Wedding of Katherine Lielgardin and Petterson at Winnipeg
Lac du Bonnet extends thanks for kindness after a bereavement while recording a wedding news item: Katherine Lielgardin wed D Petterson of Bird River on Sunday October 6 with about 50 guests at Marlborough Hotel Winnipeg. Out of town guests included A Dandy Rosenberg family and Zeemel family from Lac du Bonnet, Wentz from Pinawa, Chulke Wanag Osis Schwartz from other towns. The couple will reside at Bird River.
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Winnipee
Katherine Lielgardin
D. Petterson
Bird River
Man
Marlborough Hotel
A Dandy
Art. Rosenberg
J. Rosenberg
R. Zeemel
Lac du Bonnet
M. E. Wentz
Pinawa
John Chulke
E. Wanag
P. Osis
P. Schwartz
T Ee River
Petterson
Local notes including visits and births in Melrose area
Miss Alice Naastrom supervisor of nurses at Melrose Hospital Chicago visits her parents in Riverland. Miss Lorraine Dow of Winnipeg guest at McIntosh residence. John Choma’s new implement building progresses rapidly under Eric Strand. Early big game season east of Winnipeg River draws many sportsmen with deer reported. John Petterson confined to Winnipeg General Hospital after two eye operations and is doing well. Georgina Ann Hodgkins born Oct 9 in Pine Falls hospital, mother and baby healthy. Joe Sparman and Alex Dancut return from Shell River duck shooting with good time but few ducks. Bob Wood and wife visit Bob’s parents for Thanksgiving. Council expenditures for RM Lac du Bonet not yet published. promised next week. Home and School Association met Oct 9 with C Mroz reporting teachers’ convention recommendations and plans for future activities.
Army Daze cartoon collection from the 12th Manitoba Dragoons
A Dutch-printed pamphlet from Holland titled Army Daze Humorously recalls wartime life on the Continent. Trooper Jessa Jordan cartoons depict Army duties from onions to meals and weather, preserving light moments for posterity. The Dragoons are sure to laugh fifty years on.
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Army Daze
Holland
Jessa Jordan
12Th Manitoba Dragoons
Jordan
Dragoons
Army Daze boosts morale with wartime humor
In a lighthearted postwar note the reviewer thanks Jess Jordan and the editor for a bookful of laughs. The text describes a scene with a prisoner, gear, and comic illustrations including troopers and Todd the cook, concluding with hope for Jordan's postwar life.
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Todd
Gawdsake
Batman
Trooper No. 2
Jess Jordan
Editora
Ex Prisoners Fatlen Regina Repatriation Uniform Changes
Ex prisoners repatriated from Japanese camps gauge recovery by uniform changes. Some have required four new uniforms since release and before returning home, reflecting weight gain and health progress as they resume civilian life.
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Regina
Mud coop built by Sask chicken rancher amid lumber shortage
A Lee of Midaile Saskatchewan built a 175 by 20 foot mud chicken coop with 16 inch walls at a cost around 3000 dollars. Six men, none experienced, finished the structure in seven weeks. The mud walls are warm and dampness-free, modeled after South Dakota sod buildings. In Calgary, Lt Doug Wilson, returning from a German prison camp, finds back pay and gratuity totaling 11000 dollars and plans to study science at the University of Alberta and build a home.
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Midale
Sask
A. Lee
Calgary
Doug Wilson
University of Alberta
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Old Man
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Kiziak’s
Homebakers
Cpapneap
Esemenie Generation
Bissett
Winnipeg
Dail. Ly
Red Lake
McKenzie Island
Kenora
Sioux
Leekout T. Ly
McKeangie Laand
Favourable Lake
Cee
Canadian Pacific Bio Lines
Smith
Alice Naastrom
Melrose Hospital
Chicago
Mrs
Emil Naastrom
Riverland
Lorraine Dow
Winipeg
McIntosh
John Choma
Eric Strand
Winnipeg River
John Petterson
Winnipeg General Hospital
C. F. Hodgkins
Georgina Ann
Pine Falls Hospital
Joe Sparman
Alex Dancut
Shell River Way
Bob Wood
Bob
Geo. Wood
Council of the R.M
Lac du Bonet
The
Home and School Association
C. Mroz
By Garth Pickell
Ou Amer
Mrs. C. Brown
Fatlen
South Dakota
City Dairy Ltd
Fitteo
Prometiy
Springfield
Seciel
Canadian Red Cross Society
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