Meds Harris Wedding at Georgetown Parsonage
The wedding of Meds Harris and the groom from Georgetown featured a blue nylon gown and pink rose corsage. Starhps of Georgetown served as groomsman, Kenneth R. Harrison provided music, and a reception followed at the bride’s brother-in-law’s home near Georgetown. The couple plans a Muskoka honeymoon and will reside on Wesleyan Street where the groom works at Smith and Stone Ltd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oia
Batata
Ihe
Ees
Hugh “Samed
Blakely
Murray
Starhps
Georgetown
Kenneth R. Harrison
Hugh James
Little Falls
Newton Ruddell
Muskoka
Wesleyan Street
Smith and Stone, Ltd
Maples Wood
M. Acton
Calvin
Ata Hesonia
George Jackson
Ospringe
Janet Aitken
Linda Swackhamer
Henry George
Toronto
Ray Burns
Lorne Park
Remembered founder of Argonaut Bible Class dies in town
Stanley F. Howard, remembered as founder of the Argonaut Bible Class in town, died suddenly last Wednesday at his Barry's Bay summer home. Born in England sixty years ago he came to Canada in 1911, worked for the Bank of Montreal in Montreal and Georgetown, organized Bible classes in multiple cities, and remained unmarried with surviving brother and sister in London. Funeral service held Friday at Trust Funeral Home with interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argonaut
Stanley F. Howard
Barry's Bay
England
Mr. Howard
Canada
Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ottawa
Oshawa
London
Georgetown
Holstein
St. Thomas
Bank
William Whyte
Maple Avenue
Toronto
Howard
Eglinton United Church
Trusl Funeral Home
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Thirty Imperials on Annual Buffalo Trip
A group of thirty members and wives of the Imperial Section of Branch 120, Canadian Legion, enjoyed a Buffalo bus trip. They visited the Buffalo Legion branch in the afternoon, shopped, and gathered for dinner and a night at McVan's Night Club. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Bob Muir, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Heelan, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Herbert, and others from Acton area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Section
Branch 120
Canadian Legion
Buffalo
Buffalo Legion
McVan's
Bob Muir
Pat Heelan
Arthur Herbert
Jim Dickenson
Unique Fishing Contest At Mary Lake Muskola
Dave Saxe promotes a Mary Lake vacation contest in partnership with Huntsville Trading Company with the Department of Game and Fisheries. Fifty fish were netted and tagged this spring, each carrying a dollar value from one to fifty. A fisher who catches a tagged fish wins the corresponding amount. Walker Saxe likely fared poorly during a recent cottage vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lake
Dave Saxe
Huntsville Trading Company
Department of Game and Fisheries
Dave
Saxé Cottage
Weathered Week Ends With Light Rain Totals
A garbled note mentions a mostly calm weekend with rainfall amounts near a quarter inch above normal for the period. It references the weatherman and suggests conditions remain mild despite some excess wetness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan
Batkin
Vern Bowman Joins Murfin Sheet Metal Staff
Vern Bowman of Preston has joined the staff of B F Murfin Sheet Metal Works. Bowman was formerly an alop kreman at Price Air Conditioning County Preston. He resides with his wife and son George in the apartment above the Murfin location on Main Street. The previous residents were Mr and Mrs Stan Grabb who moved to Essex where Mr Grabb joined the provincial police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Bowman
Preston
B.F. Murfin Sheet “Metal ‘Works
Newlyweds Settle On Groom’s Farm In Limehouse
Congratulations to Mr. N mam Long and Miss Doreen Jolley who wed last week and will live at his farm on the 6th Line. Also notes on visitors and locals including Diane Shelbourne, Cliff McDonald on holiday, and many relatives visiting relatives in Brampton Milton and Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N Mam Long
Doreen Jolley
Diane Shelbourne
Cox
Hillsburg
Cliff McDonald
Pembroke
Mills
Washago
Johnsons
Harold Karn
E. Karn
Stone Millar
Salvation Army
Brampton
Karn
Robert Coulter
Napanee
Gisby
Mr. Thornton
Victor Norrises
Milton
