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PACE TWO
F QUR THROWN TO ROAD,
NONE SERIOUSLY, HURT
A ear and light truck 'collided
'at the Amnlberley intersection of
the- Bluewater Highway arid
Bighiwiay'86 in mid-afternoon last
"Thursday. One lady. suffered a
• badly lacerated arm, and four oc
cupants of the two vehicles Were
hurled to the highway, but from
pie "tan'gle •of bodies" all emerg-
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WEDNESDAY, JULY :23rd;, 1852
HONOUR PARENTS; ON •
THIRTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSAR'll*
ed without serious injuxie s. ' •
Admitted to Kincardine Hospi-
tal was Mrs. Wallace Martin,of
Chatham, 'Wife of the car
driver.
She suffered a badly lacerated
hand,', contusions and ,shock when
'she and her son Clarence, were
thrown from, the car onto the
highway. • .•
Involved in the, crash were "a
pick-up truck• driven by Mrs.
:Donna E Duncan, of R. 3, At-
wood,.
t-wood,• going west towards Amber -
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ley Beach, and a car driven by
Wallace Martin of Chatham, go-
ing north. to. Kincardine, vacation -
bound.
Passengers 'in .tie truck' were
Mrs: ' Duncan's • son"and a• friend.
Bath Mrs: '.Duncan, and her ' so n
wexe'thrown oritc • :the, highway,
alrnrg .with Mrs:- arti -and: hpr
son' • from 'the : car. ,
The man who • hoarded his'
money used to be called a miser:
Now he is a genius.
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Something New For ' •'52
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Elgin in .rumor' Chamber of Commerce
presents.
(FORMERLY AQUA DAY")
SLACKW I RE ARTIST y :•
"El:Cliffe" is Canadias:King..of the Slackiwire. The -,-
..only performer doing this act at the present time:
See this 'artist 'walk, slide, . balance, pose, sit ,on • a ,
• iohair, walk on ; a 'hoop, . go through a hoop' and
perforin• wonders on 'tale kwire.
IDE-FOR-LIF:E
"Dare-DevilJohnny" ;performs this daring act on
a 65 -foot rigging from which is suspended a one
inch rope. The feat ;calls for great skill rand dar-
ing. "He Walks up the rope one step alt a time on
an; angle.A terrific, act You'll , want to' see it
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STARS' ON STRINGS
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A wonderful show for the kids, and adults as well.
Buddy Arden presents this colorful Puppet Show.
TR CTO( DR I V IN�GCONTEST
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Here is your chance, if you are between the ages
Of twelve and eighteen, to .try' your skill ;at driv-
ing a •tractor: This is solely: for the purpose .of
• expressing care" while' droving ,farm machinery,
There will be two classes: one for boys and, girls,
12 to 15, and; anotherclass for• those in the age '
bracket_; ,of 15 'to 18. Three cash prizes will, be
given in each event.
LAKEVIEW PARK
HIGHLAND GAMES
• Pipe Band Competition Individual Piping ;
Dancing - Mass Bands
Highland
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GALITAUMPIAN' PARADE STARTING; ATI 1,00
:STOCK CAR 'RACING
Presented by the Bluewater Speedway'.
• , • :Special. 'Holl ' • y vents
MONSTER CARNIVAL CASH BINGO
WHEELS O} .FORTUNE'
Port
You Won't. Want To Miss
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ADMISSION:. ADULTS 54 CHILDREN :25O*.
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AGED RESIDENT
FEATURED ON 'AIR.
1VIr. Duncan MacLeod, who has
lived' in this.' eomnxnunity for al-
mostninety years, Was recently
given publicity on. the Cities , Ser-
vice 011. Cornpany's broadcast, en-
titled "Ontario's Patriachs . and
Paper". A, brief resume of Mr,.
MacLeod''s life, ties:. in' with a
sketch of The Sentinel and ia.
brief, outline of the founding and
naming of Luckno. w. :
The broadcost was heard on
Wednesday, July 9th over Ste -
tion; CFR and on Zlhursday of
lash' week • was 'rebroadcast from.
9.00 to 9.15
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The "sciptopt the program
as falhnws;
Jack, Say, Doc : . did. you
know •. that Lucknow, ' :Ontaro is
named after Lueknow in India?,
Doe: As •a matter ' fact, jack
I did. Do you know *hy?
,Jack;; Yes • because the vil1 -
age was founded ii'i 1850 --during
the 'Indian . Mutiny,. just • atthe
time •when, Lucknow was under
siege. Many streets in Ontario's
Lucknow ,ere named for, generals
then.. serving in the, • Imperial
Army . and its' -baseball, .hockey.
-and lacrosse •teaans` are always
called 'The Sepoys,
Dole: ;On account of. "Sepoys"
were' the native troops who serv-
ed. with. '.the imperial Britisl
Arrny. Rightfi
Jack; •Say,' you ' aughit' to get on
Treasire Trail!, Anyway
Lucknow, `Ontario olften called
"The . Sepoy : Town", .is ',on the
boundary ,line of Bruce and Hurl
on Counties,,, la` little :way north,=
west' of Winghar.... and has had
a joeal • .weekly ' ntewsiaaper.. for.
seventy-eight , years. . "The Sen-
tinel" ,it's called' ..: and its first
home (issue, which appeared in
January of 1874,. was printed: on
an old.: Washington' hand -press.
which'is-..still_ M the ofice and
usedas a .proof press.
