Festival C of C to honor dog mushers at 1962 banquet
The Pas Chamber of Commerce plans a Dog Mushers Banquet on the eve of the 1962 Trappers Festival to honor past dog mushers who helped dog derbies in The Pas and Northern Manitoba. A special committee will be formed in the new year to organize the event with the festival. The idea drew enthusiastic support from Chamber executives.
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Pas Chamber of Commerce
Trappers’ Festival
Pas
Manitoba
Chamber of Commerce
Post Office Seeks Boxholder Cooperation in Mail Sorting
Mr Dominick notes the post office aims to sort all daily mail into boxes or general delivery. Monday's southbound train arrived nearly seven hours late testing staff endurance, but by midnight mail was sorted. He requests boxholders to empty boxes regularly.
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Post Office
Dominick
Boxholders Leave Mail Piles Overflowing Inboxes
Some boxholders let mail stack in boxes until they cannot hold more. Overflow mail must be set aside until the box is emptied to restore capacity and service.
Henry Delorande Honored For Saving Boat And Cargo
Henry Delorande captain of the MINDY of Keystone Fisheries between The Pas and Moose Lake saved boat and 15 ton cargo during a July storm. Keystone president G F Jonasson presented a gold watch. Delorande, a non treaty Indian and skilled motor mechanic, hauled gear ashore and braved water up to his neck to prevent total loss.
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Henry Delorande
Keystone Fisheries
Pas
Moose Lake
Delorande
G. F. Jonasson
Keystone
Delawande
Del
Awande
Bombardier
Christmas Issue in Weekly Newspapers
The author notes the hectic process of producing Christmas issues in weekly papers. Ads from local merchants convey goodwill, though the issue often loses money and disrupts routine. Still, the Christmas issue carries community heart and broad appreciation from hometown readers.
Study Finds Prejudice Against Indians in The Pas
University of Manitoba studies 114 homes in The Pas Manitoba showing limited integration of Indians into community life. Report cites reluctance to engage with Indians personally, with higher prejudice among recent arrivals and Germans at 83.3 percent holding stereotypes about Indians.
Taxi Driver Charged In The Pas Pleads Not Guilty
Leonard McKenzie pleads not guilty before Magistrate Neil Macphee to operating a taxi in The Pas without a taxi license. Hearing remanded to Thursday. Alexander Lathlin sentenced to six months on two uttering charges for the same check. Ronald MacDonnell sentenced to two years for theft in a Gate way Hotel break in with two accomplices. He acted as ringleader with a prior record. Roger Hudak and Allan Komas Bedford receive three months each.
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Leonard McKenzie
Neil Macphee
Pas
Alexander George Lathlin
Lathlin
Pas Reserve
Ronald Paul MacDonnell
MacDonnell
Gateway Hotel
Roger Hudak
Allan Komas Bedford
Winnipeg Tribune notes racial biases by education level
The Winnipeg Tribune reports survey results showing 35.1 percent agreeing that a racial group is shiftless. Among elementary educated respondents 13.5 percent would not let children play with Indians. Only 4.7 percent of high school graduates objected, while university graduates had no objections.
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Winnipeg Tribune
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