Town and Out: Holiday Visits and Engagement News
A parade of visits unfolds in Dauphin and nearby towns as Mr and Mrs W Nolan visit relatives, C Fiketcher and Bert Bellamy families travel from Winnipeg and Yorkton, and Mrs Bellamy plans a Lethbridge trip. Engagement announced at Imperial hotel in Indian Head for Miss Joyce McLeod to Constable John A C Forster amid a large gathering.
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Mrs. C. Fiketcher
Winnipeg
Imperial Hotel
Indiam Head
Sask
A. C. Scott
Joyce McLeod
Orange Home
J. R. McLeod
Biggar
CNR
Rivers
John A. C. Forster
RCMP
Indian Head
C. A. V. Forster
E. Forster
Trinidad
British West Indies
Women Sewers: Home Craft Boom After World War II
The article notes a postwar rise in home sewing driven by fabric shortages and higher ready-to-wear prices. It cites 23 million home sewers in the United States, many teens, with advances in patterns and adjustable forms enabling amateurs to create garments and household textiles, plus knitting, crocheting, tatting, embroidery and rug making.
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Natonal Needlecraft Bureau
United States
Premier Chifley Moves To Nationalize Trading Banks
The High Court of the Commonwealth faces legislation to nationalize all trading banks in Australia, likely headed to the Privy Council. Australians resent the step fearing government control of personal accounts and potential abuses under a single national bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Canadian Statesman
Chifley
Australia
High Court of the
Commonwealth
Privy Council
Sales Rise Since 1939 Yet Luxuries Los e Appeal
United States women spend about 309000.6% more yearly on cosmetics than in 1939 as firms launch new ideas to boost spending. Redesigns of containers displays and price concessions accompany product innovations. Political convention in Ottawa focused on cost of living, with many Canadians struggling to make ends meet amid rising prices for essentials.
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New York
United States
St. Catharines
Ottawa
Births McDonald and Proulx Daughters in August
Two births recorded with new daughters. At Roland a daughter born August 21 1948 to Mr and Mrs W McDonald nee Eileen Wedderburn. At Rivers a daughter born August 17 1948 to Mr and Mrs A J Proulx.
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McDonald
Roland
W. McDonald
Eileen Wedderburn
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