Acting Chief Robb Captures Robber Suspect Lawson
Acting Chief Mervyn Robb of Brampton with Peel County Police and provincial constables arrested Lawson, a Manitoba youth accused of robbery with violence against farmhand John Francis in Caledon. Lawson admitted the charge and was jailed, while Francis recounted a brutal struggle and loss of $45. Police suspect Lawson also escaped custody in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brampton
Mervyn Robb
Peel
Manitoba
B McGibbon
Silver
Dept
Robb
Lawson
Hughey & MacDonald
T. O. Ray Mason
Acton
Ron. Hewitt
Francis
Thomas Nesbitt
Caledon
Victoria
Brampton Lions Host Dominion Day Field Day and Horse Show
Brampton celebrates Dominion Day with a mammoth Field Day and Horse Show by the Brampton Lions Lab, plus afternoon races parades softball and lacrosse, a grand horse show and hobbies exhibit in the Agricultural Hall. Entries run 10 am to 2 pm with cash prizes for models photography scrapbooks woodwork and art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Brampton
Brampton Lions Lab
Brampton Lions Mammoth
Overseas AFLMN Parry Marry Betty Bishop at Bournemouth
Aflmn. Thomas Parry wedding to Betty Bishop occurred May 16 at Bournemouth Parish Church. Parry, long in the area and formerly at Tyers Creamery, now widens his ties after four years overseas. The bride, nurse in Evacuated Children's Nursery, wore dusty pink with orchids. sister Rosemary was bridesmaid in turquoise and Juillet cap. Guard of honour formed by nursery children. reception followed at a cafe with wartime fare and a cake sent to Tyers family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Tyers
Bournemouth
Aflmn
Parry
Betty Bishop
Ennsbury Pe
Moordown
Hampshire
Rosemary
Afimn
St John Ambulance Parade To Baptist Church
Sixteen members of the St John Ambulance Brigade paraded in uniform to the Baptist Church last Sunday morning. The minister Rev J E Ostrom spoke on fellowship and the Order’s work, noting Christian principles and service to body and soul. The service included Malotte’s The Lord’s Prayer and the choir sang There is a Fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John Ambulance Brigade
Baptist Church
J. E. Ostrom
Order.of
St. John
Ostrom
Mr. Ostrom
Malotte
Local Council of Women Executes Closing Meeting at Miss Saumon’s Home
The Local Council of Women held its closing meeting on June 16 at Miss Ann Saumon's residence. President Mrs. Ralph Ross opened with prayer, minutes were approved, and eight charity bags were presented. Speakers included Miss Hettie Lawson, with notes from the Provincial Convention in Kitchener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Women
Ann Saumon
Airs
Ralph Ross
Hettie Lawson
Provincial Council
Kitchener
J. B. Mackenzie
Barber
R. Paul
Miss Staunton
Paul
Halton Farmers Urgently Need Help Harvesting Crops
Halton farmers face critical labour shortage as Western Canada grain supplies dwindle. J E Whitelock warns one man cannot harvest 100 to 200 acres alone while industry also short of workers. A local committee seeks emergency commando farm labour to assist Halton farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Canada
Agrico
J. E. Whitelock
United States
U. S
North American
Ontario
Georgetown Nurse First in France
Two RCAF nursing sisters from Ontario Winniftea Pitkethly of Ottawa and Molly Mulholland of Georgetown arrived in France with the main party of an R A Mobile Hospital under Wing Commander J M Growse. The pair posed with the unit’s hospital mascot before crossing the invasion coast and aiding with tents and vehicle unloading. Mulholland, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Mulholland of Main Street, Guelph, had trained at St Joseph’s Hospital and served with RC A Hospital units at St Thomas and Garden Bay prior to overseas service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
RCAF
Winniftea Pitkethly
Ottawa
Molly Mulholland
Georgetown
Ontario
R.A
J. M. Growse
London
N. S. Mulholland
James Mulholland
Main St
8&J. Joseph's Hospital
Guelph
Peel Memorial Hospital
Brampton
R.c.af
St. Thomas and Garden Bay
Nild
Mulholland Radio Message From France Reaches Family
Lieut Irene Mulholland spoke via CBC overseas hook up from Osen France Saturday night to inform family and friends she is well and happy. She and another nurse were among the first women to reach the invasion beachhead crossing the channel after invasion began. The unit had treated one dispatch rider patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly
Irene) Mulholland
Osen
France
CBC
Mulholland
Invasion Beachhead
Sery- Beg
Millie Road
Whddlby
Ondeello
Kay
Ticky
Judy
No: Were
Georgetown High School Middle and Lower School Results
Grade XII pupils excel in Eng Hist Math Chem Lat and Pr with names including Alexander Craig Bradley Margaret Devries Joan Dobson Mary Parmer John Hepburn Marion Leslie Ethel Lindsay Jean Main Joan McClure Mary. Standings list top pupils Doris Brownridge Jean Dickie Brenda Robinson from Grade IX to X.
