Central Plains personality Mrs. Tressa Cook featured
Mrs. Tressa Cook, born in the Elm River district near Oakville, is highlighted for enduring hardships with grace. The eldest of eight, she grew up with W. Sherritt's family, attended Salem and Sim River schools, and later moved to Portage for continued schooling and a business education.
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Tressa Cook
Central Plains
Cook
The
Elm River District
Oakville
W. Sherritt
Salem
Sim River
Portage
Local social notes honor Reg Burch and Marion Benoit in Portage
Local friends gathered Feb 19 in Portage to honor Reg Burch and bride to be Marion Benoit ahead of their March 26 wedding in Saskatoon. Family dinners in Portage included Mr. and Mrs. Alex McKay and other relatives. Winnipeg visitors Ted Radcliffe attended. Bagot U C W met Feb 16 with devotional on love from The Book of Faith, nine members present, $20 donated to P C T C, plans for spring sale and tea discussed, Mizpah benediction, lunch, social hour. News items request continued coverage.
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J. M. Baskier
Portage
Reg Burch
Marion Benoit
Saskatoon
Alex McKay
Marian Benoit
M. W. Burch
Vaughn
W. G. Burch
Ted Radcliffe
Winnipeg
C. Brooks
Brent
Gail Olson
Gladstone
Bagot U.C.W
Don Wright
Clarence Pogue
Helen Kellar
Mrs. Pogue
P.C.T.C
Austin
Wright
Pogue
Widow may claim Lump Sum Death Benefit and widow's pension
A widow may apply for both the Lump Sum Death Benefit and the monthly widow's benefit. Benefits depend on the late husband's earnings and CPP contributions. The widow's pension could start the month after death and continue for life unless she remarries.
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Canada Pension Plan
Central Plains profiles devoted community matriarch
Mrs. Cook, a longtime Portage resident, recalls early district life in Kelwood and Portage, top memories of threshing days, social dances, and church gatherings. She raised her children alone after her husband’s illness, worked at Southport and the Women’s Correctional Institute, and pursued music, knitting, and gardening. She has traveled widely, is active in Trinity United Church and Ruth Rebekah Lodge, and is celebrated as this week’s Central Plains personality.
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Waterloo Company
N. K. Weber
Mrs. Cook
Women’s Correctional Institute
Jessie Macpherson
Central Plains
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Bagot News
Osberry
Roger
Geo. Streick
Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre
George Currie
William Neal Chaplain
William James Currie
Heather
Wenewers Herald
Elm River
Sherritt
Delta
Beaver
Beaver Rec
3Rd St. N.E
Portage la Prairie
Carton
Spruce
Constr
Iton
Dra
Sing Xtra
Norwood
Weiser
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