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The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, December 1st, IBM
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To Hold Election on Monday
For Howick Township Council
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Stokes, June
and Doris, of Belmore, visited on Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. John Thorn
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Edgar, of Ayr,
have been visiting with the Edgar
and Strong families.
Mrs. John Gowdy visited Mr. Joe
Vagan and Mr. Sam Stinson, who
are in Wingham Hospital and Mc
Kay Nursing Home respectively. They
both are improving nicely.
Carol Roll returned home from
Wingham Hospital last. week. She is
recovering from an attack of virus
pneumonia. Mr. Bill .Nay is also feel
ing better and is home after a short
stay in the Wingham Hospital, Mr.
Cecil Day returned Friday to the
home pf his daughter, Mrs. Clarence ’
Sparling, after spending some time in
the Listowel Memorial Hospital.
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The following were nominated for Howick township Council for 1955 at
a meeting at the Community Hall on
Friday afternoon,
Reeve, Harry Gowdy, E, H. Strong;
deputy reeve, Arthur Gibson (acclam);
councillors (three to be elected),
"Elmer Kaufman, Melvin Allen, Ivan
Haskins, Harvey McMichael; school
trustees, West Howick, Morley Mc
Michael, Clark Renwick, Fred Double-
dee (accls.); school trustees, East
Howick, Arnold Gedke, Howard Har
ris, Fred Litt (Accls.).
Subjects discussed were: New
Wingham District High School,
County Home, Clinton, Huron County
Court House at Goderich, Children’s
Aid, bridges, roads, snow plowing and
grants.
The election will be on Monday,
Dec. 6th.
Fanner’s Night
Howick. Lions Club held tfceir an
nual “Farmer’s Night” on Monday
evening in the Gorrie Community
Hall when 85 sat down to a turkey
banquet. Members of the Guild of St.
Martha of the Anglican Church cater
ed. Mr. Knowlston "Hueston, presi
dent of the Lions Club was master of
ceremonies. .
Mr. S. B, Stothers, of Lucknow,
was the guest speaker. Lome Siefert
Jr., of Fordwich, was soloist for the
evening.
Mr. Ken
treatment
Clubs in
Edgar showed films on the
of tuberculosis. Lions
Huron county are again
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Accepts Call to WestonIt has been announced that the Rev.
R. J, Boggs, pastor of the Molesworth
and Gorrie Presbyterian churches, has
accepted a call to the Presbyterian
here from Ireland in September 1951
and has been very popular as a
public .speaker in the community as
well as in his own church. The best
wishes of all will go with Mr. and
Mrs. Boggs and their family.
Woman’s Auxiliary
The annual meeting of the W.A. of
St. Stpehen’s Church will be held on
Friday afternoon, Dec. 10th (note
change from regular date) at the
home of Mrs. Norman Wade. Roll
Call, a verse of your favourite Christ
mas hymn and a suggestion for next
year’s program. —-
Santa to Come to Gorrie
Santa Claus is to pay a visit to
Gorrie on Saturday, Dec. 11th, He is
expected to arrive around 2 p.m. and
will proceed to the Community Hall.
Mrs. Ed. McCallum
The community was shocked to
learn of the sudden passing on Mon
day morning of Mrs. Ed. McCallum,
con. C Howick. Although not in the
best of health, death was unexpected.
Sympathy goes out to the bereaved
husband, son and daughter. Funeral
arrangements have not been complet
ed at time of writing.
United Church W.M.S.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
Gorrie United Church will hold their
Christmas meeting at the home of
Mrs. Ewart Whitfield on Thursday
evening, December 2nd at 8.15 p.m.
Program Committee, Mrs. Irving
Toner, Mrs. H. Ashton, Mrs. A. Tay
lor, Mrgr~G. Brown.
Christmas Bazaar
Members of the Guild of St. Mar
tha, of the Anglican Church served
afternoon tea in the Community Hall
on Saturday afternoon. .^Christmas
decorations were used on small tea
tables and lovely yellow mums cen
tred the larger table with lace cloth,
from which dainty refreshments were
served. Home baking, surprise pack
ages, vegetables, Christmas gifts,
aprons and handwork were offered
for sale.
W. M. S. to Pack Bale
Kindly remember this is the last
week for donations of used clothing
and quilt patch, bundles to be left at
the Gorrie United Church for Korea.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Ransom L. McCaig,
of Swift Current, Sask., visited with
the former’s sister, Mrs. T. L. Mcln-
nes and Mr. Mclnnes. Mr- and Mrs.
Dap Fulton of Wroxeter, also visited
at the same home.
Mrs. Bertha Plant is spending a
week with relatives at Alienford. .
Mr, and Mrs. E. H. Strong were in
Goderich on Wednesday evening for
the Warden’s banquet in Knox Pres
byterian Church.
■ Our sympathy is extended to Mrs.
Cameron Edgar .whose sister, Mrs.
Wm. Close, ' Ethel, passed away in
Listowel Hospital on Thursday morn
ing, also .to the aged mother, Mrs.
Martha Breckenridge!
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hyndman and
family, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Blair McIntosh, at Listowel.
Mr. Geo. Keil left on Friday for a
three weeks’ motor trip to Florida,
and other points.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Homer, Mrs.
Gordon Henderson and son, Allan, of
Palmerston, visited Mrs. Mae -Jack-
son on Friday. Mrs, J. McEwen and
Helen, of Wroxeter, were Sunday visi
tors with Mrs. Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Short and
Carol and Miss Donna Dick, of Fer
gus, visited Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Short
on Sunday. They also. visited Miss
Kate Earngey at the McKay Nursing
Home, Wingham. Miss Earngey has
been quite ill.
Mrs. Bessie Bennett; Fordwich,
spent last week with her sister, Mrs.
Robt. Ferguson and Mr. Ferguson:
Mr. Jas. Strong, New York City,
has returned from an extended trip to
Europe and the British Isles, and is
visiting his brothers, Messrs. Welles
ley and John Strong.
Mrs. Mae Jackson left on Tuesday
to spend some time in Wallace Town
ship.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mus
grove on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Robt. Nay, Waterloo, and Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Greenlay and family, of
Clifford.Mr- and Mrs. Earl Johnson, Pat
ricia, Joanne and Judy, of - Guelph,
spent the week-end at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hastie.
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