Fat Stock Sale Yields Mixed Champion Titles at McConnell Grounds
The Mc Connell Fat Stock Show and Sale drew 98 entries on June 29 with Ross Gray’s 990 lb Shorthorn Grand Champion calf selling to Hamiota Co op for 37.00 per lb and Kim McConnell’s Hereford Reserve Champion at 980 lb selling to E Shaw for 32 cents. The event featured inter club winners from Miniota Oakner Basswood and McConnell with multiple champions and reserve champions selling to Canada Packers Swift's and other buyers. Local buyers included Oak River Quick Freeze and Oak River Hotel with plans noted to continue on the back page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniota Club
Roberta Leland
Canada Packers
Dennis Oliver
Canadian Livestock Co-op
Oakner Club
Ross Gray
Brent McKinnon
Swift's
Audry Thompson
Dean Wareham
Swift’s
McConnell Club
Kim McConnell
Delbert Brown
Hamiota Co-op
McConnell Pool Elevator
Royal Bank
Bill Rush
Minnedosa
Carl Thompson
Basswood
Clayton Brown
Bruce Paterson
Delmer Purdy
Allan Cummings
Lou Whyte
Ron Purdy
Mrs. I. Butler
McConnell
Oakner
Hamiota Coop
Wayne Duchart
Handbell Players Join International Music Camp Bands
Twenty five handbell players join the International Music Camp Bands for the Sunday concert at the International Peace Garden July 7 at 1 30 p m Central Daylight Time. Director Fred Merrett Winnipeg Manitoba guest conductor Richard Bowles University of Florida. Cadet Band directed by James Jurrens Minot State College. Camp Director Merton Utgaard conducts the Honor Band with Harold Brasch soloist. Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Peace Garden
Fred Merrett
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Merrett
Canada
Richard Bowles
University of Florida
Bowles
America
James Jurrens
Minot State College
Merton Utgaard
Harold Brasch
United States Navy Band
Penhold to Host Air Cadets Summer Camp
About 2000 Air Cadets from western provinces and northwestern Ontario travel to CFB Penhold Alberta for a two week camp. Activities include outdoor recreation, leadership and service history instruction, sports, tours, films, a hobby shop and canteens. A highlight is a 15 minute glider flight with instructor focusing on flight planning safety and navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Cfb
Penhold
Alberta
Rockies
Calgary
Edmonton
M. C
Mike) Deane
North Vancouver
3.C
Raymond Glen Hunkin 56 Arrow River dies after short illness
Funeral services for Raymond Glen Hunkin 56 of Arrow River were held May 29 at Arrow River United Church with Rev J Ned officiating. He died May 27 in Virden District Hospital after a short illness. He served in the R A as a gunner overseas with the Eighth Field Regiment until V E Day 1945. He married Thelma Mitchell in 1949 and is survived by his wife three sons Jim and Scott two daughters Denise and Dawna one brother Larry and five sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Glen Hunkin
Arrow River
Arrow River United Church
J. Ned
Arrow River Cemetery
Joe Bonner
Geo. Gardham
Wilf Leland
Jack Morrow
Vernon Lockhart
Lloyd Gamley
Hankin
Virden District Hospital
Hamiota
Crandall
R.A
Eighth Field Regiment
Thelma Mitchell
Thelma
Jim
Scott
Denise
Dawna
Larry
J. Edmonds
Van
Achievement Day Held at McConnell Calf Club
McConnell Calf Club held Achievement Day on Saturday June 29 with 21 calves shown. Championship went to Kim McConnell and Reserve to Delbert Brown. all calves received Red Ribbons. Junior Showmanship winners were Bruce Johnstone Kim McConnell Murray Moffat and Brian Johnstone. Senior Showmanship winners were Alan Wright Arn ie Delbert s and Ross Mathison. Grooming combined winners Elaine McConnell Robbie McConnell Bruce Johnstone and Brian Johnstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbie McConnell
Bruce Johnstone
Brian Johnstone
50th Anniversary Celebrated by Mr and Mrs Harry Knight
