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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1947-06-05, Page 10Pag? 10 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE Sth, 1947 Leavitt’s Theatre Previews Its Coming Attractions WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY — June 4th, Sth M.G.M. Feature — Thrilling Picture of the Atomic Bomb 'The Beginning or the End’ © Brian Donlevy © Robert Walker ® Hume Cronyn © Tom Drake Opens Studio Mr. Jack Doerr, whose early life was spent in Exeter. has returned to his native village and has open­ ed up an up-to-date photographic studio in the newly decorated ap­ artments over Gladman & Coch­ rane’s law office. Jack served with the R.C.A.F. in the last war and since his discharge has taken a course in photography at Toronto. His studio is well equipped with the latest in photographic equip­ ment. We wish him success in Ex­ eter. Redecorating Bank The Bank of Montreal is redecorated both outside and in. Two painters, sent out from head office in Toronto, are doing the job. being- SI­ T Items of Social and Personal Interest ... In and Around Town The Times-Advocate is always pleased to publish items of personal interest. We and our readers are interested in you and your friends . . Phone 31W FRIDAY and SATURDAY — June 6th, 7th Saturday Night Show commences at 7 p.m. — Two Features — — M.G.M. Picture - 'The Mighty McGurk’ & Wallace Beery ® All Star Cast 'A Desert Horseman’ LAST NITE! BILL’S PLACE There’ll be no Bill’s IJlace dur­ ing’ the summer months so this will be season. out to bang! Arena the last teen town of the Let’s have everybody finish the season with a • Charles Starrett Blue Ribbon Award Winner — Technicolor Musical Comedy © Jeanne Crain • Alan Young (Canadian Star) ® Lynn Bari ® Smiley Burnette MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY — June 9, 10, Friday Nite and Dance OPERA HOUSE, EXETER for Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ford The first show commences at 7.30 Phone 135 Exeter, Ontario * * * • Opening Game of the Season EXETER COMMUNITY PARK Monday, June 9nd at 6 p.m., D.S.T. Dashwood at Exeter Admission 25c; Students 10c THE EXETER CITIZEN’S BAND WILL BE PRESENT NOW OPEN Aldon Theatre GRAND BEND Two Showings Nightly Commencing 7 p.m. Matinee Saturday 2:30 p.m. « FRIDAY and SATURDAY — June 6th, 7th Buck Privates Come Home** ® Abbott and Costello — with — CARTOON and ADDITIONAL SHORT MONDAY and TUESDAY — June 9th, 10th “Humoresque** ® Joan Crawford @ John Garfield — with — CARTOON WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY — June 11th, 12 th “Smash © Susan Hayward — with — CARTOON and ADDITIONAL SHORT up** © Lee Bowman FRIDAY and SATURDAY — June 13th, 14th ion Road • Alexis Smith ® Zachary Scott — with — CARTOON and ADDITIONAL SHORTS “Stall Ronald Reag an j 'S I Thurs*, Jone 5 Flannigan’s Orchestra Admission 50 cents Band Concert will be held in Community Park (weather permitting) Sun., June 8 at 8:30 p.m. V____ B®nssKa J I Reception for Mr. and Mrs. Bill Triebner EXETER OPERA HOUSE Tues., June 10th Murdoch’s Orchestra Concert by the Armstrong Studios, of London will be held in the Zion United Church Shed Mr. Wm. Sweitzer is spending a few days in Thedford this week. Mr. Thos. Tapp, of Detroit, visited over the week-end with his sister Mary in town. Mrs. Geo. Anderson, who has been confined to her bed for eight weeks, is able to be up. Mrs. Pat Motz, of Toronto, visit­ ed for a week at the home of her mother, Mrs. Rose Russell. Miss Pearl Cann visited with friends and relatives in Guelph and Hamilton over the week-end. Miss Marion May visited for a week with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Love, of Thedford. Mr. O. F. Anderson, of Sarnia, spent the week-end with his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ander­ son. , Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ford aud Dianne, of Detroit, visited on Sun­ day at the home of Mr. Frank Tay­ lor. Mr. Jack .Green and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Kestle b'ft last Wed­ nesday on a business trip to the West. Lloyd Wein is ill in Victoria Hospital, London, having under­ gone an operation on his face Monday. Mrs. Stanley Mosier, of Chicago, Ill., spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Schroeder. Mrs. Hern, wife of Norman C. Hern, an Exeter Old Boy, has been elected president of the Norwich W.C.T.U. Mr. Chas. Coates, Mr. Fred Johns and Mrs. Arthur Andrew, of Detroit, visited in Exeter the lat­ ter part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Creech re­ turned the latter part of last week after visiting with their son Hugh at Rochester, N.Y. Miss Alma Richards, who is em­ ployed with the Excelsior Life In­ surance Co. in London, has been promoted to branch secretary. Miss Anne Kernick returned to London last Thursday after spend­ ing three weeks at her home re­ cuperating- from a recent illness. Mr. and .Mrs. G. B. Greenwood, Garden City; Mr. and Mrs. F, H. Smeathers, of Detroit; Mr. Andrew Houston, Seaforth, visited at the ■home of Miss Alice Hackney and called on other friends last Satur­ day. The annual meeting of the Lon­ don Conference of the United church is meeting in Chatham this week. Those attending from Exeter are Rev. A. B. Irwin, Rev. N. J. Woods, Rev. C. W. Down and Mr. W. G. Medd. Mrs. Frank .Taylor, who has been ill for several weeks under­ went an operation in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, on Tuesday. She had a blood transfusion Wednes­ day and her condition is as well as can be expected. Holiday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Moii' were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moir, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cochrane, of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stevens, of Jackson, Mich,, Miss Shirley Moir, of Lon­ don, Mrs. J. D. Stewart, of Hensail Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brintnell, of Cromarty, and Mr. Earl Bell, of Seattle, Waskington. