Pine Falls Christmas Festivities Light Up Town
Pine Falls celebrated Christmas week with a outside loud speaker playing carols from Mr D A Johnston s restaurant while residents enjoyed the seasonal tunes. Reta Clements stationed with the Royal Canadian Navy at Halifax plans discharge soon. New parents Armand Menu of Smooth Rock Falls welcome son George Charles born December 16. Stag party hosted by Ken Mackie included young guests aged 3 to 5. Turkey shoot at Chateau Bowling Alleys yielded seven flight winners and cash prizes. Mrs E D R Bissett and grandchildren headed to Vancouver. Maisie Legall to rejoin RC A F service. Special Christmas services held at Pine Falls United and Anglican churches. Various locals and students returning for holidays. Engagement announced Betty Thibodeau to Eddie Gould.
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D. A. Johnston
Pine Falls
Johinston
Mr. Johnston
Armand Menu
Smooth Rock Falls
George Charles
Manitoba Paper Co
Armand
Ken Mackie
Jimmy Roy
Hewitt Jacob
Noel Frayne
David Hutchison
Michael Cavers
Wayne Dansereau
Duncan Will
Ken
Chateau
Ted Harrison
I. Kolesnick
H. Sollway
Joe Lyons
J. Munsie
T. Jarowski
Ben van Malsen
C. Harbottle
F. Hills
A. A. Kruger
Maisie Legall
F. Legall
Maisie
R.C.A.F
Upland
Ontario
Pine Falls Celebrates Christmas Daze and Cadets Honor
Christmas tree festivities and classroom gift exchanges mark Pine Falls school holiday events on December 21. Santa distributed presents at the school and skating rink, while Cadets hosted a Chateau party and officers awarded nursing certificates and marksmanship medals. The town mourns Mr. Irvine, whose daily kindness touched students, as holidays continue and best wishes go out for the New Year.
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Lt. McNair
Chateau
Paul Palmer
Bill Roy
Ken Randall
M.D
New Year wishes for 1946 health, peace, and prosperity
A year’s greeting wishing friends better days in 1946 with health and peace for all. The note hopes prosperity for each person and family and asks that every day be better than the last.
Manpower Picture Fragments in Ottawa Labor Report
The labor department shows rising unemployment with unplaced workers exceeding available jobs by over 95 600 as of December 7 up 24 700 from November 23. Jobs for women and skilled woodsmen dominate openings while some workers resist relocation. Ford Windsor plant resumes after a 99 day strike and U A W votes to accept the government arbitration plan. Britain tightens dollar policy affecting ships buying Canadian fuel and sparing foreign exchange.
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Labor Department
Dominion
Ford
Windsor
United Automobile Union
Britain
Canada
Ottawa weighs Canada par in abeyance amid loan talks
Officials in Ottawa expect the British par in Canada to stay in abeyance until a British Canadian loan conference in the new year. Negotiators who just finished a 4.4 billion dollar loan in Washington will pursue Canada loan sums from 0.5 to 1.5 billion. The Commons ratified the Tripartite Washington Agreement on atomic energy after Prime Minister Mackenzie King spoke on his birthday, urging world government over national sovereignty.
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Ottawa
Canada
Washington
Commons
Mackenzie King
John Bracken
International Control Commission
King
Mr. King
Death of Pinawa woman’s mother in Newfoundland
The mother of Mrs. Holmgren of Pinawa died at her Newfoundland home on December 7. She was 91 years old.
Christmas Fire Almost Destroys Lac Du Bonnet Home
A short circuit in the Chapman family home nearly caused a Christmas tragedy when a conduit arc ignited a kitchen wall. Eddie Chapman saved the day with quick action and a large water effort. The piece also reports curling results at Lac du Bonnet Curling Club and family news including the birth of Kenneth Lyall Brown at St Boniface hospital.
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Chapman
Eddie
Cecil Park
Joe Sparman
Lac du Bonnet
Zikman
Bill Zikman
Bill
W. Zikman
W. Peterson
Bob Guy
E. Donin
John Choma
Mervin Zikman
Tom King
C. Brown
Eddie Zikman
K. McCuaig
Richard Vielleux
Bernice Rodinski
A. le Vasseur
G. Foudrnier
Ted Coates
Christmas Homecomings Fill Town With Reunions this Year
A long Christmas list shows many families reunited after several years apart. Visitors from services and returning students add to a busy season as townsfolk anticipate a January 14 Home and School meeting and a hopeful turnout.
