Social Personal Notes and Obituary of Edward Summers
Social notices report visits by Mrs Guttormson and family to Millbrook with Toronto trips and praise for local scenery. Tolling illness updates on T A Campbell and Carol Hawkins. Miss L Kennedy visited Toronto. Mrs S Hartleil back home after hospital care. Thos Pinck family spent weekend in Delhi with George McLeod. Edward Alvin Summers, 63, longtime Durham agricultural representative, died November 2 in Bowmanville Hospital. Born Winchester October 4 1894, survived by Ena D Weeks Summers. Summers led 4-H and Junior Farmers teams to 26 straight firsts at Central Ontario Spring Show. He was a beloved figure across Durham and Millbrook communities.
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Carol Hawkins
S. Hartleid
Thos. Pinck
Durham County
Edward Alvin Summers
Bowmanville Memorial Hospital
Summers
Winchester
Charles A. Summers
Mary Ann Holmes
Ena D. Weegar
Halloween Mischief Patrons Patrol The Town
Halloween night activity saw the younger crowd soap storefronts and the older group block roads with vehicles and equipment in playful mischief. Police chased offenders but no serious damage occurred as residents reported typical festive spirits.
Rutter Granite Co Pastes Port Hope Monuments and Inscriptions
Rutter Granite Co of Port Hope Ontario advertises monuments markers posts and inscriptions through mail order from box 682. The brief notice highlights a range of stone products and services for commemorative and marker needs.
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Port Hope
Ont
Miss Jean Burnham Honoured At Ontario Curriculum Conference
Miss Jean Burnham of the Public School staff is invited to attend the seventh Annual Ontario Association for Curriculum Development Conference in Toronto on November 7 to 9. The Federation of Women Teachers sponsors part of the 50 quota, and Miss Burnham is honored to be chosen. The Millbrook School Board is asked to grant permission for her attendance, with Mrs Don Stevens providing coverage on Friday.
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Jean Burnnham
Ontario Association For
Toronto
Federation of Women Teachers
Miss Burnham
Federation
Millbrook School Board
Don. Stevens
Dorothy Smith
Seen On King Street During The Week
A Durham Telephone staff member repairs telephone wires pulled down by a heavy load of Christmas trees along a cat-walk in front of the Woods Restaurant. The workers hurry to restore service, noting Christmas is over a month away and the destination of the trees remains unclear.
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Durham
Reg Dufty Wins Fall Sale Iron Prize
Mr. Reg Dufty of Millbrook won Coulter Bros Ltds annual fall sale draw held last Wednesday October 30 at the Coulter Bros store. The prize was an electric steam iron. Our congratulations to Mr. Dufty.
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Reg Dufty
Millbrook
Coulter Bros. Ltd
Dufty
Young Driver Flouts Stop Light at King and Tupper
A good looking young girl ignored a stop light at the King and Tupper intersection Sunday night. Onlookers warned that her flashy appearance could not excuse dangerous behavior and urged caution.
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King and Tupper
Lassie
Sod Haul Supplies Reformatory Grounds Project
Loads of sod are being hauled to the new Reformatory. The green cover is planned to landscape the institution, not to form tennis courts or a bowling green. Local folks note admission to any games at the site is unlikely.
John W Brown Dies in Sleep at 13
John Wesley Brown, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Stanford Brown nee Anna Rowland Ida, died suddenly in his sleep early Tuesday morning. He leaves his parents and two sisters Alice and Ruth, both younger, at home.
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John Wesley Brown
Stanford Brown
Anna Rowland
Ida
Alice
Ruth
Legion to Attend Grace Church Sunday Service
The Canadian Legion will attend the Grace Church service on Sunday at 3 p.m. The event is open to all and welcomes attendees.
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Legion
Grace Church
Euchre at the Marsh Hall This Monday Night
A progressive euchre event will be held at The Marsh Hall on Monday November 11 at 8 o clock. Admission is 35 cents. All players welcome to join the card party.
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Marsh Hall
Euchre in 100 Of Hall To Host Progressive Night
Euchre event slated for Tuesday November 19 at the hall features a progressive play format with lucky prizes. Admission 35 cents. All are welcome.
Eighty first anniversary at Marsh church event
The 81st anniversary of Trinity Church the Marsh will be held Sunday November 10 at 7 30 p m A special speaker will be Cannon H Bedford Jones of St Peter's Church Cobourg Invitation extended to all to share in this anniversary
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Trinity Church
the Marsh
Cannon H. Bedford Jones
St. Peter's Church
Cobourg
Home and School Games Night at the School
An evening of fun with bridge euchre crokinole and other games is planned for Tuesday November 12 at 8 pm. Refreshments will be served. Admission 50. Pure wool fibre is cellulose.
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Simcoe
Oni
Aus
Rawleigh
iQue
McInnis
Brook
Gertrude
Ontario
Scmzes
B. Guttormson
Norman Guttormson
Winnipeg
Man
T. A. Campbell
Miss L. Kennedly
Hallowe’en
Rutter Granite CO
Jean Burnham
Canadian Legion
King Street
John W. Brown
Canada
Gummer’s
Cavan
Marsh
Co-operators Insurance Association
CIA
Sadie McBain
the Steel Company OF Canada Limited
Montreal
Gananoque
Hamilton
Brantford
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