United Nations Day Program At Goose Lake School
United Nations Day observed by United Nations Club Class VHB at Goose Lake Intermediate School. Miss Szhick directed a program with 24 students presenting poster placards, Gilda Andres performing The Republic Hymn, and a UN charter motto read by Miss Gail Oliphant. Guest speaker Robert Hunter attended a UN seminar this summer.
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United Nations Club
Szhick
Goose Lake Intermediate School
O Canada
Gilda Andres
Rae Crossman
The
3Liss Gail Oliphant
Garfield Taylor
Debbie Boyko
Unicef
Robert Hunter
Spud Tucker
God Save the Queen
Thanksgiving Weekend Social Roundup Across Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Local families hosted and visited relatives over the holiday weekend. J W Haines and Cromwell in Roblin shared time with Stzs H C Cromwell. Winnipeg guests Frank and family LaPlante and Emil Weir and Albert LaPlante visited their parents. Karen Cross visited Russell with relatives. Nora Cross and children spent Sunday with Joe Cross, returning with Karen. Lydia Miller and Cecil Brooks of Kamsack attended a Winnipeg concert backed by the Canadian Accordion Institute. Ross Misener Ivan Donald Bill Henderson and Harry Oliphant drove to Regina for the football game then to Strasburg to stay with Les Arksey family. Joe Hersak and family went to Regina to attend RCMP passout of nephew Constable Zane Hersak, accompanied by Zane’s parents.
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Lydia Miller
Cecil Brooks of
Kamsack
Winnipeg
The
Canadian Accordion Institute
Ross Misener
Ivan Donald
Bill Henderson
Harry Oliphant
Regina
Strasburg
Sask
Mrs
Les Arksey
Joe Hersak
RCMP
Constable Zane Hersak
Zane
Mike Hersak
Shoal Lake
Man
Blind girls top notch secretaries in Toronto course
Three 18 year old graduates from CNIB dataphone typing course in Toronto Cobourg Ottawa and Roblin are blind yet poised for top secretary careers. Janis Nicholas intends hospital work while Helen Steele and Shirley Zibresky aim for downtown Toronto business offices. Officials say CNIB placed about ten percent of this year’s graduates.
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Roblin
Toronto
Sprag
Janiz Nicholas
Cobourg
Ont
Helen Steele
Ottawa
Shirley Zibresky
Man
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Janis
Helen
Shirley
CNIB
Toronto Ministry School Enrolls Presiding Ministers
Mr. Sigurd Olsen presiding over the Roblin congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses in Toronto attends the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society Canadian Branch headquarters Ministry School. The one month course trains presiding ministers from 886 Canadian congregations and more than 32 006 from other areas to organize ministerial work. Forty nine enroll in this course.
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Toronto
Sigurd Olsen
Roblin Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Canadian Branch
Seaquarters
Ont
Jehovah's Witnesses
the Witnesses
Canada
Ands
Islands of the Earth
Hallowe'en safety tips from Manitoba health officials
The Manitoba Department of Health urges parents to keep children visible with white bands bags or reflective tape, ensure masks do not obscure vision, and promote flame resistant costumes. They recommend safe indoor activities and supervised events to prevent accidents on Halloween and All Saints Day.
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Hallowe'en
Manitoba Department of Health
Lan Accidentdree Hallowe’en
Double Ring Weddings Unfold in Manitoba Towns
A September 21 ceremony at Russell United Church united Judith Elsie Harris and Richard Newman Hopcraft with Rev. D G Stewart officiating. The bride wore a satin peau de soie gown with lace appliqué and a pearl tiara, aided by maid of honor Phyllis McGorman and best man Danial Hopcraft. The couple plans to live in Winnipeg after a reception and a westward trip. In August 1963, Elizabeth Ann Sigurdson wed Harold Alexander Grundy at St. Andrews United Church in Swan River with a lavish four tier veil and pink rose cascade. The ceremony featured organ music by Mrs. H Curtis and soloist Mrs. David Lee. The bride wore French gazelle, the bodice with lace appliqué, and a chapel train. Clustered bridesmaids in aqua organza accompanied the couple to a Legion Hall reception for 180 guests. The couple honeymooned in Banff and Yellowstone, with out-of-town guests from multiple Manitoba towns and Saskatchewan regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell United Church
Russel
Man
Judith Elsie Harris
Elsie Leader
Richard Newman Hopcraft
A. Hopcraft
Hilton
Manitoba
D. G. Stewart
Leifer
Reginald Harris
Phyllis McGorman
Danial Hopcraft
Herman Heinrichs
Delmar Gebauer
Points West
Mrs.Hopcraft
Winnipeg
St. Andrews United Church
Swan River
Elizabeth Ann
Olie Sigurdson
Harold Alexander
Charles Grundy
Roblin
Gordon Daly
David Lee
Sharon Will
Glenda Sigurdson
Donna Mae Nicholson
Walkenton
Ont
Carla ‘Bates
Leonard Grundy
Ken Johnstone
Charles Franmingham
Legion Hall
Banff
Alta
Yellowstone Park
U.S.A
Tome
Selkirk
Town Visit Highlights Weekend Guests
About Town notes mention Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Dodge and their daughters from Birtle visiting Cst. and Mrs. Peter Juba on Sunday. Also guests at Mrs. Wm. Cranwell's home over the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Granger and daughter Beth, along with Mrs. E. Brow and Mrs. T. Beiber of Brandon.
