Angville Post Office Aid During Christmas Rush
Local notes from Angusville report Mr R E Prichard assisting at the Angusville Post Office during the Christmas rush. Warm wishes go to Mrs Clare Locke and family in Rosburn on the death of her husband. Various December birthdays are noted including Mrs L H Burgess at Osburn Home Neepawa. Families relocate for winter, with carpenters at work on renovations and several residents extending holiday greetings to readers and staff. Population of Angusville noted as trending downward.
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Angusville
R. E Prichard
Clare Locke
Rosburn
L. H. Burgess
Osburn
Neepawa
In Memoriam Theo dore Miller
In memory of Theo dore Miller who passed away December 28 1950. Lovingly remembered by his wife Lilian and family Selma Robert Christena.
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Miller
Theodore
Lilian
Selma
Robert
Christena
Local News Briefs From Rackham District
Mr. Adam Wolski and Mr. John Ewashko traveled to Winnipeg on business. Rudy Weday spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Steve Weday. Mrs. John Andreychuk and family of Czerna are wintering with her sister Mrs. Ann Storzuk. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wasylenko of Send Lake visited his mother on Sunday.
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Rackham
Adam Wolski
John Ewashko
Winnipeg
Rudy Weday
Mrs
Steve Weday
John Andreychuk
Czerna
Ann Storzuk
Fred Wasylenko
C. Send’ Lake
Vista W. 1 Regular Meeting Receives Christmas Gifts
The Vista W.1 meeting was held at Mrs. Will Is Stilt home December 13 with 11 members and 3 visitors. Christmas gifts were exchanged and typical business conducted. New officers named include President Mrs. Joan Baker and Treas. Mrs. Dorothy Armstrong. Next meeting slated for Mrs. Wm. Stitt’s home.
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VISTA
Vista W.1
Willis Stilt
Joan Baker
Florence MacPhail
Marie Woy
Nettie Hrysak
Wm. Stitt
Rossburns Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary at Home
Twenty eight guests gather at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Plant to honor the 25th wedding anniversary of the Rossburns. They receive a silver tea set and a large tray as gifts. The evening includes songs and games and reflections on past years.
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Rossburn
J. A. Plant
Clement Moore Secretly Wrote Night Before Christmas
Dr Clement Moore long denied authorship of the famous poem Night Before Christmas which he wrote on Christmas Eve 1822 for his seven children. A relative’s diary entry and a newspaper reprint brought fame, and only after 22 years did he publicly acknowledge he wrote it and it appeared in book form under his name.
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Clement Clarke Moore
Moores
Poems Read At Russell Meeting Over Space Need
Two poems specially written for the Russell meeting were read by Mrs Joyce Maxwell. The event was held over due to special space requirements for the Russell meeting.
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E. H. Harris
Joyce Maxwell
Tenders Open for White Poplar Wood Cutting at School Grounds
Tender notices invite bids to cut three cords of white poplar wood not exceeding 16 inches in length. Wood to be cut, split, and piled on Perch School District No. 2177 grounds. Sealed bids close Saturday December 22, John Glushka, Secretary.
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Perch
John Glushka
Wanted ads seek farmhand and housework help in Manitoba
Classified notices list multiple help wanted items from Manitoba towns. An ad asks for a woman for general work at Rossburn Hotel and another for a reliable girl for general housework at a fully modern home in Minnedosa with $50 per month. contacts include Enquist and Mrs Earl Enquist with phone numbers.
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Rossburn
Manitoba
Earl Enquist
Minnedosa
Births McQUABEC Coughlan Drummond in local families
Birth notices report a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred McQuabec at L.P.R. on December 14 1956. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Coughlan of Belmont on December 19 at Balder Hospital. A son James Carth was born to Mr. and Mrs. C Drummond nee Margaret Taylor of Brandon on December 4.
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McQuabec
Alfred McQuabec
L.P.R
Oughlan
John Coughlan
Belmont
Balder Hospital
Drummond
C. Drummond
Margaret Taylor
Brandon
James Carth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Angusville Wews
Chas. Ratcliffe
Dale
E. Ratcliffe
Carpenters
P. Paquett
Anne Hamilton
Kenny ‘Robertson
Anne Siaron Szkie
Harry Stanchuk
Ray Davidson
Patricia Marie Kukura
Tory Drosdosky
Hugh Davidson
Garnet Beyette
Dwar Yasiuk
Fort William
Ont
Boimie Beyette
Brad Minshull
Mr. Cockburn
Arthur Turnbull
Art
Parton
Birtle
City
Jack Anderson
Joe Penonzek
Toronto
Ontario
Joe
Anguille
Memoriam
Rackham News
Ches
Dorothy Arm
Clement Moore
Bethlehem
Enquist
Mimmedesa
Lerten
City Cafe
McKietink
Che Kossburn Review
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