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20 Years Ago
DECEMBER 1956
A Lions Club came into being as
successor to The Clansmen Club.
Rae J. Watson was elected as
president of the new Lucknow'
Club. Other officers elected were:
E. H. Agnew, secretary; M. L.
Sanderson, treasurer; committee
chairmen, Harvey Webster, Gord-
on Montgomery, R. C. MacKenzie,
S. E. Collyer.
The barn on the farm of Mr. and
Mrs. Alan Barger, a half mile west
of Amberley, was destroyed by
fire, but the heroic efforts of
neighbours succeeded in saving 20
head of cattle and some pigs from
the inferno. Mr. and Mrs. Barger
had gone to London that morning
and knew nothing :of the bad news
until arriving home that night.
In the Huron Township election
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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, Lucolow, ONTARIO
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Claude Dore edged Chester Em-
merton out of the reeves chair by a
slim ten-vote majority. Two years
pre,viously Mr. Einrnerton won over
Mr. Dore by six votes. John A.
MacMurchy was elected deputy
reeve. •
Father John Hogan, a native of
Kingsbr'idge, was honoured as he
marked 60 years in the priesthood.
He had officially retired the
previous year but was still assist-
ing.
40 YEARS AGO
DECEMBER 1936 '
A petition, signed by 'a large
majority of the local business
places requesting that Boxing' Day
be proclaimed a public holiday,
failed to get the support of the
Village Council, and Saturday,
December 26 found business places
open as ususal.
The fourth concession school at
the Grey-Ox was ordered closed by
the Department of Education at.
Toronto. Miss Mary Mag(innon
was teacher. With the closing of
the'school the board had to provide
transportation for the four pupils to
S. S. No. 5 at the sixth concession.
Before the school could be re-open-
ed there 'would have to be ten
World famous BULOVA
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pupils 'in the section.
Has..:2:Meanings
The 'Bible- tells us that
the newly-born Christ-child
was "wrapped in swaddling
ClOthes and laid in a man ,-
ger," 'a • word derived from
the French, "mangeoir"..or
fratne toehold animal „feed.
It i's interesting th3t. the • .
other common English word
for 41. a cattle-feeder,' crib, • , •
A•hich is. derived 'from the
German krippe.. also 'means
a baby's bed.
' Even the French* word
creche, which is often used
to.. describe , the.' nativity
scene displayed in churches.
.hoMeS, and other Place's. at
Christmastime,' has • the
'double meaning .of "man-,
geoir" and a public shelter
for the Ore of infants.
60 YEARS AGO
DECEMBER 1916
Murdoch 'and Cameron Co. store
was advertising big savings: ladies'
shoes, kid, button and laced styles,
at '$3.50, patent button and laced
styles, either cloth or dull kid tops,
$3.50 to $5.00; ladies' underwear,
fall' weight vests and drawers at
25c, winter weight vests at 40c,
ladies' combination suits, fine 1
quality at $1.25, wool, vests and
drawers at $1.00.
• A brass band was organized' .411
Lucknow-by, interested citizens. D.
C. MeMorran consented to .under-'
take the leadership of the group.
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