Easter Seals Appeal Seeks Manitoba Help
A 1956 Easter Seals appeal from the Manitoba Crippled Children's Treatment Centre in Winnipeg thanks donors for past support and asks for continued gifts. The letter from a Seals child emphasizes how crutches and care improve mobility and independence and urges generous contributions to aid all who need the program. It notes many humanitarian requests but stresses every small donation helps in growing self sufficiency.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Katrine and District Hears Birthday Greetings and Local Happenings
Community notes from Katrine and district highlight birthday greetings for Mrs H Taylor Mrs Dick Birkett and Grant McRae and visits among Orangeville Winnipeg and Baldur residents. The piece covers travel to Winnipeg for weddings curling results a Patrick s Day bonspiel and hockey game attendance plus plane sighting over Katrine including Joyce Lake wave to her father.
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H. Taylor
Dick Birkett
Grant McRae
Katrinne
Mel Watson
Joe Riley
Norma McLachlan
Marie McLennan
Harvey Gilbert
Belle O'Brien
Muriel Duncan
Garry Grove
Fennell Poole
Wilf Alton
Ray Birkett
Glenda Cooper
Norman McLachlan
John Heselwood
Mary Gilbert
Ida Taylor
Livestock Owners Offered Government Assistance To Improve Herds
Government Livestock Branch policies assist producers to cut costs and raise quality. Grants cover 20 percent of pure bred bull purchase up to $80, vaccination grants of $1 per head for calves four to eight months vaccinated by vets, dehorning penalties on horns over 400 pounds, available free pastes and loaned dehorners. Warble Fly Powder sold to municipalities and clubs at low cost. Sale dates in Winter Fair Building Brandon offer breeding stock from top breeders. For details contact Agricultural Representative or Livestock Branch, 141 Legislative Buildings, Winnipes.
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Livestock Branch
Man. Dept. of Agriculture
Agri
Wastie
Brandon
Legislative Buildings
Winnipes
Beaver Community Notices and Personal Updates
Edith Taylor is home from school with chicken pox. Ronald Stone visited over the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Roy Stone. Hospital Aid meeting planned in Beaver on Monday March 26 if roads permit. Lyle Stone of Carnduff Sask spent a week with his Beaver-area parents. Beaver WMS will meet at Mrs C Rodgers home on Wednesday March 28. Farmers from Beaver district attended the Forage Crop and Weed Control meeting in Portage la Prairie last Thursday and Friday. Congratulations to Mr G Thomasson on his 92nd birthday today March 22. Thanks conveyed to doctors nurses and staff of MacGregor Hospital and to Revs Fargey and Harland for visits cards and gifts from MacGregor WMS and YLS Beaver WMS and Bagot WMS & WA. Mrs Isabel Dankesreite.
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Edith Taylor
Ronald Stone
Roy Stone
Beaver
Lyle Stone
Andy Stone
Portage la Prairie
G. Thomasson
Thomasson
Camy
Shanks
MacGregor Hospital
Fargey
Harland
MacGregor
YLS
Beaver Wms
Bagot
Isabel Dankesreite
Canadian Pacific Wins Federation PR Award 1956
The Federation for Railway Progress named Canadian Pacific Railroad the Public Relations Award winner for 1956. The honor will be presented March 22 at the Ninth Annual Dinner in Washington. The campaign celebrated the transcontinental streamliner The Canadian with widespread articles and pictures in thousands of publications worldwide. The Empress of Britain will feature cottons from Lancashire and Scotland and wool from Yorkshire aboard.
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Washington, D. C
Federation For Railway Progress
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Federation
Sheraton Park Hotel
Washington
Canadian Pacific
Lancashire
Scotland
Yorkshire
Red Cross Drive Progressing Despite Weather and Roads
Despite bitter weather in Manitoba during the first two weeks the Red Cross drive for funds shows steady contributions at campaign headquarters. The province aims for 386 500 dollars with partial returns from Altamont Hamiota Tangrath Longburn Westbourne Miami Mulvihill Nesbitt Ste. Rose du Lac Sanford Matlock Melnice North Springfield Roland and Sidney. Disasters relief teams stay active. Fifteen cases of quilts and children s clothing left Manitoba for abroad relief and five cases from Manitoba shipped to Turkey.
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Red Cross
Manitoba
Altamont
Hamiota
Tangrath
Longburn - Westbourne
Miami
Mulvihill
Nesbitt
Ste. Rose du Lac
Sanford
Matlock-Melnice
North Springfield
Roland
Sidney
Quer Datricta
Geneva
Canadian Red Cross Society
Turkey
Card of Thanks from Duncan and Clara Hay
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to those who sent cards and fruit during illness and to helpers at the Hay home. Messages say kindness will be long remembered.
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Rospital
Duncan
Clara Hay
Snaiths Thank Community For Kindness After Injury
Marj and Roy Snaith express gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness cards fruit and flowers after their injuries. They also thank the doctors and nurses at Mac Gregor Hospital and say they will always cherish these acts of kindness.
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MacGregor Hospital
Marj
Roy Snaith
Thanks for kindness after my accident from friends and church groups
I extend thanks to all my neighbors for acts of kindness, fruit, cards, and calls after my recent accident. Special appreciation goes to the United Church Ladies' Aid, the WMS, doctors, nurses, and staff of MacGregor.
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United Church Ladies’ Aid
WMS
MacGre
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Gor
Mark and
Freeze
Lamb
Lamb's
Ft Burrer
Squire
Clarke's
Devon
Lynn Valley
News of
Katrime & District
Mra 3
Cooper
L. Kennedy
Orangeville
W. R Shaw
Maureen Cooper
Heselwood
CNR
Muir
Garnet Grove
Baldur
Fort William
Winnipe
J. Peterson
Jean Mackie
Joyce Lake
Katrime
Portage
Con Brugger
Eddie Heselwood
Nora Brugger
Brugger
Lawrence Smith
Audrey Smith
Isobel Heselwood
Harold Gilbert
Belle O’brien
Marjorie Gilbert
Curling Club
Beaver News
Mrs
Clarence Smith
The
C. Rodgers
Harry L. Trump
Metrist
Clement Block
J. H
Frank
Tarr
West End
Goodyear
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