Looking Back 1963: Neepawa pair takes second in MGDA trials

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Tuesday, January 28, 1913

Messrs. Avison and Moffat, representing the Grain Grower’s Grain Co., are in the district prosecuting their work. It is understood that an elevator is to be erected at Springhill.

100 years ago, Friday, January 26, 1923

Arden: After their house having been thoroughly renovated, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Manson have taken up residence on Mr. McMurchy’s farm “Maple Grove Glen” in the Glenholm district.

90 years ago, Friday, January 27, 1933

Eden: Wm. Smithson, aged 81 years, and a pioneer resident of Eden district passed away at his home yesterday.

80 years ago, Thursday, January 28, 1943

Arden: Congratulations to W. D. Ferg, of Brandon, who celebrates her 74th birthday on Thursday, Jan. 28.

Three men from Arden, Arnold W. Sealey, Ivan White and John E. Payne have enlisted in the Canadian active army at Winnipeg, military authorities announce. Mr. Sealey enlisted on Jan. 12. He was born at North Norfolk, Man., is 20 years old, worked on the family farm before he joined the army. His next of kin is his mother, Mrs. Sarah Sealey, of Arden. Mr. White and Mr. Payne enlisted on Jan. 15. Mr. White was born at Oberon, Man., is 20 years old. He worked on his parents’ farm prior to enlistment. His next of kin is his father, John White, of Arden. Mr. Payne was born at Ochre River, Man. He is 19 years old, worked on the family farm before joining the army. His next of kin is his mother, Mrs. Edith Payne, of Arden.

70 years ago, Thursday, January 29, 1953

Birnie: Nineteen rinks entered the one day bonspiel held last Thursday when 10 local and nine rinks from Eden, Franklin, Arden, Riding Mountain, Neepawa and Kelwood participated.

60 years ago, Friday, January 25, 1963

A second place ribbon was awarded the young Black Labrador retriever owned and handled by David Murray, of Neepawa, at the informal field trial held Sunday at Tuxedo by the Manitoba Gun Dog Association.

The nine-month old pedigreed Labrador dog, ‘It’s Johnny Again’, trained by its young owner, placed second among the eight entries in the puppy stake. The Neepawa dog received only two points less than the winner in this class.

50 years ago, Thursday, January 25, 1973

The present constituencies of Marquette and Lisgar will be absorbed into the Brandon-Souris, Dauphin and Portage constituencies. The Town of Neepawa will be returned to Portage constituency, where it was before the last redistribution, but Minnedosa will become part of Brandon-Souris constituency.

Note: In this same edition, a few pages further than this story appeared, there were three full pages dedicated to printing the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act in large print. This included notices related, all the rules involved and a description of the relevant electoral areas in Manitoba. An additional two pages were dedicated to maps.

40 years ago, Thursday, January 27, 1983

The next time members of the Neepawa Volunteer Fire Dept. respond to an emergency, they will be sporting a new look– brand new, two piece protective uniforms…

They are lightweight (six and a half pounds, compared to the old coats weighing 30 pounds), attractive, machine washable and completely fireproof. During a staged demonstration Jan. 22, a flame thrower bearing 80,000 BTU’s of heat was aimed at Clark, outside the front of the station house and he said he didn’t feel a thing.

Proposals for a gym at Arden school were accepted by representatives of the Building Project Committee of the Department of Education, who hope to make recommendations to the Public School Finance Board in favour of the project.

30 years ago, Tuesday, January 26, 1993

The Neepawa and District Chamber of Commerce has paid off the debt on its tourist information centre, almost four years after buying the $13,000 building.

Originally, the 16 by 24 foot cedar building had served as a tourist information centre in Riding Mountain National Park. It was moved to its present location on the corner of Broadway Ave. and Highway No. 4 in June, 1989.

20 years ago, Monday, January 27, 2003

Partnering with private enterprise has saved Arden’s Canadian Marketing Commodity Company after the venture failed as a cooperative.

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

Galatians 6:1 (New International Version)

The project, which couldn’t get off the ground with local investors, is now up and running with financial backing from Benson Quinn, the organic arm of American grain giant Archer Daniels Midland.

Disclaimer: The information gathered and used each week in the Looking Back feature is directly taken from the original print copy of the Neepawa Press and Neepawa Banner newspapers. Any errors or omissions from stories (Factually or otherwise) are the result of the original print and not the responsibility of the archivist for the current version of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

This item is a small portion of an ad for J. Brown & Son, featured in the Jan 28, 1913 edition of The Neepawa Press.