Portage District Social Roundup and Visits
Weekend visitors and family gatherings fill the Portage area as Cpl and Mrs Burdick of Gimli, Mr and Mrs E Duncan of MacGregor, Walter Jenkins and sons from Toronto, and others attend family events. Local celebrations include a 25th wedding anniversary for Art and Mrs Thompson of Portage and a trouser tea for Margaret.
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Ont
RH. Brown
Portage
Cpl
Burdick
Gimli
Frank Taylor
3. McRae
McRae
Austin
Fred Jenkins
Art Thompson
Abe Bueckert
Henry Buecker
MacGregor
Nelson Hulme Sr
Harold Radford
Barbara
Winnipeg
Christina
Eva Hulme
Sandra Fawett
Bert Redford
Keith Melver
Possible Emergency Commons Session Over Rail Strike
Parliament plans quietly for a late August to early September emergency session to pass a compulsory settlement preventing a railway strike. Four union groups consider wage demands and may back wildcat walkouts if terms are unacceptable. A conciliation board proposed an 18 percent raise over two years for about 80,000 non-operating workers, now rejected.
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Formants
House of Comons
Allowances Going Up in Manitoba Vocational Program
Education Minister George Johnson announced an increased living allowance scale for unemployed Manitoba residents enrolled in a federal provincial vocational training plan. The target date is September 1, with July 1 as hoped. The federal proposal sets weekly payments from 35 to 86 dollars, replacing 12 to 50 under the old program, with 35 dollars plus 90 percent of the extra allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
George Johnson
Weekend Accidents Claim at Least 109 Across Canada
A Canadian Press tally from Friday evening to Monday night shows 109 deaths across Canada during the Civic Holiday weekend, exceeding last year’s record by 12. Ontario logged 35 fatalities with 22 on highways and 10 drownings, while Quebec recorded 34 with 20 highway deaths and nine drownings. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia plus Atlantic provinces reported multiple highway fatalities and drownings, including a three-car Minnedosa collision and a train-related death in Alberta.
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Canada
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
Minne- Sosa
Man
Quebec
Tol
B.C
British Columbia
Minnedosa
Saskatchewan
Newfoundland
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
National Parks See Record Visitors Amid Urban Habits
Americans flock to U S parks with many bringing city life actions. Yellowstone sees traffic and crowded campgrounds as officials note thousands of untouched acres nearby while the National Park Service marks its 50th anniversary with an expected 137 million visitors across 231 units including 32 national parks and six seashores.
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U.S
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
US National Park Service
National Park System
Birth Rate Decline Meets Crowded Schools In Toronto
Toronto officials report births fell from 159,254 in 1960-63 to 141,855 in 1963, with 1964 down again. Immigrant children under 16 surged in 1964, boosting school enrollments despite the birth decline. Secondary students near 32,000 this fall, up from 18,600 in 1956, with costs rising. edu officials foresee growth and improved quality rather than reductions.
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Turuntu
Unt
Intario
Chilren
Toronto
W. D. Sutton
London
Board of Education
Local families enjoy weekend visits and outings
Burnside and Atta narris families from Edmonton visit relatives, Marlene Tully stays with Linda Hyde, Corinne Smith returns from Delta, Edwards of Otterburne weekend with A. Askin family, Sunday trip to Lockport and Lower Fort Garry, Ray and Anne join grandparents for holiday, Hutchinson Spriggs join L Hyde for Waterhen fishing trip, McKenzie family at Lynch's Point, Marlene Troop stays Delta visit, camping with grandparents at Lynch's Point, Win Poldens of Winnipeg visit Hyde household Sunday evening.
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Ais Marlene Tully
Linda Hyde
Corinne Smith
Delta
Charles Edwards
Otterburne
A. Askin
Lockport
Lower Fort Garry
Ray and
Anne
Tom Hutchinson
George Spriggs
Portage
L. Hyde
Waterhen
Neil McKenzie
Lynch's Point
Smellie To Head Commission In Manitoba Shuffle
Robert G. Smellie former municipal affairs minister and Manitoba election loser was named chairman of the new Manitoba Boundaries Commission in a 12 000 two year post. Premier Duff Roblin announced a string of appointments with Weir moving to water control and conservation duties, Dyke named deputy minister of trade and commerce, Moore becomes deputy minister of tourism and recreation, Grose to Manitoba Development Authority, Anderson to deputy provincial treasurer, Weiten to deputy minister of public works, and Smith as acting deputy highways minister.
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Robert G. Smelie
Manitoba
Manitoba Boundaries Commission
Smellie
Duff Roblin
Walter Weir
Agriculture Department
Lorne D. R. Dyke
Federal Trade and Commerce Department
Trade and Commerce
Guy E. Moore
St. "Lawrence
J. Stewart Anderson
William F. Weiten
Clair D. Smith
George Collins
Smith
Belgians Join Canadian Harvest Volunteer Crew
A group of 350 Belgian students began a seven week tobacco harvest in Ontario to raise funds for the Belgians in the World Movement. They will earn 16 dollars a day but keep only one dollar, with the rest covering air fare a US trip and movement projects. The Belgians join 60 Austrian and 150 French university students in the harvest, a first for foreign students in Canada. They work seven days a week for seven hours daily.
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Langlun
Ont
Canada
United States
Weekend Visitors Gather at Lome Pennell Home
Social notes recount weekend visitors and travel among residents of the area. Names include Stan Hanchak Judy Winnipeg Bill Cooper Och re River, Ernie Schweitz Herman Schweitz N Hyde Winnipeg Dougie Frank Sudbury Jack Frank Gimli 4H leadership camp_journeys to Brandon and Winnipeg families visiting Stonewall and Winnipeg for gatherings and showers.
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Lome Pennell
Stan Hanchak
Judy
Win
Nipeg
Hog
Bill
Cooper
Rive Fer
Alice Giles
MacGil
Ernie Schweitz
Herman Schweitz
N. Hyde
Winnipeg
Mary Reimer
Wallace Hyde
Stonewall
Hays
Jim Lowe
Kristin
Hay
Donna
B.C
H. Perry
M. Koshow
Marty
Matt
Borozny
Brandon
Jack Romanuk
Nick Romanuk
Joe Romanuk
F. Kowal
Hayfield
International Peace Gardens
Henry Martins
Castle Point
Ernie Bueckert
Colin Beaton
Cumberland
Ont
Lloyd
Chamber approves building plan after secret ballot
The Chamber of Commerce held a special meeting with Grant McLeod from Health present to review government specifications. After discussing all aspects, the chamber voted by secret ballot to send a letter to the council expressing approval. The note cites local service losses and Manitoba abbattorial figures from 1963 to 1966.
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Chamber of Commerce
Grant McLeod
Government Department of Health
Chamber
Council
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