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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 65, Issue 5525, 16 September 1942, Page 4

Mr Owen O’Brien is visiting Auckland.

Mrs L. S- Churchfield, accompanied by her daughter Joy, is at present spending a holiday at Waihou as the guest of Mrs C. J. Murphy.

Mrs Neil Taylor, Glen Valley, Kihikihi, has undertaken relieving duties at the local High School pending the appointment of a permanent teacher.

Mrs B. E- West, of Tauranga, and her daughter, Miss Zoe West, are the guests of Mrs R. L. Pepperell, Bank Street,-

Official advice has been received by Mr and Mrs I. Mannington, Punui Road, that their son Hector has been discharged from hospital.

Sisters Muriel Rogan and Kathleen Every, of the Presbyterian Church Youth Staff, are at present visiting Te Awamutu, where they are conducting a children’s week in St. Andrew’s Parish. .'

Mr C. Wilcock, of Pokuru; announces the recent engagemerits of his two daughters, Esme Mary to Driver Ronald Morey, of Mercer, and Elizabeth Melba to Private Hedley Kidd, of Te Awamutu.

Mr and Mrs Raymond W. Smith, Wairiki Road, Mount Eden, announce the engagement of their only daughter, Jean Isbel, to Private David Mannington, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, fifth son of Mr and Mrs I. Mannington, Punui Road, Te Awamutu.

Sergeant Phil Harvey was among the New Zealand airmen serving in the Middle East who broadcast messages home on Sunday last. Sergeant Harvey sent messages to his wife, Mrs Vai. Harvey, Rewi Street, and his parents, Mr and Mrs A. P. Harvey, Frontier Road.

At the Te Awamutu Hotel on Monday afternoon a farewell social was tendered to Lieutenant W. 0. Sinnott, signal officer of the Waipa Battalion of the Home Guard, who is about to enter a military camp, by officers of the headquarter’s company of the battalion and members of the signal platoon. Speakers at the function were Sergeant J. Fisher, who will now take over the duties of signals officer, Captain H. P. Ensor, Lieutenants C. 0. Edmonds and E. Dodd, R.S.M. B. Malone and Corporal S. S. Preston for the n.c.o’s., and members of the signal platoon. All paid a tribute to the untiring efforts which Lieutenant Sinnott had made for the Home Guard, efforts which were reflected in the present high standard of efficiency obtaining among signallers throughout the battalion. He was assured of the cordial good wishes of all in his future army life. After Lieutenant Sinnott had responded, a number of appropriate toasts were honoured.