Beausejour School Reopens Amid Record Grade Twelve Enrollments
Beausejour welcomed students on September 1 with 432 pupils, high demand pushing class sizes and space constraints. Principal R M Gunson leads the staff including Mrs M Gunson and Miss D Malko at the High School, while several teachers cover Grades 1 to 8 and a new hire is planned after September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour School
R. M. Gunson
M. Gunson
D. Malko
V. Baker
A. Cherwatey
M. Prodhniuk
I. Abbott
W. Horodyski
M. Bush
E. Larson
M. Chartier
E. Dreger
Gene Rattai
Thomas Donahue
Ten Candidates Confirmed At Oldenberg Church
Ten candidates were confirmed at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Oldenburg on Sunday August 28 1955 under Rev L Hartmann. The class included Shirley Hildebrandt Alvin Schatzschneider Elfrieda Gottel Lillian Liske Shirley Arndt Donald Lehman William Pluchinsky Helmuth Luchus Gordon Bartkowsky and Errick Geisheimer. The ceremony featured devout instruction and a choir performance of Be Not Dismayed. The event drew a full house and was praised for its solemnity and orderly reverence.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Oldenburg
Shirley Hildebrandt
Alvina Schatzschneider
Elfrieda Gottel
Lillian Liske
Shirley Arndt
Donald Lehman
Willia Pluchinsky
Helmuth Luchus
Gordon Bartkowsky
Errick Geisheimer
Rev. L. Hartmann
Hartmann
A. Hildebrandt
P. J. Willms
Stead News and Local Harvest Notes
Stead welcomed visitors from Winnipeg as Lawrence Wachel and family finish harvest work. A ball game saw Stead defeat Powerview 15 to 14 on August 28. Curtis Brian Kent was born August 23 weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces at General Hospital. Local visits included Mrs Jule Hoffman from Morris and Bruce McLees hosting Alex Foster and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Foster
Winnipeg
Bruce McLees
Stead
Powerview
The Food We Eat
A humorous budget adage estimates an average 70 year life consuming large quantities of meat and crops. It claims totals for cattle and livestock, water, fuel, and time spent on consumption, work, and sleep.
Industry wage bill mirrors top three employer sectors
The industry’s wage bill approximates the combined wages paid by the three industries that, after pulp and paper, rank as the largest industrial employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulp and Paper
Fire destroys two Grand Marais businesses in early morning blaze
Fire caused by faulty wiring destroyed George's Chip Shop and an adjoining drug store in Grand Marais shortly after 1:00 a.m. on Monday August 22. Estimated loss reached $25,000 with chip shop contents partly insured. Teenagers from Grand Marais and visiting campers helped fight the flames, preventing spread to nearby buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George’s
Grand Marais
Local Beacon Notes Brief Mentions Across Towns
A summary item lists Balsam Bay Beacon and Belair districts while noting communities such as Bird's Hill Brightstone Cook's Creek and Great Falls Hazelglen Hazelridge Highland Glen. The fragment hints at a regional roundup of area place names and local references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balsam Bay
Belair
Bird’s Hill
Brightstone
Cook's Creek
Decimal
Great Falls
Hazelglen
Hazelridge
Highland Glen
Lithium Prospects Spark Miniature Rush Near Bird River
In Lac du Bonnet area air photo shows John Alksne, veteran prospector, highlighting a lithium bearing vein on eight claims near Bird River. Others staking include Hans Tagisson Harold Raban and Hilding Johnson. First assays for spodumene rock show good results but require extensive work to assess tonnage and grade before deciding on a shaft. The Bird River area lies about 23 miles northeast of Lac du Bonnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alksne
Lac du Bonnet
Bird River
Alksne
Carlson
Hans Tagisson
Harold Raban
Hilding Johnson
Brokenhead Agricultural Society Plans 28th Fall Fair
The Brokenhead Agricultural Society nears completion of its 28th annual Fall Fair to be held Friday September 16 at Beausejour. Entries in eleven classes cover poultry flowers dairy products home cooking sewing and more with deadlines September 15 to J Bellan secretary. Children’s foot races and a baseball tournament will round out the day for farmers and their families to view summer results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brokenhead Agricultural Society
