Local Notes From Winnipeg and Surrounding Districts
Mrs Don MacPherson of Winnipeg visits with Mr and Mrs W A Barrett. Mrs A Pike and son Bobby stay at the Oliver home. Mrs A Richardson, formerly of Minnesota, is a patient in Victoria hospital Winnipeg. Good Friday banking and post offices will be closed. Brandon Winter Fair draws many district residents. Entry details noted for John Wythe and O F Doyle. Reports of crows and wild geese rise. crocus not yet seen. Auction sales begin as spring nears. Mrs J H Steuart moves to Hawthorne Ave. W Lynch moves to Burrows Ave. Catherine Makeyeace accepted by Teachers Exchange may teach at Fareham England. English counterpart to join Birtle staff. Between midnight and 5 am Thursday an intruder rifled several businesses on the CN A line, stealing about 125 in cash and stamps. Forsyth Bros window forced but left intact. Spencer Bros window broken. Watts garage door forced. Herald Office window forced. Brodie Currie’s entry through back window. No merchandise taken. police traced intruder from Hamista to Brandon and Neepawa. merchants warned to secure stores at night.
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C.N
Forsyth Bros
Spencer Bros
Watts Garage
Herald Office
Brodie Currie’s
Hamista
Brandon
Neepawa
Barley King Crowned at Manitoba Winter Fair
Barley King George F.P. Elias, 32, a farmer from Haskell Manitoba, won Canada’s Making Barley King at the Manitoba Winter Fair on April 1. His carload entry that took the National Championship was sold through U.N.N.R.A and left for Albania on February 22. The $25 000 National Barley Contest was sponsored by the Brewing and Malting Industries of Canada.
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George FP. Elias
Haskell
Manitoba
Canada
Monument Firm Offers Granite Gravestones At Low Prices
A local company promotes granite monuments as lasting memorials and claims lower prices than competitors. They offer rail freight paid to the nearest station and invite customers to visit before spring rush, with a small deposit to begin delivery.
John F Tennant Official Title and Local Office
John F Tennant is named as Commissioner for Oaths and Collector of Highway Traffic Fees. He also serves as agent for Manitoba Motor League Renfrew Machinery Standards and various insurance, real estate, and farm lands services. His office is at the East door of The Miniota Post Office in Miniota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Motor League
Renfrew Machinery Standard Implements
Miniota
Cowboy Singer Hosts Red River Barn Dance on CBC Network
Winnipeg based cowboy singer teams with Pete Conture and his Red River Barn Dance orchestra for Saturday night shows at ten. Ben Schram appears on CBC Trans-Canada Network with cowboy songs and guitar accompaniment.
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Pete Conture
Red River Barn Dance Orchestra
Winnipeg
CBC Trans-Canada
Ben Schram
Also Mentioned on This Page
Campbell's Tomato Soup
Campbell's Vegetable Soup
Campbell's Mushroom Soup
Metcalf
Hodnett - General Merchant - Miniota
Miniota Furniture Store
Empire Ranges
Chesterfield Suites
Fred Bryant
Auditorium
Virden
Coney
Walt Disney
Nelson Eddy
Andrew Sisters
Bran Nora Prentise
Ann Sheridan
Kent Smith
Bruce Pennett
Nelson Graham
Beulah
Jasper
Northern Electric
Philco
Marconi
Leonard Crossley Shelvador
Easy
Speed Queen
Gurney, Moffat and Findlay
Hamiota
David Millar
J.D
Waterloo
J.D. S.t
M. H
M.H. Binder Mower
H.p
J.F.M. Johnston
Isabella
Crandall
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Mrs. Don. MacPherson
W. A. Barrett
Mrs . A. Pike
Bobby
Oliver Home
A. Richardson
Min‘ota
Victoria Hospital
John Wythe
O. F. Doyle
J. H. Steuart
Hawthorne
Louise Ave
W. Lynch
Burrows
Catherine Makeyeace
Teachers Exchange
Fareham
Portsmouth
England
Birtle
Hilly Trinity W.A
Leam House
Mintota W. I
Mintota Old School
Lewis
Miniota Nursing Home
R. Lewis MaeAuley
Thomas Allan
Ameron
Peter Cameron
Willon
Eleanor Joyce
Savoy
Errol Flynn
Eleanor Parker
Cary Grant
Alexis Smith
Jane Wyman
John F. Tennant
Miniota Consumers Co-Op
KODAK
DR. R. K. Chalmers
Miniota Drug Store
Neilson
Lealand
Barrett Bros. General Merchants
GEO. Gabel
Optometrist
Canadian Legion
J. Norrie
Geo. J. Heyhoe
John Spalding
Minieta Herald
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