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British visitors share humor and travels across Manitoba
Merrie England tale follows Mr and Mrs Don Baker of Welwyn Garden City visiting Maurice and Dorothy Francis. The piece recalls their Heathrow Preswick flight delay due to a wedding, strangers funding the bride, and a generous in-flight collection for the couple. It also gathers local nostalgia, Virden and Welwyn anecdotes, and a 1938 NHL watch gift to Don Baker in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrie England
Don Baker
Welwyn Garden City
Hartfordshire
England
London
Maurice
Dorothy Francis
Bakers
Canada
Scotland
Preswick
Davey Johnson
Johnstone
Flin Flon
Virden
Bob
Annie Bray
Smort
Esso
Sherwood
Charlie Wilson
Lenore
Russ
Hazel Cumming
Jack Bray
Jim
Gwen Douglas
Geordie Hutchingson
Charlie Smith
Eden Weldon
Belle Cartney
Margaret
Mr. Weldon
Jim Willox
Kenton
Rivers
Wilfred Horn
Wilfred
Lloyd Horn
Eleanor
Leah Turner
Shorty