St John’s Anglican Women elect officers for 1950
The St Johns Anglican Women's Auxiliary at Lac du Bonnet elected officers for 1950 during their January meeting at Mrs Frank Brown's home. New leaders include President Mable Rowe Vice President Edythe Brown and Secretary Elsie Patterson. The February meeting is set for February 6 at 8 p.m. at Mrs Frank Brown's home. new members are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St John's Anglican Women's Auxiliary
Frank Brown
Mable Rowe
Edythe Brown
Elsie Prayer
Ruth Patterson
Fred Bleakney
Lil Rosenberg
L. Rosenberg
J. Ulman
W.A
First Year Foods Club Organized at Lac du Bonnet
On Monday afternoon January 9 a First Year Foods club was organized under Mrs. Frank Brown. Officers elected include Janeen Fournier president Joyce Park secretary June Wells reporter and members Elaine King Aileen Duffly Aileen Paul and Evelyn Michelichuk. The girls will take a three year foods course through the Extension Service and receive certificates from the Department of Agriculture upon completion. They will report progress periodically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brown
Janeen Fournier
Joyce Park
June Wells
Elaine King
Aileen Duffly
Aileen Paul
Evelyn Michelichuk
Department of Agriculture
Canvass In Brokenhead Before Electrification Plans
Organizing rally for Manitoba Power Commission in Beausejour prompts canvassers to interview farmers and residents in western Brokenhead townships. Dan Ferns leads effort with MPC staff and councilors to sign up subscribers, aiming for 65 percent farmer participation and 100 percent in western areas before next year’s extensions. Canvass runs Jan 10 to Jan 28 with a Beausejour close off at 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Power Commission
Beausejour
Brokenhead
Garson
Tyndall
Dan Ferns
M.P.C
Robert Henderson
T. McIntosh
Commission
W. Storsley
J. Pleskacz
Ferns
Manitoba
Township
Ed. Kielbach
D. Paulyshen
S. Kozie
E. Meyers
M. Sawchuk
N. Kubish
L. Vogel
M. Mazur
Ted Lange
J. McLean
J. Neduzek
Anton Ottenbriet
Stan Greschuk
George Schreyer
Lac du Bonnet Board of Trade Gets Off To A Good Start
The Lac du Bonnet Board of Trade held its first meeting of the year on January 10 at Casey's Inn with 37 members present. The group approved a timetable to avoid conflicts with town events and discussed after hours garage service, telephone service needs, and a possible aircraft landing field with Roy S. Brown of Central Northern Airways. Officers and nine new members were welcomed, with continued leadership by Oscar Bjornson, Mike Danylchuk, and Art Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
Lac du Bonnet Board of Trade
Casey’s Inn
Oscar Bjornson
Mike Danylchuk
Art Brown
John Grewinski
Herd Dancut
John Letain
Bud Bjornson
Mort Tor
Beausejour C of C Members Invited to Tour Canada Packers
Beausejour Chamber of Commerce invites members from Beausejour and Springfield to a January 25 afternoon tour of the Canada Packers plant in St Boniface with luncheon. W W Childe reports on provincial convention and council meetings with Manitoba’s premier. Publicity chair Steve Rumak to organize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour Chamber
Knights of Columbus Assembly
Provincial Council
C. of
Manitoba
W. W. Childe
Springfiell
Beausejour Hospital
Beausejour
Bill Childe
Lac du Bonnet foursome wins Consul berth at Lac du Bonnet
Lac du Bonnet, Pine Falls, and Seven Sisters curling teams compete in a No. 1 group round at Lac du Bonnet on January 3 for the British Consols berth. Bill Zikman led Lac du Bonnet to a 9 6 win over Pinawa, then beat Seven Sisters 11 6 and finally defeated Pine Falls 11 7 to clinch top group honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
Consols Pla
Pointe Bois
Great Falls
Bill Zikman
Lloyd Weise
Paul August
Pete Chorney
Pinawa
Axle Erickson
Suppor
Bill Cobb
Jack Polson
Murray Thomson
Charlie Precious
Wilf Lewis
Bob Hansen
Pine Falls
Zikman
W.S.K
Beausejour W I Holds Regular Meeting January 3
The Beausejour Women’s Institute met January 3 at the Beausejour hotel with President Mrs. S C Henderson presiding. Members listed include Mrs. Monetta, Mrs. Stepaniuk, Mrs. Ru mak, Mrs. Bullman and others. Minutes were read, a trust is to hold $139, Achievement Day set for January 19, sewing course sponsored, Mrs Brook spoke on music appreciation, end with lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour Women’s Institute
Beausejour Hotel
S. C. Henderson
Monetta
M. Stepaniuk
S. Henderson
S. Rumak
C. Bullman
H. Drysdale
Rassmuson
H. Genaske
J. Gusnoski
Flekke
J. Brook
J. de Marco
Murrell
Funk
H. Bush
H. Dugard
F. Hayes
B. Warkentin
W. Novak
C. Nichols
G. Stebbe
S. Stepaniuk
Institute
Brook
L. Rassmuson
Bellan
Lac du Bonnet Foods Club Members Prepare February Contest
