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Monday 2
May 1938
Farewell - 004
GILL ---- At Jubilee Home on Saturday to bid
farewell to Matron
F. Gill who has retired after 13 years service ---- lots
more ---
Weddings -
MALING - ORMOND -
005 - at Waipukurau
--- Audrey Ormond ----- to Thomas Christopher Maling ---
lots more ---
MOFFAT - PRICE - 006- Doris Janet
Price ------ to Johnstone Moffat ------ more ---
WELLS - THOMPSON - 007 -
Ronald Foster Wells -----to
Isabel Helen Thompson ---- lots more ----
STACEY - CROSBIE - 008 -
Margaret Olive Crosbie --- to Arthur William Stacey
------ more ---
WILSON - McMENAMIN - 009 - Lola Mary McMenamin
--- to Donald Jamieson Wilson at Greymouth on
Saturday ----- more
REVELL - ISLES - 013 -
---- ? Christian
Iles ---- to Francis Cyril Revell ---- more ---
CLARK - UNDRILL -
014 - Dorothy Helen
Undrill ------ to Gordon Stanley Clark ----- lots
more ---
MOORE - STOKES - 015 - Ruby Edna Stokes
---
to Francis Robert Moore ---- more ----
Housewarming Party - 010
-
DONALD -
Housewarming Party at Belfast - lots of names
Gift Parties - 011
CROSBIE ----- Pantry
party for Miss Margaret - lots more --
PRICE - bathroom
party marriage took place last Saturday -
LILLEY - kitchen party
for Miss N.Lilley and Mr G, PRICE
----
STREETER - at
Motukarara Hall ----- variety party
Engagements - 012
PASHBY - TAYLOR -
of Wellington ---
HADFIELD - IRELAND
- of Palmeston North
Photo wedding - 016
MOFFAT - Mr and Mrs J.F.Moffat --- formerly
Miss Doris Price
Coming of Age - 017
DOWKER
- long list of names -----
Funeral write-up - 018
-
WILSON - Mr Samuel Frederick Wilson
---- a long column ---- lots of names ---
Accidents - 019
-
WEIR - David George
---- condition satisfactory -----
OFFWOOD - Joan ---
injuries to the fingers of her left hand ---------
SKILTON - Ronald, a
cyclist married age 27 ---- in Gisborne ----- seriously
injured ----
MAGUIRE - Mrs
Annie collapsed and died -------- at
Epsom aged 64, married woman -------
Accidents - 020
ERICKSON - Margaret ---
suffered serious injury --- aged about 14 of Belfast
---
WALKER - Edward
--- aged 25, of Swannanoa suffered head injuries
----
Photo - 023
DUNN - Mr F.G.Dunn Sports Bodies' representative --
Photo - Officals of
NZ DX Radio Association - 022
Messrs J.C.Stapleton,
N.C.Manchester
(President)
E.C.M. Philpott
(Secretary) D.F.Johnson,
R.H.Shepherd, E.W.Watson, (Publicity
officer)
A.J.Harbott
Tuesday
3 May 1938
Engagement Notices - 028
BARR - HANSEN --------
SEYMOUR - SPENCE
------
AYSON - McDONALD -----
Wednesday 4
May 1938
Engagements - 041
TURNER - HAYDEN - of
Masterton --------
Gift Parties - 042
FLETCHER - Miss
Phyllis and Mr Alfred
JONES something in a tin gift party
-- approaching marriage this week -----
BROOKER - Miss
Una ------ approaching marriage
Weddings -
HEATH - FARRELL -
043 - at Ashburton
-- Mary
Farrell ----- to Henry William Heath ---
more -----
BOOT - SEEBECK - 044 - at Hokitika ---
May Seebeck --- and Leonard Boot -----
MILLAR -CURRIE
- 045 - at Ashburton
--Phyllis Mary Currie ---
Highbank, Methven to Leonard Simpson Millar ----
Lagmhor, Ashburton, -- more ---
O'MALLEY - FOLEY - 046 -
at Timaru -- Margaret Josephine Foley
------to John O'Malley -------- of Waimate --- more
---
McCREA - MICHAEL - 047
& 048 - George McCrea ---- to Ellen Myra Michael
------
more ----
MORE - MANHIRE
- 049 at
Auckland Ivis Averill
manhire (Riccarton) ---to Alastair Keith Geddes More -------
KING - VAUGHAN - 050 - Hazel Lucretia Vaughen
---- to Edward Ernest King ------ of Rangiora ------
more ----
HOLLAND - CLARK
- 051 - Edwin Malcolm
Holland
(Clarkville) to Valmai Clark ------ Kaiapoi
------ more --
Photo - 056 &
057
LOVEDAY - Alan, the 10
year old Palmeston North violinst
----write-up about Alan Loveday -- children filled the St
James theatre in Christchurch---------
Thursday
5 May 1938
Wedding - 061
O'SULLIVAN - LYNCH
- at
Timaru yesterday Frances Ethna Lynch ---- to
Denis
Patrick O'Sullivan (Tycho) --------
Engagement - 062
THOMPSON - YOUNG -
------- of
Mt White at Cass and of Hedgehope, Southland
-----
Gift Party - 063
COCKS - Miss Nancy
Cocks --- gift party ----
approaching marriage -----
Accident - 066
BARTRAM - A head on collision bewteen a city-bound
tram-car and a
large sedan motor-car --- E. Bartram suffered
severe head injuries ---- more ----
Kitchen Evening - 068
HILL - in the Greenstreet Hall for Miss N.Hill
who will be married shortly -------
Friday 6
May 1938
Weddings -
WYLLIE - FERGUSON - 071 - at
Glenmark --- Jean Elizabeth Ferguson ----- of
Waipara to Archibald David Wyllie ---- of Omihi
--- more ---
COULSON - MICHELL
- 072 -
at --- Coral Michell of Koiterangi and Mr
