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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY.IVIAY
, 23rd, 1956 ..
Mr;and Mrs. dandy Burdon
Mr: and Mrs.,ittimeil
(Sandy) Pardonof Lito*now ob
served. their '55th wedding ,an-
niversary on ., [iuesday, May 22nd.
•• No special.�celebration,�,was plan-
' ned for the occasion, and Mr,
, and Mrs, ' Purdon Were abient
•'.from ,the village, having. gone, to
Sarnia to spend the holiday with
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their • sons, Hector and • . Athol
' Furdon. �, ---
', 'Mr. arid Mrs... Purdah were,
Married at,., Whitechurch at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr:
and Mrs: • Hector , MacKay, on
• • May• 22nd,• .19Q1, by the Rev: ,G.
• `M; Dunn of Whitechurch Presby-
. terian Church. 'heir attendants
• were the bride's sister, 'Sarah,
Mrs, Jini Markle of • Hamilton and
the .groom's cousin, E. J. Thorn
of Lucknow. ' •
Mrs.'' . Purdon' was • formerly
Christena MacKay, one`of'a fam-••
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ily of six ;girls and .five boys,
all of whim.: are living. Mr:' Pur-
s don, who is:known as • "Sandy"
• ;.to everyrie, is•'a' sen ofthe, late
Mr• and Mas,'. Robert Pardon: Of
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- 1ijTPPurc nfamily=. orf',,eight, three
are still living,: •
, Mr. and Mrs. 'Purdonn ::well re•-
' call their honeymoon trip' by
._' horse and buggy.. to Mitchell.
Their ' wedding' day was .bright.
and warm,, but a 24th of May
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TWELVE: PAGES
55 Years t4;ed
vosinumumm
MR. AND MRS: ALEX .(SANDY) .'PURDON
Sentinel Photo.
Church" 1. Big . . . Was Crowded
1.. . ,... Centennial
Srvices
On
una
yd
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The "Big Church" rang '' with . AD 'BROUGHT 23 REPLIES
song , and .,:capacity. - gatherings In:a recent issue of The 'Sen=
were stirred • by the messages of :thiel, Cameron ' 'Cook advertised
"former 'pastors,' as . this century -some hay and 'a hayrack for sale,
• iold oongregatiorl fittingly inark '.:which brought quick .results.:. tie
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ed the centennial , anniversary at had . no , less : than 23 replies to
,' the weekend. the advt-
I ; '' For, the occasion' .even the sun .
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shone, which : has :been .a com7. ;'OVERSEAS,: BOUN D ':.
.. ,. • paratively rare occurrence this . •
spring; 'and . a 'homecoming of . ON' .THE: ASGA N I A..'
former residents, helped to swell
the congregations that taxed'' th
seating capacity of both the and
itorium and church basemen
where the service was heard:'ove
a'pithlic address system..
The history of the South Kin
loss Presbyterian ' Church • con
gregation dates back '. to 1858,
hent
lag was erected as a' place.
'worship..
The Present Kirk, built forty
five years'ago, is a well -kept, at
tractively .decorated.- and carpet
• ed edifice,' arid looked its love
Best. on this red-letter day..':,,
- ;Gifts. Received •
Floral �•:boi<iquets' .which banked
•• the . altar Were in memory of Mr
and Mrs: John MacLeod, .from
the.,MacLeod .faituly,•-' in memory
af rchie Maclntyre, ' from . the
Maclntyre family;: and. in mem-
e'. .Mr. and Mrs. J. W:. Joynt' 'sail-
ed on Wednesdayfor "a ten -!weeks:
t overseas • .trip: ` They :.left ' from
Montreal '.on board the Ascania
arid will dock at 'Southampton.. .
_ Mr .• and Mrs: Joynt' left the
_ Village on. Tuesday by motor for
: Toronto,; -from where they took
_ he night. train .to Monti
of They plan to . tour England,
Scotland and: Ireland, with • Wes
_ ibeing particularly interested in
_ the rural 'aspect of these count
_ : • Holland is a definite; point of
call . on the. continent . as Wes has
hadbusiness associations in, that
country , for' `, many years. W They
also' expect to visit ,Paris, but
their tour plans will be govern-
ed. by time and inclination. They
plan to return ori the : Ascania
early in August ` •
_ Elmer. Umbach: Will. be in
charge of the'United' .Church
choir during Mrs. Joyntis ab-
sence; with July being ipii'day
month as . the joint services of
the Presbyterian and • United
�Church__congregations will be
held in the Presbyterian Church,
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ory of, Mr. and 'Mrs Hugh Mac
' Kay frown Miss Annie MacKay.
Another bouquet was from Mrs.
L. • C, Mactver,' .who was unable:
• to be present ' due to, ' a recent.
