Lunenburg gains wage win as garbage strike ends
Canada. Lunenburg street workers tide over five day overtime with 20 percent wage demand compromise while overhauling curbs. In Warwick Quebec Laurian Lefebvre aged 23 serves as youngest police and fire chief, ex army serviceman from Magog. In Hamilton burglars seize fire station coupons during false alarm. Kitchener reports rain of ashworms hindering fishing prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lunenburg
N.S
Warwick
Canada
Laurian Lefebvre
Arthabaska
Lefebvre
Magog
Que
Hamilton
Kitchener
Ont
Karn
False Winnipeg alarms traced to Bronxville radio
Winnipeg police report that a Bronxville New York police radio station causes false alarms on Winnipeg frequencies. No action planned against the origin. The misread signal travels 2,000 miles, repeatedly triggering the city’s alert system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Bronxville
N.Y
Pleasures are all alike says John Selden
A compact quotation notes that pleasures differ only in their objects and that enjoyment from sermons can equal that from theater, indicating a theory of universal pleasure across activities. It presents a view by John Selden on the nature of pleasure.
Beausejour Plans Dominion Day Activities and Meeting
Beausejour prepares for Dominion Day with a parade and evening dance at Town Hall. The Dominion Day Committee met June 6 in Municipal Hall, outlining arrangements for electricity, public address system, and a parking lot while naming committee chairs for grounds, children's sports, and various sport events. The item also notes Templin's recognition in Canadian papers and a local wedding in Selkirk with attendants and attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour
Depot Band
Military
H. E. Drysdale
J. S. Sinnott
O. Russell
J. Bellan
E. Kaatz
R. A. Hayes
C. Shields
A. Girvitz
G. V. Towle
Drysdale
R A. Hayes
G. James
J. I. Ridley
C. H. Bethel
Mickey Wolonan
Steve Stepaniuk
William Horodyski
Beauséjour Man John Mary Nicz Dies After Illness
John Mary Nicz aged 63 husband of Caroline Marnicz died at his Beauséjour home after a prolonged illness. Funeral services were held Sunday, June 9 at 2 p.m. Rev. Peter Jaworski officiated. Burial followed in St. Mary’s cemetery Beauséjour. Renshaw Funeral Home directed the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour
John Marynicz
Caroline Marnicz
Peter Jaworski
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Renshaw Funeral Home
Funeral rites for Mrs Maria Horabarczuk in Beausejour
Mrs Maria Horabarczuk age 71 dies at Molson Manitoba and funeral services were held Saturday June 8 at 5 p.m. in the Greek Catholic Church Beausejour officiated by Rev Father Kormella Burial in Greek Catholic cemetery Molson she came from Austria 16 years ago survived by husband Mike a son and four daughters all of Molson Russell Funeral Home entrusted arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Horabarczuk
Beausejour
Manitoba
Father Kormella
George Rumnishyn
Molson
Austria
Canada
Mike Horabarczuk
Russell Funeral Home
Hugh C. Templin Wins High Honor
Hugh Charles Templin of the Fergus News Record received the honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario in London on June 18. He joined Gen H O G Crerar and a poet on the platform for wartime recognition of his work as editor and as president of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association and adviser to the university’s journalism program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Templin
News-Record
Grand River
Fergus
Ontario University
David Williams
University of Toronto
Collingwood
Enterprise-Bulletin
London
Ont
University of Western Ontario
Hugh Charles Templin
Ont. News Record
H. O. G. Crerar
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Canada
Britain
Weddings in Winnipeg and Elma mark two June ceremonies
Pinawa Mr and Mrs F Shanks attended the June 1 wedding of Alfred Shanks to Jessie Raike at St Margaret's Anglican Church Winnipeg officiated by Dr F Glover with Miss Winnifred Kelly as bridesmaid and Douglas Shanks as groomsman. The couple will reside at Wakefield apartments. In Elma Manitoba Stella Rea wed William Stastock at Holy Cross Greek Catholic Church with 300 guests at Elma Hall and Grapeleaves orchestra providing music. The couple planned a summer at West Hawk Lake Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinawa
F. Shanks
Winnipeg
Alfred
Jessie Raike
St. Margaret's Anglican Church
F. Glover
J. Patterson
F. J. Smith
Winnifred Kelly
Douglas Shanks
G. G. Raike
Arlington Street
Wakefield Apartments
Elma
Stella
Rea
Evanochke
Nick Evanochke
William Stastook
Paul Stastook
Holy Cross Greek Catholic Church
Man
J. S. Evanochko
White
Ont
Elsie
E. Chopp
E. Kostna
Mike Evanochko
Steve Stastock
Elma Hall
Grapeleves’ Orchestra of
West Hawk Lake
Vera Hnatiuk and Henry Kolmatiskis Wed in Greek Orthodox Church
Marriage vows were exchanged on Tuesday June 11 in the Greek Orthodox Church between Miss Vera Hnatiuk and Mr Henry Kolmatiskis. Guests later gathered at the Orange Hall for a large reception. The bride wore a wet gown over whispering taffeta in a full-length gown.