Beausejour
J. Bellan
Community Notes on Local Visits and Travel
Victoria Beach Wallace Colclough returns to Toronto after a three week visit with his mother and uncle John Falls. Lorna Cress spent a week with Ruth Kaatz. The Olafsons and Mrs Smith drove to Winnipeg for a farewell Ebenezer Gospel Hall meeting for the Coles leaving for British Columbia. Spurgeon McElen of Minneapolis attended the Gospel Hall. Marlene Jonsson returned from a city school term. Leonard David and daughters visited Winnipeg. Merina Lester teaches lower grades with ten beginners. Reuben Thomas of Balsam Bay and family visited Olafsons, Kaatz, and H G Thomas in Winnipeg area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Colclough
Toronto
John Falls
Mr As
Tom Olafson
A. J. Smith
Winnipeg
Ebenezer Gospel Hall
Ralph Clark
Famly
Powerview Social News Highlights Local Visits and Travel
Mrs. Olive Swanick reports a weekend of visits as the Aitkens and Desilets gather with relatives in Powerview. Winnipeg trips, cousin meetups, and a Pine Falls garden show feature among the lively hometown updates. Johnny Dube swims half a mile on the Winnipeg River at St George during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Dube
Winnipeg
St. George
Lac du Bonnet School Enrollment Increases
Lac du Bonnet school opens for term with about 325 students, 15 more than last year, including 84 in high school. Nineteen new beginners join, with several more expected. Teachers listed for grades 1–8 and high school. interim arrangements include substitute for principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
Lac du Bonnet School
Walter Adair
Tony Augustine
Wayne Benson
Harold Billen
Allan Brown
Neil Cohen
Carol Tancut
Laurence David
Beryl Halliday
Joyce Hirst
Shirley Leonard
Michael Lodge
Arthur Marr
Kenneth Merek
Gordon Needley
Valerie Pienicki
Manfred Schneider
Bonita Solomon
Clifford Vielleux
McLean
Miss Grey
Adie
R. Butchart
Snead
I. Zaborniak
A. Dunitz
Manitoba Minnesota discuss northern highway loop to Lake of the Woods
Manitoba cabinet ministers and Minnesota officials toured southern Manitoba and Roseau county as they promote a north south highway loop around Lake of the Woods. The plan would connect St Paul and Winnipeg rivers to sites like Lac du Bonnet Pine Falls and Victoria Beach as part of the Mississippi Parkway project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Whiteshell
Whitemouth
Winnipeg
Bird Rivers
Lac du Bonnet
Pine Falls
Victoria Beach
Lake of the Woods
Manitoba
Ontario
Minnesota
New Orleans
Karl Rolvaag
Roseau
Minn
Douglas Campbell
Howard Olson
Minnesota Department of Highways
Frank Bell
Rolvaag
Minnesota Line
Man
Winnipeg River
Eastern Manitoba Development Board
Armour Mackay
Bird River
Agricultural Conditions In Manitoba Show Strong Harvest Progress
Manitoba crops near ideal conditions with southern cereal harvest near complete and northern areas well advanced. Heat and scarce rainfall reduced quality and yield. wheat and oats rose above long-term averages in parts, barley disappointingly low with half a million acres abandoned. flax promising and sugar beets, sunflowers, corn edging average. Early estimates give wheat 21 bu, oats 35.7 bu, barley 20.6 bu, flax 10.0 bu, fall rye 20.8 bu in western regions. eastern yields: wheat 16.0, oats 31.0, barley 18.0, flax 9.0, fall rye 15.0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Family reunion and school openings noted in brief
The item mentions a family reunion for Mrs. Roslyn’s mother’s birthday and Powerview school days with Leonard school opening August 26. It also records a shower for Miss Rosemary Baker in Thalberg Hall on August 27, her marriage to J. Yushien of Winnipeg, and congratulations on the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. B. Couchane weighing 7 lb 11 oz on August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Mrs. Roslyn
Powerview
Leonard
Thalberg Hall
Rosemary Baker
Pine Falls
Miss Baker
J. Yusishen
Winnipeg
B. Couchane
