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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-08-05, Page 5THURSDAY, AUGUST 5th, 1943 TILE LVCK NOW SENTI$EL, LUCHNOW, .ONTARIO Lyceuni Theatre vv"iNaNAM Thurs., Fri., SatM Aug. 5, 6, SPECIAL • IT'S SINGTIME! IT'S SWINGTIME! IT'S SPRINGTIME! BETTY GRABLE;• JOHN PAY CARMEN 'MIRANDA MARRY; JAMrESMUSIC bMAIKERS CESAR ROMERO , .ih. iIE%IOTI En,ER�CEI MATINEE: SATURDAY .AF:TERN.00N AT -2 3Q p: Mon.., Tues., Wed. Aug.9, '10, 11 ALAN LADD.' LORETTA .YOUNG * *. in'---* ,* 14:1111Itit ' A thrilling story of the Orient. Also "Short Subjects" • RAPID CITY Mr. Clifford McNa.11, 'Mr. and. Mrs. Frank McIa11 were up froth 'London for . the holiday at Mr:, ' Robert McNall's. • Mr;., and Mrs': Wilbert -Webster, Mr. and; Mrs. Lorne. Webster vis- ited . relatives in this`, vicinity on Sunday. Miss Kathleen Weiler of. Galt • was a recentrvisitor with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weiler. , ' Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Reed and Eunice, Mr. arid Mrs. Archie NichoIsori. spent Sunday after- noon at -Port Albert. {. Miss Betty. England is assist- , ing Mrs. Harvey. Houston at pres- ent: Misses Donna and Betty and Sonny Fountin of Detroit visited with Mrs. Jim England and other relatives here. ASHFIELD PAGE FIVE South 'M Kinloss W. , OBITUARY -,; The August meeting of the S. at the home of Mrs. Peter and Miss Dean McLeod with 18 mem- bers'arid seven• visitors attending. At the conclusion of the devot- ional and business period Mrs. Douglas Graham presiding, • Mrs. Herbert Buckton gave a short reading from the Christian Digent "Answered ,.. Prayer". Bett' yand Joan.. Iamilton then very pleas- ALEXRINTOUL Kinloss W.M.S. • was entertained The.' death occurred early Mon- day morning of Alex Rintoul of West Wawanosh in his 76th year. 'On March 14th, 1900 he was married in Kinloss Township to, Jean Gillies. who survives him. Surviving . also •are four ' daugh- ters and three setts,. namely Mrs. Harry Lee.. (Margaret), Toronto;. Mrs. Ewart 1VtcPherson (Luella), Wingham; : Mrs. Ralph Cameron`, , ingly sang a • duet "Jesus keep (:Euphemia), 'Ashfield; Mrs, Jas. 'me near .the Cross" and "Won-, Reid' (FF"reda)°, Lucknow; John of Toronto; Will. on, the homestead' and Gordon of St. Helens. • One sister,, 1VIrs., John Coulter, • Can apdaigria, N. Y. and' one brother,, •Will Rint'oul of Wingham. The funeral was held Wednes 'day afternoon from .his late resi- dence, 10th. Concession of West Wawanosh. • Interment was in Greenhill Cemetery, Lucknow. The pallbearers • were his three ,sons. and three sons-in-law. The Rev. James Wilson of White- church Presbyterian church' Coe - 'ducted. the . service. , MRS, . BERT WARD' Quite a number from here took, time off' to attend ' the, races in Goderich on. Monday. Starting last . Sunday and for the next six months the service in .the Presbyterian . church will be at 2.30 p.m. ' with Sunday. school one hour earlier. The Mary Hardie Mission,Band meets this Saturday afternoon 'in the church basement. '. The annual MacDonald re -un- ion was held on Saturday last with over one hunrded in at- tendance. . ' On Sunday night the barn on° the -farm of Mr. D.. A. McLean was completely destroyed by fire. In the fire he lost, hisentire hay crop and some livestock. perish- ed and a quantity of';last year's grain was also burned. . , FARMER'S FRIENDS Each day the Farm Broadcast Commentators of the CBC add their news and market bulletins, give directives from the provin- cial and federal farm authorities, and voice many other aids to the 'wartime farmer's gigantic task of raising and marketing the food for victory. Here, is A. R.Kernp (right) as, he gives his•daily bul- letin to the rural listeners of Ontario and Quebec, Monday to Fri-, day, at 12.30 ,p.m. EDT, Seated on the other side of the microphone is. CBC announcer Del Mott, who divides his interest between the daily farm broadcast and eye-opening music for the early rise' s. The. sympathy of the commun- ity -is -e endedto-Mr Bert Ward:; in the death of his wife which occurred 'en Friday morning in Wingham. Hospital Mrs. Ward had been in failinghealth for a �..