Northwestern Manitoba Senior B playoff shifts stir controversy
Garth Neville pitched his second consecutive two hitter as Binscarth advanced toward the final. Angusville beat Vita 10 1 casting doubt on Binscarth’s right to play. Anna May Reagh anchors St Boniface Royalettes in fastball finals and RCMP goalie Constabile Jack Gilroy’s lacrosse squad earns Halifax games nod. Local pilots and flyers attend events. town water woes prompt provincial fix.
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Mercury
Russell
Bob Robinson
Silver Beach
Shannon Rowst
Garth Neville
Neepawa
Binscarth
Manitoba
Angusville
Vita
Alberte
Anna May Reagh
Binserth
St. Boniface Royalettes
Kelvin
Anna May
Moncton
N.B
Jack Gilroy
R.c.mlp
Rita Semochlo
Ken
Carel Scheske
Duane Tremaine
Dianne Hornung
Bill Hodgson
Ken Kane
Flying Farmers
Bakers Narrows
Trudeau
Vancouver
Nincompoop
Arnokd Staples
Swan River
Kinemen Real
Annual Flower Show Planned for August 23
Eight members of the Has sell Horticultural Society met August 7 at Central School to finalize plans for the annual flower show. The event runs August 23 at the Memorial skating arena, with doors at 3 pm and exhibits until 9 pm. Entries include fruits vegetables flowers and arrangements across 225 classes. Tea coffee and taped music will accompany the displays and a door prize plus a contest are planned. Details available from President Mrs Frank Bily or Mrs W John.
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Hassell Horticultural Society
Central School
Memorial Skating Arena
Russell Business
Frank Bily
W. John
Women’s Institute
Tuition Fee Waived For 202 Students In Manitoba Program
The University of Manitoba waives tuition this September for 202 education students from a 1966 tuition free program aimed at teacher recruitment. Nineteen students in Education IA begin January 1969 and graduate December. 163 in Education IIB have one year to complete their elementary training. Saul Milton notes the waiver honors Manitoba’s pledge to these students.
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of Education
University of Manitoba
Youth and Education
Saul Milter
Manitoba
Education IA
Obituary for Oakbank Resident Pat Manley at 58
Pat Manley of Oakbank died aged 58 after long service with Springfield Motors founded in 1966. He was a longtime Oakbank resident and a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Masonic Lodge. Funeral services were held August 13 at the United Church with Rev. A Friebert officiating. interment at Sunny Side Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers included G Zebin and W Grapentine. active pallbearers listed as F Arnold and N Christopherson. He was known as Pat and lived much of his life in the Russell area with family ties to daughters Merle and Beryl.
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St. Boniface General Hospital
Sinclair Manley
Elsie Manley
Oakbank
A. Friebert
Akan United Church
Sunnyside
Messrs
G. Zebin W. Grapentine
R. Shipley
J. Kruger
H. Thompson
D.mort
Rossburn
Pat
Russell
Merle
Tom Kelly
North Delta
Vancouver
Beryl
Des
Manitoba Ducks Bag Limits Raised For Season Change
Manitoba increases duck bag limit to seven per day and 14 in possession due to excellent habitat. Daily limit allows four mallards and up to eight in possession. Seasons run Sept 1 to Oct 15 north of 57th parallel and Sept 8 to Nov 16 between Sard and 57th parallels, with southern dates from Sept 29 to Dec 6. Sandhill cranes open Sept 1 to 18 in the management area. All seasons begin at 11 am CST.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Sand‘hill
Cer
Canada's Best Polo Star Competing at Summer Games
Bob Raftis, one of Canada's top polo players, is among 2,392 Canadians competing at the first Summer Games staged in Halifax and Dartmouth from May 5 to 25. The event also features swimmers and lawn bowlers in a broad national sports gathering.
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Canada
Bob Raftis
Halifax
Dartmouth
Health Services Expansion At TB Clinic
Health Minister John Munro announced new health services including free chest x rays blood tests and pulmonary function tests for residents 16 and over. A National Health and Manpower Conference will be held in Ottawa in October to improve access regardless of financial status.
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Sso
John Munro
Ottawa
Sept 1 Closing Date For Provincial Directory
The Manitoba Telephone System announces changes or additions to directory listings must be made before September 1. About 180000 directories will be printed, up 7000 from 1968. The new issue takes effect in November.
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Manitoba
Org
What's New at the Library 96
A brief look at Herbert Kohl's 36 Children recounts a sixth grade East Harlem classroom in 1962 where 86 Ne go children faced a misaligned curriculum yet showed strong hunger to learn and achieved notable growth. the piece hints at broader themes of education and personal storytelling through Nancy's perspective as a high school racer.
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Herbert Kohl
East Harlem
Nancy
Minimum Wage Review Ordered by Labor Minister
Labor Minister Russell Pauley asks the Minimum Wage Board to meet immediately to conduct a full review of provincial minimum wage rates citing rising living costs. He wants a report by year end with an interim recommendation before the next legislative session. The board includes Gallather, a noted industrial relations lawyer, and other industry representatives.
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Russell Pauley
Pauley
Paulley
Gallather
Johnston elected Manitoba Liberal House Leader
Gordon Johnston MLA for Portage la Prairie was elected House Leader of the Liberal Party in Manitoba. The 49 year old said the Liberal position in Manitoba would be advanced after Gil Molgat’s decision not to continue as House leader.
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Gordon Johnston
Portage la Prairie
Liberal Party
Manitoba
Mr. Johnston
Gil Molgat
Johnston
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J. A. Burgess
Winnipeg
George Alexander Forsyth
M.L.A
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