W Somerset Maugham a Prolific Life and Works Remembered
Dorothy Robinson profiles W Somerset Maugham, noting his death on December 16, 1965, his rise to a multi million aire status, and his diverse output including 25 plays, 30 novels, and 120 short stories. The piece highlights major works such as Of Human Bondage, The Moon and Sixpence, Cakes and Ale, The Razor's Edge, and Rain, plus biographical details from his Paris birth to London medical training and espionage period. It mentions his memoir Looking Backward (1962), and notes adaptations and stories appearing in Costain collections.
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Paris
England
London
Mystic
India
Tyrone Power
Maugham
Lord Mountdrago
Costain
Dorothy Robinson
Fragmented Word Puzzle List From Unclear Source
A jumbled set of clues and fragments lists various definitions and prompts. The text seems to mix numbers, partial words, and references to animals and objects, lacking coherent structure or complete questions.
Christmas and New Year Visits Warm Local Families
Local families across Bowmanville Oshawa Mimico and Toronto shared holiday gatherings with relatives and friends. Notable names include Zech Burgess Kilpatrick Canning Moffat Barr Watson Forrester West and Bailey. A death notice for Mrs. J F Stevenson former Orono resident was received from Scarborough.
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Joe Zech
Ray Burgess
Bowmanville
Herb Burgess
Viola Smith
Alf Saunders
Dave Kilpatricks
Fred Trull
James Canning
Canning
Oshawa
Mimico
Toronto
Jack Moffat
Lawrence Squair
Salem
Norman Andrews
Fred Andrews
Cowanville
Russell Merrill
Alf Jakeman
Harold Moffat
Alec Moffat
Jean Barr
Kingston
Alex Watson
Roy Forrester
Keith West
Carl Billings
George Cole
Lois Sherry
Port Hope
Audrey Billings
Bill McNaul
Neil Porter
Wayne Bailey
Harry Bailey
Carl Kimmett
Lynn Bailey
J. F. Stevenson
Church Street South
Orono
Stevenson
Scarborough
Kirby Public School 1914 Souvenir Poem and Obituary Note
A small Kirby school booklet recalls 1914 with teachers and pupils named, notes aging alumni by year end 1965, and mentions funeral home arrivals for a 1966 Kirby farewell. The piece closes with a heritage poem and a church dedication by Z. M. G. Our heritage refrain emphasizes faith, labor, and community memory.
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Kirby
E. Pearl McGarry
Marr
Powers
Chapman
Zella Brown
Beatha Cochrane
Reta Brown
Thelma Brown
Marion Brown
Sidney Bond
Edward Copping
Jimmie Brown
Willie Wannan
Wm. Vannan
Ross
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Walter Raleigh
W. Somerset Maugham
British Intelligence Department
Maughan
Catalina
Ashenden
DEPT
Orono, Ont
Self
City
Constan Scolder
Little Chile
Guido
Jis
Igi
United Church
Orone Pastoral
Orone
Leskard
Our Church
Annette Funicelle, Dwayne Hickman
SUN
Frank Sinatra
Clint Walker
Tommy Sands
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