The Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-09-07, Page 5vaults., •SEPTEMBVR 1th, '1944
Lyceum Theatre
NGHAM
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
September 7, 8, 9
JIMMY LYDON
CHARLIE SMITH
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"`HENRY Ak.DRKII
PLAYS CUPID'
Another amusing chapter in
the life of the popular Ald-
rich family. •
Also "Short Subjects"
Matinee Sat. afternoon at '2.30
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
SEPT. 1.1,,12, 13
'CARY. • COOPER . • •
LARAINE: DAY
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THE STORY; OF
DR. WAS$ELL'
Taken from the,well - known
novel and brdiight • to the
screen in technicolor, this -is-
:a' truly• great pieture 't
Also ',Short Subject"
•mordaniwah
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79th ANNUAL
Wednesday,
SEPT. 27th
Featuring
Walkerton Girls Bugle
Band
• School Parade
School Chorus and Yell
• Public Speaking
Children's Races •
• Bicycle Racing
100 -Yard Dash
.Quarter Mile Race
•• Calf Race
4411elay Rice
quare Dance Contest
Tug 0' War
For Hanna Trophy
• Songs, Dancing and
• Acrobatics by
Tuck Sisers
• PRIZE DRAW
Big P,es
A Full Afternoon's
, Entertainment
• NOTE THE DATE
The •Littlerant% Sdntliveli.Luclatc4, 01121 tail°
M A .E KING
Mr. and .Mrs.. Hardy Siapson,
• Alberta . and Kathleen .of Tees-
water, Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Thornp-
son; and ,babe,. of. Holyrockl, were
Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs.
George Saunders.
• 'Mrs.. George Johnston spent a:
few days last week ..with, friends
Seaforth and London,. return-
ing on Wednesday with Mr. 'and
Chas..Hallam who were •in
the city for •the day. •
Mrs. 'Lottie White and her son
Oliver Of Toronto, .Mrs.':Arinie
Johrision of Liieknow were' week
end; visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil.. Johnston.• ..
'Mrs. M: J. Blake went to.biinn-
Ville on Monday to visit her dau-
ghter, • Mrs. Wafted Hoffman,
Dr. Zan Blake and Mrs.
were aec.ompanied. by Keith
Blake on their return to Toronto
on Monday ,after a Pleasant visit
with, relatives in. this district.
.Mr. S. .Stothers -and daugh-
ter, Kaye. of.*Arthur spent the
Week -end. at •the 'farm, Stephen,
Jr., who spent the summer at Bill
AndreW'i returned.. home., with •
Ahern' on Monday evening. •
Mr. Henry., Horton, visitedhis.
sisters at Leeburn over the•WeeleL •
• • COngratulations. to Mr. .Sit Mrs..
Harvey Anderson on the arrival
of a'•baby giri•on Saturday.. •
Mr. and Mrs, George Fitzsirh-
nons of ArkOna, Mr.. Alan Fitz-
. siminons of London .visited with
Mr.. apd, Mrs. Cecil..Johnston
re-
cently. ,
Howard Blake • • Was. among.
those who left for the West 'On
Saturday 'to 'assist 'with the har-
vest.
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PAGE :EWE
SEI°41114E.t. STORY
OF :DARK DAY
•..Thero are few of, the younger'
gitneration who • haven't heard;
their parents Or. grandparents re-
late that amazing story. of the!.
Dark' Day. It happened •63 years:.
ago on September 5th. . •
• Mr. W. J. nonegenarian
village resident, possesses- an
is—
sue of The Sentinelof•that
which• carried the following. ac-
count of the strange phenomenon,
which .later was :learned to 6'ave
•been 'caused by a,' bush •fir e in
Michigan. But here's the .storyi•.
• THE DARK DAY
Creat Excitement In, Lucknow
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The: afternoon and' ening'
Monday last are long tobe re-
membered. as.the occasion of one'
of ithe.Strangestsights it has ever'
fallen- even -to the lot'of the "old-
est inhabitant" to witness. The
Morning of the 'day was 'ari ord•
Mary one, with nothing to excite
attention, further' than, the smoke•
that. beclouded the' • horizon and
hung like a• pall over the country.
