100 years ago, 1926: Old Baptist Church sold to Pentecostal Assembly; hemp trials not successful due to soil conditions; Cochran’s Ltd. installs elaborate De-Zeng diagnostic equipment, one of only one in Western Canada; 494 auto licences issued by county clerk N.A. Love; wage scale set by RM at $0.30 per man, $0.40 for man/grader, $0.80 for man/four horses; Carman Golf Club, on F.E. Clark’s land northeast of town, sets fees at $7 for men and $4 for ladies and students; Frank Bridge & Co. sells gas or electric Maytag washers.
75 years ago, 1951: Carman School Choir, under Mrs. Tuft, captures first place in rural schools at the Winnipeg Music Festival; Gus Dupas named Carman Curling Club president and discusses clubroom privileges; D.H. Friesen Jeweller stocks Lady Margaret Bone China; A.W. Mitchell named Roland Curling Club president; Shilson’s Grocery offers cash-and-carry quart milk for $0.20; Hildebrand Service opens in the former Krahn Blacksmith Shop by Carman Auto Body; Dufferin Leader single copies are $0.10, yearly subscription $3.50.
50 years ago, 1976: Merchants on 1st Street SE call for a dike to be built behind their businesses; Eric Lansky named Development Corp. chair; Dufferin the only RM not signed to Boyne Watershed agreement; Carman Co-op employees apply for union status; Morden Bombers awarded SEMHL title after Winkler uses an ineligible player; Sears and Linda Kroeker open office on 1st Street SW; Paul Hiebert reads his works at Boyne Regional Library; for Meals on Wheels, contact Luona Burnett or Marlene Maykut.
25 years ago, 2001: Carman Memorial Hospital performs 441 procedures in 2000, up 146 from previous year; Dr. Hewett promotes Cancer Daffodil Days; Co-op breaks sales record with $16.98 million; Odds n Ends holds its 20th men’s hockey tournament; Doane’s Auto Repair offers vehicle inspections for $35; Delaquis Ford sales staff includes Brad Middleton, George Gray, Lawrence Kwasnitza and Lawrence Delaquis; D & M Fine Foods sells Charmin bathroom tissue for $9.98/32 rolls.
