Lac du Bonnet Rally Ties Class to Selkirk Travel
Lac du Bonnet Foods and Nutrition Class members traveled to Selkirk last Monday for the Provincial Rally. The event showcased cooking baking canning and class notebooks with expert judging and prizes. results will be announced next week. A planned Winnipeg trip with Miss Henriette Tinant’s sendoff was noted with Mrs. Fournier hosting a shower. Meanwhile local residents returned from trips and welcomed visitors as daily life continued in the community.
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Lac du Bonnet Foods and Nutrition
Selkirk
Winnipeg
Frank Brown
John Choma
Holiday notices and local greetings from Lac du Bonnet area
Omer LeVasseur joins Red & White Store meat department and enjoys Lac du Bonnet after Navy service. Rita and Emma Libert of Winnipeg visit Mr and Mrs Ed. Mrs Fred Stowel returns to Moosomin after holiday with her parents the Malloys. An auction is planned on Friday September 13 at Ivor Petterson's for Mrs Thornquist. Alex Olafson buys the Thornquist farm and moves in.
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Omer LeVasseur
Red & White
Omer
Lac du Bonnet
Rita
Emma Libert
Winnipeg
Mrs. Ed. Buckler
Lee River
Fred Stowel
Moosomin
R. J. Malloy
72 Men Attend Legion Smoker
In Lac du Bonnet the Legion smoker drew 72 men to the Community Hall. Legionnaires from Great Falls Pointe du Bois Pinawa Lac du Bonnet and local guests attended as entertainers from The Point energized the evening with lively acts.
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Lac DU Bonnet
The
Canadian Legion
Legionnaires
Great Falls
Pointe du Bois
Pinawa
Canada's Grain Handling Costs World's Lowest
Canada's grain handling costs are the world’s lowest, shared at the 42nd annual meeting of The North-West Line Elevators Association in the Grain Exchange Building. The association brings together 3,400 country and terminal elevators with 274 million bushels in storage capacity, formed in 1899 to cut Western Canada's grain handling expenses, with Cecil Lamont elected president and J G Fraser as vice president and general manager among new directors and officers.
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Canada
North-West Line Elevators Association
Grain Exchange
Western Canada
Cecil Lamont
J. G. Fraser
James Seaton
F. J. Greaney
G. F. Copeland
Reliance Grain Co. Ltd
W. J. Dowler
Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd
R. R. Emerson
National Grain Co. Ltd
The
J. M. Gilchrist
Searle Grain Co. Ltd
W. A. Hastings
Lake of the Woods Milling Co. Ltd
C. E. Hayles
Canadian Consolidated Grain Co. Ltd
C. C. Head
N. M. Paterson & Co. Ltd
Charles Kroft
McCabe
Memorable vacation ends for Kenneth Texmo in Great Falls
Kenneth Texmo returned last week after a long vacation traveling by bus to Chicago and Minneapolis with Al. Short from Winnipeg as a companion. He visited Windsor Ontario and his sister Mrs. Herbert Eugene Sills, noting poor meals in the U.S. but an otherwise wonderful trip.
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Kenneth Texmo
Kenny
Chicago
Minneapolis
al. Short
Winnipeg
Windsor
Ontario
Herbert Eugene Sills
United States
Central Patricia Visitors and Local Family News
C Wendeborn Ed Leeyus and family of Central Patricia Ontario visit Mrs Leeyus parents Mr and Mrs O North Capt J E Lysecki and J J Lysecki of Winnipeg visit their parents Mr and Mrs J Lysecki Donald McKinnon of Brandon Man spends a short holiday with his parents Mr and Mrs A McKinnon John Neydley returns from Dryden Ontario where he worked as a carpenter for two months Orest Kalin who lost an arm in a train accident is doing well at Winnipeg General Hospital and expected home soon Stony Hill school opens August 27 with A B Campbell new teacher in charge Visitors to Winnipeg include Mr and Mrs W Shewchuk J and W Wasiuta Mrs M Semeriak and daughter P S Kalin and Rev H Herbut Mrs J Bazay visits McMunn Manitoba Mrs A Parnell and Mrs E Mark of Toronto visit their parents Mr and Mrs F Frankoski Ford quote Henry Ford about reaching mankind through their work.
