North Norfolk Council approves bylaws and repairs at April meeting
The council met in Austin on Friday April 11 with most members present. They passed bylaw readings authorizing a $40,000 bank loan, a business tax in lieu of personal tax, and transfers involving Sidney lots. Other actions covered tax sale proceedings, census bylaw updates, and road repairs funded jointly with Portage la Prairie. Four Old Age Pension applications were approved and the 1946 Auditor's Report ordered printed. The session adjourned to MacGregor on May 8.
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Bank of Montreal
North Norfolk
Sidney
Clare Joseph Williams
Mabel Lamb
S.E
Dallas
Portage la Prairie
C.N.R
Emerson—Alton
Graham—Alton
W. J. Lowe
Finance Committee
MacGregor
Portage Masons Endorse Fraternal Visit and Local Events
Large turnout at the Jocal Masonic Lodge with W B Embree chairing the meeting. Visitors from Portage la Prairie joined 65 members for discussions and a paper on Freemasonry’s early days. Clergy event and farewell for Mrs. Stinson highlighted community notices and council decisions on education funding and road plans.
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Portage Masons
Jocal
Chai
Portage
St. Paul's Anglican Church
L. J. Adams
Ma Gregor
Killarney
Auction Sales By F. C. Barton
Auction notices list sales for Mrs. E. M. Stinson on Saturday at 1 30 p m and for the late Mrs. W including a 2 pm Thursday sale and a late April 26 sale for D R with household effects and timing.
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F. C. Barton
E. M. Stinson
Friends Bid Farewell To Mr and Mrs Laurens
Friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs G Snaith on Wednesday evening April 10 to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs W R Laurens. The group played whist and the couple were crowned winners. Mrs G Snaith read the address and Mrs G Stirling gave a traveling case as a gift. The Laurens expressed thanks as the evening ended with lunch.
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United Church
EM Stinson
Winnipeg
MacGregor
Stinson
E. Lye
Dave Brow
Audrey Swatzer
Ruth Muirhead
W. R
G. Snaith
Law Prohibits Sale of Rockets in Canada Gazette
The December 1946 Canada Gazette publishes new explosives rules removing rockets from shop goods. RCMP officials say merchants are ordering fireworks for May 24 and the regs follow fatalities caused by inexperienced use of rockets.
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Canada Gazette
R.C.M.P
Arbor Day May 12 Proclaimed As Nonholiday In Manitoba
Minister of Agriculture Hon D L Campbell announces Arbor Day to be May 12 this year. The Manitoba Legislature clears confusion by declaring Arbor Day may be proclaimed as a special day for tree planting and similar observances, but it is not a holiday.
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D. L. Campbell
Manitoba
Married Couples Dance Next Wednesday at Masonic Hall
The second Married Couples Dance will be held in the Mason(ic) Hall next Wednesday evening, April 23. The Telfer Orchestra will provide music. Printed invitations go out to married couples in town and district, but all others married may attend. Lunch is available at 50 cents per person.
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Masonic Hall
Telfer
Stillery
James
Lance All
Week By Week In The Legislature On Redistribu tion
The piece discusses Manitoba politics with note on Churchill Ma Museum near Bey store and a 30 inch lizard discovery. It covers a redistribution committee debate on city rural representation, telephone reach, and travel burdens, noting rural members represent fewer people over larger areas.
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Churchill
Ma Museum
Treher 4
Manitoba
Winnipeg
New York
Morton
Nother
Cme
Admission Prices Advance At The Tivoli Theatre
The Tivoli Theatre in MacGregor raises admission prices due to higher government taxes. Mr and Mrs Lamb reluctantly align with provincial regulations set by the Manitoba Motion-Picture Association. Beginning this weekend the new rates apply to adults students under 16 and children under 12 including all tax.
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Tivoli
MacGregor
Lamb
Manitoba Motion —_Fieture Association
Tax Levy Details for General Municipal and School Mills
Tax levy figures show 12.90 mills for general municipal, 10.00 for J Anprop, and 8.50 for a general or central school, as adopted in resolution. Details indicate residential assessment and mill allocations amid local fiscal actions.
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Gen. Municipal
Res
J Anprop
Churches at Paul’s Church hold early morning service
A fragmented notice lists Aan The Churches StMAS at Paul’s Church in Adams with Rector and Minister names, noting a 1 a.m service and an evening program at United Church in MacGregor.
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Stmas
Paul's Church
Ir Adams
Card of Thanks for MacGregor and Friends
Family expresses gratitude to MacGregor and friends of Gladstone for flowers sympathy and kindness after the death of a husband and father. Mrs James Walker and Ian extend thanks for support during bereavement.
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MacGregor
James Walker
Gladstone
Ian
Grateful appreciation for gift from Macaulay and Southend
Mr and Mrs Laurens express thanks to their boys and friends in the district for a lovely gift presented last week. The gesture is described as a cherished memory from good friends in the district.
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Macaulay
Southend
Thistrict
Engagement of Lillian Josephine Balloyre and M Russell Fred Tarr
Mr and Mrs Re Balloyre announce the engagement of their daughter Lillian Josephine to M Russell Fred Tarr. The wedding is set for May 14.
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Re. Balloyre
Lillian Josephine
M Russell Fred Tarr
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Charles Dutisume
Dutiaume
Fergus
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