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Austin community notes showcase fairs and anniversaries
A long list of local events from Austin highlights community life in 1968. Highlights include charity gatherings raising funds for Aus tin Retarded School and Sprucedale, church meetings in Neepawa and Portage la Prairie, sports like minor hockey and a snowmobile race, and notable deaths such as Robert Young and William Cowley. The report spans April to June with social dinners, bazaars, quilt raffles, and museum projects shaping town memory.
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Austin
Rev
Allan
Sprucedale
B.C
Agricultural Museum
Elsie McIntyre
United Church
C.g.lt
Robert Young
Sidney
Robert Hotel
Springbrook
Portage la Prairie
Norman Purkess
Vernon Baker
Ella Duncan
Forfar
Ontario
Vernon
Bank of Montreal
Austin Minor Hockey Association
Eddie Cass
H. Surette
Surette
Sports and Tourism
Austin Sharp Shooters
Red Cross
Wrinch
Ladies Quilting Group
A. Hiebert
Katrime
Barley Fund
Korea
Anne Collier
Queen Elizabeth II
Wm. Cowley
Moose Jaw
Annie, Collier
Manitoba Historical Society
Winnipeg
Fort Garry
Margaret McWilliams
Portage
David Quiring
Brenda Lucas
Alex Robertson
Eleanore Harder
Clare Williams
Carberry Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd Hughson
George R. Hay