1973: Junior Red Cross aids needy Manitobans

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

125 years ago, Thursday, March 17, 1898

The new list of telephone subscribers just printed contains 93 names, which makes this the fourth largest exchange in the province. It now covers the town so thoroughly that a connection with it is much more serviceable than ever before. The local management are to be congratulated on their satisfactory and successful service and it is hoped that connection with city and adjacent towns may be secured at no distant day.

G. M. Taylor, of the City Planing Mill, Portage la Prairie, and a member of the council of that town, was married in Neepawa yesterday to Miss Libbie McKenzie, sister of Mrs. Adam Daum. The ceremony was performed at the residence of Mr. Daum by Rev. R. Paterson and the newly wedded pair left on the evening train for their future home in Portage la Prairie.

A burning chimney at T. E. Adams’ residence on Monday gave the fire brigade a run. No damage.

Thos. McKone, of Glendale, has engaged the services of a Galician girl from Yorkton as a domestic. This is the first venture of the kind in this vicinity and if both parties should be satisfied,

Galician immigration may be further promoted as a solution of the servant girl question.

100 years ago, Friday, March 16, 1923

Franklin: We are pleased to note that Mrs. Bond, proprietress of the Franklin boarding house, is to continue business here in Franklin. Having worked up an exceptionally fine business, which is the subject of much favourable comment by all who frequent the place, the news of continued operation is very welcome.

A suspicion that the coal strike of last summer was engineered by the mine owners has been found to be a fact. There had been over-production and the purpose was to raise a scare of scarcity and maintain high prices.

75 years ago, Thursday, March 18, 1948

Earl Jiggs Tomlin is C.N.R. agent at Holmfield Manitoba. Earl was born and raised in Neepawa, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tomlin. During his high school days and at college, Earl was prominent in track and field events one of the smoothest hockey players ever developed on local ice and a golfer of no mean ability. He was overseas in the RCAF. His wife is the former Agnes Burns, of Neepawa.

50 years ago, Thursday, March 15, 1973

Just over $4,000 is already in the bank, money raised by the CKDM Canadian Amateur Talent Night held in the auditorium, on Friday, Mar. 9, and sponsored by the Neepawa Knights of Columbus…

The purpose of the Knights Talent Night is a most worthy one. The proceeds will be used for the Touchwood Park Association for Mentally Retarded residence project.

20 years ago, Monday, March 17, 2003

If major funding announcements are precursors to elections, Manitobans can expect to be going to the polls shortly. While in Neepawa last Wednesday as part of the westman tour, Premier Gary Doer announced the province will provide $300,000 in specialized equipment for the Neepawa hospital.

He also said his government has “many, many more” announcements in the works.

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A knitting project carried out by the Junior Red Cross (which was made up of Grade 6 HMK students) in 1973 resulted in 43 pairs of mitts and one pair of slippers for needy children in Manitoba. The mitts and slippers were knitted by senior citizens, friends, relatives and some Eager Beavers. The children in the picture also did some of the knitting, did wool deliveries to people knitting and brought the mitts to school when completed.

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.

For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:5-8 (New International Version)

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