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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1959
Page
1
On Sunday April 12 Ecumenical Sunday a joint Evensong will be held at St Thomas Anglican Church Millbrook at 7 00 p m with clergy choirs and congregations from Grace Presbyterian and St Andrew United Churches joining for a service of reconciliation All community members are invited to attend
A sale of home baked goods by the W A of St Thomas' Anglican Church will be held at an unspecified venue. Proceeds go toward church activities and community outreach.
Coulter Bros Ltd holds a sale at the store on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Readers are invited to attend the auction of offered goods and store equipment.
A Pot Luck Supper will be held in St Andrew's Church Hall at 6 30 p m on Tuesday April 7th. Invitations go to members of all Women’s Organizations of the Church Town North and South Group 1 of the W A the W M S and the Evening Auxiliary. After supper a federated meeting will be held and proposals from the March 28th Executive Meeting will be submitted for approval.
At St John's Church on Easter Sunday St Thomas' offered Holy Communion with Rev. Edgar Palfrey delivering a sermon on The Sacrament of Broken Things. The service reflected on broken nets, alabaster box, Christ's broken body and tomb, with Psalm 52 verse 17 as text. Flowers in memory of the Allen Family and others were placed in the chancel.
People recall Easter holidays on King Street with girls skipping rope and school children at play. A married couple strolls by while Pop Kent remains jovial and Dave Fowler checks his door. School buses pass by, sparking amused speculation about local transport.
The piece notes that a spring flood was anticipated but now seems unlikely due to rapid snow and ice melt. It mentions lingering amounts of winter, Lake Ontario, and a subdued maple syrup season with little activity reported from the region.
Harry Elgar is heading to work as a truck unloads a bag of furniture. The May Day moving parade is reportedly beaten or disrupted, causing a minor disturbance at the scene.
In loving memory of Fred Winslow who died April 6 1954. Nothing can take away a heart that holds him dear. His memory remains fresh today as when he passed away. Sadly missed by wife and family.
Miss Gail Lawson and Miss Elmore Crowley spend a week at Five Oaks United Church Training Centre near Paris Ontario. Mrs R H Plakely attends the District Executive Meeting of the Women’s Institute at Mrs Eric Mclean’s Mount Pleasant home. The Rev Walter and Mrs Dyer of St George’s Allandale visit The Rev and Mrs Palfrey. Basil Stephens and daughter Gail of Agincourt visit with Mr Terry Stephens in Guelph and Mr J Harringer.
A new oak altar rail was dedicated in Christ Church Bailieboro during the Easter Sunday Holy Communion service led by Rector Rev Sidgar Paltrey. It was presented by Miss Gertrude Mayclock of Leaminginton in memory of her parents Alfred James Maycock and Sarah. The choir sang the anthem And Behold I Am Alive Forevermore by Caleb Simper.
Basil Richards donated 2.00 to the Minor Hockey League, listed here after being omitted from last week’s donations. A second entry appears as No Name with a 2.00 contribution, noting an incomplete donor record.
Mr and Mrs David Graham of Timaree New Zealand announce the birth of their daughter on Sunday March 22 1959.
Mr and Mrs Percy Puck Muthrick announce the birth of a daughter at Peterborough Civic Hospital on Friday March 27 1959 She is a sister to Teddy Fay Judy and Betty
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