Birdtail River School Board Agrees Resignations and Bus Tenders
Birdtail River School Division No. 38 met August 9 1973 at Crandall. Trustees voted to accept Rev Ralph Jacobs and Mrs Viola Walker resignations, approve Strathclair school progress payment and relocation, renew several bus routes, list drivers, and adjourn to August 23 1973. Public action included a $124000 advance and a $4842 grant from the Public Schools Finance Board.
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Crandall
Birdtail River School Division No
Central Canadian Structures
Transportation Bulletin
Rev. R. Jacobs
Viola Walker
Public Schools Finance Board
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Manitoba Association of School Trustees
Moody
Moore
Brandon
Killarney
Peter Coleman
Ralph Jacobs
Ward 2
Virden Building
Strathclair
Actian Structures
Division
Moody, Moore & Associates
Kenton
Growth promotants for cattle and Bertha Armyworm check
Farm notes describe growth promotants available in Canada for cattle including Synovex S Synovex H MGA and Ralgro with gains of about 10 to 15 percent and a 65 day market wait after Ralgro implant. It also advises timing for Bertha Armyworm checks and reporting infestations to agricultural reps due to potential extensive rapeseed pod damage.
Curtis Family Reunion Honors Silver Wedding Anniversary
The Curtis family held a reunion in Kenton Manitoba on August 4 1973 to mark a double 25th wedding anniversary. About 100 relatives attended at Memorial Hall with corsages and a cold plate supper prepared by the family and local groups. Speeches blessing and a floral tribute were given for the honored couples as 28 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren joined in dances and a final Auld Lang Syne. Relatives traveled from Manitoba Saskatchewan Ontario and Alberta for the event.
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Kenton
Curtis
Memorial Hall
Man
Gertie Curtis
Adele Roseveare
Ethel Snape
Evelyn Nault
Adele
John Roseveare
Edwin Wadham
Jas. Smith
Oak Lake
Hazel Wylie
Brandon
Bridget Cairns
Virden
Park Residence News Seaside Gentle Visits Across Manitoba and Winnipeg
Mrs F Gardham of Kamloops B C and Paul Rocan of Virden with Mrs M Attwood of Brandon and Mrs Attwood of Virden visited Mrs Gardham recently. Visitors at Mrs Hemkill's included Joan and Nick Varish Winnipeg Sheila and Philip Norman Piney Man Bertha and Tom Webb Birtle Muriel Nelson Armstrong BC Pearl McConnell Winnipeg. Grace Morris recovering in Hamiota Hospital. Mr and Mrs Bill Johnstone and children visited Bill Delbridge's family en route home from Roblin. Mrs M Cowling visited daughter and son in law R Leland Miniota.
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F. Gardham
Kamloops
B.C
Paul Rocan
Virden
M. Attwood
Brandon
Attwood
Gardham
Ip Norman
Piney
Man
Bertha
Tom Webb
Birtle
Muriel Nelson
Armstrong B.C
Pearl McConnell
Winnipeg
Grace Morris
Hamiota Hospital
Bill Johnstone
Bill Delbridge
Roblin
Shower Held For Edie Clark Bride Elect
A mixed shower on August 1 in Hamiota honored Edie Clark bride elect of August 11. Hostesses Lena Robinson Gwen Douglas Jean McMillan Gertie Miller Alice Pedlow Verna Reid organized a guest book reception line and buffet lunch.
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Edie Clark
Lesley Brown
Alice Pedlow
Menzies
Shoal Lake
Dianne
Mesdames
Lena Robinson
Gwen Douglas
Jean McMillan
Gertie Miller
Verna Reid
Jean Tweed Honored by Community Women
Mrs. Jean Tweed was honored at the home of Mrs. Amy Nesbitt on Friday August 17 by ladies representing the community. Mrs. E L McCallum spoke of her years in the Legion Auxiliary Women's Institute and UCW and noted her departure. Mrs W Knight gave six dinner plates of American Beauty china and a miniature clock. Mrs. Tweed will relocate to Hamiota.
