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LUCKNOWi. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 19*44
EIGHT PAGES•
.DIED SUDDENLY - 'WANTED TO KNOW IF " •
BERT HAD NEIGHBORS
•• °, IN TORONTO -
The death" of Miss Frances Sid -
dal, daughtei of the late Mr..and
Mrs. G A Siddal, arid who was
born in Lucknow, "oeonrree:veith
eshockingeS4ddenness last week •in•
Toronto, where she has •resided
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• for -many. ye.ars.
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• For a ..ntirnber ofSr,ears. Miss
'Siddal held an important .exe-
. eutive !positionwith a• T9eonp
• firmlitit..../neee...recenty had been
9Perating, a guest home in Tor-
onto. . •• • • •
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On 'Wednesday of 'last week
she had accepted .ari •invitation
to have New...Year's day dinner
with Mrs. :N... L. Campbell and.
Lorna .Carnpbell. As they
awaited her sarrivat on , Saturday.
afternoon, Lorna in glancing thru.
thepaper rea•d..the annotincernent
of her death: t
• Miss, Siddal was. discoverdsit-
ting. in in herl.roorn on
• FriclaY•by a patron.of she': 'guest
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home: Death was attributed to 'a
severe heart •.attack, .and it was
• lieliVed thaL.,F,raneesela ad -he -en
• 'Since the death of fiis wife last
.fall, Bert Ward has made en-
quiries about :bringing his sister
Agnes
Agnes to Canada, but 'haa.. been'
• adyised,• that, • this,-woId pe*... be
•fc•asible until.4fter the war: In
reply to :Bert's. iPtter; his sister
esaid..-plieWonld be delighted to.
isconie to Canada, • but asked •Bert
'a number et 'questions abeut. the
'country. and community, one of
which was "haVe. you any•
bors?".- Bert hasagsn'ted her .'on
.• 'that ,Point.
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PASSED AWAY MONDAY
•• The death occurred. in Londen
on Monday ' of Miss Margaret
Nina 1VIiller, daughter of the late."
.Mr. and Nip -Jacob.. Miller of
Lucknow. 'She was 5p 'years of
age. " • •
the-fttneral service will- be held
privately at the residence of her;
brother, Mr. •Herb Miller; this
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
with interment in South Kinloss
ctcry.
• dead about twenty--fOur .hours •
when 'the discovery was masle.
• As no meals are served at her
."' guest home; Mis§. Siddal•Was 'not
•in regular contact with her Pat-
rone so_that _leer ala.senceedid-not
• at fir -St Concern thern. She was
••• not known be suffering -ern
7 • 'a heart condition, but in sJig
:t� Miss Campbell on Wednesday.
•remarked about 'a severe pain in
' • her Vett ann. •.
• . • • FolloWing ;a fUrieraleservice in
the Miles funeral chapel in Tor• .=
onto on Monday the remains were
• hrohtto Lucknowon Tuesday
far interment in the:family plot
• 'in Greenhill Cemetery. The
. • graveside service was conducted
• by Rev: J. W. Donaldson, "and
•the. Pallbearers were W. B. An-
• der§on, T.. W. Smith,. W. W. Hill,
H. R. Allin; Harold Treleaven and
Campbell Thompson./
• h• Frances is survived by one br7is
.ther, of Winnipeg, who at-
' • tended the funeral. After the
death of Mr. Siddal,her mother
• Made her home in Toronto with
• Frances where she passed away
..• on December 13th, 1940.
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ON KING'S HONOR LIST.
• • •• •The King's New Year'§,honors
list brought honors to two Luck-
• flow. born men. Major-General H.
• F. G. "Jason, adjutant -general. of
nue Canadian Army was appoint-
• t d • a ton:inlander. of the ,Order of
•the BritiSh Empire. Mr'.. Litton
was born on Jack Gardner's farm
• at Zion, and spent his .yotith in'
• Lucktieve.
„Mentioned in dispatches was
\ Flight Lieutenant Roy Renwick,
son '9f the late Ed. Renwick and
Mrs. James Kirby of Teeswater.
Roy was born 'in: Lucknow but
grew t� young manhood in Tees -
water. „ •
• MORE STAMPS WANTED
Mrs. Edgar Hollymari has ree
ceived an Overseas request for
ere -can -Celled .:postage-starrips:ol
ali denominations. School child-
ren in partkular have Contribtit4
ed liberally to past collections,
and Mrs..Hollyman passes On this
request through The Sentinel, an:-
ticipating that the'Thildren, and
adults too, will again get busy
Saving stamp. A liberal margin
of the envelope Shouldbe:: left
around: the stamp.
