Local Happenings and Welcomes in the Community
Sympathy extended to Mr and Mrs Cecil Stowe on the death of Mrs Stowe s brother Charles Fraser of Charleswood. Lawrence Reynolds and wife en route to Winnipeg visited Cecil Williams in Brandon General and, in Winnipeg, Mrs Williams and son David at St Boniface Hospital. congratulations to Mr G Torrance on his 85th birthday. Fred Bryant and Mrs P C Watts motored to Winnipeg last week with Watts returning from Winnipeg General Hospital. Percy welcomed home. Mrs Chris Elerington visited her husband in St Boniface Hospital. Mrs George Reynolds is home after a lengthy stay in Hamiota Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Stowe
Mrs. Stowe
Charles Fraser
Charleswood
Lawrence Reynolds
Winnipeg
Cecil Williams
Brandon General
David
St. Boniface Hospital
Fred Bryant
P. C. Watts
Watts
Winnipeg General Hospital
Percy
Bryants
Chris Elerington
George Reynolds
Hamiota Hospital
Art Alley
Celia Hookway
Saskatoon
Celia
Judy
Don Hawes
Ron Wiltshire
Birtle Hospital
Carla Cloake
Robert Edmunson
Brandon
Miniota Bridge Club Meets At Mrs J Cook Home
Eighteen ladies attended the November 23 gathering with four bridge tables and one cribbage table. Doris Peel won high score and Peg Clark the consolation. A lunch followed. Next meeting at Mrs Dorothy Spalding on December 3 at 7:45 p.m. A note from Tillie Draper thanks for a rose bowl sent after bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniota
J. Cook
Cribpage
Doris Peel
Peg Clark
Dorothy Spalding
Tillie Draper
Miniota Junior High Reports First Cards After Films
Miniota Junior High students watched two films, Back Into the Sun about a woman at a Day School in a mental hospital, and A Time of Decision about a father and son adjusting on their farm. On Friday November 20 they received their first report cards this year, with parent interviews the following Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniota Junior High
Couple Honored On Their Twenty Fifth Wedding Anniversary
A family dinner at the Reid home honored Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reid on their 25th anniversary with twenty five members present. A three tier cake, anniversary candles, and roses adorned the bride’s table while gifts and a telegram from TanzaniaWere received from relatives. Community members later visited to wish the couple, presenting an end table, silver tray and monetary gift before a shared lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Reid
Larry Hankin
Louis Leland
Bill Clark
Reid
Hamiota
Percy Pierce
Reulah
Donald Sutherland
Marilynn Reid
Winnipeg
Linda
Isabella
Harold
Donna Reid
Frank
Hannah
John Coxworth
Russell Clark
John Finkbeiner
George
Helen Sutherland
District Happenings and Community Notes in Birtle Area
District Happenings recounts visits by Winnipeg and region residents, hospital stays, and social events. The Birtle Women's Institute celebrated its sixtieth anniversary as members gathered, gifts were presented to Marian Fulton on her national WIC presidency, and the annual W I Smorgasbord raised about three hundred dollars. The Pool Elevator held a November meeting with a seven member slate and 17 members and 10 visitors attended. Rink opening set for December 4 with Archie Norrie chairing. Several residents traveled to Winnipeg and Brandon for meetings, tests, and visits, noting long travel times on treacherous roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Adams
Winnipeg
Women’s Institue
Canada
C. Nichol
Arnold
Murray Bell
Cecil Nichol
Decker
Cyril Norrie
Hamiota Hospital
Tom Stewart
Union of Municipalities
Stewart
L. Stevenson
Peter
Billy Hickman
Birtle Hospital
Archie Norrie
Ward Collyer
Brandon
Donald
Terrence Martin
John Wythe
Manitoba
Glen Bridge
Deveson
Carruthers
McQuaker
United Church Women
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maniota
USA
England
Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association
F. S. Venables
G. Torrance
Holy Trinity Angthen
Birtle - Miniota
United Church
Birtle and
Beulah
Jack Wiltshire
Mrs. Graham
Barry Asselstine
Lynn Amy
Rhonda
Christine
Scott Longmuir
Beulah Hall
Jim Milne
Bill Sawyer
Don Darker
Don Green
Arnold Stowe
Jim Reynolds
Ray Asseistine
Jim
Larry
Awanesa
Suruar
Lee
Crandall
Buckingham, Toews & Smeltz
Bolles
Hamiota Echo
Sox
Hamiotea
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