Whitemouth Baptists Break Ground for New Church
Members of the Whitemouth Baptist community gathered at the Seven Sisters Waiver Hills road for a sod turning and consecration service. Rev W Sturhahn led the ceremony with a prayer, music, and the first sod turning on behalf of the denominational fellowship. Local participants included Fred Grabke Gwen Grabke Henry Baber Edward Sakwi Otto Lueck Mrs Alex Henschell and Nelson Nap, with postlude by the brass band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitemouth
Seven Sisters - Waiver Hills Road
W. Sturhahn
Prairie Provinces
Rman Baptist Church
A. Gellert
Wm. Sturhahn
Sturhahn
Fred Grabke
Gwen Grabke
Henry Baber
Edward Sakwi
Otto Lueck
Alex Henschell
Nelson Nap
Wide Ore Deep Mine On Forty-Four Finds New Veins
San Antonio Gal Mines reports promising ore at its Forty Four Mines property in initial lateral work for the new deep mine. Three new veins with widths from 20 to 40 feet have been intersected in cross-cutting. Development muck is milled and grade is above average, with the 30th and 31st levels not yet reaching drill holes from the 26th level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Gal Mines
Clean-up Campaign Starts Early Across Manitoba
Clean-up campaigns sponsored by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce begin Monday May 8 with yard and lot cleaning. In Lac du Bonnet, an early start Tuesday saw a grass fire burning out of control ignite a frame constructed garage on Allard Avenue.
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Chambers of Commerce
Manitoba
Lac du Bonnet
Allard Avenue
RCAF Gimli Promotes Flight Sergeant A. J. Hawkes
The Air Force announced the promotion of Flight Sergeant A. J. Hawkes to Flying Officer. He is the son of Mrs. E. Hawkes of Pointe du Bois, Manitoba, and joined the RCAF in November 1946. Hawkes has served at multiple stations and is currently in an Officers Training course at Centralia, Ontario.
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Air Force
A. J. Hawkes
E. Hawkes
Pointe du Bois
Manitoba
Hawkes
RCAF
Canada
Gimli
Wawkes
Centralia
Ontario
Whitemouth 4-H Green Thumbs Formed
The Whitemouth 4-H Garden club organized with an April 20 meeting at the curling club rooms. Officers elected include President Bobby Davisson, Vice President Beverley Henderson, Secretary Treasurer Doreen Molloy, News Reporter Myrna Molloy and Gordon Henderson, Game Committee Glen Penner and Marge Pommer, Leader Mrs Leonard Pommer. The club named itself Whitemouth 4-H Green Thumbs.
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Whitemouth 4-H
Garden Club
Curling Club
Bobby Davisson
Beverley Henderson
Doreen Molloy
Myrna Molloy
Gordon Henderson
Glen Penner
Marge Pommer
Leonard Pommer
Green Thumbs
Bjornson Pushes Manitoba Support for Colombo Plan Aid
On the Manitoba legislature final day O F Bjornson endorses Duff Roblin’s bill to fund three Indian teachers under the Federal Colombo Plan. He recalls India’s 1942 famine in Bengal, describes life in rural paddy fields, and urges a unanimous vote to ease underdeveloped nations with early technical aid and surplus foods.
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Manitoba
O. F. Bjornson
Lac du Bonnet
Duff Roblin
India
Bjornson
Bengal
Calcutta
The
Statesman
Gandhi
Nehru
Madras
Edmonton
Canada
America
Hong Hong
Bissett H and Fund curb adolescent tobacco use laws
A San Antonio Home and School Association program on physical fitness led to a debate on adolescent tobacco use. A committee drafted the Child Welfare Act provisions restricting sale or gift of cigarettes to under sixteen and detailing seizure and punishment by officials, with penalties up to two hundred dollars fine and one year imprisonment.
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San Antonio
Provincial Library Legislative Bldg Winnipeg
A concise record notes the Provincial Library at the Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba with a stated amount of 1.62 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincial Library Legislative Bldg
Winnipeg, Man
New Deep Nickel Orebody Found At Gordon Lake South Kenora
Believe New Orebody For Nickel M. and S. Nickel Mining and Smelting reveals a second hole at Gordon Lake north of Kenora shows 124 ft continuous mineralization from 151 to 275 ft averaging 1.70 percent nickel with a 25 ft section at 0.769 percent. Copper not yet measured. plant capacity eyed at 500 tons daily, with potential 750 to 800 tons if results justify. The discovery lies below 1,200 ft and 275 ft west of the A orebody, which holds about 500,000 tons at 0.73 percent copper and 1.73 percent nickel.
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Nickel Mining& Smelting
Gordon Lake
Kenora
H. B. Hicks
Northern Miner
Subscription Renewal Notice for The Leader
The message instructs readers to check their copy for date numerals showing due subscription. It explains 12-11-60 means due on November 12, 1960 and requests remittance with the form below. Address: Springfield Leader, 3rd Street, Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba. Allow one week for arrival and notify for non arrival.
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Springfield
3Rd Street
Lac du Bonnet
Man
Canada
4 H Public Speaking Contest Friday at Lac du Bonnet
Four H clubs will send twelve members to the Kiwanis Public Speaking Contest at the Lac du Bonnet Memorial Centre on Friday May 5. Contestants from Pine Falls Great Falls Lac du Bonnet Whitemouth Elma Hadashville East Braintree and Medika will speak on conservation safety and related topics. Winners advance to Selkirk and Winnipeg finals, with further competition among eleven areas.
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Lac du Bonnet Memorial Centre
Pine Falls
Great Falls
Lac du Bonnet
Whitemouth
Elma
Hadashville
East Braintree
Medika
Kiwanis Club of
Winnipeg
Extension Service
Department of Agriculture
Selkirk
Beausejour
Stonewall
Memorial Hall
Blaze Destroys Whitemouth Electrical Firm Prompted Fire
A Sunday afternoon fire destroyed Bert's Electronic Service in Whitemouth, with about 14 900 dollars in losses. Owner Bert Alpers was in Rennie when noticed. A north wind aided containment, saving nearby buildings including garages and the Royal Bank. Fire crews worked overnight, cutting power and delaying hydro service restoration.
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Bert
Whitemouth
Bert Alpers
Rennie
Royal Bank
Dragging for Canoe Victim Resumes on Rice River Mouth
The RCMP resumed dragging on Monday at the Rice River mouth on Lake Winnipeg for the body of William George Peebles, 53, of the Hollow Lake Indian reserve, who drowned Friday when a canoe with two friends capsized in icy water. Jim Stoney and William Stoney swam to shore. The Rice River mouth lies 38 miles northwest of Bissett.
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Rice River
Lake Winnipeg
Willam George Peebles
Hollow Lake Indian Reservation
RCMP
Peebles
Jim
Willam Stoney
Bissett
Ten Confirmed At Pine Falls
Bishop H E Hives of Keewatin confirmed ten parishioners at the Church of the Advent in Pine Falls during Sunday evening services on April 23. The bishop spoke on grace prayer worship Bible reading and Communion. Confirmed were T R Arthur Ken Mackie G Morris Ted Farmer Mr and Mrs Ken Pelletier Richard Stienke Garry Jackson Sandra MacLeod and Eileen Marsh. A reception followed at the Manitou Lodge.
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H. E. Hives
Keewatin
Church of the Advent
Pine Falls
Sandra MacLeod
Eileen Marsh
Manitou Lodge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Whitemouth Baptists
Rcaf Station
Whitemouth Garden Club
Nickel M. & S
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Churchill
Assiniboine
Reykjavik
Iceland
Roosevelt
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Great Lakes
Halifax
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