factory Area
York Factory
Canada
Grand Rapids Bridge May Open This Fall
The 1.5 million dollar bridge across the Saskatchewan River at Grand Rapids should open to traffic by fall for direct highway access to Manitoba s hydro site. If on schedule, completion by October will aid timing shipments for the massive power project. The Grand Rapids station will be the province s largest hydro generating facility with 328 000 kilowatts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan River
Grand Rapids
Manitoba
John Thompson
Q.C
Public Works
Lake Winnnipeg
Hydro
Longevity Rise in Canada From 40 to Over 70
A historical note highlights a dramatic increase in the life expectancy at birth for Canadians, from about 40 years in early cen tury history to more than 70 years in modern times, reflecting health and social improvements.
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Neb
Hamiota Collegiate
Birdtail River
Encyclopaedia Britannica
G. D. Kolbare
Employers Insurance
Honeywell Control
Mrs
Grand Rapids Bridge
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