Sailing ship welcomed in Halifax as goodwill cruise begins
The four masted Brazilian Navy vessel Almirante Saldanha arrived in Halifax to a civic welcome signifying the city’s long hosting role for such ships. The crew’s stop marks a goodwill cruise. A 1200 pound plus giant sea turtle was harpooned near Hubbards in the Maritime region, reportedly the largest landed there, measuring over seven and a half feet.
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Halifax
Almirane Seldanha
Hubbards
N.S
Rimouski airport eyed for north shore air links
A Rimouski airport project aims to establish air connections between Rimouski and north shore points along the Saguenay river to Seven Islands. Ontario mt potato disease rot detected. losses run to thousands. Winnipeg youths pare shirts in dress code shift. Roy Callahan sentenced 18 months for theft. requests extra six months to transfer to Prince Albert penitentiary.
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Rimouski
Saguenay River
Seven Islands
Toronto
Ontario
Ontario Agriculture Department
Regina
Roy Callahan
Winnipeg
Prince Albert
W B. Scott
Calgary calf set to follow butterfat record holder in price
Hays Gerben, two month old daughter of Calgary’s record holder Al cartra Gerben, made cattle history by selling for 16000 to a British buyer. The calf’s sale echoes her dam’s world record and highlights Calgary stock industry action.
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Calgary
Hays Gerben
Overnight visitor fills Coronation hospital after crowded town
An overnight visitor to Coronation Alta spent the night in a hospital bed as all hotels and rooming houses were full. Hospital living quarters were used to accommodate the guest due to the town’s crowded conditions.
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Coronation
Alta
Bee import sparks stingless bee reversal in Squamish
Dominion apiarist C. B. Gooderham visited Squamish to provoke the district's stingless bees. They stung him, revealing that Italian bees had been imported to the area, overpowering the native stingless strain and leaving only traces of the original bees.
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Squamish
B.C
C. B. Gooderham
Ed Aselfine Wins N E M Golf Championship at Pine Falls
Ed Aselfine captured the Manitoba Paper Mills cup at Pine Falls with a 75 on a tough, rain-affected course. He defeated Mike Pidlaski of St. Boniface who shot 76, as 160 players competed over the weekend. Local club officials and visitors praised the event despite weather, noting strong turnout from Winnipeg, Selkirk, Charleswood, Island Falls, and village hospitality.
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Pine Falls
Manitoba Paper Mills
Mike Pidlaski
St. Boniface
Ed Aseltine
C. Higginson
Art Kreuger
Leo Segura
Alex. Weir
Winnipeg
Championship Flight golf standings and scores by flight
Championship Flight results show Ed Aseltine 75 leading over Mike Pidlaski 76. First Flight tied between Bill Roy and Jim Bradley at 7. Second Flight A C Farmer 80 and Jack Carmichael 84. Third Flight A E Hamel 83 and Eddie Gould 87. Fourth Flight J S Redfern 82 and W R Jacksong 88. Fifth Flight A A Kreuger 84 and Maurice Smith 91. Sixth Flight A B Hamel 90 and G Johnston 95. Seventh Flight W H Hibbert 96 and Harry Crowes 97. Eighth Flight Magnusson 96 and Howestl Murphy 96. Ninth See The Same 95 and D H Jacob 108. Eleventh Flight F Ford 103 and W Rogers 107.
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Ed. Aseltine
Mike Pidlaski
Bill Roy
Jim Bradley
A. C. Farmer
Jack Carmichael
A. E. Hamel
Eddie Gould
J. S. Redfern
W. R. Jacksong
F. Ford
W. Rogers
Winnipeg Press Club Visits The Pointe And Slave Falls
Winnipeg Hydro hosted a Press Club visit to Pointe du Bois, touring Slave Falls plant and school. Guests inspected facilities, heard from officials, then toured the village and Wild Rice Farm before a farewell at the Staff House.
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Winnipeg Press Club
Pointe
Slave Falls
Hydro
Morris Roper
Lac du Bonnet
S. S. Square
Pointe du Bois
Malloy
Mr. Sanger
J. W. Sanger
Winnipeg Hydro
Briggs
South Station
Hans Brecke
Barratt
Ted Schrader
Committee Begins Work On Memorial Project
Valerie Manchester reports on the War Memorial Committee meeting in Beausejour where plans for a proposed memorial were discussed. President B. Warkentin chaired amid various motions and a gathering of H E Drysdale F Hayes B Warkentin L J Pulfer W Hordoyski W W Childe C H Bethel and Joseph Bellan.
