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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 18, 1958
Page
1
Fragmentary notice describes a roomed house for rent near Vincentie area with immediate viewing possible at 7 pm. It lists a steel bed and mattress, a table with three chairs, a blond wood cot, and conguoleum flooring, plus a frigid air unit. Contact by phone at 19.
Bev Reid moves his new garage and service station toward completion at the corner of Tupper and Centre Streets. Block work and cement floor are done Esso sign up oil tanks buried flowing well ready for service and fill around site. He hopes to move in next month and present a modern up-to-date facility with a lighthearted note about a barn dance.
A badminton gathering is scheduled for Friday night at 8 o clock at the Millbrook Armouries. The event is hosted by No 7 Platoon Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment and is open to all interested players.
Brownies met on Wednesday September 10 with 24 attendees including 7 new members. Mrs Campbell displayed a shoulder shawl she made from squares the group knit as a test. Pack organized with Pam Drury Jo Ann Agnew Mary Liesemer and Linda Snelgrove as acting sixers and Judy Jewison Linda Nelson Barbara Trick and Nancy Trick as acting seconders.
The Ladies Auxiliary to Canadian Legion Branch No 402 hosts a Euchre night on September 30 at 8 30 PM in the Legion Hall. Admission is 35 cents with refreshments available.
Fire Prevention Week runs October 5 through 11 1958. Local authorities urge residents to observe safety campaigns and fire drill practices to reduce hazards and protect lives.
A local King Street column notes late Sunday disturbances with speed driving and noise, and recalls three men in rubber boots seen Sunday morning possibly fishing. It mentions a restaurant front renovation by Nathan Haw and Mr. and Mrs. Woods with a bright red sign, window groceries in Marshall’s, and a midnight car horn incident.
Local scene captures Alex Woods surveying a recently put up restaurant sign. Unclear if he authorized it, or if a midnight prank left the message visible to passersby.
The Millbrook and District Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday September 23 at 8 p.m. under the chairmanship of J T Crowley, chairman of the Retail Committee.
Mr Charlie Farr recently moved into the Buckham family vacant house on Tupper Street and is clearing the back lot of underbrush in preparation for a garden He hopes to grow strawberries and near the fence his reach may suffice for access Our location is nearby and supports his plan to plant fruit.
Toronto columnist Alex Barris stars on a weekly TV show and replaces Rawhide on CBC radio. The Alex Barris Show features his whimsy and chosen recorded music, airing each afternoon Monday through Friday on the Trans-Canada network.
A reader argues that historic postmarks show Peterboro without the ugh is correct and that adding ugh sounds awkward. The note cites four 1844 1847 1848 1849 covers with Peterboro and compares spellings of Montreal Kingston Cobourg Lindsay to support the claim that post offices often spelled towns without the final ugh.
Joyce Fallis, a two year old girl, wandered from her Fallis Line home last Thursday evening. Neighbors and villagers joined a long search and found her about 1144 hours later near the Belch farm, a mile west. Her father was overjoyed, and the Fallis family thanks all who helped.
The Millbrook Girls Softball Club thanks Millbrook and district fans for support this season. Gratitude is extended to uniform donors G A Spicer Stan Olan Bill Buckham Gerry Todd Stein Krauss Wholesale Homer Ouelleta Gertrude Dawe John Tinney Dave Fowler Melville Ball Laverne Gibson C D Cutmore C Peebles and Dave Clarke. Also thanks to generous umpires Reg Duffy Elmer Hogg Vince Crough George Harkness Wilf Reynolds Dr J W Wright for injury care Mr Barringer for free ads in The Mirror-Reporter and space for writeups. Signed by Mary McDowell Eileen Powell Ruby Hudson Glenda Bain Dorothy Hutchinson Mary Armstrong Elaine Bain Laureen Guthrie Lynda Hoge Norma Earl Doreen Todd Helen Wright Coach Alan Wright Manager Ernie Steacy.
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