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Adam Nuukka •
Native Of Finland
Adam Nuukka, 58, died in St.
Joseph’s Hospital, London, Sat
urday, August 25. He lay attest
m the C. Haskett and Son fun
eral home until 2 p.m. Monday,.
August 27 when the Rev, E. J.
Roulston of the Lucan United
Church conducted funeral serv-
i ices. Interment was in St. James
AL'gjffiietery. Clandeboye.
i^BK’allbearers were Harold Egan,
’'S^Bnomas Mitchell, William Mc-
J^Laughlin, Leo Morkin, Harold
Ryan and Tim Toohey.
Mr, Nuukka was born in Fin
land and. came to Canada 26
years ago. For the past 23 years
he had worked as a farm labor
er for Miss Margaret Kelly of
Biddulph township. He was un
married,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Banting,
Mrs. Harold Cobleigh and daugh
ters have returned from a week’s
Vacation at Ipperwash,
Cap Howards,Granton Victory
Wins Valley Cup
With the series standirffc 2-2'
Mr. and Mrs. Casper (Cap)
Howard of Lucan celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary
quietly with a family dinner at
their home on Frank Street.
Guests included -three pf Mrs.
Howard’s sisters, Mrs. Jennie
McGillicuddy and Mrs. Ida Isaac
of Forest and Mrs. Bertha Meyer
of Hamilton, also Mr.. Howard’s
sister Mrs, Dell Sprowl of Lu
can.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard were
both born in Biddulph township,
Mrs. Howard being the former
Cora Culbert. They were married
at the home of the bride’s sister,
Mrs. Isaac in St. Marys on Aug
ust 24, 1906.
Mr. Howard drove the stage
from Exeter to London for forty
years, retiring in 1946.
Many friends and neighbors
called to. extend best wishes.
Lucan Personal Items
Mrs. T. D. Orme and Murray. Mr. Wes 'Bevington, Rose and
have returned home from a Anne spent laat week in Detroit
week’s visit in Toronto where | the guests of Mrs. Wm. Walker
1 and visited Mr, Walker who is
jn the hospital.
Jackie Park, son of Mr. and
: Mrs. John Park, is holidaying
. in Toronto the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. William Butler and cousin,
, John Butler,
Recent visitors at the Mel Cul-
■ bert cottage at Fanshawe in-
. eludes Mr, and Mrs. David Glov
er and three children, of Espan
ola, Mrs. G. Patrick of Toronto,
Mr, and Mrs. Keith Gustin and
Judy of Lambeth and Mr. and
Mrs. Merton Culbert and family
. of Lucan.
Dr, and Mrs. Len Lobsinger
and Marie of Sarnia zwere Sunday
■visitors with Mr. and Mrs. John
Park.
Mr. and Mrs, Art McLean and
family of London called on Lucan
relatives on Sunday on their way
to Grand Bend for a week’s vaca
tion.
Terry Culbert, son of Mr, and
Mrs. Mel Culbert and i Marilyn
and Bob Blair of London flew
to Toronto last Sunday to take
in the Exhibition.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Davis are
spending a few days in Toronto
and Quebec. , ,
Mr, and Mrs. Myron Culbert
were Sunday guests of -Mr. and
Mrs. Ephriam Hern of Zion and
attended the Memorial Decora
tion service in the afternoon.
Mrs. Eldon Hodgson is in Strat
ford keeping house for her sister,
Mrs. Leia Beadle, who is away
on a vacation.
The Business Men of Lucan
are planning their annual booster
night for October 5, .They have
secured the Rev. Capt. Rawson
of Montreal as guest speaker.
Mrs. Norman Arsneault and
family spent a week with Dr,
and Mrs, Lloyd Hall.
Guests with Mr. and Mrs.
Henry .Hodgins last week includ
ed Mrs, Will Davis of Saintsbury,,
who spent a few days with them
and Mrs. George Godbolt and
Mr. Dave Clarke of Exeter, who
were Saturday guests.