� t^•-ar" m' e -recently had become almost invalided by rthritis-and-a -heart -condition. Mrs: Ward, 'formerly Marion Cater, was in her ' 57th year and hadbeen a continuous resident of .Lucknow sincetwo years . of age. She :was :a daughter of the late James George : Cater of London,- England ondon,England and Maryann ' Edith Harmer. of • Eastbourne, England. Marione was anonly. child...., She was . born'. at : Eastbourne on Sep- tember 30th, =1886, and came to Canada and to Lucknow with her grandparents .at the. age of two. Her • father come -to Lucknow a couple_ of years:. later, where he engaged in the ' jewelry business. Her mother died°in . England.,, Mar: ion's grandmother passed away in 1922. ' • . On July 8th,1924, Marion • mar= ried Bert Ward, who alone sur: vives. Mrs. Ward was an indus- friou`s person, until arthritis forced busy fingers into idleness. She• had many friends in :the Village, and was highly . esteem- ed as a good and kind friend, and neighbor. ' The funeral service. was held in St. Peter's -Anglican Church on Monday 'afternoon conducted by . Rev. J. W. Donaldson. Men and ladies of the Orange Order .attended the service in a body, as wellas.'menibers of the Wing - ham Branch of the Ladies .Aux- iliary of which Mrs,. Ward was a' member. The Auxiliary took part. in the service at the graveside in Greenhill': Cemetery where Mrs. Ward_was laid to rest beside her grandparents.' • The pallbearers were N. H. Hedley,.Art Cann, Sid Whitby, Clyde Rid, George, Burgess and Wrn. Lockhart. derful Jesus". Roll call, was. 'ans wered by a versebeginning with the letter N. 'Scripture lesson from Acts 13, • verses . 1-12 was' read.' responsively',' led. by" Mb`s.,, L: McIver. and the. Bible Study from. that passage was given by Miss Dean McLeod. 'Mrs. Alex Sutherland ga 'interesting reading by Ja ent Whittaker (one .of themen saved from the wreck- ed' plane Of Eddie. Rickenbacker entitled "Other hands than'mine". which told how Whittaker, pract- 'ically an atheist wasbrought to realize show. the Hand of God ,brought them safely through their. dreadful . ordeal. Mrs. Tom Mac- Donald read a poem entitled' "He ,go'eth-before" . curd -Miss -Margaret MacDonald, gave a reading from the ,Glad Tidings. Mrs. Harry Levis and Mrs;. Ale McLeod then rendered a duet "Saved by Grace." and two further repdings were given by Mrs.: Dan McKin-. -non and -Mrs. Philip respectively.. Mrs. A. Sutherland • tendered a vote of thanks . to Mrs. McLeod and Dean for their hospitality; also..to 'Betty and Joan . Hamilton for the ' splendid wayin which they sang their' 'duet. Closing, hymn, and prayer .by Miss Mary McLeod closed the. meeting. • WEDDING BELLS MacHARDY-DURNIN 'Mrs.. C. G. , ,Robson announces the 'marriage" on July 21st, of her sister, Marcia Lorraine, younger. daughter of Mrs. Durnin;, Teulon., Manitoba, and the late E. How- ard Durnin, to Lewis, • sori of Mr. and. Mrs. Forest MacHardy, God- erich: The ceremony was per formed by Rev. R. J. Waldie at St. George's Manse, London. ' The bride was lovely in• a dress of pale blue • sheer 'with white accessories. She wore white gar- denias in her hair and a corsage of Joanna Hill roses. She wore a • triple strand of pearls. Miss Marjorie Pierce, Goderich, as 'bridesmaid, was dressed inti two- piece frock of yellow crepe. Her • WEST WAWANOS COUNCIL MINUTES The West Wawanosh Council met on . July 13th with all mem- bers • present and. with Reeve Smyth . presiding. The ,minutes oft last- meeting were read and ac- cepted on ;motion of councillors McPherson and Finnigan.. , Grants of; $30.00 to Dungannon Fair' and $20.00 to Lucknow Fair were ordered paid on motion of, Councillors McPherson. arid Fin- nigan,. On. motion, .of Councillors, 'McAllister. and Miller; 'signs pro- hibiting dumping on the road- sides, were«ordered to 'be .pur chased. and . set tip. A .petition from' the West„ Wawanosh Fed- eration of Agriculture, asking that one fifth of 'one mill be added to their taxes as' i ember - ship fee in the Federation,. was accepted on motion of Councillors Miller and .Finnigan, The Council adjourned td meet again on. August 10th at 1.30 p.m. r :Durnin Phillips; Clerk. corsage.. was