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Edward Charles Turner fonds

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  • 1927-1939 (Creation)
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    Turner, Edward Charles

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19.5 cm of textual records

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Turner, Edward Charles (1909-1971)

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Edward Charles Turner [1909-1971] was born in Salmon Arm and attended school in the community. His parents, Robert and Maude Turner were pioneers to the area and arrived in Salmon Arm in 1892. The family ran an orchard and packing house. Edward was the eldest of four children. Eddie Turner married Eileen M. Hazel (nee Stewart) in the late 1940s. Eddie adopted Eileen's only son, Richard. The couple had no children of their own. Richard and his new bride Lynda (nee Thurston) were tragically killed in 1966 at Lytton, returning from their wedding in Vancouver. Following Robert Turner's death in 1950, Eddie took over management of the family fruit growing and packing operation. The packing house closed in the fall of 1950 following the big freeze of 1950. Eddie was interested in the Non-Permanent Active Militia. In 1939 he was commissioned lieutenant in the Rocky Mountain Rangers. He served in Kamloops at the outbreak of W.W. II. Later he was the officer in charge of the army munitions dump north of Kamloops. He was honourably discharged in 1941 for medical reasons. Eddie was elected as Reeve in May of 1952. He headed district council for ten years, stepping down in July 31, 1961. Eddie's interests included hydroplane racing and collecting Canadian stamps. He was an active Liberal, serving as president of the local party organization for fifteen years. He was a member of the Salmon Arm Masonic Lodge and interested in Legion affairs. Eileen Mabel Stewart [19?-1987] was born in Vancouver. According to June Turner, she married a Mr. Hazel and lived in Vulcan, Alberta. The couple had one son, Richard in 1944. When Eileen relocated to Salmon Arm she worked at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

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The fonds is divided into fifteen series and consists of school notebooks and papers, militia course work, air raid publications, political correspondence [1935-1940], minutes and accounts for the Rifle Club [1935-1939] and pamphlets.

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  • Alpha-numeric designations: BCAUL control number: SAM-374

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