Red Cross Corps Volunteers Counted in 1956
In 1956, there were 854 housewives and business women serving as volunteers in the Canadian Red Cross Corps. An unsafe ad warning cautions against placing vacation ads inside crushed burning cars.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1957
Page
5
In 1956, there were 854 housewives and business women serving as volunteers in the Canadian Red Cross Corps. An unsafe ad warning cautions against placing vacation ads inside crushed burning cars.
Marion June Mansell and Donald Mac Brown wed at St Andrew's Church in Trenton on June 15 at 4 p m Rev D McLelland officiated. The bride wore pink crystalette with lace and carried white carnations and pink roses. Attendants wore pastel dresses. reception at the Fitchett home featured peonies and orange blossoms. The couple honeymooned at Niagara Falls and will live in Trenton Barbara Street. Attendees included relatives from Perth Kitchener and nearby towns.
OARNER School opened on Tuesday with a new teaching staff. Principal Swan River Intermediate F Veregin leads the faculty with Miss Joyce Kennedy of Miami at the Primary and Miss Marjorie Wilson of Rapid City at the Intermediate. Beginners include Debbie Thurber Palmelynn McCallan Jo-Ann Riddell Wanda Anderson Bobby Appleyard Murray Julyan. Van drivers and caretaker listed. Mr. Bob Dempsey visited his mother at the McFeely home.
The Whitwash Soap Hour features barbershop singalongs and a melodramatic chapter where Nellie debates a gift from Willie Deacon. The announcer promotes Whitewash products while a plot unfolds at Deacon Corners with Nellie and Willie.
Linda Beverly Smyth Briar Smyth visit Shilo with grandparents Mr and Mrs Geo Daniel for a holiday stay. The family from Shilo shares time together during the festive season.
Judy Pope and Brian Paterson with grandparents the Strachans and Colbecks spent two weeks at the Colbeck home. Arnold Lowe family enjoy holidays in the district. Joe Chambers of Lomond visited Wes Rivers, and P F Kutcher with family from Plum Coulee visited Routledge home. Miss M Strath of Shoal Lake spent weekend attending the Seaborne Brown wedding.
5S. F. Lumsden is named assistant superintendent of the sleeping dining and parlor car department at Winnipeg, succeeding S. Hibner promoted to superintendent in Montreal. G. E. Crocker also becomes assistant to the general superintendent of the same department at Winnipeg.
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