Missionary Society Meeting Highlights Africa Work
The Woman's Missionary Society of the United church met on April 6 with Miss M Z Bennett presiding and Miss Kate Rutherford returning from Africa as guest speaker. Ruth Nelson attended. the program included scripture by Miss F Brown and prayers by Mrs P Binnie, with offerings dedicated by Mrs G Switzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the United Church
Heya
Africa
M. Z. Bennett
Ruth Nelson
Everton Holiday Visitors In Everton Homes
Holiday visitors filled Everton over the Easter weekend with Patsy and Nancy Jestin staying with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hunter Calnsville. Raymond Hunter returned for a week. Norman Duckett visits relatives in New York. Sunday guests included Alton Tovell and Jennie Tovell from Kitchener, Tom Fountain from Toronto, Jerry Hunter from Ospringe, Walter Couling of Orangeville, Joe Pluska of Milton, Ileen Parker of Guelph, and Omar Parker's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy
Nancy Jestin
Lloyd Hunter
Calnsville
Raymond Hunter
Norman’ Duckett
New York
John Alton
Jennie Tovell
Alver Tovell
Kitchener
Tom Fountain
Toronto
Mra
Harvey Jestin
Bobby
Jerry
Hunter
Ospringe
Walter
Easter Congregation and Birthday Notes in Limehouse
Easter Sunday at Limehouse Presbyterian saw a good turnout for services aided by the junior choir under S Gisby with Mrs Roughley at the piano. The piece highlights Paul Turner's sixth birthday party and a parade of visiting relatives and friends from Toronto Islington Barrie Hamilton and Durham among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Turner
Johnny
Teddy Clarke
Michael Noble
Robbie Roughby
Stephen Lawr
Avril
Nigel George
Limehouse Presbyterian Church
S. Gisby
Roughley
Mills
Florida
Helen Mills
W. L
House of the Gisbys
A. Thornton
Teeswater
James Gordon
Camp Borden
Peter Glynn
Woodbridge
Milton Junior Farmers win four at drama festival
Milton Junior Farmers swept the second annual Junior Farmer drama festival at the War Memorial hall in Guelph. Their Pink and Patches won best actor Bill Kelly best actress Dorothy Ingram best directing and best play directed by Stuart McFadden. Norman Broomfield judged the five plays and praised Milton for smooth, natural characterization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
War Memorial ‘Hall
O.A.C
Guelph
Norman Broomfield
Mount Forest
England
Hamilton Guild
Stuart McFadden
Bill Kelly
Dorothy Ingram
Peel
Caledon‘Suniors
Huron
Clinton
Waterloo
North Dumfries Juniors
Wellington
Maryborough Juniors
Glenn Dickson
Moorefield
Mac Sprowl
Acton
Ozburn Shield
Antique Sale At Esquesing Attracts Hundreds Of Collectors
Antique collectors from near and far gathered on the Esquesing township farm of W EiHott for a week long sale of old family handiwork and furniture. Items reportedly over a century old drew high prices as 500 people vied for spinning wheels rugs linens and fine china and glassware amid elaborately finished furniture pieces. The farm lands and buildings were reportedly sold separately.
