Met store fire devastates Portage la Prairie building
A Sunday blaze levelled the Metropolitan Store in Portage la Prairie, sparked heat driving out windows before firefighters from Portage and Canadian Forces Base contained the flames. The brick one story building collapsed inward, smoke damaged nearby properties, traffic rerouted, and no damage estimate available.
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Portage la Prairie
Portage Fire Department
Portage Department
Canadian Forces Base
J. Arseneault
Daily Graphic
Renr
Saskatchewan Avenue
RCMP
Gaddy
Lorne ‘Avenue
Tupper
Hargreaves Drug Store
Met
Hargreaves
Brown Department
Robb
Metropolitan
Ralph's
Ricki's Ladies Wear
Thresherman's Reunion Opens Wednesday Afternoon
The 2nd annual Thresherman's Reunion runs Wednesday July 28 to Saturday July 31, 1976 at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum near Austin. The event features a grandstand show each afternoon with parades, contests, steam demonstrations, and an operating display of restored equipment in the Dance Pavilion.
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The.omer
Canada
Manitoba Agricultural Museum
Austin
St. Saviour’s
Ayr
Westbourne
Muirhead
Thresherman
Can Wheat Board reports on grain prices and policy
Can. Wheat Board reports on grain prices and policy by Lorne Turned. Grain exports for the first 11 months of the crop year total 648 million bushels, up from 518 million last year. Stocks in country elevators total 152 million bushels. The Board seeks heavy deliveries of wheat, barley and oats before year end.
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Can. Wheat Board
Lorne
SCB League All-star team named for 1978 Provincial
The South Central Basepant League east named its 1978 all-star squad to compete in the Provincial A tournament at Glenboro on August 14 and 15. Starting eight include Don Horton Glenboro Canucks Richard Christie Cypress River Doug Metcalf Cypress River Murray Ennis Holland Athletics Bill Young Cypress River Gilbert Pittet Holland Athletics.
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Santa Clara League
Glenboro
Don Horton
Wreuuvry Canuks
Richard Christie
Glenboro Canucks
Doug Metcalf
Cypress River
Murray Ennis
Holland Athletics
Bill Young
Gilbert Pittet
Scbleague
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Arseneault
G. Man
Macgre
C. J. Clark
Chris Green
C. J. Cok
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