Local News and Events in Manitoba Community
Martin Surowich drives a 1947 Chevrolet. Provincial Coalition candidates met at Teddie's Place on October 31 with Peter Taraska and T. G. Wawryshyn speaking for William Lucko. Walter Dudek wedding in Selkirk noted for November 3. Barry Winkler born November 1. Ladies club whist drive November 16 at Orange hall. CCF meeting November 6 at Orange hall with E. A. Hansford speaking for Fred Small. Johnny Sawchuk buys a 1949 Meteor. Kenora representative H. Lindstrom helps Mrs. Winkler. Cass brothers transferred from Port Arthur to Transcona. Albert Hunter back from Fort Churchill. Young People's club forms in Tyndall. party November 4 at Orange hall with 48 members. Halloween boy behavior praised this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddie’s Place
William Lucko
Peter Taraska
Winnipeg
T. G. Wawryshyn
Tyndall
Orange Hall
Notre Dame church hosts Curé nuptials in Lac du Bonnet
Albina Curé, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Camille Curé, married John J. Curé, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Curé, at Notre Dame church in Lac du Bonnet on Monday morning. Rev Father Paradis officiated. Helen Boulanger and Alcide Lavoie attended. A reception followed at the groom’s home. the couple will reside in Lac du Bonnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Church
Lac du Bonnet
Albina
Camille Curé
John J
Albert Curé
Yveung
Helen Boulanger
Alcide Lavoie
S. Paradis
Carmen le Vasseur
H. Allardyce
St. Pierre
Friendly Fellows Club Holds Annual Banquet
The Friendly Fellows club hosted its annual fowl supper and dance on Thursday November 3 with a turkey dinner by Crawley and Mc Cracken. Louis McDonald presided and welcomed guests, A S Williams spoke for Winnipeg Electric, M Nordein of Carter Construction gave thanks, and Phil Cinq Mars of Seven Sisters Falls Community Club was the guest speaker. Syd Ellis and H Ligertwood spoke as well, with music by the Whitemouth orchestra and over one hundred guests attending the post banquet dance in Upper Seven Sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Fellows Club
Crawley
McCracken
Louis McDonald
M.C
J. Craig
A. S. Williams
Winnipeg Electric Company
M. Nordein
Carter Construction Company
Phil Cinq Mars
Seven Sisters Falls
Syd Ellis
Cinq Mars
Mr. McDonald
H. Ligertwood
Mr. McCowan
God Save the King
Upper Seven Sisters
Whitemouth
Lac du Bonnet Holds Notable Halloween Dance
The Lac du Bonnet Halloween dance drew a large crowd with colorful costumes and lively entertainment. Judges awarded top prizes for originality to Marjorie Bruder as the "Total Wreck" and to Mrs. J. C. Ulman in the "Old Lady" category, with Mrs. Paul Buhay named "Ladies' Comic" and Mike Buhay as a carefree "Hobo."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
Fred Duffly
Marjorie Bruder
Dominion
Marjorie
J. C. Ulman
Paul Buhay
Mike Buhay
Vic Rowe
Masquerade Dance At Seven Sisters Falls
The Seven Sisters Falls community hall hosted a masquerade dance on Monday October 31 with many costumes including Mammy Yokum Hallowe en Road to Ruin and others. Judges were Mesdames Williams Carr and Messrs Carruthers Nordern Braund with prizes to Mrs Hall Daisy King Jim Hansen Arthur King and Keith King. The town orchestra provided music led by Mrs H Solar Murray Thompson Ron Hall and Stan Gittins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Sisters Falls
Dog
Phil Cinq Mars
Mesdames Williams
Carr
Carruthers
Nordern
Braund
Obituary for Matilda Malmstrom 81 in Garson
Mrs. Matilda Malmstrom 81 died November 4 in Selkirk General Hospital. Funeral held November 6 at Garson United Church with burial in Tyndall cemetery. Born in Norway she came to Manitoba 56 years ago and lived in Garson since. Survived by husband Carl and sons Robert Vermilion Ontario Alex East Kildonan and Andrew Garson, brother John Olser Garson, eleven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Malmstrom
Selkirk General Hospital
Garson United Church
Tyndall
J. Maxwell
