Looking back - 1956: Oliver awarded first place at Teenage Driving Road-e-o
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- Published on Monday, May 23, 2016
Photo courtesy of Neepawa PRess Archives. 60 years ago; Thursday, May 24, 1956: Stanley Oliver captured first place at the local “Drivers Road-e-o”.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago Tuesday, May 26, 1936
At the recent convention of the National Parks Highway Association at Saskatoon, that body went on record as endorsing and officially recognizing the route through Neepawa, Dauphin, Roblin, Yorkton, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper and Vancouver. The Manitoba officers for 1936 are M. Baronie, Neepawa, chairman; Cyril Bates, Dauphin, vice-chairman; J. M. Fusee, Neepawa, secretary.
70 years ago Thursday, May 23, 1946
Former resident promoted by Swifts in States: Word has been received that Cecil Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Murray, Neepawa, has been appointed as superintendent of Swifts’ new plant at Spokane, Washington. Mr. Murray has been employed with Swifts for a number of years. Leaving Neepawa, he found employment with the railway as a clerk at Melville, was married and went to Chicago on his honeymoon.
60 years ago Thursday, May 24, 1956
Stanley Oliver, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Oliver of Oberon, last Saturday afternoon was judged winner of the Teenage Driving Road-e-o, in which posted an entry list of 34 local and district young people. Stanley, who is presently attending the Neepawa Collegiate, received a total of 431 marks out of a possible 500. He will leave June 9 to participate in the provincial finals at Brandon.
50 years ago Tuesday, May 24, 1966
Chamber of Commerce members will meet tonight (Wednesday) to discuss such topics as a recently completed consumer survey and the medical clinic situated in Neepawa.
The survey was carried out during the past fall and winter, designed to examine the services offered in Neepawa and those which should be offered.
The Chamber has also been involved in the proposed medical clinic project, which will come up for discussion.
40 years ago Thursday, May 27, 1976
Jack and Viola Stitt of Neepawa will be travelling to Winnipeg this week, where Mr. Stitt will attend what is expected to be the last reunion of his old unit World War I pilots association. About 100 pilots are expected at the Fort Gary hotel May 26 to 28. With the youngest now 78 years old, it is expected that this will be the last gathering. – Mr. Stitt said that, “What seems like a few short years ago, our association had a roster of over 3,000. Now we number a few hundred across the dominion.”
30 years ago Thursday, May 22, 1986
Canada’s national animal is causing some problems in the Riding Mountain area.
The National Park is a prime beaver production area, where populations have stabilized at the highest density recorded in North America.
As a result, flood damage adjacent to the park has increased. Both the federal and provincial governments have recognized the problem and have implemented a control program on land adjacent to the park.
20 years ago Tuesday, May 28, 1996
Federal Agricultural and Agri-food Minister Ralph Goodale moved quickly to close a loophole that allowed a former Gladstone area farmer to export grain to the US without a wheat board-issued license.
An ambiguous phrase in the Customs Act left Dave Sawatzky, who now lives near Roseisle, off the hook after he was charged with illegally exporting wheat and barley to the US in September 1994.
In a judgment that had grain prices jumping at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, provincial Judge Arnold Conner ruled the Customs Act was unclear about Sawaztky’s need to produce a Canadian Wheat Board license when exporting grain.
10 years ago Monday, May 29, 2006
Break-ins and vandalism marred an otherwise quiet long weekend in the Neepawa area.
Sometime during the Victoria Day holiday weekend, several decommissioned rifles were stolen during a break-in to the Neepawa Rifle Range building.
“We have no idea what anyone would take them for,” said Dwayne Chute of the rifle club.
Chute, who would not say how many rifles were stolen, said the firearms – some from the 1950s – were on display in a locked case.
“There was no need for this,” Chute said. “We’ve been in this building since the 1960s and this is the first time anything like this has happened.”
