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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1967
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
PAGE SEYem
BEST BUSINESS FLOAT in the
parade at Hensall on Saturday was
this entry of Fink's Plumbing and
Heating. On the back of the old
;1Ir.�F',tycf'fr'
model truck were an old-time wooden
pump, an old-fashioned bath tub and
toilet facilities of yesteryear.
(Citizens News Photo)
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YEARS GONE
_BY_
50 Years Ago
JULY, 1917
Engineer Wilson, of the Hy-
dro -Electric Power Commission,
was in the village on Wednes-
day and was making full ar-
rangements for the supply of
hydro power to Zurich.
The first baseball game of
the season was played on 'Mon-
day night between the Zurich
nine and the team from Clin-
ton. Zurich came out on the
top end by a score of 9-6. Ferd
Howald doing the pitching.
A small -sized cloud burst vis-
ited the area on Tuesday after-
noon, and left in its wake a
considerable amount of damage.
Several barns were burned to
the ground, and a valuable
horse belonging to Henry Claus -
ins was killed by the severe
lightning.
Many people are being taken
for five dollars these days as Goshen Line in Stanley Town --
a large number of Mexican five
dollar bills .are in circulation
throughout Ontario. They look
just like Canadian or American
bilis, but are worth only 13
cents in this country, so per-
sons stand to loose quite heavy
in accepting them.
40 Years Ago
JULY, 1927
M. C. Milliken, late principal
of the Zurich Public -School,
has been promoted to area man-
ager of a well-known life insur-
ance company, and will be tak-
ing up residence in Goderich
very shortly.
Gordon Manson, son of Stan-
ley reeve J. A. Manson, is at.
present attending a summer
course in Hamilton. In the fall
he will assume his new duties
as assistant principal of the
Dundas Public School.
Robert McKinley, of the
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NOTICE OF
Special Meeting
The members of Hensall District Co -Operative
Incorporated are urgently requested to attend a
Special Meeting on
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1967
at 9 p.m.
Hensall Arena Auditorium
HENSALL, ONTARIO
This meeting of all members is being called to
decide whether you, the members of Hensall Dis-
trict Co -Operative, are in favour of purchasing a
grain and bean mill in Hensall, also to discuss the
details of financing.
This opportunity will probably not be presented
to us again. It is, therefore, very important that
the members be present, and make their opinions
known at this time, so that the Board of Directors
may known which way the members want them
to proceed.
President:
ALLAN HILL,
Brucefield, Ont.
Secretary:
BERTRAM KLOPP,
Zurich, Ont.
ship, suffered a serious loss on
Monday night when vicious
dogs killed a herd of 16 sheep.
A number of suspicious dogs
have been shot since, but this
does not restore the Loss.
Nesbitt Woods and Whitney
Brokenshire, both of London,
:pent a few days over the week-
end visiting with friends and
relatives in Zurich.
The new Ruston oil engine,
which the William brothers
have purchased for their grist
mill in Zurich, has arrived and
is being installed by a Brus-
seI's man.
25 Years Ago
JULY, 1942
Thomas Harry Hoffman, of
Dashwood, and Ella Maud Bol-
ton, of Hensall, were united in
marriage at Carmel Presbyter-
ian Church, Hensall, 'by Rev. W.
Weir.
Charles Hay, of London, who
has joined the army police
force, is at present spending a
few days holidays with his fam-
ily in Zurich.
Kenneth Breakey has left
Zurich for Montreal, where he
has secured a position with the
Canadian Marconi Company.
The fiftieth wedding anni-
versary of Mr. and Mrs. John
Elder, of Hensall was celebrated
at their former farm in Hay
Township. Twenty-seven mem-
bers of the family attended the
event.
The summer home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Hess, in the Pinery
south of Grand Bend, was the
scene of a reunion when former
residents of Biggar, Saskat-
chewan, now residing in On-
tario, gather for an enjoyable
outing.
15 Years Ago
JULY, 1952
Four Zurich area students
were among the award winners
at the South Huron District
High School during the past
term. They are Carol Thiel,
Kathryn Klopp, Raymond Cor-
riveau and Kathryn Kalbfleisch,
A lovely evening was spent
on Friday night at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rau, when
ratepayers from SSS 1, Stanley,
gathered to honor Mrs. Rau on
the completion of 15 years
teaching in the same school.
Lorne and Lloyd Klapp, of
Zurich, accompanied by Gordon
Smith of the Bluewater High
way, left on Monday for a mo
tor trip to the western prov-
inces. They are planning to at-
tend the annual Calgary Stam-
pede.
Ross Johnston, along with
the hardware firm of Rader &
Mittelholtz, have donated a
large scoreboard to the Zurich
ball team, and it has been set
up on the grounds for the fans
to keep track of the scores.
The Bank of Montreal has
opened a sub -agency office in
Grand Bend, and this office will
be open every Tuesday and
Thursday until the end of Sep-
tember.
10 Years Ago
JULY, 1957
The new fire truck, recently
purchased by the trustees of
the police village of Zurich, has
now arrived, and is quite •a
modern invention compared to
the old out -dated machine.
The Zurich Kings won their
ninth ball game .of the season
and star pitcher Arnie Meyer
registered his third shutout as
they defeated the Hensall cline
FAMILY AFFAIR—Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sang-
ster and son Bradley won top honors at the parade
in Hensall on Saturday, for the best horse-drawn
vehicle. They are shown here as they left their
horse and buggy following the huge parade.
by a score of 4-0. To date the
boys have lost only one game.
Gerald Gingerich and staff
are rushing these days prepar-
ing their new premises, across
from the post office, for the
big official opening.
Douglas Theander, of Lon-
don, and Wayne Rowe, of Peter-
boro, have been added to the
staff of the Zurich baseball
team. Both young men are be-
ing employed for 'the summer
at the Kalbfleisch planing mills.
Father D. A. Monaghan, par-
ish priest at St. Boniface for
the past six and a half years,
was honored at a gathering in
the Town Hall prior to his de-
parture for Merlin,
On Sunday the Zurich fire
department was called to the
farm of Charles Bedard, north
of Drysdale, when lightning
struck his large barn and com-
pletely destroyed it.
VARNA NEWS
A Centennial service o1 the
Varna and Goshen congrega-
tions will be held in Goshen
United Church on Sunday, July
23, at 11 a.m. Dress optional.
A combined choir will lead the
singing and a 15 -minute sing-
song of old hymns. Rev. M,
Morrison will be in charge of
the service.
Replies are still pouring in
from former pupils of SS No. 6
who are planning to come to
the reunion on July 29.
Floyd 111eAsh, of Hamilton,
spent the week -end at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs,
J. T. McAsh.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robin-
son, Lorrie and Cathy, of Agin-
court, spent the week -end at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
McClymont.
A large number of relatives
and friends attended the recep-
tion in the Zurich Community
Centre last Saturday evening
for Mr. and Mrs. Nick Whyte,
of Seaforth,
Orange Walk
Members of LOL 1035, v:th
their families and friends cote-
brated the "Glorious Twelfth"
at Bayfield last Wednesday.
The float that the lodge 'n-
tered in the parade took first
prize. It was a decorated wagon
drawn by an Eagle tractor
made in 1927, and owned and
driven by Norman Smith. Wat-
son Webster also took first
prize as best drummer in the
fife and drum contest,
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