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Pulfer
Bellan
Beausejour
W. W. Childe
C. H. Bethel
Board of Trade
Valerie Manchester Beausejour
War Memorial Committee
B. Warkentin
Mesdames H. E. Drysdale
F. Hayes
Messrs
L. J. Pulfer
W. Hordoyski
Joseph Bellan
Severe hail damages Whitemouth district crops
A large hailstorm struck the Whitemouth area around four o clock Thursday afternoon. The seven mile by five to six mile district suffered 100 percent crop damage to standing grain. Insurance coverage for baled-out crops appears unlikely.
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Whitemouth
Beausejour Council Names Builder Inspector Joe Cheap
Beausejour town council met Aug 13 with Mayor Pulfer and five councillors. J W Cheap was named Building Inspector. Tax sale for arrears set for Oct 21 at 2 p m and the Assessment Roll revision at 8 p m same day. Health plan to locate a hospital in Beausejour including Brokenhead and surrounding township.
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Beausejour
Pulfer
Larson
Szajowski
Wilgosh
Kaatz
Szajowski- Larson
J. W. Cheap
Deta
A. Larson
Leo Szajowski
Department of Health and Public Welfare
Brokenhead
V. M
Matt Pearson Dominates City Flower Show Wins Big Dahlias
Matt Pearson, longtime Winnipeg Electric entry, leads in both flower and vegetable sections. He captures firsts for Big Dahlias and Onions, plus seconds for Sweet Peas Green Beans Wax Beans Cucumbers, and thirds for Gladiolus and Brown Onions. Panel judges include Dr. H. M. Speechly and Mr. Brown.
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Matt Pearson
Mize Lath
Winnipeg
Pearson
Matt
Bremmer and Uravitch wed in Beausejour ceremony
Gertrude Uravitch and Samuel Lewis Bremmer united in marriage at St Paul’s United Church Hamilton Ont on Saturday August 24. Bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs John Uravitch Beausejour Manitoba.
Obituary of Jim Fontaine Lac du Bonnet WWI veteran
James Fontaine a Lac du Bonnet resident and World War I veteran died in Deer Lodge Hospital on Thursday August 22 at age 52 He volunteered with the 107th Battalion and served in France where he was wounded in 1917 A funeral service was held at Notre Dame Church with burial in Notre Dame Cemetery
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Lac DU Bonnet
Jim Fontaine
Deer Lodge Hospital
Mr. Fontaine
France
Notre Dame Church
Notre Dame Cemetery
Time to act on daylight saving now
A call to submit petitions to Ottawa to place daylight saving on a permanent Dominion-wide basis, arguing for action before late August or September arrives.
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Ottawa
Tragic freight train accident maims Elma man
Orest Kalin lost his left arm when he fell from a speeding freight train around 5 30 Tuesday morning while traveling from Quibell Ontario to Elma. C N section foreman M Chanway spotted the arm on the rails and the victim was taken to Winnipeg hospital in fair condition. He is the son of P S Kalin, Elma merchant.
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Crest
Winnipeg
P. S. Kalin
Eima
Sammy Leyndecker
Lithopolis
Ohio
Mabel Wagnall Jones
Lord Mayor of Manchester visits Pointe du Bois tour stops
Manchester mayor and lady Mayoress visited Pointe du Bois Lac Du Bonnet and Beausejour on Friday August 23 accompanying Winnipeg officials. The party toured Slave Falls Power house School Casey's Inn and local sites praising Canadian war effort and clothing drives while in Manitoba.
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Manchester
Pointe du Bois
Lac du Bonnet
Beausejour
P. B. Dingle
Dingle
J. W. Hill
Winnipeg
G. Coulter
J. W. Sanger
Hydro
Sanger
F. Ferguson
Casey's Inn
Points
Slave Falls
North Country
Hugh Lee
Lee
Philip B. Dingle
Winnipeg Hydro
Manitoba
Davies Honored By Friends On Departure From Pine Falls
C B Davies was guest of honor at a Pine Falls smoker in Chateau Hall on Friday August 16 as 46 friends gathered to bid him farewell. A birch bark scroll and leather brief case were presented, with Davies thanking hosts for ten years of close community ties and expressing hope for a memorial to Dr Irvine. Songs and piano numbers followed before the Davies family departed for Iroquois Falls Ontario on Tuesday August 13.
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Pine Falls
C. B. Davies
Chateau Hall
Davies
Actress Receives Flowers and Seed Packet After Debut
An actress finished a successful first night and was surprised when the manager gave her flowers from a gentleman in the stalls and a packet of marigold seeds from a Scotsman in the gallery. Tid bits.
Combined Action and Truth in Sailor Ethos
A compact reflection on crew harmony and strong leadership. It contrasts shared purpose aboard a ship with Kipling inspired lines about loyalty to personal truth and duty faced with nature’s gales.
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Kipling
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