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AT, AUGUST 17, 1944
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The LuelTpw Sentin' el, Luatnow, Onto
FGF singq
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Ted Collyer of the ri.C.A.F. has
been posted from West Camp to
Greenwood, NOVa Scotia..
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie ,Chin re-
ceived word last week that their •
son JIM had- landed in France.
•with the Canadian Army. "
Hon. Capt..R. Douglas MacDon-
ald returned to•Terrace, B.C. last
;week: upon n conclusion of tais.fu,r-.
• lough.
•-1ViTs. Lewis Taylor has receii,-
ed word that her husband has
arrived Safely in France, also that
Pte: J. Horne' is also °
__ Bud Orr,' Jim Hamilton; Jiro
Purves and Roy Havgns, w'ho are.
all in the armed forces, spent the
week .1.1a at their re ective
hories. '
TI Nephew
Is -War Prisoner
Sgt. m Angus MacKay of
Detroit is a prisoner of war in'
Gpraliany. He is a member O the i
Unit States Air Force and ,was: Presurae4 dea' 'cl' we were un -
Since then his parents, Mr. and,
ril lltla. aware that his l'ilY :had later
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reported missing on' .tilia of Mr. and, Mrs. Mark Gardner
Mrs. Dan MacKay of Detroit and,
formerly of Huron Township, His parents, Mr. and lilh-s. Roy
On-
a prisoner of war, but 'not until , ' . : t--.30.1" 1 .
. ' ll`lrienby, who reside a -Short rliS-19,,,n the 14'1-.1 TA:13k Corps team. at
• . , p Borden m the Western On -
were advised that their son was
recently did they receivea card 1-mee east of Kinloss VElage, re-, 4.....„. ...,4.,_,,Ti' a.‘. ....;_,,,,......'
from him personally, s • - g that
eeiv' ed, word in June that their '''' ig ''''-t"."' m"s°''"
he vies wen. . , son Flt. Sgt. laaldenby vas Ass.. This team has lost only nn.f!
NI SING FLIER. IS
WAR PRISONER
TWO DISTRICT Bo 11.AT
ON PRAM SoliPTRAU. TEAM
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Last week m reporting that'4 A 'remnt issue a Th'e '1°1'°
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Fred, Haldenlay of Greenock wae"rjj''S' Bullet had an item 41:1
terest to folk of thiS •iSVOS ODIUM
it referred to Lorne iGarchier,.son
reeeiVerl the joyful liccd that he:
was 'safe, but a prisoner of war:
•of Winghain, and Jack Graricui
of Whit-echurch Who are playing
Sgt. MaCKay i5 rtelObeIN of Mi.
..111.1 Mat. Dail •Maellityre of Lang-
side.
Sick -Berth Chief petty Of:Seer,
Rudy H. Sauer of the Royal Can-:,
adian Navy, Sydney, Nova Scotia!
was Theguest last weelf of -Mr.;
and Mrs. Kenneth
Mrs, Grace Snider
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mg after air ,operations on Jamegam" e of Ntlie schedule /and .has
• , beaten Oriflia, Barrie, Penetang,'
Late in July *ciii:'eatiwas reeeived` New -Market CopngWood
through the /tit -env Bed Stayneri and is 'mw StheOnle0111
Cress that .Fred was prestimed to euu-Wete for the Airo7 eharo13-'
dead; but since :Men 'MS over-; ionShiP• ,
joygcl parents ikave received a Garton, at 2nd base and Gard -
card trona :Fred hiniself, witten finer at 3rd are two of the stars_
in a German prison camp eon- They have only apaa,de one errar
each in fifteen games ancl, have
a trattilig average Erl 341,
n and tainiiag the grand news that, not
only he alive, well.
was
bat
seriously wounded
Mrs. 'George ranTne-tsoo, Jr., of
Purple •Gr ovi received a message
from the •casually office, Ottawa,
width Said that leer inothr, .Cp1
*in. John Bell, was dangPrausli
ill, as, the resat nf wmuids re-
ceived on the fighting Thw
France, mi July 25th.. The nature
of the wounds was 41ell SCra
niehtS the left thigh and leg,
was One of -the first
yoing inen from Bipley. to enlist
for active ,service and iarAs for a
arisiderniale. time an instructor
in motor truck 33ritain.
IEGS parents, Mr. and mrs:Jan.
33e1l, originally resided in 13.ip-
ley, but are MON txt,Tepta)81 o.. •
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Competition is kema for a place
on tins team and these two boys
are to jae. congratulated an imid-
ing down 112V-0 hot spots in almost
perfect `1--hion.
GEORGE MONS WOUNDED
•Mrs- Neil McInnes of town "re-
ceived word on. Monday .evening
that her youngest son; George,
• had been Wounded:. No further
detlils have yet been learned.
Met In Estiand
• A happy meeting took place , ,•
iia: flgland, recently when two
brothers, Keith and Harry Ar-
thur, of Auburn, both nienther.s
of the 11.t.,C.ALF., Met tor the first
, time in two years. Keith Went
, • Harry arrived in ,England , in
•May,. 1944.
Met In tf,
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Alvin Hamilton, son Of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Hamilton, Who is c�n=.
valeschig ir hospital in- England,
writes that he has met George
Webster. George's wounds, re-
ceived in France, were caused by
shell fragments in -his chest. ae-,
cording -to 'word received WY his
mother, but his condition is not
serious we tmderstand. Bave An-
derson of Zion who is attached to
the Medical Corps is on, duty in'
this hospital: Dave recently met
in with Ted: Smith and "Bud"
- Thompson.
MAKE USE OF GERMAN '
SUT=Emirs •
August 2nd, 1944_
Dear Campbell:
Just a few 'lines to let you
know lira receiving the Sentinel.
nearly 'every week 'and ifs great
• tei get -the news -right train -home.
When rrn through reading it
give it to Lloyd McAuley and
he gives it to Tillie Webster. Be-
fore* it's worn out I think. the
Most of the Luckuow boys get
ulta look at it.
We have see -L Jots of action
since corning over here. Our guns'.
seem to be firing day an#ght
Jerry dropped afew bombs
• but didn'tdo much harm. We use
the slit tree .e.s• the Germans
•used to-a1d they -.are plenty
• .deep. "'George Webster got bit
with a el37311k of bomb and. liad to
go to the hospital but they say
he wasn't very bad.
-1 'I:lave my.bed in -a hole about
four feet deeP, three feet wide
ancl sir feet long so there isn't
much chance of getting hit with
bombs unless Jerry makes a car-
ett hit,. Still it makes a person
shake a
bit when he diaiii4 Tight
over head. The C.O. of this unit.
bets the war will be over in..
three weeks. , Sure hope he is
right.
Well • Campbell. there • isn't
Much more to write abocrt. The
weather has been perfec:L
?our s •, Howard need
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Now that 1 can go fin not going to stick around and
let the other .ft;,
Bill and Jack Went over last week, and Fred's been
• over there .a year. Now it's Any chance.
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It's going to take months of trainmg. before 1cnn
get figheing-fiti o rd - get moving
tQday.
oak
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