Malmstrom
Norway
Manitoba
Garson
Carl
Robert
Vermillion
Ont
Alex
East Kildonan
Public Remembrance Day Service At Whitemouth School
A Remembrance Day service will be held at Whitemouth School on Friday November 11 at 10 a.m. The event invites community members to observe the national day of remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitemouth
Subscription Agent Appointed for Springfield Leader
Alvin Hayes of the Beausejour hotel is named subscription agent for The Springfield Leader in Beausejour. He is authorized to take subscription orders and issue receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Hayes
Beausejour Hotel
Springfield Leader
Beausejour
Hayes
Lac du Bonnet Council to investigate creek blockage
Lac du Bonnet council met on November 1 to authorize an investigation into suspected obstruction of a creek in Sec 36-14-10E by artificial means. Delegations heard, tax relief denied to Mike Holigrocki, and land sales approved with specific conditions. Council and clerk planned to attend the Union of Manitoba Municipalities convention amid numerous accounts approved for payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
E. Wojciechowski
J. Mazur
Julian Bilan
A. E. J. Davies
Robert Balluk
Nick Kabaluk
Mike Holigrocki
L. Palmer
Gottfried Berker
Norman McMillan
Union of Manitoba
King’s
Sfield
Royal Bank
Municipal Comm
Beausejour Hosp. Dist
E. Thompson
E. Thompson Et al, $135.50; R.M. of Brokenhead, $1.25; T. Kuchanowski
J. Gwiazda
A. Betker
C. J. Hapko
J. Kiziak
M. Chihowski Et al
M. Olynyk
A. Wenzowski
Pioneer Store
Old People Home
Langrill
River Hills L and Local Updates From Ontario to Winnipeg
Evolving moves and greetings from River Hills area include Evalt Honke heading to Cen tral Patricia Mines Ontario for work. William Berndt trades a truck for a new Ford, Julius Klappratt also buys a Ford. Sympathy to Mr and Mrs Fred Wittenberg on the death of their mother and grandmother Fris. Bud Kuhn of Vancouver once River Hills lost an eye at work from an iron splinter. Miss Erica Sommerfeldt of Kelowna winters here. Walter Pubanz from Winnipeg helps his dad for a time. Dorothy Newman and friend from Winnipeg visited for the weekend. Birthday wishes to Dorothy Knopf and Beverley Hanke. Visitors to the city last week include Mrs A Benny Mrs A Kuhn Sr Fred Zink Mrs Ferdin and Schultz. Corrie Klappratt now works in Winnipeg. Gust Schultz was in hospital one week and is home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Kuhn
Vancouver, B.C
River Hills
Falls Community Notes On Local Visits And Projects
The Friendly Fellows hall hosted a reception for newlyweds Mr and Mrs A Blaney. Mrs Williams visits Winnipeg due to her mother’s illness, and Mrs G Ambrose also traveled there. A collie named Laddie returns a 7 lb pickerel to Stan Gittin. Seven Sisters Falls power house now fully enclosed as No 5 finishing concrete pour approaches. Bert Bartley recovers and works again. his wife Mrs Bartley stayed in Winnipeg. Girl Guides prep for a Rennie concert on November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Sisters Falls
No. 5
Curlers Elect New Officers at Whitemouth Curling Club
New officers for the 1949 50 season were chosen at the Whitemouth Curling Club meeting in the community club hall on October 22. Elected were P R Paulson as president J Thomson as vice president Ed Malkoske as secretary treasurer. The executive committee includes J E Laurie W Sinclair R B Latta A Hunter and C A Cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitemouth
Curling Club
P. R. Paulson
J. Thomson
Ed. Malkoske
J. E. Laurie
W., Sinclair
R. B. Latta
A. Hunter
C. A. Cousins
Beausejour W I Elects Officers
Beausejour Women's Institute held at the Beausejour hotel on November 1 elected officers for the coming year. Honorary president Mrs. F Hayes. president Mrs S Henderson. first vice president Mrs Funk. second vice president Mrs I Brook. secretary Mrs S Stepaniuk. treasurer Mrs S Rumak. lunch convener Mrs Herman Bush Jr.. district representative Mrs B Warkentin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour Women’s Institute
