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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
7
Tannis Murray appointed to CBC Talks and Public Affairs reviews a script for the Of Things to Come series with Neil Morrison. December focus is Canada as a nation starting with a citizens forum on What is a Canadian heard December 5 in Toronto, with Murray arranging the program.
The Orange Hall hosted a farewell event for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Robertson and son Harold as they prepare to move to Guelph. After two hours of progressive walking, a speech by Mr. Stanley Hall MP, and an address read by Frank Stark, the family received gifts including a walnut desk and writing chair, and Harold a smoking jacket with slippers. The Roberts ons thanked neighbors and will be missed. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and family settled into Hornby to run the store and post office, while others contributed to local events and health notes.
The Women's Association of the United Church hosts its annual bazaar in the Orange Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Beginning next Sunday a joint service for church and Sunday school will be held at 2 o'clock p.m. at the United Church. Plan to attend regularly.
Mt Pleasant and Norval Y P A visitors led a young peoples meeting at Ashgrove church with Florence Seidlay in charge. Jim Doane and Richard Van Fleet led worship, Mary Marshall sang, Florence Laidlaw spoke on using talents for success, Garnet and Bill Laidlaw read poems, Doris Brownridge and Viola Brigden ran games, and refreshments followed. The Dec banquet featured Rev J L Self as speaker and included musical numbers by Mia Howard Wrigglesworth June Clarke Islay McClure. Offiers for 1945 were installed by Rev J O Totton. Ward Brownridge traveled to Chicago for his award.
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