Anglican Church Women St Patrick Tea Date and Concert Plans
The Anglican Church Women announce a St Patrick tea on March 16 in the United Church hall. Look for a March end concert sponsored by Anglican Church Women with a whist drive and dance sponsored by Austin 4-H Sharpshooters at Austin Community Hall on Friday March 1.
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St. Patrick
United
iChurch Hall
Anglican Church
Austin Community Hall
Buchanan
Austin 4-H Sharpshooters
Meditation Officer Appointed To Avert Miner Strike
A federal mediation officer was appointed Thursday to avert a strike by about 600 tradesmen at Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co Ltd in Flin Flon Manitoba. Stan Carter of Winnipeg said Labor Minister Nicholson appointed a mediator, Stuart Gunn of Ottawa, as chief conciliation officer to arrive in the town within a day or two. The move followed notice of a March 1 strike date given by eight craft unions involved.
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Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd
Flin Flon
Man
Stan Carter
Winnipeg
International Union of Machinists
Nicholson
Stuart Gunn
Ottawa
Manitoba
BRITISH CONSULS CURLING REPORTS AND LOCAL NOTES
Miss M Robinson and Harvey Robinson attended British Consuls curling in Brandon recently. Rev D Rupp conducted services at St Stephen United church on Feb 11 due to Rev Armi stead's illness. Birthday wishes listed for several locals with February dates. Editorial reflections urge faith and resilience amid distress and note local social visits, travel to Winnipeg, and Portage Council tax concerns slated for 1968.
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M. Robinson
Harvey Robinson
Brandon
D. Rupp
Portage
St. Stephen United Church
Armistead
J. Wedel
H. Wright
Miss M. Robinson
Laurie Matthews
Erin Crealock
Bonnie Butterfield
G. Kelly
L. Wright
Owallee Kelly
E. Kelly
MacGregor
Owallee Mesdames
J. L. Pogue
W. Bodie
Winnipeg
Memorial to Honor Stefansson Erected in Ames Manitoba
The federal and Manitoba governments sign an agreement to erect a memorial in Stefansson's birthplace Ames Manitoba. Plaques will mark the site honoring the Canadian explorer writer and polar region consultant born 1879.
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Manitoba
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Arthur, Laing
Indian Affairs
Northern Development
Stefansson
Ames
Polar
Harvard
Iceland
Alta Liquor Profits Rise Four Million
The Alberta Liquor Control Board reported to the Legislature that last year’s profits reached 33,283,000 dollars, four million higher than the prior year, driven by increased sales. Beer volume exceeded 20 million gallons through March 31, with 1,572,000 gallons of liquor and 1,000,000 gallons of wine sold. Edmontonians outdrank Calgarians by 11,651,000 to 6,736,00.
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Liquor Control Board
Hatch
Computers to Combat Rustling at Alberta Convention
The Western Stock Growers Association heard that computers could record registered brands and confirm ownership to deter cattle rustling. A provincial official estimated a possible Alberta system could cost about $40,000 to set up in the near future. In 1967 Alberta reported 1,263 head of cattle missing.
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Western Stock Growers Association
Provincial Agriculture Department
Alberta
Wishart's Service Radiator Repair Ad
Wishart service advertises radiator repair and auto service at Eighth Street and Saskatoon Avenue in West, phone 851 5468, formerly Wilman Motors.
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Wishart
Wilman Motors
Eighth St
Sask. Ave
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Jean Craig
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Ken
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Canada
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