Angusville Notes Share Local News and Developments
Angu sville and area residents receive updates from farmers meetings about extending power lines to homes west of town. Visitors from Toronto Winnipeg and North Africa share travels while local bus service and daily mail resume. Boy Scouts and Cubs organized with Rev. S R Vincent leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mani-toba Power Commission
Wr. J. Patterson
Thomas Minshull
George Gibbons
Alwyn Coulter
Mervyn Coulter
Ri.hard
3. L. Turnbull
Bell Bros
Peter Kostuik
R. C. Douglas
Toronto
W. J. Sharman
Douglas
Mike Gallant
Winnipeg
Norman Chenoweth
Wavella
Sask
HL Staples
United Church
Ness
Ric Vincent
Angusville
S R
Vincent
Christmas in Silverton Brings Visits and Gifts
Silvert on residents welcome Miss Agnes Broadfoot RN of Hamilton Ontario home for Christmas. Friends gather for Keating wedding and present a purse of money. Evening features card games and dancing. Simpson and son Ted visit this week. Mrs A Kennedy arrives to spend holidays with daughter Mrs W Anderson.
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Agnes Broadfoot
Hamilton
Ont
E. Broadfoot
Peeree Figin Keating
Glen Elmo Community Notes and Local News
The Glen Elmo newsletter wishes readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Several residents were bedbound last week with illnesses. Passengers to Winnipeg included Harry Verbowski Leona Ver towski Peter Pushka and Peter Kaban. The Glen Elmo school concert is set for Saturday December 23 and the Ruthenia concert for Thursday December. Harry and Nick Melynk bought a truck. Cpl Harry Kuzenko, stationed at Fringe Rupert, spent a furlough with his parents. Mr and Mrs Wm Brykalnik and family visited Grandview and Yorkton. Larry Boychuk had a serious accident when a tree fell on his leg in the park. wishes for a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Harry Verbowski
Leona Vertowski
Peter Pushka
Peter Kaban
Glen Elmo
Ruthenia
Bet Harry
Nick Melynk
Cpl
Harry Kuzenko
Fringe Rupert
Wm. Brykalnik
Grandview
Yorkton
Larry Boychuk
Local Notes and Holiday Greeting From Town Bureau
ENDCLIFFE Mr. John Moore and grandson Ronald Smith left for Summerland BC. Miss Mary Hursak spent the weekend at her Oakburn home. A card party at Mr and Mrs Victor Bird home Friday benefited the Red Cross. We wish readers a Merry Christmas and a Brighter New Year for our boys overseas.
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John Moore
Ronald Smith
Summerland
Mary Hursak
Oakburn
Victor Bird
Red Cross
The World of Wheat by H G L Strange
Government reports record grain shipments from Fort William and Port Arthur for this navigation season totaling 441 million bushels. Wheat oats barley rye and flax led by prairie farmers, the grain trade, the Wheat Board, and transport firms in a coordinated effort to feed allied troops and civilians in war zones.
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Fort William
Port Arthur
Wheat Board
Transportation
Remark on wartime remits and rationing achievements
The remarks praise modest remits and minimal conflict, noting General Eisenhower did not complain about food shortages and highlighting steady production and movement of foodstuffs as a record of human activity to be proud of.
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Eisenhower
Christmas Rush Hits Local Post Office This Year
The annual Christmas rush has struck the local post office, perhaps heavier this year than in prior seasons. Mail handling challenges and increased holiday parcels are noted as workers manage elevated volumes.
Record of October cheques at clearing centres hits new total
In October cheques cashed at clearing centres reached a record total of 4.932 billion dollars. In Germany Canadian prisoners of war receive two blankets in winter and private blankets upon transfer. There are 2340 dairy farms in Canada at end of 1943. Wheat fed to livestock on Prairie farms in 1943 44 is 40.5 million bushels. The Canadian Red Cross packs 140,000 food parcels for prisoners of war weekly.
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Germany
Canada
Prairie Prinees
Canadian Red Cross
Advent Services and Christmas Events at Christ Church
Anglican notices list Christmas services at Christ Church and Shellmouth with times from 11 am to 7 pm including Christmas Eve Holy Communion and Evening Prayer. A religious broadcast will feature Dr Parkett from Canterbury. The Sunday School plans a Christmas tree, film, and a royal visit in Canada.
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Christ Church
Parkett
Canterbury
Canada
Russell Pentecostal Mission Bible Study Update
Russell Pentecostal Mission announces Friday Bible Study and Prayer session led by Rev. G F Melmoth at Box 20 Marchwell Sask with Mrs L McIntosh as secretary. The note recalls the angel’s message Fear not for I bring you good tidings of great joy from Luke 2 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam
G. F. Melmoth
Marchwell
Sask
Wartime Christmas Reflections on Sacrifice and Gratitude
A reflective editorial urges lasting gratitude for those serving in war. It emphasizes sacrifice from service members and families, noting the sixth wartime Christmas in Europe and Asia. It calls readers to remember real effort, avoid envy, and honor those giving everything for victory.
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Europe
Asia
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Silverton
Berlin
Dana
Habtaitsn Gee Be Seka
L. C. Boulton
Army
CWAC
Russell
ST. Regis
Endcliffe
H.G L. Strange
P.O. Rush
Anglican Church
Snac
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
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