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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
4
Poetic wartime scene describes devastation with fallen trees and ruined houses. A dog guards a door while a lonely figure returns home. The verse ends with the hopeful note of someone’s return and a girl arriving from Calgary to visit relatives in Schuler. Edna Jaques is quoted.
Members from Medicine Hat and local groups attend the Eastern Star Grand Chapter in Lethbridge this week. Notables include Mrs Ges Pauling and Mrs J Inglis. The schedule features concerts, showers, and community events across the city.
Funeral service held at Pattison Funeral Home on Tuesday June 4 1940 with Rev J W Bainbridge officiating. Born in Carlton County Ontario ninety one years ago he married Margaret Howey in 1880 and farmed near Paisley. Survived by three sons and three daughters with interment at Hillside Cemetery. Card of thanks from family expresses gratitude for flowers and sympathy.
Lieut Col G G Elder issued notes for the First Battalion S A A para march routes at Third Street and First Street Armouries. Bugle Band members to parade and surrender great coats to regimental stores as part of training under Company arrangements.
The Maternity Hospital reports new births: a son to Mr and Mrs Malcolm MacKinnon on June 5 1940. a son to Mr and Mrs August Fischer also on June 5 1940. a son to Mr and Mrs Jack Turner on June 6 1940. a daughter to Mr and Mrs James Fulton of Redclitt on June 6 1940.
Medicine Hat tennis club notes Brooks players will arrive Sunday at 10 00 am and asks local members to attend as weather permits. Teas and a luach will be served at the courts and Miss Pat Terrill must be informed by Saturday noon. Friendly games are set for Sunday morning with a tournament planned for the afternoon.
Medicine Hat Tennis Club members held a seven o clock picnic at Police Point after a friendly softball game. The event featured shots for the record, a last inning pitch, rainless skies, and a late Riverdale dance, with several named attendees and a festive fire and hot dogs.
The line-up includes George Baker, Orville Graham, Jack Lewis, Jack Murphy, Dan Jensen, Earl Parrish, Sol Prasow, Claude Diehl and Wint Duggan as individuals named in the historical document.
Elizabeth Riley daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilson Riley married Helmet Lister Kaidestad son of Mr and Mrs H Kaidestad at the bride’s home with Rev H V Ellison officiating Only immediate families attended Miss Jessie Riley acted as brides maid and Sanford Kaldestad as best man A wedding breakfast followed and Rev J W Bainbridge gave a toast The couple left for a wedding moon in Lethbridge and Calgary
Attorney General G S Wismer says provincial police will co operate fully with federal authorities to stamp out organizations outlawed by order in council in Ottawa yesterday. The statement comes from Victoria on June 6. The plan aims to enforce the government ban across provinces and suppress unapproved groups.
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