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WOAA LADDER
The Mercurys extended their win-
ning streak by edging Hanover in
that town on Monday night 4-3. The
first two innings were the big ones
for Wingham with two runs in each
frame. Hanover was held scoreless
until the fifth, when they got two and
another in the ninth. Bud Lott clout-
ed a home run in the second and Seli
earned three hits for four times at
bat.
sparrow and Cqtton were both work-
ing well on the mound, Sparrow hurl-
ing six and Cotton seven. Hanover
earned only one hit off Sparrow.
Wingham hits totalled seven. Both
teams were assessed two errors.*Mi-
chanick gained the only Hanover hit,
a two-bagger in the ninth,
WINGHAM—Templeman, c.f.; Spar-
row, p.; Gaull, c.; Crewson, 2b.; West-
lake, r.f.; Sell, s.s.; Gardner, 3b,;
Hanna, lb.; Lott, 1.f.
HANOVER--Strong, lb.; Nickson,
2b.; Cotton, p.; Michaniek, s.s.; Pol-
oaki, c.; Wendorf, c.f.; Hickson, If.;
1 Kroft, r.f.; Lawrence, 3b,
R H E
Wingham 220 000 000 4 7 2
Hanover 000 002 001 3 1 2
MERKS TAKE HANOVER
ON ONE RUN ENE
Wingham Mercurys won their ball
game in an extra innings, last Sat-
urday night here, when George West-
lake singled to score Lenny Gaull
after Lenny had hit a double and
stolen a base. • There were several
spectacular plays in the course of
the game, one of them being West-
lake's catch of Cotton's long fly deep
in right field and Seli s one hand
spearing of Nickson's drive with a
man on second.
Both pitchers were working well,
Sparrow retiring 12 via the strike
out route and Cotton 19, Both teams
had five men, left on bases.
Wingham Templeman, If; Spar-
row, .1); Gaull, c; Crewson 2b; West-
lake, rf; Seli, ss•
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Gardner, 3b;
Hanna, lb;-Fry, of; Lott, sub. rf.
Hanover 000 000 000 0— 0 1 2
Wingham ., 000 000 000 1— 1 5 1
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Reunion Attended
By Over 200
About 200 relatives and friends/ga-
thered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Bowman, Listowel to attend
an the eighth annual Good-Zurbrigg re-
to union on Tuesday, July 1,
in ' During the program, which Grant
Bowman presided over, varied re-
marks were given by Rev. arl Zur-
members,
Discussion was held on having a
dance in the early fall, an invitation
to be extended to district C,Y,O, or-
ganizations to participate, proceeds
of the event to go towards the pur-
chase of a record player to be used in
the recreation ball. An interesting
and instructive religious quiz brought
the meeting to a close, The next
meeting will be held July 27th.
O'Krafka-I-lastie
Wedding In Gorrie
Gorrie United Church was the set-
ting for a very pretty holiday wedding
of local interest on July 1st, when
Audrey Jean, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Elastic+, Gorrie, became the
bride of Mr. Thomas Louis O'Krafka,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Claus O'Krafka,
Gorrie. Rev. J. Robt. Watt performed
the ceremony amid a setting of orange
blossoms, mauve canterbury bells and
fern illuminated by tall white tapers.
Mr, Richard Carson, was the soloist
and sang "The Lord's Prayer," and
"Because." Mr. George Gregg presided
at the organ,
The lovely bride, givenlin marriage
by her father, wore a period gown of
starlight taffeta, with a bouffant ny-
lon net skirt accented by a deep rose-
point lace peplum terminating in the
train. The fitted bodice had a small
pointed collar, taffeta lily-point
sleeves and a deep lace shoulder
flounce, White lilacs adorned her scal-
loped taffeta bonnet and finger-tip
illusion veil, She carried a white Bible
with catelia orchids and streamers
knotted with stephanotis.
Attending as maid-of-honor, Miss
Phyllis Ford, Gorrie, was gowned in
dark French lilac net over taffeta
with deep net skirt flounce. Shirred
net formed the bodice over which was
worn a hello lace jacket with portrait
collar. She wore a crownless hat of
shirred lace over net with lilac and
yellow lily-of-the-valley trim. Match-
ing taffeta and lace gloves completed
the ensemble. She carried a basket
arrangement of mauve gladenias, selel
and trailing ivy.
Miss Marie O'Krafka, sister of the
bridegroom, and Mrs. Wm, Otto of El-
mira attended as bridesmaids, wearing
similar gowns of net over hello taf-
feta with lace jackets. Their hats and
gloves were identical to those worn by
the maid-of-honor. Basket arrange-
ments of yellow gladenias, selel and
trailing ivy were carried by both at-
tendants. As flower girl, little Ruth
Edgar wore canary yellow taffeta
with skirt ruffles and scalloped taf-
feta bonnet and gloves, She carried a
basket of mauve sweet peas.
