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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1953-03-11, Page 2•TAGE TWO [■MJ ■W.'ii—nww I i — ii — ii —.11 <■».||.WB.» ■■ U — II Whjff LOOKING BACK THROUGH THE SENTINEL FILES • ■-1 ■ ■ ‘ ■ ■■ •• _ * I I * Sixty Years Ago At the residence of Mrs, Ewen Clark, Gough iRey, A. Mq- Kay ■ officiated at the marriage of her daughter,. Tena, to Wm. „ MacDonald oftCastleton, Dakota, and former Lucknow -mill-owner. They left for Castleton to make - their home, - . . : . Four hotel licenses, were grant­ ed in Lucknow at $200 *each and a shop license at $15Q. v .. The “Poor House’’,-committee of Bruce County Council reported that the proposal to establish a poor house had. been defeated in a coUnty-wide vote by 5629 to ■ 3257. • ' >... , John Phillips,. son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Phillips. of Sundridge,- formerly of Ashfield,* died of injuries .caused when kicked in the stomach by a horse, Members- of- “the ‘ Oddfellows Lodge were instructed in the new drill and floor work connected With their degree wprk. Wm. Walker v/as killed when . struck Iby a special train running .north to Ripley.. The accident happened about three miles north of Lucknow. When a large dog owned by James Falconer attacked a small dog of Dr. Garnier’s, the latter emptied a couple of charges of shot into ithe Falconer dpg. A lawsuit followed but judgement was in the doctor’s favor. - — Thirty-Five Years Ago - Driver Gerald R. .Holribeck, who enlisted early in the war, was home on three months’ leave. Robert Matheson, 33 -year-old son of Mr. and . Mrs. Norman Matheson, died in the State of Washington. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Reid of Langside tKeir daugh­ ter Grace was united in marriage to Dr. E. B. Balfour. “ Robert and Thomas Farrish spent six weeks here and return­ ed West with two carloads of horses.' Harry McCharles was elected a member of the Royal Astro- nomical Society of Canada.. V As SS. No. 5, . Ashfield, Mary Hackett was teaching Janie Rit­ chie, Marshall Gibson, Essie Rit­ chie,; Margaret Webster, Olive -Helm,-Gertrude-Stroud, Earl Gib­ son, Edna Ritchie, Eva-Gardner, Grace Pepper, Harold Gardner, Willie Pepper, Dorothy Anderson, Malcolm Webster, Edmund Gard­ ner, John Ritchie, John McDon- agh, D. W- Stroud, Jessie And­ rew, Mil vert. Reid, Alfred Rit­ chie, Verda Strong, Willie Hup-; ter, Mary‘Stroud, Willie Webster. The death occurred at Kinlough -Of, Mrs. John Graham, fornjerly Elizabeth Grundy. ' Will Reid sold the grocery bUsir ne§s, which he. bought from the W. J. Taylor Estate, to Messrs. Solomon ahd McGuire. : Twenty Years Ago ' William Haldenby was elected County Master of West Bruce Robert Davidson was president ^oLftheJ_West JWawanosh. Mutual^ Fite insurance Co. 7 . '' ; Silverwood Creamery had:“har-’ vested” 25 tuns of ic6 off Tre-; leaven’s pond. It was item 8 to 12 inches thick. Joe MacMillan was cutting his supply at Purves Lake, where • a. team of horses, Owned by his, brother Jack broke through theJce; and tvere xemoy^ ' ed xyith difficulty/ / . ,* Rev.. J, L., Burgess of South Kinloss conducted funeijpl, sete —-vi^cs-for-John-MeLean^and" Isaac- ■.Mprrisbh;-: ’ Alex Middleton, 'w.h<b lear'ned the/’baking trade here before go- irig West, passed away at Kill- arney in his 51st year.. ' r studerits mat St Helens School were Grace Weatherhead, Gor-. don McDonald/ , Perry Durniiij Hugh D* McDonald, Jimmie Ait- ' chison, Johnnie Pritchar(ft RUSSPll Webb, Doris Wilkinson, Angus 1 McDonald, Helen Woods, Mal­ colm Buchanan, Mae McDonald, Ross Gammie, Helen McDonald, Margaret Aitchison, Marie Swap, Allan Cranston! Murray Wilkin­ son, Dorothy Webb, Marie Aiteh-f ison. ’’’; ; ■ .7 Ten Years Ago . R. g. Thompson retired after 40 years on the Fire Co., and was succeeded by Joe'MacMillan. Bill Stanley.underwent an op­ eration on his forearm to relieve the distress he was suffering after the loss of his hand above the wrist in athreshing accident.! Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ross, of Toronto, and" formerly of Lang­ side, celebrated their 60th ^wed­ ding anniversary, Mrs. Frank Henry died at Whitechurch. ' ... iStudehtsjQfGrade XIII: of Luck­ now High School were Lloyd ' GOlDEN ANNIVERSARY OF THE.GREATEST " NAME IN MOTORING ' : I CUSTOMLINE ' FORDOR SEDAN Before you buy any car—see . . . check , . . compare the 53 Ford. For here’s the car that’s built to change your mind so many ways! Step inside—-enjoy the difference ini „ comfort on deep wide seats with soft, foam rubber . /cushions ... run your hands dyer the fabrics and feel the difference in quality . . (, look all around—at the luxury interior trims, the, spacious roominess, the Full-Circle Visibility! But, more than this ... Test-Drive it—watch how its “Wonder Ride” smooths out the roughest roads how easy it is to handle on hills and highways—on. turns and in traffic! Xest-Drive Ford’s V-8 difference— , ds V-8 smoothness-^with the Strato-Star 110-Hp. V-8—; . the kind of engine that powers the finest cars—and yet -Ford/s-pri^ — Ford s three-way choice of transmissions—Forddmatic*. yoti re missing; in comfort, luxury and performance— change that thousands are makittg, to Ford in 53! .Vhen Ford offers yoit so much more, so many ways;,.. POWERED with the finest PRICED with the inwesf . " YOUR FORD DEALER WILL GLADLY. ARRANGt FOR YOU TO . r vn if *Fdrdotnaiic Drive, Overdrive and sideXvall tires ipptioHdl at extra cost. PHONE 40, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO ...... U-........1.1^ ;............................................... I- Ackert, Keith Hackett, .Catherine Johnston, Margarpt McDonald, Rodney McLennan, John* Mow^ bray, Helen Qrr, Katherine Prest, Kathleen Reid, Wiiliaip. Trelea- yen %nd Grace .Weatherhead. A driiye. was on - to have Can­ adians save “every ounce” of waste fats for munitions manu­ facturing, . . Mr* and Mrs, Hector McKay of Whftechurch ’dbfeerved their 66th wedding anniversary. ■ ■ .. . Bruce County Council passed $15,000 in patriotic grants at the- January session,; $2000 ’ of which, was earmarked for Chinese war relief. ’ ' : FIRE CO. ANSWERS • ‘ HOUSE FIRE CALL 9 »•' ■ ■ ....................... ■ ‘ ’ •V . ; . , , • t Lucknow’S Fire Brigade made a run to the home of . ■ Mrl and Mrs. Cliff Kilpatrick, Concession 9, West Wawa- hosh; about eleven o’clock on Wednesday morning, after fire was discovered spreading between th6 joists. The up­ stairs floor was ripped up in places and the outbreak ex- ■ itinguished. by the time the fire truck arrived. . PURPLE GROVE Mr. and ’Mrs. Donald jMcCosh, Mary and Dickie and Mrs. Gertie Walsh visited with Mrs. . John Colwell on Sunday* The Purple ' Grove Institute met. at' the home of Mrs. Donald McKay last Wednesday afternoon with a large attendance. Mr. and Mrs; Robt. Knowles of London, Mr. Joe Morgan and Tommy of London,; visited; at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Eli Mor- canon Sunday.------------------ Mr. and Mrs. Edbert Bushell, George and Katherine visited the latter’s mother, , Mrs. Dan Mc­ Donald.; . Mr. and Mrs. Beverley Cliff, Dianne, Barry and Rickie, Miss Helen Farrell of London spent Sunday .at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Farrell. Mary Lou Collins spent the past week with her aunt, Mrs. Glen Young of Kingarf. . On Monday afternoon Master Freddie Morgan held a birthday party for his young friends in the dbser|vance of his 7th birth­ day. Frank. Gemmell and Bill Mc- Tavish of Ripley were’ among WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1953 ——----—T T those who. attended. Miss Roslind Swan entertained- a group of girl friends on Mon­ day evening, it toeing, her 11th birthday. ’ ; „ On Monday evening ^of last week the Purple ’ Grove Farm Forum met at ithe home of Mr. and Mrs, John Emerson .with <7 good attendance. The weekly sub/ ject for discussion, was ‘‘How to get more teachers”. The opinions were quite varied with many dif­ ferent ideas ^giyen. Some gave the basic causes ^o^he shortage ' of. teachers as lpwJs^laries, "few ' opportunities for^^advancement. poorly equipped, schools, low pres- tige of. the profession apd inade- ’ quate pensions. It was pointed out toy some that the shortage of teachers was . greater , in the rural schools than in urban eie? mentary schools.and as the bur­ den of public school finance is entirely a provincial matter/orie. group advocated federal aid as the solution, The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clark NePdham, . Miss Margaret Robertson and Donald visited . with Mr. • ®en Scott on Sunday evening;