Free Press carrier boys join trip to Chicago and mines visit
Austin and district reports note 30 Free Press carrier boys and girls will travel with Free Press representatives to Chicago Illinois visiting a mine and other points of interest on Thursday. Also featured are local social notes including Mr and Mrs Chas Wallace celebrating their 46th wedding anniversary at Portage la Prairie with family and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Wicklutd
USA
Chicago
Ilinois
Chas. Wallace
C. A. Gair
Calgary
Portage Hotel
Portage la’ Prairie
Austin
Charlie
B. Christensen
Donna
Sharon
Winnipeg
Pine Creek News Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Thursday afternoon visitors included Mrs Grenville Smith and Carol from Helston with Mrs McLean, Mrs Grant McRae, Heather from Gladstone and Mrs Weldon Fehr of Palestine. Nearby guests H O Hughson hosted Jack Jameson of Toronto and Boyd Craig of Waphin. Dennis Hanna and Jim Hanna accompanied Brandon Fair visitors Tuesday. S E Knox attended Grenfell camp meetings midweek. Bob Beattie family and John Beattie visited Livingstone. Ernie Livingstone and Marilyn Brandon weekend guests. Walter listed as Sunday visitor. Mary McMillan and Jean Hughson won second in 4H handicraft at MacGregor fair. Bob Thomson and Bill visited with Wendell Mustard family of Golden Stream. Bill Thomson visited Winnipeg Thursday. Harold and Donna Mae of Gladstone visited Hanna home Sunday. Jim Hanna attended Dunsmore Bohr wedding in Neepawa Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenville ‘Smith
McLean
Carol
Helston
Grant ‘McRae
Heather
Gladstone
Weldon Fehr
Palestine
H. O. Hughson
Jack Jameson
Toronto
Boyd Craig
Waphin
Dennis Hanna
Jim Hanna
Brandon Fair
S. E. Knox
Grenfell, Sask
Bob Beattie
John Beattie
A. Livingstone
Mary McMillan
Jean Hughson
MacGregor Fair
Bob Thomson
Bill
Wendell Mustard
Golden Stream
Bill Thomson
Winnipeg
Harold
Donna Mae
Hanna
Dunsmore - Bohr
Neepawa
Parliament Passes Bank Act Revisions
The Bank Act revision passed 86 to 59 in the Commons with Liberal MPs and Social Credit backing the bill amid warnings from Conservatives and NDP that higher interest rates could follow. NDP's Saltsman urged safeguards and a regulatory body to curb rates, cautioning about housing costs and small business impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Credit
New Democratic Party
Saltsman
Sharp
Canada
Birthday greetings and community notices from Southend-Macaulay
Southend-Macaulay sends birthday wishes to Jo as Lorna and Radford share dates July 22 and July 26. Jr. and Mrs. Ernie Buecker visited Mr. and Mrs. Abe Froese of Muir for Sunday dinner. J Scoras and Art traveled to Winnipeg with 48 students. Art and Gay Scora steers won top placings at MacGregor Beef Club with Gay earning best stall card. Gay and Art honored, UN tour planned for Canadian Centennial program aiding 11th graders. Isaac Boechlig family hosts wedding guests in Pilot Mound. Winnipeg visitors Jake Klassen stay overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art
Gay Scora
Gay
Canada offers loans to West Indians for immigration
The Canadian government proposed to lend passage money to qualified West Indians immigrating to Canada. Announced by Immigration Minister Marchand at the Commonwealth Caribbean Canada conference, the program mirrors the European immigration loan system with repayment after settlement and no interest. Delegates pressed for eased entry rules to address Caribbean unemployment and surplus labor, favoring a short term stay to train and return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Marchand
Nesting Ducks See Population Rise Across Regions
An aerial survey by the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife shows nesting ducks up about 37 percent from 1965 across the prairie provinces and northern areas. The study covers the Dakotas, eastern Montana, western Minnesota, Canada and Alaska, with a second survey pending to confirm young production and guide hunting limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie
Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife
Quentin Burdick
North Dakota
Department of the Interior
Dakotas
Montana
Minnesota
Canada
Alaska
Burdick
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Edrans News Highlights Family News and Reunion
Mrs Norman McCullough and baby Collette Main return from Neepawa hospital on July 5. Edrans Reunion Dance set for July 16 at Edrans Hall. Annie Main returns from Brandon after two weeks with daughter Edna Warburton. Annie Parkman of Fairview Home visits old friends in Ken Smith home. Ron Fitzsimmons and family relocate from Brandon to Mike Kakowchyk home. Don Pedersen family moves to Ernie Sealy farm near Arden. Edith Smith Caubill of B C vacationing with Lucy Smith and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman McCullough
Collette Main
Neepawa Hospital
Annie Main
Brandon
Edna Warburton
Annie Parkman
Fairview
Ken Smith
Ron Fitzsimmons
Mike Kakowchyk
Don Pedersen
Ernie Sealy
Arden
B. Caubill
Edith Smith
B.C
Lucy Smith
Pension Statement Delayed By Health Minister In Commons
Health Minister MacEachen plans an old age pension payment rates statement in the Commons after completing work on the Canada Assistance Plan. Opposition MPs pressed for an earlier answer before the summer adjournment. Michael Starr criticized the delay while MacEachen denied tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacEachen
Commons
Michael Starr
Progressive
Oshawa
Mac Bachen
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Austin and District
Herb Nori
David Gair
Portage
George
Roblin
Frank
Bindle
Thompson
C. Beatty
Percy Pearson
Salmon
Phelps
Don Craig
John Gilmour
Thos
Light Hill
Killarney
Kevin Beresford
Keith Lamb
Delta
Roy Snaith
Jack Douglas
Kimberly
Jimmie
J. R. Stephenson
Helen Stephenson
P. Peters
Linda Pennel
Tony Darling
Esso
MacGregor
R. B. Beatson
Cottonwood Crescent
OUR
Snaith’s Store
Moffat
North Norfolk
Reg McFarlane
Pine Creek
Portage Consumers Co-op Ltd
Pine Creek News
Tors
Ernie Livingstone
Marilyn of
Walter
J. A. Mongrain
Trois - Rivieres
Robert ‘Thompson
H. A. Olson
Medicine Hat
Howard Johnston
Okanagan-Revelstoke
Max Saltsman
NDP
Waterlop South
Southend - Macaulay
Poaraea
Isaac Boechlig
Isaac Bueckert
Betty
Mary
Pilot Mound
Jake Klassen
Edrans News
Hades
J. S. Thomson
Royal Road North
Portage LA Prairie
Harry
Hla, Lye, QC
MacGregin
P.O. Box
Mary Maxim Woot
Ralph's Fabric Centre
Sask. Ave. E
Ralph Lye
North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society
Toba
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