R.M.Coulson ----- Hokitika ---- more -----
TOURELL - MOSES
- 073 Elma Eunice
Moses ----- to William Thomas
Tourell ------ lots more ----
Farewell Party - 075
CROZIER - Mrs Clive Crozier who with her
husband will leave --- to visit Britain -----
more ---
Afternoon Party - 076
SMITH - Miss Brenda Smith whose marriage to
Mr R. Thomson will take place
shortly ------- more ----
Funeral - 081
- also photo
SELWYN - Mr
Frederick Selwyn --- in his 89th year --- at
Linwood Cemetery ------ lots of names -----
Saturday
7 May 1938
Farewell Party - 086
WADE - Miss Mona Wade who will leave Rangiora
shortly on transfer to Hamilton -------
Engagements - 087
MOIR -
(Lincoln) -
HEINISCH - (Springston) -----
TATE -
(Taranaki) - KENNEDY
- -----
LEMON -
(Lauriston) - WILSON
- Ashburton --
Coming of Age - 088
DALLOW - Mrs Dallow entertained
--- youngest son Alfred ----
Afternoon Party - 089
GEARY - WILKINS - --- Mrs
S.J.Geary wife of retiring chairman of the Shirley
primary School committee entertained Mrs T.J.C.Wilkins
(wife of the headmaster)
senior teachers ---- more --------
Farewell Party - 090
HENNING -Mr W.C.Henning
(Crookston, Akaroa) leaving to join the
engineering dept. of the RNZAF presented with a fountain pen and
eversharp pencil ----- -
Weddings -
SHERIDAN -SEAY
- 091 - at Timaru
on Thursday of Esther
Seay (Burke's Pass) ------ and Vernon
Sheridan ----- more -----
SHACKEL - CHAPMAN
- 092
- at Timaru
---- Doris Blanche Chapman ---- to Cecil Gilbert Shackel
------- more ----
McKIE - WARD - 093
- at Invercargill Patricia Frances
Ward ------ to Peter James Keir McKie (Waiau)
------ more -----
Coming of Age Party - 095
LEGGE - Mr and Mrs
F.R.Legge entertained ---- son -----
Farewell Presentation - 119
DRUMMOND - Mr
W.C.Pool superintendant of Akaroa Fire Brigade --- in
honour of Mr J.Drummond who will leave next week for Timaru.
----- more ---
Dunedin - 122
PARSONS - John
Thomas Parsons the infant son of ------
was burnt to death in tragic circumstances ---- Alfred John
Parsons father of the child -----
Whangarei - 123
ALBERT - The body
of a 23 year old married man James Albert,
------ more ---
Accidents - 125
GALLAGHER - Timothy
Joseph died age
43, single, a miner, --------
GOOD - George
--- knocked off his bicycle -----
PUGH - Maurice
--- aged 4 and half,
caught his arm in an electric washing machine -----
Wellington - 127
O'MALLEY - Mr
Michael (Harry) O'Malley aged 64 --
secretary of the Wellington Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union -------
Photo - 129
SEARELL - Mr Thomas Searell ----
prominent architect --- Christchurch -----
Monday 9
May 1938
Engagement - 135
IRVING - LETFORD
----- of Suva, Fiji ----
Weddings -
GOSNEY - GRAY
- 136 - William John
Maxwell Gosney
----- and Helen Orr Gray formerly
Scotland -----more ----
WASHBOURN - CLIFTON-MOGG - 137 - Edith Mary
Isobel
Clifton-Mogg ---- to harry Waine Washbourn -----
Timaru ---- more ----
JONES - FLETCHER - 138 - Phyllis Edna Stewart
Fletcher
--- to Alfred Maclennan Jones ------ more ----
PARTRIDGE - OAKLEY - 139 -
at Ashburton -
Gwendoline Oakley ---- and Jack Leonard
Partridge ------
Photo - wedding - 140
WASHBOURN
- Mr and Mrs,
were married at St Barbabas Church on Saturday. The bride
was formerly Miss Clifton-Mogg
Photo - Golden Wedding - 141
McCAUSLAND - Mr
and Mrs J. McCausland of North Linwood, who will celebrate
their Golden Wedding today.
Farewell Party - 142
CROZIER - Mr and
Mrs David Crozier --party in honour of their son
and daughter in law Mr and Mrs D. Clive Crozier --leave for
a trip to Britain --- lots more
Farewell - 144
MACKENZIE - Mr J.
Mackenzie, headmaster of Fernside School for 7
years has been transferred to Oaro ---- lots more
-----
Rangiora - 145
BAILEY - Owen
Bailey aged 21 of Rangiora was knocked down by
a car -----
Rangiora - 146
CLARK - Alfred
William Vercoe Clark, a married man aged
56 with an adult family -- died ---- an inquest
will be held.
Accidents - 149
KNOTTS -
Ronald, aged 8 of Islington, struck by car, seriously
ill ---- more ---
SMITH - Roger
W. age 22 suffered a broken nose and injuries to both
legs -----
MASTERS -
Charles aged 19 of Yaldhurst ---- and
ELLIOTT -
George both suffered injuries when their car ran off
the road -----
TIBBETTS -
Wilfred, aged 5 ---- right leg broken ----
knocked off his bicycle --------
Accidents - 150
WHITE - Albert
Vincent White of Dunedin ----- died in
hospital -------
SANDMAN - John
Henry M. of Palmeston North age 53 a
barman died ------
BREMNER -
David age 2 of Auckland was drowned ------
SWEETMAN - Norman
Ross, aged 15 of Auckland son of Mr
C.Sweetman ---- fatal injuries -----
cycling
Accidents - 151 -
SWEETMAN
- Norman Ross aged 15 son of Mr C.
