Local News Briefs From Portage and Winnipeg Area
Southend Macaulay and Winnipeg visitors share short visits with local families. Archery deer season brings buck catches for Rennie and Bill, while Lyall chases bushes on a hunting trip. Linda and Lyn Snaith offer four collie pups for adoption. phone 685 2286. A miscellaneous shower Sept 13 honors Ellen Hulme ahead of her wedding. Currie sewing club met. bake sale raised 40 dollars and 30 from raffle aided Central Hospital. Portage visitors and community notices wrap the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennie Douglas
Bob Douglas
Lyall
Bill Paulishyn
Transcona
Rennie
Bill
Linda
Lyn Snaith
United Church
Urry Frank
Thompson
Myrna Frank
Winnipeg
Currie Sewing Club
Larson
Sadie Stewart
Helen Henry
L. Mcintosh
Portage
Wallace Martin
Verwey Murray Nuptials In St John Catholic Church
Gwendolyn Marie Verwey and Charles Warren Murray exchanged vows in a double ring ceremony on June 28 1969 at St. John s Roman Catholic Church. Rev Allan Hall officiated. The couple resides in rural Portage after a Banff honeymoon.
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St. John’s
Gwendolyn Marie
Wendy
John G. Ver Wey
Charles’ Warren
Charles W. Murray
Edwin
Allan Hall
Fred ¢ Sanford
Ava Maria
Lorraine Rey
Labor Day weekend toll tops 112 deaths in Canada
A Canadian Press survey tallies at least 112 deaths over the three day Labor Day weekend across Canada, 15 more than last year but below 1966 and 1965 peaks. Traffic fatalities total 82 with Quebec leading at 39, Ontario 16, and British Columbia four.
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Canada
Canadian Safety Council
Quebec
Matane
Ontario
Alberta
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Development Plan In The Works For Northern Manitoba
Premier Ed Schreyer said Manitoba will work with Ottawa on a northern development plan. He spoke after arriving at Churchill with four plane loads of businessmen and MLAs, some eyeing northern expansion or Port of Churchill trade. The visit followed the Royal Commission on northern transportation which urged extending the Churchill season by 23 days with a tidal barrier and extending federal carrier support to regional air services. Gordon Snider of Portage la Prairie, president of Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, joined the party.
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Churchill
Man
Ed Schreyer
Manitoba
Ottawa
Schreyer
Hudson Bay
A. V. Mauro
Gordon Snider
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
Prairie Wheat Yields Expected To Exceed Average
National Grains Ltd projects prairie wheat yields well above average as frost-free weather lingers. The Aug 20 report notes two more weeks of suitable conditions to mature crops, with east central Saskatchewan and southwestern Alberta showing the strongest potential and yields near 25 to 30 bushels per acre under favorable yet dry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Grains Ltd
Saskatchewan
Albertia
Pension Benefits Up Again In 1970
Ottawa announces 1970 increases for Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement. Canada Pension Plan retirement pensions survivor’s benefits and contributions rise next year. Pension index up two percent to 116.0. OAS reaches 79.58 monthly GIS 31.83. CPP maximum earnings 5,300 with employer employee contributions 84.60.
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Ottawa
John Munro
Munro
J. P. Cote
Canada
Survivor's den
OAS
Cote
Canada Pension Plan
LEVELS vary In the Rear Lakes With Strong Winds
A weather note records that in the rear lakes tides are absent yet strong winds create notable water level changes and ripples. The observation highlights wind-driven variability affecting lake surfaces.
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Southend - Macaulay
E. Duncan
K. Green
Linda Rodgers
Katrime
Lynn Snaith
Roy Smith
Salt Plains Rac Swaye
Gladston No
Highoray
CFRY
Gladstone Stock Car Club
cAdult
Helacoeatox
Poe Rogers
Charles Warren Murray. Murray
Ida Verwey
Penny Verwey
Loretta
Moran
Harvey Murr
David Verney
Bob Smith
Knights of Columbus Hall
Don Verney
Harold Wright
Banff
Macgregor
Walt Disney
Disneyland
Barrie Barber MacGiegor
Goodyear Power
Cecil
Judy Jones
Lamb’s
Austin
Gulf Service Centre
North
Royal Commission On
MacGregor Herald
Erle R. George
Tease Et US
Optometrist
Gea
McMaster
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