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Article: Looking Back - Oct. 9, 2009
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- October 9, 2009
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In 1979: Creditors want Keen in receivership
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Adrian Ashley, principal of the public school at CJATC, Rivers, was elected president of the Western Manitoba Teachers Association.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Teletype service which The Sun depends on for national and international news was restored at noon today after being out of service for more than 24 hours. Icing conditions in the Portage area that knocked out some 25 miles of lines were blamed for the break.
Every road in and around Virden was blocked by snow yesterday following 24 hours of continuous snowing and blowing. Hotels were filled to capacity as some evening travellers had abandoned their cars just east of Virden and walked ...