Chrome ore shipment spurs potential Manitoba project
A large 2000 ton shipment of chromite from the Cat Lake Bird River area near Lac du Bonnet was sent to eastern Canada, with 16 cars to Cobalt and 7 to Niagara Falls. If processing proves successful, a new Manitoba mining branch may emerge and sales could flow in Canada and abroad, reducing reliance on imported chrome.
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Lac du Bonnet
Cat Lake-Bird River
Canada
Procers
Cobalt T
Niagara Falls
Ont
Neweyee
Manitoba
Variety Amateur Nite Returns at Town Hall
The MFA presents a repeat of the Variety Amateur Nite on Saturday December 7 at 8:30 p.m. in Ladywood Hall with the Black Widow and other lively acts for an entertaining evening.
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MFA
Town Hall
Ladywood Hall
Garson Club Elects New Officers and Community Notes
Community items from Garson include well wishes for Asian flu victims and Mrs J Hart recovery from a fractured collar bone. The Garson Athletic Club elected Jack Lawson president and others. Mrs Hannah Forster’s birthday and a birth announcement for Brenda Cathy Banash at Selkirk General Hospital are noted with church christening details.
Grace Lutheran Church Beausejour Sunday Service News
Grace Lutheran Church on Gertrude Avenue Beausejour invites worshippers to a 7 30 p m Sunday service led by Rev Richard Taron student pastor Regular attendees and first timers welcome for prayer reflection and fellowship each week
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Grace Lutheran Church
Gertrude Ave
Beausejour
Richard Taron
New Anglican Minister to Officiate at St John’s Church
Rev. W. O. Straw from Guelph Ontario will be the officiating minister at St John’s Church Anglican. The parish invites all to meet Rev. Straw on Sunday December 10 as he begins his service there.
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W. O. Straw
Guelph
Ont
Straw
Divine Worship Sunday School Service Notice
Garth W. Lof vice pastor announces December 4 1957 at 4 pm for Divine Worship and Sunday School as usual.
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Garth W. Lof
Divine Worship
River Hills notes mix and memories from a holiday season
Readers hear a weathered River Hills roundup of weddings and visits. The golden pommer wedding at North Lutheran Church on November 30 is noted with plans for fuller coverage and a photo next edition. Local residents Alf and Irma Tiede visit, Gesella Brock returns from Germany, and A Bonikowsky’s family reaches France. The column mentions a 17th wedding anniversary, a minor eye injury, a Christmas supper, flu illness, and various local errands, jobs, and hunting trips. The piece closes with editor Stan’s transfer to Great Falls and warm wishes for his successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pommer
North Lutheran Church
Foot injury en route to hospital and local doings in Lake area
Joe L. Forte cut his foot at the cordwood camp and walked seven miles to a truck for hospital care, with a week’s stay ahead. Mrs. A. Carrathen, gravely ill, moved to Grace Hospital in Winnipeg by ambulance, as Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds accompanied her. Various local visits, flu cases, and seasonal activity lift community news in this Lake district column.
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Joe L. Forte
George Boulette
Cordwood
Bissett Hospital
Ladywood Couple Honored On Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs Peter Struss of Ladywood were celebrated on their golden wedding with a November 16 service at St Marys Church Beausejour. Rev Litowski gave benediction as grandchildren led them to the altar. a supper and dance followed for about 300 relatives and friends. A TV set was presented to the couple. They were born in Poland and immigrated to Canada, marrying in 1907. They have two children and two grandchildren.
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Walter Banash
Brenda Cathy
Sacred Heart Church
Father Hollick
Peter Chanas
Winnipeg
Peter Skrupski
Garson
Peter Struss
Ladywood
Man
St. Mary's
Beausejour
Mary Fiebelkorn
Robert Struss
C. Litowski
Litowski
Grace
Betty Duma
T.V
Mr. Struss
Nawoshulka
Podhightchi
Poland
Canada
Struss
Sochowola
Brodi
Styre
St. Peter and St. Paul
Rice Lake
Ben Swedick
E. Fults
Ben
Jane Baker
Coomb
Charles Anderson
Vancouver
Doris
United Church
W.A
Blue Bombers
Bombers
Edmonton
Hamilton
West
Bud Grant
Manitoba
Grant
Nien
Servient of Agriculture
T. Eaton Company
Province of
Art Gallery
Winnipeg Museum
St. Regis Hotel
Kiwanis Club of
Mary Liz
Blind Institute
Blind
CBC
Jackson
Canada Packers
Marlborough
Robert Bond
Legislative
University of Manitoba
Agricultural
North-East Bonspiel set for Feb seven to nine
The North Eastern Bonspiel will be held February 7 8 and 9 at Lac du Bonnet Curling Club. Entries will be received until Monday February 2 with many rinks expected. Novelty Bonspiel planned December 10. names may be submitted at Beaver Lumber Roys Food Market or Hudson Bay. Distressed dog note and various local social items follow.
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Lac du Bonnet
Beaver Lumber Co
Roy's Food Market
Hudson Bay
Seven Sisters Curling Club elects new officers
The Seven Sisters Curling Club held a general meeting to elect a new twelve month slate. Jack Kearns is president with Gretchmer as first vice president and Fred King as second vice president. Ewart Carruthers serves as secretary-treasurer with Tony Frantz and Ken Higgins on the ice making committee, assisted by Ben Kuhn Fred Henschel and Geo Berrick. The club invited district members to join curling activities and announced a later convener appointment.
