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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1973-05-09, Page 19ra 5pring $011ND THE CORNER OE TO SEE US FOR YOUR rENCING Or STEEL, POSTS JOOT STEEL POSTS NANOVA. WIRE . 'Off WME RA HEAVY WIRE tES AND BRACE WIRE. 0=920Fccs=,, IABIoNs liskETs. • Otherwise known as dohs baskets) IR STOCK [ACOMPLETE LINE OF VIEW PRODUCTS OAK FILTERS AND ACCESSORIES L .US TODAY m. Bud" amilton RsALE —RETAIL SERVICE EQUIPPED WITH WAY RADIO MR SERVICE DIAL 014016 RISS. 521-3116 • THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO ••••••••••••••••••••••••*••••*••••••••Mi.N. LOOKING BACKWARDS THROUGH THE SENTINEL FILES WITH MARGARET THOMPSON• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••,•••••••• 20 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1952 Wilmer. HoWey was appointed manager of the Lucknow and Cargill Branches of Silverwood Dairies Limited, effective Sept- ember 1st. He succeeded the , late J. C. McNO. The teaching staff of Lucknow Public School for the 1952-53 term was comprised of Mrs. Roy Havens, Mrs. Lloyd Hall, Miss Ruby Webb and Mr. Stuart Collyer, principal. Music instruc tor was Mr. A. W. Anderton, Effective September 21st, the congregation of Christ Church, Port Albert, rejoined the local parish of Lucknow Dungannon and Ripley, under the rectorship of Rev. H. L,. Jennings. The Port Albert parish was prev- iously associated for a few years with Goderich. 40 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1932 School reopened locally with the Public School Staff compris- ed of Miss Kate MacDonald, principal; Miss Margaret Mac-, Callum, Mrs. H. G. Sherrif and iMiss Isabelle Murdie. An age limit for beginners had been set by the school bOard and only children who were at least six years of age by the.end of Dec- ember, 1932 would be admitted. Fire of unknown origin totally destroyed the flax mill of Henry Wylds Jr. in Ripley.. A horse-shoe competition was held locally with six teams enter- ed. Winners Were Fred Ander- son and John MacDonald Jr. In second place were Temple Clarke. and T. MacDonald tied with John MacDonald and Donald _MacDonald. Other competitors were Roy Black and Harry McQuil lin;Joe Irwin and Joe Agnew; D. And we would be pleased to . service and. repair your gardening equipment WHEN COMING TO BUY PARTS PLEASE BRING THE ;AND MODEL NUMBER OF YOUR ENGINE -- IT WILL US HELP YOU. • WE CLOSE AT 12 NOON ON SATURDAYS Willow Machine Shop PHONE 528-3835 Anderson and Leonard MacDon- ald. • / 60 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1912 • A new front was being put in the Molson's Bank building and across the street T. L. Treleav- en's new cement building was nearing completion. Seven Lochalsh pupils .were successful in their entrance exam- inations, Liella Finlayson, Rhoda McKendrick, Franli McLennan, Bain Stewart, Kenneth McLeod, D. A. McLennan, Clifford Can - nen. Miss Dean L. MacLeod was teacher. KINTAIL Open House Tea was held for Miss Mary Elizabeth Walden -by her mother Mrs. Murray Walden over the week end and many from the north Ashfield area attended. Travelling to Detroit on Satur- • day to attend showers for Mss, Andrea Culbert, bride -of -the - month of Amberley, was her ' mother Mrs. Elmer Culbert, Mrs. Finlay MacDonald, Miss Marian MacDonald and Mrs. NOble Johnston of Lucknow. , M. and Mrs. Ewan MacLean spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Allan MacLean of Col- lingwood. • Marianne and Lisa Frayne were in Goderich Thufsday, Friday and Saturday evening taking part .in the Goderich Little Theatre prod- uction "Spring Tonic". Mari- anne is a vocal pupil of. Mrs. Dunlop of Goderich. • Prof. Henry Frieson from. the - Gideon Society was guest speaker at .the Ashfield Presbyterian Church on Sunday, May 6th. Mrs. Arabelle Bushell of Clin- ton visited with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Simpson on Sunday and celebrated her birthday. Other guests at the Simpsons were Marg- aret.Simpson and Glenn Ferguson of Guelph. ' PAGE NINETEEN 10 Married In Kinlouah Church KOOLEN - MacDONALD Photo by Snyder • Kinlough Presbyterian Church , •decorated with shasta mums, . daffodils and °candelabra was the setting for the marriage of Helen Gayle MacDonald and. Peter Koolen on Saturday, Ap- ril 14, 1973 at 3.30 p.m. Rev. T. J. McKinney officat- ed at the double ring ceremony,. The bride its the daughter .of Mr. and Mrs.. Stewarr MacDon- ald of R. R. 1 Holyrood