New Year reflections and town snippets from 1968
The column recalls the 1968 moon mission by Borman Anders and Lovell, local jokes about rubber props and power outages, RCMP transfers, nominations for sportsman of the year, hijack news recaps, and small town notices: births, pet deaths, weather humor, and community thoughts from Hamiota Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borman
Anders
Lovell
Modern Machines and Early In-Car Telephones
An item notes the installation of a push button car telephone by Virden’s yellow and blue crew for George Smith. It also reflects on National Geographic issues from 1919 and 1922, prices then and now, plus era fashion and a New Year thought request from readers.
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George Smith
George
Virden
Neil Lennox
Strathclair
National Geographic
Manitoba
Minnesota
Red River Valley
Canada
Sault Ste. Marie
James Reid
University of Manitoba
Manitoba Horticultural Council
Federal
Department of Forestry
Reid
Grain Drying Meeting in Minnedosa January 13
An informative grain drying meeting will be held in Minnedosa at 1 30 p m January 13 in the Masonic Hall. A representative of the Board of Grain Commissioners may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnedosa
Masonic
Board of Grain Commissioners
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Ont
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Jack Coombs
Jim Gammack
Hi Diddle
Diddie Borman
Little Anders
Ivan Donald
Your Friendly Co-op
Brother Bob
Flin Flon
Marion McDougall
Thos. Strachan
Syd
Anne Perimutter
Denwal Pharmacy
Alex Pihowich
Myrtle Hemphill
Pearl McConnell
Wilkie Cochrane
McConnell Bros
Nellie Brown
Victoria
B.C
RCMP
Mike Bergerman
Regina
Const
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Cpl
Howie Dunn
Murray Zak
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Matiowski
Cuba
Big Plume
William Smith
Lenore
Andy Hodge
Hodge
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Bruce
Gordon Killoh
Eastenders
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Gordon
Sis
Sis Killoh
Kerr Fraser
Jess Richardson
Doak, Buckingham
Goliath
Toews
Smeltz & CO
R. M. B. Toews. L.L.B
Hamiota Or
RED Cross
Birtle
Strickland
Bill Chappell
Independent Breeders Association
Jon
Klagenberg
Hamiota United
Chhurch
R. E. Clark
Oqarner
Rev
A. McCoil
United Church of Canada
D. L. Holtzman
Cardale
McConnell
Pentecostal Assemblies of
Pastor R. V. Daum
Hamiota Beauty Shoppe
Drs
Hudson
Hames
Cashmore
Pratt
Perry
Prus
Ford
Bain
Rexall Super