Norval enters Intermediate Lacrosse as strong contender
Norval has entered an Intermediate lacrosse team in the OLA grouping. Twenty four teams signed up with at least three groups planned. Brantford will host the first game and Norval will visit Brantford on June with a return in Norval on June 7. Officials include Frank Fendleyix as president and manager, Herb South secretary, Harold Cation treasurer, and Hartley Cameron coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norval
OLA
Brantford
Frank Fendldyix
Herb South
Harold Cation
Hartley Cameron
Brampton
B. Bignall
Spike Scott
Bill Louth
Wilf Raine
Jim Cleave
Bill Cunningham
Dick Hancock
J. Dalzell
Jim Burton
Len Varey
Huss Fendley
H. Martin
Bill Laidlaw
Clark Lyons
T. Crawford
Lorne Whaley
Johnny Haines
Doug Campbell
Archie Campbell
Ernie Thompson
Junior Beaumont
Erio Schissizzi
Harry Coates
Milton Boys
Athol Stewart Named Copy Chief and Radio Director
Athol Stewart of Georgetown appointed copy chief at Kant Advertising in Montreal and named director of a new radio department. Former CBC International Service staffer and Montreal office member of McConnell Eastman Ltd he brings broad writing, radio and ad background. The rest of the text covers a Limehouse Women’s Institute hockey dinner with Lions hosting and speakers, concluding with maple leaf song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athol,Stewart
Malcolm
Stewart
Georgetown
Kant Advertising
Montreal
Radio
CBC International Service
McConnell- Eastman, Ltd
Horseshoes Revival Draws Town Interest
The ancient game of horseshoes is gaining popularity in town led by the GRC. On May 24, mayor and councillors joined ministers for park games after motorcycle races. Recreational Director J. L. Self plans weekly Thursday horseshoe events to form leagues and asks players to contact him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GRC
J. L. Self
McNally and Lane Form New Georgetown Contracting Firm
McNally Wood Products and Lane's Haulage merged to form McNally & Lane Co. Ltd in Georgetown. The firm, with 24 staff, contracts and sells building supplies from a plant on Elgin Street near the CNR tracks, using the former Dominion Seed House foundation. Joseph Standish is job foreman. Jack Standish shop foreman. William Hamilton named office manager. The partners, self made businessmen, previously ran separate ventures and now operate a stone quarry on the McBride farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
McNally— Wood Products
William McNally
Lane
Bob Lane
McNally & Lane Co., Ltd
Elgin Street
CNR
Dominion Seed House
Mr. McNally
William Street
Joseph Standish
Jack Standish
William Hamilton
Henry Davis Wood Products
Main Street
Fred McNally
Victoria Crescent
Tryuve Wold
R. H. Jones
Maple Ave
Jim Schofields
Market ‘St
James Richardson
London and Toronto visitors attend Kent family wedding
LIMEHOUSE reports several guests visiting the Karns including Mr. and Mrs. A Karn and child from London, Mr. Bill Burt and Miss Carmen Roche of Montreal, Mr. and Mrs. Bates of Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. W I Milly. They gathered for Doreen Maxwell Iro's wedding at College Street United Church with a reception at the Sons of England Hall Beresford Ave. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. Mills celebrated a joint birthday with granddaughter Susan Mills as they spent Sunday in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Karn
London
Bill Burt
Carmen Roche
Montreal
Karns
Bates
Toronto
W. ‘I. Milly
Bob McVey
David
Molly
Doreen Maxwell Iro
Peter Nye
College Street United Church
Wife of Former Resident Dies in Cayuxaary May Funeral