Between I and 2. a' yellow-
ish cloud, .appeared ' on •the south-
ern horizon, 'and ••a smart breeze
which, liveS• then blowing. caused
RAO 1ooin up to higher propor-
tion, aid gradually. ,oVerspread,
the Sky. As it spread. over the•
face of the. Sun, that luminary
assumed the appearance of a huge
ball ..of • fire, and it , soon became
obscured.• from view. • • The •skv
ASHFIELD NOTES
• MI. and.Mes:'
Miss'CodespCnt Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs, Philip Hogan. •
Dr. P.tarnhy and daughter. Mar-
ion of -Hamilton.ecpc,nt' the week-'
end v.ith his father. Miss' Bessie'
Barnby retyned. to, the city with
them -a Her --a- rnern-tli'leev
• Mr. and Mrs •Bert Ashton of
betroit spent the"past week with.
Mrs. Culbeit and • family. Didfi
and ' Jack returned home; with
their parents after very' pleasant,
.holidays.
•..Mr. and Mrs. John .Cariipbell
• of Belfsit --isited_with Mr, and
Mrs. ---Jake- Hurter on Friday.'
M. and Mrs. A'..bertHeirn spent:
• the week -end with 'friends in
'London.
•'Mr. and Mrs..Will Hunter, Lois
add Lorna Spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. McKinriOn: at Tiverton.
Mr. Jake Hunter and Mrs. Cliff
Menary spent a day last week in
London. , • :
• Miss.Helen. Gilmore -of Harr,i1-
ten .spent 'the week -end at her
home here, : ••• .
The ladies of this vioinity held
a Red Cross qUilting on 'Tuesday
of last week at the home of Miss
Susie Gibson.
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FALL CLOTHING
DRESSES—A wide variety of ladies New Fall
Dresses, Coats and Suits are now in stock.
you are well advised to make your selection,
Early.
MEN'S–SUITSL--We "likvelnit received an 'as-
• sortrnent of new Men's Suits in worsteds and
tweeds.
Also Men's Topcoats and Raincoats. •
A small depOsit will hold any article until needed.
SPECIAL—We have a special group of ladies
Fall Dresses for this week -end. 4 nr
Values 43 $5.00. Now at only •I N7J
LANGSIDE. NORTH
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Mr:
and Mrs. Donald MacKire-
then., was of a greenish- yellow non & Mt: Bill.MatKinnon1spent.
tint...and this changed ira.
4o ..- fiery Monday.evening last 'Wit--; .'\.1-....&
red, It Wfis• a.' most strange . and Mrs.Farish Moffaf. • • • ... ,..., ...-,
unnaturalsight, and • soon the '. . Mrs.James...1.loff..,.•t.anci Mc'..•.-
.
streets w'ere filled with. wondee- of 'Toronto' s.pert .the. •week -e'3
ing• and .excited erOwds. Various, With. Mi'....and 'Mr-:. Pete -r "1,1effat.:
•and -Often •comi al were the c'on-•
j)ectiites • 4."to the, cause ofthis
strange 'appearance. In ' answer
1,e---tikErfrig•bt
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, LAW. Dcilena spc..nt
week.i.eith her. PLecy.
t Mrs,. Bob Brown- and M.,' Bb
lac13.-,. one. of our village
nti
scions asserted:that "a lot of th:oseEvans of London sae L'"r weok-
.
old ,astronornors who had been end with the'rParent-e •ar:d
fooling With the. sun 'lately. had mr8.
