HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-05-22, Page 7THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1969
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
PAGE SEVEN
50 Years Ago
MAY, 1919
Public school teachers N. E.
Dahrns and C. Hoffman, along
with the Misses F. Kalbfleisch,
M.A. Lamont and O. O'Brien,
attended the teacher's convent-
ion held in Exeter on Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Kochems of Zurich
had the misfortune to slip on
the sidewalk one day last week,
and as a result had the mis-
fortune to break an arum.
A new salary schedule for
teachers has been set up with
the following rates: first year,
$800, second year, $900 and
third year, $1000. After this
there will be a yearly increase
of $50.
Henry Kraeger of the 14th
concession recently delivered a
fine calf to Dashwood for slaugh-
ter. Although it was only 16
months old it tipped the scales
at 1040 pounds.
W. Colles, the new manager
at Molson's Bank in Zurich,
arrived in the village on Monday
morning to assume his new dutieE
A. E, Hemphill has purchased
the drug store property in Hen-
sall which he has been renting
for the past few years.
W. E. Goodwin, who has rec-
ently returned home from over-
seas, has accepted the position
of manager of the Jackson Man-
ufacturing Company in Ilensall,
40 Years Ago
MAY, 1929
The school in Dashwood is
closed this week due to an
epidemic of scarlet fever in
the community.
Noel Laporte and couple of
young ladies from the Bluewater
highway, motored to Goderich
one afternoon recently, where
they spent the time visiting and
shopping for necessities.
The council of the village of
Hensall have imposed a special
by-law forbidding the sale or
setting off of fireworks within
the village limits.
The new oven built for Everett
Haist, Zurich baker, is now
completed and a small fire is
lit in it each day for a couple of
hours to dry out the mortar,
Much headway is being made
on the new home of Ivan Kalb-
fleisch, being built in the west-
erly limits of the village of
Zurich.
The Hensall firemen are look-
ing forward to May 24, when
the big celebrations they have
planned will be run off according
to schedule.
25 Years Ago
MAY, 1944
Dr. P. J. O'Dwyer, the phy-
sician in Zurich, has traded off
his old 1937 model car on a
brand new Dodge, and he is
well deserving of the new con-
venience, since he travels a
great many thousand miles in a
year.
The new artesian well being
dug in Zurich by the Davidson
well drillers has finally reached
its goal at 285 feet. An ample
supply of water has been found
at that depth to supply the needs
of the village,
Heralded Dy critics as one of
the best entertaining groups to
ever tour Canada, the Lifebuoy
Follies will be presented in the
Town Hall this Friday night,
under the auspices of the local
Red Cross branch.
The Exeter board of education
along with the school teachers
have agreed to set up a curfew
that w111 require all children
under 16 to be off the streets
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by ten o'clock every evening.
Grain seeding in the area has
just been completed during the
past few days, despite the many
weeks of cold wet weather which
has plagued the area..
About 16 girl friends of Miss
Edna Petsky gathered at her /
home in Hensall to honour
Miss June Kennedy who has left
for hew new home in Hamilton.
15 Years Ago
MAY, 1954
The baseball season will open
in Zurich this Friday night,
when Strathroy will be providing
the opposition for the locals.
Mrs. Lorne Rader of Zurich
was the lucky winner of a new
Admiral television set at the
stock ear races in Ailsa Craig
on the holiday afternoon,
Sixteen farmers in the Dash-
wood area staged a work bee
on tate farm of Carl Oestreichcr,
and worked up 15 acres of land
ready for seeding. Mr. Oestrei-
cher has been unable to work due
to a severe gash in itis leg.
The wedding of Doris Elizabeth
Armitage and Dr. B. Eickmeler
took place in tVinghant at the
home of the bride's parents.
The couple will live in Exeter
where the groom has established
a dental practice.
Mr. and Mrs, John Heal have
taken up residence in Hensall
in the Fink apartments, which
recently has been vacated by -
Mr. and Alrs. Jack Tudor,
10 Years Ago
MAY, 1959
Final plans have been made for
the annual Ladies Nite of the
Zurich Chamber of Commerce,
which will be held in Grand
Bend, and at which time Tom
Daley of CFPL- TV will be
guest speaker.
Work on paving the Goshen
Line between Zurich and Dash-
wood highway is to be complet-
ed by this fall.
A six-year old Dashwood boy,
Charles Irvin, was killed last
Wednesday afternoon while
riding his bicycle home trona
school, when he was struck by
a car.
Douglas 'Meander, who has
been on the staff of the Bank of
Montreal in Zurich, has been
advised of his tranfer to Hanover,
and he will be leaving in the
very near future for his new
location.
At their annual meeting last
Wednesday night, the Hensall
Kinsmen elected Ross Jinks as
president for the coming term.
He succeeds Harold Knight.
A director of the Zurich
Agricultural Society, Bert Klopp
is staging an all-out effort
to rebuild the Zurich 4-H Calf .
Club, Which has dropped badly
in the past few years. He has
called a meeting of all interest -
Obituary
MRS. GEORGE TRUSS
A native of Zurich, Mrs.
George Truss passed away in Sr,
Joseph' s hospital, London, on
Monday, May 12. She was the
former Olive K. Prang and was
'78 years old.
Surviving are one son, Chester,
London; two daughters, Mrs.
Joseph (Oliv e) Givlin, London,
and Mrs. Stewart (Jean) Mitchell,
R. R. 6, Strathroy; one sister,
Mrs. Ellen Thiel, Zurich.
There are also six grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
Funeral service was held in
the George E. Logan funeral
chapel, London, on Thursday,
May 15, at 3 p.m., conducted
by Rev. T. L. Ristine, Inter-
ment was made in Woodland
cemetery.
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re- organization.
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