Sweetman -------
BARRY -
William Barry, of Dunedin ---- a middle aged man
died -----
Photo - Territorial Force
Special Reserve - 152
photo of 41 men who have completed their 3 mth training
at Burnham ----
seated is Major S.M.Satterwaite,
and Captain
A.J.Moore
------- no other names -----
Tuesday
10 May 1938
Engagement - 155
LAMB - NEIL -
Ruby Eleanor to Leonard James ------
Golden Wedding - 156
McCAUSLAND - Mr and Mrs J. McCausland ----were
married
---Phillipstown, on 9 May 1888
------ parents arrived in Christchurch in 1866 -----
Weddings -
ELLMERS - COX - 157 - at Kaiapoi ----
Elizabeth
Catherine (Kitty) Cox ------- to Raymond Frederick Ellmers
-------
TRUMAN - AGASSIZ - 158 - Amy Elizabeth Agassiz
--- and Charles Edwin Truman -------
DUFF - WAKELING - 159 - at Leeston Cyril Brears
Duff ----
to Marjorie Ellen Wakeling, dau of
------- Buckingshire -------
PARFITT - MUNDAY -160 - Edith Agnes Munday
----- to Wilfred Parfitt --- of Stockton -------
COSGROVE - GRESHAM -
161 - at
Geraldine Monica Mary
Gresham ----- to Daniel Cosgrove ----
Timaru -------
PAGE - TOMLINSON -
162 - Lucy Isabel
Tomlinson ----- to Peter Page -----
BROCKELBANK - EUSTACE - 163 - at Kaiapoi of Verina
(Rene) Eustace ----- and Roy Brockelbank ------
Dunsandel - 164
SOUTHGATE - a gift afternoon for Miss
O.Southgate ----- who will leave to be married
- more ---------
Wednesday
11 May 1938
Farewell Party - 173
ELLIS - ---- to say goodbye to Miss Sally Ellis on
the eve of her departure for England -----
Coming of Age - 174
ORCHARD - Hector, only son of Mr
and Mrs A.C.Orchard ---- picture party at the State
Theatre ------
Engagement Notices - 175
KINLEY - COX
---- Gwen Evelyn Kinley --- to
Cedric Arthur Cox ------
DAVIES - MAIDEN -
Dorothy Mary Davies ----- to Wilfred Russell Maiden,
Palmeston North ----
GREEN - JOHNSTON -
Margaret Joan Green --- to William Johnston -----
Weddings -
BARNETT - MORRISON - 176 - ---Ruth Anne Christine
Morrison
------ to Harold Arthur Barnett, Little River
--------
REEVE - REDDECLIFFE
- 177 - Rita
Reddecliffe
---- to Mr Cecil Walter Reeve, eldest son of
Mrs Blackburn ------- more ---
TWOSE - ALEXANDER -
178 - Nancy Alexander of Omihi ---- to Neill Twose
-----
Ohoka - accident - 180
SADLER - a
collision between a motor-cycle driven by Mr J.L.
Sadler ---- and a motor lorry ------ injuries to his
leg and a fractured rib -----
Thursday
12 May 1938
Engagement Notice - 186
STILL - HOME -
Maysie Still --- to John Home
---- son of Mrs E. Home, Notre Dame de Grace,
Montreal, Canada.
Wedding -
KELMAN - MURPHY -
187 - Ola Grace Murphy
--- to William Hedley Kelman
---- Timaru,
Gift Parties - 188
KILGOUR - Miss Ivy
---- variety gift party marriage will take place this month
-----
HOLMES - Miss G.
--- marriage to take place early next month ------ laundry gift
party -----
MEHRTENS - Miss
Betty --- gift afternoon --- marriage shortly ----
Coming of Age parties - 189
ZANDER - dau.
Ziska of Lyttelton ------
ROACH - dau
Veronica ------- long list of names -----
DICKENSON - dau.
Catherine ----
Photo - Wedding -
190
KELMAN - Mr and Mrs W.H.Kelman ---- after their
marriage yesterday -- formerly Miss Ola Grace MURPHY
Accidents - 195
McKENZIE - Garth,
age 10 fell into the harbour at
Lyttelton ----- home is at Hinds near Ashburton, suffered
no ill effects ------
Accidents - 196
MUIR - Mrs C.
Muir was found dead ---- age about 72
HARVEY - William
Thomas Harvey age 61 --- severe cut to left
hand ----
McCONACHIE - Miss
C.M. -- head injuries --bicycle she was riding
collided ---- more ----
Friday 13
May 1938
Engagements - 200
MEHRTENS - GRIFFITHS
- Diedrich Inkson Mehtrens
---- of Rangiora and Myrtle Janetta Griffiths ---- of
Rangiora.
PEARSON - STEPHENSON -
Agnes Fillans pearson to John Blyth Stephenson ---
Wellington
Weddings -
BENNETT - SMITH -
202 - at Lincoln ---Lily
Florence Smith ---- to Ernest John Bennett --- of Greenpark
----- more ---
TINETTI - FLEMING -
203 - at Hokitika Ruby Thelma Fleming
----- to Lawrence Tinetti ---- more ---
NICHOLSON - STAPLETON - 204 -
at Hokitika --- Claire Stapleton ---- to Donald
Stuart Nicholson ---- of Ettrick, Otago Central --- more ---
LAWLER - O'REILLY
- 205 - at
Methven
Winifred Margaret O'Reilly ---- Highbank -to John Joseph
Lawler --- Rakaia --- more ---
HALL - GILL - 206 -
Allan Joseph Hall ----(Brookside) ---- to Frances Annie
Gill ---- more ----
KELLY - HARPER -
207 - at Ashburton
---Thelma Beatrice Harper ---- to George Ellis Stanley
Kelly ------- Invercargill ----
ARMSTRONG - CHURCHILL
- 208
- Elsie Margaret Churchill ----- to Mr Raymond
Armstrong of Timaru ---- lots more -----
ROOKE - MAHONEY -
209 - at Ashburton -- Olive Thaddeus Mahoney ---- to
Francis Henry Rooke -------
MORRISON - MARQUET
- 210 - Eric
Robert Morrison ---- to Jean Marquet -------
Double Wedding - 211
CATHCART - THOM -
Jean Davidson Thom ------ to William Douglas Cathcart
----- of Wellington
LANGE - LOUDEN -
Jeanette Bryson Scott
Louden niece of Mrs M. Thom to Roy Dietrich
Lange ------ lots more ----
Golden Wedding - 212
ALSOP - Mr and Mrs A.Alsop of Manawatu Heads.
---- of interest to
residents of Canterbury Mr Alsop 2nd son of late Mr and Mrs T.A.
