Rossendale district news draws families for gatherings and weddings
The Rossendale column recaps Thanksgiving visits and social events. Faye Crocker of Winnipeg spent time with her parents the Crockers and traveled to Kuroki for Thanksgiving. Families from Portage, Winnipeg, Treherne, Russell, Minnedosa, and Winnipeg joined events at Watson, Crosbie, and McIntosh homes. Wedding anniversaries, church services every second Sunday, a graduation dance for Rossemar high school, and a bingo night with multiple prize winners are noted along with various weekend visits and social obligations.
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Faye Crocker
Winnipeg
F. McKeen
Gordon
Trapping Project Enters Third Year
A northern trapping program advances into its third season to repopulate marten. Hon. C. H. Witney notes encouraging results with litters in new habitat and mentions extensive remote northland areas now devoid of martens. Project shifts from Marten Lake to Brochet and Reindeer Lake area as season begins.
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C. H. Witney
Marten Lake
Seal River
Brochet
Reindeer Lake
Montreal author Diane Giguere drew cautious praise
London critic Oli Manning writing in The Sunday Times says youth full Montreal author Diane Giguere shows genuine talent and could produce something very good if her gift develops naturally. He reviews Innocence translated by Peter Green, noting the solemn lurid style typical of a young writer. The novel appeared in Canada as Le Temps des Jeux and earned a literary award, drawing comparisons to Francoise Sagan.
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London
Montreal
Diane Giguere
Olivia Manning
Sunday Times
Miss Giguere
Britain
Police Court Hobby Educational Hobbyists Attend Magistrate Court Lethbridge
Lethbridge Alberta three elderly pensioners Aune Norlin Joe Urban and William Ross have turned court visits into a hobby. They began by supporting friends charged with misdemeanors and now attend every weekday. They call police court not just time passing but educational.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Aune Norlin
Joe Urban
William Ross
Antique Collector Preserves Ontario Cabin Heritage
Mrs H G Henson keeps antiques in harmony with surroundings. The 1830s cabin, moved from Cloyne to Picton, holds items over a century old, including a harmonium, church lamps, era clay creamers, a century-old chest, a four-piece ironstone set, and a 1850 steeple clock. Since 1950 the cabin serves as a summer home, with winters in a modern on-site house.
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Picton, Ont
H. G. Henson
Here
Cloyne
Ont
Herman Johns
Henson
Picton
Belleville
England
Japan
Canada
Elderly widow writes own Canadian adventures in Prairie life
Peterborough Ontario reports Minnie Elizabeth McHolm, 86, who first came to Canada 49 years ago to chronicle Indigenous life now pens a memoir of her own prairie experiences. She recalls baking bread on a Saskatchewan wheat farm with six men, the shy Englishwoman adapting to frontier work, and memories of England’s late 19th century life. Her tale blends dress, food, customs, cottage prayer meetings, and childhood in Frimps, Somerset.
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Peterborough
Ont
Canada
Minnie Elizabeth McHolm
Saskatchewan
Canadian
Prairies
Engand
Beaver District News Holiday trip to Edmonton
Mr and Mrs Maurice Smith traveled Friday to Edmonton to visit Mr and Mrs Ted Irwin and other relatives during a holiday period.
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Maurice Smith
Edmonton
Mr. and
Mirs
Ted Irwin
United Church Fall Bazaar and related events in MacGregor
Community notices list fall bazaars for The United Church on November 8 and St. Pauls W A on November 15, plus an Owl dinner on December 17 in Memorial Hall. North Norfolk Juniors meet October 19 at 8 pm in MacGregor Memorial Hall Legion Room. Don Meadows to outline next year’s program. Numerous local visits and trips described, including Winnipeg and Calgary plans, and U C W Beaver meeting October 16.
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macGregor United Church
Memorial Hall
St. Paul's W.A
North Norfolk
Legion Room
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Don Meadows
Rexall 1c Sale Opens October 18 at Denwal Drug
Rexall 1c sale starts October 18 at Denwal Rexall Drug Store with items at two for the price of one plus a penny. The ten day event runs through October 27 featuring vitamins medicines toiletries stationery gift items and household needs among 16 bargain categories with bonus buys and advance shopping lists for easy ordering.
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Macuregor
Rexall
Denwal Rexall Drug Store
Mr. McMahon
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