Powerview Council Sets Nomination Day for October 14
At the Powerview village council meeting on September 16 the mayor and four councillors with the clerk set October 14 as nomination day for mayor two councillors and two school trustees. They discussed closing lanes for improvements and noted a growing indigent population. The clerk reported 13 children in care costing over 700 dollars monthly and nearly 6,000 in unpaid hospital accounts, with over 13,000 dollars in municipal aid and child welfare expenses in recent years.
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Powerview
Children's Aid Society
J. A. Tease
Manitoba Hospital Services Plan
Winnipeg
Manitoba Telephone
MPC
J. Turcotte
David Dufour
Man. Paper Co
Dr. K. T. Johnson
Arthur Dufour
Riverview
Willson
C.N. Express
Robert Lavoie
Andy
Esso
Lac du Bonnet Council Sees Sports Weekend With Beausejour
Lac du Bonnet student council opened its first meeting on September 11 with plans for a raffle and events. Beausejour Collegiate visited for football and volleyball, Lac du Bonnet winning 24 to 1 in football with Usackis, King, Lesko, and Usackis scoring, while girls volleyball swept 15-2 and 15-8 before adding a third win. The teams later hosted Beausejour again on September 19, with Lac du Bonnet dominating 38-2 in football and sweeping volleyball once more, followed by a communal lunch.
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Dhestra
T.V
Diane Chapman
Rivers
Lac du Bonnet
Beausejour Collegiate
Beaujour
John Usackis
Barry King
Bobby Lesko
Andy Usackis
Beausejour
Beausejjour
Lac du Bonnet Girls
Great Falls Young Men Return To University
Local youths in Great Falls resume studies at the University of Manitoba with Campbell Fergusson, Wayne Anderson, Ken Fergusson, and Rich Gittins re-entering or continuing their programs. Moose sighting delights residents as McArthur International Panel drivers encounter two moose near town. Touch football gains popularity with 16 players nightly and rumors of a championsh ip match between single and married men circulate. New Amsterdam visitors Mr and Mrs Wm Van Mierlo enjoy Canada hospitality. Felix Beauschard vacation plans include Montreal. A 4 H club reorganizes with eleven members and new officers Lynne Bleakney, Barbara Bleakney, Ruth Drabyk, Carol Warren. Leaders Mrs Warren and Mrs Morgan. One section recalls Power Plant histories and ongoing changes.
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Our Fair Town
University of Manitoba
Campbell Fergusson
Ontario Hydro Construction Department
Wayne Anderson
United College
Ken Fergusson
Jon Veats
John
Bve
Ernie Blahitka
John Kaleka
Wm. van Mierlo
Amsterdam
Holland
Great Falls
Lies
Jack
Canada
Lynne Bleakney
Barbara Bleakney
Ruth Drabyk
Sec.treas
Carol Warren
Chage
Warren
Morgan
Beausejour Chamber to Study Industrial Opportunities
Beausejour Chamber of Commerce plans to attract industrial firms by publicizing local assets. A special committee led by H Belton will compile an synopsis of opportunities to be showcased with signs at town approaches. The group discusses shop inventory, park plans, and collaboration with town and rural councils.
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Beausejour
Merchants Committee
B. Wolfe
Transcona
Bissett Surprise Party For Percy Berens He Leaves Town
About seventy five residents gathered at the Kuldys home to honor Percy Berens as he prepares to move to Berens River. Norman LaBossiere presented him a rifle and guests offered best wishes for his health and happiness. Berens has worked eight years at the San Antonio Gold Mine.
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Bissett
Kuldys
Percy Berens
Berens River
Berens
Norman LaBossiere
San Antonio
Condolences for Gerald Meston a Seven Sisters Falls youth
Community mourns Gerald Meston age eighteen after a fatal Sunday morning automobile accident while returning home to teach Sunday School. Gerald, a popular Seven Sisters youth, served as Cub Master and Sunday School teacher, touching many in Seven Sisters Great Falls and river communities. The Seven Sisters United Church gathering honored his memory with Rev. Robert McPherson delivering comforting words. The community offers deepest sympathy to Chris and Morley Meston in this shared grief.
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Morley Meston
Seven Sisters
Gerald
Jerry
Seven Sisters Pack
Stonewall United Church
Robert McPherson
Great Falls
Chris
Seven Sisters Youth Killed in Accident
Gerald B. Meston of Seven Sisters Falls died when his car was struck at the Fort Garry road and No 8 junction near Selkirk on Sept 14 at 9 30 am. Driver Hymie Atnikov was hospitalized after the crash. An inquest opened by Dr. W. Reid was adjourned to an indefinite date.
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Gerald B. Meston
Seven Sisters Falls
Fort Garry Road
Selkirk
Hymie Atnikov
Meston
Atnikov
Selkirk General Hospital
St. Boniface Hospital
W. Reid
Local social notes and travels around Bissett
Mr and Mrs James Fox join Mrs W Rousseau and Mrs F Duval for a Pine Falls wedding as Linda Brown weds R Seguin. E Henrickson drives to Winnipeg for a medical checkup. Roy Bjork Ken Ashley and Bill McPherson motor to Miami for duck hunting. A Tamre visits Mr and Mrs W Combes at the weekend. Caswells return from the east with Mrs Caswell visiting sisters Mrs Hobs and Mrs Geggs. Their son John, employed at Sigma Gold Mine in Quebec, meets them in Montreal. Van Fleet visits Bissett for the weekend with the Caswells at their summer home at Happy.
