Community notes and visits across Austin and district
Mr HL Atkins is home with a foot injury. Winnipeg visitors include Mrs Fraser Lunn and daughter with Mr Chas Lambert, Miss J Gorai from Portage la Prairie, and Miss Nora Smith en route to Vermont. Local guests feature Pegey Gilmour, Connie Templeton, and others for weekend. Mothers March on Polio raises 71 dollars. Church groups plan plays and meetings, 4H Curling wins at Bagot, Lorraine Fox returns home to join Banff work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL Atkins
Jack Mitchell
Winnipeg
Geo. Graham
J. Gorai
Portage la Prair Ne
H. Atkins
Fraser Lunn
Winnipe
Chas. Lambert
Percy Ewen
Consumers’ Coop
Chas. Ritchie
Nora Smith
Courtenay
B.C
K. Wallace
W. Jones
Vermont
Us.a
Pegey Gilmour
Connie Templeton
David Duncan
Gerald Atkins
C. Cronk
Les Towle
Glenn Morris
Hazel Bickford
Margaret Makinson
Earle Pearson
Graduation Planned at Austin High School
Plans are underway for the graduation event to be held on Friday, June 3. Loretta McGillvray returns to school after a two week absence due to tonsillitis and trench mouth. Three five year olds visiting Room I were Shirley Rand Marion Heselwood and Eric Chambers. Room I features St. Patrick Day decorations as the area remains quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta McGillvray
Loretta
Shirley Rand
Marion Heselwood
Eric Chambers
Former Austin Bay Accident Victim In B C
Funeral service for Abram Abe Loeppky aged 24 was held at Bergthaler Church Lowe Farm on Tuesday March 8 Rev J Friesen conducted the service burial in Lowe Farm Cemetery He was accidentally killed in Britannia Mine BC March 1 1955 He came to Austin with parents in 1944 and spent last three years in BC He was a member of the Canadian Legion at Mount Shear BC His father predeceased him in 1953 at Lowe Farm left to mourn are his mother Mrs K Loeppky seven brothers Peter Henry John Jake Philip Ed and David and two sisters Mrs Kate Krauss Mrs Annie Hudson Funeral arrangements were Mordue Bros Winnipeg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram (Abe) Loeppky
Bergthaler
Lowe Farm
J. Friensen
Abe
Britannia
B.C
Austin
Canadian Legion
Mount Shear
K. Loeppky
Peter
Henry
John
Winnipeg
Jake
Cardinal
Philip
Sanford
Rivers
David
Vancouver
Kate Krauss
Annie Hudson
Mordue Bros
Pine Creek News District Visits and Weekend Travels
The Pine Creek News item details multiple visits and travels around the district. Jim Lunn and family visited Belley Alberta and MacGregor with friends. Miss June Anderson and Debbie from Austin visited Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Chambers. Several residents attended a MacGregor Pilot Mound hockey game. Mrs. Wm Lamb returned from Newton after two weeks with her parents. Paul Abrin returned from a west coast holiday and met old neighbors in Austin and Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Anderson
Debbie
Austin
Cliff
Chambers
MacGregor
Jim Lunn
Belley
Alta
Mac Martin
Wm. Lamb
J. Fach
Newton
Sat
Ares
Vic Futros
Dianne
Paul
John
Headingly
Gordon Corigal
Loney Farm
Macdonald Airport
Herb Hughson
A Duncan
Charles Anderson
Gordon Stewart
Abrin
Winnipeg
Norfolk Firdale Girls Club Dance and Fundraiser
The Norfolk Firdale H Clothing Guud hosted a dance and sale at Firdale School on March 11 raising 46 dollars. They also served lunch as the Firdale Bonspiel on March 1 collecting 3150 dollars for the March of Dimes Fund. The leader and girls thank those who supported the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Norfolk Firdale +H Clothing Guud
Firdale School
Firdale
March of Dimes Fund
Sidney News roundup reports social visits and sports