'Mrs. Sheridan Bevington and
Gary of Lucan, and Mrs. H, Mc
Falls and Wayne Welbourne of
London spent last weekend in
Windsor, the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John Campbell. On Satur
day they all saw the Miss Super
test Race at Detroit. Gary re
mained over for a few holidays.
Mrs. Will Dickins is staying
with her daughter, Mrs, Maurice
McDonald, Saintsbury.
Ilene and Carolyn Donaldson
are holidaying in Richmond Hill,
the guests of their aunt and uncle
Mr. and Mrs, William Killam.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hodgins
spent last Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. James Turner of Saints
bury.What do you do with your
Times-Advocates? At least three
Lucan copies travel afar. One
mother sends hers to her son in
the service, wherever he may
be stationed. Another goes to a
husband in the wilds of Northern
Canada while a third, goes to a
sister in Germany.
Jimmie Kew, seven-year-old
son of Mr, and .Mrs, Howard
Kew, had his tonsils removed
at St. Joseph’s Hospital last Fri
day and was able to be brought
home on Saturday.
Mr, and Mrs. Yen Andersen
(nee Audrey ‘ Marshall) have
moved into the apartment above
the Cold Storage, vacated by
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Joynt, who
have gone to Centralia.
Miss Rose Marie Robb who
has been holidaying at San
dusky, Ohio, and Port Elgin
spent last weekend with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Robb.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert' Garland
of Wiarton spent last weekend
with Mr- and Mrs. A. M, Hedden.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Smith of
St. Thomas were Wednesday vis
itors with Rev, and Mrs. E, J,
Roulston at the parsonage.
Mr. Harry Frost now of Strath-
1‘o.v is on the sick list,
Mr. Roland Hodgins who was
hospitalized for four weeks after
a heart attack, is home blit still
unable to -work.
Mrs. Cecil Armitage who has
been a patient in St. Joseph’s
Hospital is feeling much better
again.
Mrs. T. D. Orme and Murray
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they were the guests of Dr. and
Mrs, Joe Orme. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lankin and
Mrs. H. E. Lankin were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Oestricher of Windsor,
Mrs. Meine Eizinga has been
on the sick list for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Les Wills of Lon
don were Sunday guests with
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Armitage.
Mrs. Evelyn Armitage and Mr.
Ben Wilcox of Owen Sound are
spending a week with Lucan rel
atives.
Mrs. Pearl ISodgins of Wood-
stock has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. D. Ewen and fam
ily for the past three weeks.
Mrs. Russell Williams, daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Matt
Dewey, visited with Lucan cous
ins last Saturday. Dr. and Mrs.
Williams will visit Ottawa be
fore motoring home to’’Miami,
Florida.
Mrs. Warner McRoberts spent
last Sunday in St, "Marys, the
guest, of Mr. and Mrs, Earl
Berry.
Eleanor Fitzsimmons, daughter
of Mr, Edward Fitzsimmons of
Thorndale, has returned home
) after spending two weeks with,
[her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
•Evan Hodgins. Helen Hodgins ac
companied her for a vacation
’with her cousin and uncle at
Thorndale.
Miss Eileen Cranston of Lon
don was a weekend guest with
her mother, Mrs. M. Cranston,
Main St, south.
Mrs. Harold Emerick and fam
ily and Miss Gladys McRann
spent last Thursday in Bothwell,
the guests of Mrs. Maude Em-
crick.
Miss Gertrude Kent R.'N, of
St. Joseph’s Hospital, was a
weekend guest with her sister,
Mrs. U. F. Stanley and Mr. Stan
ley.
-^-.Mrs. Irving Gibson and Ron-
Woodward spent last Tues-
in Kippen, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilmer Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hilliard
and five children have moved
into the house recently vacated
by Mr. and Mrs. C. J, Fenn.
