Eighty-Eighth Spiel Opens With 69 Foursomes
The 68th annual Hamiota Bonspiel began with 69 rinks on Monday February 25 nine sheets of ice in use four artificial. Play paused for Wes White funeral. Main events start with Challenge and Houck Caldwell others follow. Notables include Westbrook Henry Davidson Duncan Lipscombe and many from Oak River Virden Brandon and Decker. Local favorites Caldwell Strachan Mathison Kreager Fraser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota
Wes White
Oak
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Brandon
Virden
Decker
Lloyd Horn
Ed Shamray
Roger Reed
Elwood Lints
Bob Westbrook
Stan Henry
Orville Davidson
Oak River
Jim Duncan
Lipscombe
Pope
Frank Bird
Gerald Decker
Ken Hunter
Kenton
Caldwell
Garth Strachan
Jim Mathison
Nelson Kreager
Ross Fraser
Dinsdale Addresses Large P C Gathering in Shoal Lake
Hon W Dinsdale and Minister Walter Dinsdale spoke before 790 Progressive Conservative supporters at Shoal Lake Tuesday night February 26. Nick Mandziuk sought backing to return to Ottawa as the crowd packed the Ukrainian Hall. Dinsdale praised Nick and outlined Canada’s economic and NATO positions while reaffirming NORAD and nuclear policy in Canada. Wilf Francis of Elkhorn was re elected president of the Marquette Progressive Conservative Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Shoal Lake
Mandziuk
Walter Dinsdale
Northern Affairs
E. P. Strickland
Dinsdale
Nick
Mr. Dinsdale
Canada
Walter Gordon
N.A.T.O
West Germany
U. S
France
N.O.R.A.D
Wilf Francis
Elkhorn
Marquette
Wes White Enters Into Rest In Oak River Community
Wes White died at Hamiota District Hospital on February 23 1963 at age 50 51. He ran his late father’s butcher business and a pioneering Quick Freeze Plant. Survived by wife Myrtle Leland son Brian daughter Jo Ann and his parents and sister Betty. Funeral held at Oak River United Church with burial in Oak River Cemetery.
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Wes White
Hamiota District Hospital
Oak River United Church
Friebert
Christie
Oak River Cemetery
McConnell
Hamiota
Stan Henry
Tremayne Thompson
Bob Westbrook
Scott Thompson
Ed. Shamray
Bill Stewart
Henry Hayhurst
Bill McDonald
Neil McCallum
Orville Davidson
Fred Glint
Bob Ramsay
Elgin Stewart
W. E. Heapy
A. Julyan
D. Patterson
White
Oak River
Myrtle Leland
Brian
Jo-Ann
J. White
Betty
Brandonce
Frank
Winni
Hamiota Unit No 1 U C W Meeting Report
Unit No 1 met at Mrs A D Rutherford home with 20 members. Members listed books read, Ward Lit Sec discussed worth while works, Rutherford spoke on Citizenship and Indians leaving the reservation. Talk on Chapter II of The Word and the Way. Readiness to send articles for a missionary parcel to Miss Beulah Burns in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Rutherford
Ward
Rutherford
Beulah Burns
Korea
Birdtail River Division Board Meets at Shoal Lake
The Birdtail River Division Board held meetings at Shoal Lake and St Lazare in January and February 1963. Trustees Stimpson Selby Fulton Reynolds Hunter Fraser Rapley and Inspector Funk discussed correspondence from multiple education and supplier groups, approved desk purchases, transportation allowances, insurance coverage, and division questions on rentals science equipment and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoal Lake
A L. Stimpson
R. T Selby
L. R. Fulton
L. Reynolds
K. Rapley
G. Hunter
K. Fraser
Inspector Funk
Fudgere
Mr. Funk
Pratt Lindgren and Associates
Brunswick of Canada
Department of Education
Foxwarren
Miniota S.D
R.M. Blanshard
Pratt
MSTA
Kuransky & Faurer
Martin Bros. Friesens
Texas
USTM
D. Burnside
Hamiota Student Council
Osler Hammond
Nanton
St. Lazare
Stimpson
Selby
Fulton
Reynolds
Hunter
Fraser
Owen Ellis
Mak River's 55th Annual Men's Bonspiel Results
The Mak River bonspiel final standings list winners and finalists in divisions including Blanshard Farmers Citizens Merchants Club Electric and Aggregate. Top skaters include J McKay Brandon A Cochran Strathclair J Stratford Rivers and others across Oak River Hamiota Brandon and Rivers with multiple placements in each category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Stratford
Rivers
Pierre
Strathclair
E. Wallace
Hamiota
Stan Henry
Oak River
O. McLaughlin
Harding
J Caldwell
J. McKay
Brandon
N. Kreager
H. McLellan
W. Shamray
W. White
Henry
B. Westbrook
G. Vickery
Graham
Bradwardine
McKay
Manitoba quirks and gala notes in weekly pages
A collage of jokes on Pal Joey critics politics and press errors from Manitoba scenes. The column muses on censorship at a Winnipeg Theatre Centre show, cultural snubs, and local election fever as editors recall past gaffes and rivalries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Theatre Centre
Joey
Mebby
Hersh Lerner
Brandon Briar
Manitoba
de Gaulle
Britain
France
du Gaulle
Tom Wilkins
Killarney
Winnipeg
England
Steve Juba
Metro
Dick Bonnycastle
Portage la Prairie
Julia
Portage
Henderson
Argue Addresses Liberals at Oakburn Meeting
About 600 people heard Hazen Argue MP for Assiniboia denounce the government’s failings and defend Liberal policies at the Oakburn event. Harris Huston, Rossburn farmer, was chosen to again run for Marquette in the federal election with a pledges based on positive issues and cross-party meeting talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazen Argue
M.P
Assiniboia
Harris Huston
Marquette
Mariquette
Oakburn
Rossburn
Huston
Ed Shust
Stanley Antonation
Liberal Party
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. Dinsdale
P. C
Nick Mandziuk
J. “Nick” Mandziuk
By Willis Forbes
Ahan
Birdtail River Division Board Meet
Strathclair Collegiate
Cyril Bertram
Birtle S.D
Osler
Hammond
A. L. Stimpson
T.V
Mak River
Blanshard
A. Cochran
G. Clark
Newdale
L. McTavish
Cardale
G. Strachan
N. Brooks
Argue
Finnally
Fort William
I.W.A
Mike Pearson
Canad
Ian
Valerie Walker
Candy Sweet
Surrey
B.C
RED Cross
Ion
St. Resta
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