Judge Heaney Toughens Penalties For Crime in Lac du Bonnet
In Lac du Bonnet on August 7 Judge Emerson J Heaney condemned petty thefts and break in cases. A Fort Alexander man received two years in penitentiary for attacking a brother with a kitchen knife and Winnipeg men got six and four months for break and enter and theft at Shamrock Restaurant Powerview. A Powerview resident was convicted of assaulting a police officer, receiving six months more plus fines and costs. The court logged 43 charges including liquor control act breaches hit and run and leaving the scene of accidents. A Powerview youth joked about unsealed liquor and faced a heavy fine of 50 dollars and costs. Liquor Act penalties were generally 50 dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson J. Heaney
Lac du Bonnet
Winnipeg
Canada
Shamrock
Powerview
Heaney
Defense Council
Greek Catholics Hold Dinner in Lac du Bonnet
On Sunday August 5 His Grace Maxim Hermaniuk Metropolitan of Greek Catholic Church in Western Canada celebrated Pontifical High Mass at St Anthony's Greek Catholic church Lac du Bonnet. Reverends J Oleskiw and J Iwan chuk assisted. After Mass the congregation and guests including Mr and Mrs O Bjornson adjourned to Lac du Bonnet Memorial Hall for a communal dinner prepared by the church Women's Auxiliary. His Grace urged work toward a common good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxim Hermaniuk
Western Canada
St. Anthony’s Greek Catholic Church
Lac du Bonnet
J. Oleskiw
J. Iwanchuk
O. Bjornson
Lac du Bonnet Memorial Hall
Pine Falls hosts 25th North Eastern Manitoba Open
The twenty fifth annual North Eastern Manitoba Open Golf Tournament will start Saturday August 11 and 12 at Pine Falls. An entry fee of 3 dollars remains, with prizes for amateurs and cash for professionals. Bill Pidlaski, last year’s winner, is among the entrants, and the clubhouse offers light lunches. Pros will compete in the professional flight against ardent golfers from Bissett Lac du Bonnet Seven Sisters and Pointe du Bois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Falls
Bill Pidlaski
Bissett
Lac du Bonnet
Seven Sisters
Pointe du Bois
Great Falls Girls To Enter Provincial 4 H Competition
Lorraine Golebeski and Wilma Warren are among twenty top Manitoba 4 H girls teams entering the junior and senior provincial championships in Winnipeg on August 13 and 14. The junior teams demonstrate August 13 at 2 p.m. in University of Manitoba room 205 with the Marinson Shield to the winner at a Kiwanis Club dinner. Senior teams compete August 14 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 205 for the Modern Farmer Trophy. All participants are 4 H clothing and foods club members, advancing from inter district rallies at Carman Dauphin Brandon Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg. Demonstrations teach project merits using posters and visual aids, blending public speaking and teaching methods as part of achievement and rally day programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Golebeski
Wilma Warren
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Carman
Dauphin
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Seven Sisters Picnic at Falcon Lake Draws Local Families
Seven Sisters Community Club hosted a July 28 picnic at Falcon Lake with lunch at noon, kids racing for prizes, contests for adults, swimming, horseshoes, and a free drinks and ice cream supper. A town street ball game capped the day, praised organizers led by A Krampetz for arranging a successful event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falcon Lake
Seven Sisters Community Club
A. Krampetz
Hole-in-One At Pine Falls On Sunday
A 15-year-old boy Wayne Kulbaba scored a hole-in-one on the first hole at Pine Falls Golf Course Sunday morning. He completed 18 holes in 72 strokes, with witnesses including Winnipeg golfers Dennis Sutherland Don Eppler Ralph Eppler and Norman Padolski, while Lac du Bonnet residents Glen Butchart Aldon King and Ralph Butchart observed from the second tee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Kulbaba
Pete Kulbaba
St. Anthony
West Kildonan
Pine Falls
Wayne
Dennis Sutherland
Don Eppler
Ralph Eppler
Norman Padolski
Winnipeg
Holiday Beach
Lac du Bonnet
Glen Butchart
Aldon King
Ralph Butchart
Gravel Truck Collapses Bridge at Whitemouth River
A tandem truck driven by Sylvester Slymkewich of White mouth crashed through the Whitemouth River bridge near Whitemouth last Wednesday. The 10 yard gravel load overwhelmed an unmarked bridge. the truck sank with only engine hood visible. Slymkewich swam free and remained uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Slymkewich
Whitemouth
Slymkewich
Parents to Decide School Time In Lac du Bonnet
Lac du Bonnet school board heard irate women rally against current school start times and gathered a petition from parents across the consolidated and high school area. After a second meeting the board will ask parents to choose their preferred start time via a form letter returned in a self addressed envelope. Delegates urged provincial or federal action to set a uniform time across the province and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pine Falls B. P. W. Club Picnic At Silver Falls
Miss Mabel Miller hosted the Pine Falls Business and Professional Womens Club at a picnic supper at her summer home Silver Falls on August 1. Attendees praised the hospitality and enjoy the gathering with Winnipeg B and P W Club connections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Miller
Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Pine Falls
Silver Falls
Miss Miller
Winnipeg
B & P.W. Club
Horticultural Exhibitor's School Planned for Pine Falls
Four horticultural exhibitors' schools will be held at Manitoba centres in early August. Sponsored by the Manitoba Horticultural Association and Extension Service, sessions in Pine Falls feature talks by hort iculturists from the provincial department of agriculture and the University of Manitoba. F Weir and P J Peters lead Pine Falls on August 13 at 7 30 pm to aid entrants for the Pine Falls show August 16 at the arena. Exhibitors will learn how to display fruit vegetables and flowers with a question period at each session. New exhibitors are urged to attend as entries have improved since schools began eight years ago and locations change each year to reach more amateurs.
