Victoria Day plans and local notices in Portage area
Victoria Day events in Portage la Prairie include a 24th of May celebration with a baseball tournament featuring teams from Oakville High Bluff Carberry Roland Portage la Prairie and Crescent Creamery. Also noted are council meetings in Austin, a silent policeman on Main Street, and over one hundred fifty mobile licenses issued to date.
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Portage la Prairie
Oakville
High Bluff
Carberry
Roland
Crescent Creamery Inipeg
MOTHER AND CHILD BURNED TO DEATH AT DOUGLAS
A family tragedy in Douglas left a mother and her child dead as flames engulfed their home. The husband saved two children but could not rescue the wife and infant, suffering severe burns before collapsing outside. The deceased woman is identified as a sister of Miss Blair, who was visiting Mr. Geo. Cooper. Florence Blair, a former teacher at Pathead, is another sister.
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Douglas
Rome
Momlay Morn
Miss Blair
Budget passes in Ottawa House with large Liberal majority
After an over sixteen hour sitting the House of Commons approved the King government budget by 165 to 83, a majority of 112. Three Easter Liberals voted against it, with the only Progressive opposed being the South Waterloo member. Conservatives voted solidly against the measure.
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House of Commons
Ottawa
King
South Waterloo
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Turner's
Fleet - Foot
E. Turner
Maccrecor
Buster Brown
Daisy
Ames-Holden
Merrick’s Corner Store
Macgregor
Eebmanre
Peoren Leer
Victoria
Austin
A. W. Stone
Hazel and
Wallace
University of Manitoba
Wm. Cairns
Regina
Bentley
Alta
WB. Cairns
California
Itannia Ch
Tuescay
J. P. Mac
J. R. Horton
Mae
Prairie
Olice Hou
Mr. Atkinson
Chiro
Proctor
North Norfolk
Winnipeg
Mrs
Jack Pete
Som
Albert Killfoyle
Florence Zimmerman
Moo
Cecil Stocking
Wm. Melntest
C.C. MacDonald
MacDonald
Canadian Pacific
John Woodin
Southend
Orangeville Ladies Aid
Levening
Masonic Hall
Portage
Gilroy
Ime
Agricultural Society
C. Stirling Smith
Merchants’ Bank
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers’ Bank
Cleveland
Smith
Fof Montreal
Toy
Managig
Saskatchewatt Creamery Company
Moose Jaw
Ltd
M. J. Atkinson
LA Prairie Portag
Niblock
Massey-Harris
S. R. Lamb
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