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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 June 1939, Page 4

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The Hon P. C. Webb. Minister of Labour, is visiting Hawke’s Bay. The Hon W. E. Parry. Minister of Internal Affairs, lias returned to Wellington from the East Coast.

The death occurred at Palmerston North on Sunday of Mr Frederick Bryant, a well-known resident at the age of 78 years. Mr Winstone Jones, formerly of Masterton. but now of Auckland, has returned to the northern city after a visit to Masterton.

Mr W. R. Mummery, who for the last 16 years has been a chemist at the Aramoho casein factory, has accepted an appointment on the staff of the Dairy Research Institute, Massey College. Colonel J. I. Christall, formerly of Christchurch, and at present commanding the cavalry and mechanised frontier forces in Transjordania, was awarded the C.B.E. (Military) in the recent Birthday Honours. Dr P. C. Davie, of New Plymouth who went to England some time ago for post-graduate study, has been awarded the degree of M.D. of Edinburgh University. He is a brother of Rev John Davie, of Masterton. Mr C. V. Beaumont, who has been manager of Woolworths, Masterton branch for over a year, will leave at the end of the week on promotion to managership of the Timaru branch. Mr Beaumont will be succeeded as Masterton manager by Mr D. E. C. Reilly on transfer from Auckland. The wife of the New Zealand aviator, Flying Officer A. E. Clouston has given birth to a daughter, a London cablegram states. Flying Officer Clouston was married on December 5, 1937, to Miss Elsie Turner, a fellow-worker at the Farnborough Aircraft establishment.

Mr Owen G. Ellis, of Dannevirke, formerly of Masterton, is seriously ill in the Dannevirke Public Hospital. Mr Ellis has a number of friends in Masterton. He was secretary of the Kennell Club from its inception and until he was transferred to Dannevirke, was on the staff of the Bank of New South Wales here. A pioneer of the Manawatu district, Mrs M. E. Cockburn, widow of the late Mr James Cockburn, formerly of Rongotea, died in Wellington recently after an illness of five years and a half. Mrs Cockburn was the eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Thomas Edwards, Moutoa. She was born in Wellington in 1867. The death occurred recently at Kaiwarra, of Mr Albert Leslie Dixon, chairman of the Kaiwarra School Committee. Mr Dixon was always ready to help in any movement which had the interests of the people, and Kaiwarra at heart.. He took the lead in organising picnics and Christmas parties for the children. Mr Dixon, who was born in Masterton, settled in Kaiwarra when he was 19 years of age, and lived there till his death. His wife was formerly Miss S. Iggulden. Mr Dixon was a member of the old Petone naval volunteers for twelve years, and was the possessor of a long service medal. He served with the New Zealand forces in the South African war. Mr Dixon was a member of the Hinemoa Lodge of Freemasons, and was a member of the Kaiwarra School Committee for more than 30 years. He leaves one son, Mr Harold Dixon (Lower Hutt), and four daughters.