Alsop among
earliest settlers in
Prebbleton --------
90 years old today - 227
BOYD - 75 years of active life --spent in NZ by Me
Thomas Boyd
----- 90th birthday today born in Scotland, arrived
Lyttelton on Mermaid
in February 1864
-----
dau. Mrs J.E.Holland -----
Saturday
14 May 1938
Engagement Notices - 233
GRANT - HEENAN
- Donald Gordon ---- to Unity Margaret
------Waikaia, Southland.
BASSETT - NURSE -
Colin Holman Bassett ---- Burnt Hill, and Margaret
Eileen ---------
Coming of Age Parties
- 235
BOYLE - Miss
Grace dau of Mr and Mrs H. Boyle of Temuka. -------
BLACKBURN - Doreen
-------
Gift Party - 236
JACKMAN - Miss N.
--- marriage to take place this month ------
Wedding write-ups -
DUNCAN - LUCAS -
237 - Beatrice Mabel
Lucas ---- (Stoke,
Nelson) to Richard Spencer Duncan -----
(Nelson) -------
HAISMAN - HOOD - 238 -
Edwin Moses Haisman ----
(Gisborne) to Margaret Jane Hood
--- amke their home in Gisborne
SCALES - PYKE - 239
- Ellen Margaret (Madge) Pyke ---- to Herbert
Noel Scales ----- Wellington ---
INWOOD - KEARNEY - 240 - Edna Mary Kearney -----
to
Raymond
Britton ------ son of E.C.Inwood, Southbridge -----
home in Invercargill ----
Photograph - 241
WHITE-PARSONS - Miss E.
White-Parsons, winner of the Senior Championship
--- open golf ----
GILLANDERS -
Miss S. Gillanders who
won the Junior trophy
Weddings write-ups
BAILEY - BLACKWELL -
246
-Ivy, widow of Mr Wilson George
Blackwell to Mr Edward Lawrence Bailey (West Eyreton
) given away by brother Mr L. NEWNHAM
--
MACKLE - WALLACE - 247 -
at Kaikoura --- Maureen Margaret Wallace
--- kaiakoura to Michael Gerard Mackle
son of -----
HODGSON - CONLAN - 248 -
at Oamaru John Winston, son of --
J. Hodgson, Christchurch to Edna Mary Conlan
--- Tara Hill, Ngapara ----
WARD - ROSE -
249 - at Devenport
of
Elizabeth Mary Rose dau of --- to Marcus Cyril Ward
----- Christchurch, will live in Christchurch
CUCACK - CAMPBELL - 250 - at Lower Hutt
-- Mr Frank
Cucack to Elsie Campbell dau. of ----- late Mr
Archibald campbell and Mrs Campbell -----
MERCER -
SLATTERY - 251 - at Leeston
---- Eileen
Monica Slattery ---- and Ian James Mercer -------
lots more ----
SMITH - LANE - 252 -
at
Timaru --- Margaret Mary Lane ---
(Makikihi) to George Huntly Smith --- (St Andrews)
DOLAMORE - CLARK - 253 - at Lincoln -- Jean
Matilda
Clark ---- Lincoln, to Alfred paul Dolamore
---- Dunedin ----
Monday 16
May 1938
Gift Party - 257
JONES - Miss Belle
Jones (Rangiora) --------
Weddings -
HOWATSON - MAW - 258
- at Southbridge ---- Elsie
Margaret Maw ----- to William James Robert
Howatson --------
RHODES - RAE - 259
- Beverley Rae ---- to Robert Alfred Rhodes ----
(Akaroa) --------
EDWARDS - MORTON - 260 -
Thelma Edith Morton ----- to Albert Walter Edwards
---- at Sumner ----
WEBB - LOASBY - 261 - Bruce Jack Webb ---- to
Enid
Gwendoline Loasby ----
PLATT - SHEPHARD - 262 - at Woodend ---Hugh
Alexander Platt
------ (Highbank) to Jean Margaret Sheppard -----
BIRD - LAUGHTON - 263 - at Owaka, Elsie
Clarence Laughton
--- to Mr Clarence Bird son of Mrs P. BROWN,
Dunedin
PICKERING - CRAMPTON -
264 - at Fairlie
-----
Alexander Stephen Pickering ---- and Constance Mary
Crampton -----
CARNAHAN - VOICE - 265 - at Picton --- Muriel Laura
Voice
--- of
Picton and William Keith Carnahan ------- of
Picton -------
HOOPER - BLACK - 266 - at Winchester, South
Canterbury,
Colin Stuart Hooper ---- Christchruch to
Elsie Black --- of Riverton, Southland
-----
PARRANT - DAVIS - 267
- at Temuka Leonard Charles
Parrant --- to Rona Margaret Davis
------ more ----
Funerals at Westport - 268
LAMBERT - Mr
J. at Orowaiti cemetery ------
McMEECHAN - Miss
E. ----- more
Accidents - 270
BARON - at
Auckalnd Alexander James aged
59 ------ fractured his skull, died -----
ANDREWS - at
Dunedin, Sinclair ----- died ---- car
capsized down bank he was about 78 years of age ----
McCARTHY - J. aged
22 of Templeton Farm School staff
------ accident -----
MORA -
P.J. aged 24 collided with another player ----
condition satisfactory ---
Tuesday
17 May 1938
Engagement Notices
- 275
HALLIGAN - LYFORD
- Lona Helen
-- dau. of Mrs E. Sharp and late Mr Eric Lyford, granddaughter of
--- to Albert Halligan
WYNN-WILLIAMS - UPHAM
- Brian, son
of ---- and Agatha Louise Haztill
Upham --------
MacLEAN - ANDREWS
- Margaret Joan Maclean
------ Taihape, to Frederick Robert William
Andrews of Christchurch -----
PARTRIDGE - PIDGEON -
Arnold Bolitho Partridge
---- of Ladbrooks to Zoe Mary ------- Little
River.
