Rainy Portage Trap Club shoot yields multiple trophies
Jim Russell of Swan River dominated Portage la Prairie’s second registered trap shoot of the year in steady rain on June 22. He won the High Gun with 285 of 300, plus four other trophies. Ike Ginter scored 284 for runner-up. Other winners included Jake Boran, Jack Darling, Joy Warren, Bob Samson, and Joe Warren in various classes and events. Regular shoots are held Wednesdays at 7 and Sundays at 1.
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Orisons
Portage
Jim Russell
Swan River
Jake Boran
Portage la Prairie
Jack Darling
Joy Warren
Bob Samson
Rock Lake
Russell
Generam
Brandon
Traill
Joe Warren
Ginter
Joe
Tke
Ike
Stan Orr
Winnipeg
Ike Ginter
Polyester Gabardines Ease Care Resist Stretching
New polyester gabardines boost fashion appeal for sports and children's wear. Fabric gains from diagonal weave and fiber choice. matte finish noted after sheen era. Guidance covers laundering steps, stain removal, and care labels. Barbara Pepper jailed in Albuquerque after sweeping bottles from sidewalk. charged with disorderly conduct, bond set at $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N.M
Barbara Pepper
Federated to Build Edmonton Feed Mill
Federated Co-operatives Limited approved a modern feed manufacturing mill near Edmonton. Construction starts this summer with completion expected in early 1976. The plant will produce about 25 000 tons annually and serve feeders across northern Alberta and British Columbia from a 10 acre Clover Bar site with 7 000 square feet of warehouse space, replacing the older facility built over 35 years ago.
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Mepparant Airectors
Federated Co-operatives Limited
Edmonton
A E. Delabey
Agro
Federated
FCL
Alberta
British Columbia
Clover Bar
Avestocranu
Delahey
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Delabey
CVS
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Regina
Vancouver
Canada
Used Car Buying Guide From Manitoba Consumer Bureau
The Manitoba consumer affairs department releases a Wheels and Deals guide to help buyers assess used cars. It offers on lot checks, highway tests, independent inspections, and tips on budgeting for financing insurance and licenses. The pamphlet stresses determining needs and costs before signing an offer to purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Consumers’ Bureau
Consumer Affairs Department
Veterans of the Canadian Light Horse Hold Reunion
Twenty nine veterans from across Canada and the United States attended the first reunion in seven years at the Blue Boy Hotel in Vancouver on June 14. Rev George H Hambley of Winnipeg and George Scobie Smith of Brandon were among the notable attendees, with ties to Portage la Prairie. The C L H saw action in Vimy Ridge Somme and Cambrai and was first to cross the Rhine Bridge at Cologne at the armistice.
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Blue Boy
Vancouver
George H. Hambley
Winnipeg
George
Scobie) Smith
Brandon
Cross Canada
United States
Portage la Prairie
C.lh
Vimy Ridge
Somme
Cambrai
City and Provincial Highway Officials Discuss Portage Traffic Issues
Portage la Prairie leaders including Mayor Karen Devine and Aldermen Shindleman Wagner met Manitoba highways engineers Ross Serase Adamson and Boychuk to review local traffic problems. They examined junctions at Broadway South Crescent, Theil Park, Tupper Lorne and Saskatchewan, discussed paving and grants, future route plans from the northeast industrial park, and timing for potential traffic lights and a 50 per cent grant for Island Park bridge adjustments.
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Elmer Moffat
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba Highways Department
Karen Devine
City Transportation Committee
Ald
Jack Shindleman
Orville Wagner
Ross Serase
Ross Adamson
al’ Boychuk
Provincial Highways Department
Koko Platz
Devine
Theil Park
Hamilton Ave
Adamson
Broadway South
Crescent Road
Boychuk
Council
Saskatchewan Ave
Scrase
Tupper St
Tupper and
Lorne
Government Services
Tupper
Main St
Tupper St. N
Dickens Ave
Serase
Eighth St. W
Island Park
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Leo Chevalier
Fbre
Shelly
the PO
Eileen
Creative
Amaranth
Veterans
The
Canadian Light Horse
Highways Department
Stacey and the
Hot Box
Virginia
Hugh
DELTA
Wane — Versaille
Gerard G. Murray
Optometrist
Tupper Street
Telephone
Ninaisie
Fandon
RTA
Jim Webb
Plains City
Gloria Aileen Owens
University of Manitoba
Gloria
Wesley K. Owens
High Bluff
Portage Collegiate Institute
Hay
Stuart Hooey
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