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.. LUCKNOW SENTINEL,LUCKNOW,'
ARID
THURSDAY, MARCH 25th, 1948
aster Gift Suggestions--
NEW
SPRINGBLOUS in sheers, cre:pes., ,dna organdy
Sizes 14-20, 36-42. •
FABRI,GLOVES ;colors beige, chamois, brown, black, red.
and white.. • $1.25 up
(HOLEPROOr)—New shades, 42 and 45 gauge.
HAND CHIEFS in linen and' opal cloth, fancy einbroid-
: ery and lace 'trimmed.
MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS. See the new gift Handkerchiefs.;:
1• by •Forsyth:
MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS in linen, hemstitched, also in-
s itialed' •
MEN'S SOCKS (Mercury) —Sizes ;1A-12:, `
SCARWS• to brighten' your, ne.w• suit .Nylons and ,sheers...
,LITTLE .BOYS'' : SHORTS :intweed'. and ; plain colors. '.Sizes
mpieton
HONORED. BY . FRIENDS'
ON. HER 7.8th BIRTHDAY
Oh Wednesday of last 'week,
March ;17th, Mrs.' Willi:arri :Itober-.
• ton 'of Auburn observed her . 78th
birthday and :was pleasantly. sur-
prised..^:when ;neighbors' 'a n d_
friends : gathered at her 'hone to
extend congratulations. • An en-
tertaining program *as provided.
address of best wishes and Mrs.
Herb Mogridge presented: Mrs.
Roberton with 'a purse and a box
•
ging .Specials°
for `Easter!
;RIT;Ear;_..Egg Colors
Package 15c
with transfers 8 ;mystic writer
:Swan's Down
CAKE. FLOUR
Box . 27e
$west. Mnstard. Dressing_
Jar 10'e
A' delicious . addition" to •
meat, fish, salads, 'sand
wiches, etc
Flotilla .Frnit. •Salad
49c'
�j►.'tlioice. blend of :diced
• pears, peaches ; and grapes,
• in: heavy syrup.
Aylmer Wafer Pickles
25c
Buy Of ,The Week
BURN'
BEEFSTEAK .&
VEGETABLES'
. Tin'
28c
of :handkerchiefs:
Mrs. • Roberton �" 'is. the former
Bertha''. Whitney, °a daughter of
the •.late 'Mr. " and...Mrs.. Henry
Whitney and was bdrn in Prince
Xdward. County on Ngrch
1870. At the age' of 15 ,she';came
with her parents to' the baseline:
Later °they •Moved .:west of. Au-
burn' .i here Herb' Govier •now
resides:. Fifty six years agoshe
their marriage they lived at
enezer, 'later moving';to the base-.
' line, where they resided . for 17
Years when they retired.land mov-
ed •to Auburn wrere.Mr. Roberton
died four years .:ago'. She phis a
family of four .two sons,.Yrank
.of••Seaforth ;'and 'Rby,: of :'Detroit;
two. daughters, : (Gladys) Mrs..
Bert Mills, .Goderich. and (Mild-
red); 'Mrs. ;Spence.. Irwin,• .Luck.!.
Low. She also .has seven'gran -
children' ' and one' great • grand
child...She is a member of ;Knot,
United Church 'atd.the
The Story Of, Easter; .
How '.did;' Easter get its ' name" .
What 'was the; date of •the first
Easter?, Read:,, r;: in The American'
.Weekly with this Sunday's (Mar.
-28') issue of The a -roitM'Suriday
Times '.: .: • the 'story. of Easter
bold• by`<Francis;1'..Iseeuffe; ,S. ,T.;
Moderator,-New:,York Catholic
Evidence : Guild. 'Be sure to• :get
Sunday's Detroit' 'Times. :: '
:DIAMOND DRILLING,for zinc is
to be carried on in St.,,Edmunds
Township in Bruce Peninsula. -En.
gineers of Canada •Zinc" Vlines
Limitedclaim 'that deposits there•
are amorng the world's richest.
• FLQODS .fi'i'OUGE ROADS
(Continued - from page .f) .