Mrs.’W. W'. Garrett and Dor
een and Mr. and Mrs. Alf Dick
ins were Monday visitors with
Mr, and Mrs, Bob Coleman.
Mrs. C. H. Porter who has
been on the sick list for the past
month is able to be up.
Rev. Canon and Mrs. H. B,
Ashby of Ayr were Tuesday over
night guests with Mrs. J. P.
- Prest. Formerly of Strathroy,
the Canon has now charge of
' Christ Anglican Church at. Ayr
whbre the congregation is pur
chasing a rectory for 'him. He
is the father of Mrs. Prept.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill McGrigor
are happy to announce the birth
of a son, Robert William, a broth
er for James, at St. Marys Mem
orial Hospital, on Tuesday, Aug
ust 26.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Black and
family and Master Ward Hod
gins spent last weekend at a cot
tage at Kincardine.
Mrs. Wes Hodgins, her son,
Don, and Miss Betty Fortney re
turned home Thursday from a .
motor trip to Kenora and Win
nipeg. They went by way .of the i
States and came home the Can- '
adian Side.
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomp
son and family have moved to :
their new home on Albert St.
Rev. W. J. Moores of Thames :
Road called on Mr. and Mrs. 1
Myron Culbert last Monday.
With the number of recent ]
rains Lucanites are finding their <
potatoes are beginning to rot. i
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. i
William Aylestock last Sunday
Were Mr. and Mrs. C. Burley, (
Mr. Cecil Jackson and daughter ’
and Mr. Reuben Lawsori of Strat
ford, Mr. Lawson is Mrs, Ayle-
stock’s brother.
Miss Catherine Wallace of
Seattle was a recent, visitor with
her cousin, Mrs. Cecil Robb,
The Canadian Legion are spon
soring another gala night at the
Lucan- Arena Fridays September
7 featuring games, bingo and
dancing’ to the “Keynotes”. A
clothes dryer, power lawn mow
er, floor polisher and mantel
radio will be donated as prizes.
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> last three games | Much of Mr. Drew’s time has
‘ combination of his absence. been devoted to organizational
; and the splendid hitting power detail in setting up headquarters,
of Granton gave them an easy
victory.
Granton scored two runs in
the first, four in the third and
(two in the fourth while Lucan
got one rim in the fifth. The bat
tery for Granton was Jones and
Winegarden and for Lucan White
and McFalls.
Granton had eight hits and two
errors while Lu-an. had. five hits
and seven errors.
After the game Granton was
presented with the cup.
Church News
With the Anglican Church
closed last Sunday a number of
its members attended the United
Church and heard the Rev. E. J.
Roulston preach from the text
“How shall we sing the Lord’s
song in a strange land?”
On Monday night at the Pente
costal Holiness Church the film.
“Seconds t o Midnight”, was
shown.
Rev. E. M. Cook who recently
retired as pastor of the Lucan
United Church has accepted a
charge at Glen Morris, near
P.aris, in the Hamilton Confer
ence, duties to begin September
2,
Lee Family Picnic
The family of Mr. apd Mrs.
Thomas Lee hold th'eir family
picnic at Springbank last Sun
day. Relatives were present from
London, Harriston, Clandeboye,
Brinsley, Alisa Craig and Lucan.
Roller Skating
The Arena Board has added
roller skating to its piany other
activities. Those in charge were
pleased, with the turn-out last
Saturday.' Skatingnin the after
noon was free but 40 paid ad
mission in the evening. For the
present, skating will continue
Wednesday, Friday,, and Satur
day evenings and Saturday after
noons until the rink is flooded
for hockey in October. Skates
have been rented from Exeter,
Lucan Babe Wins Spoon
Gladys Eleanor. Emerick, three
weeks old daughter of Mrs. Har
old Emerick and the late-Mr.
Emerick was the youngest per
son at the Mary Hastings’ picnic
at Springbank last Saturday and
won a silver spoon. Others at
tending included Mrs. Emerick
and family, Mrs. Mitchell Has
kett, Mrs. J, B. Armitage and
Mrs. W. J, Frost and daughter
Ruth.
