Local Births and Community Notes in Portage District
Local items report births at Portage General Hospital and Bagnail's Nursing Home with names Lynda Eileen Martin and Leslie Faye Bennett. Community events include a Winnipeg convention attendance, Britanni a Chapter 1.C.D.E. meeting, a WI tea and produce table, and public donations. Also listed are visits, a missing fountain pen reward, a medical update on Archie Cook, a 80th birthday wish for James Moore, a whist drive and dance at the Masonic Hall, and band performances by Walter Machan.
Beaver News item and social event notes
Maurice Smith bought a new Chevrolet car. Miss Gwen Lewis of High Bluff renewed acquaintances here during the weekend. Under school auspices a pie social and dance will be held Friday night January 31 at the school. Mrs M Smith received the sad news that her four year old nephew, son of Mr and Mrs J Wel, died at Carievale Sask.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwen Lewis
High Bluff
Katrime Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Social Events
Wm Vere of Medora spent a week with his sister Mrs. Ross Thompson. Bruce Freeborn of Golden Stream visited Mrs. F McLachlan. A whist drive and dance occurred in Katrime Hall on Feb 7 under the Community Club. Katrime hosted a hockey afternoon with Pathead. Katrime lost but enjoyed the game. A January 21 whist drive drew 13 tables with prizes to Mrs. K C Barber and Ernie Duncan, Joyce Lake and Art Taylor. dance followed with music by Mrs. Lawrence Smith and Wallace Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Bazuk
Masonic Hall
Michigan
Andjor
Wo +men’s Institute
Jack Dagg
Roger Herbert
Wm. Vere
Medora
Ross Thompson
Katrime Hall
Pathead
Katrime Boys
Katrime
IC. R. Barber
Ernie Duncan
Joyce Lake
Art. Taylor
Lawrence Smith
Wallace Martin
Walter R North Died In Winnipeg
Walter Reginald North aged 46 died of a heart attack at his Norwood Manitoba home on January 23 1947. He was born in Pratt Manitoba, ran a general store in Lavenham, moved to Winnipeg in 1940, and was a respected Pratt Lavenham resident and baseball fan. He leaves a widow Murial a daughter Joan two brothers and five sisters. Funeral services were held January 27 at Clark Leatherdale with burial in St Johns cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Reginald North
Norwood
Manitoba
Mr. North
Pratt
Lavenham
Winnipeg
Walter
Temple Lodge
A.F
A.M
MacGregor
Murial
Joan
Herbert
George
J.S. Barber
A.er
H. Campbell River
B.C
Edith Sheals
Minneapolis
W. Bridgeford
Montana
Clark-Leatherdale
St. John’s Cemetery
Ed Nichol Delegate in Winnipeg trustees convention
The report notes Ed Nichol served as a delegate to the trustees convention held in Winnipeg last week. A snowstorm Monday left many roads blocked and the district expresses sympathy to Mr. D R Davis and family of MacGregor on their bereavement. A school whist drive and dance drew fair attendance with Mrs H Lamont and Ed Nichol winning first prizes. Low prizes went to Vivien Dankesreiter and E R Pogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Nichol
Winnipeg
D. R. Davis
MacGregor
Curling and social notes from Winnipeg district events
Residents and visitors like Southend and MacAulay G A Scott Colin Shaw and Miss Blonde Billings spent time in Winnipeg Portage and the district Duane McDonald enjoyed time with the Hulme boys and Mrs Chas Pennell traveled to Brandon for a bonspiel The WMS elected officers including President Mrs R J Shaw Vice President Mrs A E Chant Treasurer Mrs Art Chant Recording Sec Mrs Chas Pennell Supply Sec Mrs J J Billings Missionary Monthly Marion Chant and Baby Band G Stirling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.M.S
R. J. Shaw
A. E. Chant
Art. Chant
Chas. Pennell
J. J. Billings
Missionary Monthly
Marion Chant
G. Stirling
Also Mentioned on This Page
Portage General Hospital
James Martin
Art
Lynda Eileen
Bord
Bagnails Nursing Home
Sidney
Wm. Bennett
Thelma Smale
Leslie Faye
C.D.E
P. MacKinnon
MacGregor Room
The
Roberta Frost
Elm Creek
Man
Wm. Hodge
North Norfolk Council
Austin
Artie Stevenson
St. James, Man
Waterman
Herald Office
Gwen Harvey
Jean Davis
Archie Cook
Deer Lodge Hospital
B. W Cook
J R Gair
James Moore
Moore
Wm. Moore
Maryland St
Bass
Jack Fish
Lamb's
Beaver News
Maurice Smith
Chevrolet
Katrime News
Bruce Freeborn
Golden Stream
F. McLachlan
Norm. McLachlan
Frank Taylor
Portage
Mary Alton
Purity Flours and Pioneer Feeds Co
Mansfield
Regore
John Deere Tractor
John Deere
Critchlow Bros
John Deere Farm Equipment
Walter R. North
Image Creek News
Mill Creek N—Carberry
Portage T
TRIME
Austin P.m
Maxwell House Coffee
Paulin
Graham
Chun King
S. R. Lamb & Son
Southend & Macaulay
G. A. Scott
Colin Shaw
Blonde Billings
Duane McDonald
Hulme Boys
T. Pennell
Brandon
A. Seai
Donald McGregor
A. E. Chant Home
Harry L. Trump
Optometrist
Iday and
Priday
Utopia
McKillop’s
Portage LA Prairie
Chrysler
Plymouth
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