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Article: Looking Back: April 5, 2009
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- The Brandon Sun
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- April 5, 2009
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SIXTY YEARS AGO
Ten horses from the famed T. Eaton Co. Ltd. stables will parade in the Manitoba Winter Fair show ring every evening this week.
The per capita relief cost in Brandon for December was $20.93.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
The Manitoba legislature was dissolved and Premier Duff Roblin announced that a provincial election will be held on May 14.
FORTY YEARS AGO
The four Carpenter children, Randall, 8; Brook, 14; Greg, 11, and Shawn, 16, virtually made a clean sweep of the Children's Parade Class for Fancy Dress at the Manitoba Winter Fair. They took four out of the first five places in the competition for dress, equipment and handing of horse or pony.
This year, sales averaged $623.07 per ...