Jean Harris
Kitchener
Frances Erneweine
Wright
Toronto
Edwards Farm
6Th Line
Alex Wright
Ted Morrow
H. Nortons
Lane
Miller
Long Branch
Duncan McCallum
Herringtons
Thomas
Collingwood
Sweetman
Ivens
Campbell Ross
St. John
New Brunswick
Ross
Joe Ross
Gamble
Acton
A. Hill
Blake
Merediths
Brigham
Brandon
Man
Roughley
Margaret
Anieal Law
D. S. McDonalds
Patsy_ Robinson
Doris Edwards
Three Fire Calls in Forty eight Hours
Members of the fire brigade answered three calls in 48 hours. A false alarm came from a crossed wire at supper Friday. Early Saturday a Coca Cola machine motor burned at Somerville's Store causing smoke. Saturday afternoon a small car fire at Fred Sinclair's garage caused light damage and no hall transfer. Mr and Mrs Brock Harley visited Lindsay with Dean Harley and A H Perrott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Brigade
Norval
Somerville
Fred ‘Sinclair
Georgetown Reservists Train at Petawawa Camp
Members of the Lorne Scots and hundreds of Canadian Army Reserve Force soldiers take part in annual summer training at Petawawa Military Camp this week. Three corps members are highlighted among the trainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorne Scots
Canadian Army Reserve Force
Petawawa Military Camp
Social and Personal Notes From Town and Country
Mr. and Mrs. E W Binkley motored to New York City this week. Many locals wintered holidays at Glenmount Hotel Lake of Bays and Wasaga Beach. Residents visited Ottawa Montreal Chicago Detroit and Buffalo while others toured Manitoulin Sault Ste Marie and centers in Ontario. A birthday gathering at the Tennant home included Jack Fletcher Sam Tennant Jr and Belle Tennant with Bill Gurputt. Visitors included J F Keary of Toronto now bound for St John’s Newfoundland and families vacationing at Valleymew Cabins Huntsville Georgetowns William Gibbs and Robert Keeler among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Binkley
New York City
Harota
Crawford
Fiew
New York
City
Jean Dickie
Shirley’ Wright
Glenmount
Lake of Bays
E. H. Brown
Huntsville
Misse - Marie
Ade
Marion Dickie
Atlantic City
Ralph
Muffin
Brenda S
Montreal
Elmer C. Thompson
Isobel Thompson
Island Grove
Lake Simcoe
Walter Whitmee
Brooklin
W. S. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Paul Barber
Port Carling
Muskoka
A. N. Frith
London
Clarencées
Arthur Reinhardt
Leamington
M. H. Moyer
Cecil Brown
Judy
Ottawa
States
Hugh ‘Dickie
Happy Holiday Cottage
Wasaga Beach
Patsy Schrag
William Bullivant
Bill Barry
Bala
Joe Wilcox
Winnipeg
Jack Ruddy
Cobalt
John Kennedy
Wesleyan Street
Port Elgin
Annie Adams
Jean Adams
Buffalo
Eric Tomlinso
Ontario
Alan Gillis
Keith King
Bill Hewitt
Keith Scott
Ivan Huff
Ernest Dobbie
Newmarket
George Brandford
Bob Hoare
Doug Caldwell
Doug, Jr
Earwark
Floral Park
Lake Couchiching
Vance Kentner
Margery
Mackenzie
Hilda Brivin
Chicago
Detroit
Jane RicMurchie
Hime
Centresville
South Dakota
Sam Tennant
Jack Fletcher
Sam ‘Tennant
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Georgetown
William Gibbs
Robert Keeler
Charles ‘Ledwidge
Dick Riddall
Kent
Wayne
Wilfrid Hunter
George Aitken Wedding At Maplewood Farm Acton
Norval beat Brantford overtime to stay one point ahead for league lead. Clark Lyons sprained ankle and will be out a week or two. The game tied 3-3 after first, Brantford led 5-3 at halftime, Norval led 11-7 before three quarters. Gardhouse and Maddison scored twice each for Norval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norval
Central
Gardhouse
Brantford
Brants
Clark Lyons
Maddison
Haines
Beaumont
Townsend
Cheyne
Lyons
Laidlaw Wilkinson
Madgett
Bob Bignell
Johnny Haines
Junior Beaumont
Doug Townsend
Clare Cheyne
Bill Laidlaw
John Gardhouse
Pete Wilkinson
Scotty Maddison
Don Hancock
Ron Madgett
Elkin Parkinson
Bob McCandless
Vansickle
B. Martin
M. Porter
N. Isaac
J. Hill
D. Martin
O. Porter
J. Genno
Dot Hill
D. Powless
J. Jamieson
E Green
H. Hill
Albert Henney Veteran Of Two World Wars