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Winnipeg
Pas
Teulon
Pine Falls
Manitoba
Manitoba Horticultural Association
Extension Service
Department of Agriculture
University of Manitoba
F. Weir
P. J. Peters
Business Conditions Point Upward Trend
The Bank of Montreal July Business Review notes mixed signals in North American activity but overall expansion continues in Canada and the United States. It cites high consumer spending sustaining growth, while stock price declines and profitability issues temper optimism. Inventory buildup slows, and industrial material prices weaken, prompting caution among businessmen.
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Canada
U.S
Bank of Montreal
B of M
United States
Family Reunion Honors Mrs Caroline Jackson in Winnipeg
About 67 relatives gathered at Mr and Mrs E Kretchmer’s home for a Melbourne family reunion honoring Mrs Caroline Jackson and two daughters. Attendees came from Kenora Toronto Transcona Winnipeg and nearby Manitoba districts. The day featured reminiscences films and a full course dinner and supper as Mrs Jackson enjoyed a long awaited homecoming after 15 years away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Kretchmer
Caroline Jackson
Melbourne
Australia
Kenora
Toronto
Transcona
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Jackson
Good Roads Tour in Eastern Manitoba Tour
E Gary Powell and D Ackland of the Manitoba Good Roads Association toured Lac du Bonnet area last week inspecting road construction and maintenance. The annual competition has drawn more municipalities as entries rise and judges travel over 17 000 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Good Roads Association
E. Gary Powell
D. Ackland
Lac du Bonnet
Cardinals Defeat Comets in Finals Narrowly
The Seven Sisters Cardinals defeated the Whiteshell Comets 12 to 5 at Comet ballpark on Wednesday August 1 to lead the series. The game was tied until the sixth inning and drew only about 15 spectators, despite strong play from both teams as they vie to advance to face the north division fastball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Sisters Cardinals
Whiteshell Comets
Comet
San Antonio Mine Wins Rescue Contest
The No 2 Mine Rescue Team of the San Antonio Gold Mines won Manitoba’s annual Mine Rescue Competition for the second year running. Finalists included teams from Sherritt Gordon Mines Lynn Lake property and Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co Flin Flon operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
San Antonio Gold Mines
C.Y. Witney
E. O. Adolf
W. Kacperski
R. Murphy
M. Bitor
Mine Safety Appliance Company
Exam Results Mailed To Students In Manitoba
Manitoba education minister Stewart E. McLean announced that 28 500 secondary pupils will receive exam marks by mail, while 15 000 grade 9 pupils await promotion notices. Grade 11 and 12 finals saw 8 900 and 4 500 students respectively, with 82 500 papers written overall.
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Manitoba
Stewart E. McLean
Lean
McLean
B. Scott Bateman
Teachers To Attend Cuisenaire Course In Manitoba
Mrs Ethel Finnbogason will be among 180 Manitoba teachers attending a Cuisenaire Method arithmetic course at Isaac Brock School Winnipeg August 20 to 24. Miss Dorothy Brummitt of Dauphin will direct. The Manitoba Teachers Society and Department of Education sponsor and oversee three years of experimental use showing faster progress in basic operations and potential Grade 1 multiplication and division. The Society seeks to train teachers and assess impact on higher grade arithmetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Finnbogason
Bissett
Manitoba
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Isaac Brock School
Winnipeg
Dorothy Brummitt
Dauphin
Department of Education
Beausejour Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary
Beausejour population 2200 marked its 50th anniversary from August 2 to 5 with a four day program featuring parades teas church services a golf tournament barbeques and more. Despite intermittent rain residents celebrated with old timers recalling the town’s growth from a three store to a bustling community. A huge birthday cake atop the Beausejour Hotel served as the keynote moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour
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Judge Heaney
Fort Alexander
Great Falls
Pine Falls B. & P. W
Good Roads
Cardinals
Comets
Springfield
3Rd Street
Man
Audit Bureau of Circulations
San Antonio
Levitt Safety Limited
Safety Supply Company
Department of Mines and Natural Resources
J. S. Roper
Mid-West Mining Association
R. H. Junker
H. Bley
Cuisenaire
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