Winnipeg Visitors and Local Holiday Notes Aug 11 item
Vern Parr of Winnipeg visits at the Shaw home. Mrs G E Lewin leaves for Fort Frances Ont for a week with her father. Mrs D G McLachlan and daughter Betty visit Winnipeg with Enid Lachlan family at Clear Lake. Betty MacWilliam returns after a three week vacation south of town. Harvey Merrick and sons from Aylsham Sask visit town. Ernest Palmer and daughter Florence from Macrorie visit at C W Lye’s home. J L Lamb and Murray and Dennis etc holiday at Delta Beach. Sgt Charles Kitson discharged from Veterans Guard of Canada and back on duty at local lumber yard. Welcome home Charlie. Wives and children from Regina visit Palmer home. Rey and Mrs L J Adams leave for Anglican Church Camp near Kenora Ont. No Anglican services at Austin Katrinne and MacGregor Aug 12 and 19. Women’s Institute hot dog booth on Mrs John Ormiston’s lawn this Sat night Aug 11 for Patriotic work. Miss Lillian Hay and Mrs I M West return from Vancouver trip with Marjorie West. They visited Donald and relatives.
Russia Declares War On Japan In Pacific Conflict
Russia has entered the war against Japan with reports of an army of a million on the Manchuria front. The declaration was aired just after noon yesterday, coming as Allied nations employ a new atomic bomb, and raising hopes for a swift Pacific conclusion.
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Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Welcome Home From Overseas
Last night at the Canadian Pacific station relatives welcomed home L Cpl Bruce Stinson son of Mr and Mrs A R Stinson who enlisted in the PPC L 1 and left for overseas last October after a brief stay in England was moved to the Western Front Pte Robert Stirling son of Mr and Mrs Joan Stirling arrived by bus last night Bob enlisted with the PPC L 1 in June 1940 and went overseas in 1941 later serving with Seaforth Highlanders of Canada in Italy France Belgium Holland and Germany Craftsman Lloyd Rodd RCEME son of Mr and Mrs W J Rodd of McGregor enlisted as mentioned in the report
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L-Cpl
Bruce Stinson
A.r.stinson
Bruce
P.P.C.L.1
England
Western Front
Robert Stirling
Joan Stirling
Bob
Seaforth Highlanders
Canada
Italy
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Lloyd Rodd
R.c.e.mle
W. J. Rodd
M Gregor
Cfn
Rodd
Local Vets Return Home Amid War Welcome
Several Prairie residents who served overseas are returning home aboard the SS Me de France, which docked at Halifax Sunday. Among those listed are L-Cpt. M. E. Tario of Austin and W.O. Eddie Muirhead, R.C.A.F., of MacGregor. The Herald joins the community in welcoming these young men home this weekend.
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Prairie Andre
Mverseas
SS. Me de France
Halifax
L-Cpt
M. E. Tario
Austin
W.O. I
Eddie Muirhead
R.C.A.F
MacGregor
The
Herald
McLeod Family Visit From Saskatchewan
Mr and Mrs J F McLeod and family from Aquedall Saskatchewan visit Mr and Mrs M Nelson and Miss Jean McLeod of Hazelett Saskatchewan at their home.
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J. F. McLeod
Aquedall, Sask
Jean McLeod
Hazelett, Sask
M. Nelson
Dorothy Mowat Weds Staff Sgt Douglas Lamb in August Ceremony
Dorothy Evelyn Mowat, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Mowat Glenboro Manitoba, married Staff Sgt Douglas Gordon Lamb son of Mr and Mrs A R Lamb MacGregor in Winniper parlor ceremony. Rev D R Patter son led the service with Miss Margaret Mowat as bridesmaid and Merlin Lamb as best man. A reception followed at St Charles Hotel and the couple planned a honeymoon at Clear Lake.
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Dorothy Evelyn
Wm. Mowat
Glenboro
Man
Margaret Mowat
Merlin Lamb
Duncan Lamb
St.Charles Hotel
Clear Lake
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C. W. Lye & Son Ltd
Willard
Europe
Manitoba
McClachlan
Chrysler Motors Sales and Service
Vern Parr
Winnipeg
Mrs
A. M. Shaw
D. G. McLachlan
Betty
EnidifeLachlan
Gen l
Donna Lye
Betty MacWillam
Harvey Merrick
George and
Keith
Aylsham, Sask
Ernest Palmer
Florence Palmer
Macrorie
C. W. Lye
J.L. Lamb
Murray
Dennis
J. Emerson
Garry
Ronald
Walter Allan
Roberta
Beverly
Perry
Delta Beach
Chas. F. Kitson
Veterans’ Guard of Canada
Charli
W. White
Wilma
Vida Palmer
Regina
E .Campbell
Donnie
Dolly Kearney
A. F. J. Palmer
Women’s Institute
John Ormiston
Lillian Hay
I. M. West
Marjorie West
Vancouver
New Westminster
B.C
Donald
Neices
Burneski
Simpson
Lorna Hay
Dorothy Mowat
Douglas Lamb
TEA Bisk
Ideal Cleanser
Raymore
S. R. Lamb & Son
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