Reflections on the C W N A national convention Winnipeg
Reflections on Canada weekly newspaper editors convention in Winnipeg emphasize the press as a public institution funded by its community. Leaders urge better financing, plain language reporting, and fair pricing to sustain service that informs farmers, businesses, and residents and shapes a thriving Canadian community.
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Winnipeg
Dominion
Keen
Errick Willis Tod
Canada
Eator
Carlyle Allison
Ken Mayhew
Ken
Ediot
Oh Well and the Gaping Epidemic in Canada
A reflective piece argues the era's social malaise through the fad of shouting Oh Well in Winnipeg and beyond, linking consumer hardship, mental detachment, and indolence to health declines, delusions of grandeur, and apathy. It laments wage pressures, taxation, and public disengagement while praising Canadian enterprise and resilience.
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Moblin
Cty
Winnipeg
Hallywood
Korea
George Washington
Abe Lincoln
Gladstone
Lord Beaconfield
Canada
Bield School Board Minutes Adopted And Accounts Paid
The Bield School Board met August 20 with trustees A Lovas J Anderson F Bailes A Dobran ski A Rice present. Motions adopted minutes read and accounts paid including Taylor's Hardware 2.65 Wpg Free Press 2.63. Van tender approvals listed from M McLure J D Ready A Burns J Was ylenchuk A Miller Wm Yellowaga. Routes assigned for Elizabeth Brutcher and Hynoski child. meeting adjourned.
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Bield School Board
A. Lovas
J. Anderson
F Bailes
A Dobranski
A. Rice
Anderson - Dobranski
Rice - Anderson
Taylor's Hardware
Wpg. Free Press
M. McLure
J. D. Ready
A. Burns
J. Wasylenchuk
A. Miller
Wm Yellowaga
New Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association executive elected
Pictured above is the new executive of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association elected at the recent annual meeting in the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg. Front row lists Long Sands Cecil Day W. K. Walls A. W. Hanks Robert Moore Hugh McCormick Walter Ashfield W. E. McGartney. second and fourth rows show F. J. Burns John Pinckney N. S. McLean Werden Leav F. P. Galbraith W. W. Draaged S. R. Charters Lancaster R. M. Bean G. A. Dills LEB Barber W. H. Cranston J. A. Vopni A. S. King A. S. Evans.
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Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Winnipeg
Long Sands
Mission
B.C
Cecil Day
Liverpool
N.S
W. K. Walls
Barrie
Ont
A. W. Hanks
St James
Man
If. P. Galbraith
Red Deer
Alta
W. W. Draaged
Weaskiwin
Sask
S. R. Charters
Brampton
Lancaster
Melfort
R. M. Bean
Waterloo
G. A. Dills
Acton
Leb Barber
Chilliwack
W. H. Cranston
Midland
J. A
Quick Canadian Quiz Numbers and Answers
A compact prompt with five trivia items on Canadian government roles and fiscal totals. The answers indicate Speaker duties, the largest prairie province, and spending leaders for 1939 to 1950. Alberta tops the prairie, the federal government is the largest spender, and the Canada United States boundary length is given.
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House of Commons
Prairie Provinces
Canada- United States
Easier Farm Loans Foresee Help for Next Season
The Financial Post notes a likely relaxation of credit rules to aid farmers as this year's record grain crop nears. Lakehead facilities overflow and grain transport slows, delaying deliveries and payments. Banks extending credit is essential for farmers to prepare for next season.
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The
Financial Post
Mining man finds gold tale spurs Steep Rock shares dip
N Moore notes a mining man’s quip about finding gold after a 35 cent fall in Steep Rock shares. The Financial Post reports government may have erred in a cigarette tax hike last April as June cigarette releases drop 17 percent to 1.357 billion, May and June down 13 percent, and smuggling grows amid tax gaps between Canada and the United States.
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Dick Pearce
Steep Rock
N. Moore
Financial Post
U.S
Congress
Arnott Pearson wedding in Winnipeg at St Alban's Church
Vaughan Edith Pearson and James Glen Arnott were married at 6 PM August 18 in St. Alban's Church Winnipeg with Canon W Hughes officiating. The bride wore a white Swiss organdy gown and veil. Wedding party included maid of honor Miss Helen Moffat and bridesmaid Miss Kathleen Pearson Kelowna. Best man E M Bradshaw. ushers J E Arnott and J E Allen. Reception at the Homestead. couple to reside in Winnipeg after a trip to Detroit Lakes.
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Vaughan Edith Pearson
James Glen Arnott
St. Alban's Church
Winnipeg
Cannon W. Hughes
L. C Hanslo
Kelowna
B.C
J. C. Arnott
Makaroff
Man
Jon Lee
R. S. Allen
Helen Moffat
Kathleen Pearson
E. M. Bradshaw
J. E. Arnott
J. E. Allen
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Elizabeth Brutcher
Anderson - Bailes
Hynoski
Yakimishyn’s
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Arnott-Pearson
St. Alban’s Church
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Clear Lake
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