Local High School Bonspiel Aims for Conspiel
The High School plans a local bonspiel this Saturday limited to rinks nearby to give students who did not curl in the previous schedule a chance. Merchants funded prizes, and organizers praised those who assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Critchlow
Ralph
Isabelle Kalberg
Dennis Kitson
Dennis Lamb
Isabelles
Erle Forrest
the High
Erle
Portage Collegiste
Benjamin Richardson Dies in Portage at Age 70
Kind reactions poured in from across the district as Benjamin Richardson, 70, longtime Beaver farm organizer, died Monday at his Portage la Prairie home after a winter illness. Funeral services were held at McKillop's Funeral Chapel at 1 30 p m followed by a 3 p m service at MacGregor United Church with Beaver Creek cemetery burial.
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Benjamin Richardson
Portage la Prairie
Richardson
Ben Richardson
Beaver
McKillop
Portage
MacGregor United Church
Beaver Creek
Red Cross canvass under way in community drive
Britannia sponsorship leads a Canadian Red Cross Society fund drive in this community as volunteers cover territories. Treasurer S. T. McCulloch reports contributions exceed the hundred dollar mark and urges uncontacted residents to give. The society is praised for its wartime and peacetime service to Canada and humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Britannia After
Lode
S. T. McCulloch
McCulloch
Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
MacGregor Votes 40 Mill Municipal Rate Up 5 Mills
Regular sessions of the Village of MacGregor and Rural Municipality of North Norfolk councils met. The 1951 budget includes a mill rate increase from 38 to 40 mills driven mainly by a higher General School Levy, with total expenditures around 141 406.79 and a marked rise in education costs over three years.
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MacGregor
North Norfolk
Rural Board
R. J. Shaw
Rural Council
North Wectol i 5
Wards Public Works
Austin Village
Province of
Manitoba
Village of
Eadie
McEwen
H. R. Eade & Co
Elk
A.C. Smith
Thirteen Rinks Compete In High School Bonspiel
Thirteen rinks contested the 1951 High School Invitation Bonspiel last Saturday with good ice and keen competition. The draw began at 9 am and lunch counter opened around 11 am. prizes were donated by MacGregor merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rmx
Y Bailey
Jim Collet
David K Gary Park
Bill Newman
Lorne Henry
Darren Sprout
Audrey Coltart
Dennis Lamb
Mr. Hardy
Garry Cobbe
Tommy Lowe
Gary Bailey
Mr. Struthers
Derek Bradley
Dennis Kitson
Y L S Meeting Sets Date and Donation Plans
The Y.LS met at Miss Eilene Marsh’s home with 31 members present. Doris Wark and Myrtle Kilfoyle led devotions as Ivy Shaw spoke on I Respect the Wall and urged service to others. The group agreed to donate to the Children’s Aid Society and collect for the Canadian March of Dimes, with plans for the Annex Concert on April 27 at Memorial Hall. The April meeting will be at Winnie Critchlow’s on April 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.ls
Eilene Marsh
Doris Wark
Myrtle Kilfoyle
Ivy Shaw
Shaw
Children's Aid Society
Memorial Hall
Winnie Critchlow
Duchess of Idaho brings Esther Williams to screen in color
Esther Williams and Van Johnson reunite for the Technicolor musical Duchess of Idaho showing March 15 and 17 with John Lund Paula Raymond. Eleanor Powell returns to dance after six years and Lena Horne with Connie Haines makes her screen debut alongside the ensemble. The film features music swimming and skiing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Williams
van Johnson
John Lund
Paula Raymond
Esther
Van
Eleanor Powell
Lena Horne
Connie Haines
Spring Fashion Show Attracts Large Crowd
The Memorial Hall hosted a spring fashion show and tea on Saturday by the Young Ladies Society of the United Church. Hazel's Dress Shop provided outfits ranging from suits and coats to sport looks and bridal gowns. Dorothy Manulak wore a bridal gown with Jackie Lye as flower girl, modeled by local women and girls with Hazel Allan as commentator. The event featured Easter color decorating and a frame-like stage presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Memorial Hall
Young Ladies Society of the United Church
Hazel
Dorothy Manulak
Jackie Lye
Hazel Allan
A. Stevenson
Former Fir Dale Lady Laid to Rest in Carberry
Funeral for Catherine Amelia Alliban officiated by Rev. R. T. Milburn on March 9 in Carberry. She died March 7 at age 77. A former Fir Dale resident, she was buried in Carberry Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firdale
Carberry
R. T. Milburn
Catherine Amelia Alliban
Alliban
Carberry Cemetery
Local Notes and Ramblings From Portage La Prairie
A column of small town recollections and comments covers the water pump mishap, roof repair slip, and chimneys coming down. It notes carnival plans, maple sugaring efforts, fire bell worries, and town projects at Macdonald and Portage training schools. Also ponders Schmeling’s championship history and a quip about the old cuspidor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Turner
Portage la Prairie
Macdonald
Portage
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Pearl Hollington
Ottawa
Society For Crippled Children of
McLachlan—Hotel
Glen Hughson
H.R. Eade & Co
Dr. Patterson
B. Bateman
Sidney
Workmens’ Compensation Board of
Alderson
North
McLachlan
St. Paul's
W.A
R. McKelvys
Joyce Lake
Bill Muir
Lauraine Smith
Cliff Chant
Donna Lye
Marchant
Ray Anderson
Howard Cobbe
Ron Tarr
Louise Brown
Ray Quinn
Diana Lye
Erle Wedel
Heather Fotheringham
Garnet Pennell
Lloyd Street
Pat Clancy
Karpn Critchlow
Gwen Lewin
Gary Lewis
Glen Critchlow
Gary Emerson
Ronald Kirshner
Bernice Cooper
Jack Elliott
Murray Lamb
Hope Olson
Austin
Glenn Thompson
Margaret Makinson
Don Hay
Bill Mckinson
Gary Cronk
Alex Hanson
Diane Hard
Theatre News
Church OF England
Christ Church
Katrime
Bethel Chapel
L. Dickinson
United Church
Curry
P.S
George
Max Schmelling
Mike
Imperial Oil Limited
Spasorea
Imperial Oil
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