Funeral services were held at St John s Church of England in Cayuxa for Margaret Nixon Davia widow of F B Goodwill KC who died suddenly on May. The notice records the death and service details for a former resident s spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Church of England
Cayuxa
Ory
Margaret Nixon
Davia
F. B. Goodwile
K C
Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits And Local Recital
Mr and Mrs Leslie Els spent a weekend visiting in North Mis Beverly Morrow is in St Josephs Hospital Guelph for recovery Ed Holmes now holidaying in Brantford daughter Mya Locker after illness Mrs Herbert Bessey has returned home from Memorial Hospital Stewart Hebert left for Toronto to take a job with Toronto Elevators Moira Kelly joined the Ontario Farm Service Force for summer months Mrs W W Tyndall visited Centre Island Cedarvale School hosted a pano recital May 28 featuring Julian DeVries Jean Isird Norman Bird Ruth Wilson Ruth McBride Tami Fern Gladys Cole Mary McDonald Margaret Bird Jean Muckirt Gloria Wilson Alcen Emmons Helen Muckart Allan Brownridge Betty Burns Bobby Ruddell Lynda Whitmee Joanne Lavoie assisted vocal soloist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Els
North
Beverly Morrow
St. Joulph's Hospital
Guelph
Ed Holmes
Brantford
Mya. Locker
Herbert Bessey
Hébert Lawson Sor Stewart
Toronto
Toronto Elevators
Mins
Moira Kelly
Lastaweek
Thedford
Ontario Farm Service Force
W. W. Tyndall
Arthur Tyndall
Centre Island
R. H. Wright
Cedarvael School
Julian DeVries
Jean Isird
Norman Bird
Ruth Wilson
Ruth McBride
Tami Fern
Gladys Cole
Mary McDonald
Margaret Bird
Jean Muckirt
Gloria Wilson
Aiclen Emmons
Helen Muckart
Allan Browntridge
Betty Burns
Bobby Rudd
Presbyterian WMLS Meets in Brampton
The annual meeting of Section 2, Toronto Presbyterial WMLS was held at Brampton Presbyterian Church on May 20 with district vice president Mrs. William McClure presiding. Over 100 members from Georgetown and Limehouse, Norval and Union, Milton and Brampton attended. guest speaker Mrs. Angus McKay of the Indian Mission field spoke on her India work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Edgar Rowland
Angus McKay
Indian Mission Field
India
F. ‘L. Thompson
Union
Oliver Hunter
Norval
A. J. Smethurst
Limenouse
Brampton
Intermediate Ladies Co 8 League Schedule 1949
Georgetown Monarchs and Brampton clubs plus Oakville Port Credit Brampton Binns Brampton Taxi share a 1949 schedule. Games run May to August with venues at Combines Georgetown Port Credit Oakville Brampton Taxi Binns. Dates include May 25 May 31 June 6 June 14 16 21 28 July 5 12 18 19 26 28 Aug 2 9 10 16 and 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brampton Combines
Brampton Binns
Brampton Taxi
Oakville
Port Credit
Georgetown Monarchs
Georgetown
Surs
Binns
Thurs
Brampton Taxis
Bramtoon
Portrait of a Georgetown Family in North Cayuga History
The narrative references a couple living in North Cayuga Township with ties to a prominent Georgetown family. The husband, Mr Goodwillie, trained as a lawyer in Georgetown and later practiced in Cayuga after residing in the large Queen Street house near the Station, now Grandview Apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cayuga Township
Georgetown
Goodwillie
Queen Street
Station
Grandview Apartments
Goodwijlle
Cayuga
Melfort, Sask
Acton District High School Board Seeks Central School Stance
A North Halton delegation will meet Toronto officials this Saturday to request establishment of no central high school adjoining Acton. Acton Milton Esquesink and Nugasagaweyn will send representatives. Georgetown may join in January 1950 if County Council approves entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Halton
Toronto
Department of Education
Delégattory
Central High School