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Seven Sisters Curling Club
Jack Kearns
Gretchmer
Fred King
Ewart Carruthers
Tony Frantz
Ken Higgins
Ben K Kuhn
Fred Henschel
Geo. Berrick
Lac du Bonnet Police Court News
Lac du Bonnet municipal hall heard pleas and pleas of guilty in a provincial police court session. Defendants included Joseph Bright facing government liquor charges with a Dec 17 trial date, Phillip Parks jailed six months for a second liquor offence, Paul Smirski fined 200 dollars for driving while suspended, Teddy Smirski two year suspended sentence for theft of wood and related fines, Harry Nilsson fined 15 dollars for causing a disturbance, Isac Wood fined 300 dollars with a three year license suspension for criminal negligence causing bodily injury plus related fines, Matilda Straight intoxicated in public and awaiting sentence, Conrad Henderson not guilty with trial Dec 17, Leonard Peebles four months for wounding with intent, Florence Cook Winnipeg restitution for theft, Jack Corbett Winnipeg guilty verdict later set for Nov 26, Gilbert Catellier and Leo Morissette Pine Falls two year suspended sentences for wire theft with 50 dollars costs. Beausejour results include guilty pleas for wire theft with two year suspensions and 50 dollars costs each.
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Rice
A. Sarchuk
Joseph. Bright
Lac du Bonnet
Phillip Parks
Hill 60
Headingly
Paul Smirski
Teddy Smirski
Harry Nilsson
Lee River
Isac Wood
Bissett
Canada
Matilda Straight
Brightstone
Conrad Henderson
Leonard Peebles
Florence Cook
Winnipeg
Jack Corbett
Beausejour
Upo
Isaac Rice
Winnipeg Electric Council Held Smoker Social Evening
The Winnipeg Electric Employee's Federated Council of the OBU held a smoker on Friday November 29 at Seven Sisters Hall drawing a large attendance. Organizers included Max Erlinson A Ross M Thomson and G Kretchmer with Mrs M Thomson and Mrs G Kretchmer handling the buffet. Tokens of appreciation were given to Eric Bloomquist and Jack Kearns who recently left union posts for supervisory roles, with pen and pencil sets and thanks from the union.
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Winnipeg Electric Employee’s Federated Council of the Obu
Seven Sisters
Max Erlinson
A. Ross
M. Thomson
Seven Sisters Unit
G. Kretchmer
Eric Bloomquist
Jack Kearns
Winnipeg Electric Co
al Ross
Kearns
Bloomquist
Great Falls 4-H Club sponsors tea and bazaar
The Great Falls 4-H Club held a bazaar and silver tea on November 20 raising 77.05 for a reconditioned sewing machine. Dimes totaling 2.90 were donated to March of Dimes. The junior Athletic Club organized raffles with Eric Craig winning cake and Mrs. Lemere taking a lamp. Nearly 70.00 was raised for the Athletic Club and new sports equipment was bought as a program begins.
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Great Falls
Lemere
Eric Craig
Whitemouth Students Display Gymnastic Show
A large crowd attended Whitemouths gymnastic display on Tuesday November 26 in the school auditorium. Notable acts included tumbling and boxing bouts featuring Ronnie Reichard Michael Connor Gordon Cousins and David Buss. RCMP Constables Wesselman and Waugh Miss Huminek and Lorne Molinski directed instruction with proceeds funding a new club equipment.
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Whitemouth
Ronnie Reichard
Michael Connor
Gordon Cousins
David Buss
Steve Balyank
Earl Wesselman
B. Waugh
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Itoba Ehartbent
Dencross
Rita Kowalchuk
Gladys V. Leiman
J. Hart
D. Hyde
Lorna Shrupski
Garson Athletic Club
Jack Lawson
Alex Sabowitch
Gladys Leiman
Fred Leman
Jim Lafontaine
George Kotelo
Ray Wazney
Mel Belluk
Ladies of the Garson United Church
New School
Hannah Forster
Selkirk General Hospital
Lutheran Church OF the Cross
By Ella and
Della
River Hills
Gesella Brock
Germany
A. Bonikowsky
France
England
E. F. Alstadt
R. S. Kuhn
Sandy
Bill Hawk
Adolph Kuhn Jr
Adolph
Alex Igiebat
Flinon
Harvey Knopf
Whiteshell Road
A. Kuhn
Erich Miller
Erich
Fred Klepatz
J. Pommer
Arnold Goalke
Mrs
Fred Hanke
Fred Wolfram
Our River Hills “University
Seven Sisters News
Stan
I. M. Bowyer
Harry Boulette Sr
San Antonio
Gunner Road
Alf. Schider
Terry Procenko
Ed. Schradermann
Kennedy
Mrs. Pryers
Campbell
Rice Lake Ladies Curling Club
Martha Henrickson
Red Lake
Alf Clark
Seven Sisters Falls
Gordon Klapprat
Gorden
G. McMillan
Board of Home Missions
C. Deeton
United College Theology
Meredeth
Lillian Kinghorn
Alex Kinghorn
Beryl Anne Dales
Allan Dales
Greatalls
Bob Morton
Walter Kristofferson
Walter
Bob
Thomsons
Geuthiers
Fraser
WEEFC
One Big Union
Secon
Elma
Romeo Picard
George Kretchmer
Selkirk
Selkirk United Church
Ronny
Donny Pommer
Jerry Meston
Richy Stardom
Gary Pluchinski
Bruce Kondratuk
Dave Gittins
Pete Stardom
Bernice
Winnipeg Electric Council
4-H Club
Nota. Library
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T. Eaton Co
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Canada Bread Co
Manitoba Technical Institute
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