Community Notes From Lavenham and District
Local notes celebrate the Schweitz wedding anniversary on November 15 while reporting residents returning home from hospital, family visits between Transcona and Portage, and town news. Several households share illness updates, visitors from Winnipeg and Treherne, and a push for Toulon’s nylon stocking industry. A sense of rural camaraderie and upcoming items to read next week per the columnist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Schweitz
Vern Henry
St. Boniface Hospital
Transcona
Vern
E Aikens
Regina
Down East
M. Henry
F English
A. Dickson
Currie District
A. McQuaig
Allendale
Clayton Turner
Mayfair
Portage
Clayton
Mrs. Turner
Tom Newton
Dalton Aikens
Morley
Derek
Florence
Johnny Watson
Rossendale
Jim
Watson
Hydro
H. Shore
Vancouver
Roy
Shore
Luxton
St. John’s
Harold
Karen
Elaine Henry
Winnipeg
P. Henry
Harland Ferry
Bert Gibb
Klassen
Delmar Dobbin
Henry
Pete Elias
J. Elais
Clairmont
H. Lousely
Schweitz
Hugh Lounsbury
Ralph Ackerman
California
Old Farm
E. Aikens
Hugh Henry
Gail Blagden
Wes Henry
Elm Creek
Treffenof
Ray Mangster
Ladysmith
Roy Kelly
Tom
Manitoba
Hood Bridge
Clarence Perkins
Emily Towle
MacGregor Hospital
Toulon
W. Brown
Doctor Goodwin
O.W
Ceck
Stonewall Argus
Orville Jones
Ron Painter
Dr. Jenkins
J. Klassen
H. Lounsbury
Sid Newton
General Hospital
Village Council Discusses Taxation and Road Safety
The council resolved 1957 taxes on church properties with only school taxes on the United Church Manse and Anglican Rectory to remain. Public Works may buy more snow fence for winter. Traffic speeds on village streets remain a concern, prompting possible measures. Accounts approved include Frank & Tarr 9.43, fire system 16.55, Emerson 96.37, Hay 60.00, Beauchamp 4.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fotheringham - Stratton
United Church
Stratton-Lamont
Snakes Invade Rural Sask Farm Home In Bath Tub
Mrs Oswald Booth of MUSSBANK Saskatchewan reports a four foot garter snake in her bathtub sparking a four year ongoing invasion. The family has removed dozens of snakes from the basement in a dry summer map with outbreaks nearby 14 year old Sharon handles replacements while Mr Booth dispatches monsters. They expect relief only with wetter weather and sloughs refilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Lounsbury
Elm Creek
Hugh Lounsbury
Dave Hird
Matt McCabe
Bethune, Sask
D. R. Florence
Toulon
Ethel
Mussbank
Sask
Oswald Booth
Moose Jaw
Booth
Mrs. Booth
Sharon
Booth Farm
Local Public Works Receipts and Expenditures Ledger
A fragmented record lists payments and credits to public works, health, utilities, and memorial costs. Items include Ken Smith pub works 6.00, James Little pub works 21.25, health 4.25. The Herald PP and S 96. election expenses for A J Struthers W C MacWilliam. rent 347.46. and various small entries such as 60.00 10.00 6.95 70.06.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rower
Geo. Lloyd
Ken Smith
P. J. Wiebe
Robert McIntosh
McIntosh Jacob Hoeppner
James Little
Les Anderson
Health
Zimmerman
the Herald
Nilsson
S. Memorial Hall
A. J. Struthers
W. C. MacWilliam
M. Kirshner
Harriet
Bates Nuts Home
Leech
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lavenham and District News
R. B. Florence
Johnny Klassen
Granny
Claude Blagden
Ninette
A. Matheson
Dan Perrin
St Vital
Florences
Powell River
Matheson
Choiceland
Drewerys
the Dangerfield
Western Farm
Emerson
Hay
John Ambulance
Grand Ye Motors
N. Norfolk
J.S. Thomson
Royal Road North
Portage LA Prairie
FROST
Autolite
LYE Motors
Avi