HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-12-23, Page 9THURS., DECEMBER 23rd, 1943
The Lucknow Sentinel Lucknow, Ontario
'PAGE NINE
in Mediterranean Theatre '••
Reg Campbell, son of Mr1 and
Mrs. Albert Campbell of. Amber-
ley,. is with the Canadian forces
in ...the- Central ,Mediterranean.
Theatre.
Home From Newfoundland
LAC:. MelVin Orr. .is, hoine••..on.
' Christmas leave-from'.'No:'4"C: A.
P. 0:, '•Newfoundland. Upon .con -
eluding his • leave, Mel willre--
turn : to" .Lachine, Quebec, for
• `posting elsewhere..
With' Air Force',: At Terrace
Kenneth „Ma.cKenzie, • son 'of
Mr. and Mrs. William. MacKenzie
of Langside, is ° stationed at Ter-•
rrace, B. C., with the, R.C.A.F.
and was quite 'pleased recently
to receive a gift. from the Lang-
Side Red Cross.
Receives PO: ,:Commission -
• Jack. Bowers, . son a, Mr. acid
Mrs: Sh prl Bowers received his
wings at an rl,.0;A.F. gradu ation
ceremony at ' Vulcan, Alberta.
•4
LAW. Isabel White of the Wo-
men's Division, R.C.A. , has ar-
rived overseas, Miss White is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
White of Ripley.
Trying Hard To
Catch His Brother
A letter received this week by
Mrs. Wm. Stirnson wa$ from :her.
son Donald in •North Africa. Don
says he had a letter from Bill
and he •is apparently in close
contact• with the Jeri;iea- .Maybe
1'11 catch up to that brother of
'mineand we'll `both .give ' Fritz
a :hot. time", he said:
Don sent• Christmas "greetings
to ail the folks of 'Lucknow and"
hopel, all enjoy themselves over,
the holiday. • He looks forward
with confidence to being home by
next Christmas.
Ashfield Lady's Brother
Back :Froin Overseas
WEDDING BELLS
•BRADLEY—BROWN.
A pretty Christi)* .wedding
was solemnized at" the home 'of
Mr. and Mrs. Waiter M. Brown,
Amberley at high noon Thurs-
•day, ' December• 16th, when their.
younger . daughter, Alkene•, was
united in the holy bonds of mat-
rimony •to:.LAC..Eidon H. Brad -
,ley; 'R.C.A.F., •. Moncton, N.B.; eld-
ez+. son`. of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bradley. of A'mberley.
The bride, given 'in marriage
by her father, entered the living
room to the .strains of wedding
music played .13Y Miss Elizabeth
Welsh:. •.• - • •
The ceremony was ...performed
by Rev. J...0.... Nicholson, pastor
.of Pine River- United hurch, - b-
fore • '''a : beautifully . decorated
Christmas tree:'' ' •
The 'bride,: wearing an Alice
blue novelty sheer floor length
gown with •finger tip veil of same,
shade falling from a ' Queen Ann
headdress,, and 'carrying -pink
mums, was 'attended by, her' sis-
ter,.. • Mr's. .Murray ' MacLennan,
who wore, yel<lowv novelty sheer-
of the same • 'style as the bride's;
With. shoulder • veil falling from •a
coro#re
oro tot ,headdress. 'She`` carried`
Y. mums..
The groom was supported by
Dr. Murray. MacLennan of Wing-:
am.
Followingb . the ceremony, the:
guests' assembled to the dining
room where a bountiful fowl
dingier was sei ved.' The. guests
were 'received by • • the' • bride's
Mother,' ..wearing ,brown ,sheer
dress with corsage' of Pink": train -IS:
and • was assisted ' by . the ' groom'•s
mother wearing a mulberry 'crepe
dress, and corsage of, pink mums.
"The •groom's .gift. to• the. bride:
was 'a string ofpearls, to the
bridesmaid 'a silver bread tray,.
the .groomsman a pen and pencil
set 'and''to the. pianist a cup' ,and
saucer, ••
•-Later ',the • happy couple.- left
fora short honeymoon, the. bride
wearing 'wine and pink silk dress-
with
dresswith brown tweed•coat and wine
accessories. -
Corporal Ed . Johnston, brother
of. Mrs. C. Hallam of Mafeking,
arrived In Blyth from overseas to.
spend the Christmas •season with
his 'family. He has not been in
good health and after Christmas
will report" for medical treatment;
Corporal Johnston. enlisted in
the Royal Canadian Engineers
on July: 20th, 1940, was.. stationed
at _London Or a brief .training
Jack j'h s --been- co mperm .• • : •up more a'
e
ore
a
rn
a pilot officer. . Jack . won the vanced training at Petawawa.
Murphy award for highest marks July, 1941, he :went overseas, a:
long with a contingent .of Can-
adian soldiers. In England he took
up still more advanced training,,
and became .a• specialistin his
work. He served as an irrstriietor
during much of his time overseas,
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