Oak River U.C.W. Meets, Reports, and Plans
The Oak River United Church Women meet with 17 members present, Beulah Mylrea presiding. Treasures show balances of 1761.20 in savings and 264.20 in current. Funds approved for calendars and hasty notes, Camp Wasaga donation, and meal pricing. next meeting set for November 1 with Unit 2 in charge.
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Oak River
U.C.W
Beulah Mylrea
Gods Narrows
Observer
United Church
Evelyn Delgaty
Camp Wasaga
Hamiota
Leprosy Mission
Unit 2
Ottawa highlights farm financing crisis and aging farmer base
The Canadian Farmer reports on shrinking FCC funds and government indifference to farm lending. Farmers fear reduced capital, with 5 percent of the population feeding 95 percent, and call for policy action to spur agriculture and job growth.
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Farm Credit Corporation
Credit Corporation
FCC
Federation of Agriculture
Finance
House of
Agriculture and Finance
Whelan
Lalonde
Canada
Decker District News Weekend Visits and Wedding
Scott Coupe and family from Regina visited with Lints in Decker. Mick Little attended his brother Kent McConnell’s wedding in Brandon. Arm strong Wyburn families visited Hazel Hatten and Olive Johns. George Davis visited his mother Mary Davis in McCreary. Rob Johns and family spent time in Brandon with Wade Honke and Mark. Several local children contracted chicken pox. wishes for speedy recovery.
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Scott Coupe
Regina
Saskatchewan
Harvey Lints
Kelvin
Wanda Lints
Mick
Lloyd Little
Wade
Sharlene Little
Brandon
Kent McConnell
Hazel Hatten
Bev
Gerald Armstrong
Lee
Clayton Wyburn
Dauphin
George Davis
McCreary
Mary Davis
Olive Johns
Rob
Wade Honke
Mark
Epidemic Affects Hamiota Elementary School Children
An outbreak of chicken pox sweeps through Hamiota Elementary School with several students affected. Gordie Knight breaks an ankle stepping from the combine and wishes for a swift recovery for all the ill children.
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Hamiota
Gordie Knight
Park Residence Hosts Visiting Kin From Across Canada
Park residence in Worsley Saskatchewan welcomed Grace McWhirter’s sister and brother in law Jim Cavanagh from Calgary and Margaret Allen’s sister Annie from Winnipeg, with other relatives including Phyllis and Gordon McIntyre of Flin Flon and Roy Leggat of Vancouver visiting Hazel Catherwood.
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Grace McWhirter
Jim Cavanagh
Calgary
Margaret Allen
Annie
Winnipeg
Phyllis and
Gordon McIntyre
Flin Flon
Roy Leggat
Vancouver
Hazel Catherwood’s
Local library shapes up and provincial post woes noted
Local readers celebrate a new library building taking shape on the front street beside A and J Restaurant. The piece also notes no postage rate increase and questions about weekly delivery times. The Canadian Authors Association held its third annual Writers Weekend Workshop at the Brandon Agricultural Centre September 23 24 25 with Westman Cable TV coverage.
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Elmer Houck
Ron Houck
Bessie Houck
George Naylor
Birtle
Alexander McLean Angus
Mac
Brandon
George and
Clara Angus
Crandall
Angus
Campbell
Windsor
Ontario
Sheldon
Susan Kirk
Bob
Joyce
Brad Kirk
Anne Higgins
Canadian Authors Association
Brandon Agricultural Centre
Westman Cable TV
Winifred Kreager
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Ottawa
Charlie Mayer
M.P. Portage Marquette
Decker District News
G. Davis
H. Hunter
Oakner News
Pronto
Mrs. Ramsey
Worsley, Saskatchewan
B. R. Drywall
Bob Ross
Rivers
Whyte
Iautopac
Craig Whyte
Kenton
Spring Crest
Leslie
Janet
Virden
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