Reports Heard At Annual Knox Congregation Meeting
Knox United Church held its annual congregational meeting on Monday evening with reports from all church groups. Rev W G Zwicker thanked the congregation for 1951 cooperation and discussed building improvements including a new heating system. Church officers for 1952 were announced with many named positions and committees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox Congregation
Knox United Church
J. A. Burgess
RC. Smellie
W. G. Zwicker
D. A. Kinney
Mision
Ada Spear
Ruth Hyde
Laurence Robb
Young People’s Union
R. Coulter
C. C. Graham
Women's Missionary Society
Sheila Stuart
C. Cameron
R. C. Smellie
Women’s Association
W. H. Westwood
J. E. Forsyth
Young Women’s Club
A. G. Smellie
J. A. Buress
F C. Smellie
C. E. Whitmer
W. H. Dunn
CE. Whitmer
Jas. Rea
Chester Cooke
J. Spear
A. R. Hart
Community Hospital Aid Elects Officers
The annual meeting of the Community Hospital Aid re elected all officers for 1952. Officers include honorary presidents Mrs R J Coulter and Miss Nellie Storey, president Mrs W J Westwood, vice presidents Mrs Gallagher and Miss A Adams Inglis, secretary Mrs E W Robertson, treasurer Mrs J A Kainstock. Committees named: buying committee Mrs E W Robertson Mrs L Margetts Mrs C Yankoski and membership committee Mrs Lussier Mrs Davidowski Mrs T W Shaw Mrs T I Brownlee.
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The
Community Hospital Aid
R. J. Coulter
Nellie Storey
W. J. Westwood
Gallagher
A.adams
Inglis
Braunstein
Binscarth
E. W. Robertson
J. A. Kainstock
L. Margetts
C. Yankoski
Lussier
Davidowski
T. W. Shaw
T. I. Brownlee
Local Rink Hosts Ladies Bonspiel at Langenburg
Mrs. Nita Lewis led a rink including Miss Heather McIntyre Mrs. Len Margetts and Mrs. Lorne Davidson in a one day bonspiel sponsored by the Langenburg Ladies Curling Club. The group played three games and awaits prize results as visitors enjoyed a banquet.
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Nita Lewis
Heather McIntyre
Len Margetts
Lorne Davidson
Langenburg Ladies’ Curling Club
Oriflow Ride New Dodge Feature Displayed at Robertson Brothers
The 1952 Dodge line shows Oriflow Ride with new shock absorbers for smoother ride and better control. Models range from the Kingsway to the Coronet with Fluid Drive and optional Gyro-Matic. Coronet engines stretch from 105 hp. eight standard colors plus metallic options. two-tone Mayfair top color treatment highlighted.
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Robertson Brothers
Russell
Dodge
Second Curling Draw Posted
The men’s curling club completed the first draw and reconfigured the rinks into four squares by wins. The week’s schedule lists multiple matches on Thursday January 24 through Friday January 25 and beyond, featuring teams such as Westwood Adolphe Loney Way Craig Dyck Ostopowitch Clement Kennedy Smart Cross Schentag Smellie Leifer and others with 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. start times across four games per draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Westwood
Adolphe
Loney
Way
Craig
Dyck
Ostopowitch
H. Clement
Kennedy
Smart
Cross
Schentag
Smellie
E. Leifer
L. Leifer
Kippan
McKinnon
B. Westwood
J. Wilson Kee
Bowles Couple to Celebrate 65th Anniversary in Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs Charles F Bowles mark their sixty fifth wedding anniversary on Friday January 25 at their Los Angeles home. Born near Toronto, Mrs Bowles Rebecca Anne Nixon, the pair farmed in Port Huron Morden Roblin and Dropmore before moving to Russell in 1922. They have six daughters and one son with thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Bowles
Russell
Los Angeles
California
Winnipeg
F. Hert
Tein
Silverton
J. Hyde
George A. Bowles
San Francisco
Manitoba Premier Seeks More Education Aid At Legislature Start
Premier Douglas Campbell told the Manitoba Urban Association that higher education funding will be proposed at the next Legislature session. Details on amounts and distribution await the lawmakers, with broad committee support and a call for careful, wide public input on provincial municipal relations and revenue.
