Manitoba School Division Vote Feb 27
Manitoba electors face a major decision on a new high school division plan. Public meetings arranged by the Department of Education will explain changes, with cabinet members and department officials speaking at about 250 gatherings across the province. The plan, backed by all parties, would boost provincial aid and improve high school teaching, and electors are urged to attend to learn facts and make an informed choice.
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Manitoba
Manila
Department of Education
CCF
Manitoba Proposes 46 School Divisions Vote Feb 27
Manitoba residents will vote February 27 on forming 46 school divisions to manage high school education while local districts retain elementary control. The plan, based on a boundaries report, defers in Dauphin Ochre and four divisions with unchanged boundaries in Winnipeg St Boniface Fort Garry James Norwood Flin. Local boards would keep jurisdiction over elementary schools.
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Manitoba
Stewart E. McLean
Eucation
School Divisions Boundaries Commission
McLean
Bier West
St. Vital
Kelseyhin-Ochre
Winnipeg
St. Boniface
Fort Garry
Or James
Norwood
Flinon
Neonles
Bingo Prize Split Among Three Winners in Province
Game No. 1 concluded with a 2000 prize to be shared by Helen Sauve of Swan River Art Hartwig Emerson Box 35 Emerson Wilson Ballagh Box 215 Plumas. Each will receive 666.66 dollars as Lions Club distributes funds after accounts. Tickets for Bingo No. 2 go on sale next week with another 2000 prize. Lions Club will release first twenty numbers next week. The next game is planned for three to four weeks with ticket sales ongoing.
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Swan River
Emerson
Plumas
Helen Sauve
Art Hartwig
Wilson Ballagh
Lion's Club
Lion's C-tb of
Tetals
Funeral for Frank Niemi Held in Lac du Bonnet
Frank Niemi died January 12 at Princess Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral service January 17 at Anglican Church Lac du Bonnet officiated by Rev W O Straw. Interment Lac du Bonnet cemetery with Russell Funeral Home charge. Survived by widow Alma Niemi Pointe du Bois and three sons Edward Arnold Calgary and Melvin Pointe du Bois.
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Frank Niemi
Lac du Bonnet
Man
W. O. Straw
Russell Funeral Home
Niemi
Princess Elizabeth Hospital
Finland
Canada
Pointe du Bois
Alma Niemi
Edward
Arnold
Calgary
Melvin
Gustav Steffan funeral set for Beausejour man
Gustav Steffan, born in Russia in 1883, died January 18 in Beausejour hospital. Funeral service will be January 21 at Zion Lutheran church Beausejour with Rev Rosenquist officiating. Interment at Beausejour Cemetery Hassell Funeral Home Beausejour in charge. Survived by widow Julianna Steffan two sisters one in Germany one in Minneapolis and one brother Albert Klimke of Winnipeg.
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Gustav Steffan
Zion Lutheran Church
Beausejour
Man
Rosenquist
Hassell
Julianna Steffan
Germany
Minneapolis
Albert Klimke
Winnipeg
Ladies Ice Bonspiels Planned Across Several Towns
Ladies take to the ice with bonspiels scheduled in Lac du Bonnet Beausejour Whitemouth Pine Falls and a mixed event in Beausejour. The North Eastern bonspiel opens this weekend featuring 19 rinks including entries from Libau Great Falls Seven Sisters Rennie and Winnipeg teams skip’d by Kay Balen Mrs Latta Mrs Shaw and possibly Audrey Ferris. Lac du Bonnet lists six teams and three events Hudsons Bay trophy Goodway trophy Lac du Bonnet Transfer each offering four prizes. A Saturday banquet in Memorial Hall hosted by St John’s Anglican church promises local entertainment for a fun filled weekend.
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Lac du Bonnet
Beausejour
Whitemouth
Pine Falls
Libau
Great Falls
Seven Sisters
Rennie
Bissett
Winnipeg
Kay Balen
Latta
Shaw
Audrey Ferris
St. John's Anglican Church
Memorial Hall
Lac du Bonnet Rev W O Straw Ltd Rector
A brief notice announces Reverend W O Straw of Lac du Bonnet has been appointed Rector. The item notes the church context and the pastoral assignment within the community.
Chiropractors Press for Recognition by Medical Profession
Winnipeg lawyer Charles Huband urged the medical field to admit chiropractic value and end professional jealousy at a Winnipeg Chiropractic Society lunch. He argued chiropractors are misunderstood as new and that medical journals increasingly support chiropractic methods, urging government funding and inclusion in medical coverage to unlock the profession’s potential.
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Winnipeg
Charles Huband
Winnipeg Chiropractic Society
Huband
Canadian Medical Journal
Roy Cowan Installed as Powerview Mayor
The Powerview village council inaugural meeting on Tuesday January 6 saw Mayor R Cowan preside with councillors L Berthelette S Lazaruk H Plischke and O Vin cent and clerk J F Turcotte in attendance. New Mayor Roy Cowan and Councillor L Berthelette were sworn in by the Secretary Treasurer as many 1958 village actions were reviewed and financial balances noted with several resolutions passed.
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Powerview Village Council
R. Cowan
L. Berthelette
S Lazaruk
H. Plischke
O. Vincent
J. F. Turcotte
Roy Cowan
Bissett Home and School Panel Discussion Noted
At the January 13 meeting of the Bissett Home and School Association a panel of Mesdames Jorgenson Barton Griffith and Mrs M Parsons chaired by Mrs M Parsons discussed the purpose of the group and its role bridging between parents and teachers. Principal Mr Jorgenson spoke on Grades 10 11 and 12 subjects aiding college entry. Business items were addressed and lunch served by Mesdames Prysazniik Krause and others.
