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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1957
Page
1
In loving memory of our darling daughter Cheryl Elizabeth who died August 29 1956. The poem notes she is picked by the Lord Jesus, and the family recalls sorrow behind smiles. Remembrance comes from Mommy, Daddy and brother Randall.
Manvers Township holds a meeting on Tuesday September 8 at 1 30 p m DST Cavan Township meets Wednesday September 4 at 7 30 South Monaghan Township gathers Tuesday September 3 at 8 p m Millbrook Village assembles Tuesday September 3 at 8 p m
In a Hydro News item a man buys a parrot at auction. He quips that the bird may talk, while the auctioneer replies the parrot has been bidding against him for the past half hour. The playful exchange captures the lively bidding scene.
Mr and Mrs T A Campbell celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary with at home visits on Sept 4 1957. Various local families visit travel and guest at cottages lakeside and towns including Dawson Burns Buck Beatty Kinsman Shedgewick and Burns share trips to camps cities and lodges with relatives old and new.
A motorist stranded between Mill Brook and Ajax received aid when a coloured man arrived in a truck and helped tow the car to Ajax. After repairs, the rescuer offered a reward, which the driver declined, saying he would be glad for future help. The writer laments lack of such good men of all colors amid war spending.
Mr and Mrs Allan T Hen dren of Peterborough announce the engagement of their second eldest daughter Carolyn Jane to Charles Russell Henry Smith son of Mr and Mrs James Russell Smith of Millbrook with a wedding planned for Saturday September 21 at 5 p.m. in St John s Anglican Church Peterborough.
Millbrook Public I: Grade II pupils will be divided alphabetically to attend the term starting September 8. Students assigned to Mrs Ouellette's room in the Legion Hall include Agnew, Allan Bremner, Peggy Lee Brooks, Howard Blair, John Coulter, Marion Challice, Conrad Challice, Larry Farrow, Edward Fallis, Nancy Foottit, Gloria Faucett, Deborah Gibson, Janice Godfrey, Kirk Guthrie, Arnold Hard, Kathryn Hopkins, Douglas. Those going to Mrs Stuart's room in the main building include Kellett, Larry Larmer, Marie Martin, Edvard Medd, Steven Nelson, Temple Olan, Bryan Rowland, Rosalyn Sanders, Sylvia Skipp, Margaret Scott, Claudia Thomas, Leon Todd, Bonnie Trick, Donna Marie Tinney, Margaret White, Charles. New summer arrivals will be placed on the first day of school. P. E. Hamilton, Principal.
A letter from Mrs Reg Gibbs laments lack of year round activities in Millbrook. She urges the community to create youth programs before Christmas to prevent boredom and disorder, asking residents for opinions on solutions.
Port Hope Fair opens at Port Hope Fairgrounds on Friday night August 30 with a thrilly patcked auto driving contest by three teams from the United States and Canada. Fred Ramsey, president of the Port Hope Agricultural Society, says the fair will feature a large midway and a strong local entry list in its 127th year.
A community event winds up the weekend with round and square dancing scheduled for Saturday night at the Fair building featuring music and dancing action for attendees.
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