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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1962
Page
3
In a Georgetown Herald item from June 28 1962 concerns over elevator accidents. It notes that when the lift is raised or lowered considerable strength is needed to manage the crank handle and disengage the ratchet system. The article stresses injuries to operators and bystanders and mentions damaged elevators collapsing due to loss of control.
Mrs Thomas Grieve a 76 year old Legion charter member from Georgetown died in Georgetown hospital last Thursday. She served as secretary treasurer of the local poppy fund since 1928 and was a tireless worker for Legion activities and other organizations. She leaves a daughter Autrey, a son Alva, six grandchildren and two sisters in England. Funeral services were held at McClure Funeral Home with Legion pallbearers and members as flower bearers, burial in Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown.
Vaura Bounds born in London England served with St John Ambulance and British Red Cross before World War II. She met her Canadian husband in hospital, married in 1917, then moved to Canada and later Georgetown. She helped form Branch 120 and organized auxiliary work for the Legion.
J A F Halton warns farmers about bale elevator hazards after Ontario Farm Safety Survey notes 65 accidents in the 1960 haying season. Injuries include 18 from an uncontrolled crank 12 leg and foot injuries and 10 head and body injuries with one death and 13,000 plus days lost. Children under 10 suffered eight injuries from play and rides. Elevators’ top-heavy design and instability prompted safety improvements to undercarriages and wider wheel bases.
Mrs. M. De Bruijs of Garden, Holland, arrived in Mon tres to visit her daughter Mrs. Vanderwoerd. The Vanderwoerds met her there as relatives from Toronto and Scarboro visited. A family reunion at Brooksville drew the Jamfees O Rourkes. Miss Heverley Langille spent summer with grandparents in Nova Scotia before returning home. Limehouse Presbyterian Church hosted a play by Melrose Park group with W A sponsors.
A nine year old Hamilton girl, Lynn Darlene Uncles, injured as cars driven by Gordon Craig of Toronto and Robert Charles Donaldson of Norval collided at the intersection of No 7 highway and Limehouse sideroad. The girl rode as a passenger in the Craig car. The injury was not disclosed. Both vehicles, a 1954 Dodge coupe and a 1956 Chevrolet, sustained $125 damage.
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