Births and notices in local Herald ad insert
Emerson Ron and Elaine announce Rhonda Lynne born March 29 in Esterhazy Sask weight 9 lbs 4 ozs. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Jack Emerson and Mr and Mrs George Outhwaite. Loewen Frank and Janet announce Gail born April 1 at MacGregor hospital weight 6 lbs 13 ozs. Card of thanks express gratitude for votes and support as Citizen of the year 1967 and for Chamber silver tray. others thank community after a fire and donation. Individual thank you notes follow. For sale items include two bedroom home in MacGregor, Harmon seed oats seed and germination data, two more oats sales, Manitou wheat price, a girl’s bike. Deadlines and rates for classified ads listed.
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Emerson
Ron
Elaine
Nee Outhwaite
Esterhazy
Sask
Rhonda Lynne
Jack Emerson
George Outhwaite
Loewen
Frank and
Janet
Gail
MacGregor Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Lions
The
Engaged Linda Mae to John Bertram Alton
Mrs Walter L Broughton announces the engagement of her youngest daughter Linda Mae to John Bertram Alton son of Mrs Wm Alton of Sidney Manitoba The wedding is planned for Saturday May 3 at 4 30 p m in Windsor Park United Church
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Walter L. Broughton
Linda Mae
John Bertram Alton
Wm. Alton
Sidney, Man
Windsor Park United Church
Lenton announces engagement and May wedding date
Mr and Mrs W Lenton announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Patricia Margaret to Dennis Lloyd Jones son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Jones of Austin The wedding is set for May 17 at 530 pm at Trinity United Church.
First woman bus driver hired by Hull Bus Co
Cecile Arbique, 28, mother of five, becomes Hull's first woman city bus driver after starting on school routes. Passengers double take as she handles a 53 passenger bus with accuracy, while 65 male drivers have not commented. City council rejected a male-only hiring proposal, introduced to protect married men with families.
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Armel Lecavalier
Hull
Frank Reid Heads New Barber Group
Frank Reid of Neepawa was elected first president as the Manitoba Master Barbers Association formed a western chapter at a Brandon meeting on Monday morning. Officers for two years include George Smith of Brandon as first vice president Jim Wyley of Brandon as secretary treasurer Brian Ricard of Brandon as recording secretary Pete Moroz of Minnedosa as social chairman. Winnipeg attendees included Harold Einarsson president Carl Allenbeck secretary and Walter Jacobs guard. Barbers from across western Manitoba attended.
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Maltoba
Master Barbers Association
Brandon
Frank Reid
Neepawa
Manitoba
Brian Ricard
Pete Moroz
Minnedosa
Winnipeg
Harold Einarsson
Manitoba Association
Carl Allenbeck
Vand Walter. Jacobs
Water Taxi Business in British Columbia Strikes Odd Note
Mike Stacey, 40, runs two water taxis from a Gulf community in British Columbia. He describes the job as rushing to reach live passengers and sometimes collecting bodies for an undertaker. A favorite tale involves his chatty sister aboard a cruise boat to retrieve a corpse as the clock struck midnight.
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Mike Stacey
British Columbia Gulf
Sugaring Time Again Opens On Fort William Reserve
The Fort William Indian band near Mount MacKay revives the maple syrup custom. A plastic tubing maze taps 400 trees across eight acres, sap flows to an evaporator, and candy moulds in an Indian chief shape are produced. The operation was opened Monday by Ontario Agriculture Minister William Stewart.
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Fort William
Mount MacKay
Ontario
William Stewart
House Fires Claim Two in Manitoba Village
A 47 year old man died in a Saturday night fire that destroyed his home in a border village 75 miles southeast of Winnipeg. Alfred Nelson lived alone. neighbors could not enter. In Gimli area a 63 year old man Demetrius James Mikita was found dead in a shack wrecked by fire early Sunday. no further details were released.
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Winnipeg
Alfred Nelson Lved
Ree Foley
Man
Gimli
Demetrius James Mikita
Brandon job aid efforts amid layoffs and closures
Industry Minister Spivak announced actions to help 170 Brandon residents find new jobs as 120 Poo! Packers Ltd. workers face layoff after Burns Foods Ltd. purchased the operation. Earl Dawson noted 50 more jobs lost with Brandon oil refinery closure, while Manpower Department works to place workers within the province.
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Spivak
Brandon
Earl Dawson
L—Hamiota
Poo! Packers Ltd
Burns Foods Ltd
Calgary
Dawson
Hunger Pangs For 40 Hours
A group of 52 high school students 290 miles northwest of Edmonton endured a staged 40 hour fast over the Easter weekend to raise funds for the world's hungry. They aimed to sleep but most lasted only a few hours with exhaustion common. Sponsors supported participants on an hourly basis, contributing about $900.