and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koolen�fR. R. 1 Sparta. • Given in marriage by her fath- er, the bride chose a gown of sol id white crystelette, long full bishop sleeves with tiny cuff band and high victorian neckline. Rows of French lace extended downthe front of the dress, around the neckline and around the band of long fitted cuffs. A long cathedral train was trimmed around- the edge with matching Her headdress, a crown, of crystal and pearl in juliet style, held her four -tier silk illusion veil. She carried pink baby roses with. white babies breath and green ivy. • St. Helens WI • The May meeting of the St. Helen's Women's Institute was held in the hall with 18 ladies present. The President Mrs. Miller opened the meeting with the Opening Ode followed by the Mary Stewart. Collect. The roll call "Name a variety of a vegetable you would recommend" was well responded to followed by an exchange of Mystery Flower Seeds. • . • . • Treasurer's and assistant treas- urer's reports were given. Busi- ness was dealt with. We were reminded of the District Annual in Dungannon May 30, delegates to be Mrs. Allan Miller, Mrs. •Jim "Aitchison,' Mrs. Frank McQuil- lin, Mrs. Russell Phillips. The latter two t� be in charge of two wedding gowns, to be part of a fashion show that day. All were in'favour Of summer flowers to be planted around the'hall. .More information about a W.I. $10.00 award to be presented to.a Grade 8 student of Brookside was to be obtained from Mr. Black. A discussion on water for the • hall'took place and information on it to be brought to the June meeting. • • The U.C. W. of St. Helens were given the privilege of the use, of the hall for June 4. The by-laws were to be revieWed by the directors and some changes made. Ladies in charge of ar- ticles for the Lucknow Fall Fair display were chosen. • Mrs. Gordon MacPherson pres- ented a. splendid topic on Horti- culture, tips on planning and planting. Mrs. Frank MacQuil- lin gave a reading Definition of a Mother. Mrs. Jim Curran present ed an inter esting motto "The • wealth of Canada is in the top six inches of the. soil". Mrs. Ross Errington gave two readings "Mother's Day" and "My Mother's Garden" followed by Mrs. Cooper's reading "Spring . Cleaning". We should spring clean our minds as well as our homes. • All joined 'in the singing of "Song of all Nations" followed by Institute &ace. A tasty .lunch was served by Mrs. A. Miller and Mrs. Mewhinney. Matron of honour was Mrs. Ken Long of Lambeth, friend of the bride. Bridesmaids were Miss Elsie Koolen and Miss Paula Koolen of Sparta , sisters of the groom. Junior bridesmaids were Misses .Margaret Ann and Linda MacDon- ald of Teeswater, nieces of the They vim all dressed alike in floor -length powder blue gowns made on princess lines with large ruffle trimmed with white edging on each shoulder extending to the waist, both front and back. A large bow finished the back of the dresses. The long sleeves with ruffle were trimmed with white edging. Baskets of white and pink shasta mums, yellow daffodils and long white streamers were carried by all the attendants'. Groomsman was Clare H. Park- • er of Union, friend of the groom. • Ushers were Brian C. Pfeffer of Union, friend of the groom, and James W. MacDonald of Or- angeville, brother of the bride. ' A reception followed at the , • • Lucknow Legion Hall.. The mother of the bridere, ceived the guests wearing a • floor -length gown with moss green bodice and ruffles at the neck, down front and around cuffs and bow trim at front; the skirt wasoforange, yellow and green floral design. She wore black accessories and yellow shasta mum corsage. The groom's mother worea yellow floor -length gown with fitted bodice, wide waistband and gathered skirt: She wore black accessories and white shasta mum corsage. The bride's travelling • • costume was a pink dress with white collar and cuffs and bow at the back, navy cpat with white trim, blabk wet -look ankle sand- als, purse and gloves and pink rose corsage. For travelling the groom chose a navy blazer, grey flannel pants, pink shirt and white tie: The couple will reside at their farm, R. R. 5 Aylmer. The groom is an electrician with Freeman Electric at Aylmer and the bride is employed at London Life Office, London. • Guests were present from St. Thomas, Union, Sparta , Dorch- ester, London, Elmira, Kiteh- ener, Walketton, Mildmay, Teeswater, Orangeville, Luck - now and liolyrood.