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Blain Courtney Dies Monday
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Bus—Train
Claims Thir
Slain Courtney , 1.7 -year-old son.
of'Mr,•and, Mrs: Leonard Courtney.
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;Of Huron :Town, ship, has become '
the third victimof the tragic
'school bus train collision in
Ripley .at about 11 p.m. on Mon
day of last week Blain's death...
occurred at Victoria Hospital in•:.
London shortly;:after .11:p.ni' on
: Monday •of this week, just one
week to the hour from the'•time
.1. the van type. smallbus rnet the
evening train at a• level crossing
in Ripley in a. collision:that killed
•and injured nine young Huron boys
Five members of the family •of '
Leonard..Courtney were riding in
the bus,:. Wayne, Who would be
17 years old ' on March 27th," was
killed instantly'at.the scene.. . •
Blain, 17, the oldest,of•the family
died' onrMonday at London; Little
hope was held for his recovery
from the start. He suffered ?ere
a'
cad.injuries. anne`er;regained .
consciousness Larry: Courtney,
age 15, remains in,poor condition
in Victoria Hospital..'Larry.%„is a. .
unconscious and has shoWn only
slight improvement. in the week
. following the .accident. Ian` Court
•':ney
;• age .'11, was.hospitalized'at.
Y
Kincardine: and- then removed oto;
. Victoriai Hospital On Thursday for
observation,. His condition: was
satisfactory arid he was able to
return home on Monday :The •
: fifth member'. of the Courtney fam-
ily in'the ;accident was Cameron; ;
a8
�e 9, lie ;was :treated at'•Kincar'
..
• dine Hospital and was lable,to be. •
•
dischar l?.• Mondayed;on'
of ibis week
Ai this 'is written.T esday, no
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THIRD. ACCIDENT VICTIM
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
'BL' A1N
COURTNEY
'funeral arrangements had been
completed for Blain: Courtney.
J<enneth.Pillen, 17 son of Reit:
and Mrs., H"arold Pilien of Reids
Corners: in E-1tlron Tow'nship, `died
the day following rhe accident at
Victoria. 1 -Hospital
Charles Liddle .17:; driver of the'.
bus, which was taking the load of
boys up -town in Ripley .for lunch....
following, the hockey. game:, is
,reported in somewhat improved'
condition atLondon although his
.condition is cause for concern and :
he faces a long period of hospital=
ization: 'Dale Liddle ;• y.. g oun' •.10-
,
year-old brother, of Charles, is in
satisfactory` condition.and was
scheduled ..to be released: from :
.Kincardine Hospital on Tuesday....
The boys are the sons of'Mr.. and
Mrs Jack
Liddle- of the 6th.' of
Huron
Elliott Lowry, 17, son of Mr.: and '
Mrs.• Elden' Lowry of Huron; is :a .
patient in Kincardine Hospital
and is'progressing satisfactorily...,
Couple R�tutning from Ashfield" •sit
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Injured 1n K• . •ingsbrid•ge • Accident Monday • ••
three vehicle collision at King-
sbridge on Monday afternoon .in'
jured 'six.persons•,• two•of .them well
M' known to. residents of: this area .' '' '
to Victoria Hospital in London.
are Mr,:• and Mrs, James :Smuck of
London. Mrs, Srnuck is' the. former
Reeve. Joynt M
Ottaa With
Area Committee
• Representatives front Western
Ontario communities, including.
Reeve George W,. Joynt of•Lucknow
WillMeet in:Ottawa on •Thursday.
' •of this week at.9:30 am. with .
Industry,Minister, Charles 'Drury and
members of his department:
I3ecause .of slow ;growth, in this.
Western.Ontarioarea , and because
adjacentmunicipalities had been •
designated as depressed areas • .:
.with 'incentives given by govern-
ment for industry locating there, '
a, group of municipalities recently
formed,,a committee to meet 1,vith
'Ottawa' officials, explain, the
local:'sl:ow growth picture, and
urge for action whioh might devell-
op their: district;
Chiirn'an of this conimittee
Harry ►lridl.e of Mount Forest with
Reeve ,ioynt of Lucknow being a .
, member of the group. The comm-
ittee i73%;,t earlier•with Otta'wa
offic•ia:k with no marked results.,
'rhe ecotid rneetin on Thursda
e overnment offic-
.�• ii'6:.liii�'��'e•a a 'EIS' li�c�l�
. , r
ing with hope to this diictiiiion
Frances Hamilton, ' daughter of Mr.'.
and Mrs.' Franka rti ilton.'.of; Ash -•.
field: and the couple: had just•left
the Hamilton farm' to return home
following, a visit here over the
weekend. •
'I he Ontario Department. of High-
ways snow biower‘was •working, on
Highway•121 near Kingsbridge.when
in collision with a:car, driven ,by,
•T:heodore Seburn of St 'Thornas:
The. Sebum car hit the ,rear of the
snow- plow/: Mr. and. Mrs Seburn
and Miss Freda. Whaley of.St.
Thomas were treated and released;
.at Goderfch Hospital. ,Another"
'passenger in the Sebum, car Harry
.Dale. of 'St.: Thomas, was.adniitted.
to'Goderich Hospital with,
undetermined.injuries`andris in
satisfactory condition.
*mr,.' artd Mrs. "Smfieles car collid-
.ed with: the rear of the Seburn• ve- :
'hide following the first collision:
Both .Jinn. and Frances were reniov
ed to Victoria Hospital in London..
Their conditioh is satisfactory with
Frances *suffering front face cuts and
possible broken hones in tie• face:•
WEDNESDAY, MARCH lit, 1967.