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Alexander
Craig
Bradley
Margaret
Devries
Joan
Dobson
Mary
Parmer
John
Hepburn
Marion
Leslie
Ethel
Lindsay
Jean
Main
McClure
Booth
Betty
Brill
Bernard
Brown- Tidge
Doris
Dawson
Darrell
Henk
Dickie
Kelly
Peggy
Kirkpatrick
Long
Norman
McAllister
Arthur
McClure Islay
Ostrander
William
Robinson
Randa
Smith
Joyce
van Viet
Dirk
Doris Brownridge
Jean Dickie
Brenda Robinson
Barnes
Violet
Brown
Robert
Clarke
June
Ferry
Brian
Harrison
Kenneth
Hunter
Reid
Mic Donald
Marjorie
Norton
Pauline
Parker
Donald
Patricia
Sargent
Walter
Tost
Alfred
Kenneth Harrison
Robert Brown
Addy
Douglas
Boyle
Ross
Burns
Clare
Cousens
George
Davison
Harold
Haines
Hoare
Latimer
McDonald
Victor
Williams
David
Chapman
Virginia
Chester
Corell
Catherine
Hauptmann
Ingeborg
Lyon
McGill Helen
Morgan
Moyer
Olive
Muckart
Shirley
Preston
Evelyn
Eleanor
Standing
Douglas Latimer
Georgetown Public School June Promotion List
Local records list daily weather and dates for June including temperatures and rainfall. The note mentions a late storm affecting Middlesex county with fatalities in Pensylvania and Virginia while indicating a summer temperature rise and haying conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Public School
Middlesex County
Pensylvania
Virginia
Red Cross Executive Meeting in Georgetown
Georgetown Red Cross executives met at the Municipal Building to plan Lifebuoy Follies this week and a Garden Party in August. LeRoy Dale reported 1180 subscribers and $5065.16 raised. 85 percent allocated to Headquarters for prisoners of war parcels and blood plasma shipments. Mrs. W R Watson resigned as Purchasing Committee chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross
LeRoy Dale
Georgetown
Mr. Dale
Headquarters
W. R. Watson
Norval Presbyterian Church Marks Anniversary
Over 500 people attended Sunday morning and similar turnout Sunday evening for Norval Presbyterian Church anniversary services led by former pastor Rev. Norman McMillan of California. McMillan, who served about six years ago, gave two inspiring sermons. Toronto choir sang The Lord's Prayer and Come Unto Me as the church bloomed with peonies roses and ferns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norval Presbyterian Church
Norman McMillan
Caledonia
McMillan
Toronto
Honours and Pass Lists With Various Names
A long list of individuals categorized under Honours Pass Recommended and Pass sections. The text enumerates multiple people with surnames and given names, including cross references to Honours and Recommended groups and a final note about endorsement for a ceremonial or governmental capacity.
Reduction in Strawberry Prices in Central Ontario
On Monday June 26 the ceiling price on strawberries drops. Quart boxes will not exceed 27 cents and pint boxes 16 cents within 15 miles of growers shipping point. Farther shipments may incur transportation charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L J. Seldon
Central Ontario
Upper School Final Exam Results Report
Final examination results listed for Upper School students with multiple subjects including English Lit, English Comp, Algebra II, Trigonometry, Modern History, German, Latin, Physics, Chemistry and French. Notable entries include Doris Armstrong Barbara Cousens Richard Crichton Moyer Lois Nielsen Shirley Tapp with varying levels of completion and credits indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BRILL
Cleave
Norah
Crichton
Richard
Auth
Faram
Barbara
C. Hughes
Bernice
Lawson
Robert
Tapp
Shirley
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Thomas Parry
St. John Ambulance
LOCAEL COUNCIL. OF _WOMEN
Unee
Lieut. N.S
Irene Mulholland
Georgetown High School
Hoss Davis
Lorraine Given
Jacqueline Graham
Anbe Hyde
Beverly Hyde
Sandy Mackenzie
Patricia Schrag
Sydney Shaw
Dale Tost
Patricia Willson
Pass
Dorothy Brandford
Susan Crabtree
Joyce Denham
Beverly Dewhurst
Jack Handy
Gordon Jenkins
Donald Lorusso
Arthur Maybanks
Jean Muckart
Louise Oliver
Betty Reid
Marjorie Roe
Sandra Scott
Donald Seddon
Robert Allen
Donald Cleave
Nell MacArthur
Mary McDonald
Dorothy Williams
Marie
Martin Armstrong
Jimmie Buck
Eleanor Burke
Dermot Campbell
Annie Chalker
Betty Lou Davis
Alien Darby
Marina Examerson
Jane Glazier
Ernest Kornetz
Robert Lucas
Ross McGill Sandrashaw
Muriel Spence
Ann Bedell
Marlene Bladd
Ronald Breen
Audrey Bradisy
Ruth Brown
Frank Carter
Gerald Cox
Ruth Dillon
John Doherty
Joan Pid
Donna Thompson
Keith Tost
Allan Walker
Billy Whitney
Sylvis Lambert
Lawrence Rayner
Jacquéline Beaumont
Gwen Conn
David Dobie
Joann Dobbie
Billie Doherty
Bob Terry
Joyce Herrington
Jack Hillier
Ronald Hulme
Dorothy Lane
Joseph South
George McClure
Jane Milne
Norma Oiney
Pas—Allan Bailey
Paul Barber
Earl Beerman
June Bouskill
Harry
Hendry
Joan Latimer
Billy Macocoremack
James McDonald
Sarah Wylie
Frank Anderson
Jean Bedell
Glas Norton
Marie Rawe
Bob Rogery
Kathleen Stockley
Jean Tyler
Dear Thompson
Floyd Varey
Cyrus Wilson
Margaret Bradley
Don Burns
Albert Carter
Joan Chapin
Margaret Golden
Wm. Goodchild
Moira Kelly
Keith King
John Nowell Thompson
John Tyers
Ronald Vivian
Eleanor Anthony
Richard Grace
Eileen Grace
Vineral Goveranstips
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