• Doc: Sounds like The Sentinel
isgoing to be another "one -fain-
y" ;'newspaper..
Jack: In ownership, you mean?
No - sir! There were , plenty of
changes! The original publishers
Bowers & Hunt.—soon• sold out
`to D. B. Boyd, who was •followed
by :his foreman, James Bryan.
Bryan ran the paper ,for twenty
five years, 'during which he was
• also' Reeve ofd.lucknovv 'and War-
den of Bruce County. After.
.Bryan, The Sentinel was handled
briefly by Albert McGregor and
J. L. Nayl:c�` ▪ then settled
down . to f r1y .steady 'progress
sunder. A. D;, McKenzie who 'turn:_
ed out the paper from 1910. to
1931. For the nein' ten years, . the
ipaper. was owned by McKenzie's.
widow, ' and published for her by
L Campbell Thompson, Then, in.
1941,. Thompson became propriet
or as well' as publisher and
he 'still is. .
Doc: The Way you :tell it, it
sounds like ,a ,;good normal ,saris=
factory:. development., - •
Jack:' Exactly what `it. is. Mc-
Kenzie added ;a Linotype in 1919,
and ' Thompson installed Other
modern, equipment, ,including an
iautomatic job -printing press. As'
a result, The. Sentinel• is' a Well -
printed, good looking•`paper
8 to 12• pages, tabloid `size,. It. has
a• paid' circulation of More 'than
1;500 . ! . 'arid is very popular
throughout the, prosperous' . rural
area around. Lucknow. So .... a
snappy salute for the : Lucknow
Sentinel --a small-town weekly
doing a big jab in the district
it serves.
Doe: Now that . you've paid" our.
CitiesService tribute tothe Luck-:
now paper, I'll do likewise for:,its
patriarch . a lifelong resident
of the district, Mr, Duncan Mac-
Leod, ; His parents were pioneer
settler's of• neighboring Kirtoss
owns hup� „where he was a Chrast-
rhas • ,present to • then on Decem-
ber 25th, 1862;
Jack Well, that establishes ,liis
age .. ninety next Christmas.
What h,as'he been, doing most of
that time?* , ,
Doe: As a young main, . Mr. Mac-
Lod learned the. plastering"trade
and he has followed it most of
his life ... Working in his own
district from Pahnerstton to Kin -
LOST --ONE BRIDE
Residents of Ripley were sur-
prised on Saturday to see a young
man drive. through town, alone,
in. a small oar, bearing
all marks
of' a • recent ,wedding. After d'riv
Mg around the town, the young
grown finally recovered his bride
who had ,been kidnapped some-
where ,between. Holyroort and
.Ripley. ,
SHOWER HELII F.OR :
SATURDAY BRIDE
On Tuesday evening, July 15th,
Miss Phyllis Chadwick was hon-,
ored by friends and neighbors ,at.
a : surprise shower, • held at the
home of Mrs..Hughes. Mrs Mur=
ray_.,acted as chairlady for :a s'l ort'
program and: gifts` were brought
in ' by Barbara McQuillin . and
Peter Steer who were dressed,
'as bride and groom.. Mary .Me-
Quillinend Mary'"MacMillan
in
listed ' opening. the, gifts, Phyl-
lis (thanked her friends for the
lovely gifts and afterwards a
dainty lunch was . served.. .
Ohvet . W. M. S.
Mrs; J.' was .hostess. for_.
the July meeting with a good 'at-
tendance of visitors,Members
and. children. Mrs. O. MoCharles
opened the.: meeting with ' hymn'
500 and 'Mary .Roulaton Played
the piano for th ehymns Miss
' ary Roulston, read .the scrip=
tore. A. solo was sung by Mrs..
J. • .McTavish • with .Evelyn Mc-•.
Tavish pla&ing for her. Mrs. ' M.
Coiling game a; �r eading. The guest
speaker, Mrs. • Edgar `Roulaton,'•.
was.. introduced and 'she chose. 'for
her subject "Confidence". Ali en=
,joyed her .talk which she closed.:.
with •a prayer. Mrs.` H. Angus and:
Mrs. "0.McCharles' gave readings'
and Mrs W.'.Wyldls, .conducted a
contest: Mrs: H. ; Vogan 'wa's ap
pointed Sas secretary in Mrs.: D.
.Henry's place.- It was .decided to
;go_, to . the'' lake for. the August
meeting if the weather is favor-
able. Mrs. Vogan gave the . cies
ing• remarks and Mrs. G. -Stan-
ley,
Shan
ley,. president of. Ripley V .M.S.,
spoke: a few word ..:Mrs• A. Me-
Tavish closed with prayer.
cardine, and iAor ten years`. in,
.Winnipeg •and 'Duluth:' Ile finally.
retired only three years ago.
Jack: About' time, :1'.. should:
think
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