—The t P:R. bridge -at Wingham
collapsed and was carried_ away
by • the flood. Work has already
been commenced to rebuild the,
bridge, and it is expected it will
be two month's before the new
bridge can be"ready for use.
During ,the height of the flood
Wingh'arn was completely isolated
byrail and highway. The. Kin
'cardine-London bus was rerout-
ed via. Dungann6n, Nile. and Au
burn. to Blyth, as Highway 86
was impassible at Zetland bridge
where several rods of highway.
were badly flooded Traffic start:
ed . to. .Nave over this spot
Tuesday,
The first, mail raand . express to.
reach Lucl=nQW since- Friday;
came In by truck,.an, Monday af-
ternoon, with -thee local pdatoffice.
deluged ' with ; a . Chri►stmasilike
suppIy of mail,.totalling 26 •bags,
,Restoring Service t '
On: Tuesday a, shuttle ' service
was :set up on the C.N.R. A train
from Kincardine went. down that
afternoon to the, damaged ;bridge,
where passengers, •mail and ex-
press. were; exchanged. It ' was,
expected' that, all regular ached;
tiles .. would be resumed on this
shuttle basis this week, with
night train passengers taxied to,
-their destination from Wingham;
and mail and expresa.. picked up
by: the early morning train. •
Freight' service has' been tem-
porarily
" .disrupted until .. the
ed and •tested Initial repairs may
allow freight 'cars to "..:commute
over. the bridge • without putting.
an engine,` across.; •
'Affected- by 'the freight tie=up
is the. local Co -Op fertilizer i fix-
ing .plant; ' which has.. had to .tem-
porarily .sh:ut down awaiting sup
At : Goderich the . harbor- piers,
have. taken a bald pummeling by
the ice and ;flood • water of. the
Maitland; which. forced their way
southward 'through. and over the
piers, when ; a channel into' the,
lake failed tp open because of the
thickness of the ice.
Wild .estirnates :of dan age ,• at
Goderich and Wingham run:, into'
several. million• dollars,: but will,
no doubt prove to: be greatly ex=
aggera'ted .whe. n. ecediug :wateri..
permit work o f arepairing the
damage, which. has been -the most
extensivein the ` history of 'this
district ,'
Nothing Serious Locally
In the.. face',of 'what other, OM-.
munities''suffered, Lucknow':'es=`"
caped very. easily.'; During -the
night: Friday the Nine Mile itiyer
rose .to. a reeord Sat-
urday h ight' and
fi,
. morning fotind ;Many
tars in `thee business 'block' badly
flooded The Sentinel, Office had
a .foot of water•;in the basement:
RING -.
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FOR 'ALL THE FAMILY
i
for Easter
Now In Stock
tnplete Range of •
Quality footwear,
•nor ' Every Membe'r : Of' the Fanil".
at, Outstanding Values.=•
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'JOIN THE4 'CROWD OI! .
SA►TISFJED , CUSTOMERS..
for Ladies' ;and Men's
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ccessorie
FOR ;SPRING
['or "your: Easter Candy and
'Chocolate. Novelties, shop. at, •
TIIOMPSON:'S
The Store of Friendly Service
'PHONE 88 '� WE D; LIVER
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'.FRIDAY, .MARCH 6th .
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RG�IN� iri Men's
Sweater Coats,:'
•
Spring .Showfing:;of Girls' , and Boys'
•Corduroy •Coa
Sits.
and Tarn .Sets Boys' Coat 'and ,Cap
Girls' Coat With Bonnet
1a
Young ; Girls' `Coats, ° 7 to 10
Misses' Coats, 1i.and It., A
Dresses,,1-3, 3-6x, 7-10, 1.2-14,
Misses', Dresses,
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.something that was never known
before. Saturday':was quite warm,
and; .the ,'1a4 'of heat due to
drowned out fires . was minor in=
convent ce. The roadway, a
block north' and south of the
it
postoffice was flooded Marahall't-
Garage- was. iniia ; :1 •,,nd 'Niek
Medley's .barn`'(lthe fol mer:
son barn) hada fou' of water,
coUrsing in the front t tUor ' and
out the. back.
omen's, B�ys!andGfrls'
levers' Windbreakers, etc.:
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+e .'`Store With T1t