Parents Charged With Child Abandonment In Manitoba Reserve
RCMP say nine children aged from eight months to 12 years were found freezing in a house on The Pas Reserve after the parents Lesley and Helen Cook abandoned them during a night of severe cold. The couple were charged with abandoning children under 10 and appeared before Magistrate N G Macphee, remanded to January 20, and released on recognizance. Children were turned over to the Band Council with aid from the Department of Indian Affairs.
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Big Eddy
Pas Reserve
RCMP
Lesley
Helen Cook
N.G. Macphee
Band Council
Department of Indian Affairs
Charlebois Centre Opens Christmas Day for Community
The Charlebois Centre will open on Christmas Day from 3 PM to 11 PM with hostesses from the Catholic Women's League and the Legion of Mary. Games music food and friendship are planned to welcome all including those who live alone. For information or transportation call 623-2936.
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Charlebois Centre
Catholic Women's League
Legion of Mary
Logs Start Rolling At Churchill Forest Industries
A three way partnership of Churchill Forest Industries the Manitoba Government and The Town of The Pas began logging at Churchill's new prefab saw mill. George Litton Hon Jack Carroll and Mayor Harry Trager attended the ceremony at The Pas site marking the start of a multi million forestry complex with work planned into 1971 and a mill cost over 1.5 million. Logs were stacked at the site awaiting conveyor transfer.
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Churchill Forest Industries
Manitoba
Pas
Churchill
George Litton
Jack Carroll
M.L. A
Harry Trager
Blue Construction
Idaho
Leon Lewis
Dogs freed from kennels as police probe weekend incident
RCMP are seeking a suspect described as a dog lover after a break in at the local pound Sunday night. Thieves pried open kennel doors and released 11 dogs. investigators say the matter is under review.
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RCMP
The Pas Aglow At Christmas
Christmas lighting fills The Pas as Paul Avenue houses glow. The Chamber of Commerce runs a Lighting Contest with judging expected sometime this week, highlighting festive season spirit.
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Paul Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Jollys celebrate 66th wedding anniversary at Boxing Day home
Mr and Mrs Jolly mark 66 years of marriage. Married Christmas Day 1902 they host neighbors at St Paul’s Residence on Boxing Day from 8 to 11 PM. Born 1878 and 1880 in Lampton County, they moved from North Battleford in 1913 and later lived in Sherridan and The Pas.
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Mrs. Jolly
St. Paul's
Jolly
Lampton County
North Battleford
Sherridan
The
Pas
HERALD to skip issue for Christmas and New Year Weeks
The HERALD will not publish during the Christmas and New Year Weeks. The next edition appears January 8, 1969. Printing plant and office stay open over the holiday period.
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Herald
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