Parliament Absent MPs Vote Increases Cost Of Living
An editorial edition from The Winnipeg Tribune on May 7 1951 criticizes only 98 of 259 MPs attending the Commons vote on higher taxes amid a rising cost of living. It argues many MPs miss sessions for long weekends, calling for docked pay and reforms while noting cabinet overreach and public distrust.
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Ottawa
M.P
House of Commons
The
Commons
Howe
Agriculture
Gardiner
Winnipeg Tribune
Community Notes From Vista Cooking Class And Visits
Vista News reports a cooking class quilt project at Mrs Morley Brown s home with three mothers helping. It lists visits by Miss Alva Williamson of Ressburn and other relatives in Winnipeg Brandon Inglis and Yorkton. Donna Faye Williams had tonsil surgery at Rossburn hospital and several Winnipeg residents visited family in the district.
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Morley Brown
Donna Faye Williams
Rossburn Hospital
Donna Faye
Community News Briefs from Oakburn and Surrounding Areas
Mr and Mrs Michael Raginski and daughters Mary Anne and Margie drove to Brandon last Saturday. Achievement Day for the Oakburn Girls Sewing Club Nimble Thimbles will be held at the Ukrainian National Home hall on Tuesday evening May 29. Field Day for Angusville Rossburn Vista Oakburn and Rural Schools will be at Oakburn Friday June 1 with a parade from the Oakburn School at ten o clock. Mr and Mrs Steve Lazaruk with Orest Lazaruk and Ronald Mychalyshyn drove to Yorkton last Sunday to attend the graduation exercises of St Josephs College and Sacred Heart Academy. Walter Nowosad census supervisor for the Russell area of Marquette constituency, with Mr and Mrs Nick Danyluk and Mr Steve Lusky, drove to Brandon last Saturday.
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Michael Raginski
Mary Anne
Margie
Brandon
Oakburn
Angusville
Rossburn
Vista
Steve Lazaruk
Messrs
Orest Lazaruk
Ronald Mychalyshyn
Yorkton
St. Joseph's College
Sacred Heart Academy
Walter Nowosad
Russell
Marquette
Nick Danyluk
Steve Lusky
In Memoriam Baker Dear Wife and Mother
In loving memory of a dear wife and mother who died May 17 1948. Time heals not the sorrow, we miss you yet. God gave strength to bear the blow, but what it meant to lose you no one knows. Ever remembered by husband Walter and family.
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Baker
Walter
Growth of Canada's Population Over One Hundred Years
Population has more than doubled since the century began and risen fivefold in the last 100 years. The 1951 census is expected to place Canada above 14 million, with Newfoundland counted for the first time at about 355,000. Urbanization has accelerated, with urban residents rising from 37 percent in 1901 to 54 percent in 1941 and continuing growth after the war.
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Canada
Newfoundland
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Estate of Peter Peech final notice in Manitoba files
In the matter of the estate of Peter Peech also known as Peter Pic or Peter Pich late of Township Twenty and Range Twenty-two West of the Principal Meridian in Manitoba deceased who died on about February 1 1955 all claims against the estate must be filed with John W. Smith solicitor for Martha rech administratrix at Oakburn Manitoba on or before June 20 1951 dated May 15 1951 Ontario notary public status shown.
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Peter Peech
Peter Pic
Peter Pich
Manitoba
Leech
Oakburn
Province of
John W. Smith
K-C
Martha
Rech
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Rossburn Review
Mountain Ave
R. Hodge
Post Office Department
U.S.A
Toronto
Montreal
Vista News
Alva Williamson
Ressburn
Rella
Stt
Mr. Rutherford
Mrs
Harvey Hamilton
Gimili
Christina
Peace River
Robert
Miss Valetta Hamilton
Winnipeg
Steve Woytowich
Menzie
Steve
M. Woytowich
Joyce Sitko
Inglis
A. Sitko
Ernie Chesney
Mary Wishart
Ernie
Art Chesney
R. McAuley
Angus
Jim MacDonald
Murray
Les. Hamilton
Akburn
Memoriam
Bank of Toronto
Bank Toronto
Man
Bob Page
Paimores
Alexander MacPhail
Leonard Marcoux
Birtle
Rossburn and District
Yanick
Stanley Yanick
Rossburn Transfer
Clubley’s
Sycod
Marshall- Wells Paints
Eyal Ot Enam
J. L. Blaskiewicz
Rossburn, Man
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