Social and Personal Notes from Georgetown Gazette
Local society column lists visits, birthdays, weddings, and family events in Georgetown and area. Highlights include Isabel Butler visiting the rectory, Miss Georgina Young earning Royal Conservatory honors, Betty Sue Johnson's scarlet fever recovery, Grace Scott’s upcoming marriage to Ian Adair, and James Brandon serving with the 25th Battalion in Korea. Nearby families, visitors from England, and Lions Club activities are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bonathan ag-Judy
John Lenzis
Guelph -General Hospital
Fred Moran
Humber
Isabel Butler
Kitchener
Archdeacon
W. G. Derford
James Barr
J. E. Start of
Windsor
Walter
Charles Sayers
Run
Billy
William
Ers
Priceville
Ubly
Michigan
Harding
Delhi
3 of Commerce
Bill Arnold
Georgina Young
Mil‘ton
Annie ‘Ryan
Betty Sue Johnson
Fred Johnson
Joan Bishop
Mary MacKinnon Shore
Royal Conservatory of Music
Toronto
Kenneth Harrison
RMT
Joy Barber
Virginia Barber
Anna Spitzer
Albert Tennant
E.mcdermott
Grace Scott
Ian Adair
Schomberg
Frankie
Sivill
Roach
England
Franconia
Ve- Keren Blyth
George Blyth
Myrna Cook
Jacqueline Shep
Jimmy Swackhamer
Gary Wick
Gail Scarlett
Lanie Lenz
E McBain
Patsy Laws
Her
Sharon Blyth
Patricia
Jin
Suzanne
Korea
Princess Patricia Light Infantry
Georgetown
James Brandon
Hamilton
Alliance Paper Mill
Calgary
Fort Lewis
Washington
Joan Tuck
Sunday Church Parade by Oddfellows and Rebekahs
Oddfellows and Rebekahs held their annual church parade to St George's Church led by Georgetown Girls Pipe Band with lodge members and district visitors. Archdeacon Thompson delivered an address during the service and a decoration service followed in Greenwood Cemetery for deceased members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oddfellows and Rebekahs
St. George's Church
Georgetown Girls
Oddfellows Hall
Thompson
Greenwood Cemetery
E. V. MacCormack
Harvey Dewhurst
Gordon
Georgetown Girls Pipe Band Sets Busy June Schedule
The Georgetown Girls Pipe Band led by pipe major Mrs Mary Pattersbn has a heavy June, with engagements from Hamilton's Scottish Gathering to civic arenas and local carnivals. They performed at Brampton Masonic party, Malton Lions Club carnival, Elmira event, and parish parades, while promoting a Bermuda cruise raffle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Mary. Pattersbn
Hamilton
Ganaia
States
Civic Arena
Ditto Company
Huttonville
Toronto
Exhibition Grounds
Brampton
Malton
Entrance results and honours at Georgetown Public School
Honours list includes George Andrews Barbara Bradley Susan Crabtree Marilyn Cleave Brian Goodlet Jacqueline Graham Ross McGilvray Alex Mackenzie Dorothy Oates Marjorie Roe Patricia Wilisor. Pass category covers averages 60 percent or over with at least 40 percent in any subject. Monday Stone School Farm Forum gathering hosted by Mr George Henderson drew about sixty neighbours and children with vocal duets, games and prize wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Andrews
Barbara Bradley
Susan Crabtree
Marilyn Cleave
Brian Goodlet
Jacqueline Graham
Ross McGilvray
Alex Mackenzie
Dorothy Oates
Marjorie Roe
Patricia Wilisor
Stone School Farm Forum
George Henderson
Marilyn Souther
Muriel Appleyard
Muriel
Earl Burt
Duntoo
R. Souther
Bir
Ben Case
Shirley Burt
W. Norton
K. C. Lindsay
H. Campbell
Hendersons
Stone School Forum
Terra Cotta Bonfire Injury Sparks Fire Burn Accident
A 13 year old Terra Cotta boy suffered serious burns on the chest arms face and left leg after bags thrown on a bonfire allegedly exploded or were blown by wind. The incident at Gooreetosa prompted first aid from Dr. R T Paul and transport to Guelph Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Elwood
Henry Elwood
Foster
R T. Paul
Gooreetosa
Guelph Hosital
Local Musicians Earn ARCT Degrees in Canada
