Cameron Highlanders Dedicate Memorial Window at Church
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada present a stained glass memorial window to honor Camerons of both World Wars who died serving their country. A service at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday August 17 at 2 p.m. will unveil the window with Major W Gordon Maclean leading assisted by Major J P Browne and Captain T N Davies. Relatives, cadets, and regimental members are invited. Mrs. Fred Thompson will unveil the window in memory of Lieut Col E P Thompson DS.O. killed in Northwest Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen's Own
Cameron Highlanders of Canada
First Presbyterian Church
Camerons
Fred Thompson
E. P. Thompson
Ds.o
Europe
Harbottle Injured in Winnipeg Bike Crash
Charles Harbottle Jr suffered a fractured right wrist when his motorcycle collided with a taxi at Notre Dame Avenue and Hargrave Street in Winnipeg. Passenger Miss Jean Baith sustained a minor leg bruise. both were taken to General Hospital where Charles's condition was reported as good.
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Pine Falls
Charles Harbottle, Jr
Notre Dame Ave
Hargrave St
Winnipeg
Jean Baith
Charles
General Hospital
Contests Get Judging Forms For National Barley Contest
Applications for the $25 000 National Barley Contest have been mailed to contestants. Forms are triplicate colored white pink and blue. Top half for carload shipments bottom half for farm seed. include a 15 pound display sample with shipping tag. Send copies to the Contest Committee or seed inspector as directed.
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Brewing
Contest Committee
Grain Exchange Building
Winnipeg
Public meeting backs hospital plan in Lac du Bonnet
A record crowd in Lac du Bonnet heard Dr L W Sneath and Dr W Simton Reid outline hospital needs for the district. Reeve Wojciechowski explained taxes and potential deficits while the meeting urged council to assemble data and form a representative committee to pursue a hospital project.
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Lac DU Bonnet
M. F. Brown
E. K. Bissell
L. W. Sneath
W. Simton Reid
Wojciechowski
Council
Hos
W.S.K
Obituary Joseph Meuller 77 Dies August 4
Joseph Meuller born in Austria and long time Thalberg resident died aged 77 on Monday August 4. Funeral at Thalberg Lutheran church August 8 at 2 PM Rev Shhoch officiated with burial in Thalberg cemetery. Survived by widow Amelia five sons and three daughters.
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Joseph Meuller
Austria
Thalberg
Man
Canada
Thalberg Lutheran Church
Shhoch
Russell
Beausejour
Amelia
Funeral services for George Starr held at St Philip s Anglican
Funeral services were held at St Philip s Anglican church Scanterbury on Tuesday August 5 for George Starr 15 who was drowned at Beaconia on Saturday August 2. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Henry Starr and one sister of Pine Falls.
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Beausejour
St. Philip’s Anglican Church
Scanterbury
George Starr
Beaconia
Russell
Clarence Henry Starr
Cone Sister
Pine Falls
R.C.M.P
Herb
Starr
Lac du Bonnet Curling Club Eyes 3 Sheet Rink
A special Lac du Bonnet curling club meeting discussed building a new 3 sheet rink to support curling, the North Eastern Manitoba Bonspiel, and better facilities. Members urged public support, noting current premises are inadequate and plans should unfold before next gathering.
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Lac DU Bonnet
Manitoba
Thereford
Ws.k
Five women in red jackets sparking town talk
In Beausejour the red coats spotted around town belong not to visiting firemen but to five female friends of Mrs. M Wayne from the Savage Shoe Co Baseball club. The jackets are their team colors.
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Beausejour
Door Posts and Car Above Grain Level Report
Reading fragments note measurements near door posts or inside a vehicle above the grain line. The text implies position relative to grain or loading area but provides no clear event or date. No identifiable individuals or organizations are present in the readable portion.
Farewell Party for Ladywood Couple
A farewell event Sunday August 3 at A Ottenbreit's Ladywood home honored Mr and Mrs George Grovius who are moving to Prairie Grove Manitoba. About 50 families attended and J Sichena presented an electric iron to the couple who have spent their lives in the Ladywood district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ottenbreit
Ladywood
George Grovius
Prairie Grove
Man
J. Sichena
Leaving the District They Attend a Farewell Party
A large gathering at Whitemouth Municipal Hall honors Mr and Mrs N McCullough as they depart the area. Guests include many local couples and individuals such as D M Wardrop Steindel Buss Swiatowski Reiman Steiner Freeman Menke Thom son Morton Shotbolt Turner Boychuck Cuira Letheman and others.
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Whitemouth
N. McCullough
D. M. Wardrop
Steindel
John Buss
J. Swiatowski
Joe Reiman
Mike Steiner
Lois Freeman
Gus Menke
Jim
Community Names List of Local Residents
A long roster of individuals and couples is listed, including Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Milbrandt, Walter Januk, George Steiner, Ernie Steiner, Mrs. Cousins, Mr. Kendrick, Cpl. Scully, the Bartletts, the Webbs, the Pischkes, the Dickies, the Jorgensons, the Latta family, Tony Bryck, Fred Swanson, F. Carlson, Eddie Malkoske, Archie Hunter, and Mary Mozel with P. R. Paulson.
