CNR museum train to visit Humboldt in July
The Canadian National Railways museum train brings historic equipment to Humboldt on July 20 and 21 as part of a western tour through Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Locomotive No 40 leads, followed by No 247 a saddle tank switcher from a sand pit. The on wheels display includes three cars nine exhibits on Canadian railway history and a 1900 era sleeper. The schedule lists Estevan July 4 Weyburn July 6 7 Regina July 9 11 Moose Jaw July 13 14 Yorkton July 16 Kamsack July 18 Humboldt July 20 21 Mel fort July 23 Prince Albert July 25 28 Saskatoon Aug 1 4 Biggar Aug 6 North Battleford Aug 9.
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Canadian National Railways Museum
Humboldt
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Grand Trunk Railway
Canada
Pullman
Winnipeg
Estevan
Weyburn
Regina
Moose Jaw
Yorkton
Kamsack
New Crescent Cove Beach Resort Opens This Spring
Eight of thirty four beach lots at Crescent Cove near Dauphin Lake have sold since the resort opened this spring under R. H. Clarkson and J. J. Neill. Eighteen cabins are under construction as activity grows with road improvements and hydro brought to the site under the Manitoba Municipal and Town Planning act. The property, once Sunshine Beach, was purchased from Lounsbury Bros. Ochre River and subdivided into 34 lots along an 8,000 foot frontage with 1,900 feet used by the 34 feet.
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Ally
R. H
Rusty’ Clarkson
J. J
Joe’ Neill
Crescent Cove
Messrs
Clarkson and
Neil
Sunshine Beach
Lounsbury Bros
Ochre Beach
Municipal and Town Planning Act of Man
Herald Press
Dauphin
Man
New Church to Be Dedicated Sunday
Work on the new Evangelical Free Church on the south side of Taber is completed. A dedication service will take place Sunday at 2 30 p.m with a guest speaker and special musical numbers. An open house is scheduled Saturday from to 5 p.m. The Times Taber Alta.
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Evangelical Free Church
Taber
The
Times
Alta
Steinbach teachers celebrate local Manitoba Teachers' Society anniversary
One hundred twenty five teachers of the Steinbach local met in Steinbach on Friday May 81 for the local 31st anniversary. A dinner served by Elmdale School staff followed with a music program by teachers and reminiscences by early local participants.
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Steinbach
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Elmdale
Reston Students Tour to Bismarck in 1957
Forty three Reston High School students and four chaperones left Reston on Friday May 24 bound for Bismarck. After a rough ride on highway 85 they passed the American border with customs well wishes. They stopped in Minot for lunch and money exchange at a 3 percent premium before arriving in Bismarck at Patterson Hotel described as the Pride of North Dakota with 216 rooms.
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Bismark
Bette Robertson
Reston
Leff
Patterson Hotel
North Dakota
The
Recorder
Restan
Man
Church eyes Stoney Lake property for cottages
At a Town Council meeting in Humboldt Sask on May 16 1957 the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints expressed interest in acquiring land at Stoney Lake to build 20 cottages. Enquiries were received by the Mayor and Town Clerk about purchasing the beachfront site including the old pump house building with plans for full development and landscaping.
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Stoney Lake
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints
Laskin
Journal
Humboldt, Sask
Elks Spring Queen Festival hailed a success
iCrowd lauded the Elks first annual Spring Queen Festival as a success. City council debates paving funding and street improvements with Aldermen Pettigrew and Clasky weighing a curb and sidewalk program and how local improvements will be paid by property owners rather than the city. Mayor Nicholson urges definite plans and Local Government Board submission as Frank Marwood notes half the year is gone.
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iCrowd
Elks
City of
Estevan
E E. Pettigrew
Harold Clasky
Public Works Committee
Pettigrew
Clasky
Frank Marwood
Selkirk Chamber Float Invites 75th Anniversary Parade
The Selkirk Chamber of Commerce entered a float in the Lions Club International Convention parade in Winnipeg last week to promote Selkirk’s 75th Anniversary Celebration. The float depicting Selkirk’s variety of industries will highlight the anniversary parade here on June 29.
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Melfort
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Biggar
North Battleford
the Journal
Dauphin Lake
Intersts
Nicholson
Chamber
Selkirk
Confederation
Fathers of Confederation
Massanjar
India
National Film Board of Canada Photos
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