Mr and Mrs Harry Knight celebrated their 56th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday June 30 at the home of their youngest daughter Elaine and son in law Louis Saler in Minnedosa. Forty four descendants attended from Gallatin Tennessee Saskatoon Oakner Winnipeg and Lenore with grandchildren traveling from Edmonton Calgary Saskatoon Winnipeg Brandon Hartney and Lenore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Knight
Elaine
Louis Saler
Minnedosa
Jim
Edythe Womack
Gallatin
Tennessee
Beatrice
Bob Hunter
Saskatoon
Charles
Nora Knight
Oakner
Norma
Graham Thomson
Winnipeg
Olver
Donnie McLenehan
Lenore
Edmonton
Calgary
Brandon
Hartney
Hogeland Dies in Brandon After Farming Career
Horace Hogeland born December 7 1891 in Hamiota, lived in McConnell district before moving to Brandon. Survived by wife, two sons Melvin and Jack, daughter Gretta, nine grandchildren, two sisters, and two brothers. Funeral July 4 at Brockie Donovan Chapel at 3:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Horace Hogeland
McConnell
Hamiota
Melvin
Jack
St. Paul
Minn
Gretta
Brockie Donovan
Trousseau Tea For Lorraine Bates Johnston
Mrs. Frank Bates hosted a trousseau tea on June 22 to honor Lorraine Bates Johnston ahead of her June 29 1968 wedding to Herbert Johnston of Crandall. Guests included the bride elect and her mother and the groom’s mother Mrs Garnet Johnston Crandall. The tea featured a summer flower centerpiece and white tapers with aunts Mrs Keith Millar Mrs Orville Kentzie and Mrs George Hainsworth serving as tea honors. Gift rooms were managed by Mrs Allan Hiltz Miss Mary Bomford and Miss Judy Richardson. About eighty five guests signed the guest book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bates
Lorraine
Herbert Johnston
Crandall
Garnet Johnston Crandall
Keith Millar
Orville Kentzie
George Hainsworth
Allan Hiltz
Mary Bomford
Judy Richardson
It Never Fails Pallbearers Joke From Dying Husband
A dying man tells his wife he wants association members as pallbearers. She asks why and he notes they carried him this far and might carry him the rest of the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Brandon General Hospital Nurses Graduate in Ceremony
Brandon The General Hospital held graduation exercises at St Pauls United Church on Friday June 21. Seventeen girls formed the class, the smallest in years, with three district students among the graduates. Helen Darlene Paddcock Linda Mundell and Carol Brooks received diplomas and pins, Mundell winning the Alice Peirce prize for Bedside Nursing, while Katherine Gunson won the ICCE Tech Chapter Bursary in a colorful ceremony addressed by Miss Margaret Schumacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
General Hospital
St. Paul’s United Church
Brandon University
Helen Darlene Paddcock
Oak River
Carol Doreen Brooks
Hamida
Linda Marie Mundell
McConnell
Margaret Schumacher
R.N
Linda
David J Bell Funeral Held In Hamiota United Church
Funeral services for David James Bell were held at Hamiota United Church with Rev. Ralph Clark officiating. Born 1898, he lived on his original homestead 67 years before moving to Hamiota in 1965 and is survived by his wife Katie, three sons, a daughter, eighteen grandchildren, two brothers, two sisters, and a deceased son Robert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David James Bell
Hamiota United Church
McConnell Bros. Funeral
Hamiota
Ralph Clark
David
Blazis
Isabella
Katie
Murray
Isabela
James
Calgary
William
McConnell
J. W. Kelly
Janet
Ottawa
Robert
Brandon
Roy
Boissevain
J. E. Sunley
Carison
Mildred
Winnipeg
S. R. Armstrong
J. Richardson
J. Coxworth
R. Scarth
R. E. Heise
R. L. Stevenson
R. K. Bell
R. J. Sunley
L. Sunley
K. Miller
K. Mitchell
G. Campbell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manitoba Baseball Association
Souris
Binscorth
Cartwright
Deloraine
Western Manitoba
Manitoba Saskatchewan
Moncton
New Brunswick
Manitol
Keith Bridge
Lloyd Hazelwood
Don McConnell
Bill Clark
Norman Brown
Larry Kirk
Darryl Boyd
Jim Daniels
Lloyd Oliver
Ivy Butler
Wendell McConnell
J. Butler
Oak River Quick Freeze 7 Head
Oak River Hotel
Glen Hunkin
H. Hogeland
Trouseau
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