Mr. Boyden lVfcCoag of Stokes Bay
was best man. Ushering were Mr.
Donald Irwin, of Gorrie, and Mr. Wm.
Otto, of Elmira.
Following the ceremony, a recep-
tion was held in the church parlor.
Receiving, Mrs. Hastie wore a navy
crepe ,street-length dress with navy
lace over petal pink nylon yoke and
lace skirt insets, A pink picture hat
and gloves completed her ensemble.
She wore a corsage of., pink delight
roses. Mrs. O'Krafga wore a silver
grey faille, street-length dress with
lace collar buttons, and skirt trim,
Her accessories were navy._ and her
corsage was of pink delight roses.
For travelling to Algonquin Park
and points north, the bride donned a
golden wheat suit accented by rows
of tiny dark brown buttons. Her ac-
cessories were in dark brown and her
corsage was an orchid. Those attend-
ing from a distance were from To-
ronto, Stokes Bay, Trenton, Owen
Sound, Galt, Hespeler, and Elmira.
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LUCKNOW DOWNED
BY MERCURY SQUAD
The Lucknow Legionaires were a.
luckless team last Wednesday eve-
ning in that hamlet, when they were
trimmed 6-1 by a hungry Wingham
team. The Mercurys had the power
at bat with 13 hits against Luck-
now's five. Sparrow, Gardner and
Templeman had a field day at bat.
Sparrow hit a double and three
singles, Gardner also hit a double
and two singles, and Templeman hit
two doubles. Both Sparrow and Jus-
tice fanned nine batters, The final
stanza was the big one for the lo-
cals with four runs, Jerry Fry, "the
modest kid,", played left field, earned
a hit on his first trip to bat and
made a great catch over the left field
barrier with the bases loaded.
Wingham 001 000 014— 6 13
Lucknow 000 100 000— 1 5
Car Schedule
For Ball Team
The fastball club wish to thank all
those who volunteered to take their
cars for transporting the team to
outside towns. The following names
are drawn for the remainder of the
schedule:
July 2nd—Wingham at Lucknow,
Don Nasmith and Chas. Hodgins.
July 7th — Wingham at Hanover,
Gill Miller, Jack Dodds and L. J.
Slosser. July 11th — Wingham at
Port Elgin, leaving at 6:45, A. D. Mac-
William, Ross Hamilton and Jack
Heal. July 14th — Wingham at Walk-
erton, leaving at 7:15, Wingham Taxi,
Mike McPhail and Verne Dunlop,
July 18th — Wingham at Port El-
gin, leaving at 6:45, Merl, Temple-
man, Whitney Grose, and Len Craw-
ford, July 23rd -- Wingham at Luck-
now, leaving at 7:30, Nels Cunning-
ham, Bill Conron and Harley Craw-
ford. July 26th — Wingham at Han-
over, Howard Machan, Athol Pur-
don and Fred Davidson. July 28th—
Wingham at Meaford, Al Williams,
Bud Cruickshank and Scott Reid,
'Trousseau Tea
For Bernice Blake
An event of interest took place at
the home of Mr, and Mrs. John T.
Blake, Frances St., Wingham, when
Mrs. Blake entertained at a trous-
seau tea in honor of her daughter,
Bernice, a bride-elect of the month.
Friends coming from Goderich,
Clinton, London, Lucknow, Ashfield,
Wawanosh, and the town of Wing-
ham, numbering over three hundred,
were received by Mrs. Blake and Mrs.
Johnstone.
Displaying gifts and trousseau were:
Miss Myrtle Johnstone, Goderich;
Miss Hilda Twamley, London; Miss
Marion Simpson, Miss Cora Gannett
and Miss Caroline Weliwood. Mrs. A.
Alton, Lucknow, Mrs. Wm. Field, Mrs.
Geo. Cameron, Mrs, H. Machan, Mrs.
A, Coutts and Mrs, W. Alton, poured
tea. Assisting with the tea were: Mrs.
L. Balser, Mrs. E. Blake, Mrs. G. Al-
ton, Mrs. B. Alton, Mrs. L. Ritchie,
Mrs. W. Wilson, Miss Norma Coutts,
Miss Helen Machan, Mrs. H. Webster.
Mrs. C. Crozier, Mrs, L. Hasty, Miss
Dorothy Blake and Miss E. Alton.