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Jean Tweed
Amy Nesbitt
E L McCallum
Tweed
Legion Auxiliary
Women’s Institute
UCW
W. Knight
American Beauty
Hamiota
Rolling River Board Discusses Erickson Facility Plan
The Rolling River School Division board met August 16 and debated erickson community’s request to use school property for a community recreation facility. An arbitration board was appointed over a teachers contract clause, with J Oliphant named as member. De Graves was hired as board lawyer. A new salary scale for office secretaries was approved. Transportation issues included driver shortages and a plan to move kindergarten riders from Onanole to Erickson for 1973/74, plus one bus south of Minnedosa to be discontinued. Mike Moroz was hired as a Minnedosa custodian.
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Erickson Group
J. Oliphant
Dauphin
M.T.S
de Graves
Manitoba Association
Transportation Committee
Onanole
Erickson
Minnedosa
Mike Moroz
Army in the Good Old Days Halley’s Comet Tale
A retelling of a 1910 chain of command joke about Halley’s Comet appearing at 2000 hours. The story traces how a colonel, officers, and a sergeant each relay the plan to muster troops in fatigues and move to a theatre for a rare 76 year event amid rain contingencies.
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Army Chain of Command
Tomorow
Sargeant
Halley
Henry S Drake Obituary in Hamiota
Henry Samuel Drake died at Brandon General Hospital on August 12 1973 aged about 90 after three months at Central Park Lodge. Survived by wife Ruth predeceased in 1968 and children Earnest Olive Janet Kyler with grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday August 14 Campbell's Funeral Chapel Hamiota. pallbearers Gordon Grey Bill Delbridge Lorne Richardson Jim Rothri e Rod Parker Don McMurachy. buried Hamiota Cemetery.
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Hamiota
Henry Samuel Drake
Brandon General Hospital
Central Park Lodge
Ruth
Earnest
Olive
Strathclair
Janet
Staffa
Ontario
Kyler
Carberry
Campbell’s
Gordon Grey
Bill Delbridge
Lorne Richardson
Jim Rothiie
Rod Parker
Don McMurachy
Hamiodta Cemetery
Bantams Triumph in MBA Semi Final Opener 15 1
Hamiota Bantams crushed Neepawa 15 to 1 in the MBA semi finals opener. Key hits came from Bill Derlago Craig Lobban Nelson Woods Dave McConnell Kerry Lowe and Wes Coulson. Pitcher Wes Coulson allowed 9 hits and 8 strikeouts securing his 10th win of the season.
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Hamiota
Bantams
Neepawa
Bill Derlago
Craig Lobban
Nelson Woods
Dave McConnell
Kerry Lowe
Wes Coulson
Pete Baydak
Vernon Brown
Nelson
Dennis Dohie
Bob Paradine
Transcona
Winnipeg North
Winnipeg
Brandon
Hainota Bantams
Carman
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Ray Sterling
Florence Stewart
Francis Watters
Irene Armitage
Dianne Collier
Bev Gurr
Grant Brown
Charles Pierce
Albert Fredrick
Norma Bryant
Tom Sedgwick
L. O. Westwood
Garth Strachan
Harry Bailey
Marjorie O’conner
Joy Webber
W. J. Campbell
Mervyn Bell
Roy McKenzie
Carroll Hunt
Shirley Hunt
Donald Brown
Adele McLauchlin
Miniota
W. Thompson
L. Gilchrist
L. Gurr
H. Gardham
R. O’conner
G. Leland
G. Decker
E. Knight
G. Stewart
C. Bell
H. Houck
D. Parker
D. Ferguson
F. Hunt
By Keith Russell
Bertha Armyworm
G. Curtis
Geo. Curtis
Nan
Chas Curtis
Plenty Sask
Hazel
Frank Snape
Ethel
Penticton B.C
L. Nault
Evelyn
A. Foster
Florence
Prince Albert
Sask
Robert
Stan Tiffin
Margaret
Red Deer
Alberta
Lorna Curtis
Bob Curtis
Yvonne Foster
Partie Sound
Brookdale
Fairfax
Lenore
Pilot Mound
Reston
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Maryfield
Oxbow
Pelly
Red Lake
Rolling River Board Meet
Rolling River School Division
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