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Harness and Mr. and ’Mrs. Max Harness and babe motored to Niagara Falls on Sunday where Mrs. Max Harness, a British war bride saw for the first time one of the seven wonders of the world. Elmore has lost his faith in Jim Hunter’s weather pre­ dictions as he announced on Satur­ day that it would be clearing Sun­ day in the Niagara district. On the contrary it rained throughout the entire trip. Mr. Wm. Hill, of Toronto, ac­ companied by Mr, and Mrs. F. J. Vinnicombe of Vernon, B.C., called on old friends in Exeter Tuesday. Mrs. Vinnicombe is a niece of Mr. Hill and comes from Devonshire, Eng., and was greatly interested in seeing ,Exeter, Canada. It is forty­ seven years ago that Mr. Hill was a clerk in the Pickard Store in Exeter and left here for Toronto! He still retains a warm spot in his heart for the old home town. Mrs. Geo. Thomson and daughter of Lucan, visited, on Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. John Thomson- Mr. Peter Coleman has returned home from Victoria Hospital, Lon­ don, where he has been receiving treatment, > Mrs. Luther Reynolds last week had the misfortune to overbalance and fall from the verandah at her home receiving facial injuries and an injured hand. Mr. Eli Coultis celebrated his 80th birthday on Monday. Mr, and Mrs. Luther Rowcliffe visited with them in the afternoon and brought along with them a very acceptable treat. Last week we made mention that Mr. M. Hueston, of Ashcroft, B.C., was visiting with his sisters, the Misses Hueston. We were unaware of the fact that he was accompanied by Mrs. Hueston. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shapton, Bruce .and Robert, -Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid Shapton and Helen visited with >Mr. and Mrs. John McMurchy in Ripley on Sunday. Helen sang at the morning service of the <Rip- ley United Church and also in a duet in the evening. First Draft Announced The first draft of the Settlement Committee of the London Confer­ ence of the United Church now meeting in Chatham was announced Tuesday. Rev. A. B. Irwin, who for the past five years has been pastor of the James St. United church, has been stationed at Devine St, church in Sarnia. Rev. Harold J. Snell, of Auburn, comes to James St. Rev. S. W. Hann will succeed Rev. A. S. Trueblood, of Crediton, who has been stationed at Parkview. (Strat­ ford. Rev. K. M. Wood will succeed Rev, Mr, Cleve at Grand Bend who is retiring. Rev. J, W. Howes, of Windsor, is down for Main street church but we understand that this is not definite until the final meet­ ing of the Committee on Friday. on Tues., June 10 at 8:30 p.m. ADMISSION 40c and 25c Reception Receives Degree Mr. Harold Sturgis, Principal of the Exeter District High School, is to be congratulated on having passed the final examinations for his Bachelor of Pedagogy degree, being one of three in the province to pass with honors. He and Mrs. Sturgis are in Toronto where on Thursday at convocation at Toron­ to University he will receive his degree. for Mr. and Mrs. Ken Preszcator EXETER OPERA HOUSE Six Pounds Beef 75c A six pound roast of beef for 7 5c reads ‘like something out of a fairy book but is an actual entry on a page taken from an old account book of the late J. T. Manning, a former Exeter butcher. The account is dated 1 873 and among the items are; Boil 7c lb.; steak 10c lb.; whole shank 25c; 6 lb. roast beef 75 c; bologna 10 c. The account which ran from May 12, 1893 to October 20th amounted to $28.94. Hannigan’s Orchestra ZURBRIGG’S OPTICAL PARLORS OPEN SATURDAY, JUNE 14th Your Fruit Trees This year will be a good fruit yetjr and it will pay you well to haven your fruit trees sprayed. Small or large lots. Reasonable charge, L. V. Hogarth Phone 266 Don’t Just Dream Plan Carefully When you plan your now home . . . plan carefully. You’ll want to include the latest of everything . . . especially in your kitchen. So don’t forget to choose your electrical ap­ pliances from General Electric. Ask us to help you with your plans and to show you what the future holds in elect­ rical kitchens. Flower Beds at Exeter Cemetery June 15 th will be the last date for guaranteeing flower beds at Exeter Cemetery. Leave your order with R. G. Seldon or B. M. Francis. " ———------—® Exeter Markets Wheat, $1.26 Oats 6 5c Barley, 70c Creamery Butter, 55c Eggs, A Large 3 4c Eggs, A Medium 3 2e Eggs, Pullet 27c Eggs, B 27c Eggs, C 25c R. E. RUSSELL Phone 109 Exeter, Ont. A gift for everyone to see ... a gift Dad will be proud to i display are our new, smartly designed ties. All patterns, all i colours to please Dad. i AND ... i Arrow Paisley Patterned Pajamas 1 Taman’s Men’s Wear j Expected Arrival this Week Kenwood Blankets We have been advised to expect the arrival of a splendid shipment of these Kenwood Blankets. This leading name in blankets is your cue for a real buying oppor­ tunity. 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