District Happenings and Local Curling Note
District Happenings reports visits by the Wray and Cray families to the area and condolences for the Collie family of New Westminster. It notes Oakner Mixed Bonspiel with 16 rinks, a Farmer's Event with top placements, and a Curling Championship win by an RCAF team. Lorna Richardson and Marian Newton with Vic Porteous are also mentioned.
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R. Clark
D. Heise
G. Deller
Oakden
J. Mathi
Dallas
F. Brooks
Germany
J. Mathison
R.c.af
R.C.A.F
Winnipeg
Lorna Richardson
Justice
Marian Newton
Vic Porteous
Sunday Visitors and House Guests in Oakner
Mr and Mrs H G G and Gordon of Basswood visited H D Browns Sunday. Don McEachern is spending a few days at his Homewood home.
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G. G
Gordon
Basswood
H. D. Brown
Don McEachern
Homewood
Portage Residents Highlight Weekend Visits
Wayne Richardson of Portage spent last weekend at his home. Jack Forbes of Winnipeg visited the Scott home on Friday. Mrs. Harvey Pangman broke her arm while curling at the Oak River Ladies Bonspiel. Bob King received a letter.
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Wayne Richardson
Portage
Jack Forbes
Winnipeg
Scott
Harvey Pangman
Oak River
Bob King
W. F. Hall
G. Padfield
Minto
Winnipeg Beach
Norman King
Dixie
Carman
W. R. Hall
Bill Delbridge
Roblin
Scramstad
Dropmore
Hamiota
Decker School
McConnell
Melvin Higgins
Donnie Duetsch
Jim Maynes
Bailey
Charlie Madsen
Jack la
Vernon man visits parents in Oak River News
Jim Bridgeman of Vernon British Columbia visited his parents Mr and Mrs H Bridgeman recently in Oak River.
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Jim Bridgeman
Vernon ,B.C
Mrs
H. Bridgeman
Doctors Pay Two Thirds Less In Communities With Plan
Members of the Miniota and District chambers of commerce met at Oak River with Reeve Hynd man to discuss first hand opinions on the medical plan. Reeve Scott chaired, noting the contract and benefits including lower M. M. S. premiums and doctor access for Ham ilota area towns.
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Miniota
Reeve Scott
Blanshard
W. A. Barrett
Minsota
Scott
Hamiota Medical Group
Reeve Chapman
Daly
Borgstrom
Woodworth
Grand Challenge and Merchants Curling Results
Legion Bonspiel notes 14 rinks entered on February 29. First Event winners Milton Mansell, Rena Reid, Pete Charney, Eileen Brown. Second Event winners Evy Pirot, Iris Pratley, Lance Robbins, Ab Reid. Scott Thompson won largest end prize. Auxiliary served turkey dinner. quilt raffle planned for April.
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Legion
Milton Mansell
Rena Reid
Pete Charney
Eileen Brown
Audrey Griffiths
Bill Reid
Bill Smith
Red Mackay
Don Bridgeman
Nora Knight
John Snowdon
Brian Argue
Scott Thompson
Margaret Bridgeman
Leonard Nesbitt
Betty Nesbitt
Evy Pirot
Iris Pratley
Lance Robbins
Ab Reid
Lou White
Thelma Argue
Gordon Bullock
Bill Knight
Chas Johns
Winnie McCallum
Art Glint
Vi Moggach
Oak River CGST Meet Ends After Fundraising Film
Oak River CGLT opened with devotion and conducted business briefly. A charity concert raised $50 for funds. A film on leprosy in African villages was shown and discussed, concluding with a Taps performance.
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Oak River
C.g.lt
Parliament Wrangle Sparks Dictionary Joke About Privy Council
A British Columbian legislator derides an opponent by quoting a dictionary etymology and renaming colleagues as the Minister of the Privy Council in a light hearted parliamentary exchange.
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B. C
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George Wray
Sioux Ste. Marie Ont
Tom Cray
Balmoral
Bill Taylor
Collie
Mr. Collie
George Collie
New Westminster
B.C
R. McFeely
Lance Thomsorf
Brandon
C. M. Anderson
Oakner
Oakner News
McConnell News
Cominco
Elephant Brand
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company OF Canada Limited
Calgary
Saskatoon
Montreal
Vancouver
Rh Bleep
ANT
Oak River News
Decker News
Decker
Garnet. Johnson
Carlyle Johnston
Wes Gregory
W. Lipscombe
A. Stickney
Merchants
D. Hadland
Edmundson
W. Hyndman
E. Lints
K. Dixon
W. Hall
Harry Bailey
Bonnie Brae Products
Mr. Bailey
Helen
Bonnie Brae
C.G.S.T. Meet
Hamiota Echo
CEC
Cecil Cormack
Imperial Life
Ken Drozda
Buffalo Plains
McNaught’s Drug Store
McNaught’s Drug Store Limited
Hamiota Phone
McConnell Bros
Manitoba
GWG
Orion
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