Rossendale District News Visitors and Gatherings Note Weekend Events
Norman Nicoll of Carberry, Jim Robinson of Frobisher, and Jane visited at parental home for the weekend to attend the Threshermen's Reunion and Rodeo in Austin. A shower in Portage honored Miss Marilyn Ryngach, with Mrs. A. Tomehuk and Mrs. L. Bieganski in attendance. Numerous local visits followed, including Winnipeg and Calgary connections, and several families hosted guests across Portage, Elm Creek, Selkirk, and deeper relations. Deepest community sympathy sent to the Charlton families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Nicoll
Carberry
Jim Robinson
Frobisher
Jane
Eilton
Threshermen
Austin
F. McKeen
Gordon
A. Tomehuk
L. Bieganski
Portage
Marilyn Ryngach
W. Henry
Jan Marie
Irene Moir
Winnipeg
J. Culbert
Kelly Clarke
Calgary
Crocker
James Watson
John Nicoll
C. Lang
Elm Creek
R. Moffat
Don Peasgood
Selkirk
C. Watson
Don
W. Sylvester
Helston
Charlton
Joe Tomehuk
Fort Frances
H. Briscoe
MacGregor
R. Frizzley
Large Auction Offering Household Furnishings and Antiques
A 1:00 PM listing describes a vast sale of household items including furniture tools antiques a refrigerator a new washing machine a deep freeze a 4 burner stove a dishwasher a bed spring mattress a gramophone a tri light tables chairs and assorted knickknacks with numerous tools and articles.
Church Services and Tent Meetings in MacGregor
Evangelical Mennonite Church East End holds 9 45 a m Sunday School and 10 45 a m worship. MacGregor United Church offers combined service at 10 a m, Bagot Sunday School at 4 30 a m and worship at 12 p m. Bethel Church Pentecostal Assemblies 10 a m Sunday School 11 a m worship. Tent service in MacGregor led by Pastor Ray Bradley begins Sunday August 18 with services at 3 p m and 8 p m and weekday evenings at 8 p m. Everyone welcome.
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Evangelical Mennonite Church
East End
MacGregor
Morning Prayer Service at St Pauls MacGregor
At 11.00 a.m. the congregation of St Pauls MacGregor will worship with us in the Service of Morning Prayer.
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St. Paul's
MacGregor
St. Pauls MacGregor service plan with Austin church
Rev M J Fleming leads a combined service at Christ Church Austin at 11 00 a m on Sunday August 18 with St Pauls MacGregor and United Church Austin Sidney pastoral charge Worship services start 10 00 a m in Austin and 11 30 a m in Sidney with a hearty welcome extended to all by S N Stately minister
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Christ Church, Austin
United Church
Austin - Sidney
S. N. Stately
Austin
Sidney
Shell Drops Sponsorship of the Shell 4000 Rally
Shell Canada Ltd. will no longer sponsor the annual Shell 4000 cross country car rally. C. F. Williams, vice-president of marketing, says the event has matured into a national sport and Shell should not bear sole responsibility for its organization. A spokesman cited rising expenses as a key factor. Williams added the firm remains interested in motorsport and will aid other groups in continuing the rally.
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Shell Canada Ltd
C. F. Williams
Williams
Plan Failed Messenger Is Jailed
John Duncan Shearer an 18 year old Winnipeg office messenger was found guilty of theft after arranging a scheme to have a juvenile steal a money bag carrying 4163 from a bank he had just handed to an accomplice in a pool hall He was remanded to August 15 for sentencing and claimed the bag was reported stolen while he played pool. The empty bag was found in a back alley garbage can.
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Winnipeg
John Duncan Shearer
Shearer
Quite a Change women's auxiliary funds new ICU project
The Vancouver General Hospital women's auxiliary plans to raise 12000 dollars for an intensive care unit. The group first began in 1902 with a project to supply the city’s inaugural ambulance, a horse drawn carriage, marking its long history of service.
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Women’s Auxiliary
Vancouver General Hospital
Pioneer Cottage to be Opened for Museum Visitors
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Austin museum announces open hours for the 1900 era schoolhouse and Pioneer Cottage from 1 to 7 pm on Sunday August 18. A one room schoolhouse display honors six decades of schooling with helpers W Early G Lintott and a cottage exhibit featuring a rope bed phonograph and an almost century old cast iron stove.
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Austin
Ladies
W. Early
G. Lintott
R. Douglas
P. Ewen
J. Powers
England
Netherlands
West Germany
Georgia
Texas
U.S.A
Wedding of Katherine Remple and Robert Hall in Austin
On Saturday July 27 1968 a double ring ceremony united Katherine Mary Remple daughter of Mr and Mrs John Remple with Robert Leroy Hall son of Mr and Mrs Roy Hall of Sidney in Austin United Church Manitoba Rev Gardly of Carberry officiated with Denis Thonton of Winnipeg as assistant. The couple and families hosted a reception at Austin Community Hall followed by a dance.
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Austin United Church
Austin
Man
Katherine Mary
John Remple
Robert Leroy Hall
Roy Hall
Sidney
Gardly
Carberry
Denis Thonton
Winnipeg
C. E. Cole
Gail Core
Portage la Prairie
Carol Hildebrand
Geo. Core
Wayne Hall
Elvin Remple
Beaver News Roundup of Local Trips and 4-H Events
Mr and Mrs Dennis Beaudin and girls spent Sunday at Clear Lake. Linda Thomasson left for a two week Tennessee trip funded by 4-H clubs. Mrs Phillip Romaneik and Georgina attend a 4-H demonstration in Winnipeg. Tan Smith returned from a week at Children's Hospital. The Wrights fished and camped at Lake Audy. Rodgers and Heselwood families toured the Narrows and picnicked at Neepawa. Margaret Rodgers visited her parental home in Neepawa weekend.
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Dennis Beaudin
Clear Lake
Linda Thomasson
Tennessee
Phillip Romaneik
Georgina
Winnipeg
Tan Smith
Children’s Hospital
Glen Wright
Lake Audy
Robert Rodgers
Lawrence Heselwood
Narrows
Neepawa
Margaret Rodgers
Community Notes of Visits and Social Gatherings
Southend and surrounding area residents share travels to Ontario to visit relatives in Sarnia Windsor and Niagara Falls. Janice Hodgins spent time with brother Murray in Morden. Delta Beach and Brandon were common destinations for several families including the McGregors Burtons and L. Pollock clan. A light tale closes the page with a Saskatoon picking joke about a cow helping itself to the berries.
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J. Scora
Ontario
Mr. Scora
Sarnia
Windsor
Niagara Falls
Janice Hodgins
Murray
Morden
D. McGregor
Cindy
E. Chant
Nora Chant
Delta Beach
Jack Frank
Edgar White
McCreary
H. McDonald
Music Exams Results At University Of Manitoba
Five students sat for University of Manitoba practical music exams. Wilma Wright earned Grade 3 honors and passed. Ann Armistead and Danita Peck received Pass. Heather Lamont earned Grade 2 honors. Lynn Sawatsky earned Grade 1 honors. Written theory saw Patricia Anderson achieve Grade 1.
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Don Wright
University of Manitoba
Wilma Wright
Ann Armistead
Danita Peck
Heather Lamont
Lynn Sawatsky
Patricia Anderson
Japan to open embassy in tiny nation
Nobusuke Kishi announced Japan would open an embassy in Nepal, signaling a shift in regional diplomacy. The former prime minister stated Japan aims to deepen ties with the Himalayan kingdom through a formal diplomatic presence.
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Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Nepal
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