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Manitoba
Douglas Campbell
Manitoba Urban Association
Committee On
Campbell
Inglis W I Celebrates Its Silver Anniversary Dinner Banquet
Inglis Women s Institute marks its 25th anniversary with a January 16th dinner at the Community hall for 72 guests. Messages from former members were read, tributes paid to past presidents, and toasts given to the King and visiting guests as dancing and community songs closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglis Women's Institute
Ers
W.S
W. Bradley
James Jackson
L. G. Swindell
George Cammidge
John T. Adams
Swindell
J. Patterson
J. Madman
Chesley
Ont
Minnedosa
C. J. Crawford
Winnipeg
Anne Adams
Ruth Winthers
Institute
W. Rothwell
Thos. Jackson
Wally McKenzie
E. H. Armstrong
George Smellie
Russell
Reeve Armstrong
Inglis W.I
Inglis Wal
M. Henderson
W. McKenzie
Auld Lang, Syne
Wally ‘McKenzie
William Gallant
Jack McLennan
Foxwarren
Inglis
J. H. Gillies
R Wyche
H. Moster
Beatrice Dunn
Eleanor Pavlenko
Mary Onufrechuk
Youth Worker Delivers Talk at Evening Auxiliary Meeting
Miss Frances Wilmont, youth worker for the Brandon Diocese and Bishop's Messenger, spoke at the Evening Auxiliary to Christ Church. She outlined the five platforms of the Woman's Auxiliary, explained Dorcas fund use, and urged social work involvement. Lunch was served. next meeting set for February at Mrs. Langford's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Wilmont
Brandon
Bishop's Messenger
Christ Church
J. Cross
T. Shipp
Miss Wilmont
the WA
W.A
Dorcas
D. Bicknell
E. W. Langford
New Chevrolet Models On Display At Clement Sons
General Motors of Canada unveils 1952 Chevrolets with redesigned power mounts shock absorbers and refined carburetion for improved performance. The lineup spans eleven body types from business coupe to Bel Air and features two GM series Special and Deluxe with the Powerglide automatic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors of
Canada
Chevrolet
F. Clement & Sons
General Motors
Bel Air
Burns Day Echoes in Scots World with Robbie Burns
Scots celebrate Robbie Burns Day on January 25, recalling Burns born 1759 near Ayr. His humble upbringing, hard work, and poems that spoke to common folk made him beloved. famed works include Tam o Shanter and Auld Lang Syne, despite noted faults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrews
Robbie Burns
Robert Burns
Ayr
Scotland
Robert
Tam O' Shanter
Burns
Cotter
Manitoba No 1 Hard Weather Cheer From Manitoba
The writer consoles readers in Manitoba about unusually cold January weather in the province while noting the Pacific Coast enjoys storms. He reports Manitoba faces crisp temperatures from thirty to forty below with sharp winds but little snow to cause blizzards or drifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba NO. 1
Pacific
Manitoba
Manitoba bye elections show no clear political wind
In Monday provincial bye elections, La Verendrye stayed Liberal and Brandon City returned Conservatives. Edmond Brodeur defeated Conservative E A Arpiti to fill the late Sauveur Marcoux seat. R O Lissaman won a three way race at Brandon over Liberal Alex McPhail and CCF Harry Spatford, the seat vacated by the resignation of C Donaldson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
la Verendrye
Brandon
Edmond Brodeur
E. J. A. Arpiti
Sauveur Marcoux
R. O. Lissaman
Alex McPhail
Harry Spatford
C.cf
C. Donaldson
Breath of Spring Drama Baffles Kieper Family
A stray white cabbage butterfly appeared at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kieper on a frigid day. Neighbors wonder its origin as the couple ponders what to feed the insect, noting they have no cabbage.
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Alex Kieper
Alex
One Company Offers Accident-Free Driver Insurance Rebate
A single insurer promotes a rebate to policy holders with no accident claims. The program targets careful drivers seeking lower premiums through durable claim histories.
Londonderry Elects New School Trustee
At the Londonderry School District annual ratepayers meeting on January 15 with 13 attendees, Art Davidson was elected to replace Bob Glasman on the board. The board also appointed Bernard Greaves as chairman for 1952 and J McKinnon as secretary treasurer, with the 1953 budget set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londonderry
Art Davidson
Bob Glasman
Emil Ross
Bernard Greaves
J. McKinnon
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Langenburg
Oriflow
Mrs. Bowles
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