Ottawa officer named to command Prairie Command
Brigadier M H S Penhale CBE of Ottawa is named General Officer Commanding Prairie Command covering Saskatchewan Manitoba and Ontario West of Fort William with HQ in Winnipeg. He takes command August 15 succeeding Major General H O N Brownfield who moves to head the Canadian Military Staff in Washington. Brigadier Penhale will return to Canada for leave before assuming his post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
M. H. S. Penhale
Prairie Command
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Fort William
Winnipeg
Department of National Defence
Pendale
H. O. N. Brownfield
Washington
D.C
R. O. G. Morton
London
Canada
Defence Headquarters
Beausejour Trade Board to Seek Hangar Purchase
At a special June 10 meeting of the Beausejour and area Board of Trade, L J Pulfer moved to have the secretary treasurer apply to the War Assets Corporation for the purchase of a hangar to aid the Beausejour Brokenhead Memorial Building project. The motion, supported by C R Bethel, followed lengthy discussion. President B Warkentin led the session with attendees including E Kaatz, C Shields, George Stebbe, and Joseph Bellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour
Board of Trade
L. J. Pulfer
C. R. Bethel
War Assets Corporation
Beausejour- Brokenhead
B. Warkentin
Pulf
Municipal convention attendance by Brokenhead officials at UMM meeting
Beausejour Reeve A J H McLeod along with Rural Municipality of Brokenhead councillors W G Storsley Fred Mastaler Steve Trojanowski and Anton Strecker attended the Union of Manitoba Municipalities annual meeting in St Boniface Manitoba on Tuesday June 11 Speeches on municipal affairs followed by a supper hosted by the City of St Boniface Major L J Pulfer and Beausejour Town Council members plus town clerk J E Shelson also attended the St Boniface meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour
J. E. Shelson
St. Boniface
Lac du Bonnet Home and School Holds Annual Meeting
The Lac du Bonnet Home and School Association met June 10 at Municipal Hall. Mrs Zeemel opened with the Creed, officers were proposed from 23 ballots, and reports covered year activities including a program review, library purchases, and a foods course with 14 girls completing year one. A rummage sale is planned July 1 and donations may be left with Mrs Zeemel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
M. Brown
E. K Bissell
Gra
Zeemel
Jeffrey
Mra. Zeemel
Manitoba farmer Habing listed as provincial board director
G Habing of Cloverleaf Manitoba is identified as one of the directors of the provincial board of the Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co-operation. A special message from Mr Habing appears elsewhere in these pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Habing
Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co-operation
Cloverleaf
Man
Mr. Habing
Notable Diamond Jubilee of Dominion Experimental Farms
A 1946 milestone marks the sixtieth anniversary of Canada’s Dominion Experimental Farms. The system, conceived by Dr. William Saunders sixty years ago, spans from Pacific to Atlantic and has yielded major gains in Marquis wheat and rust resistant wheats. Benefits to farmers, estimated at large annual losses saved, underscore the value of this agricultural institution and its scientific staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Farms
William Saunders
Canada
Pacific
Atlantic
Marquis Wheat
West
Pine Falls Boy Billy Roy Aims for Canadian Junior Title
Pine Falls salutes Billy Roy, Manitoba junior golf champion, selected by the Manitoba Golf Association to represent the province at the Canadian junior championship in Edmonton from July 29 to August 3. The slight, focused youth is praised for control, nerve, and steady play under pressure as he prepares for his greatest test to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Roy
Pine Falls
Billy
Manitoba
Manitoba Golf Association Council
Edmonton
School group hears lesson on world limits and interdependence
President Mrs. J C Uhliman and secretary treasurer E K Bissell outlined how children are taught to grasp geographical and economic limits of all countries and their relations. Tea followed adjournment, served by Mrs. Bissell and Mrs. Jeffrey of the Social Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Uhliman
E. K. Bissell
Bissell
Jeffrey
Salute From Wilbert Dencleyke M.L.A For St. Clements
Wilbert Dencleyke M.L.A. expresses pride in paying tribute to the farmers of the province for their wartime sacrifices and contributions. He notes their role in making Canada a leading food producer and a champion of democratic freedoms, praising their efforts during the war years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert Dencleyke
M.L.A
St. Clements
Call for farmers’ economic security through strong leadership
The piece argues that praise without action is hollow and urges elected representatives at federal and provincial levels to enact policies delivering economic security and equality for farmers. It links rural well being to better services, electrification, and thriving agriculture, asserting farming must come first in legislative priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Youthful Tyndall Veteran and Companion Drowned in Boat Tragedy
Percy Foster a 21 year old local serviceman from Tyndall drowned on Monday June 10 at Big Island Lake near Flin Flon along with 38 year old Paul F Gilles. Four others escaped as the five horsepower boat swamped in heavy wind and depth reached 80 to 90 feet. Dragging operations began June 11. Foster was born in Tyndall educated there before moving to Bagot Man at 16 he joined the Canadian Active Army spending two years in service. He is survived by his parents a married sister and his grandparents in Tyndall, and was highly regarded in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyndall
Percy Foster
Big Island Lake
Flin Flon
Paul F. Gilles
R.c.mlp
Percy Was
Tyndall School
Bagot
Man
Army
C. Foster
H. Whittier
J. Foster
W. Tucker
Percy
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C. R. Fontaine
Prince Albert
Montreal Lake
Here
Cinter
Calgary
Vancouver
Alan Lannon
John Selden
H. Lay
Winnie Kolmatiski
B. Kolmatiski
Hugh C. Templin
Shanks—Raike
Stastock
Evanoce
Kolmatiski
Hnatiuk
Brig. Penhele Te Be
D.C. Prairie Command
Special Trade Board Meeting
Ceonvention
Weader
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