Georgetown News Notes On Local People And Events
Mr W A Wilson remains in recovery after weeks at Guelph General Hospital. Over the weekend visitors at Trooper and Mrs Albert Presswood’s home included Trooper E Noberts, Trooper H Gilson of Camp Borden, and Miss W Harris of Toronto. Letie Clark, son of Mr and Mrs Mark Clark, left his Herald job to enlist in the RCAF in June and is now a member of the MICA drill squad performing at the Canadian National Exhibition Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Wilson
Guelph General Hospital
Albert Presswood
E. Noberts
H. Gilson
Camp Borden
W. Harris
Toronto
Acj
Letiie—Clark
Mark Clark
John Street
The
Herald
RCAF
MICA
Som Wright
Miss Shirley
FC Morrow
Lane
Polkinghorne
Winifost Polkinghorne
Chile
Tvens
Brantford
John Nickell
Prise
CNEL
Nickell
Dan Dore
Ladys Mil
Mioo
Mira John Nickell
Weatherall
Graham
Winnipeg
Jack Nickell Jr
Detroit
Glenn Kelmnear
Sparrow Lake
Chris Swackhamer
Acton
Brister
Harold
Johnny Brister
Mary Breeney
St. Joseph's Hospital
London
Hillsburg Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Wedding
Mrs Wm Miller and granddaughter Mixes Marguerite Heron of Mitchell visited at the Miller home then returned Sunday. Acton resident Mrs Hi Near visited daughters Mrs Alex Bessey and Mrs Wm Tessey recently. Charles Booth and Wesley Boothie Allan visited L W Cheyne and family with the Cheynes in Hillsburg. A sale drew many locals with good prices. Nelson Rathburn and Gillis formerly married Saturday. School reopens Tuesday for term start and many students begin new ventures. James McCann remains at home illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Miller
Marguerite Heron
Mitchell
Lloyd Miller
Hi Near
Acton
Alex Bessey
Wm Tessey
Charles Booth
Wesley” Boothie Allan
L. WW. Cheyne
W. J. Cheyne Jr
Harry
Guelph
Hillsburg
Nelson Rathburn
Miss Gillis
Gas Lookout Club Peach Social Aids Local Funds
The Gas Lookout Club held a peach social at the Presbyterian Church Friday evening to raise funds. Chairman A Patterson led a varied program with violin by Vino Nickell and Helen Meredith, vocal by Alma McEnery with Mrs Gowdy, ventriloquism by June McQuillan and Annies and piano by Mrs Gowdy. Miss W Evans conducted a forty five question quiz. Mrs Smethurst won the ladies prize and Mr Wm Newton the men’s prize. Peach servings and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
A . Patterson
Vino Nickell
Helen Meredith
Alma McEnery
Goawdy
June McQuillan
Father Annies
van Gowdy
W. Evans
O. J. Smethurst
Wm. Newton
Hartley
Mile Tan
Terra Cotta Community Notes on Local Hiring and Growth
Mr Lyons of Georgetown becomes teacher at the 1st Line School and Mrs J G Stringer plans to move to Terra Cotta. Mrs C McNally visits Georgetown, corn cutting nears, and the Georgetown Lumber Co. advances A McDonald's Town Line house. Clifford Harris joins Brampton farm manager post, Misa Wood to teach Sth line school, CN E visit noted, local quarries report busy brick season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Stringer
C. McNally
Georgetown
Georgetown Lumber Company
A. McDonald
Clifford Harris
Bull
Brampton
Misa Wood
Toronto
Rally speaker headlines Grimsby Beach event
William McCulloch delivered the guest address at a monster rally on Grimsby Beach Sunday afternoon. Council discussed speeding, Mayor J Gordon Blair proposing a reduced speed limit in the business section. Constable David Anderson found a disoriented man near station 28 who was later identified as an escapee from a Toronto asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uchl Lake
Sioux Lookout
David Anderson
Toronto
Gazette
August meeting at the wall held at Mrs E Mc Enery home
The August gathering at the Wall took place at Mrs E Mc Enery's home with Mrs Vanatter presiding. Miss Hills and Ms Swindlehurst led devotional exercises and Mrs Starrett spoke on temperance. A Mission Band event occurred Saturday with Greg Morning directing and James Kirkwood and Greg Morning in charge. Dorothy Warne presented Watch Tower and Miss Hills led the topic. Plans were made for Go prente upcoming events and a WLASS meeting noted at Mrs Fred Joshua rallo's home with Rev Foreman and Mrs Laura McMillin as speakers and a chorus by the young ladies. Visitors from nearby churches attended and a lunch followed on the lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
E. McEnery
Vanatier
Miss. Hills
Ms. Swindlehurst
Starrett
Greg Mornin
James Kirkwood
Greg Migrnm
Dorothy Warne
Miss Hills
Ue Wlass
Fred JoShorallo
Friay
Vanatter
Fae
Foreman Jedino Pra Asolo
Moss Laura McMillin
Melville United
Bishop Warne
Inn
HO Fisher
Blythewood Ave
Toronto
Ballinafad
AL Owaw. Foreman
H Fisher
H. Barth
Glen Williams
Mo Campbell
Bert
Rogers
Wasaga Beach
Stull
Brandan Crewson
Bruce
Peter
Milton
Soper
Oakville Junior Baseball Falls In Playoff Opener At Hamilton
