Seen on King Street During The Week
Walter Seward looked up and down King Street to see if anyone watched before inspecting a 1957 Royal Custom car parked in front of Woods restaurant. Kenneth Fallis abruptly ran from his wife, then revealed he had left his rubber to fetch it. A new Fire Hall door sign reads Fire Alarm Inside to the Right, a Freddie Gardiner lettering job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Seward
Walter
Kenneth Fallis
Kenny
Freddie Gardiner
Freddie
Uxbridge
Elgin Pond
Thompson
Thompson’s
Jack
Letter From Florida Interesting Reading
A reader shares a humorous letter from a friend once at Uxbridge school who now spends winters in Florida. The writer transcribes the best parts for readers, promising amusement and a slice of distant life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Uxbridge
Treasure Island tale from a Texas oil magnate in a New Year letter
A New Year letter from St. Petersburg Florida recounts a Texas oil magnate with three yachts full of gear seeking sunken pirate ships, but finding beer cans and old junk instead. The writer, a 3rd class engineer in Cadalie and Caviar class digs, shares jail anecdotes, pirate lore, and odd observations, ending with a cheerful New Year greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Treasure Island
Texas
Gulf Coast
Monte Video
Brazil
Mexico
Mill Brook license race ends with three new plates
The article recalls Jimmie Godfrey claiming to be first with a new car license in Mill Brook. Three others, Mrs. Arthur Foottit, Kenneth Fallis, and Jack Guthrie, secured their 1957 plates on January 2, with Foottit arriving first at 10:90 a.m. The writer jokes about future tries and chastises bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Godfrey
Millbrook
Jimmie
Arthur Foottit
Kenneth Fallis
Jack Guthrie
Social Personal Notes From Millbrook Area Families
Social personal item listing recent hospitalizations funerals and holiday visits in Millbrook and surrounding towns. Mentions Miss Maud Finnemore being stricken and taken to Civic Hospital Peterborough with multiple families visiting or traveling for New Year holidays. Names include Rose Gibbs J R Smith B B Dawson Don Ireland Ruth Collins Raymond Gibbs and others with towns Peterborough Oshawa Bowmanville Port Hope Ville Lemoyne Kitchener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Finnemore
Civic Hospital
Peterborough
Orville Ashby
Jim Pinder
Oshawa
Rose Gibbs
B. E. Ingham
M. H. Reynolds
Bowmanville
Millbrook
Stanford Sloan
Don Ireland
Gertie
Gregory
Blake
Ron Collins
Ruth
Michel
Toronto
Doug Sanders
Shirley
Robert
Sylvia
Pat Kent
Betty
April
Ville Lemovine
Que
Preston Bell
Beverley
Danny
David
Port Hope
Lorne Forsyth
Sandra Nihls
Kitchener
Bob
Glenn Forsyth
Reggie Sloan
Prize Winning Numbers in recent Business Mens Draw
Prize winning numbers for the latest Business Mens Draw are listed. Check your tickets against the numbers 855 953 763 1890 1800 158 334 1936 315 357 802 385 782 1354 1567 1780 1694 1818 1953 2450 2536 2540 2714 2742 2763 2900 2946 3088 3177 3465 3479 3768 3938 3944. If any match, prize may be claimed at Coulter Bros Ltd Hardware Store. Another draw on Saturday January 12th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulter Bros. Ltd
Millbrook Council Gathers For Inaugural Meeting
The Millbrook Council will hold its inaugural meeting on Monday at 8 p.m. in the Council Chamber Town Hall. Citizens are welcome and urged to bring suggestions or criticisms to the council as a whole rather than addressing a single member on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millbrook
Lorne Farrow Elected To School Board For 1957
The January 4 election to fill the vacancy from Mr. Ouellette drew many voters with 198 ballots cast and two spoiled for voting for more than one candidate. The vote tally lists Lorne Farrow against Mrs. Helen Reid, with OPO WAC marvels ccowns as noted in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouellette
Lorne Farrow
OPO Wac Marvels Ccowns
Helen Reid
Week of Prayer Services Toward Inter-Church Week
Tonight at 8 in Zion Pentecostal Church Pastor M Case leads with Rev W H Heustin preaching Man found by Christ. Cars meet at Waiting Room and Ball’s Store at 7 45 p m. Final service Friday at 8 in St Thomas Anglican led by Rev H C Quinn with Rev Francis Chisholm on The Call to Evangelism. Offering to The Bible Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Pentecostal Church
M. Case
W. H. Heustin
Christ
Ball’s
St. Thomas’ Anglican Church
H. C. Quinn
Francis Chisholm
The
Bible Society
Card of Thanks for Christmas Support from Ward Family
Mr and Mrs George Ward thank The Women's Association of St Andrew's United Church The Lady Lions The Salvation Army and neighbours and friends who remembered them with parcels and donations at Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ward
Women’s Association of
St. Andrew’s United Church
Lady Lions
Salvation Army
Actress Catharine Byers renews Reporter subscription
Mrs. Catharine Byers of Oxbow Sask renews for one year of The Mirror Reporter. She recently celebrated her 90th birthday and still enjoys the weekly visit of the paper.
Bereavement Acknowledgment for Mrs John Patton of Orono
Mr and Mrs David Lunn and family thank friends and church groups W A W M S Sunday School and Mission Circle and Rev Chisholm of St Andrew s United Church for sympathy cards and messages of comfort after the passing of sister and aunt Mrs John Patton of Orono.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lunn
W.A
W.M.S
Chisholm
St. Andrew’s United Church
John Patton
Orono
Engagement of Sandra Marie Nihls to Walter Forsythe
Mr and Mrs Louis Nihls of Kitchener announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Sandra Marie to Walter James Lorne Forsythe son of Mrs Edna Sloan and the late Douglas Forsyth. The wedding is set for January 26 1957 at St Johns Lutheran Church Waterloo at 4 00 pm.
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Louis Nihls
Kitchener
Sandra Marie
Walter James Lorne Forsythe
Edna Sloan
Douglas Forsyth
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Waterloo
Ontario
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Conistas
Rismobile
Turner Oasorough
J. Turner
Htario
Dear J. Myers
George
Cooksville
Etty
Winder
R.R
A. E. Lle
IR Wood
Fehoo Area
L. Elson, Serville, Oni
King Street
Northey Beauty Salon
St. Petersburg
Sequire
Bailieboro
Orone Oddfellows Hall
Cecil Belyea
Fed. Ag’l
Glen Larmer
Harvey Graham
Betty McHolm
Richard van Camp
Millbrook Council
Judy Holliday
Paul Douglas
Sal Mineo
Luana Patten
Sterling Hayden
Anna Alberghetti
Richard II
Laurence Olivier
Claire Bloom
Jim Fawcett
Kiwanis Music Festival
Waite
A. D. Vailey
McKellar Street
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