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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1948
Page
6
The Editor tours the Massey Harris combine plant on King Street in Toronto noting a $2,000,000, 270000 square foot facility. He describes an assembly line from frame to axles, paint and drying, and crates for overseas orders while mentioning steel shortages and holiday shutdowns.
Virginia Chapman joins Earlacourt Bank of Commerce in Toronto after attending Shaw's Business School. Normandy Boulevard landscaping improves Wartime Housing subdivision. Joe Ambroise and Art Speight attend General Motors and Fisher Body schools at the Walper House in Kitchener. Fred Warnes studies ballet and appears in a Volkoff recital at Eaton's Auditorium. David Lucas to summer staff MacCormack's Drug Store. Bell Telephone office gets a facelift with Miss Rachel Thompson in charge of collections. Jean Mackenzie and Olive Moore place high in Thornhill Golf Club event. George Chongo relocates to Toronto after selling Georgetown Cafe. Alva Grieve wins Lorlei watch at Brampton Lions Jamboree. Howard Wrigglesworth, Georgetown Public School principal, attends six weeks at McMaster University for BA work.
Congratulations to Thelma Brown Eleanor Spitzer and Shirley Burt for entrance standing without exams. Visitors with Mrs Lane and St Norton on Sunday included several locals. Johnson Norcrwedding reception hosted by Limehouse ladies. Anniversary services at Limehouse Presbyterian Church with Rev Finns Knox and music by Georgetown choir. Evening service led by Rev John Anderson Acton with choir and quartette. WMS met with Miss Nellie Anderson speaker. Local notes on visits, sympathy to Wright family, and a baseball score No 9 44 No 16 12.
Rev. Alexander Calder, M A of Norwich, receives a call from Knox and Limehouse Presbyterians and is expected to assume the pastorate in September. Calder, Beaverton born, a Knox College graduate, has preached at Geraldton and Norwich and is married to Helen McKay of Toronto. He was unanimously chosen after preaching here.
Mrew Millicent Bell of Brampton, an employee of Smith and Stone, Ltd, received slight back and neck injuries when a McKerrow Transport truck collided with a Art Scott bus on Malin Street North Brampton. The bus carried out of town workers to Georgetown. driver John Hennesey and operator Howard McKerrow were identified.
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