LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 7 August 1946, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Personal | Mr. Graham McLaughlan, of the ; Hamilton railway staif, was a visi- j : tor to Shannon over the week-end. j The friends of Mr. D. Jones and • Mr. R. Bibby will regret to learn j , chat botli are confined to their beds ; oh account of illness. ; Euchre Winrvers There was another good attend- | ance at the euchre evening con- ; ■ ducted by the local branch of the ; Labour Party at Laurvig's Hall on | ; Friday. Prize winners were Mrs. V. j i McEwan and Mr. K. Batt. | j State Houses | ' With the State house units in j Grand Street nearing completion, ! the housing situalion should be i relieved siigntly in the near future. j l'enders have already been called i , for the construction of tour furuier 1 State units on the sections at the corner of Balance and Margaret Streets. Wincl Velocity Aiter a few cairn days late last week and over the week-end, the westeriy wind which blew up over Monday night and prevailed all ; aay yesteraay had a misleading j eifect on local residents, who were : , jf the opinion that a wind of gale j force was blowing. However, the xiighest velocity recorded at the j 1 railway station yesterday was 45 j .niies per hour. }