Austin News Briefs From Pearson Portage Hall Notes
Community items from Austin News include a Pearson Portage school fundraiser with a $52 proceeds and a Hall quilt won by Mrs T Towle. A bingo on April 23 benefits the stage curtain fund. Jr and Mrs Campbell Makinson hosted weekend guests, as did Mr and Mrs Lloyd Willis. Beverley Jones visited her Winnipeg-based family. Rexall Drug Store advertises a Spring sale April 14 to 23 with two sale items for one price plus one cent, and vitamin and orange flavored Polymullion. Several Winnipeg visitors were noted. Christchurch W A meets April 5 at Mrs Kowalchuk’s. Kink meeting April 7 at 8 p.m.
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Pearson
Portage Children’s School
Hall
T.towle
A Lot Jr
Campbell Makinson
Wm. Makinson
Lloyd Willis
Beverley Jones
Lloyd Jones
Rexall
Denwal Rexall
Good Money In Growing Cucumbers
A farming note urges diversifying beyond grain by growing cucumbers. One acre may yield five tons at 70 cents per pound, about 350 dollars revenue with roughly 141 dollars costs, leaving around 210 dollars profit. Cattelli Food Products Ltd seeks contracts. contact B A Nicholson in Sidney at phone 317-14.
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Cattelli Food Products Ltd
B. A. Nicholson
Sidney
Snow Mould Control Use of brooms to curb spring fungus
Fred Weir the Manitoban Agriculture and Conservation provincial horticulturist warns gardeners not to abandon curling brooms. Sweep dry grass to spread control for snow mould at the edge of melting banks. Wet lawns spread the fungus. dry conditions help. Use mercuric chloride formulations where feasible.
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Fred Weir
Manitobant of Agriculture and Conservation
Teachers Discuss Formation of Single Board Divisions
About 25 Manitoba teachers gathered in Winnipeg on March 19 to explore the benefits of larger educational units and to form a speaker team. Howard J. Loewen highlighted trustees reluctance to cede elementary duties to a provincial commission, noting few divisions actively promote single board structures.
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Manitoba
Michener Com- Chansion Board
Loewen
Commission
Devision Board
Birthday greetings and visits across Southend district
Southend Macaulay birthday wishes to Dennis 1 Palmer on April 4. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Edinger from Quesnel B C with friends in the district. Mrs. W Fawcett of Winnipeg was a Wednesday overnight visitor with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hulme Jr. Sunday visitors were Mrs. Margaret Newland of Winnipeg Roy Thompson and Sam Thompson of Currie. Belated birthday greetings to Richard Bueckert born March 27. Various visits from local families to Winnipeg Poratge Sydney and town. Garry Neil born to Mr. and Mrs. Don McCaskill of North Kildonan.
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Dennis
Palmer
Stanley Edinger
Quesnel
B.C
W. Fawcett
Winnipeg
Nelson Hulme Jr
Margaret Newland
Roy Thompson
Sam Thompson
Currie
Colin Pennell
Timmy
Carberry
Barry McMillian
Ernie Bueckert
Ben Loewen
Richard Bueckert
Ken Larson
Bob Goodall
Rls
Lorne Pennell
Chas. Pennell
Marian Frank
Don McCaskill
North Kildonan
Garry Neil
Austin Rink Annual Meeting Set for April 7 at 8 PM
The Austin rink annual meeting will convene in Community Hall on Thursday April 7 at 8 p.m. One item of business is deciding on a roof for the skating rink. Good attendance is hoped for from residents and club members.
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Austin Rink
Austin Masons Hold At Home Event in Austin Hall
The annual at home of Sonic Lodge No. 75 AF AM drew a full Austin Community Hall crowd on Friday March 18. Whist prizes were won by Miss Barbara Lowe and Mrs. P Unrin while Ken Duncan and Melvin Cronk took the men’s prizes. A brief program featured W M Ken Hay MC and a monologue by Russell Hay followed by songs Bay of Mine Galway Bay sung by Al Monan with accompanist Mrs A J Stephenson. Lorna Peck and Murray McIntyre with accordion and violin performed to warm applause. Lunch was served by the Masons and the Muirhead orchestra from Carberry provided a lively dance set.
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Masonic Lodge No. 75
AF & AM
Austin Community Hall
Barbara Lowe
P. Unrin
Ken Duncan
Melvin Cronk
W. M. Ken Hay
Russell Hay
Bay of Mine
Galway Bay
al Monan
A. J. Stephenson
Lorna Peck
Murray McIntyre
Masons
Muirhead Orchestra
MacGregor kindergarten Open House on April 6 at 230 to 400
The MacGregor kindergarten will hold an open house on Wednesday April 6 from 230 to 400 p.m. All interested are welcome. Classes are held in the tour adjacent to Nicholl's Laundromat. The Beaver U.C. bake sale is set for April 17 at 3 o'clock in the old building.
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Fox Street
Victoria Street
Hampton Street
Canadian Pacific Railway
MacGregor
Macoregor
Nicholl
U.C
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Roland Dann
Portage la Prairie
J. S. Thomson
G M. Hay
Austin
Ford Sales & Service
Erle R. George Creer Ed
Austin News
Linda Pennell
Lois Sharp
Rempel
John Rempel
Christ Church
W.A
Nick Kowalchuk
Laurie Campbell
Graham
H. F. Johnson
Geo. Bull
N. Kowalchuk
Christchurch
THE
Foresters' Benevolent Fund
MacGregor Memorial Hall
McLaren
Rupert
A.D
A M. Hay
Sec
Treas
Southend - Macaulay
Alex Stieben
Harold Radford
Barbara
Grant Steben
Clarence Koldyke
Bob Chant
Drew
Lloyd McDougald
A. Palmer
Ian Fraser
Portage
Carl Simonson
Joyce Rogers
Bob Radford
Sydney
Dale Critchlow
Pete Reimer
Reimer
Winkler
Austin Masons
Playhouse Thurs
FBI
Walt Disney
Weller
Yeller
John Deere
LYE Motors Ltd
Hammond
Rev. Dyck
the Fair Grounds
John Heammon i
C. W. Sloik
Ninth Street
N.W
Parget Herb Borton
McMaster
Harry G. Purkess
Sidney, Manitoba
Imperial Esso
Imperial Oil
Esso
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