Beausejour Hotel
F. Hayes
S. Henderson
Funk
I. Brook
S. Stepaniuk
S. Rumak
Herman Bush Jr
B. Warkentin
Amateur Show Set for Beausejour on November 19
The A C T C J C B Traveller's Association Amateur show will be held in Beausejour Town Hall November 19 to raise funds for tuberculosis. Interested entrants should inquire at Drache and Matlin's law office with A B Weselak to fill entry cards and obtain tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C.T
C.J.C.B. Traveller's Association
Beausejour Town Hall
Tuberculosis Fund
A. B. Weselak
Drache and Matlin's Law Office
Provincial Library and Legislative Eldc Winmiper
Provincial Library and Legislative Eldc in Winmiper issued notices dated Mam 31 12 9 detailing a community information update and upcoming public reading sessions for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincial Library
Legislative Eldc
Winmiper, Mam
Beausejour Town Hall hosts Manitoba School Trustees
The Eastern Manitoba School Trustees convention met at Beausejour Town Hall with leaders from Sanford Cloverleaf Green Bay and Winnipeg area schools. A resolution urged the province to raise education funding basis from 1490 to 1600 per pupil and officers were elected with W Horodyski as convention chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour Town Hall
Winnipeg
J. H. Cuddy
Sanford
Manitoba
Beausejour
John Regula
John Steffes
Green Bay
H. McLeod
Robert Love
Scott Bateman
Dr. Brown
W. Horodyski
A. E. Davies
Riverland
H. E. Towle
St. Owens
M. Steiner
Whitemouth
H. Nelson
Tyndall
H. R. McKay
Garson
New Stamp Issue on November 15
Postmaster General G. Edouard Rinfret announces five new postage stamps from 1 to 5 cents featuring King George VI portraits. The stamps mirror current designs with a darker 2 cent brown, issued November 15 at principal Canadian Post Offices. First Day Covers handled from Ottawa offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Edouard Rinfret
King George VI
Dorothy Wilding
London
England
Ottawa
Ontario
Department
George VI
Canada
Philatelic
Post Office Department
Moulting Strain on Birds From Blood Demand
Moulting places severe stress on birds due to high blood loss required for skin growth and new feather development.
Scout Leader Heads to Mexico for Latin Wolf Cub Course
E F Mills executive commissioner for Boy Scout training at Canadian headquarters left Ottawa on Oct 24 for Mexico City to conduct the first Wolf Cub Wood Badge course in Latin America. Thirty six Scout leaders from South America are expected to attend. Mills began scouting in 1940 and has served the Scouts in prairie provinces and at Ontario HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Mills
Ottawa
Mexico City
Latin America
South America
Mr. Mills
Praire
Ontario
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Pinawa Lac DU Bonnet
Pine Falls
Outside
LA Wawryskyn
Martin Surowich
Mrs. J. Mastaller
Walter Dudek
Selkirk
Mie
Nels Winkler
Barry
Wayne
CCF
E. A. Hansford
C.C.F
Fred Small
Johnny Sawchuk
H. Lindstrom
Kenora
J. Winkler
John
Oleg Cass
Port Arthur
Transcona
Mrs. N. Cass
Albert Hunter
Fort Churchill
Hallowe'en
O.A.C
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Toronto
Mary Schroter
Hallowe’en
Seven Sisters Aids Hospital
Carl Malmstrom
River Hills L
Rempel
Evalt Honke
Central Patricia Mines
William Berndt
Ford
Julius Klappratt
Fred Wittenberg
Fris
Erica Sommerfeldt
Kelowna, B.C
Walter Pubanz
Dorothy Newman
Dorothy Knopf
Beverely Hanke
R Li
A. Benny
A. Kuhn Sr
Fred Zink
Ferdinand Schultz
Corrie Klappratt
Gust. Schultz
Mrs. H. Leith
Friendly Fellows Hall
A. Blaney
G. Ambrose
Seven Sisters
Laddie
Stan Gittin
Stan
Ripley
Armature
General Electric
Bert Bartley
Bert
Deer Lodge Hospital
Girl Guides
Rennie
W.I
Springfield
St. James
Man
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Mexico
Mort Corman
St. Catharines
Mort
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