Great Pony Express Race Improves Manitoba Mail Service
The Manitoba Community Newspaper Association's Great Pony Express Race from Melita to Morris beat regular mail by four hours on 202 miles. Postmaster General Jean Jacques Blais called it great fun and noted improved second class mail delivery now arriving in one to two days.
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Manitoba Community Newspaper Association
Melita
Morris
MCNA
Manitoba
Jean- Jacques Blais
Postal service critique fuels MCNA protest race effort
Community newspaper publishers used a summer race to draw attention to second class mail delays. While some provincial improvements are noted, cross province mail from Manitoba to British Columbia still takes weeks and papers occasionally vanish. The MCNA urges ongoing reform as Vancouver hosts next year’s convention.
Save the School Delegation Seeks Council Help
A delegation from the Save the School project attended the R. M. of Shell River Council meeting requesting assistance. Council agreed to discuss the matter and inform the delegation of its findings. Chairman Geo Giles proposed a 78 reunion with more time to plan, and the motion was tabled for later consideration.
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R. M. of Shell River Council
Geo. Giles
Direct Home Improvers Face Manitoba Licence Probe
Direct Home Improvers are under scrutiny for operating without a Manitoba licence after prior Saskatchewan convictions. They allegedly overcharged a Manitoba woman for exterior painting, more than double a tradesman estimate. Residents urged to contact the Manitoba Consumers' Bureau at 1 800 262 8844 or RCMP detachment if a seller cannot show a licence.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Manitoba Consumers’ Bureau
R.C.M.P
Holiday visitors and summer travels across Canadian towns
A long list of visitors and extended trips as families from Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan visit relatives in Dauphin and surrounding areas. Households hosting guests include the Wards, McKay, Nicholson, Souter and Pearton families with summer trips to North Dakota and Dauphin Hospital visits noted.
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Earl Ward
Art Erven
Victoria
B. C
Raymond Nostrum
Ken
Dwayne Gibb
Duncan
B.C
John Titanich
Terri
Snow Lake
John Martin
Lisa
Charles
Elphinstone
Sillo Jo Ward
Winnipeg
Larry Wasylyshyn
Coaldale
Aita
Ernie McKay
Judi Prior
Churchbridge
Muriel Ferris
Swan River
Margaret McKay
Dauphin
Irene Sutherland
Holden
Alta
Ed McKay
Lumsden
Sask
Bob Huckkin
Dauphin Hospital
Local Roblin Notes Mention Visits and Milestones
A roundup of Roblin area happenings includes visits by friends and relatives from Swan River Des Moines and Meadow Lake. Notable is Robert Lucier turning 79 and recalling WWI service in the 107th Battalion with four months as a prisoner of war. He and Josephine Branconnier have five sons and six daughters in Roblin.
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Arden
Pearton
Gleig
Messrs
Hector Stewart
Walter Kowalski
Department of Education
Winnipeg
Roblin
Hector
Josephine Branconnier
San Clara
Lucier
Lang hints at curbing strikes in essential services
Transport Minister Otto Lang warns the government may withdraw the right to strike from workers in industries whose shutdowns seriously harm the country. The remark targets air traffic services and other public dependencies during a nationwide labour dispute.
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Otto Lang
Threshing notes and local roundup from Rivercrest area
A community column recalls Joe Davidson stepping down as Postal Employees union president with a cheery jab. Volunteers repaired vandal damage at Rivercrest cemetery while Pioneer Days and Fall Museum Day are planned, rain had spoiled events including a horse show.
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Joe Davidson
Postal Employees Union
Empoys
Joe Long
Rivercrest Cemetery
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Roblin Review
1St Avenue N.W
D.H. Oliphant
M. D. Oliphant
Seconn
Canada
U.S.A
R.M. of
Boulton
R. G. Bomback
Treas
Main Street
Roblin, Manitoba
Intermountain
Gilbert Plains
Grandview
Stan K. Plewak
FORD
Meteor Montcalm
Dr. Pillard H.T
P.S. P.B
H.T
Goodman
Post Office
British Columbia
Canadian Community Newspaper Association
Vancouver
Pony Express
Save the School
Wendy Flannigan
Janice
Perry Halibiski
Kim
Dickie
Beverley
Kathy Campbell
Ginger
Sheila McKinney
Missy
Cindy Wallace
Chai Sen
Verna McKay
Brad
Chetwynd
George Souter
Gary Hooper
Borketon
Man
Bruce Gleig
Manchester
England
George Pearton
Mr. Gleig
Reggies
Goose Lake High School
Texaco
AIM
Emil
Saturn Motor Inn
Roblin, Man
MR. Herbert Fleming
The
Hearing Aid Dealers’ Association of Manitoba
Hastings
Donald
Winnipeg 2
Sperry New Holland
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