Seven Sisters Curling Club Opens Modern Ice Plant
The Seven Sisters Falls Curling Club marked twenty years of progress with a ribbon cutting on Saturday afternoon November 24 for the official opening of their modern artificial ice plant. Vice-president Charles Precious cut the ribbon as guests enjoyed a buffet lunch and eight ends of curling followed by a turkey supper. President William Lawson hosted the event and traced the club’s history back to 1943.
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Seven Sisters Falls
Curling Club
Charles Precious
Seven Sisters Club
MCA
Charlie
William Lawson
Pine Falls RC A F Graduate Receives Wings in Winnipeg
Pine Falls born Flight Cadet R J Rowe has completed the RCAF Radios Officers Course at Winnipeg Air Navigation School and is commissioned Flying Officer. He will train at Summerside before joining Maritime Air Command. Parents Mr and Mrs H A Rowe of Pine Falls Manitoba. The article also covers local curling club Seven Sisters hosting artificial ice, praise for Manitoba Hydro and Winnipeg Electric, and remarks by several officials. Continued on Page 10.
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R. J. Rowe
Pine Falls
RCAF
Air Navigation School
Winnipeg
J. A. Verner
Air Training Command
Rowe
Summerside
P.E.I
Maritime Air Command
H. A. Rowe
Manitoba
Lawson
WEC
Winnipeg Electric Co
Manitoba Hydro
Jack Kearns
Jack Callum
W. D. Fallis
L. A. Bateman
Seven Sisters
Stan Drake
Canadian Ice Co
Scotty Harper
Bjornson Nominated Conservative Candidate in Manitoba
Oscar F. Bjornson sitting MLA for Lac du Bonnet was elected by acclamation as Conservative candidate at Pine Falls on November 20 for the December 14 provincial election. The event included nominations by Dr. H W Beaumont and Eli Martel, with Sterling Lyon as guest speaker outlining Conservative progress in Education and Roads. Over 100 attended the convention.
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Oscar F. Bjornson
Lac du Bonnet
Pine Falls
Bjornson
H. W. Beaumont
Eli Martel
St. George
Sterling Lyon
Conservative
Manitoba
Lyon
Bracken NDP Candidate Loses Job in Great Falls
John Bracken, NDP candidate in Great Falls, has lost his job as floor man of the operating staff. A letter from L A Bateman, Director of Production, cites the Civil Service Act restricting government employees from engaging with elections for the House of Commons, after Bracken won the NDP nomination on November 16 ahead of the December 14 election.
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John Bracken
Great Falls
NDP
Bracken
L. A. Bateman
Civil Service Act
House of Commons
Fans travel to Winnipeg for Bomber Stampeders game
A car load of football fans journeyed to Winnipeg for the big Bom bers versus Stampeders game on Saturday afternoon. The piece notes Eagle Day and hopes fans were not too loud.
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Winnipeg
Bombers
Stampeders
Pine Falls Community Meeting and Banquets
Pine Falls events list upcoming gatherings including Streamliners meeting at Recreation Hall on Wednesday at 1:45 p.m. December events feature Banquet and Dance at Legion Hall December 1, a Quarter Century Club Banquet at Manitou Lodge December 2, St Therese's Guild meeting December 3, Pine Falls Chamber dinner December 1, Machinists Local 449 meeting December 5 at Recreation Room Manitou Lodge, and Electricians Local 658 December 5 at Manitou Lodge.
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Streamliners
Legion Hall
Pine Falls Game and Fish Association
Manitou Lodge
Quarter Century Club
Pine Falls and District Chamber of Commerce
Machinists Union Meeting
Electricians Union Meeting
Great Falls Curling Club Elects Officers at Semi‑Annual Meet
The Great Falls curling club held its semi annual meeting with a strong turnout. Vince Rowe resigned as second vice president after a Winnipeg transfer. Johnny Bensky was elected to replace him. Cliff Olsen became draw master and Alex Bradley joined the entertainment committee. The club returns to mixed curling in draws with fees of 10 dollars for men and 6 for women. A 20 minute warning before nine and no new ends after 8 50 were set to speed games. Axel Erickson remains official ice maker with a committee to be arranged. A mixed opening bonspiel will run at one dollar per person for local residents, with three guaranteed games and cash prizes, contingent on playable ice before Christmas. The club also offered metal pins for sale, via the executive.
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Great Falls
Curling Club
Joan Morgan
Vince Rowe
Vince
Winnipeg
Johnny Bensky
Cliff Olsen
Alex Bradley
Axel Erickson
Les Morgan
River Hills Social Notes and Local Births
A farewell was held for Norman Aikenhead and wife at Roy Merke home on November 17 during their three week vacation from Wawa Ontario. Mr and Mrs Arthur Merke celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on November 21. Mrs Albert Rohrig shopped in Winnipeg for Christmas. Elmer Altstadt learned of his birthday on November 16. A baby boy Stephen Paul Merke was born November 18 at Whitemouth Hospital weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces. Arthur Rauser Dagmar Gottschalk Ray and Erica Henschell visited from Winnipeg and deer hunting occurred in the Whiteshell.
