Rev Armistead Named Chairman of Portage Presbytery
The Portage la Prairie Presbytery appointment list shows Rev E Armistead stepping into the chairman role with A R Woitte and H J King in leadership succession at High Bluff and McCreary. Also noted are staff changes, camp affairs, and sympathy messages sent to families of bereaved ministers.
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Rev. E. Armistead
Portage Presbytery
Port Arthur
Home Missions
High Bluff
Kelwood
Portage la Prairie
Murray
Ie Ae
Fort William
W. F. McDonald
Neepawa
Settlement Committee
W. C. Waddell
McDonald
William Lord
Plumas
Camp Wasaga
Lord
Osborne Home Board
General Council
Barry Pogue
Gladstone
Stuart McLachlan
AR. Woitte
H. J. King
Waite
King
Ste. Rose Hospital
Town Happenings Reports Blooming Buttercups and Crocuses
Boll ingleton notes spring arrival with buttercups in bloom and George Currie reports crocuses flowering. Cecil Cooper builds a new home west of Fred Venn, adding to two fresh residences on that street as Jack Litster plans a house nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boll Ingleton
Bagot Way
George Currie
MacGregor
Cecil Cooper
Fred Venn
Jack Litster
Venns
MacGregor Chamber of Commerce Sets Next Thursday Meeting
The MacGregor Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting next Thursday night at B o'clock in the MacGregor Memorial Hall. President Dennis McMahon urges a good turnout as important items will be discussed. All members are asked to attend and interested persons may come.
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MacGregor Chamber of Commerce
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Dennis McMahon
Winnipeg and area families share weekend visits
Mr and Mrs H Henry of Winnipeg visited with Mr and Mrs P Henry and family. Sunday visitors with Mr and Mrs H Burton included Mr J Bryant and son from Elkton. Lila Bird Del and Russell Adams called on the Nichol home with C Rands and Eden Smith of Portage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Henry
Winnipeg
Mrs. P. Henry
Lila Bird
Del
Russell Adams
C. Rands
Eden Smith
Portage
C. Nichol
W. Bieganski
M. Gork
Transcona
W. Stewart
Glenella
Bob Welsh
Jim Wilson
Johnny Hamilton
K. Crocker
L. McIntosh
Toronto
Rossendale District News and Social Roster
Portage residents mark G R Charlton 90th birthday with family visits as Calgary and Edmonton relatives join celebrations in Rossendale. Local events include a wiener roast for Lorna McIntosh and plans for a railway abandonment meeting and a dance hosted by Rossendale baseball club. UCW notes April 15 meeting with overseas relief drive and facility updates.
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Rossendale Baseball Club
G. R. Charlton
Portage
W. Henry
C. Henry
UCW
J. Nicoll
Mary Ann Bieganski
Pauoline Robert
Ducks Unlimited reports 600000 spent on Canada projects
Fred S. Auger of Vancouver, chairman of the board, spoke in Baltimore at the Ducks Unlimited Canada annual meeting. Twenty one conservation projects were completed across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta totaling 11406 acres of revived water marsh habitat. William Kenneth Martin of Regina was reelected president of Ducks Unlimited Canada.
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Fred S. Auger
Vancouver
Baltimore
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ducks Unlimited
William Kenneth Martin
Regina
Kennedy unveils Mona Lisa seen behind Iron Curtain
Pictures of the Mona Lisa unveiling by President Kennedy in Washington circulated behind the Iron Curtain via Telstar and Eurovision. The broadcast showcased cross border access to the historic event.
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Kennedy
Washington
Telstar
Eurovision
Preville Uses Lumber Barriers to Enforce 20 MPH Limit
In Preville Quebec on the St Lawrence River south shore residents built wooden barriers across main streets to force adherence to a 20 mph speed limit. Police say the devices were installed after drivers ignored rules and police patrols are insufficient to enforce the law. The chief calls the street dangerous to pedestrians and notes the obstructions may become permanent.
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Munikeal
Preville
St. Lawrence
Denis Lanaie
23 Whoopers Sighted At Elkhorn
A flock of 23 whooping cranes was sighted Saturday near Elkhorn Manitoba, about 65 miles west of Brandon. Farmer Tom Johnson reported the birds flying northwest over his farm, a repeat sighting for this time of year with two prior late afternoon flybys by the Johnsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
Manitoba
Brandon
Tom Johnson
Johnsons
Middlesex School Pupils to Learn Kiss of Life First Aid
Enfield Middlesex school children will be taught mouth to mouth artificial respiration as part of first aid lessons. Instruction will use films talks and demonstrations followed by practice on a model.
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Cotely
Enfield
England
Middlesex
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Henry’s Garage
Erler
George Lecobetadt
Laa Aal
Aaa
C. W. Sloir
N.W. Portage LA Prairie
Herb Borton
Wishart
Eighth St
Sask. Ave
West
Bormerly
Wilman Motors
McMaster
A. R. Woitte
Riding Mountain
A. J. M. Poole
Marguerite Miller
McCreary
the Foresters' Benevolent Fund
Fenrilizers
U-U
Brand
CW. Lye & Son Ltd
Bagot News
Rossendale District News
P. G. Clarke
Calgary
A. Bembridge
Edmonton
J. B. Charlton
Mrs. I. Paisley
Mrs. N. Tait
Prairie Provinces
New Brunswick
Ontario
United States
Hops
Austin Community Hall
Smooth
The
Velvetones
Donna Reesor
Einz
Red Rose
Malkin
Libby
Pinky
Borton’s
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