Shannon

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 5, 7 January 1941, Page 8

Shannon

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Mrs. J. D. Campbell, Mangaore, who is spending a holiday with her brother, Mr. A. L. Smales, Cleveland, Papakura, will be returning home at the end of January. Mrs. W. H. Gunning has for some weeks been staying with her daughter, Mrs. James Currie, Thames, and it will be some time yet beforo she returns to her home in Bryce Street. In view of her approaching marriage, Miss Verna Easton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Easton, Buckley, came home from Wellington at Christmas time to make preparations for the coming event. On December 24 the marriage took place very quietly in Shannon of Freda Olive, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Thomson, Ballanco Street, Shannon, to Nelson Victor, third son of Mr. E. Batt and the late Mrs. Batt, of the same town. After a short honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Batt returned to Shannon, where they will reside for the present. The highest and lowest day and night temperatures for December, 1940, were practically identical with those of De-J cember, 1939, as the following figures, supplied by Mr. J. Hallam, will show, the figures in parentheses being for 1939:—The highest day temperture in the shade was 82 degrees on the 28th (82 degrees on th 18th), and the lowest 65 degrees on the 4th (65 degrees on th 27th). The highest night temperature was 64 degrees on the 23rd and 29th (64 degrees on th 25th and 31st), and the lowest 51 degrees on the 17th (48 degrees on th 29th). During December rain fell on 11 days measuring 1.63 inches. This was registered at MangaoTe and would be practically the same at Shannon. At No. 1 dam, Mangahao, the; rainfall over the same period was 9.44 inches, which fell on 16 . days. For the 12 months ending December 31, the rainfall was 42.62 inches at Mangaore and 336.32 inches at No. 1 dam, Mangahao. Mr. J. D. Campbell supplied these figures. The main event in Shaunon on New Year’s Eve was the dance organised by the social committee of the Anglican Church. This was held in the Parish Hall, which had been decorated with red, white and blue twisted streamers for the occasion. Paper hats, etc., were distributed to the large crowd present just before 12 o’clock and the New Y'ear was ushered in with the usual hilarity. Mr. M. Parr carried out the duties of M.C. and Mr. East (Foxton) supplied the music.