•
Note From Veteran Subscriber•
.W,e alWays look 'for a note from
Frank Guest.. of Wadena, Sale.,
to accompany his • Sentinel re-
newal. Mr. Guest is one of the
• veteran' Sentinel subscribers and
• accompanying his 1944 remit-
lanCe is theefollowing note:
.,. "We are haying a •nice, winter
with. very little cold Weather. It
• got clOwn to .27 below but has
„been nice since. Crops were' not
very .good.-13igs. are a good price
and they can't handle them fast
enpugh in Winnipeg".
.PILIOTO` FINISH:. • ..•
ISN HURON: RACE Campbell, president;. Celia
. son, Secretary - treasurer, and.
Walter M. Brown was elected Kathleen :McIntosh, pianist. •
reeve •Of Huron . Township on •• • •
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THREE -SISTERS NEVER
APART 'QR.CHRISTMAS
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Mrs. M. A;, Treliiven, '
known as Polly to her friends
here; is eighty-four years of '
age, and enjoys sufficiently -,
•good heatthete/ spencl:Christ-
• mas anti Ne* Year's with her
sisters Sue and Lou Trelea-
ven ' and other relatives. •
:SemeWhat of a. recor:d. is
established by these three sis-
'• ters who never in 75 years
• have missed being together
at Christmas time.
PRIZE WINNERS AT
FIRE COMPANY DANCES
Th d Lucknow Fire Company
,held- iwo _suecessful holiday
dances' last week. At each 'idance,
,they gave away two $5.00 War
Savidgs Certifie.ates for, •cloelr
prizes;„. and, war stamps • to the
value of $4.00. as novelty dance
prIzes. 1 - • •
START ND TO
I DECORATE HALL .
In the 'opinipn of members of,
the Ltickriow Fire °• Company it
is up to local organiiations which
have:, theelese91-theePaenergie-Hal.1LL
rent freee to. see, that the building ..
is giVen much; nceled -Interi l. •
recletoratin.g. • „
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Winners...of the door pri:ic-S tile Witk•this' ine I)-ilnd a Cierninitlee
first ' night were Margaret. wfst a•PpOhite,c1 Moe' day night',
ers and • Doris. Taylor, with' the inCLIng arrange for the hohl- ••.•
novelty de, • artis 'going of' da,,;ce 'atea,n early, date •
.1yleki 'non a1, -;d Grace. Mc -'tri chit tiff 'thp fund: • -•
• Kilmon •and • St P t d 0 1 • 1 •
ati it
Catherine tegnew es• •ted. • ) 1 a r
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an es n 1..e oc. a cigar; . . s
LUCKNOW H IGH
(el 0: I v. .
At: the second 'dance' the door raisiee• evcrts to boost theefund. •
prizes wero• won hy• Harley Phil- Tirenean Dave • Milne. who. pm-
iips aitc1'.Eddie Gaunt. The nee- oec....,/1 the plan .stated is. Was -up
'city dense prizes went 'to Mrs. 1. the Fire -CoMpany to!de some-
Rou.Iston and Kenneth Webster. thine. in -this regard or start
SCHOOL -RESULTS
•
/ (Continued from Iasi issue)
Grade XIII Defence • '
• MacKenzie, Helen 52; McKim,
'Alan 75; Prest, Stanley ,79;
keld, Helen 56; , Weatherhead:
Grace . ••
IX SOcial Studies
Aberdein, David, 55; Allin, Wrn.
• 61; Alton, Arnold, 81; Barger,
James, '73; Beaton, Florence, 54;
• Don, 471-E-1-1iirtt.-Hatu ,
30;Gammie, Helen,' 67; .Gilrnore,
Gerald, Abs.; C,461.1ah, Grant, 32;
Graham, Margaret, 65; Guest,1
Harold, 67; Irwin; Mayme, 66; :Ir-
win, Wilda, 50; MacIntyre, Alex,
r-Maelc-innore-"jeani--40; Mac--
Lenrian, Margaret, 57; Mactther-
Son, Margaret, 53; MeQuillin,-
Harvey, 56; Marshall, Jeisie, 76;
Milne, Carrie; 41; Nicholson, Don -
aide, 39; Reed; Eunice, 53;
Ritchie, Alvin, 42;SherWebd,
• Shirley, 59; Stewart', Allah, 58.