Miller Reunion
Attended by 51
A very pleasant day was spent on
July 1st, at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
William MacDonald, Gorrie, when 51
guests gathered for their reunion. A
welcome, hung in the maples at the
gateway, greeted the guests arriving
from Detroit, Toronto, Minden, Col-
lingwood and many other places.
A highlight was the surprise presen-
tation, from the relatives, of a beauti-
ful table lamp, with a plant attached
and a sum of money in honor of the
40th wedding anniversary of the host-
and hostess. The recipients thanktd
the donors and stated their apprecia-
tion of the kindness shown them.
The sports committee planned a
full afternoon with croquet, horse-
shoe pitching, races, contests and ball.
There were also swings for the little
ones.
After a bountiful supper the guests
departed, happy to have been once
more together at their reunion. Next
year's gathering will be held in the
Wroxeter Park on the last Saturday
in June.
Knox Church Bldg.
Fund Over=Subscribed
A victory -service of thanksgiving
for the fine response to the financial
campaign for the building fund for
the new edifice, was observed by the
congregation of Knox Presbyterian
Church on Sunday afternoon, The
service, which was held in North
Street United Church was conducted
by thb minister, the Rev. R. G. 'Mac-
Millan.
In announcing that a total of $80,-
188.50 had been pledged, the minister
stated that one of the highlights of
the campaign — in which there were
many—was the pledged contribution
of $2100 of the teen agers—many of
Whom are at school or in part-time
jobs.
He expressed appreciation of the
congregation to Mr. Christie A. Mc-
Donald of Toronto, for his inspira-
tion and guidance during the cam-
paign.
$65,000 Objective
The estimated cost of the hew
church with furnishings is $305,000.
Insurance received Was $100,000 and
StibacriptiOns before the campaign
totalled $50,000, leaving a balance of
$65,000 which was the objective of the
campaign,
King-Pitch
St. Stephen's Anglican Church,
Gorrie, was the setting for a quiet
wedding, when Donna Isabelle, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Fitch, RR 1,
Wingham, became the bride of George
Donald King ,son of Mr, and Mrs.
Garnard King, of Fordwich. The Rev,
G. D. Vogan officiated,
The bride wore a street-length
dress of aqua blue nylon marquisette,
fashioned with a fitted bodice and
full skirt. Her hat and accessories
were white, and, her corsage was of
pink roses and white carnations, Miss
Maxine Fitch attended her sister,
wearing a similarly styled dress of
pink taffeta with white accessories
and a corsage of white carnations and
pink roses,
The groom was attended by his
brother, Bernald King,
The reception was held at the home
of the bride's parents, For a motor
trip to Hamilton and Niagara Falls,
the bride donned a navy gabardine
suit, with navy and pink accessories.
Mr. and Mrs. King will reside in St.
Jacobs.
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C.17 .0. Meets
Ronald St, Marie presided over the
regular meeting of the Wingham
1110,C.Y.O. Sunday evening, June 29, at-
- tended by 13 members. The chairman
of the spiritual committee, Miss Mary
Louthe Flach, announced that a rack
is to be erected at the roar of the
church and religious pamphlets will
be placed in it for the use of the par-
ishioners.
The chairman of the recreational
committee enquired regarding the re-
creational interests of members, and
the erection of a ping-pong table was
a popular suggestion, among others.
It was decided an enquiry would be
made regarding this, with the possi-
bility of the assistance of the St. John
Berquin Society, which would also
have the use of it, Vice-president He-
len Ernewein reported 16 paid-up
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Good of Listowel, and Charles Zur-
brigg of Safety Harbor, Florida. The
oldest gentleman present was Mr.
Levi Good Sr., of Blyth, Ontario and
the oldest lady, Mrs. W. H. Good of
Listowel. The youngest present was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Emke
of Elmwood, Ontario. Officers for the
coming year were elected as follows:
President, Grant Bowman, Listowel;
vice-pres., Leroy Zurbrigg, Listowel;
secretary, Lloyd Zurbrigg, Listowel;,
treasurer, Gordon Zurbrigg, Ford-
wich; sports committee, Frank Bow-
man, Lloyd Klein, of Listowel, and
Gordon Zurbrigg, of Stratford; lunch
committee, Mrs, Wilford Iorne, Mrs.
Leroy Zurbrigg, Mrs. Victor Hartung,
Mrs. Calvin Rocher, O, Wallis.
A very interesting program of
sports, races, and novelty races was
carried out under the leadership of
Lloyd Zurbrigg and Ralph Bowman.
Rev. and Mrs. Carl Zurbrigg and fam-
ily travelled the farthest to attend the
reunion, they came approidmatcly
3,000 miles from Peace River, Alberta.
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