Farewell party at Sheffield -
276
BATES - -- bid farewell to Miss Mollie
Bates who has been a resident for 19 years -----
Weddings -
HARDCASTLE - COOK - 277 - at Timaru,
Eileen Blanche, dau of Mr William Cook and Mrs R. HALSTEAD to Ralph Cresser,
son of late Mr
Hardcastle & Mrs D'Auvergne
HOOD - HILL -
278 - at
Ashburton,
Zella Jane (Nena) Hill, dau of Mr and Mrs James Hill
to John Milson ------ Christchurch ----- more
PRENTICE - PANKHURST - 279 - at
Reefton of
Constance McKinley Pankhurst ------ to William Jaketh
Prentice ---- of Auckland -----
Coming of Age - 280
EATON - Trevor,
son of Mr and Mrs C.A.Eaton ---- lots more ----
Accident - 284
PHILLIPS - a
child named Brian Phillips aged 3 years of Oxford was
injured and a draught horse killed in an unusual accident-----
near Rangiora, the child was
a passenger veichle
collided with the horse ------- cuts about the
head by the child ----- car was extesively
damaged
Farewell - HARRIS
-
285
Mr R. Harris who for the last 8 years has been in the employ of
the Kowai C.C. has been transferred --- at Cheviot and
Kaikoura --- were entertained
in the Balcairn Public Hall
-------- presentation of travelling rug and eiderdown quilt -----
a book for each of the 5 children -----
Gift Party - 287
MILLIGAN - ADAMS - at
Puaha schoolroom --- Miss M. Milligan and Mr A. Adams -------
married shortly ----
Wednesday
18 May 1938
Engagement - 292
GLOVER - STEPHENS -
Dorothy May Elizabeth Stephens and Allen James Glover
---- Timaru
Weddings -
RIDDER - NOBLE - 293 - at Halswell Frances
Noble
----- to Edward Douglas William Ridder -----
HALL - PRIESTNALL - 294 -
Betty Priestnall ---- to
Cecil Hall ---- of Ashburton
------
GRIFFIN - JACKSON - 295 - Margaret Lucy Jackson
---- Church
Bush, Kaiapoi --- to Leslie Davis ----grandson of Late N.E. and
M.Griffin (Charlotte Jane)
REARDON - STOPFORTH - 296 - at
Hokitika ---Dorothy Winifred
Stopforth ---- and Mr Patrick Francis
Reardon --- (Blenheim)
TRAPSKI - CARLETON - 297 & 298 - at Thames --
Eileen Agnes
Carleton ---- formerly Methven -- to Charles John
Trapski ----
WEALLEANS - TELFORD - 299
- Johann Kathleen (Joan) Telford
------ to Stanley Oswald ----- more
---- will live in Oamaru
Medbury, North Canterbury - 305
BROOKER - DALZELL - Miss Una Brooker whose
marriage to Mr R.Dalzell will take place next
week ----
Accidents - 311
SAUNDERS -
Nicholas Martin, aged 65, at Auckland , died
later
SHERIDAN -
Charlie, aged 81, of Spring Creek,
Blengeim, died --- fractured ribs and other inuries
86th Birthday
- - 313
ASHBY -
Mr Frank Ashby, born in Lyttelton 18 May 1852
celebrates his 85th birthday today, enjoys good health,
never been to a doctor in his life, parents arrived
on Isabella
Hercus 28 February 1851 --- his father Mr
Joseph Ashby, a
native of Northamptonshire was a tailor by trade,
after 9 years in Lyttelton
moved to
Riccarton,
both parents died before Frank was 13 and in 1867 he went
to the Kowai district until 1931 married Miss
Susannah THOMAS
of
Gloucestershire in 1871
family of 6 children, 5 who are living 26
grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren
Thursday 19 May
1938
Funeral write-up - 316
ASHBY - Mrs Jessie Ashby of Ouruhia, at the Belfast
Cemetery , pall bearers were -------
Engagement Notices - 317
MATSON - GRIGG - Peggy
Matson ------ to Raymond Grigg ----- of
Auckland ----
KEITH - ROBINSON -
Noeline Myra Keith ----- to Clifton Gladstone Robinson
----- Timaru.
Weddings -
ADAMS - MILLIGAN
- 318 - Mary Jean
(Molly) Milligan ------- Little
River --- to Albert Davis Adams ------- Little River
---
RONDEL - BRAND - 318 - Clement Peter
Rondel
------ to Edna Georgina May Brand -----
ELLIS - PETRIE
- 319 - at Upper Riccarton
-- Doris Petrie ------
Greymouth to Joseph Murray Ellis of
Wellington ---- -----
more ---
LOVETT - BETTS - 320 - Anne
Betts ---- to Frederick Lovett ---------
SCOTT - STREETER - 321 -
at Gebbie's Valley ---- Jean Gillispie Streeter
---- to David George Scott -------Burnham ------
Friday 20
May 1938
Weddings -
LAUGESEN - MAIN - 325 - yesterday
- Ruth
Theodora Main dau of ---- to Alastair Laugesen son of
------
BLAIR - MUMM - 326 -
at
Granity
--- Joan Mumm, dau of -------- to
Edward Blair son of ---- Ngakawau -------
Timaru - Presentation - 329
NICHOLAS -
GORDON-THOMSON - approaching marriage to Mr keith
Gordon-Thompson of
Wellington, Miss Sadie Nicholas was presented -----
a
crystal salad bowl -----
Auckland - 332
THOMPSON - --collapsing
at the wheel of his car --- Mr Albert James
Thompson aged 54 was found to be dead. -------
Wedding - 337
ROWNTREE - CHILTON
-
-Elsie May --- to David Reginald Rowntree --------
Saturday 21
May 1938
Engagement Notices - 336
McEVEDY - McEVEDY
- Geoffrey Francis
(North Canterbury) to Patricia Madeline of Wellington
CROFT - ENSOR -
Freda Mary to Kenneth Claxton -------
FLUERTY - LeCOMTE
- Albert Phillip to Lilas Annie -------
BROWN - JOHNS
- Russell to James John --
A'COURT - COE -
Joan Esmae to Frank Rowland ---
TAYLOR - KELLAWAY -
Elizabeth (Amberley) to Terrance -------
Weddings -
ROWNTREE - CHILTON -
337 - Elsie May Chilton
---- to David
Reginald Rowntree ------ yesterday -----
ARNOULD - LARCOMBE - 338 - Marjorie
Belle
------ to Robert Glover Arnould ---- Edinburgh,
Scotland ----
WELD - ALEXANDRE -
