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Many Fans Turn Out To Greet Bobby Hull On Visit to West-Man

Many Fans Turn Out To Greet Bobby Hull On Visit to West-Man

March 12, 2020

Virden CP Rail Station Is Closed as of Monday

Virden CP Rail Station Is Closed as of Monday

March 12, 2020

Arena Fire Causes $6,000 Damage Monday

Arena Fire Causes $6,000 Damage Monday

March 12, 2020

Grass Greens Again Topic At Golf Club Annual Meeting

Grass Greens Again Topic At Golf Club Annual Meeting

March 12, 2020

Thieves Get Big Haul In Store Break-In

Thieves Get Big Haul In Store Break-In

March 12, 2020

VIRDEN DISTRICT HOSPITAL IS FORMALLY OPENED

VIRDEN DISTRICT HOSPITAL IS FORMALLY OPENED

March 12, 2020

NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT IN ACTION BLAZE DESTROYS WAREHOUSE OF McCULLOUGH TOOL CO.

NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT IN ACTION BLAZE DESTROYS WAREHOUSE OF McCULLOUGH TOOL CO.

March 12, 2020

ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE SAW ROYAL TRAIN AS IT PASSED THROUGH VIRDEN

ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE SAW ROYAL TRAIN AS IT PASSED THROUGH VIRDEN

March 12, 2020

DONKEY BASEBALL DRAWS MONSTER CROWD

DONKEY BASEBALL DRAWS MONSTER CROWD

March 12, 2020

TOWN FLOOD CONDITIONS PREVAILED LAST WEEK-END

TOWN FLOOD CONDITIONS PREVAILED LAST WEEK-END

March 12, 2020

NEXT FRIDAY FOR SIXTH TIME MANITOBA TAKES LIQUOR VOTE

NEXT FRIDAY FOR SIXTH TIME MANITOBA TAKES LIQUOR VOTE

March 12, 2020

Grasshoppers Stripping Fields

Grasshoppers Stripping Fields

March 12, 2020

HORSES KILLED ON RAILWAY TRACK

HORSES KILLED ON RAILWAY TRACK

March 12, 2020

The Empire

March 12, 2020

Drillers Seek Oil in This District

Drillers Seek Oil in This District

February 20, 2020

Million Dollar Construction Project Announced

Million Dollar Construction Project Announced

February 20, 2020

A “GALLANT” GROUP OF VIRDEN LADS IN UNIFORM

A “GALLANT” GROUP OF VIRDEN LADS IN UNIFORM

February 20, 2020

Virden (Manitoba) Greets Their Majesties

Virden (Manitoba) Greets Their Majesties

February 20, 2020

VIRDEN FARMER GYPED BY CONFIDENCE GANG

VIRDEN FARMER GYPED BY CONFIDENCE GANG

February 20, 2020

Lowden-McCormick Store is Burglarized

Lowden-McCormick Store is Burglarized

February 20, 2020

Worst Storm in Years Raged for Three Days

Worst Storm in Years Raged for Three Days

February 20, 2020

MELITA EDITOR SHOT BY BANK ROBBERS

MELITA EDITOR SHOT BY BANK ROBBERS

February 20, 2020

MAN’S BODY FOUND WEST OF TOWN

MAN’S BODY FOUND WEST OF TOWN

February 20, 2020

MUD AND SLUSH IN THE TRENCHES

MUD AND SLUSH IN THE TRENCHES

February 20, 2020

Fifteen Hundred Men Wanted

Fifteen Hundred Men Wanted

February 20, 2020

ALL EUROPE IN ARMED CONFLICT

ALL EUROPE IN ARMED CONFLICT

February 20, 2020

EARTHQUAKE FELT IN VIRDEN

EARTHQUAKE FELT IN VIRDEN

February 20, 2020

MANITOBA: THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

MANITOBA: THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

February 18, 2020

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April 4, 2019

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