Lac du Bonnet Council Sets 1959 Drainage Plans
Lac du Bonnet municipal council met on Tuesday November 4 with full attendance. A single delegation, J P Molinsk, sought a trap culvert while drainage matters were deferred to 1959. Council filed to add lands to a Drainage Maintenance District and approved an Armco culvert order and numerous payments totaling thousands, including schools and health levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
J.P Molinsk
Drainage Maintenance Board
R.R. Enright
Enright
Government
Province of
Manitoba
Armco Drainage & Metal Products
Winnipeg
Women’s Institute Elects New Officers at November Meeting
Mrs Betty Bracken was elected president of the Great Falls Women’s Institute at the November 12 regualr officers meeting held in the Great Falls school. Officers named for 1959 include Pearl Warren as 1st vice president Olga Loewen as 2nd vice president Thelma Bernard as social convener. The new executive will be initiated December 3 at the Christmas party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Bracken
Great Falls Women’s Institute
Great Falls
Pearl Warren
Freda Petterson
Olga Loewen
Thelma Bernard
Teena Anns
Remembrance Day Service Held at Whitemouth
The Whitemouth community gathered on November 11 at 9 15 a.m. for the annual Remembrance Day service. Principal Mrs E Larson opened the ceremony as students from grades seven and eight read In Flanders Field, Mr Moffat offered a prayer, and veteran Mr J Thompson gave an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitemouth
E. Larson
Flanders Field
Moffat
J. Thompson
Tyndall Beausejour Teachers Meet In Local Session
The first meeting of the Tyndall Beausejour Teachers local convened at Beau sejour School with E Moffat chairing. Officers elected include Inspector K Pokrant president Mel Gunson vice president Hilda Hintz secretary treasurer and others. Tyndall chosen as next meeting site focusing on the Interim Report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyndall-Beausejour
Beausejour
E. Moffat
Inspector K. Pokrant
Mel Gunson
Ernie Moffat
Hilda Hintz
H. Kazina
M. MacLeod
Avenell
M. Okolita
C. Gussie
J. Lucyshen
Teachers’ Convention
J. Baydock
Tyndall
Bridge Tenders Opened for Four North East Projects
Public works tenders opened in October for four bridge schemes in North East Manitoba. The Whitemouth river bridge on Whiteshell road and the Souris river bridge at Souris led the list, with bids and alternate specifications in steel or concrete. Low bidders included Claydon Co. on substructures and Dominion Bridge or Building Products on superstructures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errick Willis
Whitemouth River
Whiteshell Road
Souris River
Souris
Oak Creek
Pembina River
Whitemouth
Willis
Pine Falls Belair
Gailbraith Construction Co
Whiteshell
Claydon Co. Ltd
My Trip to 4-H Winnipeg Week
A youth recounts attending 4 H Winnipeg Week with both girls and boys staying at the St. Regis and Marlborough hotels. They toured Winnipeg museums CBC studios Manitoba Technical Institute and more, watched hockey at the Winnipeg arena and a theatre demonstration, and thanked the Extension Service and T Eaton Co for sponsorship and a farewell dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
T.eaton Co
Extension Service
Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Immigration
St. Regis Hotel
Marlborough
Winnipeg Museum and Art Gallery
St. Regis
Broadway Theatre
Winnipeg Tribune
Manitoba Technical Institute
CBC
Farm
Jackson
Ing
Canadian Institute For the Blind
Manitoba Farmers
Warriors
Edmonton Flyers
Legislative
University
Agricultural Building
Eaton's
Eatons
Assembly Hall
Canada Bread
T. Eaton Company
T. Eaton Co
Beausejour Egg Grading Station Tops Manitoba Ratings
Mike Dutchak of Mid-West Produce Company earns top Manitoba honors with 99.5 points out of 100 as Beausejour hosts a high grade station. Manitoba lists 94 registered egg grading stations with 27 scoring 90 or above to qualify as super class A. Inspectors evaluate premises and equipment for space and operations including receiving grading holding and office areas plus a grading room. Dutchak has 16 years in Beausejour and 25 total in the field with a diploma in Egg Grading and multiple merit certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Dutchak
Mid-West Produce Company
Beausejour
Manitoba
Dutchart
Burns and Company
Mid-West
Prepartment of Agriculture
Married Men Win 31 14 In Great Falls Memorial Day Game
