27 Jan 1942
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 27, 1942
Page
1
Mr and Mrs C R Hitchins and their son David from Brandon spent last week visiting the A F MacKinnon household, sharing time and conversation with the family.
The item lists affordable blouses at $2.95 and $2.15 with details on styles and fabrics. It notes Sgt. Joe Benner’s graduation as an air gunner at the RCALF centre in Jarvis Ontario and mentions Dave Mackean’s discharge from the Veterans Guard. It covers a Red Cross fundraiser, a broadcast from Canadian troops in England, a thank you from Manitoba Red Cross, and a national honour ration program reducing sugar to three quarters of a pound weekly for two months with penalt ies.
The annual meeting of the Rat payers of the Unincorporated Village of Miniota will be held in the Municipal Hall at 2 30 p.m. on Tuesday February 3. Agenda includes annual report election of committeemen and other business. John Spalding secretary.
Lieut Jarvis of the British Imperial army serving in Egypt writes of his three years garrison duty and the dust and flies. The letter posted September 22 reached January 24. Mrs. Taylor, who last saw him at age six, hopes for a reunion after hostilities end with his possible visit to the Dominion.
About 800 delegates at a Winnipeg convention examined teacher shortages curriculum funding and government financing policies. Premier Bracken blamed low municipal revenue from agriculture and land tax dependence, urging citizens to accept higher taxes to secure services and fund a total war effort.
A daughter was born at Elkhorn on Sunday January 18 to Mr and Mrs George Cole Jr Beverley Joy is the newborn.
Born Saturday January 24 at Birtle hospital to Mrs. J. D. Letkeman of Beulah and husband a son.
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