Austin Note: Local Arrivals, Quarantine, and Society
Mr Frank Avery is listed as a passenger to Winnipeg along with Howard Avery of Winnipeg. Neudor is noted as a business passenger. Vernon Jones works in a sawmill at Trail BC. The Austin A Y P A executive committee met at the station and decided to discontinue meetings in June July August and September. Measles remain prevalent in Austin with several families under quarantine. Mr and Mrs Gooderich and family traveled to Wawanesa to visit Mr George Gooderich, joined by Messrs Wm Harding and E Routledge. Mr and Mrs Leckie had a large sale and then left Austin for Montreal aboard the Duchess of Bedford. Mr A Sanderson is also mentioned as a passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neudor
Vancouver
Vernon Jones
Trail
Austin A.Y.P.A
H.gooderich
Wawanesa
George Gooderich
Wm. Harding
E. Routledge
John Leckie
Leckie
Austin
Montreal
A. Sanderson
Couple Honored by United Church Before Scotland Move
Members of the United Church presented Mr. and Mrs. John Leckie a pocketbook and hand-bag with an addressed message on May 1 at their Austin home before leaving for Scotland. The Leckies, who came to Canada in youth, farmed twenty years then settled in Austin. They supported local causes, including church electric lights, and will be missed by friends and congregation alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
John Leckie
Scotland
Austin
Missing Bay Mare Recovered or Reward Offered
Notice from James Downie of Sidney Manitoba seeking the recovery of a bay mare missing from his premises on a Saturday in May. Contact James Downie at 29-2 in Sidney for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Downie
Pratt
Sidney
Man
Gopher Catchers Strike Stirs Manitoba Labor Tales
In Manitoba rumors fly of a gopher catchers dispute in North Norfolk. Workers demand higher pay and better conditions while the municipal four paw to one tail rule triggers protests and bundles of paws. John L Lewis rumored to organize a union as Major Douglas advances Social Credit in Alberta. Officials seek a peaceful settlement with no militia needed.
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United States
Manitoba
North Norfolk
John L. Lewis
Ford Plante
Piese Works
Essage
Mir Lewis
Major Douglas
Social Credit Plan
Alberta
Electors Roll 1937 Open for Inspection and Revisions
The Electors Roll for 1937 is deposited for inspection until May 28 1937. Complaints must be in writing by that date. The Council will sit as Court of Revision on June 7 1937 at 2 PM in the Forrester Hall Austin. Dated MacGregor 7 1937 Mt G E Lewin Secretary Ts worth Norfolk.
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Forrester
Austin
MacGregor
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