M O H Breaks Hip In Fall On Monday
Dr Archie Bull Halton county Medical Officer of Health broke his hip in a Monday fall at his Burlington home. He was taken to Hamilton General Hospital and local physicians will assume his duties temporarily while he recovers from the polio inoculation program. It is expected he will be around on crutches soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Bull
Halton County
Hamilton General Hospital
Burlington
Limehouse W I Holds Annual Meeting and Elects Officers
Limehouse Women’s Institute held its annual meeting on April 7 at Memorial Hall with fourteen members present. Reports were read, a ten dollar donation to a TB project approved, and officers were elected for 1955 56 including president Mrs H Smith and secretary treasurer Mrs J W Noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limehouse Women's Institute
Memorial Hall
E. Sanford
Mary Stewart
Milton
T.B. Association
Korea
T.B
Georgetown
Ea of Commerce
Georgetown Pal
A.J. Smethurst
H. Smith
J.roughley
John W. Noble
A.J. Smethtchell
Harry Brown
Frank Brown
Charles Jones
E. Karn
Jack. Roughley
Charles Meredith
A. J. Smethurst
J.S. Noble
H. Brown
C. Clarke
J. Ellerby
J. Roughley
R. Turner
Tweedsmuir
S. Kirkpatrick
W. H. Mitchell
J. E. Noble
Ted Brown
N. Ruddell
Ottawa Man Fined For Thawing Pipes With Open Flame
Norman Mulligan sparked a fire by using an open flame to thaw water pipes and suffered a $15 fine. The incident followed by a note that in 1953 over 20 000 Canadians in 500 communities borrowed sick room equipment from the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Norman Mulligan
The
Red Cross
Auxiliary Mission Band Take Part in Ballinafad Easter Service
A Balinafad church service drew a good attendance for the Eastern Thankoffering. Miss Lillian Shortill played the organ as the Evening Auxiliary led devotion and two choruses. Mary Jennings spoke on Stewardship while the Mission Band sang Here we come gathering Pennies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballinafad
Lillian Shortill
Mary Jennings
Christ
Garry Snow
Miss Hills
India
Ballinafad 4 H Club to Buy Teaspoons for Girls
Ballinafad 4 H Club plans to purchase teaspoons for its girl members at the April meeting held at the president Mrs Franki th. The group conducted standard business heard treasurer reports and agreed to lay the funds for the meal with a Queen and salad supper supplied by a group member. Mrs Tom Gibson was named to install new officers for the coming year. The May meeting will be hosted by Mrs M Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank—iith
Ooe
Mary Stewart
Tom Gibson
M. Baker
Easter Services and Visitors Mark Rockwood Week
Easter week in Rockwood featured Good Friday quiet business, St Johns Church services, and a Sunday message of Resurrection. Local funerals included Mrs George A Hamilton at Erin Presbyterian with Rev M Wair presiding and flower bearer Mrs Clifford Swanston. Easter visitors came from Toronto Hamilton Owen Sound and Long Branch. updates note spring signs and school holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Hamilton
Pearl Hamilton
George’ A. Hamilton
Presbyterian Church
Erin
M. Wair
Preston
Ospringe Presbyterian
Clifford Swanston
Fifth Line
Bramost
Fred A.hamilton
Guelph
St. John’s Church
E. H. Jones
Enid McNabb
Toronto
Eddie Gray
Ada Waller
Hamilton
Roy Day
Fred Day
Milton Greer
Aldershot
Kenneth Thatcher
Owen Sound
Leon Ayles
Royal Bank
Long Branch
Leon
Clinton
Norman- Lambert
Neil Lambert
Dorothy I. McDiarmid
Ingersoll
James Neave
London
England
Jean McColl
Marjorie Craig
Joan Pickering
Blenheim
Easter Week Visits and Local Social Roundup
OSPRINGE lists Easter week visits as residents entertain relatives and friends from Brantford Belwood Toronto North Bay New York and Hamilton. Notable items include Mr and Mrs H R Howard with Mr Apps and Miss Robertson at Brantford and Miss Doris Fines staying with Mr and Mrs William Henderson at Belwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Howard
Mr. Apps
Robertson
Brantford
Doris Fines
Belwood
William Henderson
Gordon Aitken
Joan
John
Sherlock
Sherlock Roman
Fort Worth
Texas
Mary Struthers
Toronto
Otto Munz
New York
Swain
Stamford
Fisher
George Klooster
Baby
Drayton
K. Klooster
Peter Ferguson
Guelph
Lottie Grundy
Hamilton
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Children’s Aid. Society
County OF
Halton
Children’s Aid Society of
County of Halton
St. Paul's United Church
William “E. Bl&tz
Institute of Child Study
Torotto
W. G. McKenzie Robinson
Oakville
Ontario
Aps
Wannit
Izes
Cals
Roy
GIANT
Fiddlers
Roxy Theatre
H Everton
Everton
Limehouse
M.O.H
W.I
Beth McEnery
Jean Lawr
Acton Free Press
Acton and District
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Harold Wiles
Rockwood
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