Young Ptashnick siblings complete 3600 mile motorcycle trek
Len Adamovich of Brandon reports on Carl and Josephine Ptashnick, Mrs. Adamovich’s teenage relatives, finishing a 3600 mile Vancouver to Winnipeg and Brandon round trip in five days per rider aboard motorcycles. They spent the holiday with relatives in Brandon and Winnipeg, joined by two Fort William brothers.
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Len Adamovich
Brandon
Carl
Josephine Ptashnick
Len Adamouvich
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Fort William
School Board Moves To Ease Crowding
Goose Lake School District trustees meet on September 16 with full attendance. A bylaw to borrow forty thousand dollars for repairing and enlarging the Older Public School was read for first time. Various committee actions include heating changes, van routes, insulation, and tender calls. Numerous accounts and supplies were authorized for payment.
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Goose Lake
Halldorson-Haines
Sorbo-Simpson
Robertson - Swtzer
Van
R. Arnott
Shell Over Council
Simonon-Haines
Switzer - Robertson
Robertson-Halldorson
Sorbo-Haines
Halldorson-Simpson
T. H. Taylor
Roblin
Lesack
Scoel Vrcceres Ceeeenes
Napa Labor Oc
Haines-Lesack
Court power over butter substitutes debated in Canada
A columnist questions whether federal or provincial authorities control regulation of butter substitutes, arguing courts have too much say and urging provincial legislatures to assert jurisdiction. The piece likens past margarine rulings to broader constitutional questions and calls for public engagement in court power limits.
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Privy Council
Canada
House of Commons
Alberta
Saskatchewan
United States
Supreme Court
Narrow escape as tree branch shatters windshield
Bob Arnott had a narrow escape Friday when a three inch tree limb shattered the windshield. The wooden projectile ripped through the glass and tore the top of the car, and a front seat passenger would have faced decapitation if present.
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Bob Arnott
Roblin Couple Weds in British Columbia Church Ceremony
A Roblin groom C. E. Chapman and bride Sara Gilmour McGregor wed at Cooke’s Presbyterian Church in British Columbia. Officiant Dev. C. H. Funston led a service with ivory satin gown, pearl necklace, and gladiolus bouquet. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs. Wesley Johnson and bridesmaids Norma MacGregor and Sara Jane Aitken. The couple plans to reside on Robson Street in Chilliwack after a coast trip.
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Cooke’s Presbyterian Church
Sara Gilmour McGregor Roy Edwin John Chapman
Dev. C. H. Funston
Duncan MacGregor
Trans-Canada Highway East
C. E. Chapman
Shrdis
Wesley Johnson
Agassiz
Norma MacGregor
Sara Jane Aitken
Pat Kines
New Westminster
H. St. J. Naftel
Hydro Extended To Five Villages
W. D. Fallis of the Manitoba Power Commission announced hydro service was extended to five more villages in August. The August output rose 37.92 percent to 17,300,226 kWh. Extensions electrified rural areas in Turtle Mountain Harrison Saskatchewan Blanchard Sifton Whitemouth Richot and MacDonald.
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W. D. Fallis
The
Manitoba Power Commission
Lake Francis
Oak Point St. Laurent
Lundar
Eriksdale
Stonewall
Fallis
Mr. Fallis
Turtle Mountain
Harrison
Saskatchewan
Blanchard
Sifton
Whitemouth
Richot
MacDonald
Minto
Rosedale
Odanah
Stanley
Springfield
Hanover
Killarney
Newdale
Melita
Gladstone
Clear Lake
Portage la Prairie
Roblin Hospital District seeks wider funds for equipment
The Roblin Hospital District Five governing board asks for broader community support to finance equipment and supplies for the near completed hospital. They favor a levy but fear a long delay, urging donations from residents with means and asking contributions via Secretary Mrs H H Simpson or Mitchells Drug Store Roblin.
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Roblin Hospital District Number Five
Roblin
H. H. Simpson
Mitchell’s
Arnott Weds Robert at St Marys Cathedral Winnipeg
In the rectory of St Marys Cathedral Winnipeg a 9 am Sept 16 wedding united Joan Patricia Arnott of Roblin Manitoba and Hector Lucien Robert, elder son of Mr and Mrs A P Robert of Birtle Manitoba. Bride wore pine green wool suit with pink rose corsage. couple to reside in Birtle after a motor trip south.
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Joan Patricia Arnott
Hector Lucien Robert
St. Mary's Cathedral
Winnipeg
Grece
Joan Patricia
John Arnott
Roblin
A. P. Robert
Birtle
Man
Robert
Rally at Knox Sunday
Knox United Sunday School holds a one o clock gathering with special programs for parents and children. Highlights include the graduation of primary pupils, welcome to the Junior division, songs of farewell and new Cradle Roll names for seventeen children. An urgent appeal asks men to help teach boys classes.
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Knox United
Kines
Mitchell
Janice Elizabeth Martin
Douglas Hornsby
Kelso Brent Ferguson
James Irwin Mitchell
Donna Lou Ford
Gwenda Marie Vaudry
Phillip Newton
Haver Dawn Currey
Michelle Dianne Waters
Maureen Karen Speer
Barbara Jean Young
Marcia Mae Watson
Marnie Ellen de la Mare
Pound Falls 30 Percent After Sept 19 to Aid Postwar Recovery
News notes the British pound drops thirty percent from 4.03 to 2.80 dollars as Britain seeks to strengthen its economy before Marshall aid ends in 1952. Canada may trim its dollar by ten percent. British car prices could drop toward prewar levels, boosting Canadian demand.
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Britain
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Manitoba
Mr. Lear
Review
Rclasp
W. L. Belton
Roblin Boy
B.C
Progress of U.N
United Nations Secretariat
mid-Manhattan
New York
U.N
American Bridge Company
Meeting Hall
Hydro
Our Hospital
Knox
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