The guest • book registers. were
-' donated .b
Y Mr. aril Mrs,, Angus
Gra . cry-of�their daub
' ghter, Anna Elizabeth- and her
F.. husband Hawkes Robinson, whose.
deaths occurred so suddenly; _ tragically _-.- .. niY, and
Y on the . evening:" of
i March 24th, ,1953. •
A took of ,Re -., embrance was,
donated by.Mr.'and Mrs. Harry
Torrance of North Bay in iov-
ing memory of their parents, Mr.
and 1Vfirs. 'Peter •TVlacIntosh and:
i r,. and Mrs. Peter Torrance.
Rev, Norman .(Caswell _t -
miniater"at So
riadU t
NONAGENARIAN
I RAC, U R E.S..:, LEG
Mrs. A. G. Elliott of . Strathroy, ,
,and formerly of Lucknow, is a
patient in St. Joseph's Hospital,
London,' Room 248, with a fract
ured left thigh resulting from a
fall at . the home of. a neighbor..
Despite the fact that Mrs.Ell-
iott',is in' the nonagenarian go
class, she withstood .the'. oro a1
RETURNS. TO HOMELAND FOR
FIRST VISIT IN 37'' YEARS
Mr .
s. Emily: Donaldson • of Wing
ham, and •formerly of this: Com -1
munity, is enroute to England for':1
the ; first visit to her homeland
since •leavih there ,thirty-seven
ffi " y seven
years ago to come to' Canada:
Mrs" Donaldson sailed: on Tues-
day ; from' Montreal. on.' the ' • Em-
press of Britain, which• will. dock
at Liverpool'. , •
C.R. ADUA.TEDLAST
WEEK• AT LC NDON'-{-
Mary. Anna' Maclntyre,''daugh-
ter: of Mrs: .Maclntyre azid• the.
late Archie "Maclntyre of Kinloss
Township, was • one of the sev-
enty�one students who received
diplomas` and pins;at the gradu-
ation exercises of St Joseph',
Hospital School of Nursing, held
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,London as . r+ e• nes • ay nig t.
.A capacity 'crowd ,attended. the
exercises, which were held ..in
Thames Hall; University of Wes-
tern Ontario; The 'important role
which 'nurses =can'play in- the re=
'habilitation of society and.in the
home was' stressed 'bY Most Rev:
John C� 'bod:y, Bishop of. London,
when he addressed the:gradua`.
ing' class: In the practice of their
profession' he urged the nurses'
to have a • truly. Christian spirit
rather than a mere humanitarian
approach, or: to user -it simply as'
a means of livelihood
Relatives and ' friends " from
Lucknow 'and London attended.
the graduation. Those from .a dis-
stance were Mr. , and Mrs: A,. Q.
Maclntyre, Easterid, Sask., • Dr.
Anna Nicholson Wright _of ,Bask-
atoon; A; M. Nicholson, 'M.P,, .of
Sturgis_Sask.:,�:.•ar-id—has--.:daughter-li=ter-;
Mary 'Anna, from the, Toronto
Conservatory of Music; and, Miss
Joyce Baulch , from Toronto
- A p`riv.ate reception ,follow,ed
at•Bvron United Church for ,the
relatives and friends who atten-
ded. " ' • •
TcI•e rains of tori ratulation
were received from . her brother,
Dr, A.: C, Maclntyre,, Oxford;
England, and other friends who
were, unable • to be present
-Aislifield ' 'lrl Grraduates
c ed both .services,' and .ex'- well of having +he fracture pm-• Another member 'of St. Jos-
• tended a 'Welcome ' to the .manp o g g` q,
�lsitors y ned and is ro resszn � cite eph's graduating Class was ,Miss
present, for the me or- satisfactorily, Anna Jeanne lobi, daughter of
ahlc•.., ,._ m -_.. - . and -Mrs• -Lloyd• Robb-.of,Ash...W
occasion ..:.. ,�,• .The break is heTow the hip a±i�'
"How
„granddaughterWestminster
Great Thou Art was a the hip joint.* is• not damaged, field and .of Mi
f%ttn Philadelphia;
y nags Robb tif' Am-
g aiitherrr at the naorrYiri �' Mrs. Elliott has .ahead been 'and Mrs. Tho
service, and in the, evenin the lifted into- a chili", °but it x"will berley. Anna s mother teras fors Toronto, receiving lais..M,A dem
voice g • merly Della, 1~arrish, daughter of gree tri 1944. The previous year
group rendered . ' Unto be some tine licfore: she is per- x he had been ordained b the
4 muted to put alay weight 'ori the the late Mr: a II Mrs. lack Fai y Y
The HiTs Around":. Mr: 'W'm, F.
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HEREFORD. SALE SATURDAY
'Thirty-one' • head of choice
Hereford, cattle will be' sold at
the. farm of George Kennedy,
four miles east of Lucknowv . this.
Saturday afternoon.• , : .
