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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
`WEDNESDAY JAN.. 20th, .196:0
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Wawanosh,.
John. Durnin, the popular; and
unassuming•' reeve of West Wa-
wanosh is the 1960 ' Warden .of
Huron. County He won the hon
'our on the first ballot, as Huron
County .Council convened• for the
January. session .on Tuesday af-
ternoon. He received 21 of' a
'possible 35 votes,; .in a three-way
contest, defeating ;William Mor-
ritt of f Blyth and Harvey Cole-
man of; Stanley. Township. •
Reeve Durnir is; 46 and while
a -,comparatively young man, is.
a "veteran" in the municipal I
field, shaving. started his 13th
Year. of service: He served:' as
councillor for. -Six years and is
now . serving his '7th term ras
reeve of West • Wawranosh, h w-
ing been elected. by ballot .in`13e-'
cember of ,1953, . and ' since.:then
has been.. returned 'each 'year `iby,
acclamation. •
Onlytwice • .before .have : West
Wawandsh reeves .held: the 'war-
denship honours .T Charles G•ir
vin` in 1878 and Brown;. Smyth,
69 years' later; in 1947.:
Reeve -Durnin •• contested • ;the
w_arderiship two , years `ago: ' and
was nosed out by 'one' vote :H
17 t 16' on the'fifth b•allot.' The
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winner :' in 1958 ,Was Reeve John
Morrissey ..•of: Stephen .. .Township..
There were • six. .in the • field at
that time.•
• Mrs. Durnin` -is the former' Vio
let Errington of West Wawa-.
nosh.. They have 'a .family of
three: ` sans and One daughter,
Donald 22, Betty 17, 'George • 15
.andd a• e • 13:
W, n
r: and%Mrs. Durni are mem-
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hers of Auburn .United Church
and in ; politics ,John • is a Gon-
servative, ; naturally enough, .:for
this ' was "Conservative Year,
in the. selection • .of the Huron
,County warden:
DIED 0IN ' FLORIDA
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WARDEN JOHN S. ,DURNIN .
ASHFIELD LADY PASSES
INHER .90th YEAR
The death of 'Mrs ,James. ' 'G
Drennan... occurred, ` in Ashfield
Township, on Monday, January
18th in her 90th .year. She was.
the former' Lucinda Twamley:
Resting at the Johnstone Fun-
eral : Home. irk Lucknow where
.the ' service ` w ll' be'• 'held . •:on.
Thursday at 2:00'with with ' in-
terment'. • in Dungannon' Con• -•
tery.
She is survived by 'a son, Wil-
fred of Lucknow and two daugh-'
ters• Mrs Wilfred , Plunkett .(Eli-
zabeth) of Auburn, Mrs" Melvin
Raynard (Violet);-- of 'Goderich
There- are seven: grandchildren &
14 great' grandchildren randchildren. •:She'was
predeceased by' her husband; and
one .grandchild. •
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Harry j Whitney, who :.left` :