339 - Harry Oxford Weld
---- to Margery
Ellen ---- Belfast ----- home in
Palmeston North -----
Funeral - 344
MACPHAIL -
------ funeral of Mrs A.A.Macphail at Le Bon's Bay cemetery
on Tuesday. ------ more
Farewell - 345
MAW - Miss
Alice Maw and Mr J.H.Maw who are leaving
Doyleston to reside at Methven were entertained -------
Weddings -
WARREN - O'DONOGHUE - 350 - Margaret Mary ---- to
John Felix Warren ----
WILKIE - BLACKLER -
351 - Iris Edith -----
Rangiora to Keith Alexander Wilkie -----------
TONER - DOWNES
- 352 - Margaret
Alice
Downes
--------- of Parnassus to Hugh Toner
----
GEDDES - HABGOOD
- 353 - at
Lincoln Doris
Frances Habgood ----- to James David Geddes
------ Springfield ----
CONSEDINE - GRIMES
- 354 & 355
Kathleen Anne ---- Grimes ---- to John Martin ---
Consedine ----
HARDWICKE - TOOHILL
- 356 - at Eketahuna Dormer Anne
Toohill
------- to Kenneth William ------ Christchurch ------
MINCHINGTON - JONES
- 357 - at
Rangiora Gwenith
Bell Jones dau of ----- to Stanley Frederick Minchington
------ Fernside. ----
JONES - COCK - 358 - Nancy Cock ----
to Gordon Jones ------
BUTTERICK - MILNER - 359 - at
Ashburton
of Noeline Roma, dau of late S.J.Milner & Mrs H. Stringfellow
to Eric Keith Butterick ----
Monday 23 May
1938
Engagement Notices - 363
ROBERTS - PRIEST -
Ethna Christina Roberts
-------- Whakatane to William Alec
-------- Dunedin ----
TUCKER - BOOKER -
Margaret (Peggy) Tucker ----- to Kenneth Alexander
Booker -------
Three Nuns celebrate their Golden
Jubilee - 364
50 years ago in May 1888 in Greymouth, 3 members of prominent
Catholic families -----7 years later they came to
Christchurch and since the
beginning of 1895 they have lived at St
Mary's convent in Colombo street. north ------
Reverend Mother Mary Cecilia (SHEEDY)
Mother Mary Mechtildes ( TAYLOR)
Mother Mary Stanilaus (McDONNELL)
------- more ------
Morning Tea Party -
365
GARLAND - Miss
Mary Garland whose marriage will take place in early June
-------- bathroom gifts ----
Wedding - 366
BENHAM - WHITE -
Barbara Wyatt White --- to Edward Herbert Benham
---- Somerset, England at noon on
Saturday -----
Photo - wedding - 367
LONGSTAFFE - Mr and Mrs J.W. Longstaffe
married on Saturday ---was formerly Margaret Kissel
of Templeton.
Photo - wedding - 368
BENHAM - Mr and Mrs E.H.Benham --- after
their wedding on Saturday formerly Miss Barbara WHITE.
Wellington - 369
QUINN - a
fireman T.Qinn aged about 27 a member of the crew of the
Shaw Savill Albion's vessel Mahia is believed to have been
drowned -------- more -------
Dunedin - 370
FENWICK - Vernon
Aufrere Fenwick aged 25 an orchadist at
Alexandra died suddenly --- while playing golf
--- an inquest will be held tomorrow
------leaves a
widow and 3 sons
Accidents - 371
FOX - Frank Leslie
--- of Dunedin --- lots more ------
KREEGHER - Leonard
-- death occurred ---- a middle-aged single man who lived at
Fielding ----
DRAKE - Ernest John
--- age 28 ---- playing
Rugby football ----- suffered concussion -------
Washdyke - 375
STOCKER - Alfred Frederick
Stocker aged 66 was found dead in his room
on Saturday morning ---- identified by son A.E.Stocker
---- inquest adjourned
Geraldine - 376
COLLINS -a fractured wrist and a broken bone ----- by
Irene
Collins dau. of Mr and Mrs M.Collins, when the bicycle
she was riding ---- collided with a car-
Tuesday
24 May 1938
Engagement Notice - 379
SHACKLETON - BROOKE -
Pamela Mary, dau of late Mr Shackleton and Mrs L.Halliday
to Eliot Griffith Brooke ----- Tapanui, Central Otago ------
Golden Wedding - 381
GUDSELL - Mr and Mrs R. Gudsell
------ son who had
travelled from Sydney to attend ---- list of guests --------
Gift Parties - 382
WARD -
approaching marriage of Miss
Gertrude Ward --- pantry gifts ---- more ----
BROOKER - Miss Una
brooker whose marriage to Mr R.
Dalzell this week --- public hall at Medbury
---- more ----
THOMAS - in
honour of Mr and Mrs T. Thomas ------more -----
Photo - 383
McNAIR
- after 37 years service on railway work in NZ Mr
J.McNair District Railway Engineer for Canterbury and
Westland has retired because of ill-health born in
Glasgow
--came to NZ when he was 8. schooling at
Glentunnel
---- entered teaching profession in 1901
joined the Public Works as an engineering cadet
--- lots more ------
Whakatane - 386
ALEXANDER - --- death on Saturday night of Mr
Reginald Alexander, editor of
the Bay of Plenty Press aged 68 a veteran
journalist ------ Murchison paper ------
Accidents -
388
HENDERSON -
fireman on steamer Maimoa --- Andrew
Henderson --- age 48 married ----- suffered scalds to
the chest ----
KENDALL - John William
Kendall of Palmeston North---
knocked down by truck in city---- age 72 ----- died in hospital
------
KEYS - Victor
Keys age 19 of Hunterville
----- unconcious --- riding a motor cycle -------
Funeral - 389
GRIMMER - --- Mr Alfred Grimmer took
place at the Waimari Cemetery yesterday ------ more
-----
Auckland - Fatal motor accident - 390
DOYLE - --- fatal motor car accident ------ on 16
April
------ death of Walter Henry Doyle ----
Elizabeth Doyle, widow of victim --- lots more -----
Wednesday
25 May 1938
Engagement Notice - 394
CLARKE - GOLLOP
- Robert Herbert Clarke ------- Bondi, Sydney
to Pamela Emma Golllop -------- Rae's Junction,
Otago.