Single ;Copy 10e.
• , 24 Pages]
Sam Furrn€. r; Self's
Holyrood Business
John Frook,of. Hanover, has pur-
chased the general' store business •
of Mr.• and Mrs: Sam Farmer of
Holyrood. Mr, Frook, .a,:married
'
man with three of a family, will
take over the. business on.
May 1st. '
•Mr. and Mrs. Farmer will'move'
to Kincardine where they built a •
new house about three years ago;,
Sant. and WS, Farmer purchased,
the business from Morley Hobbs''
thirteen years' ago," i'n'19,54, From
1946 to 1950`, Farmers. operated the
Blackhorse General Store, now
owned by :Frank 'Colw,eil, Sani' pur,
chased the Blackhorse business in
1946 from: Bill Clayton ,and sold it
to Jiri'i Reid of Lucknow,
Farmers spent, about four years ti
a:similar business at Carlingford •
'near Stratford before returning 'to:'
'purchase the Holyrood s'tore.'
Prior to'MorleyHobbs'being loc-
ated, at •Holyrood ,' this business :was.
operated by George Percy; •'George:
Colwell and the•Purvis .family.:•
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COLLINS on Wednesday February
22nd 19 61 in ,Victoria H`ospital;''•.
'London, to,Elaine ..and Lloyd •
Collins •of. Kintail a 'daughter.':
Pass Exams For
Pilot s.Licence'
•
Three local men have success -
Y; Passed' ssed'their ,Department of•,
P . P
Transport written examinations in
preparation to receiving:t'heir:
private; pilot's licence
Grant; Chisholm and Arthur' Pur
ney of Lucknow and•Walter A'rn
,,.'old of the Belfast -area.; received •
word of the successful completion
• last 'Week ,
T •men have .attended :classes
a 'ch for „
att G:oderi
ab r
l ou
S l r
about fifteen weeks and now must
Io ''•more ;air brine ,before receiving
the licences':
Announcement
VERhEEK -, POR'I`E,R
'Mr..and Mrs: Albert Porter, Liick
now, take pleasure in announcing':.
the marriage of their .'daughter,.
'Mary Marlene to Alexander Corn*.
is Verbeek',, sdn of Mr, and Mrs.:.
Antonie Verbeek R' R. No:- 2,
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7'eeswater.. The;marriage is • �. i.
solemrti.zed at 7:,30 p.m, on
ua, .2 I'iY67 int c Sa'lvattoti
ebr ry ,
~.titer .
1k`
.•r't Petry r'wti'a p'?�"1:, ,.� _4
Captain Perris officiating.,
Lgknow
An earl morning .fire at' the 1 Wawanosh Townshi `did extensive
y .g� p
farm home of: W:illiarn' <inalian on:!smoke and...water dani'age to the
.
the 9th cOneesiion of West
]house.. Considerable• fire d•anile
•
!also'resulted from. rhe outbreak
which is thought to have heen.•
caused: from :a faulty chimney. Fht
.1 fire damage was to an.upstairs
bedroom and the' att ie
1
Lucknow Fire D artnient re:spon .
m
ded to:the alarshortly, after'7
James. B,.'Blue • 5.A..,"principal a •m: on Wednesday of last Week .;
'of Western' Elementary School, nand succeeded in, saving the house '.
Windsor;has . ritten rade 8 Math'' from destruction •I -ire h'ad 'T•ained•
ematics Prograrnnies for Education;i a headway ;on the` south• side of •
Al -Television: The telecasts son
:'Probability and Statistics" are
`currently .being: shown province :.
Wide. on C. B.C..1
• 'the source of 'the fire. through: a; •
Jim also spent a month. in Toron' 'hole in the,roof:and. on the ,
to as Education .Cons/ultant for':the ` i s:
side wall a. shown in.the picture
E T, \ ; (Fleiner;tary Television • The fire 'was discovered 4s the •
.:V.iewing.) Geometry series shown ;:family awa.kened'•in the,ntorning•
previously .:: Two of•tle Kinahan children, were
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rites
�, ..:. , - ..': a •: •:
Qr E u ationa
do
the house and had .worked , its way'
into the partition and attic..
Firemen used the water on the
a ' fire: truck and were. able to.get:at
• Jim is the Son of Mr: and' Mrs
Donald Blue.. of .Ripley.,Mrs., Blue
is the former petty Johnston Of thi
comrnun.it , ; daughter Of Mrs,
Albert Gani,mie of •Lucknow:
',Sleeping in the Upstairs south -east •
bedroom where the .worst of the -:
snio•ke and fire wa's located Tf
s. the otithre'a'lc: h'ad occur:red throta h
the night., the .consegti;ences Might.
well have beeii mita 'more serious
n'nual /Vlee'tin °0•f Insurance ompan�: .
HoId,A .9 p Y
"The 'jtlt:annual 'meeting or the
West; Wzitgariofi1i Mutual Vi�yreyyyyinsttr-;
K1'J"'li �'Ad"'1ec et'I t.Iv-M-
ar.0in;
:1) 11all'r)ungantnon.
Sttowrt:l ,,
' efto tight, are 1'rri•ik
s
Thompson of Dungannon, secretary
treasurer of the company; Charles'
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�lnder:on_o£A d le.i�tl a y�
.d:..di.r.ector Patti Caesar .:of •
1 r.,,.. it J' a.•s,: c
ga n n oiiwo � o11i15let'e�
two-year tetra as president. of the
company, t r lliarfi Winging o'f .R. R.
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