Austin News Roundup Shows Local Visits and Royal Visit Dust
Austin residents share weekend trips with Winnipeg relatives and Portage la Prairie guests while royal progress draws crowds. Veterans guard and dignitaries accompany the royal party, and local school triumphs earn praise. Mrs Bryce returns from Portage hospital treatment, and a funeral for Josephine Pierce notes local ties.
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Austin School
Portage la Prairie
Austin
Josephine Caroline Pierce
Nice
Brandon Exhi Prize Lists Show Ambitious Fair Plans
Prize lists for the 1939 Pre cial Exhibition of Manitoba in Brandon July 3 to 7 are ready. Augmented prize money and extended classifications promise one of the largest shows in years as Western Canada crop prospects brighten. The Manitoba Department of Agriculture will again assist shipping of livestock to the fair from within the province and beyond a fifty mile radius of Brandon. Applications to the Extension Service Director must be made at least thirty days before opening.
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Brandon
Canada
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Fair Board
Department of Agriculture
Beaver folk greet visiting MacGregor choir and Royal Welcome guests
Beaver residents hosted visitors from Swan River and Flin Flon during Royal Welcome week. The MacGregor choir was thanked for its two week ago program. A lawn social by the Ladies Aid at St. McLachlan's farm on June 13 will feature sports, sewing and an ice cream sale. Admission 25 cents, free for children under 14.
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Ladies Aid
St. McLachlan’s Farm
Squirrel Creek School Diamond Jubilee and Sports Day
Local notice: Squirrel Creek School marks its Diamond Jubilee and annual Sports Day on Wednesday June 21. Families from MacGregor and Gladstore, including the Cooper, Booth, Fleming, Lake, and McBride communities, plan visits and watch posters for details.
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S. Booth
G. S. Booth
Miss Southworth
MacGregor
I. Fleming
Squirrel Creek
In Memoriam Taylorson Fred Taylorson and Al Porter
A memorial notice from family remembers Fred Taylorson and Al Porter who died in Austin on June 4 1938. It expresses deep grief, enduring memories, and the wish that their loved ones be remembered by keepsakes and reflection as years pass.
In loving memory of David Artis June 2 1937
In loving memory of David Artis who passed away June 2 1937 you are not forgotten as long as life and memory last we will remember thee Ever remembered by his wife and family Ernie Edna and Bessie He never failed to do his best his heart was true and tender He toiled hard for those he loved then left us to remember So sadly missed by Ernest and family
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Ariss
David 11
Artis
Arriss
David In Arris
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C. Randall's
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Sighthill
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W. J. Hodge
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Imperial Oil
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J. Percival MacKinnon
Malcolm E. MacKinnon
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Bea
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Ors
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Cecil
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Willis
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Mr. Annison
A Braser
B. Richardson
John Green
and Mea
John Dankesreiter
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Ee Donalda L Amont
O. H Lamont
Flin Flon
H.R. Lynds
4. Lamont
Katrime
Mr. Geo. Cooper
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Glenell
Mrs. Reshaur
Mr. J. McBride
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Donald McIntosh
Laughter
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