Funeral held at McClure Funeral Home for Albert E. Henney a former Georgetown resident who died Sunday at Nobleton. He served in the first World War with the Imperial Forces and in the Veteran Guards of Canada in the second war. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery with a Legion service by Branch 120. Survived by wife Ann Brown two daughters Gladys Robinson and Betty Chappell mother in England a brother Andrew and two brothers in Paterson New Jersey and East Liverpool Ohio. James Wilson of Hamilton spent last week in town with his daughter Wilfrid Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Albert E. Henney
Nobleton
Achdeacon W. G. O. Thompson
James Murphy
James Oberts
Charles Day
Jack Kemshead
Basil Hadley
George Ferry
Toronto
Greenwood Cemetery
Georgetown
David Bowman
Branch 120
Mr. Henney
Leigh
Lancashire
England
Canada
Drumheller
Alberta
Smith & Stone, Ltd
Acton
Armco Company
Imperial Forces
Veteran Guards of
Canadian Legion
Ann Brown
G. Robinson
Gladys
Gerald Chappell
Betty
Andrew
Paterso
N.J
Liverpool
Ohio
Oakville No-Hitter Beats Georgetown Juveniles 7-0
Wilf Herbert starred for Oakville, pitching a no hit no run game in the CBA playoffs opener. Georgetown Juveniles made four unearned runs via errors as Oakville seized a 7-0 victory, scoring two in the second, three in the fifth and two in the sixth. The best of five series continues with Game 2 tonight in Oakville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilf Herbert
Oakville
Georgetown
Herbert
Horseshoe Crab Skeleton Found in Providence Beach
Don Barrager delivered a beach find to the Herald Office from Providence Rhode Island a skeleton of a horseshoe crab. The shell spans about eight inches across and ten inches long with an eight inch spiked tail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Barrager
Herald Office
Providence
Rhode Island
Misses Gwen Gillis and Shirley Preston Vacation at Balm Beach
Misses Gwen Gillis and Shirley Preston are spending a vacation week at Balm Beach enjoying the seaside resort. The two women noted the gathering is a welcome break from their usual routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwen Gillis
Shirley Preston
Balm Beach
Magistrate's Wife Dies in Georgetown Church Service
Patricia Aytsworth Langdon wife of Magistrate Kenneth M Langdon died after a prolonged illness in Georgetown She leaves a husband two sons and several relatives Friends will be deeply grieved at the news Funeral arrangements set for Knox Presbyterian Church with Rev Alex J Calder officiating Archdeacon W G Thompson assisting Pallbearers listed Interment at Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Aytsworth
Kenneth. M. Langdon
Georgetown
Kenpeth
Brian
Prana
R. B.aylsworth
R. Macintyre
Aylsworth
Toronto
Ashgrove Church Speaker Heads to Ethiopia
Mr and Mrs James K McDougall and their children David and Keith plan to leave August 27 for Addis Ababa Ethiopia. He recently graduated from the Ontario College of Education to teach mathematics and English at a boys’ school of about 300 pupils run by principal Fraser Shaw of Saskatoon. The journey includes a stop in Worcester England to visit her father Percy Merry. Addis Ababa lies ten degrees north at 8000 feet with temperatures from 42 to 70 degrees and a crate of canned food already sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. ‘McDougall
Ashgrove United Church
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
David
Keith
McDougall
Ontario College of Education
Ms. McDougall
Worcester
England
Percy Merry
Fraser Shaw
Saskatoon
Gees Eae
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meds Harris
Tenham
F. Howard
Muskola
B. F. BF
Limehouse
Groom
Brock Harley
Lindsay
Dean Harley
A. H. Perrott
Petawawa
Lorne
Bruce Harley
Welland
Donald Adams
F. J. Murray
Norma
June Evans
Georgian Bay
E. E. Young
Peterborough
Sol Dewhurst
Queen St
Goldie Buckingham
Kincardine News
Patsy Wilson
James Blair
Town
Huttonville
Charlies £. Black
Seattle
Washington
Hugh Black
George Henderson
A. B. Parr
Sudbury
W. J. Campbell
Campbe
A. A. Matthews
U Long
Fred and
Joe Armstrong
J. P. Reid
Marion Reigh
Lyla
Daisy Armstrong
Manitoulin
Sault Ste. Marie
Ken Leon
Walter
Glendinning ‘Is
Theecord
Alex Taylor
Bria
Percy Spencer
Faris
Spencer
Ing
John Allen
Ann
Archie McKellar
St. Catharines
William B. Hamilton
H. P. Lawson
Harland Wilson
Ebenezer
Harry Lawson, Jr
Galt
Harold Wilson
George Aitken
Maplewood Farm
Albert Henney
J. James Wilson
Hamilton
Wilfrid Ford
Ashgrove
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