Christmas events and community notes in Austin
The Austin Christmas tree is planned for tomorrow night. Mrs Cedric Thun is recovering well from goitre surgery. Miss Ella Waters returns from Windsor to spend holidays at home. Mrs Speed travels to Morris to visit her daughter. Several families traveled to Winnipeg last week and back. The skating rink committee secured a $1000 grant from the council. Federation of Agriculture speakers missed due to icy roads. Dr Geo H Hamlin will visit Austin Jan 3 after missing Dec 27. Mackenzie, Green, and Cronk enlisted with the Canadian forces and left Winnipeg for training. The Red Cross met and elected E Routledge to fill the secretary post left by Shellenberg. Austin Red Cross raised 238.00 for Winnipeg. Seven tables at the Bridge Club with leadership changes for Belmont. Post fire, businesses reopen. George Duncan buys McConnell Grocery and opens a butcher shop. Jos Morris plans a larger rebuilt garage. construction on a 36 by 50 building proceeds as weather allows.
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Ella Waters
Windsor
Ont
Austin Red Cross
A. Collier
Shellenberg
Austin
E. Routledge
The
Red Cross Society
Winnipeg
C. Randall
United State
George Duncan
McConnell Grocery
Jos. Morris
Christmas Thought And Church News In Vancouver District
A reflective Christmas verse opens with a fading heart and humble manger, followed by community notices from the Austin and Melvin congregations. Mission updates include Gordon Noon’s Vancouver movement, 1940 W.A. officers, and a Christmas Eve service at United Church featuring carols and solos by Margaret Neudorf and Samis.
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The
United Church
Jesus
Christina Ro
Etti
Margaret Neudorf
Samis
Christmas Service at Austin United Church
Rev. Frank W. Laws 84 conducts Christmas service at Austin United Church with Sunday School at 2 pm and worship at 7 30 pm on December 24, 2009. Rev. G L Armstrong rector officiates. Christmas hymns and carols included.
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Frank W. Laws
Imperial Daughters of the Empire Form New Chapter
Residents of Forrestville and Firdale gathered at Forrestville school to form a new Imperial Daughters of the Empire chapter. Officers include Regent Jos Manrs, 1st Vice Smiley, 2nd Vice Poyser, Secretary Myrtle Campbell, Treasurer McMail, Ed Treas Cliff Manns, Echo Sec Nellie Hall, Standard Bearer Annie Lintott. MacGregor Chapter members H T Trethewe, JR McNeely, A C Roberts, and G A Hay assisted. Lunch and social time followed.
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Forrestville
Firdale
Forrestville School
Imperial Daughters of the Empire
Jos. Manrs
Smiley
R. Poyser
Myrtle Campbell
McMail
Treas
Cliff Manns
Nellie Hall
Annie Lintott
H. T. Trethewe, JR. McNeely
A. C. Roberts
G. A. Hay
MacGregor
Dancing in the Hall Prompts Local News and Car Crash Mention
A dance at the hall on Wednesday December 27 is announced. Belmont residents Mrs J Wanlass and Mrs W A Briscoe with Jas Briscoe and W Machan Orchestra visited the town last week. Their car skidded on icy roads injuring passengers. Also noted is the death of Myrtle Lowrie McLarty in Kindersley Saskatchewan, born in Bagot in 1893 and widow of Clarence McLarty. Sympathy is sent to Mrs Lowrie and her sons.
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Jas. Briscoe
W. A. Briscoe
J. Wanlass
Belmont
Kindersley
Sask
Clarence McLarty
E. Lowrie
J.C. Lowrie
Bagot
Myrtle Lowrie
Portage la Prairie
Clarence Mc- Larty
Lion Has Wings at Tivoli MacGregor
The Lion Has Wings is showing at the Tivoli in MacGregor across January 1 2 and 3 with a regional audience draw and cinema listings.
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Tivoli
MacGregor
Orange Scora wedding in Watford Ontario
Kathleen Scora and James H Orrange wed at Our Lady of Help of Christians Church Watford Ontario in a ceremony conducted by Rev Father Bricklin. Attendants Harriett Lotta and George Orrange stood beside the couple as Margaret Orrange sang Ave Maria. The bride wore white satin with orange blossom accents and the couple plans to reside in Windsor Ontario after a Montreal wedding trip.
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Our Lady of Help of Christians Church
Watford
Ont
Kathleen
William ‘Scora
MacGregor
Man
James H. Orrange
Windsor
James Orrange
Father Bricklin
James Kennedy
Roche
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cedric Thun
Ed Tilley
Norman Tilley
Taylor
Federation of Agriculture
Geo. H. Hamlin
Messrs
Ronald and
Angus Mackenzie
Jack Green
Geo. Cronk
Austin Bridge Club
W. Mackinson
A. Johnson
C. R. Wallace
Austin and
Melvin
Frank W.S
the Man
Gordon Noon
Vancouver
B C
Austin Junior W.A
Kitson
Cammell
M. Randall
W. Rowlatt
D. Westman
E Morris
V. Carrothers
M. Kitson
We All
Merry Christmas
T. Eaton C&. Dac
Uleln
North Norfolk
S. C. Duff, Reeve
WEI Siingen
Pune
Austin United Church
Christ Church
G L. Armstrong
B. L. Patterson
Patterson
Canadian Pacific
Pacific Coast
Canada
United States
Empress Hotel
Victoria
Arthur J Butterfield
J. A.rowlatt Res
Imperial Oil Progves
Massey-Harris and
Cocisbutt
Voss and
Snowbird
W. Machan
Orrange-Scora
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