Acton
Come Miltog
Muntclpoliles
Uy Acton
Speyside
Georgetown
County Council
Henry McMenemy Dies Buried in Brampton
Glen Williams resident Henry McMenemy died in Brampton on May 20 at 75. Born in Garafraxa Township to James McMenemy and Mary Ann Sloan, he lived in the Glen and Regina before returning to Brampton. Survived by two sons Charles and Harold, a grandson, two brothers Joseph and David, and a deceased brother George. Funeral was in Uismpton with pallbearers his sons and nephew Jack McMenemy. interment in Brampton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Williams
Henry McMenemy
Brampton
Mr. McMenemys
Garafraxa
James McMenemy
Mary Ann Sloan
Ireland
Ce Youngin
Glen
Regina
Saskatchewan
Canadians National Railways
Glen Wilfies
Margaret Burnside
Charles
Bsemilbons Pied
Harold
Glen Willms
Joseph
David
Ballinafad
George
Ballanafad
Uismpton
Jack McMenemy
Georgetown
Brampton Cemetery
Former District Man Dies in Brooklyn
James Kenneth Cross longtime Georgetown boyhood resident dies in Brooklyn New York on May 1. He was eldest son of the late William H. and Isabella Cross and leaves a wife Sophie and two sons William and James of Seneca Falls New York. Also surviving are a brother Dr Stanley Crossy of Westminster Hospital London and four sisters Jessie Fortin Agnes Mrs Fred Sparks Hope of Ottawa. Funeral held in New York with interment at Onlawn Cemetery Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kenneth Cross
Georgetown
Brooklyn
New York
William H
Isabella Cross
Stewarttown
Sophie
William
James
Seneca Falls
Stanley, Crosy
Westminster Hospital
London
Jessie
Fortin
Agnes
Toronto
Fred Sparks
Hope
Ottawa
Onlawn Cemetery
May Social at Check Line Farm Forum at the Cury home
Thirty members and children enjoyed an album of world events, followed by games with prizes won by Mrs DeVries and Mrs Brown. Hosts Mrs Curry, Mrs Graham, and Mrs McLaughlin served a bountiful medh, and guests left feeling helped by neighborly ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Check Line Farm Forum
Ernest Curry
DeVries
Brown
Curry
Graham
McLaughlin
Wray Beasey
Milton
Waterloo School
Donald van Fleet
Miss Evans
Acton
Mays
Thomas Michle
Newton Ruddell
Jimmie
Special council meeting heats water mains plan
At a council special meeting the main topic was extending water mains. A 6 inch line from King Street to end of street and along 5th Line to Maple Avenue was approved with a 4 inch line to the last Maple lot, cost about 7,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’ Street
Maple Ave
E. Hyde
Gibbons
Assoc
Lions Club
McCumber—McNally
Victoria Crescent
Main Street
Wesleyan
McCumber—Herbert
J. Armstrong
C. Davidson
90 Present At Masonic Banquet
Halton Chapter R A M hosted a May 27 banquet at Oddfellows Hall with ninety attendees. Ex Comp E R Dron presided. G C Brown and E V MacCormack offered toasts. Brampton Male Quartette led singing. court whist winners included Mrs E V MacCorsouck and G Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
R.A.M
Verdun Rebekah Lodge
Oddfellows’ Hall
Ugsts
E. R. Dron
G. C. Brown
E. V. MacCormack
J. Kelly
Wm. Cromar
Brampton
Lincdies
E. V. MacCorsouck
G. Brown
Vnd
Mirs
Drony
J. Addy
Mrs. Kerry
W. Rigg
Hfieldlen
Bird
Orillia Pair Purchase Norval Grocery Store
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Paterson acquire the Norval grocery with living quarters above the shop from A. E. Hudson. Paterson, born in Peterborough and ex Eaton’s salesman, and Mrs. Paterson, originally from Montreal, will move from Orillia to Norval. They have join the Norval community through St. Paul’s Church and local clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Paterson
Norval
A. E. Hudson
Walter Fidler
Hudson