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James Fox
W. Rousseau
F. Duval
Pine Falls
Mrs. Rousseau
Mrs. Duval
Linda Brown
R. Seguin
Roy Bjork
Ken Ashley
Bill McPherson
Miami
Mrs. Caswell
Mrs. van Fleet
Bissett
Heis
Happye
Beausejour Parish Marks Annual Pilgrimage to Shrine
Beausejour parish held its annual pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of La Salette on Sunday afternoon Sept 21 marking the 112th anniversary of the apparition in France. Mass was celebrated at an outdoor altar and sermons were given in English and Polish to a large crowd from across the province.
Weddings Callander Robertson At Selkirk Church
Knox Presbyterian in Selkirk hosted a double ring wedding on September 13 uniting Margaret Diane Callander, daughter of the late Mrs. Callander and J Robertson, to Penaregina Robertson. Rev. G Dickey officiated with Dr. R O Robertson at the organ. The couple left for Minneapolis after a reception. A Winnipeg ceremony followed on August 16 at Harstone Memorial United Church, where Jean Ruth McDonald and James Lloyd Dennison Coates wed in a double ring ceremony. Rev J E Jones presided. The bride wore a lace over net gown with sequins and pearls. The couple then traveled to Pierre, South Dakota.
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Callander - Robertson Knox Presbyterian Church
Selkirk
Margaret Diane
J. Robertson
J. L. Greer
Doreen Jefferson
J. A. Robertson
Marcella Brown
Jack Hallworth
William McFarland
Ronald Walsh
Douglas Robertson
James Kidd
Lyle Little
Callander
Minneapolis
Harstone Memorial United Church
Winnipeg
Jean Ruth
C. P. McDonald
Bissett
James Lloyd Dennison Coates
Wes Coates
Chaplin
Saskatchewan
J. E. Jones
Donna Coates
Rod Fry
Lawrence McDonald
Gary Waener
Peggy’s Pantry
Coates
Pierre
South Dakota
Subscription Renewal Note for One Year
Customer requests renewal of subscription and encloses 3.00 for a one year term while stating 4.00 for delivery outside Canada. No additional details provided.
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Canada
Springfield
RCMP Urges Registration of Firearms Across Provinces
The RCMP and local police urge all weapon owners with unregistered firearms or those registered before 1952 to apply for a registration certificate listing all firearms. Procedures cover new registrations at local police or RCMP detachments, transfer notes for pre-1952 certificates, and penalties for unregistered weapons and underage possession.
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R.C.M. Police
R.C.M
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
Ontario
Central Firearms Bureau
United Church W A Plan Busy Fall
The Bissett United Church W A held its monthly meeting in the vestry chaired by Mrs I M Bow yer. Plans for a busy fall include a fowl supper on October 25 with Mrs J Simpson as general convener and a bazaar on November 22. Christmas card samples have been ordered and the cook book is in the machine.
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Bissett United Church
W.A
I. M. Bowyer
M. Parsons
R. Griffith
Manitoba
Fort Qu’Appelle
Visit Highlights and Health Updates in Bissett Community
Recent visitors at Mrs. Bill Meade’s home included Mrs. Waugh and family plus Mrs Bastrom who is improving. Hospital and medical notes cover injuries and treatments of Boulette, Green, Clarke, and Quesnel with several staying at Bissett or Winnipeg facilities. Engagement announced for Janette Ann Boulette and Gordon Green with wedding planned in January.
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Bill Meade
B. Waugh
Waugh Jr
Waugh
J. Bastrom
Bastrom
Princess Elizabeth Hospital
Harry Boulette
Grace Hospital
Arthur Quesnel
Winnipeg
Alex Boulette
Janette Ann
Gordon Green
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ST. John's Anglican Church
E. R. Gaston
L.R
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Peinte du Bois P.m. Harvest Service
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Whitemouth
Lutheran Church OF the Cross
Lac du: Bonnet
John Martinson
Stan Gittins
McArthur International
John Bracken
Felix Beauschard
Montreal
Felix
Assiniboia Downs
Evy Norlund
Denmark
Holly
Wood
Norlund
Rebel Red
San Shields
R. P. Chipman
Assiniboia’ Downs Turf Club
Miss Norlund
Charlie Potter
Hudson’s Bay Company
the Groom
Jockey Shields
Beausejour C of C
Mr. E. Henrickson
Mrs. A. Tamre
Mrs. W. Combes
Grovinia
3Rd Street
Man
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Leaner
R.C.M.P
Registrar of Firearms
United Church
Bissett Hospital
Wilmer Boulette
General Hospital
Bissett Road
A. Boulette
Diane Clarke
Stan Clarke
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