Oakville’s junior team lost 6 to 4 in the first playoff game against the Belta Monneéche at Hamilton on Saturday. Oakville competed in spring events at the C N E and won three firsts one second and one third among top juniors from the U S and Canada. LHon Vern Belyea Oakville Lions safety committee chair assisted by Lion Hilmer Lofquist and ten club members led seventy children in two trucks to the Canadian National Exhibition to march in the Safety Day Parade for Young Canada Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Oakville
C.N.E
U. S
Canada
LhonVern-Belyea
Oakville Lions
Hilmer Lofquist
Record Star
Ospringe Social Notes and a Serious Accident
Ospringe Ontario entries recount Mrs Gordon Aitken and a son returning home, visits from relatives, and a serious accident to Mr George Grundy after a load shifted in a wagon injuring his jaw and neck. The piece also covers a late August wedding reception for Arnold and Mabel Sunter at Erin Hall with local tributes and a kitchen shower in Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Aitken
S. McLean
J. ‘Tovell
Chisholm
Erin
J. Brydon
Acton
Labor Day
F. Brydon
JD. Stewart
Aitcheson
George Rennick
Marion
Hamilton
Harold McEnrgers
Baby
Eramosa
Sainger
Winnipeing
Hazel Webb
Sault Ste. Marie
Rcucumber
C.N.E
Isabelle Scanlon
Toronto
Dan Hindley
Robert van Norman
M. Tovell
Alma
W. J. Jackson
Fisher
Kitchener
Holliday
George Grundy
Erin Hall
Arnold Sunter
William McKenzie
Oon
Kenneth Stubbington
Ospringe
Ont
Matel
Arnolds
Andy Joy
Arnold
Mabel
OUP
Ray Webb
Lorne Duffield
Orval Duffield
Dan Mindlox
Aileen Walters
Georgetown
Walters
Miss Sanford
Sunter
Mr. Johnson
Miss Hurren
Tampa
Smith and Stone Electrical Appliances
Death notice from Erin area for Joly Justice Manitoba death
Relatives report the death of Joly Justice of Winnipeg Manitoba on February event day. The obituary notes a local church gathering with children from Saint Sunday School and teacher Miss J Salmon, guest preacher Rev. Fred Ashton, and visits to residents including Mrs Robert, Miss Kare Rel at Acton, and Mary Rel, a former Erin resident and teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joly Justice
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Feluay
Aventud
al Sainte
Misa J. Salmon
Relfountain
Fred Ashton
Georgetown
Village Notes on Local Visits and Moves
Campbellville residents report two week Lake Erie holidays for Mr and Mrs Tom McPhail and family. Mrs C Campbell of Moffat visits W M McPhail. Jack McNiven of Minnesota visits relatives. Wilma Betlins returns to Toronto from holidays. Don Barnard of the RCAF in London visits home for the weekend. Edith Flewelling moves to Greensville. Mr and Mrs Ross Carbert move into the house. W J Bell moves to Toronto. Mr and Mrs W Crawford move into the village house. Mr and Mrs Charlie King move back home. David McPhail of the RCAF in Jarvis spends a few days at home. Wedding bells seem to be ringing all over this village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
McPhail
Tamily Haves
Lake Erie
C. Campbell
Moffat
W. M. McPhail
Jack McNiven
Mirnesota
Wilma Betlins
Toronto
Don Barnard
R.C.A.F
London
Edith Flewelling
Greensville
Ross Carbert
W. J. Bell
W. Craywford
Charlie King
David McPhail
RCAF
Jarvis
Marital Congratulations Report From Rockwood and Nearby
Community records celebrate weddings in Kitchener and Winnipeg with clergy from Presbyterian churches. Residents attend reunions and visits to Toronto Brantford Hamilton and Minneapolis with updates on local families and summer activities including school reopenings and staff changes.
Tornmin Bally's Ball Trade Sparks War Era Speculation
Fragmentary notes claim Tornmin Bally shipped balls to England and Switzerland for national championships as war shadow looms. Reportedly more balls head overseas in wartime than in peace, with a new ball produced for the US market and tied to overseas territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tornmin
England
Switzerland
Phieir Miakera
Sportition Nie
Tas Toy
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Mr . Lyons
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Fred E. Croft
Clara FE. Spearin
Frank Lawson
Nassagaweyn Presbyterian Church
Muriel Williamson
Donald Semple
C. G. Jones
Rockwood
Nathaniel
Anderson
Stoney Creek
Charles Wil
Eden Mills
J. Brydges
Lloyd Hunter
G. I. Lederer
Flint, Mich
Chas. Gamble
Kenmore N.Y
Eleanor HN
Pearce
Minneapolis
Miani
Mary
James and
Clarence Lynch
Wesley Harris
Rey Day
Fred Brydies
Fred Day
Kenneth Milne
Brian Hoile
Grattan Barry
Midkind and
Meaf
Margaret
Elsie Gordon
Arlene Young
Arthur Harris
Tom Tertorem
Ryerson Beach
YPOS
Mro
Leslie Duby Aund Babe
Jos Duby
Orangeville
Marx Bros
Tony Y Martin
Turaday
Ginger Rogers
George Murphy
Alan Marshall
Tom, Dick
DON Ameche
Betty Grable
Miami
Young and
ODT
Kd. Rachtlin
ROYAL
Dorothy Lamour
John Hall
Alama
South Seas
Ombay- Clark
Gaef Ilee Rosalind Russell
Cooking
Ontiaen
Ilcla.p
Sndley
Fred McBride
Church News
United Church of
Tloo Am
Jesus
Frenigg
Palth
Young People's Union
Preabisterian Knox Church
H. L. Rennie
We A. Miniater
Mimie
Willow Streat
Serview
Hwe Apie
Mwht
Murray
Jack Tweedle
Fergus
Free Press
Acton Cprout Club
Jodtin VO Savailis
PAQM
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Singer
Rand
Singer Sewing Mactaine CO
Queen Woo Brampton
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