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Personalities
Mr Bob Wallace completed nearly 30 years' service with the Nelson branch of Gleasons Ltd earlier this month, and to mark the occasion Mr and Mrs Wallace were presented with a television set by the firm. Former members of the staff who had worked with Mr Wallace also attended the function. From left: Mesdames J. Kingsland, A. Fairweather, Miss M. Burke, Mrs F. White, Bert Gilbertson, Bob Wallace, Mrs and Mr A.Thomas (manager), Mesdames I. Scott, E. Wallace and Miss H. Clifford.
Mrs Alice Woodward, matron of Green Gables Eventide Home, left for a holiday in England and the continent. She will be away about four months.
Rosina and Horace Gibbs, Clover Road, Brightwater, who celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary recently. The couple, who have lived in many parts of the province, have 8 children, 35 grand-children, and 12 great-grand-children.