Jubilee festival plans unfold at Devon Park and beyond
A three day Jubilee at The Pas features 5:30 p m Saturday events at Devon Park including an unveiling by a Lieutenant Governor if completed. Premier Duff Roblin to open the new Legion wing Sunday with Family Day events, church services, a golf tournament, a hardball tourney with 175 in prizes, a ladies softball event and a trap shoot. The event includes a parade, a fish pond, prize-perch raffle, and a large souvenir book. Community groups plan costumes and decorations for floats and bikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xorean
Devon Park
Lietenant Conn
Legion
Duff Roblin
MTS Keeps Pace With The North
The Manitoba Telephone System expanded in The Pas over 34 years to meet northern growth. The Pas first exchange began in 1917 with 132 subscribers, then 300 after purchasing the private exchange in 1928. Manitoba’s public telephone history traces from Winnipeg’s 1878 start to the 1959 automatic dial era and northern network growth now totaling over 730 opens with The Pas Exchange handling north region service.
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Thompson
Snow Lake
Churchill
Cranberry Portage
Clearwater Lake
Pas
Canada
MTS Radio
Manitoba
North
Winnipeg
Alexander Graham Bell
Selkirk
Bell Telephone Company
Pas Exchange
Flin Flon
Lynn Lake
Lamb Arrested Over Crown Land Airstrip Construction
Lamb Airways plans a 3000 foot landing strip on Crown Land funded by Lamb. He says the land has sat idle and resists government funding. A telegram to Tom Lamb orders an immediate halt to work on the landing strip citing lack of authority.
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SITV
Eric Batchelor
Pas
Lamb
Grace Lake
Sitc Lamb
Lamb Airways
Chalmers
Tom Lamb
Crown Land
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The
Game and Fish Association
Black and White
Game and Fish
Edwards
Mabel
Carling’s
Dale Stewart
Kinsman Club
Guy Hall
George Hutton
Dauphin
Little League Grads
Bernhard W
Ricke
Sox
M Adson
the Pas
Man
Maerwa
New York
the Mutual Life Inserance Company of
MTS
Allard
Miracle
Jer
York
Fomatoes
Devon
LARD
Johnny
John
Committee ON Alcohol Education
Edmonton Street
Veo
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