Red Devil Dominates Salt Plains Raceway Rally
Sunday at Salt Plains Raceway saw 12 cars compete with Lawrence Bradley known as the Red Devil from Arden snagging four wins. No. 15 Bob Gardiner lost a wheel. Nos. 12 Roarin Roy and No. 97 Wilfred Merke placed second and third in races. Winnipeg entries No. 2 and No. 10 claimed top spots in later heats while No. 68 and No. 2 swapped second in another. A caution slowed action after a collision between No. 22 and No. 13 Doug Edwards before the Le Mans Stock Race.
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Salt Plains Raceway
Red Devil
Lawrence Bradley
Arden
Bob Gardiner
Roarin
Roy
Rossendale
Wilfred Merke
Winnipeg
Doug Edwards
Neepawa
Garry Cibula
Wilf Merke
A. Verney
J. Bodie
No. 22
No. 55
No. 12
Smith Motors No. 93
No. 97
Harris Cartage
Shower Honors Sandra Kalberg
Miss Sandra Kalberg of Winnipeg, tied to Richard Bennett, was guest of honor at a Bagot Hall miscellaneous shower on Sept. 14. She was escorted to her chair by Mrs. R. McKelvey and others, each receiving a ribbon corsage, as Vaughn Bureh in a postman attire and Harla Henry with a paper bag drew in a wagon filled with gifts.
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Sandra Kalberg
Richard Bennett
Winnipeg
Bagot Hall
Sandra
R. McKelvey
Kalberg
C. Nichol
Smale
W. Bodie
Vaughn Bureh
Harla Henry
Purkess Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary in Pratt
Fred Purkess and Mary Bailey marked their 50th anniversary on July 17. Married July 17, 1918 in Winnipeg, they lived on the Pratt farm. They have nine children and 21 grandchildren, with 64 relatives at a July 14 family dinner. Telegrams from officials and an open house on July 17 joined many friends in congratulating the couple.
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Fred Purkess
Pratt, Man
Mary Bailey
Winnipeg
John Bailey
Wm. Purkess
Sarah Bailey
Pratt
Pierre E. Trudeau
Roland Michener
W. Weir
R. S. Boles
Thelma Forbes
Five Seats to Be Filled In Pine Creek Division
Pine Creek School Board set October 2 as nomination date for five seats up for re election. Election October 23 will choose trustees for wards 2 4 6 8 and 10. Incumbents are Bruno Tona Ward 2 G L Bjarnarson Ward 4 Harold Hughson Ward 6 David Doerfler Ward 8 and Harold Lamb Ward 10. Oscar Otto named returning officer. The board also approved bus loading zone hard surfacing near Wm Morton Collegiate and a reciprocal tuition of 125 to Pine Creek students attending Beautiful Plains division schools, pending Pine Creek trustees approval. A contest for a division insignia will be sponsored with prizes. George Smith named attendance officer for 1968-69. resignation of Peter Sienema Bloomfield Hutterite Colony teacher accepted effective September 20.
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Pine Creek
Oscar Otto
Public School Finance Board
Wm. Morton Collegiate
Beautiful Plains
George Smith
Divsion
Peter Sienema
Bloomfield
Nomination Day Next Wednesday in Manitoba Localities
Nomination Day arrives next Wednesday across Manitoba including Rural Municipality of North Norfolk and Village of MacGregor. Councillors in Ward 3 5 and 6 and Reeve Charles Hotel face term expirations this year with validity for December 31 end. If multiple nominees appear for any office an election may be held October 23 in North Norfolk and MacGregor. Mayor Glenn Lye of MacGregor has one year remaining in office.
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Manitoba
North Norfolk
MacGregor
Reeve Charles Hotel
Leckie
Glenn Lye
Town Happenings and World Series Preview
The week featured sunny near 70s to near 80 as farmers report 63 bushels per acre on a field east of town now owned by J. P. Wiebe and sons with Bill Hay assisting. World Series pits St. Louis against Detroit with games split between St. Louis and Detroit. Mrs. Fraser recovering from a hip fracture in St. Paul’s Hospital. Dr. J Hew and family join the community. MacGregor Collegiate football prepares for a home game after a 20-13 loss at Neepawa, and Stan Konopski seeks basketball recruits as teachers form a team.
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Bill Hay
CPR
J. P. Wiebe and Sons
Bill
St. Louis
Detroit
Tigers
MacGregor
Neepawa
Stan Konopski
Linda Dahmer Honored at Light Hill School Shower
A September 30 social at Light Hill school honored former pupil Linda Dahmer on the eve of her September 28 wedding. Corsages were given and Linda was escorted to the front by Janice Clarkson and Mrs. George.
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the Light Hill
Linda Dahner
Linda
Janice Clarkson
George
Progressive Education Advocates Group Learning Approach
A discussion of Nongraded and Continuous Education emphasizes individualized learning speeds, avoided penalties for slow progress, and student guided group work in subjects like social studies health literature and science. Teachers act as guides while groups select study topics researching, presenting, and critiquing while comparing with traditional graded methods. Page 8 reference.
Weather Boosts Harvest Across North Norfolk District
The last two weeks of sunny warm weather improved harvest progress for farmers in Katrime-Beaver Bagot Austin MacGregor and North Norfolk. Wheat yields in several areas ranged from 40 to over 60 bushels per acre with barley and oats also producing above average results. Some frost damage noted. storage space is tight as granaries are in high demand.
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Katrime - Beaver
Bagot
Austin
MacGregor
Bill Hay
J. P. Wiebe and Sons
North Norfolk
Lebanon Couple Feted at Rossendale
Mr and Mrs C Forzley of Rossendale hosted a reception at their farm for Mr and Mrs N Salloum and family from Lebanon. It marked their first Canada visit with stops in Edmonton Swift Current Regina and Calgary. They toured and met relatives and friends, with 60 guests attending from Winnipeg Portage la Prairie Treherne and nearby Rossendale areas.
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C. Forzley
Rossendale
N. Salloum
Beirut
Lebanon
Mrs. Salloum
Canada
Edmonton
Swift Current
Regina
Calary
Winnipeg
Tage la Prairie
Treherne
Rossendal
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East Blue Lake
Duck Mountain Provincial Park
Salt Plains
Mrs. F. Purkess
Purkess
Reg
Evelyn) Kilfoyle
Worley
John
James
Harry
Sidney
Edith) Woodward
Gordon
Estevan
Sask
Lillian) Patterson
Edwin
Norman
Mary) Jones
Toronto
Ont
Fred Pui
Pine Creek Division
Bruno Tona
G. L. Bjarnarson
Harold Hughson
David Doerfler
Harold Lamb
William Pilkington
Harold Manns
Lloyd Willis
Wiites
Tony
Ted Critchlow
Nelson Hulme
Dr. J. Hew
Dr. Hew
Linda Dahmer
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