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5O Years Ago
Mr, and Mrs. James Green,
of the Parr Line, Hay Township,
have moved their household
effects to Exeter, where they
have purchased a home.
Mr. Omar Denomy, who has
conducted a gent's furnishing
store in Zurich for the past five
years has sold out his business
and moved to Detroit where he
intends making his home for the
future.
A former Zurich boy, Clar-
ence Hoffman, is listed as the
leading batter on the Galt base-
ball team during the past summ-
er. He had a total of 46 hits
during the regular season.
Mr. Harry Yungblut, of Zur-
ich, who has been visiting in
Kitchener for the past few days,
has purchased 21 finely bred
Shripshire sheep. During the past
years Mr. Yungblut has had
decided success raising sheep.
The recent improvements
made to the skating rink at Hen-
sall are well appreciated by both
the skaters and curlers.
The fowl supper last Thursday,
served by the ladies of the
Methodist Church in Hensall,
resulted in a profit of $250 for
the organization.
35 Years. Ago
Carpenters and painters are
busily engaged in fitting up the
west store of the Petty block in
Hensall, for a hardware store to
be operated by Mr. Roy Weber.
Fire of unknown origin compl-
etely destroyed the fine bank
barn on the farm of Albert Shir-
ray, south of Hensall, last Sat-
urday evening just after supper.
Bruce McClinchey and Elmore
Stephenson, of Stanley Town-
ship were up north last week on
a deer hunting expedition, and
were fortunate to come home
with one of the fine animals.
Mr. Ed Hendrick, of the Blue -
water highway, has sold his
100 -acre farm to his brother,
Donald, and in turn he has pur-
chased a farm near Crediton.
A very pretty wedding was
solemnized in Hensall at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Carlile, when their daughter
Anne was united in marriage to
Mr. Leeland Willert, of Zurich.
Mr. Ivan Yungblut was succes-
sful last week in shooting a fine
3 -year-old buck in northern Ont-
ario,
25 Years Ago
Mr. Ferd Haberer was success-
ful in shooting two deer the first
day of the deer hunt in northern
Ontario.
Mr. and Mrs. John Etue, of
the Bluewater highway in Stan-
ley Township, were last week
the celebrants of their 50th
wedding anniversary.
Theodore Miller, of Zurich,
passed away in St. Joseph's
Hospital, London, on Saturday,
in his 50th year.
Mr, Sam Gingerich, of Blake,
met with a painful accident
last week while working at the
Kalbfleisch Mills in Zurich. Mr.
Gingerich fell about eight feet
to the ground and broke a small
bone in his font.
Following a service of almost
15 years as manager of the Bank
of Montreal in Hensall, Mr.
William B. Cross has retired,
and is being replaced by Mr.
John Irwin, a native of Fergus.
Eight tractors plowed 45 acres
of land for Mr. Harold Bell, ,
of near Hensall while he was a
patient in the hospital at London,
Mr. H. Coultice, of Varna,
has moved to the Babylon Line
in Stanley Township on the
farm of the late J. Stephenson.
10 Years Ago
Voters in the village of Zur-
ich will have five men and a
woman to choose from when
they go the polls on Monday to
elect a council for 1964. Only
four can become members of
the council.
All candidates for municipal
office in the village of Hensall
were elected by acclamation on
Friday night. Reeve Norman
Jones was returned to that office
for another year, and three of
last year's council were also
given acclamations.
The Hensall-Zurich Combines
won two more games over the
past weekend in the Shamrock
Junior D League, both by conv-
incing scores.
Bill Hoffman, of the Zurich
Calf Club, returned from the
Royal Winter Fair in Toronto
with a red ribbon for his Here-
ford calf, which placed among
the top six in a class of 76. His
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hoffman, accompanied hint to
the fair.
The Dashwood village trustees,
Ervin Rader, Clifford Salmon
and Harold Schroeder, were ret-
urned by acclamation at the
nomination meeting Monday
evening.
For the first time in his polit-
ical career in the village of
Grand Bend Reeve Stewart Webb
received an acclamation at nom-
ination meeting Monday night
in the village hall. This will
be his second year as reeve of
the Village of Grand Bend.
0
The October issue of Canad-
ian Consumer, official public-
ation of Consumers' Association
of Canada, accuses the Canad-
ian Standards Association sub-
committee with making only
token improvements in the bus
safety standard. The Associat-
ion asks all concerned consumers
to write to their Provincial Min-
isters of Transport asking for
immediate action and co-oper-
ation
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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1973
Married in Exeter church
KIPFER - WYNJA
An evening candlelight ser-
vice at Bethel Reformed Church,
Exeter was the setting for the
marriage of Hessie Wynja and
David Harold Kipfer,
Rev. Van Essen performed
the ceremony and Mrs. A.
Velinga presided at the organ.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Wynja,
R.R.4, Seaforth, and the groom .
is the son of Mr. and Mrs,
Cecil Kipfer, Hensall.
The bride, given in marriage
by her parents, wore a floor
length gown of polyester suede
peau de sole dotted with velvet.
The leg o'mutton sleeves were
Swiss lace, with matching col-
lar and flowing lace train. Her
elbow length veil, trimmed with
lace was held in place with the
crown she was presented with
as queen of Seaforth High
School. She carried a bouquet
of red carnations and white
mums.
Her sister, Gerda Wynja was
maid of honor and the brides-
maids were Mrs. Shelley Day -
man, sister of the groom and
Hilda Wynja, sister of the bride.
They wore mint green crimp-
C,N,I,B,
Eric Luther, chairman of the
area campaign for the Canadian
National Institute for the Bline,
reports that the canvass totalled
$900,43 which is the highest
amount ever recorded for the
Hensall area. Sincere appreciat-
ion is expressed to all who don-
ated and especially to the foll-
owing groups who conducted a
door-to-door canvass: The
Women's Institute, The Arnold
Circle, The Legion Ladies Aux-
iliary and the Rebekah Lodge.
lene floor length gowns fashion-
ed with empire waists and car-
ried white daisies and yellow
pours.
The flower girl was Sandra
Wynja, sister of the bride dress-
ed identical to the bridesmaids
with a nosegay of yellow daisies.
The ring bearer was Danny
Kipfer, Hensall, nephew of the
groom.
The groom was attended by
his brother, Dan Kipfer, Hen-
sall and the ushers were Garry
Dayman and Martin Wynja,
The soloist, Lynda Jane Kip-
fer, sister of the groom, was
accompanied by Marion Trieb-
ner, Exeter.
A reception was held at the
Pineridge Chalet, Hensall, when
guests attended from St. Cath-
arines, Smithville, Toronto,
London, Seaforth, Exeter, Clin-
ton, Varna, Brucefield, Credit-
on, Blyth and Zurich.
The couple went to Northern
Ontario for their honeymoon
and on their return will reside
in Hensall.
Prior to the marriage, the
bride was honored at four show-
ers; by her friends, the church
group, bridal attendants and the
neighbors.
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