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Seven Sisters Snappy Stitchers
Connie Buss
Roy Merke
Norman Aikenhead
Wawa
Ontario
Arthur Merke
Charlie Merke
Whitemouth Hospital
Stephen Paul
Lloz
A. Henschell
Arthur Rauser
Dagmar Gottschalk
Winnipeg
Ray
Erica Henschell
Whiteshell
Ateah Wins Liberal Nomination At Lac du Bonnet
John Ateah of Victoria Beach won the Liberal Party standard bearer nomination at a Lac du Bonnet convention held at Memorial Hall. He defeated 24 year old rival George Harbottle of St George, with about 100 attendees.
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John Ateah
Victoria Beach
Liberal Party
Lac du Bonnet Memorial Hall
St. George
George Harbottle
John
Archie Warren
Tyndal
Ateah
P. Hiker
Pine Falls
T. Chappel
Ed. Kemball
Fred Ford
Warren
Roblin
Metro
Condolences and Holiday Gatherings Across Powerview Area
The community extends sympathy to Mrs. John Repula and the bereaved families Anna in Pine Falls Nell in Winnipeg and Mike in Thalberg. W Comartin family head for pre Christmas holidays to visit Lorraine in Edmonton. Pauline Alarie recovers at hospital and is now on her feet with cast removed. A farewell turkey dinner honors Rev Fr Roy at Peter Pasaluko residence. Bjornson re elected by acclamation for Lac du Bonnet PC. convention at Legion Hall on November 20 with Sterling Lyon as guest speaker.
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John Repula
Anna
Pine Falls
Nell
Winnipeg
Mike
Thalberg
Pauline Alarie
Powerview
Bjornson
Lac du Bonnet
Progressive Conservatives
Legion Hall
Sterling Lyon
Whitemouth Collegiate Holds Commencement
Whitemouth Collegiate held its first commencement exercises in the school auditorium on Friday November 23 with diplomas awarded by teachers. Rev. A Eppler led the invocation and Robert Helbrecht gave the salutary address while Miss June Henderson delivered the valedictory. Scholarships were announced for Lena Bilynsky Rodney Zinc James Kulbaba and diplomas were handed to graduates across grades nine ten eleven and twelve by Mrs M E Malloy and Mr D S Smith.
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Whitemouth Collegiate
A. Eppler
Robert Helbrecht
M. E. Malloy
D. S. Smith
Agassiz Division Board
W. Bilynsky
Whitemouth
K. Pokrant
W. Schulz
Lena Bilynsky
Rodney Zinc
James Kulbaba
Graede
Kurt Apolony
Kenneth Aitkenhead
Berret
Lucko Elected Liberal Candidate for Springfield by Acclamation
Wm. Lucko, former MLA in the Campbell administration, was elected by acclamation for the Liberal Party in the Springfield constituency at Beausejour on Saturday afternoon. Archie Warren was the guest speaker.
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Wm. Lucko
Campbell
Liberals
Springfield
Beausejour
Archie Warren
Winnipeg Seminar Urges Teaching as a Profession
Local teachers from Lac du Bonnet Lowland and Steinbach attended a one day Winnipeg seminar on professionalism hosted by the Manitoba Teachers Society. Miss E F Redmond and Mr N Toews spoke on recognizing teaching as a profession and improving standards through serious professional status and society support.
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W. A. Kachur
Lac du Bonnet
J. Murash
Lowland
A. Puddicombe
A. Shewchuk
Whitemouth
Winnipeg
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
E. F. Redmond
Kelvin High School
N. Toews
Steinbach
Miss Redmond
GM Canada uses vast wire in vehicles and pays large awards
General Motors of Canada reports annual use of over 14 000 miles of wiring in car and truck electrical systems and notes more than 560 000 dollars in cash suggestion awards have been paid to employees during the past two decades.
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General Motors of Canada
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R.C.A.F
Ron J. Rowe
C. F. Bjornson
Lawrence Taylor
Lac du Bonnet PC Assoc
Lorne Lester
Clark McLennen
Alex Iwanick
A. Atkinson
George Richardson
Grand Marais
Walter Zarecki
Casey's Inn Motor Motel
Mike Kabaluk
Peter Kabaluk
Rosemary and
Pat
Whitemouth High School
van Wallingham
A. Blaney
J. Klepetz
Mr. Blaney
Fred King
George Bain
Green
Win Woods
St. Therese's Guild
Stan Gittins
River Hills
Albert Rohrig
Elmer Altstadt
Mrs
Olive Itwanick
Mrs. W. Comartin
Lorraine
Edmonton
R. Roy
Fr. Kotowich
Roy
Peter Pasaluko
Margaret Essenchuk
Roger Hilbrandt
Victoria Kaluzny
Carol Karpoff
Florence Kulczycki
Myron Lamaga
Richard Lean
Eileen Lueck
Darryl Murphy
Thomas Picard
Robert Porth
Darlene Sciatkowsky
Rita Stelko
Ronald Tittlemier
Isobel Tod
Alice Turchyn
Catherine van Buskirk
Catherine White
Robert Zamko
Erwin Boggs
Wayne Brown
Dennis Herntier
Sally Hildebrandt
Sandra Hildebrant
Milton Lindsay
Dennis Maliny
Linda Pischke
June Henderson
Arthur Hennig
Richard Stardom
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