Probate of Will Overturned Cites Mental Capacity Concerns
Judge Vance in Surrogate Court ordered probate of Cornelius Gendron's will despite a caveat by Frances Fitzpatrick who alleged lack of mental capacity and claimed undue influence fraud. The estate valued at 26000 dollars with 11000 life insurance was left to the widow in a 1924 will ratified by witnesses from Penetanguishene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance
Cornelius G. Gendron
Penetang
Frances Fitzpatrick
A. B. Thompson
Elizabeth Hurley
Joseph P. Brunnelle
Bowman
Gendron
Fitzpatrick
W. A. Boys
K.C
Smith & Ingram, Midland
Ford air films entertain at St Vincent’s Park band concert
Open air movies by the Ford Motor Company of Canada drew a large crowd at St. Vincent's Park Thursday evening. The Ford produced pictures ranged from scenic and educational to humorous and included several natural history films now in the American Museum of Natural History. A film depicted the building of a Ford car and spectators marveled at the machinery involved in automobile manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company of Canada
St. Vincent's Park
Ford Company
American Museum of Natural History
Ford Car
Ontario to restore three R's in revised curriculum plan
Premier Ferguson announces a two part curriculum for Ontario elementary schools with a basic core including reading writing arithmetic geography history and spelling and a supplementary section offering music nature study agriculture manual training and domestic science. The reform aims at local adaptability and includes rural education improvements and winter rural courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
Ontario
Education Department
Parliament
Toronto
Ice Cream Privilege Applications Sought for Firemen Tournament
Notice invites applicants for selling ice cream and soft drinks at Agricultural Park on August 6 during the Firemen's Tournament. Apply to Harry Hook by contacting 15 or 650W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Park
Harry Hook
Watchers Report Save and Lake Tragedy Mystery
Margaret Murchison remains at home recovering after a harrowing lake incident. The search for Edgar Smith and Wilbur Hoskin continues as a cottage sighting of a drifting body prompts cautious hope. A sweater saved a life. rumors of a second drowning spread before being debunked by an empty canoe incident.
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Margaret Murchison
D. C. Murchison
Maple Avenue
Lake Simcoe
Edgar Smith
Wilbur Hoskin
Jones
Oro
Edgar
C. W. Carley
C. B. Brown
L. R. Ord
Daring Escape From County Jail
Clif ford French of Orillia sixteen, awaiting sentence for theft, escaped from Mulcaster Street jail by digging a horseshoe ladder through mortar in the northeast wall. He climbed to the top and slipped down to the yard, then disappeared into civilian clothes amid a tense city wide search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford French
Orillia
Vance
Mulcaster St
J. J. D. Banting
First Loss for Trinity in Church League
St Andrew's defeated Trinity 7 to 5 in a junior Church League game on Wednesday. Ken Walls hit a homer with two on base for St Andrew's, while Smith and McKnight shared pitching duties for Trinity. Trinity suffers its first loss of the season. St Andrew's remains undefeated.
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St. Andrew’s
Trinity
Ken Walls
Smith
McKnight
McKenzie
Tribble
Rainey
Blackstock
Hill A Walls
Walker
Sinclair
Thirteen Is Lucky Number For Barrie
Home runs by Armstrong and Dyer and three base hits by P. Arnold Armstrong Cooper and two base hits by Byers Cooper and a sacrifice by Hopper highlighted Barrie's win over Cookstown 5 to 2 in a nine inning game. Umpires Bert Jennett and Wes Martin.
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Cookstown
Barrie
Armstrong
Dyer
P. Arnold
Cooper
Byers
Hopper
L. Arnold
Clark
Coles
Plant
Foran
Kidd
Pat Arnold
Dobson
Cooner
Bert Jennett
Wes. Martin
Aba
Sete Ee Harvey
C A. Foran
Baker
F. Foran
Barrie Ae
D. Emms
Ewes Lynch
Ene Plant
Carson
Boy Killed in Glen Huron Shooting In July Incident
The Examiner reported a Glen Huron shooting on July 6 that killed Clifford Smith thirteen, son of David Smith. Ernest Ford held the gun when it discharged. He was preparing to shoot groundhogs, a later correction showed no such plan. Clifford was brother of Mrs. W. A. Brethour of Allandale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Huron
Clifford Smith
David Smith
Ernest Ford
W. A. Brethour
Allandale
Barrie Collegiate Band gains praise across events
The Barrie Collegiate Institute Band under Bandmaster Sylvester earns applause during a July 12 parade in Orillia with tourist commendations. They performed at Stroud sports day, Guthrie garden party, and will play at Shanty Bay as part of a CN Exhibition Band Competition class entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrie Collegiate Institute
Sylvester
Orillia
Stroud
Guthrie
Shanty Bay
Birth announcements from Caldwell Gagnon Gardner Sturgess Wheeler
In 1924 a series of birth notices from Ontario hospitals record a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Caldwell of Shanty Bay on July 21. A daughter named Alice born to Mr. and Mrs. E Gagnon of Clapperton Sr on July 19. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. A F Gardner of Toronto on July 18. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sturgess of Thornton on July 22. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. A F Wheeler of Barrie on July 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
R.V. Hospital
Robert Caldwell
Shanty Bay
Gagnon
Royal Victoria Hospital
Barrie
E. Gagnon
Clapperton Sr
Alice
Gardner
A. F. Gardner
Rebecca L. Drury
Pacific Ave
Toronto
Sturgess
R.V
Walter Sturgess
Thornton
Wheeler
A. F. Wheeler
Peel St
Bain McHugh wedding in Toronto at Berkeley St Parsonage
Maxie McHugh youngest daughter of Catherine and the late Patrick McHugh of Cobalt wed John S Bain at the Berkeley Street Methodist Parsonage Toronto on Tuesday July 22 1924 Rev C W Folliott officiated. The groom is the only son of Alice and the late R W Bain of 714 Pape Ave Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bain—Mchugh
Berkeley St. Methodist Parsonage
Toronto
C. W. Folliott
Maxie
Catherine
Patrick McHugh
Cobalt
John S. Bain
Alice
R. W. Bain
Pape Ave
Obituaries in Craigvale Angus and Shanty Bay
Died Rowena Black of Craigvale wife of Murray Hunter aged 34 funeral July 23 at Stroud Methodist church interment Stroud Cemetery Neil Shaw aged 83 died Angus funeral July 23 Agnes Watt aged 85 died Shanty Bay interment Guthrie Cemetery July 24
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Hunter
Craigvale
Rowena Black
Murray Hunter
Stroud Methodist Church
Stroud
Shaw
Angus
Neil Shaw
Watt
Shanty Bay
Agnes Watt
Guthrie
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Bluebelle
Union Bank of Canada
A. Leslie
H. J. Thompson
T. McMillan
Flanders
Nello
Antwerp
Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan
Canada
New York
Alma Rubens
Conrad Nagel
Bela Legosi
George McQuarrie
Harold Lloyd
NEW _D.D.G
D. Keefe
D.D.G.M
Georgian Bay District
Grand Lodge of Ontario
A.F
A.M
Keefe
W. N. Duff
Grand Lodge
Penetanguishene High School
Violet Flook
Chicago
Minet’s Point
Simcoe
Park Beach
O. M. Poucher
Ont
Premier Ferguson
C. French
Jail Yard
Trinity—Anderton
F. Foster
Kennedy
G. Foster
Johnston
Adams
Payne
Reburn
Harrison
B.C.I. Band
Buchanan’s Grocery Market
Montmorency
California
St. Lawrence
Kellogg’s
Libby
Harry Buchanan
Grocer
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