Poultry Shipping Day Set for Austin in December
In Austin the Poultry Shipping Day is scheduled for Saturday December 18. Local residents report several community members recently confined to homes by flu with hopes for a quick recovery. The annual Red Cross meeting in the Community Hall elected officers and committee members for 1944, with F J Hall as president and Mrs H Atkins as vice president. The service of a deceased relative is noted with burial at St James Cemetery.
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Austin
J. P. Dodwell
Jas Duncan
Roy Duncan
Red Cross
F. J. Hall
Public drinking and turbanees ban in Austin village
The Austin Board of Trade warns that public drinking and turbanee display will not be tolerated in Austin village and any offences will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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Austin
Austin Pioneer Wm Lunn 88 Dies In Winnipeg Grace Hospital
The Austin pioneer Wm Lunn died at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg on November 26 at age 87 or 88. He homesteaded at Austin after arriving in Canada in 1889 and farmed there over forty years. He and his wife later resided at 139 College St St James. Survived by wife three daughters and four sons plus twenty three grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. Funeral was at Mordues Funeral Chapel on Saturday November 27 conducted by Rev D Owens formerly at Orangeville United Church.
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Wm. Lunn
Grace Hospital
Winnipeg
Lunn
Canada
Austin
College St
St. James
United Church
Annie
Ren
Mordues Funeral Chapel
D. Owens
Orangeville United Church
Moore-Geisbrecht Nuptials
A quiet wedding was solemnized at the United Church manse in Portage la Prairie on Saturday December 4. Tina Geisbrecht eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs PJ Geisbrecht married Bertran Henry Moore third son of Mr. and Mrs J H Moore of MacGregor. Rev G W Abernethy officiated. The bride wore a rayon taffeta two piece dress with blue hat and accessories. Witnesses were Mrs Abernethy and Miss Gladys Acheson both of Portage La Prairie.
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United Church
Porta- la Prairie
Tina
PJ. Geisbrecht
Bertran Henry Moore
J. H.moore
MacGregor
G.W. Abernethy
Please Note Publisher cutdowns on space and staff
The publisher explains space and staffing limits will cut lengthy obituary floral tribute lists and other items. It notes Manitoba papers operate with depleted staffs and a shortage of experienced printers while urging advertiser and subscriber cooperation to continue.
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Manitoba
Dr Jubb to Visit Austin Fridays at Mrs Thomas Home
Doctor A V Jubb will visit Austin each Friday afternoon at the residence of Mrs H Thomas, providing consultations in a private setting for local residents seeking medical guidance.
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A. V. Jubb
Austin
H. Thomas
Pioneer Mrs McIntosh Called To Rest In MacGregor
Mrs M J McIntosh a longtime Austin MacGregor resident died at her MacGregor home on December 6 1943 aged 81 82 She was born Mary Jane Kemp in Petrolia Ontario December 5 1861 and came west in 1879 Her husband William McIntosh died November 9 19 She had two sons Cecil C and Alex F and three daughters Viola Mrs A C Roberts and Mrs A D Lundy plus fifteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Funeral services were held December 1943 at MacGregor United Church with Rev C A J King officiating The pallbearers and flower bearers were local names and many relatives attended The remains rest in the Austin cemetery
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Austin
MacGregor
M. J. McIntosh
Mary Jane Kemp
Petrolia
Ont
Ladstone
William McIntosh
McIntosh
Presbyterian Church
United Church
Cecil C
Brandon
Alex. F
Viola
A.C. Roberts
A.D. Lundy
Palatine
D. Kemp
Oakshella, Sask
MacGregor United Church
C. A. J. King
J. Taylor
A. Stinson
Old Rugged Cross
J. Woodin
Bill
Jack
Elsie
Bob
Fred
Cave
Dewar
Ora
Leo
Sharon
Phyllis
Harvey
Cecil
Edna
Rich
Beryl
Eddie Williams
Lorne
Frances
Isabelle
Frank
Albion
Hazel
Chuck
Larry
Beryl Kemp
Mattie
Ben- Jah
Adah
Harry
Marragold
W. Cairns
Collins
Amy
Charlie
Tommy
T.graham
Art
Norma
Wayne
Glenda
Ivy
Sally
P.C. Scammell
Shirley
Jas. Duncan
R.S Early
Aylmer
Martha
Ernie
Muriel
Glen
Donna
Henrietta
Ada
Strath
Ella
Clara Niblock
Mauri Irene
Lorna
Lois
Thomas
Wm Harding
E Routledge
Nelson
RJ Christian
Nica M. Gray
The
Campbells
Illinore Bell Telephone Co
Allison Smith
Lydia Wiereche
Agnes Roper
Ill
Sydney
Card of Thanks for Mrs McIntosh’s Bereavement
The Family of the late Mrs McIntosh extend heartfelt thanks for kindness sympathy messages and floral offerings received from friends and neighbours during their recent bereavement in the passing of their beloved mother.
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McIntosh
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