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Notable Local Births Marriages and Weather Notes
Betty Smith wed Thomas Dobson on Saturday April 27 1944. The Perretts welcomed a daughter on April 10. Power outage blamed on ice covered lines and heavy snow with strong winds. April set records for cold and snowfall despite improving seasonal norms. Local business openings Hastings Motors and Snowdon Autos. Rapid City Baptist Church held its final service April 25. Thelma Ventnor wed Bradley Jay May 1. Two wolf cubs captured in Moline district. Brooke school hosts two day festival May 6 7 with 200 entries. Several births announced between April and May across families.
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Betty Smith
Thomas Dobson
Charles Perrett
Rivers Meterological Office
C. F. Hastingshas
Hastings Motors
Quebec Street
Second Avenue
George Snowdown
Moline
Brooke School
Walter Chernos
J. Sibbald
K. Mattson
J. Harshey