F. E. McLean, (Prin.)
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and 'Grace carripbell and Austin Me x.t.:rt for the use ofthe Hall.
Martin; Cameron M.acDonald act- . Member Resigns
ed as, Master of ceremonies. * Treleaven," member . • '.
e .. . • .4 'the. Brigade for, sixteen . years, •
Specials in men's and boys' Work tendered a verbal. resignation ex -
Clothing, Shirts, Socks, Mitts.- plaining that his sole reason for
The Store with' the Stock -THE doing so, was that his work did
MARKET STORE. • n• ot allow him time to serve the
FINANCIAL REPORT OF
WARD FIVE RED. CROSS
• The financial report of Ward
,Five Red CroSs 'of Huron Town-
shiP is as follows: Net proceeds
of dance- at Paramount $31.09;
Sale of quilt at F'ararriZtint, 4do-
natkl )5y Mrs. Breckenridge and
Mrs. Lloyd Irwin $34.70; CiAlect-
ions $245.93; Donations by Lewer
SeCond to. boxfund, $1,6.00.
Finance Minister Ilsley has an-
nounced that the cost of selling
bonds •,of the Fifth Victory, Lean
• will not likely . exceed .87' • cents
Organ4e Maple Leaf
War Work Club
The Maple Leaf Club ' is -spon-
soring •a dance -in the Town • Hall
on Friday.niglit to raise funds for
the carrying on of war work by.
this newly organized group.
• The • Club is made • up of the
lady employees of the Maple Leaf
Aircraft Corporation, who • meet
eVery two weeks for a work
meeting and program.: Meetings
are held 'at the homes of the
Members and thle comfort articles
which are made 'will be turned
over, to the local branch of. the
Red' Cross. •
• TheClub efficeri are, Grace
"Monday when he polled 'a total.
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of 258 votes, just seven more
thariDonald„A. MacDonald who,
polled 251 votes: •
It Was a straight reeVeship race
,to succeed Herb Farrell, reeve
for the past three years- and who
retired because of the pressure of
farm work. Both Mr. Brown and
Mr. .1ViacDOnald had served on
the council board' for the ipast-
six years.• • .
'• The fain; councillors elected by
acclamation are Howard McGuire
and S: W. Thompson, •meinberi
of the old board, and Russell Os-
borne •and William Steele . Who
qualified to. fill the Vacancies res
.sulting front Brown and 4/facDon-
'ald contesting the reeveshiP.
Gordon 'Scott Ripley Reeve ..
Beipley's reeve and council was
elecTPd by aeclarnation. Gordon
Scott stepped up to the reeve's
chair succeeding George MFLean,•
and .E1rner Morgan, Ripley'§
"honey king" tilled the Scott va-'
cancY on the Council Board.
,Other,couneillors• are J. D. Bryce,
"-re" Hre--4-.:on,j "eil MacLen-
, .
Returned Froin Hospital
• Frank Miller whp underwent a -
major soperation in St. Joseph
Hospital, Lontlem, more -than
• three' weeks ago; was able to be
1 -)fought to his home at Langside
on Friday.
Won Big Turkey,
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- • The ' '.'25 -pound" New
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turkey which was raffled 'off last
week was won by Mildred
Ritchie': •-
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Bargains in girls' and boys School
Sweaters •and Pullovers.— The
Store with the Stock.—The Mar-
ket -Store—.
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HANDLE EXPRESS AT DEPOT
Due fo the illness and enforced
absence from the Express Office
of Miss Elizabeth Henderson, the
express business :and wire service
is being han.dlecrat the C. N. R.
depot by A: W: Hamilton and
Joseph Conley. The Village de-
livery and pick-up service isnot
affected, 'Rural residents however
must call, at the depot for express
parcels. The telegraph service is
-also conducted from the depot:
FORMER RESIDENT PASSES'.
Toronto papers carpied the fc./1-:
loWirig death thrioiiricement, ',re-
ferring to a fOrtner Lucknow res-
ident: • . ' •
• BENNETT,'Mary—At the home
for each • $100 —': a pretty small
figure *for doing .stich a splendid.
jab.. •, • .. • •
Alt • • it
old, "I have never. seen an 'cirgane
ization•that,did as 'much good in
the • Corernunity. and got as little
alongcredit for it" andadded"gets
so well." • •.
