Lavinia Fortieth Sunday School Picnic Recalls Old West Time
Glorious May weather draws a large crowd to the Lavinia Sunday School picnic with basketball, playground ball, horse shoes and other sports. Recalled are early settlers and long time attendees, with Hamiota and McConnell teams winning events and a church basement supper serving about 300 people. Parents are urged to keep children off Memorial Grounds to protect the plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavinia
Elizabeth, Alexander
W. Alexander
Thos Bailey
W. Decker
Bert Haney
Wm Haney
Wm. Lief
Wm. Lief Jr
McConnell
Hamiota
John Stewart
Melville Lief
W. Gregory
Late Van R VanNorman of Belgrave and Wingham
Funeral notices detail the passing of Mr Van Norman a Belgrave and Wingham resident aged 67. He was a former active community member in municipal fraternal circles and a noted curler and breeder with the stallion Jean Grattan among his animals. Survived by wife three daughters and six siblings, funeral held April 30 1928 conducted by Rev Sidney Davison with Masonic lodge pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Rensselaer VanNorman
Wingham
Mr VanNorman
Simon VanNorman
Belgrave
Ont
Agnes Jane Geddes
Wingham, On
Wingham Lodge
Canadian Order of Foresters and Loyal Orange Lodge of
van Norman
Wingham Club
Jean Grattan
Sidney Davison
United Church
Masonic Lodge
Arthur A Sainsbury
Mra Wilson Turner
Toronto
George Ross
Robert
Hamiota
Frank
Webwood
Charles
RD. Vanalstyne
Man
Thos. Fernie
Vancouver
John Hooper
Charles van Norman
William
Robert Hopper
Wilson Turner
Arthur Sainsbury
The
Wingham Advances
Timeoe
Salifax and Saint John Shipping and Agriculture Notes
Salifax reports growing Calf Feeding and Swine Clubs with egg marketing aids for poultry, Banff Winter Carnival prep, and US competition for the Strong Heart Trophy. Saint John highlights CP Rail cargo liner Beaverburn maiden voyage and Colonization Association settlements of 8,443 people on 162,982 acres valued over $6 million. Vancouver notes CP Rail as province’s top taxpayer and purchaser, spending $20,750,000.
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Saint John
Canada
United Kingdom
W. R. MacInnes
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. A. Wainwright
C. P
Beaverburn
The
Canada Colonization Association
Vancouver
Board of Trade
Dominion
Sir William van Horne
City of
C. A. Cotterell
British Columbia
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Court Hamiota
Cedric, Bostice
Coars
Hamiots
Orasee Heil
Let
Ted Welicodes
VTS Skethre
Greest
Paso Dacecines
Herae
M. A. Whimster
Wan
Allan Ave
Vamiota
Hamiota Lodge
Pdevenkas
Jas Praser Sa
Anderson
Brandon
HIS Majesty’s “Royal Air Force Band
Monster Midway
Merriment
Der
Business Education
Dominion Business College
the Mail Business College
Winnipeg
Lavinia Fortieth
van R. VanNorman
Richardson Bros
Imperial Oil Co
Eastern
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Jasper National Park
MT. Robson Park
Great Britain
Continent
Ree Plus
W. J. Quinlan
Banff
United States
Warren Cordingly
Ashton
Idaho
C. Semmest
Sarrisiers
Bagi
Hawilies
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