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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1958
Page
1
Public sale of Lot No 4 in Durham County Ontario described as 100 acres more or less with east half of Lot 4 Plan 56 1.2, conveying right title and equity of redemption. Held by court in Cobourg on 17 December at 2 30 PM. Auction to be conducted by the sheriff under writ issued from Ontario.
On November 15 1958 Mr Merwyn Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy were surprised by relatives with about 35 guests at their home. They received a chrome kitchen suite and corsage and boutonniere for the couple. Guests came from Bewdley Newcastle Barrie Mt Pleasant Ida Pontypool and Millbrook for the celebration with cake and lunch.
A simple reminder to participate in religious services at a church of your choosing this Sunday, inviting community members to join in worship.
Cecil B. Sutton received a television set at a Durham and Docon Telephones Ltd party on November 20 1958 for forty years of service as manager. The event featured speeches by President H. A. Coon and Secretary Treasurer E. T. Downs, acknowledging his loyalty and leadership. Luton also received a television set as a token of esteem from the management and staff.
A Friday fire at Mr and Mrs James Craig’s home on Tupper Street proved stubborn to extinguish as flames originated between the wall around a fireplace. Mrs Craig, alone with infant, alerted a friend who called the Millbrook fire brigade. Firemen and volunteers battled two hours, recovering furniture and restoring a room undamaged by water or smoke. Loss near 1096 dollars, insured. Fire Chief Douglas Sheppard commended the crew. The Craigs, new Millbrook residents, moved from Peebles Apartment on King Street to the former Morton home a few months ago.
Ex service personnel and dependents may attend a free Legion service delivered by Mr J J Walsh from Toronto at Legion Hall Millbrook Branch 402 on Tuesday December 2 at 4 pm. Questions on war disability pension War Veterans Allowance treatment or hospital care to be directed to Mr D R Fowler Millbrook for appointments.
A euchre party will be held Friday November 28 at 8 15 p m in the Orange Hall Millbrook under the auspices of L O L No 79 Admission is 35 cents with good prizes and lunch Everyone is welcome.
Carol Lucas will say farewell as Miss Grey Cup 1957 during the Grey Cup Dinner week. She appears on CBC Grey Cup Party a Vancouver radio TV variety revue. Ted Reynolds will emcee the eve of the game broadcast on CBC Trans Canada network.
The Craig couple express gratitude to the fire department the telephone operators and neighbours Mrs Fallis and Mrs Kellett who hurried to aid them. They also thank Colonel Patterson and a custodial staff member who gave their time. John and Kathryn Craig.
A Millbrook area notice boasts that readers see every page and ad, citing last week’s error in St Andrew’s Church ad on page 3 showing Service Withdrawn. The report defends the slogan If you want Millbrook and district people to know it, put it in The Reporter.
The newspaper acknowledges a past error and apologizes for any confusion caused to readers. It emphasizes transparency and commitment to accuracy in future reporting.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Larm er, Marie and Brenda, and Mrs S E Eakins visited Mrs H D Armstrong in Toronto on Sunday. Mr G T MacPherson of Toronto visited the village on Monday. George Terry of Cayuga, working on a gas pipe line near the Quebec border, called on his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs J H Barringer last Friday. Mrs A J Mulligan returned to her winter home in Cleveland after a summer stay here.
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