• Harold: resignation was • ac-
'eepted with regret, and his name
added -to the list. Of honorary
rriembeis It was pointed 91.4 that
with :Sid Whitby 'on active ser -
ice .was now short
two .a.ctive:' members, and • steps
areto be taken•to bring it up to,
strength. • • ••• •
• Plans were Clisce.ISsed for •the
annual Burns Balkon January 25,
when it is exPectecthat a §civai.e.'
dance eompetitieriwill fceetai'e. . •
this Popular • event. •
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DIF.cloantR . • •
,They 'tell us • some jtors are wAS AN
so uNrst.44;,:k DISMAL moNTEL,
sh6ft Of, everYthing yoti Can't . • •
even find court there •
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-loins C. W. A. C. '
Mrs. John J. Cransten of 1\lia•••
gara-On-the-Lake has joined the
Canadian Wornen's Army Corps
and is at present stationed a1
Trinity Barracks, Toronto., Mrs.
Cranston' is now Pte. Florence M.
Cranston.
.FALL -CAUSE OF
FRACTURED HIP .
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. dyfFs.,
W. J.: Little.. received ,a,
fall. at, home' 'On 'Sunday, dUe. to
her,Weakened Condition following
the, ••and x-ray pictureselater
revealed that she had Suffered,
a fractured left She . was
taken by anebnlance to
Hospitalelate Tue§clayeafteriikon,
Many friends • • deeply re €t
this mishap.' which, has befallen
Mrs.' Little who is • among' 'the
Village's- older and most beloved
residenis. " . . . •• , • • .
Mr.1 Little Is 92 .^
The accident occurred just .thecl
day preceding Mr. Little's 92n
birthday... which he observed on
Monday, January 3rd, and nat-
urally tempered the joy of this
occasion.•.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Little Were.
seriously ill with 'flu. Mr. Little
showed particularly '.ainating .iiCt-
ality by throwing. off the attack
and' is '.able 'to be out ,every day
and appears•to have lost but little
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December was an unusually
dark niopth• official records show.
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Therewere 1. t FO. d f'' •
on y w ays. o .
total' sunshine and. ten day's ft
part-time sunshine during • the
month. ' • •• - ' • •
• The temperature sank to•below • •
zero on . eight occasioris.-the low
est being 11 below: Highest tem--• •
perattire:•of.;,the' month was 42
'degrees. There. Was slightly over
a quarter 'of an' inch,. of -rainfall .
and .20.5 inehes of snow, . •
Comparisons are 'often•.roi,c01-.
.
sing and.speaking.ofsnow, during
• ,.
the caleridar, yqar • '1942. tot• E.:1
snowfall 'Nvas• 1.48:25 incbes. an1
in 1943. 126 inchesbelieve it-ce •
hot. The same applied, to • •• •
The 1942 total exceeded, 1943:V;/
23.35, and '21.91 Inches . respect
'of her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Sri -lithe' of his "sprightliness. • • •
20 Arlington -Ave., 'Torortto, on That Mr Little may enjoy a
Jan. lst, 1944, Mary Bennett,in speedy recovery from her acci-
her 81st y'ear. '• 'dent, and that when another,
Resting ,•at the above address years rolls round, Mr. Littre's.1
Funeral service re Tuesday '•at birthday r4y be more, approPL1
3 p.m into—••
riately recognized • is • the- earnest
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wit•h of 4/-eteeeleee
ively. •
REPORT OF WORK DONE
BY BLAKE RED CROSS
The following is the woic, re
port of the Blake Unit Of tilt
Red Cross Society, which' i af:
'filiated with the linneanno:I.'
branch: . •••
'Twenty-five truilts, 7 • suits
pyjamas, 10 pair service 'socks
3 pair 26 -inch seamans socks; 5
pair of gloves, 1 navy sweater
2 handkerchiefs. .
A• shower fOr; women oversea‘Ai
resulted in , the follOwing• dorsa •
tiors: 16'. bars of *soap. 5: pap(
straight pins, 2 paper gafety
5 boxes kleenex, 2 lead pencii,... ,
1 writing pad, 1 tooth brash:
combs, 2 rolls white tape. 1 ca::
talcum powder, 1 jar cold cream,
3 cans tooth powder, 2 skeins cf
mending wool, 5 papers of darn
inti needles, 9 wash cloths, 1 car. I
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