Manitoba Telephone System marks forty years and plans future growth
Fortieth birthday notes the 1908 takeover of Bell system in Manitoba and rapid growth to 76 136 Winnipeg district telephones and 33 899 province wide by 1947. Nine Winnipeg exchanges and plans for mobile radio, ship to shore service, 37 000 new terminals, a 10 000 line dial unit, plus six digit numbering. Waiting list sits at 10 599 as demand climbs 700 monthly. The piece contrasts fuel oil shortages with calls for conservation and efficiency.
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Manitoba Telephone System
Bell Telephone System
Winnipeg
Brandon
Lake
Manitoba
First big race of 1948 tests fuel oil shortages
In a brisk debate the question arises if fuel oil in tanks will hold until tankers return. The article weighs whether creeping depletion or supply recovery will win in the year’s opening race for fuel.
My Friend Dan A Quiet Wanderer
The poem portrays a friend named Dan who wanders aimlessly, unkempt yet undisturbed by love or hate. His surroundings appear dark but he remains rational at times, while fevered helplessness hides clearer thoughts from him.
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Dan
Pine Falls School Adapts After Sleigh Ride Cancelled
Bells failed to ring at Pine Falls on Friday January 16 as sleigh and team did not arrive. A dance and lunch in the clubhouse replaced the planned event. Regular curling begins at the High School rinks on Wednesdays and Saturdays with two new rinks led by skips Raymond Mansell and Garth Bishop.
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Pine Falls
Raymond Mansell
Garth Bishop
Great Falls Plant Marks 25th Anniversary Of Power
Great Falls hydro plant on the Winnipeg river marks 25 years since January 3 1923 start of power supply to Greater Winnipeg. It has generated over 10.59 billion kilowatt hours and operates at 168000 horsepower. A Seven Sisters Falls project will raise capacity to 225000 hp and surpass Great Falls as the region’s giant.
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Great Falls
Winnipeg River
Greater
Winnipeg
Seven Sisters Falls
Seven Sisters
Winnipeg Electric Company
Manitoba
Russia
U.S
Lloyd George
League of Nation
Palestine
Iran
Syria
Lebanon
Spain
Greece
Security Council
Junior Farmers Host Exhibition and Poland Talk
The Lac du Bonnet Crescent Bay Junior Farm Clubs hold a Saturday February 7 exhibition at 1 pm in the Community Hall with grain woodwork weaving and sewing exhibits. Prof T J Harrison speaks on conditions in Poland after recent FAO mission. All welcome no charge.
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Lac DU Bonnet
Crescent Bay
R. Whiteman
C. S. Prodan
Springfield
Mr. Frazer
Miss Baskerville
Poland
T. J. Harrison
Harrison
F.A.O
Europe
J. W. Wade
Miles Langthorne
UN progress debated by Great Falls forum chair
A Great Falls citizens forum discusses UN advances and the veto. Participants praise humanitarian aid while urging majority rule and cautious moves toward world government.
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Great Falls
Citizens’ Forum
Provincial House Set to Open Feb 10 in Manitoba
Hon. Stuart Garson announced after caucus that the third Manitoba Legislature session will begin on February 10. Key topics include potential redistribution of electoral divisions and a labor code under consideration by government authorities.
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Manitoba
Stuart Garson
Truman committee plan limits college football star time
The two year community colleges proposed by President Truman's higher education committee would hardly give football stars enough time to build up a following.
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Truman
Committee On Higher Education
Whitemouth Midgets Defeat Beausejour Second Time 6-5
Whitemouth Midgets hockey team won their second game against Beausejour Midgets 6-5 on home ice Friday January 16. Players named include Wallingham Steiner Karpoff Malinski Zine Brych Scheweki Oge Nishikihama Buss Carlson and Henderson. Lunch was served afterwards by Mrs Hill Stienco Malinski and the girls.
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Whitemouth Midgets
Beausejour Midgets
Tom Wallingham
Charlie Steiner
Walter Karpoff
Lorne Malinski
Milton Zine
Joe Brych
Scheweki Oge
Tom Nishikihama
John Buss
Lloyd Carlson
Jackie Henderson
Hill
Stienco
Malinski
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Springfield Leader
Rain Cone
United
Lecter Dellen Ae Wagare
Alfred W. Hanks
St James
Man
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Reprendus Lac du Bonnet
Cliff Brown
W. S. Kennard
Joy Craig
Piscawa
H. Seth Pine
Elma
C. Wendeborn
Member
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Audit Bureau Circulations
Christian Science Monitor
Friend
Curling Club
Nesta MacLeod
Irene Fredericks
Richard McKew
Frank Thibodeau
Leif Sunde
Johnny Bayley
Arthur Derry
Alphonse Hegert
Bruce Halpin
May Miller
Doug Lauchlin
Margaret Roy
Verna Perry
Dennis Wardrop
United Nations
General Assembly
Canada
United States
South Africa
International Monetary Fund
A.C.M.R
Provincial House
ST. George John Deere
E. M. Bouvier
ST. George Parish
Motel Leland
William
McLaren
Cangeofield
Managte Main
Rupert
Hotel Clarendon
Donald
Dangerfield Hotels
Douglas Sanitary
P. F. Douglas
Carman
Tomlinson, Crowe and Company
Hurtig
Crown Life
C. L. Abbott
Curry Ridg
S. G. Macnicol
Whitemouth
Beausejour
American Hide and Fur Company
Rupert Avenue
G. M. Horne & Company
Chartered Accountants
McArthur
B.B. Dubienski
K.C
Confederation Life Bldg
Red
Drache
Matlin and Abramson
Joseph Bellan
Harry Hershfield
Somerset Bldg
Winnipeq
Na Pian
Kensington
Eldo
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