War Time Visitors and Penny Fair Support at Hunter's Hall
Jim Wood Bert Dowland and Earl Common of the RCAF visited town for a few hours Saturday night. Mrs Geo Seens and Mrs Geo Haycock arrived from Brandon and Griswold. Local residents Mr and Mrs Graham and Mrs Shoemaker visited McConnell. Mrs Shoemaker stayed to visit with Mrs Morgan. Pte Geo Seens of CASF spent a two week leave with family and departed for Ontario to be stationed. The Ladies War Work Auxiliary held a Penny Fair at Hunter's Hall Saturday night realizing 58 dollars. Thanks were sent to all donors and to Tarbolton and Bradwardine community for support. Proceeds fund Christmas boxes for district boys in His Majesty's service.
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Jim Wood
Bert Dowland
Earl Common
R.C.A.F
Pte. Geo. Seens
C.A.S. F
Ontario
Ladies' War Work
Hunter’s Hall
Tarbolton
Bradwardine
Rivers Air School
His Majesty's
Matrimonial Principal's Pretty Regina Wedding at St Andrew's
Miss Janet Kate Hampton and James Lorne Smith wed in a St Andrew's ceremony conducted by V. Harry Joyce. Attendants Miss Grace Brown and Dr. N L Brown. Reception at 2245 Garnet Street. Bride in delft blue crepe. groom, Mayne links noted. They will reside at 223 York Apartments in Regina.
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St. Andrew's
Ghieen Aes
V. Harry Joyce
Janet Kate Hampton
Reg. N
James Lorne Smith
Regina
Grace III Brown
N.L Brown
Norman Vicq
Garnet Street
Miss Brown
Janet Hampton, Windthurst
Helen McDonald
York Apartments
Leader- Post
Town of Rivers Fire Hall Street Lights Police Expense
Town records note items related to the fire hall street lighting and police expense. The fragmentary line hints at municipal costs or allocations for public safety facilities and related services in the town of Rivers.
Local Government Liabilities Report Fragment
A snippet shows municipal liability figures including 5078.00 for Mun. Commissioner and 324.69 302.59 S263.94 among current liabilities. The terse OCR reads as an asset and liability list from a school or municipal financial statement with unclear dates or entity names.
Birth announcement for Airey daughter at Bran don Hospital
Congratulations extend to Mr and Mrs Victor Airey on the birth of a daughter at Brandon Hospital on Sunday. Gavin Murray Bray of the B C A spent a few days at home last week. Misses Florence Airey and Bernice Harvey visited in Winnipeg. Mr and Mrs Geo Mustard of Gladstone visited at Geo Leatler's. Mrs F Bankart returned to Calgary after a week with her parents. Mr and Mrs B Brown of Winnipeg visited Victor Airey. Mr and Mrs H M Harvey, Lorraine, and Mrs C C Harvey spent Sunday with relatives at Virden. Misses Shirley and Helen Davies were guests of Eleanor Bray last weekend.
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Victor Airey
Brandon Hospital
Gav. Murray Bray
B.C. A
Florence Airey
Bernice Harvey
Winnipeg
Geo. Mustard
Gladstone
Geo. Leatler
Mrs. B. Brown
H. M. Harvey
Lorraine
C. C. Harvey
Virden
Shirley
Helen Davies
Eleanor Bray
Ten Years Ago Fro the Genetic Week 1031
A report notes Jas Scott of the UGG elev ators Wheatland improving after illness. A large Legion concert and dance drew a big crowd. Apples at $3.25 per box and Ontario Northern Spys at $9.75 per barrel. Mr and Mrs T R Grieve left for Carberry. A plan proposes branch lines from Brandon to Rivers and onward to meet CN R and Regina boundary branch.
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B.C
Ontario
Brandon
Rivers
C.N.R
Regina
Post Office Airgraph Service For Armed Forces
Starting November first the Post Office offers airgraph messages to members of the Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. Senders obtain a form, write a message with addressee details, attach the 10 cent fee, and submit it to the post office for transmission to Airgraph Toronto. There the message is photographed on film and sent to the UK for enlargement and delivery via the Army Postal Service.
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United Kingdom
Airgraph
Air
Toronto
Air Io
Army Postal Service
Canadian National Earnings Rise in Week Ending October 14 1941
Canadian National Railways System gross revenues for the week ending October 14 1941 totaled 6 132 690 dollars, up from 4 858 540 dollars in the same period in 1940, an increase of 1 274 150 dollars.
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Canadian National Railways
Thousands of Blankets Urgently Needed for Britain
Canada launches a second Red Cross appeal asking for new or nearly new blankets to aid raid victims in Britain. The first drive yielded 138,137 blankets and 101,234 quilts distributed to bombing victims, hospitals, and distressed seamen, with many grateful messages describing the aid as a godsend.
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Britain
Canada
Canadian Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Canadian Red Cross appeals for blankets and quilts
The Canadian Red Cross Overseas organization in London arranged rapid distribution to centres in Reina Coventry Plymouth and London, with thousands of blankets and quits provided. Britain reports urgent need for woollen new or nearly new blankets. Donations of $2 buy a single blanket, and durations should be sent to provincial or local headquarters.
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Reina
Coventry
Plymouth
London
Canadian Red Cross Overseas Organization
Masquerade Dance at Frame's Community Hall
A Masquerade Frolic will be held at Frame's Community Hall on Friday October 31 with prizes for Lady and Gent costumes in several categories and a home made costume prize. Music by Swingsters Brandon Roy Brown Unit No 3. Judging at 10 30. Admission 25c with 10c penalty for not in costume. Saturday November 1 features Orlo Brown and his Melody Boys with 25c admission.
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Frame
Brandon Roy Brown
Red Cross work by United Church women tops 939 thousand items
Over 60 000 women of the United Church are registered for Red Cross work. By December 81st 1940 they produced 939 165 articles. This excludes women doing Red Cross work within their local organizations without central registration.
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The
United Church
Red Cross
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Lothair
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Wheatland
Legion
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Carberry
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Melody Boys
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