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Letter from Shellmouth to Boys and Girls in the Services
Local column shares a community update listing residents, jobs, and current locations. It notes post office staff, shopkeepers, teachers, and veterans, with many living in or abroad in Canada, England, Italy, and the Pacific theater. The piece closes with humorous editor notes and wartime chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shellmouth
Tim Goodbun
Ruth
Uncle Bun
Guy Henry
Nita Shepward
Bradley-Hunt
Harry Armstrong
Les Pennington
Ab Lusch
Rover
Johnny Mcinnes
Tom Yee
John Aprak
Ridgway
Red Cross
Charlie Miller
Maluta
Sgt Molly Langford
Winnipeg
Marguerite Shennard
Shilo
Noreen McInnes
RCAF
Kay Patterson
Toby
Dods Stewart
Grace Pagan
Toronto
Leslie Langford
Sherridan
Bessie Patterson
Russell
Margaret Busch
Great Falls
Georgina
Vancouver
Elizabeth
Inglis
Sophie Russin
Mrs. Haas
Echo
Jean Davidson
Eileen Patterson
Eileen
Ellen Patterson
Nes Patterson
City
Hilberts
Dick Garnett
Hudson's Bay Company
Yellowknife
Bill Goodbun
Perates
Portage la Prairie
Ontario Power Commission
Pete McInnes
Eva
British Columbia
Murray Garrett
Walter Wersehler
Dave Patterson
Kiska
George Wersehler
England
Jock Langford
Jeff Platt
Italy
Dropmore
High Seas
Harold Moster
Quebec
Jean
Pete Pennick
the McDougall
John
Germany
Billy
Donald
Mike Cochrane
Pope Ridgway
Air Force
Donalding
Bruce Davidson
Garnett
Bill Scurfield
Gilhooly
Les Patterson
Weil
Canadian Postal Corps
Post Office