Former MLA Barry Strickland Buried in Hamiota Cemetery
Former Manitoba MLA Barry Strickland was laid to rest at Hamiota Cemetery on May 6 1968. Rev Ralph E Clark officiated with extensive Masonic and Community honors including C O F and Eastern Star members. He is survived by Ilene his wife Tom and Ruth his children and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry P. Strickland
Hamiota
Ralph E. Clark
Hamiota United Church
Strickland
Ilene
Tom
Ruth
George Chappll
Physis
Lyle
Waterloo
Ontario
Smith Purdy
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Dorothy
Everitt Beatty
Brockville
Joyce
Dave Comrie Jr
A.F
Allan Embury
P.D.D.G.M
Harry Graham
Hamiota School Band Wins Neepawa Festival Award
The Hamiota School Band led by Mr. Ted Good won first place in the Junior Band Section at the Neepawa Festival on May 1 with 86 points. The group, 30 members aged 3 to 11 from Kenton Oakner Hamiota McConnell Decker Isabela and Shoal Lake, has bought blazers and played at events including the Min iota Cub and Scout Jamboree and Shoal Lake Elementary. A concert and dance is set for May 10 at 3 p.m. in the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota
Ted Good
Brandon
Neepawa Festival
Utgaard
Bottineau
North Dakota
Melita
Neepawa
Kenton
Oakner
McConnell, Decker
Isabela
Shoal Lake
Min
Iota Cub
Familiarization Program Planned For Oak River Telephone Subscribers
The Manitoba Telephone System will stage "Telephone Night" in Oak River next week to acquaint customers with the new dial service. The event, at 8 p.m. Tuesday May 14 in Oak River Collegiate Gym, will feature films and explanations of dial features. The Oak River dial exchange goes into operation Thursday May 16 at 9:00 a.m.
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Oak River
VAK River
Manitoba
Gymnstorium
MTS
Dial Telephone Exchange
Nesbitt Enters Liberal Race for Marquette Seat
Nesbitt, a Shoal Lake native with farming and community development work, announced his Liberal nomination bid in Marquette Constituency. The 43 year old farmer and dairy science graduate runs a youth development consultancy and cites rural concerns as central to his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Nesbitt
Shoal Lake
Liberal Party
Marquette
Nesbitt
Manitoba
Mr. Nesbitt
University of Manitoba
Clement Seeks Liberal Nomination in Marquette Riding
Manitoba MLA Rod Clement announced at a Winnipeg press conference that he will seek the Liberal nomination in the federal Marquette constituency. Attendees included Earl Dawson Gil Molgat and others. He named farmers’ cost price squeeze, Rivers and Shilo bases, diversification, unity and the economy as key issues. an open Liberal nomination meeting is set for May 18 in Minneapolis.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Rod Clement
Russell
Marquette
Ottawa
Earl Dawson
M.L.A
Hamiota
Mr. Clement
Gil Molgat
St. Rose
D. L. Campbell
Lakeside
Nelson Shoemaker
Gladstone
Clement
Rivers Air Force
Shilo
Minnedosa
Hamiota Joins South Central Baseball League
At the South Central Baseball League meeting in Glenboro on May 5, Hamiota Boissevain and Wawanesa were admitted to the league. Souris Junior Cardinals are on a one year absence, bringing total teams to eight including Oak River Rivers Glenboro Elgin Treesbank. The league will join the new MABA as a Senior B league with a May 21 start date and an upcoming practice and organization meeting pending weather.
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South Centra Baseball League
Glenboro
Hamiota
Boissevain
Wawanesa
Souris Junior Cardinals
Oak River
Rivers
Elgin
Treesbank
MABA
Obituary of W. W. Cochran Tallies Local Life of Service
The funeral for William Wilford Cochran was at Hamiota United Church on April 30 with interment in Hamiota cemetery. Born Oct 11 1893 in Minto Ontario, he moved to Hamiota in 1899, married Florence E Andrew in 1930, and served as Loyal Orange Lodge Grand Master and school trustee. He died April 27 in Hamiota Hospital after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Wilford Cochran
Hamiota United Church
Hamiota Cemetery
Ralph E. Clark
Hamiota
Florence E Andrew
Cochran
Canadian Order of Forresters
Loyal Orange Lodge
Grand Black Chapter
Manitoba
Hamiota Consolidated School
United Church of Canada
Bruce
Mabel Houck
Fort Francis
Ont
Gertrude Kirk
Marchwell, Sask
Vera
Lyall Steele
Edmonton
Neville Cochran
Wm. D. Rutherford Keith Dixon
Wm. Miller
Jas A. Frazer
Thos. H. Dillon
Political graft and clever plums in public life
The sentence compares politics to grafting, suggesting political outcomes arise from strategic manipulation rather than pure chance. It frames governance as crafted rather than organic, implying influence behind notable political results.
Reginald Williams 1887 1968 Obituary Shoal Lake England-born
Reginald Williams 80 of Shoal Lake died May 4 1968 in Shoal Lake Hospital Born Flangibby England November 19 1887 he moved to Manitoba in 1913 He ran a Lavinia blacksmith shop retired 1966 moved to Morley House Surviving wife Elizabeth three sons Ed Roy Russ three daughters Edna Phyllis Hilda 29 grandchildren six great grandchildren Funeral Westminster United Church Shoal Lake with Rev McColl Rae's Funeral Home in charge
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Reginald Williams
Shoal Lake
Shoal Lake Hospital
Flangibby
England
Williams
Manitoba
Lavinia
Morley House
Elizabeth
Winnipeg
Roy
Russ
Usick Liberal Nomination Campaign Forms Committee
About 40 Liberals from Marquette constituency form the Rudy Usick Election Committee at a weekend Erickson meeting. Grant Johnson of Minnedosa chairs the group as it seeks the Liberal nomination at the Marquette convention in Minnedosa on May 18. Usick, a grain and cattle farmer at Erickson, previously ran in 1965 and is married with five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Rudy Usick
Erickson
Grant Johnson
Minnedosa
Birdtail River S D No 38 Board Seeks Lower Costs
The Birdtail River School Division No 38 board met in Shoal Lake on May 2 1968 at 8 00 p m with trustees Fulton Rapley Selby Randell Hames Lewycky Butcher Hyndman Waddell Falloon Armitage present. They adopted April 25 minutes and received the correspondence from Mrs E Bickford. They increased daily van route rates at Miniota for George Bruce and Jack Rollo effective April 29 1969. Gerald Shier was appointed as a van driver for Crandall Route No 3 from May 1 to June 30 1988 at 5 00 per day and Louise Hyndman hired as replacement at Crandall to end of June. The meeting adjourned for May 16 1968. An hour and a half was spent with Mr Owens on transportation costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdtail River
Shoal Lake
Fulton
Rapley
Selby
Randell
Hames
Lewycky
Butcher
Hyndman
Waddell
Falloon
Armitage
E. Bickford
F. A. Owen
Transportation
Department of Education
Miniota
George Bruce
Jack Rollo
Gerald Shier
Vaw
Crandall
Louise Hyndman
Cran
Owens
Also Mentioned on This Page
M.L. A
Hamiota C.O.F
Hamiota Masonic Lodge
Order of the Eastern Star Atomiah
Chumah Hall
Mr. Strickland
Walter Weir
Duff Roblin
Morris McGregor
Virden
Charlie Lawrence
Wawanesa Insurance Company
Barry Strickland
Hamiota School
W. W. Cochran
Rae
Usick Election Committee
Liberal
Birdtail River S. D
Board
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