Village Notes of Social Visitors and Local Events
Mrs Harold McKean and family spend week with friends in the village and birthday greetings to RM Anderson and Roy Anderson. Wheat arriving at elevators. Mrs McPadyen and Albert and daughter from Shellmouth visiting. Peterson family from Chillon dined with Mr and Mrs Brown. Dave Broadfoot drove to Shoal Lake to thresh. Lois Cochrane hosted farewell for Pomme Virtue. Bouris left for Philadelphia to study. Virtue and companions went as far as Winnipeg. A quiet rain turned into the heaviest rainfall this season. Rev A Calder was feted at a bachelor supper hosted by Russ Coulter with many guests and a lavish menu. Miss Mary Coulter returned from Winnipeg trip. T Crerar paused in the village. McIntosh brothers from Winnipeg toured on inspecting trip.
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RM. Anderson
Priday
Roy Anderson
United Church
Peterson
Chillon
Brown
Dave Broadfoot
Shoal Lake
Mise Lois Cochrane
Pomme Virtue
Bones
Bouris
Philadelphia
Mary Coulter
Winnipeg
Parkes Family Visit and Local School Changes
Dropmore residents Mr and Mrs Irwin Parkes and family of Niacam Saskatchewan spent the weekend with Mrs Parker’s sister Mrs George Boulton. Nettie Boulton will attend Niacam school for grade X. August Nerbas returned Friday from Sacred Heart Hospital after a short stay. Winnipeg visitors last week included Mrs W R Robb and Walter Rawlings. Miss B Wood and Miss F Menaies resumed duties at Dropmore and Grainsby schools.
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Irwin Parkes
Niacam
Saskatchewan
Kenora Trio Visits Bear Creek Family
Mrs. Cannon of Kenora Ontario visits her mother Mrs D Blain and stays with Mr and Mrs Angus Bear at Bear Creek along with Mrs Old and three children from Brandon. David and Jack Scobie returned home from Solsgirth on Tuesday.
Vista School Opens Term With New Principal and Faculty
Vista School reopened on Tuesday for another term with Slim Kipgan of Newdale as principal and Alea Switner of Harte teaching in the primary room replacing Miss J Ivins. Visitors included Mrs Alex McDonald of Fin Fon at the home of Mr and Mrs D McIatyre. Mrs C Bergland left for Sturgis to teach. Mary Black of Oakburn is a visitor to Breakey. Deloar King and Amy Halliday of Winnipeg stay with Mr and Mrs W H Halliday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slim Kipgan
Newdale
Alea Switner
Harte
J. Ivins He. Hes. Seon Eaguent
Cairass
Alex McDonald
Fin Fon
Mira
D. McIatyre
Mim
J.M. Stvag
Bossburm
Mea
Hamian
C. Bergland
Sturgis
Misa Mary Black
Oakburn
Doreen Mcintosh
Winnipeg
Jeaner Stitt
Deloar King
Amy Halliday
W. H. Halliday
Women Registration Plan In Canada During Wartime
Government sponsored plan in Canada explored women’s organizations to register and survey employed status and homes for potential crisis needs. A provisional committee met May 25, 1939 to draft a questionnaire enabling data on unemployment and social services for Britain’s air raid preparations and civilian welfare.
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Canada
Dea
Great Britain
Our Town Cooperation Lesson for Brandon Readers
A local column laments town division and laments citizens block mutual progress. It argues cooperation is essential for better government and that confronting opposing ideas without backing others stalls all efforts. The piece urges learning to work with people before pursuing personal schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Diocesan
Voluntary Registration of Canadian Women Outlined
A memorandum describes the Voluntary Registration of Canadian Women to record willingness, training, and qualifications for national defense in crisis. Women propose using existing organizations to log volunteers without government involvement, inspired by England's ARP prewar registration system started around May 1938.
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V.rc.w
Canada
England
Local residents visit as threshing begins districtwide
Glen Elmo and John Storguk of Tindall Manitoba visit with their parents. Nick Verbowski bought a new tractor. Mrs Pete Bugera nee Pauline Storguk of Roblin visits relatives. Threshing starts in the district with wheat yielding thirty to forty bushels per acre. A Clear Lake contractor with twenty two men is building a road from the ranger station east to Clear Lake.
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John Storguk
Tindall
Man
Nick Verbowski
Pete Bugera
Pauline Storguk
Roblin
Clear Lake
Local social notes from Winnipeg and area visit relatives
Miss Evelyn Hall of Binscarth spent a weekend with her parents in Winnipeg along with George Bryer Miss Shirley Gilmour and Miss Joan El. Bailey. Mrs. J. W. Kavanaugh and sister Miss Clara Phipps of Windsor Ontario visited their sister Mrs. W. H. Schwalm. Miss Margaret Hammond of Silverton stayed a few days with Mrs. George Wise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Hall
Binscarth
George Bryer
Shirley Gilmour
Joan
Ontario’s new school health program shifts focus to behavior
In Ontario elementary schools health education centers on health behavior not knowledge. Health checks will track wealth habits and health practice with regular exams to detect diseases early and spot growth or hearing deficiencies. Arithmetic’s priority drops as health takes greater prominence.
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Ontario
L. 4. Simpson
Fragmentary note on hospitality and cooking items
A fragmented OCR snippet discusses hospitality and cooking ware, neighbors’ notions, tea, purity, and baking. It mentions items like cloth bound goods and various unclear references to food and party preparations. The legible content is sparse and lacks identifiable names or concrete events.
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Eaton's
Eaton Ct
Canaan
Utah Salt Flats
John R. Cobb
London
Tur
W. Hancock
Queen's Hotel
Avdsell, Man
St. Regis Hotel
E. F. Stemshorn
Mgr
Harold McKean
Rimer Kennedy
Lota
Crerar
Manitoba
John McIntosh
Russell
Bert McIntosh
Winipeg
Dropmore
Herrowby
Brandon College
University of Manitoba
Brandon College Inc
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Nee
Our Town
Glen Elmo
Wolverine
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Purity Maid
Hrayne Dolor
Minar
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