Austin and District News roundup items and events
Community notes from Austin and area include visits by Ted Hayl and family staying with her parents, various local guests, and bingo night raising over 4.00 for the Skating Rink Fund. The World's Day of Prayer is planned for Feb 17 at Christ Church, with invites to all district women. Also planned are a Patriotic Club meeting, whist winners, and a hot supper with a Bracken Liquor Commission talk by Mrs. D. IConly of Winnipeg on Feb 14.
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Christ Church
Austin
The
United Church Ladies’ Ark
D. 1Conly
Winnipeg
Bracken Liquor Commission
Austin High CER Austin High Spiel preview and events
Friday and Saturday February 10 and 11 bring curling and a campus party. Welldonians provide music for a dance after Friday matches while visiting rinks receive complimentary tickets. Grades 1 and 2 host a St Valentine party. Booster shots warning, football outside, and a recap of MacGregor Spiel highlights accompany campus chatter and a humorous English misprint.
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Welldonians
Mushynski
Campbell Makinson
Edwin Wicklund
Austin Theatre To Close After Feb 11th Show
The Austin Community Theatre announces the Austin Theatre will close on February 11th due to poor winter attendance. The management has tried to continue, but weekly turnout has been insufficient, so February 11th will be the last performance for now.
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Austin Theatre
Austin Community Theatre
The
Herald
Outdoor drama arena screening at Austin Theatre
Austin Theatre announces the outdoor drama ARENA to be shown February 1. The rodeo themed feature, in full color, captures bucking horses pounding hooves and goring horns with behind the scenes heartache and excitement.
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Austin
Austin Ladies Curling Bonspiel Results Report
Austin Lames' Curling Club held a one day bonspiel on February 1 with two events. In the first event mink skipped by Mrs M Thomson won, Ewen placed second, A Lamb third. In the second event Lois Fotheringham MacGregor entry won, Ham placed second, Harland third.
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Austin Lames
Curting Club
M.ham
W. Alton
W. Peck
Reg Calvert
Lois Fotheringham
M. Stratton
A. Hay
M .Montgomery
A. Lamb
L. Amann
F. Outhwaite
B. Jones
A. Harland
F. Young
E Routley
Doris Randall
L. Ewen
E. Jedel
E. Hay
E. Durward
IL Thomson
D. Makinson
G. Russell
C. R
Sunday Socials and Curling Gatherings in Carberry
Community notes from Carberry recount Sunday visits by Mr. and Mrs F Reynolds and several Winnipeg trips. Residents attended the Dockshutt convention and the One Day Spiel at Mt Austin, with curling teams from local schools entering the MacGregor bonspiel. Jr WA met for a February gathering, card parties ran with prizes, and host changes point to ongoing civic events.
Pine Creek News Encounters of Local Residents and Guests
A bulletin of community notes records visits and travel among Pine Creek residents. Mr. and Mrs S E Knox and Mrs J Knox traveled to Minnedosa, others hosted guests from Brandon and Gladstone, families holidayed in British Columbia and Winnipeg, and birthdays are noted for Irene Currie and several locals. A hospital stay for Eddie Hanna is noted as he recovered at home. A star quilt top was donated to Norfolk school children, with multiple ladies attending a quilting gathering.
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Eddie Hanna
Gladstone Hospital
G. H. Hughson
Norfolk School
E. Nelson
B. Kuebler
Sam Williams
E Nelson
Harold Hughson
Harold Manns
R McFarlane
Surprise Birthday Party for Former Austinite
An Austin native now resident of Aldergrove British Columbia celebrated Mr. Duncan s 70th birthday at his home on January 13 with 26 guests. Contests preceded a lunch and a decorated cake while party photos were taken by Edwin Duncan. Guests included several former Austinites such as H Westman Henry Schroeder and Abe Schroeder Monty Sanderson Edwin Duncan and Ralph Duncan.
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C. Duncan
Austin
Aldergrove
British Columbia
Duncan
H. Westman
Henry Schroeder
Pete
Miss Yvonne Head and others visit over weekend notes
A Jones county item lists Miss Yvonne Head from Vinden spending the weekend at her home while Hugo McPherson visited Virden with Mr. and Mrs. Norm Curning airs. F Danxestener spent last week in Neepawa curling with MacGregor rink. Mrs. M J Wright visited Winnipeg. Mr and Mrs Wilfred Thorn and Girls of Gregg were guests of Mr and Mrs D Beswitherick. Sxogstad of Winnipeg stayed with Mr and Mrs Phillip Stephenson. Annual boaspiel began with 23 rinks and four events. J Edmondson and Frank Lintott drew. Mr and Mrs F Wright and Mrs Harold Calvert of Winnipeg were guests.
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Yvonne Head
Vinden
Hugo McPherson
Virden
Mrs
Norm. Curning
F. Danxestener
Neepawa
MacGregor
Wilfred Thorn
Gregg
D. Beswitherick
J. Edmondson
Frank Lintott
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