Golden Wedding -
395
LOGAN - 2
pioneer residents of Geraldine, Mr and Mrs E.H.Logan
celebrated their Golden Wedding ann. today. Mrs Logan came to
Geraldine
with her parents Mr and Mrs
Caleb MASLIN in
1862 when she was 6mths old ------ lived in Geraldine
for 76 years and is the only
surviving member of a family of
10.
a member of the 1st council when Geraldine became a borough in
1905 Mr Logan served on that
body for 30 years
born
in London Mr Logan was 18 when he arrived in New Zealand in
1878 in the Waitangi --commenced business in
Geraldine 40 years
ago his present business property in Talbot street includes
the
site of the original bark hut of Samuel HEWLINGS
who surveyed
Geraldine ---- married in Geraldine on 24 May 1888
--- family of 4, 3 are living ----
Miss Ina
Logan, Mr
E.B.D.Logan, Mr K.Logan, 1 grandchild
------- more ------
Photo - 396
COOP - Mrs I.L.M.Coop president of North Canterbury
provincial Executive of the Women's Division of the Farmers'
Union.
Greymouth - Funeral
- 398
LANE - -- Mr John Samuel Lane took place at the
Karoro cemetery,
Greymouth ---- at the res. of Mr Lane's sister Mrs
C.CORBIN ------
Farewell - 400
SCOTT -
residents of Winchmore ---- farewell to Mr and Mrs
F. A. Scott ----- presentation of an entree dish and a
wallet of notes to Mr and Mrs Scott.
----- presented Mrs Scott
with a fountain pen ----- -- 2 fireside chairs
---- small presentations were made to Miss Kitty Scott
----- more ------
Estate - 402
WIDDOWSON - Estate of Annie Widdowson,
spinster formerly of Christchurch ------- lots
more -------
Palmeston North -
410
KEYS - Victor
Keys, a motor-cyclist, aged 19
--- died of head injuries early this morning -----
Photo - NZ Servicemen in
England - 411
Serving with the Royal Air Force in England - young New
Zealanders who were recently granted short-term commissions photo
on board the liner Rangitira
Back row -
R. Mathieson
(Wellington) J.A.Gibson
(Auckland) G.Baird (
Auckland) A. Reece (
Christchurch) A.Skidmore
Mathieson (Wellington)
J.A.Gibson
(Auckland) G.Baird (Auckland)
A.Reece (Christchurch) A. Skidmore
(Christchurch) F.Ainley
(Otago)
M.Mackenzie (Christchurch)
Second row -
L.Buchanan (Palmeston North) T.P.Gibson
(Christchurch) W.Hamill (Wellington) J. Berry
(Christchurch) R.Nicholson (Christchurch) E.Steel
(Wellington)
Front row -
C.Holdsworth (Wellington) E.Knox (Ashburton)
G.Blackmore (Wellington) C.Hatton (Wellington)
B.Jones (Wanganui)
Thursday
26 May 1938
Engagement Notice - 415
LINDSAY - WILKENS - Patty
Katherine Lindsay
---- Cust, North Canterbury
to Karl Victor Wilkens ----- Wakefield,
Nelson
Weddings -
CHATTERTON - GREEN
- 416 - at
Masterton, Roma Green
----- to Walter Vine Chatterton ------ of Dunsandel
------
LEE - CRADDOCK - 417 - ---Mary
Craddock ----
Little
River to Charles Woodhouse Lee ---- Kaikoura ----- more ---
MACDONALD - HOOPER - 418 - William MacDonald -------
Invercargill to Queenie Lyzetta Hooper -----
Eketahuna -- make home in Invercargill
Golden Wedding - 419
LOGAN - Public presentation to Mr and
Mrs E.H.Logan of
Geraldine of 2 easy chairs -- an illuminated scroll was
presented at a Methodist gathering last evening ---- more
---
Photo - 420
ANDERSON, CROMPTON - outstanding performers at the
Christchurch Competitions Society's annual festival - Jean
A. Anderson winner of the piano solo
--- 14
and
under 16 years - Ailsa Crompton winner of
vocal scholarship 16 and under 21 and the English song
(soprano) open class
Divorces -
BOUTEREY -
423 court
case -----
FELL -
court
case -
425 & 426 - a long story ---------
Photo - National Council
of Physical Welfare and Recreation - 427
Back row -
Dr T.H.Petit, Mr W.H.Moyes, Mr
A.C.Kitto, Mr F.G.Dunn, Mr M.H.Wilks, Dr
M.H.Watt, Mr N.Lambourne, Mr T. Merdith,
Captain A.H.L.Sudgen,
Dr C.E.Hercus, Miss Wyman,
(reporter to the conference) Mr W.A.Jameson
(Secretary)
Front row -
Mr L.J. Brake, Miss K.McKenzie, Mrs R.S.McInnes,
Hon.W.E.Parry, Minister for Internal Affairs, (
chairman) Hon P.Fraser, Minister for
Education,
Miss Agnes Kennedy, Mr
J.W.Heenan (deputy cahhairman)
Farewell Social - 427
CAMPBELL - Mr J.Campbell---- resiident of Glentunnel
district for many
years has left for the West Coast ----
presentation of a watch to Mr Campbell.
