The Lucknow Sentinel, 1974-01-23, Page 18WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23,1
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Mr. and "Mrs . Alex Robertson of
Wirigharn and Mr. and Mrs. Daw-
son Craig attended the 50th wed-
ding anniversary on. Saturday,.
January. 19th at Mitchell. of Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Harrison. •
At last the lovely winter weath-
er enjoyed by this community
changed Sunday Morning when a
sleet storin hit 'the burg. Roads
were so icy that all church servic-
es in the area were called off due
to treacherous road conditions.
By noon a good Coating of ice
covered everything: The high-
way sander and plough kept ve-
hicles moving safely on Highway
86.
PRESENTATION
*Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Milligan
were at Hespeler on Saturday
evening, where they were met by
folks from Canadian Tire , Strath-
roy. Mrs. Milligan during the '
evening was presented by the
attenders with a gift. She was: an
employee of Canadian Tire at
Strathroy.
Mrs. Malcolm Ross of Pembroke
and Mrs. Jim Adamehick and
little son Sharness of Revelstoke
B.C. spent-a few days with Mrs.
Olive Boss of Wingham and on
Sunday all called on Mrs. Robert
Ross of Whitechurch. Mrs./ Adam-
chick is the former.Janet Ross,
who as a little girl spent holidays
at the home of her grandmcither
the late Mrs. Malcolm ROSS, who
resided where Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer King now reside.
Mr. and Mts. Garner Farrier
were in Guelph on Sunday , where
they visited with their son, Wayne
Farrier in Guelph .Hospital. 'They
alsO visited with Mrs. Farrier and
Kimberley.
Garry Chapman arrived home by
plane from England on Thursday,
10 YEARS AGO .
JANUARY 1964
Mrs. J. W. Joynt, 'choir leader
for some 45.. years at Lucknow
United Church, and a member of
the Church' choir fot over 50 years,
ended her long, and valuable term
of service the end of the year 1963.
. Mrs. Gordon Montgomery was ap -
° pointed as choir leader to fill the
vacancy.
An important milestone in the
history of secondary education for
the Village of Ripley and surround-
ing rural district was marked when
the new'$112,000 addition
to Ripley District High School was
officially- opened
Lucknow Branch of the Royal
Canadian 'Legion acquired the Leg-
but. Mrs. Chapman and Lisa had
to remain for a later flight.
• Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rintoul and °
Mrs. Jim Reid of Blyth were at
Toronto on the week end where
.they visited with the former's
daughter Mrs. Gordon Campbell
and Mr. Campbell. They alsO
visited with Mrs. jack Rintoul cif
Milliken and with Mr, Rintoul
,in hotpital. Bill and Jack. Rin-
toul are brothers' and Mrs. Jim.
Reid is a sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Carman Whytock
and Jackie of 2nd concession
were Monday evening visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Einerson.
Curries School Progressive
Euchre club met on Friday even-
ing it the Belgrave Assembly ,
-room for their, party. There were
6 tables in play. Those receiv-
ins prizes were third low , Mrs.
Alex Robertson, second. low , Mrs.
Jim Coultes., low , Mrs. Bradley
Galbraith.
Third tow gent Bill Irwin , second
low , Howard Walker , loW ,
George Walker: Lunch was sere,
eci by the'sponsCirs Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Dawson and Mr. arid Mrs.,
Keith Weber. The next sponsors
will be Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ar-
buckle and Mrs. Isobel Congrarn.
Beware - a new method of ob-
taining money has struck our little
village and works like this. They
find out the name of folks, who•
are influential in the village or
residential pastor and approach
them having a wife and ,childien
in the car and telling how they
had car trouble and used up all
their cash repairing the ear. They
ask -for a cash loan to take them
to their destination promising to
pay the loan as they return home ,
which they never do.
ion Hall, with the ownership being
transferred by the Village of Luck-
now. This "Officers. Mess" build-
ing was moved here in 1947 by
The Clansmen from the Port Al-
bert airport, which had served as
a British Commonwealth Air Train-
ing Centre during World War II.