Miss Carrie Hall spent Friday in Sidney. Miss Yvonne Head of the M.T.S. Vidren visits her parents for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. C. Wright visited Virden. Mrs. Reg Calvert and Ronald visited Brandon. Mrs. Goudy of Edrans spent the weekend with the Maben family. The Wianton family drove to Winnipeg for the weekend with the Moffatts. Donna Jean and Douglas De Pape of Winnipeg holiday with their uncle and aunt C Williams. Eddie OBrien and Monty visited Winnipeg to see Miss D. Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. A. Knight. Oscar Dunton is a patient at Fox Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. H. Brown of Fir Dale and Mr. and Mrs. C. Rogers were guests of Joe Rogers in Carberry. Two curling games Friday night between Portage and Sidney rinks. visitors won both. W. Thorn and family of Grogs attended the carnival. Myrna and Marguerite Beschtheick stayed with D. Beschtheicks. 4H Spiel winners Terry Williams Barry Calvert Eddie Dueck Garry Peck led their team to victory in Bagot. Mrs. C. Hunter visited Winnipeg and Sperling relatives. The Waddells welcomed Bruce Allan as their new son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Lionel Wright
Yvonne Head
M.ts
Winnipeg
Moffatt
Donna Jean
Douglas de Pape
C. Williams
Eddie O'Brien
Monty
D. Stewart
A. Knight
Oscar ‘Dunton
Fox Memorial Hospital
D. Beschtheick
Terry Williams
Barry Calvert
Eddie Dueck
Garry Peck
Bagot
C. Hunter
H. Hunter
Waddell
Muriel Hunter
Sperling
Waddells
Bruce Allan
For Sale Classified Ads Compiled From Local Listings
Multiple items offered including solid black walnut dining room suite, a 1HP GE motor, York sows and weanling pigs, Selkirk wheat, Acme soybeans, Redman wheat, Montcalm barley, and farm animals. Listings show contact names, locations such as MacGregor Katrimne Muir Gladstone Bagot and Portage Ex, plus phone numbers and price notes within 1950s rural commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
J. McDonald
Bagot
Portage
Wilf Peck
Sidney
Jack Clarke
H. J. Shaw
York
Farrow
C. Moore
Muir
Gladstone
Selkirk Wheat Com
Redman
Montcalm
M. W. Burch
Thirty Rinks Compete In Firdale Bonspiel
Thirty rinks vied in the Mrave annual bonspiel held Saturday March 2 with use of Edrans ice all week and Sidney for several games. Local and visiting rinks from Austin Carberry Edrans Pine Creek and Sidney competed. Prizes listed include Grand Challenge ranks led by Bob Manns Sidney and Lionel Wright Sidney, with other names such as Roy Snaith Sidney Murray Ham Sidney Tom Lowe Austin Ernest Calvert Firdale Harold Manns Firdale Percy Ewen Carberry Phil Stephenson Sidney Harold Brown Firdale Reg McFarlane Firdale H Nelsor Edrans Clayton Stewart Pine Creek Hamilton Guilmour Austin Glen Hughson Firdale John Schneider Firdale. Largest End credited to C Stewart. Hard Luck to Harvey Schneider Bevans. Ladies Curling Club contributed throughout the week. John McLachlan visited Carberry and Sidney friends. Beth Miller spent the weekend with her family. Fred Smith of abroad tour left Saturday after visiting G Moffatt family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Austin
Carberry
Edrans
Pine Creek
Bob Manns
Lionel Wright
Roy Snaith
Murray Ham
Sidney Merchants
Tom Lowe
Ernest Calvert
Firdale
Harold Manns
Percy Ewen
Carberry Farmers
Phil. Stephenson
Harold Brown
Reg. McFarlane
H. Nelsor
Edrans Curling Club
Clayton Stewart
Hamilton Gilmour
Glen Hughson
John McLachlan
Beth Miller
Fred Smith
Mrs. G. Moffatt
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Patriotic Club
Austin Theatre
Kartoon
evicKi
Oanne Crain
Jean Peters
Richard Boone
Gregory Peck
Jane Griffiths
Austin and District News
M Lamb
Harold Boughton
Tommy Lowes
Toni Cronk
Grace Russell
Raymond Lowe
Lorraine Fox
Lamb
Banff
Ro McMillan
Austin High
RED River Grain CO. Ltd
Rabel Lines
M._G. THOMSON
Manitoba
Robert Stratton
J. Rands
Mercury
Plymouth
Dodge
Austin Motors
Austin, Manitoba
McKillop
Portage LA Prairie
MAN
Austin Bay
Pine Creek News
W. J. Loney
J. C. Hanna
J. Knox Jr
Sidney News
M. Ham
Carrie Hall
Dave Pearson
Cyril Randall
Merlin Lamb
Carberry Egg & Poultry
Pune
Owr
LYE Motors
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