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We think we've something to brag about
After reading the above
headline, • you're probably
thinking we havea lot of nerve
'blowing our own horns'.
Well, it's National.
Newspaper Week and 'we
thought for just .this one issue
we'd bra aboutourselves the
Staff -that put this newspaper
together for you - our dedicat-
ed readers,
We think 'we are a prime
example of a true community
newspaper.
Where else. can you find
local births, graduations, mar-
riages, deaths; your child's
sports report, your UCW, WI,
WMS report.
Where do you turn toread
about new businesses in this
community
Where do you: turn to find
out about'upcoming events in
ent
tidies
this community?,
Where do you
read about the com-
ings and goings of
members of your
community?
Where do. you
look to check out
specials . at local
businesses?
Well it's not the
Toronto Star or the
London Free Press!
No, your venue for
all of the above is
The • Lucknow th#f
Sentinel.
You may be familiar with.
the staff in thisoffice, but
behind the scenes a large num-
ber of people are ,responsible
for the, production of this
paper. They get the words, pic-
tures and ads on film and;
nel Memoirs
plates and the
paper you
hold, they get
your label on
the paper, and
they get it to
the post office
to be delivered
to you.
Then there's
our country
correspon-
dents, free-
lancers : to
cover stories
we can't, and
store. . owners
• who help us sell the finished
product
Within our office, four peo-
ple - two full-time and two
part-time ': put this paper
together for you
Joan Courtney our , typeset-
ter is .themost proficient typist'
I've ever seen. Joan types all
the classified word ads and a
large amount- of submitted edi-
torial
di-torial news.
Tom Thompson, our .adver
tising manager, is responsible
for those display ads you see
in the paper. He takes those lit-
tle , notes
brought in and
turns them into
a piece of art.
Phyllis
Helm is `.our
designated
office 'adminis-
trator a title
that covers a
wide host of
responsibilities
- from office
to ;proofread-
ing to typeset-
ting to, backing- up Tom and
'Myself.
And I'm the editor, photog-
rapher, general manager and
the' sometimes voice who
• greets you at: thefront or on.
the phone in the absence of
Phyl.
. We are all proud to bein
this newspaper •
business.
This . week'
we'll blow'our .
own horns, but
we'll also tip-
our
ip-our hats to the
thousands of
other coinmuni.
ty newspapers
who . every'.
week strive to
keep' the' mem-
bersof their
small comma-
nities'informed. _.
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to Toronto
for steno course in
.70.years.ago
Oct... b, 1927
Deal and general -; Misses
Winnifred Webster and Grace
MacIntosh have gone to
Toronto to take a course in stenogra-
phy..
At the Lucknow Fair, three schools
Lucknow, Whitechurch and
Paramount took part in the. school
children's 'parade and drill, a feature
which proved very attractive.
The Whitechurch School,',, prettily.
uniformed and skilful in drill won'
first. prize, .Luchnow coming second:
Junior Farmers to stage plowing
match - The local Junior Farmers
have become 'quite an active organi-
zation in and around. Lucknow during
the past a two years..
This year they have undertaken the
•task of operating a plowing match on
Oct. 17. at the farm of Jacob Hunter,
,12th concession, second -corner west
from gravel road.
.50 years ago.
Oct. 9, 1947
noculation clinics In Lucknow
on Oct. 17 a clinic for the inocu-
lation of children with diphtheria
toxoid and :whopping cough vaccine.,
Forchildren from pe -school age Up to
10 years old. This if the first of three
clinics, with the. others on Nov. .14
and Dec.' 12.
Also on Nov.. 14, smallpox vaccine
will be available for any child whose'
parents wish it..
In Ashfield Township, a clinic was
planned for inoculation with scarlet
fever toxoid.
53 years in 'hardware - It was 53
years ago that Wllhiam 1Vlurdie started
in the hardware • business in . the
employ of Johnston Bros. of
Seaforth. .
Next month . he will be in business,
•here for 43 years.
25 years' ago
Oct. 11, 1972
ockey school dropped -
joint meeting of recreation
committees of Ashfield, West
Wawanosh, Kinloss and
Lucknow
was held to outline the hockey pro-
gram for the'coming winter.
Considerable discussion was given
to the formation of a new controlled
formm of house league hockey for all
boys of public school age.
Although everyone did not agree
to house league hockey, : it was voted
that school hockey would be dropped
and house league, consisting of all
.boys not making organized Flea,
Novice and : Pee Wee teams, would
have an opportunity to play: on a team.
One of the Sentinel's
readers"dropped by the
office recently to bring in.
some old receipts he had
in his possession.
On May 14, 1915, 20
head of cattie sold for
$1498. Do you remember.
",.the. Bank of Hamilton
being in Lucknow9 Well : it
was that's the bank the
cheque was drawn upon.
On Oct. 23, :1933, a
receipt from Rice
Whaley Ltd.,, livestock.
commission merchants
selling cattle, hogs, sheep
and, calves, shows that ,8
cattle weighing 9520 lbs.
sold' for a net of $169.69.
Deductions.included
$4.38 for market fees and
feed, $4.85 for commis-
sion, 'and. $19.50paid to
the UFO. .•
On Oct. 10, 1933, 70
hogssold' through the
United Farms Co. Limited
for $764.13.* The total
weight was 13,870 lbs.
Deductions on this
invoice included $10 com-
mission and 60 stamp tax.
On June 6, 1934, a.let-
ter from W.J. Neely '8t
Black Bros. Limited, live-
stock Commission sales-
men, reads: "We' are at a
loss to know just how to
report this week's market
as, prices have been very
irregular and about 1500
cattle left tonight unsold,
also quite a number. of
sheep and calves . that are
not sold."
Examples from the let=
ter included: Butcher cat-
tle choice handyweight '
sold from $5.25 to $5.50
per cwt; baby beef choice ' ...
$6 : to $6.50; cows choice:.
heifery. type $4 to $4.25, •
bulls export $3 to $3.25
springers an, d milkers best. '
$35 to' $45; calves: a few
extra choice sold at $5.50
to .$6;' lambs - choice
$9.50 to $10 per +cwt,
sheep best light $2,. to
$2.50 percwt; hogs
advanced Monday selling
at $8.50 'fob, $8.8&5 off
trucks and $9.25 wog.
The receipts were, .r
issued' to the Thomas'
Harris of Ripley.