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Wellington Dodge
Birtle
Cst
Peter Juba
Paul Granger
Beth
E. Brow
T. Beiber
Brandon
Wm. Cranwell
Births in Grimsby and Avonlea announce two sons
Mr and Mrs Alex Sipos announce the birth of their son John Alexander on October 11 in Grimsby Ontario. Mr and Mrs Garnet Ferguson announce the birth of their son Randall Scott on October 16 at Moose Jaw hospital Saskatchewan.
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Alex Sipos
Emily Kiemecki
John Alexander
Jbs
Grimsby
Ontario
Garnet Ferguson
Avonlea, Sask
Randall Scott
Moose Jaw Hospital
Grand view town fails to name council nominees
The Manitoba town of Grand view attracts attention nationwide as ratepayers do not nominate anyone to fill several local council vacancies. The piece notes citizen fatigue, mentions instalment purchases by women, a quote about team ownership, and satirical lines on balance, budgets, and a Fall book list entry titled Man, the Master.
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Manitoba
Grandview
Canada
Obituary Percy Ross La Pier Rites Held in Dauphin
Funeral services for Percy Ross La Pier 54 of Dauphin Man were conducted at the Dauphin First United Church on October 19 1963 at 2 30 pm. Rév Barry Day officiated with Riverside Funeral Home in charge. He was born in Toronto and moved with family to Roblin in 1912 later settling in Dauphin. He leaves wife May three daughters Eleanor of Winnipeg Frances of Edmonton and Elaine at home and two sisters Mrs Leslie Hatchell Shellbrook and Mrs Dave Bowley Roblin.
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Dauphin First United Church
Percy Ross la Pier
Dauphin
Man
Dauphin General Hospital
Barry Day
Riverside Funeral Home
Toronto
Roblin
May
Eleanor
Winnipeg
Francis
Edmonton
Alta
Elaine
Leslie Hatchell
Shellbrook
Sask
Dave Bowley
Shellmouth Dam Project Underway As Work Begins
Preliminary soil testing has started at the Shellmouth dam and reservoir site near Roblin as Manitoba advances the 11.5 million Shellmouth dam project. Federal and provincial governments fund the plan to store spring runoff and prevent floods while ensuring downstream water supply and potential irrigation. Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration leads engineering with Ramsay Bird Ltd. contractors.
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Manitoba
Shellmouth
Roblin
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Ramsay Bird Ltd
Assiniboine River
Training Session For 4-H Leaders In Roblin District
Mrs. Evelyn Sutton, Home Economist from Winnipeg, led a September 30 training session for Roblin area 4-H club leaders. She announced 1963 64 homemaking project changes, with new age group divisions and a wider range of options in foods interior design handicrafts and sewing. Over 20 leaders and parents attended and expressed keen interest in the program.
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Evelyn Sutton
Winnipeg
Russell-Roblin- Shoal Lake
Roblin
Sutton
Explorers Collect For Unicef at Knox United Church
The Explorers of Knox United Church will collect for UNICEF on Saturday October 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. Carrying UNICEF collection boxes, they urge donations to aid child health, nutrition, and welfare programs. UNICEF supports health centres, vaccines, vitamin supplies, and training for health workers across 100 countries.
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Explorers of Knox United Church
Unicef
Shell River Council Supports Memorial Hall Purchase
The Shell River Municipal Council backed in principle the joint acquisition and maintenance of the Roblin Memorial Hall as a public memorial under Sec. 436. The October meeting approved accounts, tax roll actions, and a by law for sale and transfer of land, with plans to rent Lot 3 2 Plan 22 for a post office and arrange future meetings and interviews.
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Shell Mission
River Municipal Council
F. H. Wilson
Department of Public Works
E. McIntyre
Shell River
Hillsburg
Roblin
Roblin Memorial
D. Stefanuik
F. Newton Re
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J. W. Haines
Stzs
H. C. Cromwell
Frank LaPlante
Emil Weir
Bert LaPlante
Karen Cross
Joe Cross
Russell
Nora ‘Cross
Ronnie
Donnie
Mrs. Cross
Karen
Karen Amundson
British Columbia
TNS
Hallowe’en
Hopcraft
Grundy — Sigurdson
Morris
Starbuck
MacGregor
Portage la Prairie
the Pas
Minnedoga
Saskatoon
Revelstoke
B.C
Walkerton, Ont
St. Regis Rotunda
Amedico
Explorers
Shell River Council
Memorial Hall
Manitoba Hospital
Miami
John Labatt
Labatt
George Prost
Paul Smith
Terry Sprott
Bill Lenton
Jin Watchorn
Glen Brown
Blake Cutting
Dennis Pookes
Mr. Prost
Manitoba Federation of Game and Fish Associations
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