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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 26, 1951
Page
8
A special rural council meeting held Saturday with all members present interviewed applicants for Road Machinery Supervisor and passed By laws No 1142 borrowing money for expenditures and Nos 1163-44 releasing oil rights to Imperial Oil. E D Piper was employed as Road Machinery Supervisor at 275 per month.
The M M S B meeting chaired by R E Heise on April 21 in Miniota approves route increases for Route 5 to 520 and Route 2 to Arrow River to 530 with April start dates, sets basic teacher salaries at 1650 to 1700 with 50 annual increases, notes principal salaries at 2150 with 50 raises, retains three room school, authorizes filling vacancies, requests road repairs for school van routes, and approves payments of 18785 74.
The Arrow River United church women hold a Bazaar and Tea in the church parlor on Thursday April 26 at 8 p.m. All are invited. Mrs J Wiggins presided at the W M S meeting. Miss Pauline Tennant spoke on home making school work in Brandon. Next meeting May 1.
Mr and Mrs W Gilchrist and G Davis are spending days in Winnipeg. Mr and Mrs Les Adame of Grandview attended Miss E L M Cotton’s funeral. Mrs J Brisbin and daughter Dianne Lynn of Toronto visit HM Brisbin. Mr and Mrs H Calder William Gardham Ed Doran and G Tay also noted.
Mrs L Duxbury has returned from the Pacific coast where she spent winter with her father F G Bowman. She leaves for home in British Columbia accompanied by her brother Eric. Mr Bowman will depart soon to reside in British Columbia.
Miss E Maude Cotton died at Hamiota hospital after illness. Funeral held at Isabella church with burial following. Born in Wainwright Ontario she worked as an accountant in Brandon Regina and Rapid City and later for Ohio Edson Co in Akron Ohio. Survived by sister Mrs R Adams Decker and brothers William White Rock BC and Whitfield Beaveridge Alberta.
Mr and Mrs Geo Scott and family of Dauphin spent the weekend at the Brian Cooper home. A good crowd attended the WI meeting held in the hall on Wednesday last.
Crescent residents Mrs Morrison and Mrs Todd visit Winnipeg while Mr and Mrs Kitz drive to the weekend. Mrs Wallace returns from Victoria with son Perry. D H Holmes of Kenora installs equipment for a new Government telephone dial system. The Community Theatre overflowed for the Kentor players show The Arrival of Kitty sponsored by Chums WA, with Elmer Houck and son performing cornet duets and solos between acts.
The meeting opened with community singing as Mrs. F. C. Green and Mrs. J. Stowe named delegates to the district convention. Mrs. A. Oswin and Mrs. G. Craden led the rag drive for the hospital and Nurse Elder spoke on health unit functions and district nurse duties, followed by lantern slides and student entertainment.
The Bittle Young People present two one act plays in Beulah Hall on Friday May 4 at 8 50 p m Variety numbers at intervals Adults 50c Children 25c Under auspices of Beulah W I
Notice to Parliament of Canada for a private bill to incorporate Boundary Pipeline Corporation to build operate and own gas or oil pipelines across Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba with routes from Calgary to Winnipeg including branches to Saskatoon Prince Albert Selkirk Pine Falls and other powers under Pipelines Act dated March 8 1950 Ottawa Ontario Solicitors Gowling MacTavish Watt Osborne and Henderson for the applicant.
The Rural Municipality of Miniota announces a bylaw to expropriate two portions of SW 4 in sections 8 15 and 26 west of the principal meridian for public roads. A meeting on May 17 will hear objections. the bylaw plan by Alexander Francis Walker is sworn 26 July 1926.
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