Talisman roses. Mr. Gordon: Harrison,. Goderich, was groomsman.' • A wedding dinner was served at the C.P.R., Hotel, Goderich. The bride.will.. reside in. Goderich. .The ' 'groom ,has re- ported to Army Barracks, Lon- don. SMITH—McGILLIVRAY • Beautifully decorated with summer flowers, Oliyet United, .Church was the scene of a wed- ding of- wide interest ,on Friday afternoon :when Georgia Matilda, daughter' of Mr. and Mrs: George McGillivray, Ripley, was united 'in 'marriage to William. Charles Smith,, son of Mr: Charles Smith of Toronto. The ceremony "was performed by Rev. J. C. Nicholson of Pine River: The wedding music was played .by Miss Lilian Osborne and during the signing of the. register Miss Wilda Osborne sang "I Love, You Truly". • • . • The bride, given . in amarriage -by her father, looked lovely in a graceful gown of -white brocaded taffeta, fashioned lin traditional style. Her bridal veil fell- from a halo.of white satin. She carried a bouuiuet of pink roses and ad- iatum fern; and wore a string of 'pearls belonging to the groom's grandmother. Mrs. Oliver. Mc - Charles; sister of the bride, as • matron of honor, was gowned in" old rose taffeta. Mrs. Hartley acTavish and Miss Jean Mc- illivray wore turquoise and powder ' blue gowns 'of sheer crepe. Their bouquets were roses and blue cornflowers and they wore flowers in their hair. The best -man was Mr. Harry' Smith of Toronto, brother of the groom. The. usher's were • Mr. Hartley MacTavish and )Mr.. Oliver Mc - Charles. After the ceremony the wed, ding party motored to Kincardine where a wedding dinner was ser- ved at the Parish Hall to guests numbering thirty.. • Out of town guests were pres- ent from London, ' Wiarten; Tor- onto and, Kitchener. --- "I : say Smith", exclaimed. Jones, "where's that silk umbrella I lent ou?" "I found it was my own, s� E kept it", replied Smith. "You don't say• so. And here• I''v°e been dodging old Robinson for three Weeks, thinking, it was • his!" MCWHINNEY' .FAMILY HOLDS ANNUAL GGATIIERING Members of 'the McWhinney family held the annual family reunion at Harbor Park, Goder- ich. "Mrs. Lorne Johnston and. Bert McWhinney, Crewe, had 'charge of :;the games, and Miss Stella Johnston, { teacher, from Midhurst, arranged •a "treasure- htifit". Prizes were awarded to the ffiilowing: the personcoming thesgreatest distance, Miss Norma ' McWhinney; . Toronto.; parents of the largest family. present, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McWhinney, cora, cession' 2, -Ashfield; the person most recently married, Mrs. "Clif- ford Hoy, the former Miss Marie Bogie; the youngest child present;, Carolyn Johnston,' daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Johnston, con. cession 2, Ashfield; oldest person".._.. present, Andrew McllWain, God- erich., - . • Officersowere elected as -fol- lbws: honorary presidents, 'Mrd. Maria, McWhinney, Colborne, and Mrs. 'Dougherty, Egmondville; president, Mrs, Richard McWhin- ney, I.R. 1 Dungannon; lst vice president, Mrs. Alex Bogie, Col, borne; 2nd vice president, Mrs.• Lorne . Johnston, concession 1 3, Ashfield; secretary,: Miss Mary Bogie, Colborne; treasurer, Hugh McWhinney, .conpession 2, Ash.;. field: Members of the family were present . from Ripley, Lucknow,, Toronto, Goderich, Auburn, Port Albert, Colborne, Dungannon and West Wawanosh; ' 108 registering. James McWhinney Jr., Dungan- non, expressed the appreciation of those present, to the officers and; to all who 'had assisted in any way in making the gathering a successful„ one.. . The late John .McWhiriney. and Mrs. Isabella (Kirkpatrick) Mc- Whinney front . whom this family descended, Were amok the earl,- fest arl=fest of the pioneer settlers, 'settl- ingon the farm, lot 11, concession 1, Ashfield, in 1842. They were married in Ireland., Mr. McWhin- ney was born on. December25th, 1814, at Saint Field, nine Miles from Belfast; Ireland. To then& were born seven sons and one daughter,. Andrew, Samuel, Wm., John, James, David and Richard, and of w�Margaret, have. new deps. arted � parted OAT - life Richard, the last one, having died two years ago. ...y�.wr+vw...ss•W.suv..v r" ."..—..SY' M'�Www.•.�-•.tiYa4.