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PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES971.273 Ane c.21~~~l~lf111~111~j[~li~II~lllrII~lr~llfl~~~flllr·3 6757 00113569 1Anecdotes and Update1882-1982Virden CentennialSouvenir
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Page 8 and 9: vii
Page 10 and 11: le of ontentsTable of Contents . .
Page 12 and 13: Chapter VII - Disaster Stories ....
Page 15 and 16: Fore-wordThis book was written in c
Page 17 and 18: CALENDAR FOR 1882,---,------_._----
Page 19 and 20: land owned by him in the vicinity o
Page 21 and 22: months of each year and put in the
Page 23 and 24: sheeting with two sods thick and di
Page 25 and 26: a share of the crop in return; or,
Page 27 and 28: CHAPTER IIDiaries and LettersA Home
Page 29 and 30: Virden to be sold at forty-five cen
Page 31: Go Vt.\.~ .L}~~hs\r~,.: .. ,~~ C~L-
Page 35 and 36: Each year a day was spent mouldingS
Page 38 and 39: 8. Hilling up9. Large log brought f
Page 40 and 41: "Good-bye. ""So long." (if Ontario)
Page 42 and 43: Virden now. There is no system in t
Page 44 and 45: The clay pit - quite a deep one - i
Page 46 and 47: Old Blrick Post Office and ClockThe
Page 48 and 49: When the old post office was sold i
Page 50 and 51: and pointing of the great prairie b
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The CPR Repeater Station demolished
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Another daily routine was the recor
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curtain and scenery and the estimat
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School Division Office, formerly th
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Virden Collegiate Complex.did not g
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Goulter School UpdateAlthough there
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A government grant in 1976 provided
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A survey in 1979 indicated that the
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The sod turning ceremony for a new
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CHAPTER IVTalk About StoriesLiza in
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where men congregated. If cutivated
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When the basket was empty, Mr. Finc
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een with some relief that he and hi
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Bill Baird would tackle anything -
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drums, plus a column of men, women
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Winter Works Project -Cutting Ice A
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The most di fficult and dangerous p
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At the beginning of Centennial Year
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the little stranger and be kind to
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story about a very haughty French l
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A terrible blizzard came one day an
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Corner of King Street and Eighth Av
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For ToothacheNervine, apply with a
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,','.,'.,'.'Due to the present shor
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Mrs. Pauline Rowan of Miniota, gran
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Steam Power before the Days of Dies
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Flexible Flyer is again being manuf
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By 1963 washroom facilities were co
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Disaster StoriesRecollections ofThe
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There followed a bizarre chain of e
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The local Indians were called Valle
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waiting to be threshed. (There were
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CHAPTER VInErnest Rockola with his
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ture. In particular she was honoure
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they would like to write a book, bu
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works were moulded over styrofoam,
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FIRST AVIATION CLASS, VIRDEN, MANIT
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the school lit up with coal oil lam
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Dumbells (who became famous enterta
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onspiel in Virden. The musical rink
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CHAPTER XAll About SportsBaseball -
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Minor BallSince the sports booster
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uilt in which to serve meals and lu
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There have been many highlights dur
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Opening ceremonies of Senior Ladies
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The Sandra Bridgett foursome of Car
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July 31,1980. She always enjoyed si
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In 1925 Peter Jordan died and Emma
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Virden where she resided for the re
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When the famil y moved to Routledge
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~ long hoop skirts and camisoles we
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damage." Working together to make a
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first post office, but this name ha
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the homestead. He is married to Lyn
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aby arrived. She was used to hard w
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fire. He built another smaller one
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The Leask homestead near Lenore.Lea
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CHAPTER XIIIThen and 0""'Agricultur
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Grain in the stooks ready to thresh
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Maples Pool Elevator being moved fr
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Repairing engines behind T. B. Mitc
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A joy ride in 1910. Occupants are I
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.[Four-room stone school built 1892
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Fire Hall, boarding house and 'priv
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'JThe Bank of Ottawa building on Ne
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Nelson (or 'Hospital') Street showi
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Fur fashions today modelled by Glor
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The Scarth Block corner of Seventh
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The Balmoral corner, Seventh Avenue
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Nelson Street South. Vlrdon. Man.Ne
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Bathers and picnickers at Oak Lake
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Taylor Lumber Co. taken in the oil
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Pictured above is the former RCMP B
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Robinson's Store and Chicken Chef a
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Sears Mail Order Office was built i
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UpdateManitoba Oil Industry Update:
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Mrs. D' Alton Power unveiled a plaq
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A total of 500 members and leaders
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Manitoba Consols Playdowns were hel
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Mr. and Mrs. 1. A. Dupaul celebrate
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The town of Virden was awarded the
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Fort La Bosse teachers received an
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Wallace United Church congregation
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Miss Janet Campbell R. N. was honor
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:'.",,'. :Anderson, Ruth Elliott an
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Deb Henuset of Pipestone exhibited
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Trophy winners at the Art Club Show
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and was won by the Reston Midgets w
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normally consume in a day. All fund
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Carefoot the plaque for best all ro
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"", ...depths of 5,000-6,000 feet a
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Mrs. Jessie Simpson of The Sherwood
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The Bumper-to-Bumper store on King
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The Kinsmen Club of Virden presente
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opened on April 25 following comple
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The vocational wing at the V.C.!. w
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MayorCouncillors1975Steve Hegion1.
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Addison & LeyenAlex Aitken & Co.Ale
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Silhouette HairdressingSmith, Dave,
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