Peterborough
Otterville
T. Eaton Company
Toronto
Eaton's
Woodstock
Pembroke
Dr. Jackson's
Newport
Paterson
Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Orillia
Canada
St. Paul's Church
Scouts and Guides
Kitchener
Aubrey
Town
Dorothy
28 Inch Brown Trout Sets Credit River Record
Frank Bud Kentner caught a 28 inch brown trout near the Credit River last Sunday, estimating about seven pounds and setting a local record. The catch, described as a beauty, lacked details on the tackle used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Frank
Bud” Kentner
Credit River
Anniversary services mark 116th Union Presbyterian founding
The 116th anniversary of Union Presbyterian Church was celebrated with morning and evening services. Rev. J. M. Coulter of St Catharines preached at both sessions. The Lowville Quartette contributed music under choir leader F. L. Thompson, with May Nore Lyons on organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Presbyterian Church
J. M. Coulter
St Catharines
Brampton
Lowville Quartette
F. L. Thompson
Miay Nore Lyons
Georgetown High cadet corps inspected and demonstrated
Monday inspection at Georgetown High School featured Lt Gordon Haines from Cadet HQ overseeing the corps. Lt Col Gordon Cousens reviewed the march past as A C Prouse and Capt Paul Barber led instruction. A signals and Bren gun demonstration followed with awards to Keith Scott John Nodwell and Jim Kirkwood. In afternoon they trained at Huttonville rifle range. Commanding officer Jim Kirkwood. platoon lieutenants Alan Gillis Bill Hewitt Frances Pries Betty King. platoon sergeants Bill Arnold Carl Schenk Stella Semanyk Margaret Spitzer. Keith Thompson is CSM and Keith Scott QMS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Board of Education
Edwin Wilson
Keith Scott
John Nodwell
Jim Kirkwood
Huttonville
Gray Merriam
Alan Gillis
Bill Hewitt
Frances Pries
Betty King
Bill Arnold
Carl Schenk
Stella Semanyk
Margaret Spitzer
Keith Thompson
C.S.M
Q.M.S
Tag Day for Blind raises funds in YIODE drive
Sponsored by the Countess of Strathmore Chapter YIODE the Tag Day for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind was held Saturday May 21 and raised 200 dollars. Convener Mrs Sam Mackenzie led the event with participation from IODE members and listed listed children including Ann Hyde Marilyn Cleave Maria Mackenzie Marjorie Roe Sue Crabtree Dorothy Brandford Phyllis Barker Joyce Denham Katy Williams Janice Bradley Patsy Richardson Lillian Sheppard Dionne Harrison Margaret rydon Mardell Puckering Geiling Susan Footit Claire Bradley Carol Seddon Maxine Ryall Catherine Sorenson Sandra Bradley Dorothy Scott Gail Thompson Mary Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countess of Strathmore
YIODE
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Sam Mackenzie
IODE
Ann Hyde
Marilyn Cleave
Maria Mackenzie
Marjorie Roe
Sue Crabtree
Dorothy Brandford
Phyllis Barker
Joyce Denham
Katy Williams
Janice Bradley
Patsy Richardson
Lillian Shepherd
Dionne Harrison
Margeret Rydon
Mardell Puckering
Geiling
Susan Footit
Claire Bradley
Carol Seddon
Maxine Ryall
Catherine Sorenson
Sandra Bradley
Dorothy Scott
Gail Thompson
Mary Barber
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the United Church
Georgetown United Church
John M. Smith
Smart
E. G. Bishop
H. Wrigglesworth
Marjorie Kentner
Boy Scouts
Wolf Cubs
Athol Stewart
LIONS
Limehouse Women’s Institute
Dusty Miller
Dept. of Education
Riley Brethour
Rev. L. Self
Joseph Gibbons
W. G.bell
Nels Robinson
Eddie Mclean
Alex Maclaren
Edith Street
Farnell
Caldwell
R. Lane
Limehouse
Presbyterian Wmls
Intermediate Ladies
Pines
Bren Batkin
al Averi
Union Church
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