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• 70 years ago
November 30,1916
News of "Bobby McIntosh - Pte. Robert
McIntosh, of 'Lochalsh, "missing" since
Sept. 15 is now known to have been killed in
action on that date. A letter from a chum of
his, received by his mother Wednesday of
last week, brought the sad intelligence.
The long delay in getting information
about the fate of Pte McIntosh is explained
in the letter. It appears that on September
15, during very heavy fighting, he and the
friend who writes were in the reserve tren-
ches. McIntosh was sent up to the front
trench while his chum remained in reserve
and evidently did not go forward. This was
the last he saw. of McIntosh, nor did he
hear of him for some weeks. Ile then met a
friend by the name of Williams, who was in
the front trench when McIntosh went up.
Williams was himself wounded and, we
may presume, sent to the hospital, which
accounts for the fact that the writer of the
letter did not meet him sooner. Williams
told the chum that he saw McIntosh come
into the front trench, and that he had
scarcely come in before being hit by a
charge of shrapnel hit him about the heart.
Williams and others went to him as he fell
but could do nothing. Later, Williams
assisted in burying him in a shed hole near
the front trench.
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Let's go to the Carribean
The weather's the pit, it's blowing
and ow g you're in a miserabie
m od, your dog bit you on the way out to
your car and, sure enough, the old
pineapple won't start because of the
freezing weather. And, to top it all off,
you've got a cold coming on...
Well, I've got the cure for the winter
doldnuns. Just sit back in your easy
chair, have yourself a fresh mug of cof-
fee, relax and start rea 'rig. By the
time you've read t 's column from
beginning to end, hopefully you'll feel a
little better abo t all this lousy weather
we're experiencing right now.
Sound good? OK - here we go.
Picture this. You're on the way to the
Pearson International Airport in Toron-
to, it's snowing hard and the highways
are nearly impassable - but you're
totally unconcerned - because Once you
reach the airport you're flying off on a
month-long luxury vacation in a resort
island in the Carribean.
You reach your destination and • as
you depart from the plane, the sun is
shining and the pain trees are gently
swaying in a slight tropical breeze, The
cold, frigid feeling of the Great White
North has departed and is replaced
with warmth. More warmth than you
ever imagined. In fact, it's a heat wave
95 degree heat to be exact!
As you walk down the ramp of the
plane, three lovely native women in
grass skirts greet you with a coconut
shell full of an exotic, fruity drink. To
welcome you to the island paradise, •
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they place strings of traditional leis
around your neck.
You hark back to all the poor .souls
back in Lucknow, braving the deep-
freeze of the Canadian tundra but only
for a brief second. You've got the world
on a string and you know it. You're far,
• far away from the blizzards, the
galoshes, the stubborn automobiles, the
cold feet...you've got it made!
After sipping on the luxurious drink
on the way to your posh hotel, you're
immediately enraptured by the
waveless blue ocean which surrounds
your island retreat. It beckons you- en-
tices you to plunge in for a refreshing,
mid-afternoon swim.
* You dump off your luggage, throw on
your bathing suit and make your way
down to the sandy, white beach, with
the carpet of hot sand squishing up
through your toes as you walk. .
The swim in the crystal clear ocean
Was oh, so refreshing, and now you're
ready to bask in the sun for the rest of
the afternoon and possibly drift off for a
short afternoon nap
Wait. We can't get too carried away,
now can we? (Besides, I'm running out °
of space) Feel any better? I thought so.
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50 years ago
November 26,1936
Harvey Ackert buys farm Mr, Harvey
Ackert, local Massey Harris agent, has
purchased the farm of the late James
Malcolm. Mr. and Mrs. Ackert and son
Clarence will leave for their new home,
five miles north of Kincardine, within the
next couple of weeks or so, Mr.• John
Kilpat?ickywho has been employed by Mr.
Ackert, will take over the implement
business.
Honor Mrs, George Twamley A. post-
nuptial reception in honor of Mrs. George
Twamley of Ashfield (nee Jessie McCann,
RN) was held at the home of Mrs. Herbert
Cranston of Goderich recently, They
guests, about twenty, consisted of
graduate nurses and their friends. The
guest of honor was seated beneath an in-
verted umbrella which , was prettily
decorated in pink and white, suspended
from the ceiling. Balloons hung from the
umbrella were punctured, showering the
bride with confetti before the umbrella
laden with gifts was lowered.
26 years ago
November 29,1961
Acclamation of council, trustees Reeve
George W Joynt was re-elected by ac-
clamation at Monday night's nomination
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Valerie Sweet and Don Jolley of Brussels browse through the large selection of books at
the book sale and bazaar at the Lucknow Community Centre on November 22. The event
was sponsored by the Lucknow and District ChriStian School. (Alan Rivett photo)
meeting and was the only nominee for the
office. He will return for his 6th term.
An acclamation was also given tiro of
the four sitting councillors. Omar Brooks,
M.L. Sanderson and Harvey Webster. Jim
Boyle retired- after a year on .the Board,
and WA, (Bud) Hamilton was prevailed
upon to return to the Board, lie qualified
late Tuesday afternoon.
Tractor rolls, man escaped unhurt *Ross
Irwin escaped serious injury last Saturday
when the diesel tractor he was operating
with a backhoe on, tipped into a hole about
seven feet deep.
Ross, who works with his dad, Spence Ir-
win in the contracting business, was digg-
ing a cesspool at the rear of Johnstone and
Son Furniture on Lucknow's main street.
The bank caved in tipping the tractor into
the hole. The front shovel hit a hydro pole
fortunately preventing the tractor from
rolling. Ross stayed with the machine
when it tipped and shut the motor off when
it came to rest.
10 years ago
December 1,1976
Local GM Guides Chosen - Cape Breton
Island is to be a very popular spot for Girl
Guides and Girl Scouts as it is to be the
scene of the international camp, July 20 to
August 3, 1077, There are to be 1,500 girls
SENTINEL
taking part in this camping event, with
many cotnitries, as well as Canada, par-
ticipating. The girls will live in tents'and
cook on coleman stoves, purchasing the
food for each day from a central market
Each Guide and Girl Scout will choose
herprogram for the day, having a wide
variety of things to choose from, such as:
swimming, sailing, canoeing, talk -ins, ser-
vice projects, amphitheatre events, music
and drama, nature, handicrafts, fitness
tours and hiking.
Guides chosen from Beaver division are
Julie McKee, Walkerton; Jane Coventry,
Clinton; Lorna Boyle and Susan Thomp-
son, Lucknow; and Nancy Demerling,
Fordwich. There have been four alternates
chosen, should some of these Guides be
unable to go; Ann Smith and Gail Pinkney,
Goderieh; Vivian Login, Hanover and
Edith Greer, Lucknow.
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