Sunday School Meeting
The staff of the United Church
Sunday School ’r.et in the church
parlors last Sunday evening to
make arrangements for Rally
and Promotion Sunday, Septqm-5
bet 16.
It was decided members of
the H. C. Class would read the
lesson and act as ushers and the
junior choir would provide music.
It was also decided that one
Sunday a month would,be given
to missionary education and a
special collection be taken on
that Sunday.
Neighbors Feted
Prior to their departure to
Petrolia the neighbors of Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart Park met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Ready last Friday evening for
a game of cards. Among those
present were Mr, and Mrs, T.
S. Neal of Woodstock (recent
neighbors.) During the evening
Mr. and Mrs. Park were pre
sented with a lazy
Stat® Farm Agents
In,, honor of Stan Coles, chief
underwriter for the State Farm
Insurance in Ontario, Mr. and
Mrs, Cecil Robb entertained a
party of 20 local agents and their
wives at a. weiner roast at their
home “Elgin Acres” near Lu
can.
Mr. and. Mrs. Laverne Allison
o f McGillivray were Friday
guests with Mr, and Mrs. Arnold
Morley.
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Honored
State Farm
News Of
Clandeboye
By MRS. J. H, PATON
The Mid-Western Ontario De- ment of Planning and Develop,
velopment Association reports
that permanent offices will be
established in Stratford about
August 21
meat in Toronto and other De
velopment Associations, now or
ganized, to learn details of their
operations. In addition he has
visited the Industrial Develop
ment Branch of the Department
of Trade and Commerce in Otta
wa.
A report on progress to date
has recently been forwarded to
the mayors and reeves of mem
ber muncipalities as well as war
dens of the Counties of Huron,
Perth, Waterloo and Wellington
Tffljai' will 'WW« 'the assocla-'
trnn’s activities. Plans are being
made for the establishment of ♦
comprehensive development pro
gram for the four counties and
m September it is expected that
active organization of zone com
mittees will be undertaken
throughout the region. J. D. Oaks
of Guelph, president of the asso
ciation plans to accompany Mr.
Drew on visits to the member
municipalities for this purpose.
One of the first activities of
the association in Perth County
is lending assistance in the prep
aration of a brief on behalf of
the county which was presented
to the Ontario Water Resources
Commission when it sat in Strat
ford August 9.
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Mrs. H. Murless, Miss Joari
Murless and Mrs. H. Mason and
Miss Brenda Mason of London
.spent the weekend in Detroit.
Mr, and Mrs, .Gordon Banting
of Lucan were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Simpson Friday
evening,
Mr, and Mrs. Bussell
Schroeder and Mr, and Mrs.
George Lawson of Exeter re
turned. from a 10 day trip to
North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie re
turning by the United States.
Mrs. Charlie Carter is spend
ing a few weeks with her son,
Allen Carter and family, in
Lansing, Mich.
Clare. Paton and William All-
wright visited with Mt. and. Mrs.
Wilfred Logan, Thorndale on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Blake
and Mr. and Mrs. Harney Gilbert
of London, returned on Sunday
from, a trip to Sault Ste. Marie
and Lansing, Mich.-
Miss m Elaine Grainger of
Zurich, is to leach at the Clande
boye Public School No. 4 and
12 for the term starting Sept. 4.
Canon C. Simpson of Orange
ville is visiting relatives in the
village.
Mr, and Mrs, Hugh Wilson of
Riverside Ont,< are spending a
few days with Mr, and Mrs. Mac
McNaughton and Mr. and Mrs.
Sandy McNaughton this week.
Mrs. Emily Neale of Harriets-
ville spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Aimer Hondrio. Mr.
Hendrie is recovering from the
sick spell, he suffered last week.
Miss Jeannette Blake is visit
ing with her grandmother, Mrs.
Susan McWilliams in Learning
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