Community notes and greetings from Great Falls
Great Falls residents extend welcomes to arriving visitors from Belfast and Ireland. Guests include Mr and Mrs Clark and relatives visiting in Winnipeg, Toronto, and Great Falls. Local updates mention ill Mrs Johnston in Pine Falls hospital, Harland family visits, a New Year's Eve dance in Anderson hall with Ladywood orchestra, and a Christmas concert planned for December 20 at 8 p.m.
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Great Paris
Chas. Johnston
Pine Falls Hospital
Anderson Hall
Ladywood Orchestra
Seven Sisters Falls Christmas Concert at Community Hall
Mr and Mrs J G McCreary and Herb traveled from Treherne to visit their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs H M Thomson. W J Walden joined them and stayed with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs E Outhwaite. Mrs J Kearns spent days in Winnipeg this week. Mrs H Ligertwood and son Grant visited relatives in Winnipeg returning home Wednesday. The annual Christmas school concert will be held in the Community hall on Friday Dec 20. Everyone welcome and admission is free.
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Great Falls
Meo
Mra Roec
Belfast
Ireland
Bo Mundy
Sirs W. Baxter
Clar
Man
Mirs. Clark
Doherty
Clark
New York
Winnipeg
W. J. Doherty
Toronto
Rhoweth Thear
Stephen
H. J. Harland
Strathclair
G. R. Harland
G. Harland
Messrs
Harland and Kroeker
J.G. McCreary
Herb
Treherne
H. M. Thomson
W. J. Walden
E. Outhwaite
Young Peoples Organicee
Sean
Fe Outhwaite
Anoooerdimn
Ks Kb
Hearts and Doors Open Wider at Christmas
An editorial-style meditation on Christmas themes describes how senses awaken to the season. It stresses the living color of lights, scents, tastes, sounds, and the heart opening to generosity, echoing Margaret Sangster's poem about sharing bounty and compassion during Christmastide.
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Bethlehem
Margaret E. Sangster
Seven Sisters Falls Civic Forum Milestones and Goals
A local piece recalls the Adult Education Association and Citizens' Forum in Seven Sisters Falls, highlighting individual responsibility and Canada’s postwar relationship. It notes the forum’s fourth season, delayed opening, and ongoing Tuesday meetings at 7:30 as speakers address current issues amid varied attendance.
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Adult Education Association
Citizens’ Forum
Canada
Seven Sisters Falls
Winnipeg
Damier
Anya
Wwe
Pander representative Greeting for Seven Sisters Falls Readers
A pandering notice from a local representative wishes Seven Sisters Falls readers a cheerful spring. The message extends holiday greetings and a seasonal sentiment for merriment and good cheer.
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Seven Sisters Falls
S Pringhedd
Merri Christmens Smd
Mrs Thos Weselak of Ladywood Dies at 63
Obituary notes Mrs Thos Weselak of Ladywood died suddenly December 9 at her daughter Mrs Ed Pearce home in Hamilton Ontario. Her husband predeceased her. Survived by daughters Mrs Wawrshyn of Tyndall and Mrs E Pearce of Hamilton and three sons John Edward both of Ladywood and Ted of Tyndall. Burial in Ladywood family plot.
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Thos. Weselak
Ladywood
Ed. Pearce
Hamilton
Ont
Weselak
Wawrshyn
Tyndall
E. Pearce
John
Edward
Ted
funeral services for Gustav T Blomquist lac du bonnet
Gustav Theodore Blomquist 37 died at home in Winnipeg on Thursday December 5. Funeral held Saturday December 7 with burial at St Vital Cemetery. Survived by wife and three children James Sharon Ada and Anne. Born in Sweden he came to Canada in 1913 and lived in Brookfield Lac du Bonnet then Winnipeg. Became a hairdresser opening a salon and helped run a home farm and a granite quarry project until his death.
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Lac DU Bonnet
Gustav Theodore Blomquist
Winnipeg
St. Vital
Ted
Jacob Blomquist
Brookfield
Sweden
Oer
Ivor Pettersonm
Mo Nicholson
Spitzer
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Canadian Consolidated Grain CO. Ltd
Red River Motor Coach Lines Limited
Lockport
Selkirk
Libau
Beausejour
Pine Falls
American Hide & Fur Co
Rupert
Dona
Bey
Hegis
Wootek
Eran Duantireld
Shea’s
Winnipeg Brewery Ltd
Mrs. Forbes
Betty Jean Thorbergson
Mrs. M. Everson
Egentius Neier
Gassan
Christus
Seven Sisters
Thomas Weselak
G. T. Blomquist
Retisnas Elisma
Burag
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the Royal Bank
Whitemouth
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