Austin and District News Highlights Snow and Community Events
A Winnipeg area crowd notes light snow after a Sunday storm in Ontario that left fatalities on the Barrie highway. Local clubs express thanks for dessert and pancake supper helpers, collect used children's books, and share social updates. Several residents visit Winnipeg, attend shows, and travel to Brandon and Thunder Bay events, with Brent Tomchuk earning a weight division certificate. The piece also mentions a Masonic Ladies night, Carlton Showband outings, and a varied weekend of visits and concerts.
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Ontario
Barrie
C.g.lt
C.G.L.T
Lloyd Jones
Winnipeg
Dan Rintoul
Ted Collier
M.C
Albert Manns
Garth Manns
Harold Manns
Roy Snaith
Gordon Mundell
Binscarth
Cecel Jones
T. Towle
Carlton
Brandon
Jean Lowe
Dorothy Makinson
Karen Lowe
Bruce Hay
Jack Hill
Austin Ie
Judy Jones
Fred Amann
Thunder Bay
Ed Torchuk
al Cornielle
Alphonse
Brent Tomchuk
Harlem Globe Trotters
Sprucedale Workshop News Tupperware Party and Fun Fair Planned
Sprucedale Workshop announces a Tupperware party Friday March 30 at 8 pm with profits to the Workshop. A youth group plans a Fun Fair in the Junior High Gym in Austin on Tuesday March 27 at 7 30 pm with no admission charge. The Pine Creek Branch of the Association for the Mentally Retarded will start a 200 club Draw selling 200 tickets at 1 per week for 52 weeks with 55 draws including 500 and 1000 dollar prizes. tickets available via Credit Union payment plan and workshop contacts.
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Relpur
Austin
Association For the
Pine Creek Branch
Credit Union
Liberal Leader Proposes MDC Shift to Rural Manitoba
Liberal leader I H Asper urged using the Manitoba Development Corporation mainly to aid rural industries to curb town closures. He warned many small towns face extinction without swift action to create rural jobs. The Carberry nominating meeting also selected Gordon McPhail to run in Gladstone, challenging Conservative James Ferguson.
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I. H. Asper
Manitoba Development Corporation
Winnipeg
Carberry
Manitoba
Gordon McPhail
Gladstone
James Ferguson
Manitoba Emerges as Promising Corn Belt Patient
Manitoba corn grows around Virman, Roland, Morden, Winkler, Portage la Prairie. Seagram Distillery in Gimli aims for 1.0 million bushels annually. Seagram bought 130,000 in 1970 and 235,000 in 1971. 1972 crop expected near 4,000,000. Growers trained at annual school March 1 2 at Carman Arena with 200 expected.
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Souins
Canada
Varman
Roland
Morden
Winkler
Portage la Prairie
Ontario
Manitoba
House of Seagram
Gimli
Seagram Distillery
Ken Ganczar
Seagram
Manitoba Corn, Growers’ Association
University of Manitoba
Ganezar
Carman Arena
Manitoba Corn Research
Co op Implements reports 40.5% sales gain in 1972
Co operative Implements Limited announces a 40.5 percent rise in gross sales for 1972. Total sales reached 22.1 million for year ending October 31, up from 15.7 million. Unit production rose 35 percent, staff grew to 789, and a record parts department sold 4.3 million. The report credits stronger sales, new products, better livestock prices, larger grain sales, member participation, MACOP discounts, expanded depots, improved service, and advertising as drivers of the surge.
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Canadian
Cooperative Implements Limited
Co-operative
Three
Prairie Provinces
Peace River
British Columbia
Saskatoon
Coop Implements
Winnipeg
Co-op Implements
Housing Deadline March 15 for PEP repair grants
March 15 is the closing date for applications for home repairs and renovations under Manitoba’s winter works Provincial Employment Program for old age pensioners. A high volume of applications after a direct mailing to 94 000 seniors prompted the extension from February to March 15. Contact the Provincial Job Office at 208 Portage Avenue Winnipeg 947 6601 for more information.
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Namtooa
Manitoba
Portage Avenue
Winnipeg
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MacGregor
Pine Creek
W. Nylin
MacGregor, Ifanitoba
MacGregor Women’s Institute
MacGregor Memorial Hall
MacGregor and
Katrinne
Legion Room
Bank OF Montreal Macgregor
Dave and
Sharon Stewart
Sprucedale Workshop News
MDC
Volvo
Cap Implements
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Kindersley
Anada
House of Commons
Toronto
Canada Packers, Ltd
Mike
Wareass
Chuck
Vonk
Portage and District Liberal Association
Social & Dance
Knights of Columbus Hall
CFRY
MacGregor Lions Club
North Norfolk - MacGregor Wildlife Association
Spm
Thomas
Ruby Wiebe
Darlene Hall
USA
Sidney Calvary Tabernacle
Bethel Church
Maccregor
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