Mrs. Coutts Rites Set in Nanaimo August 15
Obituary style notice for Mary Ellen Blanche Coutts widow of William S. Coutts born Portage la Prairie. Lifelong Manitoba links, later moved to NanaimoBC. Funeral August 15 at St Marys la Prairie Anglican Church Hillside Cemetery interment. Donations suggested. Includes many family mentions and local church service notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Mary E. B.) Coutts
Nanaimo
B.C
Mary Ellen Blanche Coutts
William S. Coutts
Portage la Prairie
Lawrence Smith
St. Mary's la Prairie
Richard Condo
Hillside Cemetery
Grain hauling and sale notices and bin sizes offered
Grain hauling and sale notices list wheat oats and barley. Contact Bev Allan by phone for details. A grain bin inquiry offers sizes from 1150 to 48600 bushels via Doug Barton at 685 2271. An auction sale runs weekly at 2 p m Wednesday and 7 p m Thursday by Peters Auction Sales at 324 Young St Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bev’ Allan
Doug Barton
Manitoba Telephone System Tender for Directory Delivery
Sealed tenders for delivering the 1973 Provincial Exchanges Telephone Directory for MacGregor and Austin areas must reach the Commercial Supervisor Eastern Region by 2:00 p.m. September 28, 1973. Specifications available August 13 to September 14, 1973. mail requests must be postmarked by September 14. Separate tenders required per delivery area. lowest bid not guaranteed. Dated August 1973. Mills Chairman & General Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern’ Region
Munro
Portage Ave. E
Winnipeg
MacGregor and
Austin
Eastern Region
G._S
Munrooth
Portage Ave
Weg
You Have a Date in Honor of Mrs Loeppky
A miscellaneous shower in honor of Mrs Peter Loeppky nee Sharlene Snaith will be held on Friday August 17 at 8 30 p m in the MacGregor United Church hall. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Loeppky
Sharlene Snaith
MacGregor United Church
Manor hosts farewell for Hyde family heading to Calgary
A farewell gathering at Mrs. M. North's home honored Mrs and Mrs George Hyde and family of Worthy who plan to move to Calgary. About 40 seniors and others from the Manor joined a bus trip to Winnipeg and a cruise on the Lady Winnipeg to Old Fort Garry. Guests included A. McCreadie, Ethel North, Wayne Early and family, Jack Birch, Ruth Bryan, and George Early. Additional visits featured R. Schellenberg, Percy Templer, Jim Jeffries, H. Lee, W. Anderson, Jared, Mrs W Pennell, E Lewis, H Sanderson, and Ray Colbert and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Small
M. North
George Hyde
Worthy
Calgary
A. ‘McCreadie
Portage
Ethel North
Thompson
Wayne Early
Pratt
Jack Birch
Carberry
Ruth Bryan
Douglas
George Early
Lab
Winnipeg
Lady Winnipeg
St. Andrews Locks
Old Fort Garry
R. Schellenberg
Brandon
Percy ‘Templer
Jim Jeffries
Lake
H. Lee
Treherne
M. Booth
W. Anderson
Jared
Ottawa
W. Pennell
E. Lewis
St. Vital
H. Sanderson
Merrit B.C
MacGregor Locals Share Holiday and Family News
Local readers report visits and gatherings across Manitoba and western Canada. Families from Winnipeg Portage la Prairie and Vernon enjoyed time with relatives, birthdays and anniversaries celebrated in Neepawa MacGregor and nearby towns. Several trips included Clear Lake Vancouver Island and Victoria, with travel to Fort St John and Powell River noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Saunders
Jim Little
George
Sam Law
Sam
Paul Brayeau
Boggy Creek
H. Brisco
Jack McRae
Mel McRae
Lake
Norfolk Rest Haven
Winnipeg
Westbourne
Neepawa
Portage
MacGregor
A. Sparrow
Jean MacDonald
B.C
Vancouver
Powell River
Port Alberni
Victoria
Early Indians At Boston Harbor Skeleton Unearthed
The Boston Globe reports the discovery on Peddocks Island in Boston harbor of a human skeleton dated to about 4600 years ago. Found by amateur archaeologist Josephine Walsh while digging a rose garden in April 1971, the skeleton is that of a man aged 50 to 60, and the site was later covered to deter relic hunters.