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Ed. Leeyus
Patricia
Ontario
Leeyus
Mrs. O. North
Orest Kalin
General Hospital
Winnipeg
Pointe du Bois Social Roundup and Local Notes
Alex Poin te du Bos of Toronto visits the Karklins in Winnipeg. Louise Karklin trains as a nurse at Winnipeg General. Pointe du Bois Cadets spent holidays at George Lake with Lieut. A A MacDonald in charge. Nearby residents celebrate births and discuss local thefts. A car crash near Lac du Bonnet leaves Frank Backhouse with a forehead cut and Joe Boyd with a taped chin.
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Pointe du Bois
George Lake
A. A. MacDonald
E. W. Allen
Burbidge
W. Collier
Winnipeg
Frank Backhouse
Joe Boyd
Lac du Bonnet
Frank
Joe
Browns Welcome Baby Diane in Toronto
Mr and Mrs Norman Brownell celebrate the arrival of Baby Diane on August 16 in Toronto. The announcement notes the newborn and family joy with no further details.
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Norman Brownell
Diane
Toronto
Pinawa welcomes new residents and visitors recap
A local note lists visitors and new arrivals to Pinawa including Mr and Mrs Clark McLennan and baby Gordon who moved here as a relief operator, and other Winnipeg and Seven Sisters Falls visitors. It mentions Mrs Holmgren’s sisters visiting from New York and a rapid plane trip from New York to Winnipeg and back.
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Pinawa
Clark McLennan
Gordon
McLennan
Great Falls
Omer Bernard
Roger
W. Gillis
Seven Sisters Falls
Lacrosse in Canada the national game and its storied past
The piece surveys lacrosse as Canada’s national pastime since 1867, noting boxla’s rise and decline, the dispute over hockey’s supposed supremacy, and lacrosse’s golden era from 1880 to 1910. It reflects on origins, colonial ties, and the sport’s cultural footprint, weaving in anecdotes about early tournaments and regional diffusion.
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Dominion
Canada
Baggataway
Fathers of Confederation
North America
Europe
Pontiac
Koxla
West Coast
Maritimes
Pine Falls Students Return to School Amid Party News
Pine Falls students head back to classes as May Miller and Edith Bayley return from Winnipeg. Edith hosts a Saturday night party with about eighteen teens, featuring corn on the cob, a sing song, and friends arriving by bus and car. Jeannine Mastin hosts guests at the Mastin cabin. four girls stay overnight.
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Edith Bayley
Winnipeg
Pine Falls
Edith
Jeannine Mastin
Mastin
Silver Falls
Falls
Iroquois Falls, Ont
Pat Gohn
Betty Thibodeau
Fran Bachynski
Jeannine
Phyllis
Senior employee Holmgren retires after 40 years service
Mr. Holmgren, a long tenured employee with over four decades at the firm, decides to retire and relocate to a new home. A farewell smoker in Lac du Bonnet on Thursday night hosted Messrs. Wentz Walsh Bernard Krampetz and Thompson as guests.
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Holmgren
Messrs. Wentz
Walsh
Bernard
Krampetz
Thompson
Lac du Bonnet
Visitor Mrs McLennan Seeks Help in Winnipeg
Mrs C McLennan visiting Winnipeg requests readers to notify her of a girl who can assist her. Mr Moen our school teacher would be grateful for any offered help from readers.
Barbers Fix A Horse Race By Silver Balls
In a curious tale a silversmith bungled the first ball in a horse race puzzle. The sheriff ordered a second ball that failed, but a third was perfect. Ambrye used the lone good ball for the owner, the second for the second owner, and the third for the third horseman. Barbers know so much.
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Ambrye
Buyers' market forecast stirs long queues in anticipation
Report notes residents are already lining up amid expectations of a buyers' market. Officials stress caution and remind shoppers to prepare documents. The scene captures rising demand and consumer readiness ahead of anticipated price shifts.
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John Neydley
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Henry Ford
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Louise Karklin
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Bob Pearson
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Ponemah Beach
Joe Turner
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