Local WW2 veterans honored in St George area
125 Manitoba servicemen of the 19th Field Battery RC A welcom ed in Winnipeg include L Bdr Alfred C Kemball of Pine Falls and a 1940 enlistment from St George. Also noted are Wilfrid Vincent Lacharity Dennison veterans with overseas service and Gerald Dupont as a Hong Kong prisoner later freed. McDonald Bros built a North Star Oil warehouse in Winnipeg. Miss Gabrielle Corriveau returns from Quebec. E G Cass visits St George and Pine Falls. Knights of Columbus sub council to meet October 21.
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Miantoba
RC A
Winnipeg
L.bdr
Alfred C Kemball
Pine Falls
Alfred
St. George
England
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
McDonald Bros
North Star Oil Company
E M Bouvier
Londoner keeps lunch seat since 1910 for umbrella view
A Londoner has retained the same lunch seat since 1910 in a local restaurant. The seat provides what some call perfect visibility of the umbrella stand, according to Punch's whimsical note.
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Punch
Young Farmers Elect Officers At Monthly Meeting
The Allard Boys and Girls Garden and Calf Club elected officers at the October 3 meeting. New officers include Joseph Dupont as president Marie Pereux as vice president Noela Bouvier as secretary treasurer with councillors Jean Dupont Conrad Caya and Edna St Hilaire. The Calf Field Day is set for Friday October 19.
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Allard Boys and Girls Garden and Calf Club
Joseph Dupont
Marie Pereux
Noela Bouvier
Jean Dupont
Conrad Caya
Edna St. Hilaire
Community notes from Great Falls and Pine Falls
Arthur Arneson of Great Falls is hospitalized in Winnipeg with acute appendicitis and is expected to miss five weeks of Grade XI at United College. Beaver Club social at Anderson Hall on Sept. 28 raised funds for Red Cross but attendance was weak. Three new staff house additions include Pete Bruneau, George Stevens, and Little Joe Wolkowski. Sam Baker is away in Plumas, Man, goose hunting. Lance corporal Stanley Gold of Pine Falls is among 1,235 liberated Japanese prisoners as part of a 17th list from the Far East. Sigward Anderson is due home from overseas soon. Mrs. M. Thorbergson leaves Oct. 2 for two weeks in Winnipeg.
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Arthur Arneson
Great Falls
Misericordia Hospital
Winnipeg
United College
Beaver Club
Anderson Hall
The
Red Cross
Pete Bruneau
George Stevens
Little Joe” Wolkowski
T.C.A
Winnipeg Electric
Pine Falls
Far East
Department of National Defence
Lancecorporal
Stanley Gold
E S. Gold
Japan
Night Must Fall Nighttime Berry Picker Rescued in Great Falls
Bill Fraser ventured to pick mossberries on a Sunday but darkness fell quickly. A search party formed as residents combed muskeg streets throughout the night. Fraser eventually found his way out while locals wonder if he lost his bearings.
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Great Falls
Bill Fraser
Bill
Fraser
Wedding at Home Street Church of Christ
Elsie Magnusson of Great Falls Manitoba married Robert Fargey of St James at 7 pm on Sept 29 in Home Street Church of Christ. Bride wore Heavenly Blue dress with red rose corsage. Newlyweds left by plane for Destination Unknown. Guests from Great Falls included Magnusson family McHaffie and Clark families.
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Home Street Church of Christ
Elsie
Fred Magnusson
Great Falls
Man
Robert Fargey
H. A. Fargey
King Edward St
St. James
F. Magnusson
R. McHaffie
S&s. Clark
Manitoba V-loan delegates list at Winnipeg meeting
Delegates from across Manitoba attended a V-loan meeting in Winnipeg. The list includes numerous attendees from Swan Lake, Minnedosa, Gladstone, Brandon, Selkirk, Portage la Prairie, Flin Flon, Hamiota and others, with roles noted for several officers and organizers. The compilation presents multiple rows of names and towns, reflecting regional participation.
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Manitoba
V-loan
Winnipeg
Row
K. C. Hartwell
Swan Lake
Man
G. L. Hodgson
Minnedosa
R. McAskill
Gladstone
R. E. Unicome
Brandon
N.W. F.C
Ottawa
P. D. Curry
E. E. McBride
Dauphin
Dave Watkins
C. Webb
Hamiota
Robi. Strachan
S. Dawson
Selkirk
C. T. Lowry
Portage la Prairie
R. K. Forbes
W. F. Andrew
Hamiedta
Frank Doran
Flin Flon
J. B. Craig
F. W. Buchanan
J. Lees
R. A. Garland
Carberry
H. S. Sudston
A.B. Knowlton
E. Miller
Ernie Barr
Don Devereaux
War Widows Seek Higher Pensions At Winnipeg Conference
War widows at a Winnipeg conference of the Dominion Council of Non-pensioned Widows urged the federal government to raise the war widow allowance to 40 dollars a month. They also demanded removing the age minimum, currently 55, so widows of any age become eligible.
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Winnipeg
Dominion Council of Non
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By Emmanuel J. Bouvier
Wilfrid Vincent
Philip Lacharity
Walter Dennison
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Canada
Kiska
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Rifles
Omer
Wilfrid
Pte
Lacharity
Pte. Dennison
Gerald Dupont
Gerald
Deer Lodge
Hong Kong
Gabrielle Corriveau
Quebec
E. G. Cass
Excelsior Life Insurance Company
St. George and
Knights of Columbus
Spe
Betty Jean Thorbergson
M. Thorbergson
Sam Baker
Sam
Plumas
Sigward Anderson
Ivor Anderson
Cpl
Stan Gold
Magnusson
Fargey
Ith. Row
W. Craik
Beausejeur
Geo. Kelso
Roblin
J.S Lightcap
Oscar Qually
Dacotah
J. Langelier
Winninipeg
J. C. Sim
Sanford
G. C Catley
A. H. Cameron
H. H. Allen
Virden
C. E. Graham
J. Delveaux
Ste. Rose du Lac
E. S Chard
Adam Brown, Jr
C. E Beaiisto
Sey
Grain Exchange
CCF
Saskatchewan
Farmers’ Party
Phoenix Block
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