Notable Social and Local Updates in Lac du Bonnet
Syd Winestock visits town with a new delivery car while launching business in Whitemouth. Other locals include Mr and Mrs Arvid Dancut welcoming Norman Alexander at Pine Falls, and a variety of social events from church suppers to card parties. The Pine Falls visitors and a fire scare at Carl Abensstein’s home are noted. Pinawa power plant closure looms, signaling the end of an historic Manitoba project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syd Winestock
Syd
Whitemouth
Arvid Dancut
Norman Alexander
Pine Falls
Ladies of Notre Dame
Patledge
E. St. Pierre
A. Fournier
HL Wells
Leo Beaulieu
Foundation Co
Shawanigan
Quebec
Winnipec Electric Company
Pinawa
Manitoba
Lac du Bonnet
Wedding of Nettie Samec and Danny Melnick at Winnipeg Cathedral
Nettie Samec of Hadashville Manitoba and Danny Melnick of Whitemouth Manitoba wed August 25 at 11 am in Saint Valdmir and Olga Cathedral Winnipeg officiated by Father Kushiner. Four hundred guests attended a reception at the Polish-Canadian Society hall Hadashville. The couple left for a Duluth Minnesota trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Valdmir
Olga Cathedral
Winnipeg
Nettie
John Samec
Hadashville
Man
Danny
Mike Melnick
Whitemouth
Father Kushiner
Ann
Sinclair Connor Roma, Whitemouth couple wed in Winnipeg
Sinclair Connor Roma daughter of H C Cannon White mouth Manitoba and George Sinclair son of Walter Sinclair White mouth Manitoba were married September 1 at 5 30 pm at All Saints Anglican Winnipeg Rev John E Blewett officiated John Clark organist Valerie Sarfin sang Bride wore white satin with lily point sleeves lace yoke full lace and satin skirt veil with Juliet cap bouquet American Beauty roses Attending Lillian and Patricia Connor Jack Kutasiewiech best man Peter Stein Marcel Anseenen ushered guests Reception at Sir Arthur Currie branch Canadian Legion hall They will reside at 202 Walnut Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roma
H. C. Cannon
Whitemouth
Man
George Sinclair
Walter Sinclair
All Saints Anglican Church
Winnipeg
John E. Blewett
John Clark
Valerie Sarfin
Lillian
Patricia Connor
Jack Kutasiewiech
Peter Stein
Marcel Anseenen
Seven Sisters Falls Wedding and Community Notes
Wedding guests from Seven Sisters Falls include Mr and Mrs H Leith and others from Seven Sisters Falls and Winnipeg. Mary and Steve Melnick return after four years at Pinawa. The Willicks plan a voyage to B C and the trawler project is shipped. Pinawa channels and local renovations feature, plus a note on L Watson aiding relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petire McLarty
H. Leith
F. Oxholm
M. Thompson
Hignell
Margaret Leith Freddie Oxholm
A. Pitt
George Hudson
Seven Sisters Falls
E. Rougeau
Winnipeg
Mary
Steve Melnick
Johnny
Pinawa
Plan to take up strenuous sports requires heart check
If you plan to start sports more strenuous than usual, have your heart examined to ensure fitness. Your doctor may decide tennis, softball, swimming or other energy demanding activities are not advisable, suggesting other less energetic games instead.
Rebel or Champion The Metis Uprising and Its Fallout
The passage traces the Red River and Northwest uprisings led by Louis Riel and Amos Lepine, detailing survey fears, fur trade stakes, and opposition from Hudson Bay Company officials and US interests. It covers exile, amnesty, fundraising, and the 1885 battles leading to Riel’s capture and execution, with later debates on culpability and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Dinnis
Louis Riel
Ambrose Lepine
John Bruce
St. Paul
United States
Hudson Bay Company
Tache
Rome
Father Lestance
William McDougall
Fort Garry
Joseph Howe
Red River
Howe
Colonel Wolseley
Lake Superior
Pine Falls
Riel
Lepine
Bishon Tache
Dominion
Archibald
Provencher
Manitoba
Ottawa
Montana
J. A. Macdonald
Saskatchewan
Department
North-West Council
Dennis
Indian Department
Charles Mair
Prince Albert
Desparate
Duck Lake
Fish Creek
Cut Knife
Batoche
Middleton
R.C.M.P
Regina
George Bryce
Laurier
Queen Victoria
Easy Does It Warns Against Stress and Overeating
The article advises following a doctor's orders to rest and avoid emotional upsets, maintain ease in life, and guard against overeating to manage high blood pressure. It stresses keeping in touch with the physician for proper care.