Lac du Bonnet Foods Club class members who earned their certificates in October met January 10 with leader Mrs Frank Brown to plan February elimination contests. Winners will advance to provincial competitions next summer. Participants include Donna Peterson Marjorie Ann Tomlinson Joyce Marsky Joan Swetz Jean Wickman Marlyn Patterson Joanne Petrus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet Foods Club
Frank Brown
Donna Peterson
Marjorie Ann Tomlinson
Joyce Marsky
Joan Swetz
Jean Wickman
Marlyn Patterson
Joanne Petrus
Record Crowd Backs Amateurs At Lac du Bonnet
A large crowd attended the Amateur Night broadcast at Lac du Bonnet Memorial hall hosted by the Associated Canadian Travellers and CJOB to raise funds for tuberculosis prevention. Twenty two contestants aged from 6 to 76 performed before Mayor Sparman and MCs Harold De Forrest and Norm Isdale, with CJOB staff on air at 10 pm for about 50 minutes. winners included Shir ley Choma and Len Nichols first, Joe Pitre second, Hugh Allardyce and company third, Leona Fournier fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet Memorial Hall
Associated Canadian Travellers
Radio Sation Cjob
Mike
Joe Pitre
Sparman
Harold de Forrest
M.C
Norm Isdale
CJOB
Shirley Choma
Len Nichols
Hugh Allardyce
Towler Carriere Wedding At St Marys Winnipeg
Cecile Carriere daughter of A Carriere St Vital and Roy Towler son of Frank Towler Pine Falls were married December 29 at St Marys rectory Winnipeg. Attendants were D L Hutchinson Pine Falls. Bride wore winter white wool dress with red rose corsage and reception was at the bride's parents home. They will reside in Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s
Winnipeg
Cecile
A. Carriere
St. Vital
Roy
Frank Towler
Pine Falls
D. L. Hutchinson
R. Towler
Frovincial Library Vinniper Legislative Bh Blérc Yan
In a partial OCR read, unclear reference to a provincial library matter and a legislative event. Details are fragmentary with names and places not fully legible. Further clarified copy needed for precise headline and summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frovincial Library
Legislative
Beausejour W I hears talk on music appreciation
Mrs J Brook addressed the Beausejour Women's Institute on January 3 praising music as a universal language and birthright for all. She argued music's expression spans simple folk to grand art and noted no fixed standard allows growth beyond tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Brook
Kentucky
Offenbach
Rachmaninoff
Beethoven
von Weber
Richard Crooks
Whitemouth Appoints Counsel and Sets 1950 Agenda
The Whitemouth Rural Municipality council met January 3 1950 swearing in new reeve Edward Henderson and councillors T Kellner and G Rerick. They considered boundary changes near Winnipeg River facing Lac du Bonnet opposition and retained Winnipeg lawyers Drache Matlin and Israeli. They fixed monthly meetings to the second Wednesday and appointed 1950 staffs including municipal solicitor timber and sanitary inspectors and opened tenders for hall caretaker and road patrol operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitemouth
Edward Henderson
T. Kellner
G. Rerick
Winnipeg River
Lac du Bonnet
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Winnipeg Electric Company
A. Weselak
Drache, Matlin
Whitermouth
T. G. Erskine
Manitoba Rural Electrification Expands to 1300 More Homes
Manitoba Power Commission reports December progress in rural electrification with service extended to 1,300 new customers across Westbourne Rosedale Langford Lansdowne Miniota North Norfolk Portage la Prairie and Shell River areas along with Langruth Mulvihill Camper Spearhill Ashern Moosehorn Bield Shevlin Shortdale Deepdale Makaroff Ashville Firdale Mayfield and Edrans. New 66 000 volt tie line improves Carberry Neepawa connection while Steinbach gains a 33 000 volt line and new substations at Steinbach Niverville Pilot Mound Roblin Dominion City St Norbert Carberry and more. Total power generated 21 456 236 kWh in December up 36 1 percent from 1948, with yearly growth noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
W. D. Fallis
Manitoba Power Commission
Commission
Westbourne
Rosedale
Langford
Lansdowne
Miniota
North Norfolk
Portage la Prairie
Shell River
Langruth
Mulvihill
Camper
Spearhill
Niverville
Steinbach
Pilot Mound
Roblin
Dominion City
St. Norbert
Carberry
Min
Red Deer Christmas Concert Draws Crowded Hall
December 22 at a Red Deer school a capacity audience enjoyed a multi language program of carols plays humorous and serious, recitations, western songs, and folk dances. The panto mime The Flat Tire was top act and seniors in Ukrainian dress received praise. Santa Claus closed the evening and gifts were given while ticket proceeds of 21.50 help buy new curtains and stage equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Deer School
Santa Claus
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