Eight Men and Wives Reunite at Tom Strachan Home
A 60 year reunion for eight Mapleshade School alumni and their wives was held at the Strachan residence last month. Guests recalled memories from Scotia district, with a hearty lunch served by the hostess. The Shoal Lake ratepayers backed water and sewer modernization 69 percent at a recent council vote.
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Tom
Mrs Strachan
Robert Collie
Dave Hern
Thos Gray
Loews
Wade Colberk
Arthur Brethour
Birnie Strachan
Tom Strachan
Hottess Gang
Mapleshade
Scotia
Shoal Lake
The Mill and the Hall By Hamida in Ruin
Reminiscences of Hamida recall a 1955 fire that destroyed part of Main Street. The mill, Hall, and two poplars stood as landmarks near the east road, now gone for highway widening. Descriptions evoke lingering memories of shops, a bustling Lemon store, and daily life before change.
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Main Street
Manitoba
Hamida
Main
McGonnells
Hamista
Massey Harris
Lemon
Enmy High School
Townsfolk Reflect On Changing Times In Busy Station
A fragmented reminiscence describes a Canadian town where old livery barns and grain wagons give way to service stations and modern buildings. The scene contrasts the past with the CPR station life and a future of conveniences as residents adapt to a mechanical era.
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Hamiota
CPR
Mill and Moon
Ife
Twin Children On A Montreal Toronto Rail Journey
A narrator recalls riding a train from Dorval to Toronto with two blond twins who spoke French. The children, wearing velveteen dresses, question him in their language as he struggles with bilingual phrases. They finally reach Toronto, but new troubles arise as one child guides him along the concourse.
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Op Enel
Elliott
Cery
Reckittse
Kyle
Lemon
John
Donnie
Maudette
Gudon
Stantis
Jon
Alues
Montreal
Toronto
Ike
Dorval Station
Théo
Lee
Oo Rampres
Mantee
Eathcof
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Hamiota Echo
Echo
Dnesday
Venables
Imments
By Jane Dale
Tad
Seth
Dorothy Barker
Labatt
Minister OF Labour
Canada
Dominion Textile CO
Sherbrooke ST. West
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