Winnipeg Man Wins Lac du Bonnet Car
Richard J. Schaller of Winnipeg learned at midnight Saturday that he won the Lac du Bonnet Memorial Centre car draw. The event at Memorial Hall used a spot dance to select the winning ticket with Doris Ukrainee drawing the ticket. Frank M. Brown of Lac du Bonnet won the seller’s bonus. Proceeds from the draw total about $700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Schaller
Winnipeg
Lac du Bonnet Memorial Centre
Memorial Hall
Doris Ukrainee
Frank M. Brown
Lac du Bonnet
Tyndall By L. A. WAWRYSHYN
Sincere wishes to Mike Swirski and Miss Helen Zaborn iak of Highland Glen who announced engagement. they will wed on Oct 15. Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Neily head to Middleton Nova Scotia visiting relatives. their sons and daughter in law returned from California and Mexico. Stan Miller, guest of E. Wenzoski and H. Nelson, has returned to Sudbury. Mrs. Jack Leiman is home from Beausejour hospital. John Cass returned to Windsor after visiting parents N. and Mrs. Cass. Dan Winkler ill at Beausejour hospital. Mrs. B. Turner returned from Edmonton business trip. E. Isherwood and five-year-old Andy visited. Isherwood now principal at Manor Sask. Mickey Zarvie staying at Lake Bernard Lodge Burk Falls. Rita Ward suffered injuries at work and is in Misericordia hospital Winnipeg. Dan Zack family from Toronto visited district. Max Henko spent a day with brother and sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Swirski
Helen Zaborniak
Highland Glen
I. E. Neily
Middleton
Nova’ Scotia
Mrs. Neily
Jack Neily
Donald Neily
California
Mexico
E. Isherwood
Andy
Mr. Isherwood
Manor, Sask
Mickey Zarvie
Mrs. J. Gates
Lake Bernard Lodge
Burk Falls
Ont
Village Notes Include Kingston Visit And Queen's Plan
Mr and Mrs Mark Henko travel toward Kingston Ontario where he will begin a fourth year in Metallurgical Science at Queen's University. Additional visitors to the village include Mr and Mrs Willie Machula and Mrs Ferrier of Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law
Mark Henko
Kingston, Ont
Queen’s University
Willie Machula
Ferrier
Toronto
Soldier Dies In Truck Crash Near Great Falls
A 21-year-old Army man from Edmonton died of injuries after a truck left the highway and rolled into a ditch near the railway crossing at Great Falls Manitoba on September 1. Passenger Ames Olsen of Pine Falls and two hitch hikers Lawrence Malo and Silver Cheritz were uninjured. An inquest was ordered by Dr. E R Bissett of Pine Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Great Falls
Man
John Houston
Ames Olsen
Pine Falls
Lawrence Malo
Silver Cheritz
E. R. Bissett
Also Mentioned on This Page
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Oldenberg
W. Wittmeier
Lawrence Wachel
Mr. Wachel
Jule Hoffman
Morris
Schwark
Lawrence Topnick
General Hospital
Evelyn Parisien
Joe Rachuk
Nick Mudrosky
Rachuk
Kirkness Ladywood
Libau Lowland
Milner Ridge
Ennit
Sand Hill
Scanterbury
Springwell
Walkleyburg
Springfield
D. G. Crook
Brokenhead Society
By M. M. Smith
Marlene Jonsson
Leonard David
Merina Lester
Reuben Thomas
James Gunn
Nakina
Kaatz
H. G. Thomas
Olive Swanick
Mrs. Aitken
Annette Desilet
Amane Desilet
Ben Walchuk
Rock Area
Sundown
Emerson
Henry LaFrance
Mrs. Klign
Fort William
Maryina Vincent
St. Boniface
Halaci
Darrel Kinsley
Carthage
S.D
Mansell
Mr. and
Mrs. C. Hubbard
Brenda
Stoneaneall
Mr. O'Connor
Pat
Mrs. Wm. Roslyn
E.M.D.B
South Junction
Middlebro
Sprinfield
Mackay
Twin Cities
Manitoba Cabinet Party
Warroad
Campbell
No. 12
Highway
Roseau County
Mann
Roseau Town
Ronald Turner
Industry
C. E. Greenlay
Mines and Natural Resources
Edmond Prefontaine
Steinbach
Paul Neuman
Thalberg
E-M.d.b
Max Dubas
R. M. St. Clements
Archie Trapp
Brokenhead
Ramsay McIntosh
A. O. Beaudry
Nuncheon
Sprague
Howard Holmgren
Southern
Moose Lake
Mr. Olson
E. W. Hella
A. J. Landby
Morris Taylor
Julius Anderson
Warroad High School
Board of Commissioners
Rolvano
Olson
Hella
Peter Hiker
Mrs. Baker
Tyndall
L. A. Wawryshyn
Stan Miller
E. Wenzoski
H. Nelson
Sudbury
Jack Leiman
Beausejour Hospital
A Agle
John Cass
Windsor
Mrs. N. Cass
Dan Winkler
Rita Ward
Misericordia
Dan Zack
Angela
Toronto, Ont
Max Henko
Soldier
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