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Edmonton
Robert Kurchten
MacGregor 4-H Fashion Show and Tea Date
You Have a Date the MacGregor 4 H Home Economics will hold a fashion show and tea on Saturday, April 19 in the MacGregor Memorial Hall from 3 to 5 pm. Silver collection, Dresses and yard goods from North American Fashion rock can be purchased. United Church Women evening unit will meet at the home of Mrs. Armistead at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15.
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MacGregor Memorial Hall
United Church Women
Local Easter Weekend Social Notes and Visits
A dense list of Easter weekend visitors and events in Brandon area, noting gatherings with the Hay, Lunn, Smith, Stone, and Nichols families, engagements, showers, and weddings. Includes Meadow Lea, Portage, Winnipeg, Steinbach, Calgary, and Regina connections, with many relatives visiting or hosting over the holiday period.
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S. Hay
W. B. Munro
Portage
J.C. Lowe
Brandon
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Eva Collins
John and
Tena Wieler
Portage Hospital
Ford
Andy Stone
Beaver Ucw
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Harmon
H. E. Streich
Harmon Oats
Knox Bros
Pine Creek
Austin
M. J. Marmel
Glen Taylorson
Canada Highway
Abe Boschman
Denval Pharmacy
Clarence Pennell
Violet Weber
H. B. Friesen
Stan McDougall
Edwin
JIMS
Isaac Driedger
International Pony Press
Kirshman
Elmer Wiebe
Rands Bros
Henry Unger
Manitou
Manitou Wheat
HERTA
Conquest Barley
Stewart 63
Kelsey Oats
Noralta
Burch Seed Farms
Bagot
Wayne Moore
Ben Falk
Westbourne
H. E. Brown
Marquette Liberal Association
Hall
W. Lewycky
H. J. Dankesreiter
North Norfolk
A. M. Hay
Hull, Que
Cecile Arbique
Hammond
Ambulance and Florists
Borton
New Barber Group
United States Weather Bureau
Maritimes
Labrador
Quebec
Prairies
British Columbia
Atlantic Pacific
Macgregor Locals
Marion Barth
Mrs. S. Hay
Truce
Shawn Harkness
Brandon Fair
Chester Cairns
Wm. Sparrow
Verna Stenhouse
Albert Lunn
Shilo
Diane Reimer
Marilyn Stobbe
Wendy Wiebe
Linda Boaz
Altona
Mary Allan
Debbie
Ernie Alton
Linda Broughton
Bert Alton
Art Chant
R. Parsons
Grieve Ofnipeg
H. Mackie
Waskada
Monica Stone
JJ White
Monica
Oliver Schneider
Percy Ewen
Alvin Palmer
Kimberley Dawn
Regina
Audrey Nicholls
Ada Stewart
Makaroff
Chas. Elliott
Debbie Grundy
Stan Dobbs
Carole Dankesreiter
Mrs. C. R. Barber
Steinbach
Ted) Critchlow
Roy Wakefield
Arpara
Ian
Florence
Fred Venn
Doug Davey
Ted Critchlow
Uant
Auret Tal[bot
Somerset
F. Holtz
Hazel Smith
Grant
Jack Gibson
Ollie
Mather
J. Konyk
Bill West
Virginia
USA
Konyk
Gibsons
Jack
J. Gibson
Harold Lamb
Glenboro
H. Heidman
John Barr
Dobbs Dankesreiter
Harry Dankesreiter
Donna
Robert Harvey
Stan Moore
Fred Snaith
Janice
Town
Don McAfee
Glendon Patterson
McAuley, Man
Bill Rodgers
Lavenham
W. Colossi
Morris Hay
E. J. Spalding
Miniota
Minot
Fred Lake
J.tomehuk
Cyril Palmer
Kelvin Palmer
Thomas
Martin
Ministonas
Rick Palmer
Allan Nohlgren
Melville, Sask
Helen Nohlgren
Art Butterfield
Reg Palmer
Ken Kane
Russell
Ken
H. Kane
Carol
Harvey
Edna
B. DuGuay
Larry
Fort Garry
Fred Taylorson
August Weber
Indaw
Ray
Glenda
Fort Churchill
A. Weber
Dan Manulak
Brian
Bill Manulak
St. James
Elmer Keays
Catherine
Bill Colter
Crystal City
Lillian
Jean Fox
MacGregor Bakery
Garry Leckie
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