Manitoba's banner budget avoids tax raise despite record spending
Manitoba treasurer C E Greenlay unveils a 105 million dollar budget with no tax increase. Revenue comes from tax sharing 33.8 million plus cushion, gas tax 14.08 million liquor 10.81 million and auto fees 6.2 million. The plan includes a 10 million rise in local government aid and allows a 2 million draw from deferred revenue to cover potential shortfalls amid copper and zinc price declines.
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Manitoba
C. E. Greenlay
Greening
Ontario
British
Columbia
Ottawa
Liquor Control Commission
Canadian aviation industry posts 1957 sales above 955 million
The aircraft industry, among Canada's newest large sectors, reported sales in 1957 exceeding 955 million dollars, signaling strong demand and growth in the sector. Major firms contributed to the tally, underscoring Canada’s expanding aerospace market and export potential.
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Canada
District farmers invited to discuss feed mill in Rus
L Landman, longtime supervisor of Canada Packers Limited feed division, will visit Rus on Thursday April 10 to discuss establishing a local feed mill. Invited by the Chamber of Commerce industrial development committee, the event urges all district farmers to attend. Lundman will present slides on existing mills and operations. Chamber members are asked to attend and help serve lunch after the meeting.
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L. ©. Landman
Feed Division
of Canada Packers Limited
Russell
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Committee
Lundman
Chamber
Friends and Associates Honor Former Hotel Proprietors
A Saturday evening event saw staff of the Central Hotel and friends honor former proprietors Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Pittet with gifts including a gold compact and a filled wallet. Mr. Pittet has handed over the hotel to new owners and plans to enter the MacLeod dealer store business in Alberta, with no set leaving date for Russell. Mrs. Pittet and family will stay through the school term.
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Gabe Pittet
Central Hotel
George Allen
Pete Prosavich
Pittet
Mr. Pittet
MacLeod
Alberta
Russell
New Proprietors Take Over Main Street Hotel
Messrs. Uke Kawa and Ross Waddell took possession of the Central Hotel on Tuesday and plan immediate construction. They bought the lot north of the present site and expect to begin by May 1. Plans call for a two storey building with 34 foot frontage on Main Street and extending west 99 feet, to replace the existing structure in 1959 with a 50 foot frontage by 181 feet depth, built with cinder bricks and ornate brick frontage.
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Messrs
Uke Kawa
Ross Waddell
Central Hotel
Late Classified to Rent Bowling Alley Four Lanes
Classified ad from Angusville and Russell listings. Bowling alley with four lanes in good repair offered by Wilson and Wilson. Adjacent farm equipment sales include John Deere tractor, disc drill, cultivator, harrows, cream separator, rolling harrows, wagons and livestock/ grain barter options. Contact Adam Chaytor and Ray Spencer by phone after hours.
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Wilson & Wilson
John Deere
Lh.c
McLeod
Adam Chaytor
Angusville
Ray Spencer
Russell
Minister Harkness appoints Portage la Prairie farmer to advisory board
Honourable Douglas Harkness, Minister of Agriculture, named Mr. John McCallister of Portage la Prairie Manitoba to the Advisory Committee of the Agricultural Stabilization Board. McCallister runs a diversified farm including registered grain, small seed crops and sugar beets and is a livestock feeder active in Manitoba farm groups. Of about 280000 immigrants admitted to Canada last year the largest group was British.
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Douglas 8. Harkness
John McCallister
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba
Agricultural Stabilization Board
McCister
Canada
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Massey-Harris
Minneapolis-Moline
M.-H
Fordson Major Diesel
Diesel
Oliver
J.D. A.R
Clement's Farm Equipment Ltd
Yorkton
Nazi Niey
Saskatchewan
Uwen Manson
Main Street
Stan Dunsmore
Bill Hoffman
Smitty
Restaurant & Grill
Smellie Bros
Russell Bakery
Men’s & Boys
Oxford
To Agric
Advisory Board
Bob Waddell
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