Local Notes and Social Updates From Sols' firth and District
Miss Shirley Neelin of Sols' firth spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. H. Ridley. Mr. and Mrs. E H Gallagher returned Tuesday after a holiday in Western Ontario. Flight Lieut. W A R Barry of Trenton Ont was a weekend guest. Const W Davidson left Monday for holidays in Toronto and Snow Lake posting. Miss Gwen Bennett and Miss Flaine McNalley visited Calgary after holidays with the Bennett family. Mr and Mrs Chas Hodgkins hosted Meadows family guests. Const J Lapointe left Friday for Snow Lake. Const B Ehman covers local duties in Davidson’s absence. Thicket t- Thickett birth at Sacred Heart hospital Sept 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Neelin
Sols' Firth
H. Ridley
E H Gallagher
Ontario
W. A. R. Barry
Trenton, Ont
Const
W. Davidson
Toronto
Russell
Snow Lake
Gwen Bennett
Flaine McNalley
Calgary
Yirl
Angus
J. Lapointe
Const. Davidson
RCMP
B. Ehman
McCreary
Whitmers Withdraw Engagement of Dorothy Isabel
Mr and Mrs C E Whitmer renounce the engagement of their younger daughter Dorothy Isabel to John Gilmour Setter second son of Mr and Mrs Earle Leslie Setter of Inglis. The marriage is set for Knox United church Russell at 2 pm on Tuesday Oct 7 with a reception at the bride’s parents home from 3 to 8 pm.
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C. E. Whitmer
Dorothy Isabel
John Gilmour Setter
Earle Leslie Setter
Inglis
Knox United Church
Russell
Chester Oortigiesen wed at Smoky Ridge school house
Robert William Chester and Jeanetta Gerda Oortigiesen united in marriage by Rev. Gilmour Beattie at Smoky Ridge school. Lalonge Gothier was bridesmaid. John Chester supported the groom. About 36 guests attended a dinner at the Chester home and presented a three tier cake and gifts. The bride, newly arrived from Holland, wore a white floor length dress with a three quarter veil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester-Oortigiesen
Smoky Ridge
Robert William Chester
Jeanetta Gerda Oortigiesen
Gilmour Beattie
Hudson Bay
Sask
John Chester
Lalonge Gothier
Chester
Holland
Ontario woman charged in Maple sand pit death
Mrs. Margaret Clair, 30, of Concord Ontario is charged with manslaughter in the death of Cecil James Hemfing, 44, a timekeeper at a Maple sand and gravel pit. Hemfing was shot in the chest during a drinking party, according to police.
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Margaret Clair
Concord
Ont
Cecil James Hemfing
Rye in Demand Surpasses Wheat as Farmers Harvest Rye
A crop reporter notes drought on wheat and rye fields, with rye yields similar to wheat but higher prices prompting farmers to harvest rye. Saskatoon Star Phoenix reports a carload of rye sold at Blaine Lake for 7,160 dollars, about 3 1/3 dollars a bushel, suggesting three carloads needed for equivalent supply. A prosperous rye farmer calls rye the gold headed cane.
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Canada
West
Saskatoon “Star Phoenix
Blaine Lake
Rye
Garry Oats Excels in Brandon Trial Yields
Newly licensed Garry Oats showed strong performance at the Dominion Experimental Farm Brandon with 100 bushels per acre on 1/125-acre trials observed during Cereal Field Day. Exeter 110, Vanguard 105, Ajax 104. Garry similar to Vanguard in straw strength and later than Ajax by about three days. Seed distribution planned for spring 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Brandon
Exeter
Vanguard
Ajax
Garry
Vangaard
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Goodyear
Frank Clement & Sons
Harold Ridley
E. V. Meadows
Amy
Marie Meadows
Mr. Meadows
Areuests
Chas. Hodgkins
Thickett
Sacred Heart Hospital
Frederick Thickett
Irene Tennant
The
Agricultural Society
V. Hall, Russell
Russell Orchestra
Ieu
Skelas
Astbury's
Member
Retail Merchants Association
Bp.o. Elks
Save the Children Fund
Smellie Bros.&Co
Grocery Dept. Rugsell
B.C
McIntosh
Coca Cola
Tom Colins
Weiners
H. G. L. Strange
Garry Oats
Ingersole
Waterman's Pen & Pencil
Fox's Jewellery & Watch Repairs
Bob
Findlay
Robertson Brothers
Stepeer
Dodge Sales and Service
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