Manitoba motorists reserve 1976 licence plate numbers
Highways Minister Peter Burtniak reported 1,186 people reserved their previous 1971 to 1975 numbers or chose from the reserveable series AAA-1 to ADX-909 by June 16. The AGA-101 to ALZ-999 block remains open until October 15 on a first come first served basis, with some exceptions. Many applicants requested plates matching their initials or street addresses.
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Peter Burtniak
Portage Avenue
Winnipeg
Local Visits and Weddings Across High Bluff Area
High Bluff residents welcomed relatives and friends visiting from Rapid City, Thunder Bay, Thompson, Brandon, Souris, and Russell. Notable events include the Larkin-Rudge wedding in Charleswood, surgery recoveries, and weekend gatherings at several homes. A 1976 vehicle registration reservation policy and plate series details are noted for motorists.
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Dim Riege
St. Boniface
Ray Tuckey
Blake Spiller
England
Scotland
Orkney Islands
Kirby Bergen
McCreary
Norman Dube
Thompson
Indaw
Larry Lytle
Cail
Grace Hospital
Winnipeg
Don Fisher
Nampa
Idaho
W. Barron
Colleen Spiller
Bredenbury
Sask
E. Halwas
J. Hourie
Larkin-Rudge
St Mary's Anglican Church
Charleswood
Rudge
M. Turavian
Brandon
Bob Stewart
Souris
8. Stewart
Lions Manor Weekly Activities Groove Through Summer
The Gospel Hall group visited Lions Prairie Manor for a hymn sing on Sunday. A Monday card game concluded with tea and social hour. Richard Stoneman and his horse Joker performed for residents on Tuesday, alongside Portagex performers. Midweek music from Swan River and McKenzie United Church guests complemented church services on Thursday. A long list of out of town visitors from multiple provinces and states attends over the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gospel Hall
Lions Prairie Manor Sun
Richard Stoneman
Joker
Portagex
Mr. Swan
Roberts
Rossendale social notes and school trophy win
Weekend visitors from Winnipeg and Brandon included Mr and Mrs W Ogilvie Mr and Mrs J Ogilvie and Jackie in Rossendale. The Rossendale boys ball team 12 and under earned a league trophy after a win against Portage. Numerous visits to Tomchuk Culbert Tomehuk and Lapinski households were noted along with a church note: no services until August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Nichol
R. Culbert
Rossendale
R. Frizzley
H. Briscoe
MacGregor
David Briscoe
Coal Lake
Alta
Winnipeg
Don Bannerman
Tomchuk
Dave van ‘Achite
Neweexena
J. Tomchuk
J. McCulloch
England
Portage
Roxanne Stoe
D. van Dorpe
St. Anne
Toronto
Frances
Nick Lapinski
C. Halliday
Judy
Arthur
H. Nash
Vista
Portage Council Adopts Parking By Law Change
A by law amending the city parking rules allows parking on the north side of Ith Street S E in front of the Southside community club after third reading. The measure, passed at Monday’s council meeting, adjusts the existing by law prohibiting parking on the opposite side of the street.
Local social notes from Livingstone and area
Eva Gillespie summarizes a week of visits and travel. Winnipeg guests Sadie Cowan and Walter Humes share Monday to Wednesday time with local residents. Several families welcome out of town relatives from Calgary, Brandon, Montreal, and Austin while others attend weddings and fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Gillespie
Sadie Cowan
Winnipeg
Walter Humes
Ronald Fehr
Philip Dilk
Waldersee
Henry Friesen
Jake Krohan
Altona
Trish Barker
Brandon
Harry Reid
Mrs. Puffer
California
W. H. Johnson
Belcourt district anniversary and visits noted
Belcourt district residents marked anniversaries and birthdays including Roy Nott Kay Thiessen and Kay Scaife. Numerous Winnipeg Regina Calgary and local visitors called on families such as the Pritchetts Griffiths Scott and Rempel families with church and funeral attendance and convalescence news included Captain Ralph Morris and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Nott
Kay Thiessen
Kay Scaife
M. Howe
Bill
W. Pritchett
Nott
Len Bend and Vaughn
Winnipeg
John Thiessen
B.C
Gene Lacroix
D. Scott
A. Graham
E. Hunter
Hecla Island
Victor
Lawrence Paton
Frank Philpott
Archie Setter
Clandeboye
Larry Remple
Miss Palson
R. Griffiths
Tully - Simpson
St. Matthews Church
George Scaife
Tom
A. James
Warren
W. Kalberg
Bagot
A. Kelly
Griffiths
A. Fitwell
Regina
Scott Home
Edna Worrall
B.moore
L. Lauderdale
Calgary
H. England
Kew England
St. Paul's Anglican Church
Ralph Morris
Alberta
J. Rempel
Jack Fast
Pigeon Lake Church
Austin News In Brief From Mrs H Johnson Local verbiage and travel mentions
A warm dry spell continues with rain hoped for to ease drought conditions. Citizens travel to Manitoba and BC for holidays while many locals greet visitors from Thompson, Zurich, Wainwright, and North Dakota. Donna Lowe graduates as a Brandon General Hospital nurse in a large 1957 class with several locals attending events and a nurses banquet in Brandon.
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H. Johnson
Beulah Lowe
Barbara
Patricia Judel
Neepawa
Manitoba
Claude Beatty
Thompson
Neil Leckie
Rocky Mountain House
Cliff McGregor
Prince George
B.C
W. Makinson
Richard Robinson
Ethel Emerson
Zurich
Ontario
John Emerson
Jean Wenham
MacGregor
A. Morris
Bill Clarkson
A. E. Barber
Austin
Cyril Randall
Kelowna
Harold Thomson
Marian, Sask
R. Edgar
Walter Frost
Wainwright
Alta
Walter Bodnarchuk
Bruce Hay
W. Bodnarchuk
Robert Edgar
Brandon General Hospital
Donna
Jean Lowe
Karen
Betty
Tom Lowe
Ralph Lowe
Win. Makinson
Jack Leslie
K. Jedel
Vern Taylor
Clarkson
Janice Harder
Dorothy Makinson
Lyla
Woman Identified After Fatal Train Strike Near Dauphin
The woman who died last Friday when struck by a train near the city has been identified as 23 year old Marilyn Mae Josephine Ross of Camperville Manitoba. Camperville lies north of Dauphin on Lake Winnipegosis. She was hoeing sugar beets in the Portage area the week before the fatal accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Mae Josephine Ross
Camperville
Manitoba
Dauphin
Lake
Winnipegosis
Portage
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Brampton
Ont
Herb Ziprick
Russell
Lions Manor News
E. Beddome
Elizabeth Hislop
Fort Saskatchewan
Mary Lamont
Jim Lamont
Burnaby
3.C
Marjorie Millar
Kenora
M. Trimble
Mary Gillis
Grande Prairie
Alto
Kate Oliver
Dorothy Farge
Eugene
Oregon
Norman Francis
Kay Briggs
Cilleen Street
Eileen
Bank of Montreal
Rossendale News
Co. R. Wallace
Bill Burch
Snaith
Livingstone News
David Whyte
Montreal
Homer Fehr
Gwen Reid
Dana Brinley
Portage Fair
Bert Steele
Mission
Roy Felony
Dick Carruthers
Frank Weber
Shawn
Heidi
Belcourt
Austin News
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Hampton St — MacGregor
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