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[6 3 'iSlitly Lary i or. copMr. and Mrs. E. Sinclair MarkGolden Wedding Anniversaryvin-ind, ; ofLindghtthetheIcr-: of Itleard nth of i ii cl0W-vaslityit-.actsoingineod.ergo*cr-. I of[orasenall*ryor-in-n e urgeiein,T-25a n t maheif-dsFifty years ago, on Jan. 1L’, 18D6, Edwin Sinclair and Mary Ann Kingsley were married in Dover, Kent, England., Yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair, of 322 Fourth street, celebrated I heir golden wedding anniversary.Today the family have gathered and arc* honoring lhcir parents on the occasion of their 71st and 74th birthdays, Jan. 18 and 19, in addition to their wedding anniversary. with a bn!?«iuct at the Cosmopolitaif hole'.Tomorrow they will hold Open House at their residence, where they will welcome their many friends.WAS RAILROADERAt th? time of their marriage, Mr. Sinclair was a fireman on the South Eastern Railway, which later became part ol the Southern Railway. He slatted as a wiper and worked up to engineer, handling freight, passenger and express passenger runs.In 1006 Mr. and Airs. Sinclair derided to come to Canada, where the former’s brother, Walter, had conic some three years previously, and who had secured a position for Mr. Sinclair as a hostler in Calgary. However, upon their arrival in Medicine Mat. Mr. Patterson, then locomotive foreman here, asked Air. Sinclair to stay in the city. They have resided in Medicine Hat ever since.1 Following his arrival in Medicine Hat, Mr. Sinclair worked as a hostler at the local depot for tv/o years, then did contract- work for the company. Later he .joined the service of the City of Medicine Hat as an engineer, and* at the lime of his retirement, owing to indifferent health, he had seen .33years service—for the last four of which he was chief engineer at the power plant. Air. Sinclair still takes a keen interest in the plant, where he spent so many years of his life. He is often seen visiting his old workmates and former superintendent. Mr. H. 0. Davis.RETIRE IIEREMr. and Mrs. Sinclair arc “firm believers” in Medicine Hal. They buy all that can be purchased in the city, as they feel that ‘‘you cannot expect to build up your city by sending your money out of it.” They intend to spend the rest cf their.days here.When the First Great War brokenrCommended byout. the two eldest sons, Walter and Edwin, enlisted in tiie 150th Battalion, find were overseas in Fiance four years. During that time Edwin was a prisoner of war in Germany for 18 months. In World War II lorr grandsons enlisted—Andrew in the navy, Donald .the infantry, and Edwin ard Rol./t. the air force Air. and Mrs Sinclair have four children: Walter of Calgary. Edwin of Lethbridge, Eainest and Alarian of this city, and 10 grandchildren.PLANE MISSING WINNIPEG, Jan. 19 (CP)—AnR.C.A.F. Dakota is missing on a flight from Vancouver to Winnipeg and a search has been instituted, Air Force authorities here revealed today.The plane, due to arrive in Winnipeg at 8 a.m., C.S.T., today, was last reported over Cranbrook, B.C.. at 1 a.m. Number of men aboard the missing plane is not known. ,IIIMT8Suggested InveFor Idle FundsProvince of Alberta bonds due 1st Province of Quebec 3fr bonds due 1st J Province of New Brunswick 3f( bonds c Province of British Columbia 3'r bonds Shawinigan Power Co. 3!V* bonds due Maple Leaf Milling. Co. Ltd. 3:t»bond:Ringland, Walker STOCK BROKERS ANDLocal Manager GRANADA BLOCK • ’ ; -MEDICINAPOSTOLICEVANGELISTIC407 North Raihvav StreetI
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Medicine Hat Daily News
Medicine Hat, Alberta, CA
Sat, Jan 19, 1946
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