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Bissett Home and School Association
Mesdames Jorgenson, Barton and Griffith
Mesdames Prysazniik and
Krause
Plan Clothing Drive For Lac du Bonnet Group
The Lac du Bonnet Home and School Association met January 13 and planned a clothing drive from January 19 to 31 at the school to aid the Save the Children Run. The group, with 65 members, reports a bank balance of 176.66 dollars, and 360 candy bags were packed for the Christmas party. A Founders month event in February will mark the association's 15th birthday with a Winnipeg speaker and a film.
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Lac du Bonnet
Association
Marion
F. Hanton
G. Atkinson
Marek
Russell
B. Smith
G. Wickman
Winnipeg
Whitemouth School Holds Annual Ratepayers Meeting
In sub zero temperatures a full crowd attended the Whitemouth Consolidated school annual ratepayers meeting held in the auditorium on Thursday January 5. Chairman was Mr R Belliveau. Five trustees serve. Andy Henderson and Albert Pischke were re elected. Secretary Mrs V Erskine read the financial report noting teachers salaries and transportation as the largest items. Delegates named were Andy Henderson Walter Milbrandt and Ed Malkoske to attend the Manitoba trustees convention.
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Whitemouth
R. Belliveau
Pine Falls Rebekahs Install Officers 1959
The Pine Falls Coronation Rebekah Lodge No. 51 met on January 13 and installed officers for 1959. Noble Grand Mrs Marg Sokoloski, Vice Grand Mrs Enen Mitchel, treasurer Mrs Allison Hubbard, financial secretary Mrs Kay Arthurs, recording secretary Mrs Pearl Frederick. District Deputy president Mrs Viola Campbell and Deputy Marshall Mrs Grace Huhn assisted with a strong degree team making the ceremony impressive.
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Pine Falls
Rebekah Lodge No. 51
Noble
Marg. Sokoloski
Enen Mitchel
Allison Hubbard
Kay Arthurs
Pearl Frederick
Viola Campbell
Marshall
Grace Huhn
Mead-Woolt Wedding in Manigotogan Details
Thelma Wood and Charles Mead wed Saturday January 17 at Hole River Anglican Mission in Manigotogan. The bride wore white taffeta with illusion veil, bouquet of roses, and was given in marriage by her father. Betty Wood served as bridesmaid. Elmer Mead was best man. About 200 guests attended a reception at the bride’s home, with out of town guests including the Saunderson and Irvin families of Pip Falls. The couple plans to live in Manigotogan.
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Betty Wood
Elmer Mead
Wood
Mead
Emel Saunderson
Malvine Irvin
Clifford Saunderson
Pip Falls
Monkman
Irene
Scanterbury, Man
Manigotogan
Beekeeping Short Course Offered at University of Manitoba
The Beekeeping Short Course by the Department of Entomology runs February 23 to 28 at the University of Manitoba. It targets beginners and offers about twenty five lectures and demonstrations by capable instructors with bulletins and pamphlets on beekeeping. Registration at the Registrar's Office costs $2.50 with lectures starting 1 30 PM February 23.
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University of Manitoba
Department of Entomology
University
Department of
Entomology
Winnipeg
Lac du Bonnet Parents and Board Discuss Adolescence
Lac du Bonnet School Board held an invitational meeting with parents of grades 8 to 12 to address adolescence. Speakers Mr Rivers and Mr Bjornson urged good work habits, discussed discipline, and called for more parental involvement and guidance plus enhanced technical studies and vocational guidance.
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Lac du Bonnet
Rivers
Oscar Bjornson
Home and School Association
Ue Mast
Bjornson
Lac du Bonnet Ski Club elects new president
At the annual meeting on Friday January 16 Lac du Bonnet Lakers Water Ski Club elected Irvin Grabke as president succeeding founder D G Crook. The group approved a constitution and named officers including Jerry Denynnek vice president Murray Thorpe secretary treasurer and several executives.
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Irvin Grabke
Lac du Bonnet
River Hills and Friends Share Holiday News
Mr. and Mrs. A Buttner travel to Mount Forest Ontario to visit family. The Friendly Fellows Ladies club held their Xmas party at the Hertzog home with husbands, gifts, games, and a singsong. Birthday wishes go to Gordon Klepatz and Ernie Wiebe. Engagement announced for Vera Plutchinsky and Alfred Gesell. New officers elected for the club led by Flora Hertzog. Get well wishes to Mrs. Ernestine Sieg and J Tiede. Mrs. Alvina Darling remembered. sympathy to her family. Albuquerque visitors, the Marshalls, stay with the Henschels. (Continued on Page 6)
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Mrs. A. Buttner
Mount Forest, Ont
Friendly Fellows Ladies Club
Wm. Hertzog
Everbody
Hazel Hertzog
Flora Hertzog
Eva Kuiepatz
Rose King
Kiddie-Bank
Tenie Hertzog
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Commission
Utheran Church OF the Cross
John Martinson
Powerview
Messrs
Marcoux
Dureault and Betournay
K. I. Johnson
Manitoba Paper Company
E. P
Canadian Oil Companies
E. C. McMillan
JFT
Pine Falls Rebekahs
Ard Street
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Springfield Leacer
3Rd Street
Springfield
Lac DU Bonet
R. Waters
River Hills
Ella and
Della
Gordon Klepatz
Vera Plutchinsky
Alfred Gesell
Ladies Aid of
Ernestine Sieg
Ng Ns
Ernie Wiebe
Hildegarde Tiede
Ken Hodges
Ken
Macinac, Man
Dianne Hawk
J. Tiedee
Mrs
Gust Honke
Fort William
Alvina Darling
Jorne Knopf
Jim Marshall
Terry Lynn
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Alex Henschel
Mrs. Marshall
A. Henschel
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