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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 01, 1968
Page
1
Enumeration of voters begins this week under Returning Officer Orson Wright of Flin Flon. The Churchill Riding includes 148 polling stations with The Pas, Flin Flon, and Thompson designated as urban divisions. The Pas enumeration will use pairs of workers to register voters.
Larry Head of Opasquia School receives a certificate of merit from principal Don Simpson on behalf of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Charles Major watches as Larry, a keen art student, is recognized for water color etching and silhouettes with his work to tour the province through a special Easter season exhibit.
The Pas council hosted Mr. Craik who stated Churchill still targets a 1971 pulp mill in The Pas and a 30 million board foot sawmill starting October. MLA Jack Carroll accompanied him as about 100 residents attended the parish hall briefing.
The league failed to meet last Thursday as no one attended. A second and final attempt to organize the coming season will be held tomorrow night May 1 at 8 PM in the Board Room of the Provincial Building. No turnout means no men’s fastball.
The Kinettes host a Hawaii Night on Saturday May 11 at Guy Hall. Dancing starts 9:30 PM with Dudley Jones Four-Gone Conclusions performing south sea tunes. Guests tour a ship gangway entry set amid tropical decor and island-style buffet and grass hut refreshments. Tickets are $5 per couple, available from Kinette members or Diane Scoles MA3-3337.
The Churchill Federal Liberal Association fixed May 11 for a nominating convention to select a candidate for the June 25 election. The meeting, held in Snow Lake, names Flin Flon as the venue and Wilton area prospects include Frank Dembinsky and Bruce Dunlop with Rod Mclsaac as Manitoba campaign chairman.
The Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival holds its annual general meeting tomorrow night at 8 PM in the Legion Hall. The Pas residents and surrounding area may attend to review the financial statement and elect a Board of Directors, who will then elect the executive committee of ten.
Percy McLeod Lathlin twenty three was sentenced to 27 months in the penitentiary for manslaughter on the March death of Dorothy Cook. He pleaded guilty to a reduced manslaughter charge before Justice Roy Matas in the Court of Queen's Bench.
A Winnipeg awards dinner on April 24 honored C. D. Gibson of Twin Motors Limited for outstanding auto sales in 1967. He joins 299 other Canadian dealers in Traders Group Limited’s 100, 000 Club for financing more than $100,000 in retail auto sales last year.
The Court of Queen's Bench quashed The Town of The Pas by law to close part of Ross Avenue and sell it to St Anthony's Hospital. Justice Roy Matas heard the by law quash application last Tuesday in The Pas. Costs of 125 are awarded against The Town. Peter Marchenski filed the application through solicitor Bill Martin.
Willa Zaworonok and Roger Bar Ley won the CBC sponsored northern Manitoba high school debating championship. Representing M.B.C.11 they defeated Hapnot Collegiate Flin Flon in prelims. Final against Thompson in Churchill was canceled due to weather. judges later ruled The Pas as the winner with CBC trophies awarded to the champions and their manager Jack Hyde.
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