It had been turned over the follow-
ing 'year .to the .Village- In 1958
the Recreation Centre , as it' was
then called, was leased by the
Lucknow Branch of the. Canadian
Legion. The Branch, needing the
larger quarters , sold their Camp-.
bell Street property, the former
Dr. A. M. Spence residence and
office.
30 YEARS AGO
January was an exceptional
month , moderate in temperature
and with practically a complete
absence of 'snow , which was in
direct contrast to January of the
previous year. The total snow -,
fall was recorded as seven.inches,
with thee -most Of it falling early in
the Month.
Bobby Burn's Night was cele- ,-•brated Lucknow when upwards ,
to 550 persons paid admission to
the Annual Fire Company Ball.-
The big feature of the Ball was
a square 5Iance competition with
$25 in prize mOney. The dance
was preceded by a hockey spec,
lal between Lucknow & Winghani
Juveniles; special except for the
finish, which sent 800 keyedt•up.
fans away grumbling. LL cknOw
had come from behind 'in theit
period to tie the count 4-4. The
Wingham coach refused to bring
his boys back on the ice for the
regulation. overtime period and
Referee Chuck Webster finally pr
ceeded with the forthality of lac.
ing off with Ab 'Chin dumping .Ch
puck into the empty net for a 5-
default decision. The condition
of the ice was Wingharn's alibi,
50 YEARS A00
JANUARY 1924
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Room 11 of Lticknew Public
School named the following pup
Junior Class: Roy Collyei, Cl
Finlayson-,.Leonard Irwin ,, Eldon
Agar Harold Greer, Kenneth
Cameron; David Horne , Mae
McMahon, Dorothy Nixon, Mari
orie Henderson Donalda Douglas
Kathleen Ferris , Ernie Baker ,
Marion Cousins , Elwood solorno
Stewart Cameron, Melvin Stanl
Harold Button`.
Senior Class: Gladys ,MacDon-
aid , Alex MacKenzie , Mary Ma
Intosh, Roy Finlayson , Loreen N;
lor ; Fred. SteWard -, Winnifred
Armstrong , Frances Thompson,
Isabel McMillan , Margaret Mac
Donald , Helen MacLeod , La.ura
Webster Donald Henderson, Art
;trong Wilson,,"Torn Mac I-:enzie,
Wilson Armstrong.,'Ton Anders
Pauline'Reed Roszella
Norma Thompson; Teache:,
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Mr. and Mrs.. Wallace
gan and family were in Streets-
vile on the week end with
their daughter , Mrs. Pat Dannel7
ly, Mr. Donnelly, and family.
Brian Falconer of Toronto spent
the week end at Sarnia with his
parents Mr. and Mrs, Relis'on, Fal-
coner and oti Sunday on his way
back to Toronto on the icy roads
called at the home of Mr.. and °
Mrs. Robert Mowbray.
Mrs. Robert .Mowbray , Mrs. A.
E. Purdon:and Alan Falconer •
spent a day last week with Mt.
and Mrs. Angus Falconer of Strath-
roy.
Robert Mol.4bray spent a
few days in London last 'week visit-
' ing Miss Bertha. McKay , Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Laidlaw and
other friends.
Due 'to icy back roads there
were no school buses to any
schools in this' vicinity.; '
Word was received here at the
week end that Leroy Rintoul show .-
ing Orville Osborne Charolais
cattle at Deriver , Colorado, had
received 2nd prize for the bull
exhibited at Toronto and Regina
where 'it received 1st prize as
well as the cow . At Denver , the
cow received 5th. We offer our
congratulations.
The community' was pleased to
learn on Thursday that. Miss
Annie Kennedy was allowed to
rettim home from Wingham •Hos- •
pital.
George Fisher was released, from
Wingharn Hospital on Wednesday
• and Nat Thomson of Lucloiow Was
dismissed on Thursday.
Mr °. and Mrs. GOrdon Mcl3t r-
ey of East loVawanosh,"Mr. and.
Bill Peacock of laluevale
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