Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, July 27, 1968

Issue date: Saturday, July 27, 1968
Pages available: 126
Previous edition: Friday, July 26, 1968
Next edition: Monday, July 29, 1968

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 27, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba 16 Winnipeg free press saturday july 27, 1968 Plum Coulee Man top Sunflower seed eater Altona Man. Champion Sunflower seed eater at the Manitoba Sunflower festival Here Friday was mayor Jake Hodge of ulum Coulee Man. He was judged the Winner by lieutenant governor Richard s. Bowles who came to open the festival and stayed to judge a seed eating contest in which six area mayors and Reeves participated. Or. Bowles declared Reeve j George Elias of Stanley municipality the contestant with the most elegant Sunflower seed eating style. J an estimated persons. Attended the festival Friday a Day devoted mostly to agricultural and 4-h activities. The Day s program opened with a Pancake breakfast on the Elmwood school parking lot served by Altona businessmen followed by a 42-unit agriculture Parade with Harry j. Enns minister of agriculture As honorary Marshall. A Large 4-h rally was Cli maxed by the crowning of the 4 h Queen Debbie Bachewicz of Altona. The presentation of Gold watches to the top 4-h Home economics candidate Doreen Rempel of Plum Coulee and the top agriculture club Candi Date Elaine Hildebrand of South Park were also made. A Silver tray for outstanding achievement among 4-h sugar some of the Pioneer social bees that were a mennonite life Manitoba. Part of Early in this part of for Many mennonite teen agers attending the festival but whose interest in mennonite culture is limited there were motorcycle races air plane rides tractor driving competitions and a fastball tournament. Beet club members went Linda Fehr of South Park. To International Sunflower seed Competition was B. Toews a Farmer in the Gretna District. An integral part of the festival is the mennonite ethnic culture of the Altona area., an old time dress review showed some of the garments worn by mennonite settlers at the time they came to Manitoba about 1875. Altona women served mennonite food to visitors All Day and a Low German panel discussion in the West Park the crash it is believed he was school auditorium attracted being flown from Lake Harris Many visitors. To another Lake to fish. Hog butchering and soap fort Frances is about 150 making demonstrations recalled Miles Southeast of Winnipeg. Bird Hunting season extended the Hunting season for Upland 1 Ern part of the province the game Birds and most species of Deer season will stretch from big game in Manitoba has been nov. 4 to nov. 23 but the extended this year. White Shell game Reserve will because of increased Popula remain closed for Deer Hunting. Tons provincial government j there will be a Bucks Only authorities Jive lengthened the season in Hunting area 31, season for Deer Moose Elk j extending from Killarney to Woodland Caribou Bear Winkler bounded by Highway 2 Partridge and Ptarmigan. The North from nov. 18, to across the Centra Belt of the 30 province the season for Deer 1 pm be no for will run from oct. 21. And in the i de Elf i running South area South of Riding Mountain National Park it will open nov. 18. The season ends in these from Winnipeg to the . States Border As far As Moose Hunting is areas nov. 30, with the Exeen the government has Bon of Turtle Mountain Provin-1 eliminated the previous practice Cial Park where the Deer season Early and late seasons with will close dec. 7. In the Eastern and Southeast deaths Capri Gaetano Joseph 87, of 351 Pacific Avenue. Clarke Bertha of 42 Lang Side Street suite 7. Enns mrs. Katharina 53, of 794 Manitoba Avenue. Gorrie Charles Linton of Wawanesa Man. Jacks Douglas 74, of bran Don Man. Kehler Aron Schultz 78, of Steinbach Man. Kuchma roman James 85, of j Shell 791 Manitoba Avenue former j openly of Lorette Man. Son. Licences required for each. This year the season is continuous and Only one licence is needed. The season for Bull Moose starts sept. 6, across the far North from Swan River North it begins sept. 30, from Riding Mountain East it starts sept. 27. Seasons close in All areas nov. 30. I an open season for All Mose j restricted to residents of Mani Toba Only runs from 2 to Jan. 25. Across the North dec. 2 to dec. 21 in the Northwest and from dec. 2 to dec. 14 in the area around and North of the Porcupine Forest Reserve and an extreme Southeastern por Tion of the province. The White game Reserve will be Marks Wilfred James 67, of 123 Guay Avenue St. Vital. Mcrae George Alexander 79, of 976 Banning Street formerly of Clande Boye Man. A Emezon Leon 79, 825 ban Nerman Avenue. Norwood Frederick John 87, Playford Margaret Steele 63, of Kamloops . Rutherford Frank Gerald 63, of 722 Ingersoll Street. Sawchuk mrs. John Pala 80, of holy family Home. Sephton Norman Frederick 21, of 1506 Pritchard Avenue. Smith Donald e., 67, of St. Peters Man., a retired Engineer. Stewart Leonard Charles 70, of Minnedosa Man., re tired car employee. Streilein mrs. Jakob 70, of 1378 Alexander Avenue. Strong Gwendolyn Transcona. For further information please see classified death notices season for Elk is sept. 9 to sept. 28 in the area around Duck Mountain provincial for est. Three Hundred Elk licences Are to be issued As a result of the draw aug. 14 in Winnipeg. A draw for 350 Woodland Caribou licences will take place aug. 23. The season runs from sept. 20 to nov. 30 and is confined to Hunting areas 1, 2 and 3. A fall Black Bear season has will open with the been created and across the North exception of Hunting area 9, on sept. 6. The Black Bear season opens sept. 20 in the Northwest by the Canadian press Sydney Watkin Wynne 75, manager and Secretary of australian associated press for 20 years until his retirement in 1955. Chatham g. Thomp son 72, former Ontario Cabinet minister and southwestern on Tario businessman. Princeton Charles h. Smith 92, who proved in 1915 that it is better to burp babies after they than to Lay them in a horizontal position. Fry 60, for Mer Golf professional at several Montreal and District clubs and former Winner of both the que and professional Golf association s assistants Champion ships. Sept. 27 from Duck Mountain East and oct. 21 in the South East. Seasons for Black Bear every where close nov. 30. I the Archery season for Deer i will open sept. 2, with various j of closing dates depending on the area., similar extensions cover Hunt ing for the following Upland game Birds ruffled grouse and Spruce grouse opens sept. 6 North and at later dates in other areas. Sharp tailed grouse season opens sept. 6 in the North and sept. 13 in the flin flon area. Hungarian Partridge opens sept. 27 and closes nov. 30. Ptarmigan opens sept 6 and runs to feb. 15. Details or revised licence fee schedules bag limits and other regulations Are available from License vendors and conserva Tion offices of the department of mines and natural resources. Tourism growing More than motoring tourists visited Yugoslavia Dur ing 1967. Crash victims found fort Frances ont. One Man was a filet and another injured seriously in the crash of a single engine aircraft which was found Frida about 45 Miles North 6f Here. The Man who died in the mishap was Walter r. Albers about 42, of Keister Minnesota the Pilot of the plane in which was passenger real stad believed also of Keister suffered a broken Pelvis ant other injuries when the plane crashed last sunday apparently on taking off from Lake Harris. The downed aircraft was found 2m hours after officials of Rainy Lake airways were in formed by friends in Keister grand Champion of the first that the two men were overdue in returning Home. 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