Lac du Bonnet Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs Philip Parkes long time district residents marked their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Sunday. Over a hundred friends and relatives gathered to celebrate fifty years of marriage. Diefenbaker the Lieutenant-Governor Willis the Premier Duff Roblin and Dr Slogan sent congratulations. Grandchildren four great grandchildren and seven family members attended. Out of town visitors came from Kenora Winnipeg Keewatin and Lynn Lake. A three tier wedding cake from their eldest daughter Mrs J Walsh Keewatin Ontario was presented.
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Philip Parkes
Sunda
Diefenbaker
Willis
Duff Roblin
Slogan
A. Bjornson
Bob Parkes
Lynn Lake
A. Rogers
Kenora
Ont
O Brown
Winnipeg
W. Smith
Kenneth Jones
Phillip Walsh
Bobbi EnNard
Keewatin
George Schooling
J. Walsh
Dieppe Veterans To Hold Reunion In Winnipeg
The annual Dieppe Raid veterans reunion will be held at Minto Armories in Winnipeg on Friday evening August 18. Comrades from Manitoba and beyond plan to attend, making it the largest gathering in years.
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Dieppe
Minto
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Great Falls Baseball Lads Poised for Playoffs
STAN GITTINS notes limited news in Great Falls as the local baseball team under Manager Carl Petterson stays competitive and eyes the playoffs. He plans to feature play by play reports later and calls for more game advertising and out of town visitor news. He also mentions visiting the Ukrainian poet Shevchenko statue in the city and hints this piece continues on Page.
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Great Falls
Carl Petterson
Shevchenko
San Antonio No 2 Mine Rescue Team Wins Camp
San Antonio No 2 Mine Rescue Team of the San Antonio Gold Mines Ltd won Manitoba's first regional mine rescue competition held across several properties. Captain A Kowalchuk and teammates Walter Kacperski R Murphy E Adolf H Barthel M Biter led a strong effort judged by officials from the Mid-West Metal Mining Association and Mines Branch.
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San Antonio Gold Mines Ltd
Manitoba
A. Kowalchuk
Walter Kacperski
R. Murphy
E. Adolf
H. Barthel
M. Biter
Hudson Bay
Snow Lake
Sherritt Gordon Lynn Lake
C. H. Witney
Mines and Natural Resources
Mid-West Metal Mining Association
Jack Roper
Mid-West Meal Mining Association
R. H. Junker
H. Bloy
General Motors Proving Grounds See Big Test Miles
On an average day hundreds of engineers and technicians drive at the General Motors Proving Grounds totaling about 50,000 miles, underscoring the facility’s heavy testing workload and automotive development pace.
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General Motors Proving Grounds
Fish Derby Sponsored by Bissett Game and Fish Association
The first Fish Derby, sponsored by Bissett Game and Fish Association, was held Sunday July 16 with about 50 anglers. It covered Wallace Siderock and Long Lake. winners include Faith Gibson 21 20 pounds for Northern Pike Brain Christie 18 20 pounds for Walleye Scotty Cav en 13 ounces for Perch. Derby officials praised the event and plan more in the future.
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Bissett Game and Fish Association
Wallace, Siderock
Long Lake
Faith Gibson
Brain Christie
Scotty” Caven
Father Ulric Ell Bids Farewell To Lac du Bonnet
The Rev Fateer Ulric Ell of Notre Dame Church Lac du Bonnet leaves for Winnipeg after eight years. Parishioners bid him farewell on July 16 with gifts from the St Anthony ladies auxiliary and the men’s parish group. He helped build a new church in Lac du Bonnet and in the Whiteshell. Father George Hart of Trail BC will take over duties.
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Fateer Ulric Ell
Notre Dame
Lac du Bonnet
Winnipeg
P. Picard
St. Anthony
Albert Arsenault
Father EH
Wm. Renshaw
Beausejour
Father el
Whiteshell
Longest Canadian Parliament Ends Amid Liberal Taunts
The longest session in Canadian history closed with Liberal taunts toward the Prime Minister as questions about an upcoming election filled the capital. Speculation swirled on the Bank of Canada governor seat, with Louis Rasminsky a frequent name, and on Senate reform which could shift the chamber's balance. Prime Minister Diefenbaker warned of potential elections if the tariff bill failed to pass, signaling tense politics ahead.
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James Coyne
Bank of Canada
Donald Fleming
Fleming
Coyne
Department of France
Louis Rasminsky
Senate
O Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Toronto
River Hills and Community Notes from Mrs Henschell
River Hills news highlights visits from Rev and Mrs J P Rempel and family. Congratulations to Lenert Lipps and family on a new baby girl. Farm sale from Weger to Otto Merke. Zink brothers trip to Minneapolis for Billy Graham Crusade. Robin Henschel owns a blue convertible. Missionaries Grabke and family visit then prep for conferences in Winnipeg and Minneapolis. Anniversary for Jerry and Gloria Benoit. Evelyn Babers and Chicago relatives visit grandparents. Margie and son from Ontario visit Roy Merke family. Nelson Knopf birthday celebration. Kretchmer and Sackwi at Natimik Lake Baptist Camp this week.
Senate reform talks hint at constitutional conference
The passage outlines plans to call a Dominion provincial conference to craft recommendations that would empower the senate as an effective democratic arm. Observers saw this as backing a constitutional conference to reform the senate, a path former Prime Minister Mackenzie King endorsed for Ottawa provinces. Diefenbaker admired King as a political model in this arena.
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Senate
Mackenzie King
Ottawa
Mr. Diefenbaker
Mr. King
Atomic Energy Officials Visit Lac du Bonnet
Four Atomic Energy of Canada Limited officials from Chalk River, Fred Gilbert Roger Smith Clyde Kennedy and Douglas Nicoll, visited Lac du Bonnet to discuss local relations and complete pending area work. They planned plant and townsite site visits and a temporary parking lot grading tender announcement soon.
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Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Fred Gilbert
Roger Smith
Clyde Kennedy
Douglas Nicoll
Chalk River
Lac du Bonnet
Whiteshell
R. Smith
Swimming Lessons Underway At Lac du Bonnet
Lac du Bonnet hosts a two week water safety course at the village beach for 120 children from July 24 to August 4. Instructors Sherril and Valerie Colert of Morden man train youths, with some aiming for life saving awards. The Lac du Bonnet Lakers Ski Club sponsors the program to boost water safety amid tourist traffic.
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Lac du Bonnet
Sherril
Valerie Colert
Morden
Man
Lac du Bonnet Lakers
General Motors Oshawa plant spans nearly 150 acres
The General Motors facility in Oshawa covers about 150 acres, outlining a sizable industrial footprint in the region. The expansive site underscores GM Canada’s manufacturing presence and local employment impact.
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General Motors of Canada
Oshawa
Renewal notice for Springfield Leader subscriptions
The notice informs readers to check date numerals on their address copy to determine due status and mail remittance with the form. Rates listed are $3.00 for one year and $5.00 for two years within Canada. outside Canada higher. It notes Audit Bureau of Circulations rules and asks new subscribers to use the form with address details and payment.
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Canada
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Springfield
Manitoba Initiates Municipal Fodder Bank Program
Manitoba launches a municipal fodder bank plan enabling farmers to cut bale and stack wheat oats and barley surplus for a 5 per ton federal bonus. Contracts assign fodder to banks with storage until October and sale on demand to approved buyers at up to 20 dollars a ton. Farmers must assign by August 1 and fodder used for own needs is excluded.
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Manitoba
George Hutton
Diefenbaker
Prairie
Hutton
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Ulric Ell
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