North Norfolk notices and local events preview May 7
The North Norfolk Council plans a meeting in Austin on May 7 and the C C E Chapter will hold at 8 pm at the War Work Centre also on May 7. Arbor Day is observed in Manitoba May 7. Stores in MacGregor close for the day and reopen May 9. Local residents report visits, church plans, financial statements, and wartime news including Doder Turner’s naval hospital stay and W H Glover’s illness. Seeding is late due to weather with snow and sleet interrupting activity.
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Manitoba
Ln MacGregor
Herald Office
Doder Jas. H. Turner
R.C.N.V.R
Naval
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Jim
Cameron Highlanders PoWs Return to England
Last Friday families learned Sgt Frank Sims and Pte Melv Kilfoyle, both Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, arrived in England after two and a half years as German prisoners of war. They were captured at Dieppe in August 1942. Local friends join families in celebrating the long awaited reunion.
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Glad
Frank Sims
Pte
Melv Kilfoyle
Engla
Queen's Own
Cameron Highlanders
Dieppe
V E Day Thanksgiving Services Planned at Local Churches
V E Day services of thanksgiving and commemoration are to be held in local churches on the Sunday after V E Day. A special order of service prepared by the Canadian Council of Churches will be used. A MacDonald of peg visited town over the weekend at Mrs G C Fotheringham's home. Watch for a MacGregor youngsters Variety Show on May 22 sponsored by the ILDE. Next week will carry notices from the Women's Institute and Spring Brook ILDE.
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United Church Choir
Canadian Council of Churches
A. MacDonald
Peg
G.C. Fotheringham
MacGregor Young People
1.0.D.E
Women’s Institute
Springbrook 1
D.E
Dance at Stratton MacGregor and Telford Orchestra Barn
DANCE in Stratton features MacGregor performing Saturday and Telford's Orchestra at the Barn on Friday in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton
MacGregor
Frid Telford
Found On Highway East of Rat Creek Fire Horn and Nozzle
A brief notice states two sections of fire horn and nozzle found on the highway two miles east of Rat Creek and directs applicants to apply at the Herald Office.
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Rat Creek
Community Council Elects Officers and Plans Memorial Hall
MacGregor Community Council formed under the Veterans Affairs umbrella with Rev C A King as President and R E Lye as Vice President. J P MacKinnon leads a gifts committee while another group eyeing a service member memorial gift. Gordon Phillip Smith born April 20 to D C and Mrs Pathend. Rummage sale and Melvin Players stage The Man from Nowhere with a post play comedy at the Masonic Hall in Melvin.
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D.C. Smith
Pathend
Gordon Phillip
Melvin Players
Masonic Hall
United Church Sunday School
Death of Mrs Boyce at Cana dian Pacific station
The death occurred at the Canadian Pacific station this time of Mrs Jas Boyce mother of Mrs L Patterson at age of six He remains are being conveyed to Harrowsmith Ont and will be accompanied by Mr and Mrs Patterson The deepest sympathy of friends in the community is extended to the family in their bereavement
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Canadian Pacific
Jas. Boyce
L. Patterson
Harrowsmith
Ont
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C. W. Lye & Son Ltd
North Star Oil
North Star Oil Co
St. Boniface
Man
North Star
Wm. Penn
Penn
McLachlan’s
Chrysler Motors Sales and Service
North Norfolk Council
Austin
Anniag 1.C.C.E
War Work Centre
Municipality of North Norfolk Financial Statement
W. H. Glover
Chuck McDonald
Bank of Montreal
R.C.A.F
Winnipeg
Halifax
Fleet Air Arm
Chuck
England
Community Council
Cereal Deal
S. R. Lamb & Son
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