Austin and District News Highlights Local Engagements
Gary Cronk joins Tomlinson Construction at Macdonald Airport while Glenn Morris becomes Portage South surveyor. Social notes cover engagements in Portage la Prairie, wedding plans for Janet Eleanor and Wesley Orland McGillvray, Dorothy Jacqueline Atkins to Gerald Francis Atkins, and community events across Austin, Portage, and nearby areas.
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Cnares A. Smith
6Th St
Portage la Prairie
Janet Eleanor
Wesley Orland McGillvray
J. W. McGillfray
Austin
Knox United Church
Rranx Oral
Man
Daugher
Dorothy
Jacqueline
Gerald Francis Atkins
HS. Atkins
Portage United Church
Daze At Austin High School Sports Week Recap
Austin High School reported a rough week with the basketball team losing to MacGregor last Thursday though the score was not disclosed. Wayne Thomson of Room I missed days due to sinus trouble while a Grade X prank caused a scare and Opal Inspector McKay visited Room III. Graduation looms in three weeks.
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MacGregor
Wayne Thomson
Room I
Wayne
McKay
Indian Night affirms CGLT links with WMS
After completing Missionary Study the United Church CGLT joined the Woman's Missionary Society during an Indian Night at the church on May 13. Girls wore native costumes, performed skits and sang in Hindi aided by Mrs. W S Duncan. A scroll honoring Dr Ida Scudder's work in India was read, garlands awarded, an offering gathered for further mission work, and the film Where None Shall Thirst shown to close.
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United Church Cglt
Woman's Missionary Society
WMS
W. S. Duncan
G. R Hay
Ida Scudder
India
K. Storie
Scudder
Cole
G. Hay
W. Duncan
Judy Stephenson
Deanna Ewen
Plants for sale and corrected wedding date notice
A local plant sale lists tomatoes, cabbage, flowers at various prices and sources for orders with Mrs F Venn. Also advertised are cleaned 6 row barley and farm contact T F Smith Sons. A correction notes Miss Elsie Pearl Templeton’s wedding date should be Wednesday May 25 instead of Friday May 27.
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Elsie Pearl Templeton
Public Notice Electors Roll revision for North Norfolk
The Electors Roll for Rural Municipality of North Norfolk is deposited for fifteen days for inspection. Complaints must be filed in writing at least ten days before the Court of Revision sitting on Tuesday June 7 1955 at 2 PM in Austin Community Hall. Dated Macaregor May 6 1955. ALM Hay See-Treasurer RM North Norfolk.
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North Norfolk
Austin
Macaregor
Alm. Hay, See-Treas
R. M
Plants for Sale At 35 Cents Per Box In Stock
This year we offer a good supply of tomatoes giant pansies single and ruffled petunias snap dragons asters stocks alyssum portulaca marigold double petunias hybrid tomatoes cabbages and more. All plants come in boxes of one dozen and may be picked up anytime before June 1st. No orders held after June 1. H. E. Orchard phone 3262.
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Gilbert Street
F. Venn
H. E. Orchard
Mrs H J Hearn 83 laid to eternal rest in Austin
Obituary notes Mrs H J Hearn born in London December 16 1872 died aged 83 at Margaret Memorial Home Edrans on May 10 funeral at Austin United Church May 12 with Rev W Harland and pallbearers Robt Storie E Tilley P Dodwell Hugh Gray S Williams and A Evenson. she lived in Ditton Park Saskatchewan until 1946 and after her husband Henry J Hearn's death in 1952 resided with her foster daughter Mildred McMillan in Austin.
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Wms
Rev. Harland
The
United Church
Christ Church
Grandma
Mildred
Ron McMillan
Ida
Carl Ciastko
J. J. Hearn
Margaret Memorial
Edrans
R. McMillan
C. Ciastko
Winnipeg
Hearn
Austin United Church
Austin Cemetery
Rev. W. Harland
Rob't Storie
E. Tilley
P. Dodwell
Hugh Gray
S. Williams
A. Evenson
Classified Ad Bundle TUK sale land and vehicles
Classified notices for land sale a modern six room bungalow near Rossendale with furnace hardwood floors and full basement. farm equipment and vehicles including a 1929 Model A Roadster 50 cash or trade for a young heifer calf. garden tractor, 1009 Ford Coach rebuilt motor. 1957 John Deere AR tractor. six week old pigs. McCormick Deering crusher and related items.
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TUK
Rossendale
M. Crocker
Carberry
Man
Percy Kilgour
Pine Creek
Sidney
POR Save—Planet “Jr
CW. Lye & Son Ltd
Ford Coach
LYE Motors
John Deere
Lye's
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Wm. Harding
Hazel Bickford
Treherne
A.J. Stevenson
Earl
Regina
Artie
Moose Jaw
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J. Robinson
R. Storie
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Saturn
van Hefflin
Anne Bancroft Technicolor
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Austin, Manitoba
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Portage LA Prairie, Man
CGLT
W. J Hodgins
Pratt
J. E. Adams
RM. Anderson
H. B. Gilroy
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H. S. Borton
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