In the first annual Remembrance Day football clash at Great Falls stadium the married men defeated the single men 31 to 14 after a second half rally. Key plays featured Loewen Petterson Gareau and Gittins as the MM offense overwhelmed the single men’s defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Iy T
Frank Wenski
Gordon Cameron
John Veats
Loewen
Metzler
Stan Gittins
Gareau
T.D
Gittins
Allan Dales
Carl Petterson
Frelan Loewen
Jarvis
Anderson
Petterson
Bracken and
Dales
Winston Churchill
By-Election Campaign Gathers Pace in Springfield
Springfield voters prepare for the December 15 by election as three candidates Jake Schultz Jos Slogan and Anton Weselak tour the constituency. Parties plan intensified campaigning with top speakers Hazen Argue Alvin Hamilton Lester Pearson and Paul Martin expected. Weselak has called for a public debate at Lyric Theatre Beausejour on November 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
CCF
Jake Schultz
North Kildonan
Jos
Anton Weselak
Beausejour
Hazen
Alvin Hamilton
Lester Pearson
Paul Maron
Liberals
Beaussjour
Uay
Wed
Lyric Theatre
Subscription Renewal Notice for The Leader
Renewal request for The Springfield Leader with a due date from the address numerals. Customer offers $3.00 for one year within the country and $4.00 outside Canada. Form accompanies payment to renew subscription for one year to the stated address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Springfield
Weselak Heads Liberals In By-Election Fray
Anton Weselak won the Springfield Liberal nomination on November 15 with over 50 percent of votes from 3875 party members at Beausejour. Other candidates were John Todd and Joseph Bellan. Weselak attacked Conservative tariffs and farm policies while MP William Benedickson urged deficit-financing concerns. Liberal leader D. L. Campbell and four MLAs attended the platform event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Weselak
Liberal Party
Springfield
Satuday
Beausejour
John Todd
West Hawk Lake
D. L. Campbell
A. A. Trapp
Wm. Lucko
Stan Roberts
Roger Teillet
Mr. Campbell
Ottawa
West
Manitoban Snow Storm Leaves Towns Isolated
A major early season blizzard blankets Manitoba and parts of Ontario with 14 inches of snow and freezing rain. Winnipeg faces tie ups while small towns cope with plows and shovels. Flights from Lac du Bonnet are canceled, and a late bus disrupts service. A deer hunting party near Pointe du Bois is reported missing, prompting RCMP and a City Hydroe bombadier search effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Ontario
Winnipeg
Manitoba Government Air Service
TransAir
Lac du Bonnet
Pine Falls
Pointe du Bois
Cpl
I. Manbridge
Const
Paul Robin
R.C M.P
Pointe
Hydro
Armistice Day Service Addressed By Local Clergy
Beausejour held Armistice Day services in the town hall with about thirty veterans and many citizens paying tribute. MC Reg Wheeler led the event with invocations by Rev Father J Gurka and addresses by Rev Henningson and Rev Rosenquist. Wreaths were placed on the cenotaph by local representatives from the army air force navy and Legion parents. A community dance followed at St Marys Hall hosted by the local Canadian Legion branch drawing a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour
Reg Wheeler
Father J. Gurka
Henningson
Rosenquist
T. Donahue
F. Ehinger
Army
F. Kellett
Air Force
W. Novak
Navy
B. Warkentin
F. Gray
Tyndall Legion
The
Canadian Legion
St. Mary's Hall
Beausejour Seed Fair and Poultry Show Dec 6
The Brokenhead Agricultural Society hosts the Annual Seed Fair and Dressed Poultry Show in Beausejour Town Hall on Saturday December 6. Exhibits judged from 10:30 a.m. entries due by 10 a.m. 4-H clubs hold Achievement Day with an educational program at 1 30 p.m. A poultry auction caps the afternoon starting 3 30 p.m. and dressed birds sold for Sunday dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brokenhead
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M. Chikowski
Macleod’s Ltd
Osis
Waters Const'n Ltd
Maxwell Colony
Kilgour & Co
Victor David
I. Winberg
S. Petersen
Health Unit
G.F
Women’s Institute
ST. John's
Anglican
ST. Mary’s Church
Christ's Church
Lutheran Church OF the Cross
Lac du
Bonnet Pastor
North-East
EMDB
Roblin
Mr. Willis
Gurney Evans
North East
Libau
Gull Lake
Beaconia
Balsam Bay
Grand - Hillside
Albert - Victoria
Stead- St. George
Powerview
Manigotogan - Bissett Wallace Lake
Beausejour - Lockport
By Lynne Bleakney
Canada Packers
Build
Pace
3Rd Street
Man
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Leaner
Weselak
R. B. Bennett
Diefenbaker
William Benedickson
Kenora- Rainy River
Beausejoup
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