Friday 27
May 1938
Coming of Age Party - 430
PRICE - Mr and Mrs W. Price entertained
---- daughter Ivy ---- lots of names -----
Engagement Notice - 431
McKEGG - BEADEL
- Robert Mckenzie McKegg ------ Palmeston North
to Fiona (Betty) Beadel -----
Wedding - 432 -
NEIL - JACKMAN - Nellie Gordon Jackman ---- to
William Neil ---- Opotiki, Bay of Plenty ----
Presentation Party - 433
GARLAND
- members of the
Christchurch Liederkranzchen held a pleasant
evening to honour Miss Mary Garland ---- marriage
will take place next month
-----
presented a picture to Mrs
F.W.Simpson the
Society's accompanist and a
presentation to Mr and Mrs Alfred
Worsley their 25th wedding ann.
Woodend - 444
DICKEY - 4
year old child of Mrs F.Dickey ------ fractured leg
-------
Uncontested Divorces - 445
PECK ---- more on all of these --------
DUSKE ----
BAILEY -----
HERBERT ---
McLACHLAN -----
DAVISON -----
PROFFITT ----
RIGBY -----
JACKSON -----
WILLIS ---
JAMIESON ----
HORNING ----
PENFOLD ---
FIELD -----
BATCHELER --
CAPPER ----
STONYER ---
HARKER ---
HEATH ----
CURTIS ----
HERRON ---- known as SIMMONS ----
BRADSHAW ----
HARDING -----
Hastings - 447
BOYCE - Leslie Oliver Boyce died in a motor
accident at Whakatu on
16 July 1937 ----- lots more ------
court case -----
Wellington - 448
MORRIS - Edward
Terrance Morris was killed in a motor accident at Thordon on 10
January ------ court case ------
Accidents - 449
YAXLEY - Heather
--- head injuries, bicycle she was riding ----
TUCK - Nelson Tuck
aged 31 died from an electric
shock in New Plymouth had 2 children, his
wife still in the maternity hosp. -------
Saturday
28 May 1938
Bridge Party - 455
GARLAND - WARD - ---- Miss Nora Quarrell
was hostess ---- in honour of
Miss Mary garland whose marriage to Mr Denzil Ward
of
Wellington take place on Thursday ---
Evening Party - 456
McCORMACK - --Miss
Grace McCormack --- coming marriage ----
severing her connexion with the staff of Little Company of Mary
after 10 years of service
STEWART - 457
will of Colin Stewart died in 1926 ----- lots
more ----
Farewell Evening at Chorlton - 458
GILBERT - to
Mr and Mrs Orlan Gilbert ----- presented with a beaten
copper log box -----
Gift Afternoon - 460
DAVIES
- at Glenroy Hall --- Mrs A.
Davies formerly Miss I.HUNT
who was recently married
CLARKE - at
Glenroy ---- Mr and Mrs Clarke ------
Drowned - 461
RAY - a 3 year old boy George Ivan Ray
----- was drowned in the Avon River
----- grandfather Mr
J.D.MATHIESON ----
Invercargill - 462
ISRAEL
- fatal injuries --- by Mr Percy Jago Israel
riding a bicycle
--- was 55 years old -----chief clerk of Dalgety and Co.
employed for 35 years -----
leaves a widow and 1
son Mr George Israel, at University of Tasmania,
Hobart.
Hokitika - Presentation - 464
GILPIN - Mr
W. Gilpin --staff of the Forestry Dept. for the last 12
and half years ----- transfer to the North Island
---- Tairoa plantation at Whangamata,
Waihi
---- presented him with a clock suitably inscribed
---- also presented with a pipe -----
Funeral - 465
McMANUS - Mr John
McManus took place at the Orowaiti cemetery -------
Monday 30
May 1938
Gift Parties - 469
STUBBERSFIELD -
Adelaide --- kitchen evening at Kaikoura,
marriage soon
McDONALD - Elwyn
--- marriage soon ----- green gifts ---
GARLAND - Miss
Mary marriage this week ----
Coming of Age - 470
BOYD - Mr and Mrs D. Boyd, of Styx 3rd
daughter ----- also her engagement ------
Wedding - 471
SMITH - O'CONNELL -
Josephine --- and Cecil
Smith ----- at the Catholic Cathedral
----- more ----
Engagements - 472
BRUORTON - PRICE - Monica
Helen Bruorton ---- to Frederick Baxter Price -------
JOHNSTON - JAMES -
Betty Elliott Johnston ----- of
Rangiora to Richard Ellis James ---- of Woodend
McDONALD - WAKELIN -
Roderick Lewis Valmont McDonald
---- to Rita Daphne Wakelin ----- Kumara, West Coast
Social Evening
- 474
BROOKER - DALZELL - Mr and Mrs H. Brooker of
Medbury, North Canterbury
--- to celebrate the marriage of their dau Una Brooker to
Mr R. Dalzell
Accidents - 477
HARDY - Rober
of----Taihape - fractured pelvis ---
NAPIER - S. Napier of
Utiku --- broken collarbone ----
JONES - Ernest
James --fatal injuries age 44 of Grey Lynn knocked
down -----
ORCHARD - Graham
Pearce aged 23 suffered concussion --------
ELLIOTT -
Joseph an elderly man was knocked off his bicycle
----- condition serious
Flying Accident - London -
478
GRIMSON - on 6 May Acting Pilot Officer
Errol Desmond Grimson,
aged 21 of Christchurch ------ was a
pupil --------
Tuesday
31 May 1938
Weddings -
GEDDES - PALMER -
481 - at
Temuka, Sylvia Pearl Palmer
------Orari, to Robert Wilson geddes -----Temuka
-----make their home in Hamilton ---
PAGE - KANE - 482 -
at Catholic Church St Andrews Mary Kane ---- to
George Edward Page ---- son of ------- London, ------
WALKER - WATSON -
483 - at Methven, Ivy Doreen Watson
----
to Leonard Watson Walker, --------- Methven
Prebbleton - 484
CHESMIR - -----
in honour of Miss Olive Chesmir ---- marriage will take place
next week. ---------
83rd Birthday - 485
DWIGHT -
A pleasant time was spent by Mr Samuel Dwight , his
children, grandchildren and great grandchildren
-------- more ---
Wellington - 490
SHEPPARD - a fatal electric shock was
suffered by S.M.Sheppard
aged 60 at Ngahauranga --- lived in Lower
Hutt ------ leaves a widow and an adult family of 3.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
4 August 2008
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