Austin and District News Highlights Local Events
Community notices cover Chamber of Commerce film night schedule. Reports of last week’s cancellation, upcoming big day for sports and visitors, and forecasts for sunshine. Student desert trip details, local funerals, hospital updates, and family visits noted. July fair dates and weather hopes pepper the week’s wrap.
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Chamber of Commerce
Austin
E. Moore
Harry Moore
Esterhazy
Sask
Robert ' Moore
Shannon
Pat
Regina
Reg Brown
Lowe
Brandon
J. Robinson
Winnipeg
Harvey Robinson
Ina
Kilfoyle
Hippie street scene sparks reader letter in Austin
Susan Fehr defends the “square fellow man” ethic praising young workers who pay their own way. She criticizes hippies seen on Austin streets and in shops, noting welfare use and litter cleanup, calling for traditional values.
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Austin
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MacGregor badminton club opens July 13 at 8 pm
Recreation notes invite all to a free badminton lessons and casual play session at MacGregor high school gym on July 13 at 8 pm. Seniors may join a drop-in centre for activities like card games singing and bingo plus planned clinics in tennis lacrosse archery and wrestling.
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MacGregor Badminton Club
Mac.Gregor High School
the Herald
Sidney 4 H Beef Club Meeting Notes and Fair Prep
The Sidney 4 H Beef Club met at the Arizona school on Saturday June 19 with eleven members three leaders and several visitors present. A trim day for calves is set for June 26 at 1 p m at Bert Lintotts followed by judging and marching practice in the evening. Stall cards for the fair are to be prepared at Carberry and a wind up was proposed though the car event was called off.
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Sert
Snue
Spruce Woods
Strammet
Desert Guides
Wieler
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Louella
Sam Williams
E. Seally
Neepawa
Seally
Sidney Beef Club
Arizona School
Bert Lintotts
Carberry
Unemployment Insurance Totals Fall in April
Unemployment insurance payments totalled 100 million in April, down from 114 million in March and up from 81 million a year earlier. Average weekly benefits were 36.14 dollars. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics noted 209,000 new and renewal claims in April, down six percent from March. On the rolls, 819,000 claimants existed at April end, down four percent from March but up 19 percent from a year earlier.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
CBS
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Village Council Meeting Addresses Grants and Rules
Village council continued discussion on youth programs funded by federal grants and a provincial recreation grant of 4000 for recreation property. It approved 530 per unit water rates and warned strict action over air rifle use and dogs running at large.
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Ford
Miss Benko
MacGregor
North Norfolk
Minister of Highways
Minister of Municipal Affairs
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Pawley
Jim MacDonald
MacDonald
Public Utilities Board
Public Utility Board
Speed-up Motion Introduced to Extend Manitoba Legislature
Government House leader Sidney Green introduced a speed-up motion requiring MLAs to work longer hours. The proposal would suspend standard adjournment times and allow sittings mornings and late evenings. It would take effect after departments estimates debate, with about 70 of the two hours allotted already used.
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Manitoba
Government House
Sidney Green
Green
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