Welcome Home Plan Expands for Returning Servicemen
The Georgetown Rehabilitation Council Reception Committee shifts from manual calls to a postcard system to invite returning servicemen to meet the committee. Sgt Jim Sargent of Georgetown is cited as the local representative who received a welcome in Toronto. The piece urges a civic reception for the Lorne Scots regiment and notes the broad wartime service of Georgetown veterans.
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Georgetown
Halifax
Canada
M.D. 2
Toronto
Jim Sargent
Sgt. Sargent
Lorne
Campaign to Raise Six Million for Toronto Sick Children Hospital
The paper urges support for a six million dollar campaign to build a new Toronto Hospital for Sick Children. Lions Club drives a house-to-house canvass, linking Lionism to hospital aims as out-of-town children seek care and local residents are encouraged to donate generously.
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Toronto Hospital For
Ape Town Lions Club
Red Cross
Priority Suit Purchase Certificates aid discharged soldiers
Discharged servicemen receive a Priority Suit Purchase Certificate valid for one month to obtain civilian clothing quickly. Tailors must fill essential orders within thirty days with Wartime Prices and Trade Board backing. Ex soldiers also get a Civilian Ration Book application to expedite ration access.
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Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Georgetown
Georgetown Public School Defeats Norval In 11 3 Softball Clash
On Friday June 22 at seven Georgetown Public School beat Norval 11 to 3 in a contested softball game. Georgetown featured strong hitting from George Rogers with two triples and a double while Bill Bullivant drove in three runs and Don Brydon impressed at field. Norval’s Cunningham reached base each time as Lyons energized the crowd with vocal cheer.
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Georgetown Public School
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Georgetown
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Muir
Hamilton
Bill Bullivant
Bill
Don Brydon
George Rogers
Norval
Clarke Lyons
Russ Fendley
Bill Pomeroy
Dane Robinson
Bird
Carter
McCourt
Ron
Fendley
Batt
Lyons
Bullivant
Don Herrington
Dilion
Brydon
Bouskil
Thompson
Rogers
Hamiltony
Tapp
Golden
Burns
Conservatives Enjoy Euchre and Bridge
A social evening hosted by the Young Progressive Conservative Association of Georgetown featured fifteen tables of bridge and euchre at the I.C.O.F. hall. Prizes went to Mrs. P. W. Cleave, Mrs. Victor King, Miss B. White, Mrs. Wm. McNally, W. G. McDowell, Frank Tyler, P. W. Cleave, and Herbert Cleave.
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F. Hall
P. W. Cleave
Victor King
B. White
Wm. McNally
W. G. McDowell
Frank Tyler
Herbert Cleave
F. D. McNally
Stan Hall
Alan Nicholson
Betty Anderson
Earth Squires
Marjorie Macken 2
Isabel Thompson
Whyte
Progressive Conservative Association
Mrs Frances Ruddell Barnes Dies Sudden in Norval
Mrs Frances Netalia Ruddell Barnes wife of John Barnes longtime Georgetown Norval resident died suddenly at home Friday morning June 15 aged seventy two. She leaves husband a daughter Bertha at home and son Frank of Georgetown and brother Ward Rudder of Georgetown Funeral held Saturday at home with Rev F J Dunlop and Rev R V Wilson officiating burial at Hillcrest Cemetery Norval
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Frances Netalia Ruddell
John Barnes
Francis
Maria Ruddell
Barnes
Norval United Chuch
Dedication at St Alban’s Church for Joseph Beaumont Candlesticks
At St. Alban's Church Glenn Williams dedicated Alta candlesticks given by Mr and Mrs Cutten of Guelph in memory of the late Joseph Beaumont. The dedication praised God and Jesus as the Light of the World with hymns, lesson, sermon, and prayers accompanying the ceremony.
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St. Alban’s Church
Glenn Williams
Cutten
Guelph
Joseph Beaumont
Jesus
Presentation Honors Miss Wilma Stull Before Move
About ninety former pupils and friends gathered at Mr and Mrs Guy Wilsons home to honor Miss Wilma Stull as she leaves the area for Georgetown Public School. Alan Harrop chaired the evening. a lamp was given by Earl Wilson and Miss Margaret Brown read an address.
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Wilma Stull
Guy Wilson
Georgetown Public
Alan Harsop
Margaret Brown
Stull
Earl Wilson
Lester Brown
J. A. Gilbert
Alan Harrop
The Old Office Game
Miss Seacy sees a career shift as Mr. Pline eyes a token of merit. The boss promotes her despite doubt while she contemplates quitting and reshaping her future in sales promotion with Deb Parade Frocks.
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Zonaduss Pline
Miss Seacy
Mr. Pline
L. A. Pline Company
Pline
Joanna
Beamer
Helene
Visitors and local improvements mark the week
LIMEHOUSE and Penetang residents visited Mitchells and Wrights on Sunday. An exchange of guests includes Flight-Sergt Arthur Chiver and Grant Wright, Miss Helen Swackhamer of Detroit, and Mrs. McKechnie of Toledo. The church grounds gained from removing an old shed and graveling the driveway. A Winnipeg Hall couple hosted a community meeting at the Wright home Wednesday evening.
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Penetang
Mitchell’s
Sergt
Arthur Chiver
Grant Wright
Wright
Helen Swackhamer
Detroit
McKechnie
Toledo
Margaret Swackhamer
Hogg
Cedarvale Community Notes and Visits
Congratulations to J Scott on his ninetyeth birthday. Mrs. Jarvis and family from Smithville visited the Hawes home. Funeral attendees for Ozro Martin from Vineland included H Keeler E Fuller W McArthur and A Giffen. Reta Smith returned to Toronto after a home stay. Ross Ferguson has arrived home from overseas this week. Griffin and Griffin of Booth Bend Indiana visit with local friends. Attendees from here joined the farm week in Guelph.
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George Jarvis
Smithville
Wm. Hawes
H. Keeler
E. Fuller
Wm. McArthur
Arthur Giffen
Ozro Martin
Vineland
Reta Smith
Toronto
Visit of Government Leader to Canadian Military Hospital
A high ranking government official toured a Canadian military hospital visiting bedsides in wards and exchanging words with patients. As his feet tired he summed up the visit with a cheerful line hoping the soldiers would soon be out. Most troops replied thank you, sir, but one boy, flustered, reacted differently to the remark.
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