Two local music teachers completed ARCT examinations. Miss Marion Hepburn earned ARCT in voice last June and studies under Thelma Cappe Morrison in Brampton. Kenneth Harrison passed ARCT exams with honours as a solo performer, studying with Gordon Hallett in Toronto. Both pursue careers as teachers and choir leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Hepburn
Thelma Cappe Morrison
Brampton
Kenneth 2
Harrison
Gordon Hallett
Toronto
nBoth
Miss A
Quisted Skeader
Andy
Atid Sa St
Hornby Hit By Tornado Storm Blares Through Area
A June tornado ripped through Hornby early Wednesday evening causing barns to burn, trees uprooted, and 400 chickens killed when a chicken house was carried off. No injuries reported though three people were hurled 50 feet and survived. CBC transmitter nearby spared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornby
Lloyd Wood
Bonnie
Frank Campbell
Harry Newton
Newton
Grace
Harry Locke
Toronto
Russell King
CBC
Newlyweds Will Make Home in Brantford
Irene Lillian Fisher daughter of Mr and Mrs George A Fisher Georgetown R R 5 and James Fraser Rae son of Mrs Rae and the late D W Rae Wroxeter were married at Knox Church Guelph officiated by Rev Crawford Smith. After a honeymoon in western Ontario the couple will reside at 36 Westmount Boulevard Brantford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Smith
Knox Church
Guelph
Irene Lillian Fisher
George A. Fisher
Georgetown
James Fraser Rae
Brantford
Rae
D. W. Rae
Wroxeter
Ontario
Westmount Boulevard
Lions and ministers sponsor 1951 stay-at-home camp
Georgetown prepares its third annual Stay at Home Camp to run July 16 to 27 with Lions Club and ministers sponsoring and footing all costs. Rev John M Smith directs with a team of senior and junior directors. activities span Bible study movies hikes games and a puppet show. A 25 cent family registration applies, with space limited and details due in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Georgetown Recreation Commission
Lions Club and Ministerial Association
GRC
Lions Club
John M. Smith
Jean Ruddell
Eileen Oates
Alex Calder
Alfred Barker
Alex Cowan
J. E. Maxwell
Donald Livingstone
Wayne Gribbons
Sylvia Lambert
Gretchen Bradley
Marilyn Bell
Bill MacCormack
Lions Committee
J. L. Lambert
Edwin Wilson
Ray Whitmer
Stewart Young
Jack Armstrong
Norman Smith
Promotion Results by Grade Levels List Names and Recommendations
A compiled list shows students promoted or recommended for advancement across grades eight to one. Names are grouped by current grade and target grade, with several pupils marked as recommended for further progress.
Maple Ave Resident Dies Suddeny at Home
Mrs. William J. Alexander, a well known Maple Avenue resident and Danish native Karen Margaret Neilsen, died suddenly at her home last Sunday evening after recent illness. She came to America in 1924, married in 1925, farmed at Ashgrove until her husband’s death, then built a home in town. Funeral conducted by Rev. John M. Smith at McClure Funeral Home with interment in Ashgrove Cemetery. pallbearers listed. She leaves two brothers and two sisters in Denmark. a nephew Grant Alexander of Toronto is the nearest relative in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Alexander
Maple Avenue East
Georgetown
Alexander
Ashgrove
Grant Alexander
Toronto
John
M. Smith
McClure Funeral
G Donald
Rossender
Her! Cantelon
Vieter Hunde
Paul Netizen
Ree
Staff Changes at Two Local Banks
Vince Jones promoted to first assistant accountant at the Royal Bank main branch in Sault Ste. Marie after two years as an onsite accountant. He transferred from New Liskeard and married last year to Bernice who will become bookkeeper at McClure's Home Furnishings upon moving to town. Ralph Butler, a Ripley native, also joins the local bank branch, continuing a banking career here alongside Bill Arnold and his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vince Jones
The
Royal Bank
Sault Ste. Marie
Jones
New Lig
Keard
Ralph Butler
Ripley
Bill Arnold
E. L
Jack) Arnold
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