Silverton White Gift Service and Holiday Notes
Silverton United Church conducted the annual White Gift Service led by Pastor A Woitte with participants Janie Keating and Angus Coulter. Local residents return from Winnipeg and Smiths Falls for visits and holidays. Norman Moffatt joins RCAF for training. curling club opens season with a 16-rink bonspiel. The Silverton correspondent extends Christmas wishes to readers and sick friends.
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Silverton United Church
A. Woitte
Janie Keating
Angus Coulter
Dick Cochrane
Sacred Heart Hospital
Robert Evans
Kenny
Glenny
Smith's Falls
Ont
Evan
A. Evans
Brandon
Watson Cochrane
Jim Cochrane
C. Keating
Manitoba Cattle Breeder’s Association
Anderson
Elgin Keating
Silverton
Russell Banner
Endcliffe Whist Drive Awards and Local Moves
A Friday whist drive at the community centre awards prizes to Miss Ann Zimmer Mrs A Stewart Rudy Zimmer and Lawrence Zimmer. Mr and Mrs Andrew Stewart received an electric clock. Zimmer family relocations involve the Stewart farm Russell and Shellmouth residents head to Tford for winter work.
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Ann Zimmer
A. Stewart
Rudy Zimmer
Lawrence Zimmer
Andrew Stewart
Edward Zimmer
Stewart Farm
Stewart
Russell
Andrew
Murray Russin
Colin Roberts
Shellmouth
Tford
Bill Zimmer
J. Koch
Rosernberg
Brightside
Ladies Club Meeting In Rochedale Home
The Ladies Club met at Mrs. E. Bramwell's home with ten members present. A roll call prompted a Salvation Army gift, new officers were elected led by President Mrs. J. Alexander, and Maggie Cameron won the gift draw by Margaret McNeill. The next meeting will be at Mrs. D. Robin's residence.
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Norma Anger
Dauphin
Nipes
Deer Lodge
C. Bramwell
Toronto
Rochedale
E. Bramwell
Salvation Army
J. Alexander
Canadian Red Cross Hungarian Relief Efforts Detailed
A Manitoba led account shows Canadian Red Cross actions aiding Hungarians from October to November. Activities include shipments of drugs and supplies valued at $40,000 to Vienna, funds totaling $110,000 from Canada and Vienna, and the creation of transit centers for refugees.
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Red Cross
Canadian Red Cross
League of Red Cross Societies
Geneva
Rcaf North Star
Vienna
International Red Cross
International Committee of Red Cross
Hungary
Canada
Austria
Marseilles
Manitoba
Red Cross Centre
Red Crossiers
Strander
Canadian Red Cross relief efforts for Hungarian refugees described
The record lists December actions from the Canadian Red Cross including airlifts to Vienna, relief payloads of food and clothing, targeted aid to 5 000 refugee children, and a Montreal team departing to administer a camp for 1 000 people. Key figures include Marguerite Wilson, Albert Batten, Reuben Baetz, and a $250 000 grant.
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Marguerite Wilson
Quebec
Red Cross
Vienna
TCA
Seattes
Satogeer
Anca
Canada
Canadian
International Junior Red Cross
Albert Batten
League
Korea
Pa Ment
Montreal
Reuben C. Baetz
Hold Down Farm Costs Threat Maps Industry Labor
Manitoba’s agriculture minister warns industry and labor to curb farmers’ costs to sustain Canada’s industrial boom. C L Shuttleworth notes farm product prices fell seven years running while farm costs surged about two hundred percent, saying the farmers’ weakened position harms the wider economy.
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Canada
Manitoba
C. L. Shuttleworth
Hungarians Arrive as First Refugee Group in Manitoba
The first group of Hungarian refugees arrived Friday morning by GPR, joinable by family groups totaling 36 people and 36 youths, as Manitobans welcome them at a CPR depot in Winnipeg. Premier Campbell, Acting Mayor Scott, and Mayor Henderson greeted the newcomers, with an invitation extended for a Hungarian university faculty unit to join the University of Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Scott
Winnipeg
Lloyd Henderson
Portage
Premeir Campbell
University of Manitoba
Vienna
Hungarian Relief Committee
Early Saskatchewan Industry Herding Buffalo for Meat and Hides
The first flourishing industry in the Saskatchewan area involved slaughtering buffalo for meat and hides used in robes. This activity marked the territory's initial economic development before broader settler industries emerged.
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Saskatchewan
Free Medicines Costs Rise in Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand officials push to curb the national free medicine program amid rising drug costs and heavy welfare spending. Sir Arthur Porritt criticizes the scheme as costly while Australia faces doctor fee debates and potential subsidy cuts as free medicines expand since 1950.
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Wiscass
Australia
New Zealand
Health Department
Sir Arthur
Porritt
Earle Page
Earle
Sir Earle
The
Sydney Morning Herald
Mee medicine linked to increased store traffic and profits
The note suggests Mee medicine earns a second profit for druggists by drawing more customers into their shops who purchase lines not supplied by the public Purse Christian Science Monitor.
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Christian Science Monitor
Experts See World Growing Warmer Across Regions
Scientists warn that the global average temperature has risen about one degree in 75 years. In the United States summers are up one degree, winters two to four, and Iceland and Greenland report six to twelve degree increases.
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Canada
Siberia
United States
Iceland
Greenland
Ontario
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Massachusetts
Atlantic
Pacific
Hemisphere
Hurd C. Willett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Willett
International Award to Manitoba 4-H'er
Elaine Pankin 15-year-old 4 H Club member from Miami Garden wins 300 dollar international essay scholarship on weed control. Sponsored by North Central Weed Control Conference Inc, the Manitoba prize was 25 dollars. This marks the second Manitoba 4 H win in three years after David Remus of Emerson won the prior scholarship.
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Manitoba
Elaine Pankin
Miami Garden Club
North Central Weed Control Conference Inc
Chicago
C. L. Shuttleworth
Miss Pankin
David Remus
Emerson
Remus
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Manitoba
Harrowby Correction and Visits Reported
A correction notes Harrowby last week. Ruth Olson spent several days in Brandon visiting relatives. Tom Aitkens visited Wellwood, Manitoba with his parents.
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Corection
Ruth Olson
Brandon
Tom Aitkens
Wellwood
Man
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Hixomt Clutsppersrot
International Nickel Company
Monk-M._ Lake
Thompson
Silverton Curling Club
Endcliffe
Laycock’s Orchestra
Russell Memorial Hall
Langenburg
Merrymakers
Frank Clouhy
Albert Dressler
Bob Miller
Art Olson
Oscar Dimond
Liprick
Monarch
Loze
Harrowby
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