1973: Area local to work at Deloraine Hospital

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

125 years ago, Saturday, July 16, 1898

Moses McFadden spent some days in the Valley a short while ago. Several old Hudson’s Bay trails have been thrown open, causing much inconvenience to many and only serving a few.

100 years ago, Tuesday, July 17, 1923

Jas. Walker, of Humstone, lost a large barn, several sets of harness and 4,000 oat sheaves by fire on July 5. As the fire started about 8:00 p.m. while the help was at hand, the ten horses in the stable were got out safely.

75 years ago, Thursday, July 22, 1948

Some of the best known boxers in Manitoba, many of them current champions lead by Ed Zastre, Canadian heavy weight champion and Olympic fighter, will be in Neepawa on Saturday, July 31. Sponsored by the Neepawa and District Canadian Legion, the proceeds will be in aid of the building fund for the new Legion Hall. T. Evans is chairman of the committee arranging the show.

Fifty names are required before the Neepawa Board of Trade can go ahead with a new housing plan with the Central Mortgage Housing Corporation.

50 years ago, Thursday, July 19, 1973

Veronika Lehmann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lehmann, graduated July 6 from the St. Boniface School of Nursing. Veronika attended the Arden

School and Neepawa Area Collegiate. We wish Veronika much success in her nursing career in the Deloraine Hospital.

20 years ago, Monday, July 21, 2003

No damage was reported after a tornado touched down in a field near Cordova, about 10 miles southwest of Neepawa last Monday.

Environment Canada meteorologist Jay Anderson, of Winnipeg, said the twister touched down for about five mins–a relatively short time period for a tornado…

The worst hit part of the province was the Altona area, where baseballsized hail, coupled with a twister, smashed car windows, flattened crops and uprooted trees.

On Sunday, July 13, a group of former students, descendants of former students and friends were on hand for the unveiling of a cairn to mark the site of the Budka School…

Budka School No. 1717 was built in 1914, seven miles north and one quarter mile west of Glenella, by Albert J. Kuno, a Glenalla merchant.

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.

If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.

If you were looking to diversify your wardobe around this time in 1973, Marr Fashions had something planned to help you do just that. This advertisment from the business appeared in the July 19, 1973 edition of The Press.

By Chad Carpenter Tundra