Seven Sisters Falls Christmas Visitor Notes
Local notes recount visitors to and from Winnipeg and surrounding areas over Christmas. Families and friends traveled between Winnipeg, Pinawa, and other towns, with social visits and a White Gift Service at Sunday School. The gifts totaling 17.92 were sent to the Manitoba Sanitarium.
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Sunny School
Britain
Manitoba
Whitemouth News Notes Holiday Gatherings and Visits
A farewell party honored Mr. and Mrs. Holmgren on December 27 at the Kendrick home with 23 guests and Court Whist. Prizes went to Miss Mary Boychuk and G. Turner, and Mrs. J. Aitkenhead with D. Morton. The Holmgreens to move to Vancouver Island received a purse. Holiday visitors included Mrs. Paulsen's relatives from Elphinston Hartney Winnipeg and Ruth Kenney of Morden. Yorda Lindgren, recently discharged from the RCAF, visited her sister and brother-in-law. Arni Anderson of Portage la Prairie visited Mrs. Anderson's parents, with the McLeans also in attendance.
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Loraine Johannson
Winnipeg
Mrs. W. Johannson
A. Arsenault
Donald Gunn
Cecil Dillabaugh
Norman McComb
Stella Halliday
Wally Bowe
Cam
Jim Marshall
Jimmy Kirk
P. R. Paulsen
Yorda Lindgren
R.C.A.F
W. D
G. Lindsey
Arni Anderson
Portage la Prairie
Christmas Visit Highlights From Military Families
Son Bill spent Christmas at his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs C Wolfe in Winnipeg. Cpl J Walker from Edmonton shared Christmas leave with his wife at her parents Mr and Mrs W Sinclair. Lac Reg Webb enjoyed Christmas leave at his parents Mr and Mrs A E Webb.
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Bill
Mrs. C. Wolfe
Winnipeg
Cpl. J. Walker
Edmonton
Mrs. W. Sinclair
Lac
Reg. Webb
Mrs
A. E. Webb
Local Notes Reflect Holiday Happenings
Mrs N Letkeman has returned from St Boniface hospital and is recuperating slowly. Here's hoping their infant son will soon join the family circle. Mrs F Cousins is in the hospital suffering from an infection on her teeth. Mr. and Mrs F Holmgren and daughters Delphine and Angela spent Christmas with Mrs Holmgren.
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F. Holmgren
Delphine and
Angela
Christmas News From Rennie and Nearby
The text lists local families visiting or hosting during Christmas including Mr. and Mrs. E Milbrandt in Rennie and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kirbey and family as well as Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Cousins and Myrtle Cousins. Mrs. R Pischke was taken to hospital on Christmas day for a former leg ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Cousins
Fred Kirbey
Sandy
Myrtle
Ed. Elliott
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E. D. R. Bissett
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Peter Irvine
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James Irvine
Bissett
Alan Magnusson
Maurice Dansereau
Great Falls
Alan
University of Manitoba
Ted Tanner
Carl McCulloch
Nicky Bachynski
Terry Labor
Ted Lansdowne
Glen Mansell
Roy
Betty Fowler
Ralph Mansell
Wm. Mansell
Francis Watton
N. Walton
Deer Lodge Hospital
Reta Seguin
Town
Leo Seguin
Fred Fogg
Ardith
Fred
A. Fogg
Raymond O'Hara
Betty Thibodeau
Fred Thibodeau
Eddie Gould
George Choy
George
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Rebekah Lodge No. 51
E. Sharpe
E. Sterling
H. Hutchison
Jolly Santa Claus
Olive LaFerete
Yipee
Santa Claus
Santa
C. C. Irvine
MR. A. Lavasseur
Lec du Bennet
Bonnie Feeds
Bonnie Farm
Lac du Bennet
Man
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Besesejour
MR. CO. Erickson Riverland
H. L. Jones
By Jack Wade
St. Boniface Hospital
A. H. Brown
Bert
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Fred Duffly
Home and School Association
Dr. Reid
Seven Sisters Falls
E. Outhwaite
Austin
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Lillia Peterson
Harold Vadebonceur
J. E. Peterson
Elsie Schultz
Ruth Tittlemieck
Joy Craig
P. Cinq Mars
Ronnie
J. E. Willick
Gordon
Pinawa
Waldemier Hork
Bendit Oxholm
Olga Ridge
Toronto
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Mrs. A. Oddleifson
Glenboro
M. Everson
Arni Sigurdson
Whitemouth
W. J. McLean
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Mrs. E. Milbrandt
Rennie
Steve M. Hunchak
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