Portage Area News Watch on Weddings and Visits
Mrs James Watson attended a Portage high school graduation where her niece Mildred McCallister graduated. The ceremony took place at Trinity United Church. Various relatives from St Thomas Ontario Winnipeg Regina and Detroit visited Portage for weddings and family events including Maureen Sawyer and Murray Gourley. Anniversary greetings to several local couples.
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James Watson
Portage
Mildred McCallister
Trinity United Church
Lessawyer
St. Thomas
Ont
Maureen Sawyer
Alice Frazer
Sandra
John Watson Sr
J. Ogilvie
Winnipeg
Colin McMillan
R. Culbert
Murray Gourley
R. Moffat
H. Finnie
W. McVety
Regina
Vigar
Holland
H. Briscoe
C. Briscoe
MacGregor
Gerald Frizzley
R Frizley
R. Cruikshank
Carrol
G. Welch
K. Crocker
Treherne
Gilbert Neufeld
Sioux Narrows
Lynn McCulloch
C. Halliday
Vista
Ray Woloshyn
Not Guilty by Insanity in Ontario Child Murders
Mrs. Arthur Kidd of Toronto was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the murder of her 13 year old son Davis. Davis 13, brothers Douglas 12 and Joseph 11 were slain while watching TV. sister Nancy 10 died from a stomach wound in hospital. Kidd committed to Ontario Hospital Whitby after psychiatric testimony of paranoid schizophrenia.
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Arthur Kidd
Toronto
Davis
Douglas
Joseph
Nancy
Kidd
Ontario
Whitby
Labor costs threaten Canadian meat packing industry
A. J. B. Child of Burns Foods Ltd told Alberta agriculture officials that rising labor costs and supply fluctuations threaten profits in Canada’s meat packing sector. He warned a wage increase next spring could force further staff cuts and reduced services as prices fail to cover higher costs.
Geo Mooney, Manitoba horse breeder, dies at 60
George Mooney longtime Manitoba horse breeder owner and trainer died last Wednesday in Winnipeg of a heart attack. He was about 60 and an original director of the Canadian Trotting Association drafting Manitoba circuits first constitution in 1945. Survived by his wife three sons and two daughters funeral arrangements pending.
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George Mooney
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Mooney
Canadian Trotting Association
Manitoba Great Western
Wawanesa
Man
Manitoba Racing Commission
Assiniboia Downs
Wawanesa Farm
Mr. Mooney
Britain's High Court judge grants divorce over cruel wife
Mrs Justice Elizabeth Lane ruled in favor of John Deane a 58 year old carpenter who said his wife Florence abused him when he returned from the pub. She described his wife’s conduct as cruel noting the couple could not live peacefully. Deane called the ruling a victory for the ordinary bloke in Britain and praised the understanding judge.
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Britain
High Court
Elizabeth Lane
John Deane
Florence
Deane
Justice Lane
Growth of the Giants Population shifts across four nations
A graph traces population growth since 1953 for China India the U S S R and the United States. China rises from 590 million in 1953 to an estimated 711 million in 1967 an increase of 121 million. India surpasses 520 million with a 1961 census of 440 million. The USSR figures show 234 090 000 in 1967 versus 194 million in 1999.
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China
India
United Nations
U.S.S.R
Explosion at Fort McMurray propane tank injures driver
RCMP said 21 year old Roger Hogg of Fort McMurray was fueling a ground tank at a trailer court when propane ignited. He was taken to hospital with extensive burns. The tanker truck and two house trailers were destroyed with no other injuries reported.
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Fort McMurray
Alta
RCMP
Edmonton
Roger Hogg
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Geo. Mooney
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MacGregor Herald
Barrie Barber
Green Acre Land Clearing
Austin
Austin Credit Union
North Norfolk
SOAY
American Express
M.P.E. G
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H. K. Schroeder
Hereford
S. J. Mitchell
Firdale, Manitoba
W. J. Moore & Son
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B. J. Deathe & Son
Melbourne
Sam Mitchell
Sidney
Firdale
Vron Gaffer
Wetmore Britisher Mischief
Real
Wyoming
Blacklock Auction Service
8Th St. E
Saskatoon
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International Credit Union
Austin Community Hall
Ray Pilon
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