Forgiveness Like a Cancelled Note Turned In Two
A moral reflection on forgiveness likened to a cancelled note burned beyond recovery, suggesting that true pardon should erase the wrongdoer’s record so nothing remains to be used against them in the future. It invokes Henry Ward Beecher’s style of ethical exhortation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Wedding of Anne Wowk and Antonio Rotondo at St Stephen's
The August eighteenth ceremony at St Stephen's Broadway United Church united Anne Wowk of Elma Manitoba to Antonio Rotondo. Rev H A Frame officiated. The bride wore white French lace and satin with a pearl trimmed veil and carried American Beauty roses. A reception followed at St Regis hotel before departure for their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen's Broadway United Church
Anne Wowk
Elma, Man
Fred Wowk
Antonio Rotondo
H. A. Frame
Jean Yonda
Norman Murphy
St. Regis Hotel
A. Rotondy
Couple to Reside in Winnipeg After Minneapolis Trip
A couple plans to settle in Winnipeg following a trip to Minneapolis. The brief notice notes their move and current whereabouts, with no additional details on dates or involved names beyond initials C. E W.
McLarty Peitre Wedding in St Marys Rectory
Mariene Peitre daughter of G A Peitre Bissett Manitoba and Donald Hector McLarty son of Edith McLarty Neepawa Manitoba exchanged vows at 5 pm September 5 in St Marys rectory with Father Larbae presiding. Bride wore blue satin with lace bolero and veil, carried red roses. bridesmaid Norma Johnston wore blue net. Best man was William McLarty. Reception at the Homestead. couple to reside in Seven Sisters Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariene Peitre
G. A. Peitre
Bisett
Man
Donald Hector McLarty
Edith McLarty
N. N. McLarty
Neepawa
St. Mary’s Rectory
Larbae
Norma Johnston
William McLarty
McLarty
Seven Sisters Falls
H.L
Estate of Jos Wasney Trustee Act Notice
Under the Trustee Act in the matter of the Estate of Jos Wasney late of Winnipeg Manitoba now deceased all claims must be filed with the undersigned at the office in Beausejour Manitoba before October 15 1954. Dated Beausejour Manitoba September 8 1954. Joseph Bellan solicitor for Katherine Wasney the Administratrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wasney
Winnipee i Mantota
Heausejour
Manitoba
Beausejour
Joseph Bellan
Katherine Wasney
Estate of NICH OLAS JOHN STRYK filed in Beausejour
The Administratrix Elizabeth Evelyn Stryk seeks filings by statutory declaration at Joseph Bellan’s Beausejour office on or before October 5, 1954. Dated September 8, 1951, in Beausejour Manitoba.
Also Mentioned on This Page
S. Kennard
Sam Baker
Long Lake
Jack Patterson
Ostende Levasseur
Vancouver
Fred Simmans, Jr
Crosby Cole
Swan River
Fred Simmans
Walbec Theatre
William Ames
Milner
Mr. Jaworski
Chicago
Ill
Carl Abenstein
J. C. Jensen
Cliff Brown
Harold Buckner
Mille Roches
Ont
Mt 3S
Lake View Hotel
Lou Sauve
Mgr
Albert
Wener
Optometrist
Boyd Building
Dentist
New Orleans
Willys
Edmonton
Roland Miles
Frank Filchock
Montreal
Annis Stukis
Malton
Aulouetes
Eskimos
Melnick — Samec
Sinclair
Connor
Mrs. B. McGibbon
Mrs. W. McGibbon
Peggy
Seven Sisters
Willick
B.C
G. L. Carr
H. Ligertwouod
M Nordein
Jimmy Willick
Saskatoon
Calvary
Mes L. Watson
Mr. and
Mirs. H. Hudesn
Pontiac
Kingsmith Auto Sales and Service
Portage & Queen
Sherbrook
William
Minneapolis
C.E W
McLarty — Peitre
Nicholas John Stryk
Lac Duc Bonnet
Manitoba Legislative Assembly
Nis
Province of
Elizabeth Evelyn Stiryk
Paramount Theatre
Barry Fitzgerald
Manitoba Dairy Sale
C.S.T
Union Stock Yards
ST. Boniface
Martin Carrico
Manitoba Center Board
Manitoba Board OF Moving Picture Censors
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