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Boston
Boston Harbor
Boston Globe
Auman Skelton
Peddocks Island
Josephine Walsh
Premiers Seek Federal Energy Conference On Living Costs
Premiers from Ontario and British Columbia led Thursday opening sessions urging Ottawa to convene a federal provincial energy conference by early 1974. They labeled food price hikes by retailers as harmful and debated open versus closed sessions with plans for regional meetings beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanana
William Davis
Ontario
David Barrett
British Columbia
Ais
Alex Campbell
Barrett
Davis
Barrett Urges Meat Boycott Amid Price Panic
Barrett urged a meat boycott as panic prices surged across the province. He blamed wholesalers for gouging but said producers aren’t at fault, noting sales outlets priced meat after repricing and warning of further hikes. Butchers in Vancouver reported rising wholesale and retail prices amid customer panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett
Vancouver
Gordon Wyness
James Inglis Reid
Fred Malchuk
Coquitlam Meats Ltd
Coquitlam
B.C
Schreyer urges shorter work week to curb worker dissatisfaction
Manitoba Premier Ed Schreyer told a conference that governments must push a shorter work week to reduce monotony and idle workers. He suggested a 10 hour day in a three day week as a possible option and cited youth programs as examples of productive employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Schreyer
Manitoba
Fedral
New Horizons
Asper a Winner By Four Votes In Manitoba Court Ruling
The Manitoba Court of Appeal upheld Liberal Izzy Asper in Wolseley and NDP John Gottfried in Gimli after judicial recounts, while Crescentwood remained tied awaiting the returning officer’s decisive vote. The panel criticized deputy returning officers for sloppy work and noted a historic pattern of returning officers breaking ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Court of Appeal
Liberal
Izzy Asper
Wolseley
NDP
John Gottfried
Gimli
Crescentwood
St. Boniface
Conservative
Asper
Murdoch MacKay
Jim Maloway
Larry Desjardins
Paul Marion
Achille Desaulnier
Shoplifting Rise Tied to Higher Prices in Loblaw Chain
Loblaw executives report shoplifting climbs as prices rise with thefts focusing on non food items. A special squad of shoppers probes 62 Toronto area stores noting one in 50 shoppers shoplift and losses peak in October between 3 pm and 6 pm. Women outnumber men, most thieves are in 18 to 45 age group, full moon correlates with more thefts, and penalties rarely deter offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayeemobeeam
Westman
Howard Otto
Anne
Brian
Joseph Kein
Toronto
Loblaw
Klein
Loblaw Sroceterias Co, Ltd
Cyclist Speeders A Problem
Deputy Chief John Murray of Metropolitan Toronto police warned speeders on bicycles exceed speeds of up to 50 miles per hour and noted no law in the Highway Traffic Act prohibits cycling at high speeds. Police urge new restrictions to curb bicycle speeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murray
Metropolitan Toronto Police
Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission
Commode Crunch Hits U.S. Building Projects
Gasoline shortages, followed by a toilet supply squeeze, slow Chicago’s Standard Oil Building occupancy and echo across homebuilders as the commode crunch tightens costs and timelines nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Standard Oil
Chicago
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Edwin
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Jesus
Dave Landerg
George Thompson
Raymond Smith
Wes Thompson
Lynch's Point
Russell Thompson
Florence Kitson
Beaver
Vera
Glen
Jamie
Jackie Wright
Portage Hospital
Ruby Wicklund
McCartney
Carman Memorial Hospital
Jody Lee
David McCartney
Terry Chariton
J. T.mccartney
Macdonald, Man
R. J. Chariton
Bagot
Man
Beaver U.C.W
Jean Harkness
Evelyn Smith
Lisa Thompson
Gardo
Masters
Linden Hatchery
Res
General Scrap and Car ‘Shredder Ltd
Gestetner
Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association
Donald St
B. G. McCallum
Contact
Virden ‘Motor Products Ltd
Hugh Larkin
Orville Fowler
Virden
P.B
Shane
Hone
P. Claggett
Gladstone
Reed
Dave Toews
Glenn Lye
John Deere Combine
H. E. Brown
Assiniboine Feeders Ltd
Winkler
Neepawa Plumbing & Heating Ltd
P.O. Box
Russell
Bill Thompson
Frank Clement & ‘Sons
Mills Chairman & General Mana
Portage Consumers Co-op
Mercaanaise
Pine Creek
Macgregor Locals
Kelly
Lorne Pennell
Linda
Bob Brooks
Court Denham
Vernon
Tom Thomasson
Wheelsaler
Schreyer
If New Democratic Party
Canadian Institute of Public Affairs
Harvey Patterson
Lawrie Pollard
Albert Richards
Appeal Court
Commode
U.S
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