Inglis district notes and upcoming events in May
Gordon Fingas and Wil fred Fingas are on a two week holiday visiting home in Inglis. Arthur Bryant went to Vancouver to take a short term job. Inglis School Field Day is set for May 27 with lunch by Home & School and a booth for hot dogs. A charity fundraiser by Inglis Ladies Auxiliary to the Legion will be held May 21 at Herb Liske’s hardware. Graduation celebrations for Fraser Robins in Winnipeg with a Bachelor of Science and a new job in Montreal are noted. Various visits, theatre showings, and community social events including bridge and whist are listed with several local families mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Fingas
Royal Bank
Brandon
Wilfred Fingas
Winnipeg
Inglis
Arthur Bryant
Vancouver
B.C
Henry Beischer
Gordon McKay
Eddie Fingas
Sirs M. Henderson
Home & School ‘Association
H. Lorimer
Len Berrington
Inglis Ladies’ Auxiliary
Legion
Herb Liske’'s Hardware
Children's Hospital
A. Robins
Praser
Manitoba University
Mont
Fraser
Ernie Bryant
Russell Ladies’ ‘Auxiliary
Legion Club
Jessie Dumbridge
O. Breckenridge
Ladies of
Russell Auxiliary
Utes Acno Viendone Jnr Members Achieve Day at Digby Farm
Members of the Assiniboine 4-H Club held Achievement Day at Maurice Digby's farm on Thursday May 12 Keith McComb Agricultural Representative Russell judged the cattle and spoke on feeding grooming and judging Ed Summers Roblin Ag Rep also spoke. Ribbons awarded Red to Bob Digby Garry Digby Blue to Murray Robertson Reg Robertson Dennis Seeback Yellow to Douglas Hunter Roy Kennedy and C Kennedy Showmanship awards went to Bob Digby Murray Robertson Reg Robertson The group took cattle to Dauphin Friday for public auction Leaders were Murray Shearer and Maurice Digby Mrs Digby and Mrs Shearer served lunch. Bob Digby won first for showmanship at Dauphin. Margaret Delabough visited Miss Milly Ferris then left for Dauphin. she is in the Dauphin General hospital nurse's graduating class. Garry Cameron of Roblin spent the weekend with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acno Viendone Jnr
Assiniboine 4-H Club
Maurice Digby
Keith McComb
Russell
Summers
Roblin
Bob Digby
Garry Digby
Murray Robertson
Reg. Robertson
Dennis Seeback
Douglas Hunter
Roy Kennedy
C. Kennedy
Reg Robertson
Dauphin
Murray Shearer
Margaret Delabough
Milly Ferris
Dauphin General Hospital
Garry Cameron
R. S. Cameron
Millwood Socials and Rescue at Flood Slough
A Millwood gathering at Mrs. J E Wondrasek marked Mrs. A Wondrasek’s 82nd birthday while nearby residents note visits from Mr. and Mrs. Debnam and children. A 4-H Sewing Club dance drew a large crowd. A flood incident saw Margaret Heap drown after being swept off a horse. Reg and Tack Self saved the others with a boat, though she endured a cold ducking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Heap
Hove
Mrs. Heap
Reg
Tack
Swallow
Courier 95 stainless bus joins Greyhound fleet expansion
Weston Canadian Greyhound Lines introduces the Courier 95, the first stainless steel North American coach built by Motor Coach Industries of Canada. The 37 bus fleet features upgraded safety, spacious nylon upholstery, individual seat controls, reading lamps, tobacco evacuators, wider windows, glare reducing glass, and all steel construction. G B Fay notes this marks the fleet replacement across Western Canada by 1956, improving highway travel nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greyhound
Weston Canadian Greyhound Lines
R. L. Borden
F. L. Mogen
L. Frizzell
G. B. Fay
D. Robertson
J. E. Kirk
Motor Coach Industries of
Canada
Western Canadian Greyhound Lines
Dominion of Canada
Woman editor presides Manitoba weekly papers group
Madam President Now! Tradition and precedent were set as Miss Helen Marsh of Dauphin Herald-Press becomes the first woman elected to lead a division of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. The event, celebrated by Dauphin officials and Manitoba editors, signals shifting leadership in rural and urban press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
C.W.N.A
Helen Marsh
Dauphin Herald-Press
Newspapers Association
W. S. Marsh
Bullmore
Dauphin
Fraternity of Manitoba
R Muni
St Boniface Man Appointed To Board
Hon Charles L Shut Neworth appoints St Boniface resident Raimbault as the third member of the Municipal and Public Utility Board. Raimbault, who came to Manitoba in 1913, served with the French Forces 1921 to 1923 and led Cusson Lumber as president. He holds multiple local posts and serves in education and welfare groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal and Public Utility Board
Chas. L. Shut Neworth
Pierre Benoit Auguste Raimbault
St. Boniface
R. L. McDonald
G. F. D. Bond
Raimbault
France
Manitoba
Greater Winnipeg
Andanager
The
Cusson Lumber Company Limited
Building Material Dealers Credit Association
St. Boniface Chamber of Commerce
Manitoba School ‘Trustees Association
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Peter Guber
J. W. McKenzie
George Anderson
Don Proch
Ernie
Win
W. H. Jackson
Sacred Heart Hospital
Penny Anne
Berry
Ronnie
Wilma
Bill
E. H. Armstrong
Binscarth
Western Canada
Post Office
Barley Improvement Institute
Nntcalm
O.A.C.21
Clli
Stered
Montcalm
O.a.c
National Barley Contest Committee
Nelal Cm
Nairman
Extension Service Dept. of Agriculture
Winai
Utes
Millwood
J. E. Wondrasek
A. Wondrasek
R. Debnam
Churchbridge
4-H Sewing Club
HL. E. Furnace
Lynne
Binearth
C. Carroll
Regina
R. Self
By Ron Tuckwell
Cipal
Ito
Pickersgill
Steinbach Carilon News
G. S. Derksen & Sons
Tme
Oth
Altona Echo
D. W. Friesen & Sons
Deloraine Times
Hartney Star
Dorothy Ridge
St. Vital Lance
A. H. Leech
Manitoba’ Weekly
Pilot Mound
Deloraine
Boisse
Vain
Angusville Hall
Bob Corley
Angusville Chamber of Commerce
Ladies’ Rink Committee
Sundown Theatre
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