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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1963
Page
1
A funeral mass for the late Pope John XXIII will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Sacred Heart Cathedral The Pas. The Pope, known as The Pope of Peace, died Monday at 1 49 p m local time after several days of declining health.
The Knights of Columbus sponsored cycle safety clinic reports 98 registrations with all attending the initial lecture. Of these, 50 passed the written test and bike inspection, 18 failed the written test, 20 were advised repairs, 10 dropped out, and 20 completed the obstacle course at the Provincial Garage. Obstacle practice moves to Monday evenings 7 to 9 p.m. at Sacred Heart School, with Saturday lectures at 9 a.m. The program has three parts: lecture, testing and bike check, then the obstacle course.
The Pas Lions schedule their annual Mons ter Bingo for Saturday June 15 at 8 p.m. in The Pas Arena. Twenty games with prizes. tickets cost $2.00 and go on sale this week. Advance ticket holders have a $50 door prize. Lions donations total over $3 000 to community projects in the past year, including $1 009 to the Senior Citizens Housing project.
The Pas Chamber of Commerce pressed the CNR for action on freight rates to northern Manitoba. Mr. R N Boyd of Western Grocers argued the rates from western and eastern centers are too high and unjustified. The brief was first published in Flin Flon by the Daily Reminder and later carried by The Pas Herald. The Chamber forwarded the submission to the CNR General Rates Office.
Shelly Boyd won five dollars for identifying Bert Hayes as Rotary Auctioneer in The Pas. Hayes is shown in action as the sale begins while bidding volunteers, including Larry James and Andy Goldstrand, manage varied items from radios to chests and shotguns. CBC TV coverage requests push TV service to Snow Lake Lynn Lake Thompson and Churchill with emphasis on Snow Lake and Thompson growth.
A Tuesday morning blaze at Big Eddy Settlement killed 72 year old Mrs. Sarah Partridge and left her son Joseph 55 and daughter Ila 28 hospitalized at St. Anthony's. Ila’s son Joseph Jr. escaped with minor injuries. Overheated wood burner cause suspected. Firefighters arrived around 4:30 AM after roof collapse.
Government officials warn tent caterpillars will reappear in The Pas for a second year, possibly larger in number. They have begun to appear in several community areas and pose a nuisance and potential harm.
Sixteen Minneapolis fishermen spent five days at Camp Outland on Reed Lake and chartered a Greyhound bus for a 22 hour non stop journey home. Drivers for Winnipeg Crookston and Minneapolis routes are listed. each man paid 100 dollars. They reported a good catch and plan to return next year.
The Flin Flon Trout Festival begins Saturday June 15 at Cranberry Portage with a sports and entertainment program. A 9 a.m fishing derby for a single day runs on Cranberry Lakes and Lake Athapapaskow, with weigh‑in by 7 p.m. at Government Park. Prizes awarded for pickerel and perch. a separate fast‑catch contest is planned.
Residents of The Pas and Hudson Bay prepare to officially open Otosquen Road with a July 6 banquet tours and a social evening in Hudson Bay. A Sunday motorcade will end with a pancake breakfast near Hudson Bay and a drive to The Pas via Ruby Lake.
Tenders are advertised for construction of two new schools and an addition to the Collegiate in The Pas. An 18 classroom school will be built on the Opasquai School site and an eight room school on the Kelsey School site. Tenders close June 19 and are to be mailed to W. M. Munro secretary of the school division The Pas.
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