Edrans News Weekend Visits Highlight Local Families
Lesley Drewrey of Winnipeg visited his parental home over the weekend along with Mr and Mrs Harry Henderson. Numerous relatives gathered at the homes of Ben Wiebe and George Moffat in the district. Visitors from Winnipeg and The Pas joined locals including the Wiebe, Toews, Belous and McCullough families. Multiple Winnipeg and Portage area guests dropped in for the weekend and Sunday supper at Wm McCullough residence featured Norman McCullough and Ken Smith among others.
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Lesley Drewrey
Winnipeg
Harry Henderson
Ben Wiebe
A. Weibe
Ernie 3 Wiebe
Glenn Wiebe
Ernie ‘Toews
Isles
Ken Smith
George Hyde
Worby
Joe Belous
the Pas
Edrans
Donna Smith
Bob Anderson
MacGregor
Fred Smith
George Moffat
Carberry
Rudy Kulba
Portage
Mary Kulba
Wm. McCullough
Don Pederson
Arden
Norman McCullough
Ernie Wiebe
N. McCullough
John Wiebe
Morden i
Hulmes Return from six week Boston visit
Bill Hulme and son Shaun return from a six week holiday in Boston Massachusetts staying with Rosemary’s sister Gail and family. They toured Lexington Concord Sturbridge Village and Plymouth Cape Cod Gloucester and other historic sites. They observed warm weather and enjoyed fresh seafood while noting military and harbor views and a visit to Plymouth’s Pilgrim Museum and the USS Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hulme
Shaun
Boston
Mass
Gail
Gary
Darren
Bedford
Hanscom Field
Rosemary
Sturbridge
Prudential
Boston Common
Washington Street
R. K. Stearns
Cape Cod
Traffic and Home Biggest Killers of Young People
Canada Safety Council reports 1968 saw 1,424 child deaths from traffic and home accidents. Traffic fatalities totaled 826, with 574 in ages five to fourteen and 50 of 1,289 pedestrian deaths children. Home accidents caused 598 deaths, including 213 under one year from suffocation and 217 from fire or explosion.
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Canada Safety Council
Canada
Drawn-Out Negotiations Protested By Winnipeg Teachers
Winnipeg Teachers Association members jammed the Winnipeg school board meeting to protest lengthy talks over contracts. D. M. S. Robertson presented a brief accusing trustees of a negative attitude toward negotiations. The 2,400 teachers have been without a contract since January, with the board offering 3.8 percent for one year while the association seeks 16 percent over two years. Present salary for a class 1 teacher is 4,600 dollars. Only 10 of Manitoba's 47 divisions have settled contracts.
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Winnipeg Teachers Association
Winnipeg
D. M. S. Robertson
Sareetate Aes
WTA
Kurt Reis Quits Post At Manitoba Theatre Centre
Kurt Reis, 34, artistic director of the Manitoba Theatre Centre, resigned citing severe restrictions on his artistic freedom. He said the board of directors has made it impossible for him to function effectively for what he believes are the theatre’s best interests. Reis, a native of Austria, was appointed Sept 15 1969. He earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin and studied theatre at the Actors Studio in New York and Northwestern University.
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Kurt Reis
Manitoba Theatre Centre
Reis
MTC
Austria
University of Wisconsin
Actors Studio
New York
Chicago
Northwestern University
Wawanesa Eyes Compensation Over Insurance Plan
Wawanesa village council plans to seek compensation from the provincial government to offset economic losses from a proposed compulsory automobile insurance plan. Save Our Village chair Hugh Wilton warns 50 to 70 jobs at Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. could be cut, affecting about $300,000 in local purchasing power. The legislature has tabled legislation, details pending, and the village clerk will seek a meeting with Municipal Affairs Minister Howard Pawley.
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Wawanesea
Hugh Wilton
Save Our Village Committee
Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co
Wilton
Howard Pawley
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