put it Q t , and couldn't, light it
We hope . scientists Will
markthisexplanation. BiLiness,
was
almost brought to a standstill'
in the, village. In almost every
window'the lighted lamps shed a
blue. wierd-100kina light, by its
unnatural appearance •adcling to
the fright of the timid on -O. -A-
bout 4, o's4loeic .a dark, cloud ap-
-peered in. the- sky -arrcl-- Ociiekl•,t;.-
overspreading the skiz the -blood-
red canopy" was changed to a ,
midnight darkness. It 'was a truly I
awe inspiring sight. A dead calm
fell; and the air was so close and
oppreS'sive, • and • the smell of
smoke so strongas to render the
heat almost unearable. This statel
of things continued, with an oc-
casional Crash of thunder, until
about seven o'clock, when the
clouds partly dispersed; -showing
gleams of red here and there, till,
night spread its mantle o'er the I
scene, and nature. was again
shrouded in darkness. It was a
time never to be: forgotten by
M. and Mrs. 'Chas. SherwoDd 'those who witnessed this singu-
of Detroit and his mether, who
resides with Mrs. Gaunt spent
• Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Les
Ritchie.
• WHITECHURCH
• Miss MarY Caution of London
spent the week -end .at the hOme
of her sister, Mrs. Jim MeInnes.„
Mr. James Markle of Hamilton
visited a few days at the home
of his father-in-law, Mr. kector
McKay and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Zeke Philips Of
Aubutn Spent a day last week
with his sister, Mrg. A. Fox.
Mrs. Harry Tichborne of'7God-
erich spent a few days lastweek
with ,her Mother, Mrs.' D. Ken-
nedy. ,
• Mr. Bob Laidlaw of pia spent
the week -end With: his family.
:Rev. Henry. Martin and Mrs.
Martin of Southampton spent a
few days with his mother, Mrs.
Wm. Martin and relatives.
Mr. and Mri.*Herb Laidlaw &
Mrs. Jae 8 Falconer spent the
week -end at Powassort with rela-
tives there.
Mr. Miles McMillan,Ernest
Beecroft and RuSseI Ptirclori have
gottd',
lar ,revulsion of nature. To add
to the horrors of the scene, thick
clouds of ashes filled the, air, and
bespattered and dirtied • every-
thing they 'came in contact with.
The excitement was intense. Lad-
ies fainted, men turned white,
and many believed that the
"crack of doom" had comp. No-
thing could he gained by the
wires as to the cause of the phen-
omena. The only Conjecture that
could be arrived at as to the
'strange appearance of the • sky
was the sun shining, through the
smoke, and the change to dark-
ness was, a thick 'thundercloud
enshrouding, the sky.
vest there.
Mrs; Naismith from Dakota is
visiting with her :sister, Mrs.
Robt. Ross and Mr. Ross.
Newlyweds Presented
A social gathering was held in
the basement of the Presbyterian
church on Friday evening. After
a good Program of music and re-
citation, 'a presentation was.
made to two recently wed coup-
les, Mr. Ernest Button and Miss
Marie Aitchison and Mr. Alex
Robinson and Miss Jean Forster.
Each couple was presented with
an occasional chair and an end
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...-1-tarta
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Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rees of
Toronto and Ronald .of the R. C. .
F. at McDonald,. Manitoba., •
spent the week -end with •iyfr,
G. Moffat. . : • •
• 'Messrs. Dan •McKinnon, George '
Moffat, Jin and Richard Orr left
lasteek for the West.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Farish Moffat ,8.7.
Gordon .visited on Sunday even- ••
ing with Mr. and Mrs.', Evans.
.Miss Katherine McPherson .of .
-G•iera..,SanClaeleleleit-oh!Pticiayeat---7-7.
ter spending. a .week: with Mr. ani
Mrs: 'Farish :Moffat.
Miss Winnifrecl 'Don'aidson
spent last Week Toronto.
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Ltft Insurance
In Canada alone more than four niillion
people ownlife insurance policies.
Would they own them had it not been
for the salesmala? No! Not one person
in a thousand ever buys life insurance
voluntarily.
The modern life insurance salesman is
an aSset to his community because he
promotes' social security through finan-
cial independence. 'He is indeed "worthy
of his hire."
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BEFORE YOU 'INSURE CONSULT -
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onfederation Life
HEAD OfFICI Association • TORONTO
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• JOHN FARRISH, LUCKNOW
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