The cattle are from; the . herds
of George, Kennedy, `Oliver Mc -
Charles and Robert G.. Mason:
There are nine bulls: and 19 fe-
males'.
e-males • being defied, three . of
•them with • calf at foot,
Fourteen lots are.... • Prem the
,Kennedy herd and : seven each
from: the McCharles•`and Mason
herds. :. .
PASSES FINAL, YEAR IN
MEDICINE, WaTH HONORS .
- William Swan has successfully
passed his final' year medical ex-
aminations with honor standing
at Western University, London.
Mr, Swan is "the son-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. W. B.. Anderson of
town. Mrs. Swan is the former
Ruth Anderson.
Bill will receive his degree, of
Doctor b£__Medicine—et--the- Uni: - -
versity's spring convocation ori ;
'Saturday.. He is a 'Hamiltoniar,
and will interne . at' Hamilton
General Hospital.
M.Gat.nt%I..�n. Dtth!Award,.:
First Time I n QAC History
Murray' Gaunt,. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Gaunt of ' . West
• Wawanosh, was. a, member of the
'graduating class in the Associate
Diploma Course, at 'the: Ontario
Agricultural •College at Guelph,
Murray was one , of a' • class sof
seventy graduates literally;, •1'r-om_
=aroundthe= worldx Who' .received
their degree' on ' Wednesday of
last week. Murray set a. College
record' by winning' .two' of the.
special awards offered for Out-
standing, : achievement; in this 2
year 'diploma .course.. '
He won the general proficiency
award .which carried with it .a
prize : of $40 + donated by: Dr.*. R.
Reek; „Murray's general average
over . th et*o-year period was 80
percent
Murray was • also awarded the
1949 Associate trophy:' This 'tro-
phy was awarded to',the student
•in the •"second year of the ,Di-'
ploma course who.. is considered.
to have made the most progress
during his two .years at the 'Coll-
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• SISTER: PASSES .
Mrs. • Tra Campbell received
the ' sad news, of 'the : sudden death
of her sister, Mrs:George George genii?,
bell~ :of Thessalon•" 11fix'; and. Mrs
Campbell, Mrs Jake Hunter and,•
Mr. Floyd "Campbell of Be:lgrave•
attended the ,funeral.' •
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PASSES FINAL
YEAR, .DENTISTRY
Wilfred Black,' son of ; Mr: and •
Mrs"' Boy Black of .town,: his
successfuly passed; his final •'year
examinations ons . in dentistry.' He •
will receive' his degree at grad-
uation: exercises to. be held on
Friday .0
d at. onvocati'
Yon Hall,
. Uni
versity of Toronto
Wilfred has been six yearn at'
Toronto .'University. He took .:,a
first, 'year .general course, ;before
commencing the dental -.:course:.
He will report next. week; at:
Ottawa. to' follow' .his 'profession
,,with »•the` :Army's dental- service
for :• a three ".year • .period„: '
Ripley To Mar
entennal Of
f ;Presbyterianism
Knox . Presbyterian ` Church
congregation of Ripley,' W'iall coin
anemorate a , century ,' of Presby-
terianism . in the 'Huron Hub, ''an
Sunday, Maya 27th,` dust one week
alter:,a similiar event was. cele-
br •ted 'by the South Kinloss -con
gregation
Services will,•be held- morning
and evening, conducted'by :the
pastor, Rev.: J. R. '•MacDonald,
who has ministered to the : two-;
point charge of Ripley and Ash-
field . since 1950, • 'arid is currently
•serving as moderator. of . the
Presbytery. of . Huron -Maitland.
Assisting in the . morning service
will . be Rev. A. Ross • MacKay;
Rev. R. A. Macconnell,: who is: hi
his 92nd' year, and was a .former.
minister at. Knox from • '1935 to
"1938; and Rev D. A, Brydon of
Ripley :United • . Church:
Former ,Minister To Spur
'.Guest speaker will .be Rev.: J.
Reynolds Esier, who was, the first
minister of the Ripley -Ashfield
,charge when the congregations
were,- joined-. tit 1938 He • :`Min•
stered here until 1941 when he
accep e • a ea 1'i to ' Brantford: •
Native Son At Evening Service
Parici�pating in the . evening
service-'wf'Tr.15e Rev, EsT"er,
H. L. Jennings.• of St. Paul's • Ang-
lican Church,; •Ripley and Rev:
A. Ross MacK•ay,,•who' will bring
the message.
Rev. MacKay will' be returning
to' his.home church, He is a son
of, Lachie MacKay and the late
Mrs. Christena MacKay of"Con-
•cession:...Six,_..H.uron---and Ripley;;
He graduated from Boob Jones.
University ;with •his B.A. degr:ee.
'in 1938' and in 1941 received his
_Bachelor..' of Theology degree 'at'
estmins er Theological Semin-
ary, He studied at
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MORNING SPEAKER
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