Travel notes and reader contributions from Willard Coomes
The column records Willard and Connie Op rak of the Co Opp touring London as guests of a large television wholesaler group staying at the Savoy Hotel with guided tours and royal sights. May 8 note mentions Bruce of the World Youth tour returning May 25. Also includes humorous anecdotes and a Letter to the Editor about stamps and World Health Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
Connie Oprak
Co-Op
Savoy Hotel
London England
Heathrow Airport
The
Savoy
Wallace Fraser
London
Piccadilly Circus
Buckingham Palace
Connie
Bruce
Winnipeg
Malaysia
Canada World Youth
Kelowna B.C
Echoes From the Echo Piles Strathclair May 1943 1953 Notes
A mixed mash of local items and humor from The Echo columns includes May 19 1943 notices on RCAF leave and residents, May 20 1953 events such as lawn bowling at the Hudson home and church donations, and May 22 1963 space program headlines alongside poems quotes and brief notes from Strathclair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hunsaker
RCAF
Yorkton
Vance Stewart
Jack Wright
F.S. Venables
Donnie
Winnipeg
Ed Rutherford
Melanie
Precision Squadron
Canada
United States
Lloyd Stewart
Decker
Shilo
Joyce Strachan
Brandon Mental Hospital
W. B. Strachan
Lloyd Whyte
Ed Whyte
E. D. Hudson
Vic Edwards
W. H. Logan
Christ Church
Jake Julyan
Morden
Bob McFeely
RCMP
Regina
U.C
Alex Barber
Gospel
J. R. Coughlan
Elliott
Oak River
Judy
West Coast
Ida Ritchie
Rod Anderson
Margaret
Elaine Morison
Margaret Lorimer
U.S
Echo
Ralph Clark
C.C
Morris Deveson
Andy Hodge
Reggie
Bob Edwards
Parkland Parish Church Notices May 20 1973
Church services listed for multiple communities with times including Hamiota Tarbolton Kenton Oarner Shiloh Cardale Decker circuit. Minsters D J M McCrindle L Jameson Rev J Ross Rev Doug Alkman. Sunday School times noted for several churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarbolton
Doug Alkman
Cardale
Local Happenings Bridgette Canada Daily News
Local notes recount visits by families and friends across towns including Winnipeg Deleau Shoal Lake and Victoria B C with social calls, a move to Winnipeg, an In service training, and a May 12 1973 death of Helen Stinson. Red Cross canvassers and contributions raise 600 for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene Sedgwick
Winnipeg
Medical Records Dept
Shoal Lake Hospital
Earl Stinson
Helen McLean
Kenton and
Oak River
Victoria B.C
Harvey Gray
Red Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
Hamiota, Manitoba
U.S.A
England
F. S. Venables
By Jack Coomes
Ted
Billie Westbrook
North Vancouver
Fred
Dutch Venables
Mavis Smythe
Chas Lewis
Bruce Lemon
Postal Department
Trudeau
Birdtail Medical Associates
Birtle
M. Tack
M. M. M. Tack
R. M. Smith
Shoal Lake
M. Bishop
Hamiota
J. E. Hudson
W. K. Hames
Kenton
Bill Dick
Brandon
Moses
Red Sea
Bobbie
Everett Strong
Lorne Richardson
Lloyd Mansell
Dee Cormack
Harvey Duncan
L.L. Brown
Kae
Wimp
Strathclair
NATO
SUN
Parkland Parish
Rev
J. Ross
United Church of Canada
L. E. Daley
Hamiota Pentecostal
P.A.O.C
R. J. Sibley
Kennell & Strange
Buffalo Plains Inn
Buffalo Plains
Fred Asselstine
Otto Kunz
Ted Westbrook
Vancouver B.C
Fred Venables
W. Heape
Deleau Man
Gordon Lyle
Doug Anderson
Winnipeg Man
A. J. Anderson
Jim Kennedy
Mrs
Don Kennedy
Beverly Gerrard
Bradwardine
Gary Mitchell
Bloomington
Minnesota
Keith Bridge
Gordon Killoh
Don Black
Victoria, B.C
Morrice
Virden Nursing Home
C. Shrankowski
Hamiota Medical and
R. M. B. Toews
Doak & Co
Hamiota Virden
Hamiota Echg
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