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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, WED.I TESDAY, .SEPT, 10th, ,1.952
EIGHT PAGES;
MARK GOLDEN
WEDDINGS
During the past week Mr. and
Mrs., Joseph Whitby of Lucknow
and • Mr. and ,Mrs. Thomas Inglis
of West Wawanosh, celebrated
their golden/ wedding anniver-
1.:sary, occasions that were fitting..
1y marked..
• - . Whitby Anniversary
'The Whitby, family chose .Labor"
,Day ;week -end as a time .wheny
they could a be' together .to. ,honor
their. parents Fon the occasion of
eir 50th anniiversary..whie wilt
fall on October 18th.
.Present at ,a family : gathering
on Sunday were, Mr. and ' Mrs.
Whitby's seven. Children, Fred; of
Detroit, Edward of Windham;
Mrs, Rose Knight. of London,.' Mrs.
Evelyn Rouse: of Camp Borden,
Sid, .George and. Russell of Luck-
ro'w and other immediate mem-
bers of the families including 14
grandchildren -A-- cia-lighter I y,-'
died a number of years ago. '
Refreshments; were .served and
a beautifully; decorated cake :*as
cut by the bride and' 'groom m of
50 years ago, ''at which timea
gift , of ;money was presented to
Mr. ' and' Mrs. Whitby.•
BothMrl': and Mrs. Whitby are
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73` years of age..' Mr. Whitby was
born at Hertsfor-tshire 'near Longi;
don, England and. for 17 years
did ' ,team.: driving in London,.
where he ;met and married Mrs.
Whitby, who•^ was formerly Emily'
Shinn. She was born. in. Halifax
While her parents were in .Can-
ada, when; herfather' was. -posted
here on military. duty. His :army
career took the.:Shinn farnily''to
many widely scatterect. place
while Emily 'was "a .child.
. •In °1914,: 'Joe 'Came to ,Canada`
Anddirectly to Huron Township
where he was • employed ,an the
'farm of D J tervwrart' Mrs. Whit
by carne uuf Atli€, nekt year`; °arid
in 1916 her husband enlisted .and
returned overseas.He was .dis
•charged in the spring of 1019 and
returned to Lucknow: where they
have •'since resided. For 18. years
Joe was , caretaker ' of -the. public
and high school,
Jnglis Aunnivergary:
Surrounded , by; `members. ''of`
their : family and a host Of friends
who called that evening; Mr, and:
Mrs. " Inglis ' royally . celebrated'
their golden wedding anniversary
at their brut home, in' West Waa=
wanosh on' Tuesday,,.September
2nd,
Mr. and Mrs. Inglis were mar-
ried at South Kinloss Manse .by
Rv. Fin -al�y acennan. M
Inglis was. formerly Jennie . Mac
Kenzie, daughter of the late Mr:
and Mrs. Alexander, MacKenzie
of'Kinloss. She.; is 71.. Her hus-
band, son.. of the late 1Vir. "'and
Mrs.` John Inglis is :77, and both
ere actively engaged in •the • duties"
arising from farming 400• acres
of,. land with the assistance. of
their son Torn.
Of a . family. of 'nine children,
seven' sure` ve and were 'present
for `::this :