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Fred Anderson
Tom Harrison
Henry Milbrandt
Walter Januk
George Steiner
Ernie
Marie Steiner
A. H. Cousins
H. L. Kendrick
J. Scully
R. B. Latta
Tony Bryck
Fred Swanson
F. Carlson
Eddie Malkoske
Archie Hunter
Walter Malkoske
Mary Mozel
P. R. Paulson
Bus Collision at Petrus Corner Leaves Car Wrecked
Stewart's Bus collided with a car at Petrus corner on Thursday evening. The bus was only slightly damaged and continued, while the automobile suffered heavy damage.
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Stewart
Petrus Corner
Picard Returns From Dunmas Holiday Visit
Pete Picard reports a very good time on his holiday at Dunmas Sask. He spent a day or two with a young couple around 35 years old who are proud parents.
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Pete Picard
Dunmas, Sask
Near record claimed for family with many twins
A remark notes a family with 17 children, including five sets of twins, suggesting it may be a near record. The line emphasizes the unusual size and twin pattern without naming individuals or places.
Pine Falls Gets Its Picture Taken
Miss Rondi Anderson a noted photographer visited Pine Falls this week and shot numerous pictures of the townsite mill interior wood camps and nearby districts. T. O. S. Thorsteinson of McKim Advertising Ltd Toronto gathered data and stories about the town and its people.
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Pine Falls
Rondi Anderson
T. O. S. Thorsteinson
McKim Advertising Ltd
Toronto
Anderson
Thorsteinson
Leader
Garth Pickell
Mr. Hanks
Even Steven Beausejour Beats West Selkirk Juvenile Tie
A well played junior game ended in a 2 to 2 draw between Beausejour and West Selkirk on Friday August 8 at Beausejour with both teams scoring in regulation.
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Beausejour
West Selkirk
Pine Falls Faces Two Drowning Tragedies In One Weekend
Wilfred Kemball aged 20 died after being swept over Pine Falls in a river current while swimming with brothers and friends. Arthur Kemball and August Vinette survived. Wilfred’s body was recovered days later. Funeral held at St Theresa’s Church.
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Wilfred Kemball
Pine Falls
Wilfred
Arthur
Bert
August Vinette
Leo Tardiff
Phillip Cyr
Arthur Kemball
Cars Collide Head-On at Beausejour
Seven people escaped serious injury in a head-on collision on the Trans Canada Highway near Beausejour on August 4. Mrs. Walter Andrews of Winnipeg sustained minor head injuries and others required medical attention. Walter Nowalski of Lac du Bonnet drove the eastbound car. the 1947 Buick was heavily damaged after traveling 730 miles on the speedometer.
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Beausejour
Walter Andrews
Aberdeen Ave
Winnipeg
Walter Nowalski
Lac du Bonnet
British Freighter Opens Churchill Shipping Season
The British freighter Essex Trades is slated to arrive at Churchill Manitoba on August 8, with a welcome planned by prairie grain growers and businessmen. Last season Churchill saw twelve visiting ships and grain shipments totaling 2,928,936 bushels as port facilities run by the National Harbours Board include a 2,500,000 bushel grain elevator capable of loading three ships at once.
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Hudson Strait
Nascopie
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Manitoba
Essex
Allan Leegus Heads to Port Arthur for Summer
Elma by Co. E. Wendeborn reports Allan Leegus has left for Port Arthur to spend the rest of the summer. Miss Mary Mymryk of Winnipeg visited her parental home over the weekend. Rev. H Choronzy of Lethbridge Alberta is费on a short holiday at his parents home.
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Emil and
Dick Wendeborn
Winnipeg, Man
Allan Leegus
Port Arthur
Mary Mymryk
Winnipeg
Rev. H. Choronzy
Lethbridge
Alberta
Mrs. H. Choronzy
Soap promotes hygiene but warns against shared towels
The health department in Ottawa states soap is effective against most disease germs and should be used in public washrooms. It cautions against common towels in washrooms or elsewhere as they can transmit disease.
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Health Department
Ottawa
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John Kiziak
Pital
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Berry St
St. James
Gayle
Steven
Edward
Brown
Fred Mastin
Mastin
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William Buchan
Watkins
St. Theresa's Catholic Church
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Fred
Donald
Richard
Herbert Starr
Herb Starr
Henry Charles Starr
Lake
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London
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Royal Canadian Sea Cadets
Kenora
The
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Lake Ontario
National Harbours Board
C. E. Wendeborn
Winnipeg General Hospital
Elma
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King George Hospital
Herman North
St. Joseph's Hospital
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Mrs. P. Stastook
Mike Zazula
Paul Proceviat
Helen Jokinen
Nick Kurina
J. Gilewicz
J. M. Dubel
Theodore
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Lund
B.C
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Mrs. H. Bodnar
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Springfield
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