Zurich Citizens News, 1972-07-27, Page 12PAGE 12,
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1972
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50 Years Ago
Raspberries are proving to be
an exceptionally good crop
this year, and large pickings
are being made daily in the
woods and in the cultivated
gardens.
Police Magistrate Reid,
Crown Attorney Seager, and
Constable Pellow, of Goderich,
disposed of a few charges of
intoxicants at the Town Hall,
Zurich last Wednesday morning.
The highest temperature re-
corded for June this year was
95 degrees on June 24, with
the lowest being 40 degrees on
the 26th of June.
One of the main attractions
of the Evangelical Sunday
School picnic last Thursday was
the ball game between Charles
Fritz's picked team from Zur-
ich, and Jake Ortwein's
stalwarts from the Bronson Line.
The final score, after many
disputes was 11-9 for the former
team.
T , C , Joynt is making some
fine improvements in the dry
Varna
A very successful auction
sale of furniture, antiques, etc.
was held last Saturday in the
Arena under the auspices of the
United Church. Also a bake
sale and rummage sale, by the
ladies of the church, was held
in the Orange Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCly-
mont spent last week in the
Georgian Bay area.
Larry McIntyre, of London
called on friends here last Sat-
urday.
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YEARS GONE
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goods department of his store in
Hensall.
Mrs. H. Nesbitt, who has
been a resident of Hensall for
many years and who did a great
deal of nursing for neighbours,
has sold her dwelling property
and moved to Pittsburg.
Albert Siebert has left Zurich
for Kitchener, where he has
accepted a position in a garage
Babe intends playing junior
hockey in that city this winter.
40 Years Ago
On Wednesday evening, last
week 200 delegates of the
Progressive Political Association
chose their president, William
Black, ex- M, P. , farmer of
Tuckersmith Township as cand-
idate to contest the riding
against W, H, Golding, Liberal.
and Warden Louis H. Rader,
C onservative.
An interesting horseshoe pit-
ching contest is being looked
for on Saturday evening, when
the strong team from Staffa
will come over and toss with
the locals, and it will be very
interesting.
At Grand Bend, on Sunday
last, three children, two girls
and a boy, were swept off their
feet by the undertow and were
rescued from the waves by A , S ,
Thompson, of London, who was
nearby and heard their calls for
help.
A number of joy riders motor-
ed to Keiile Point on Sunday
and enjoyed the scenery at
this noted spot.
Mr. Archie MacKinnon is
the proud owner of a fine little
pony, and his playground is the
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A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to
come out to the newest "CAT" HOUSE in Huron
County, to inspect the new
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on
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
JULY 28, 29 & 30
(4 miles south of Varna)
Coffee and Donuts will be served 1
FREE SWIMMING
attraction of a goodly number
of Archie's boy friends.
25 Years Ago
C,C, McEachern, account-
ant at the Bank of Montreal
for the past eight years in Tren-
ton, has been appointed man-
ager of the Zurich branch of
the same bank, replacing Gord-
on G. Sewell, who has been
transferred to the bank at Fort
Erie.
The announcement of the
engagement of Her Royal High-
ness Princess Elizabeth, to
Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten,
has met with the general app-
roval of people throughout the
British Commonwealth.
The ferocious electrical and
wind storm which passed over
Hibbert Township last Sunday
caused a great deal of heavy
damage, as it tore trees out by
the roots and knocked down
practically all the standing
grain crops.
Mervyn Stephan has received
the appointment of assistant
station agent in Hensall, for
the CNR.
Pervy Harris, well-known
Hensall area farmer, had the
misfortune to fracture his col-
larbone when the team he was
hitching crowded him into the
barn door. In addition to his
regular farm work, he had been
looking after 1200 turkeys.
15 Years Ago
Mr. R. H. Middleton, who
has been a druggist in Hensall
for the past eighteen years
announced that he has disposed
of his business to Mr. Trevor
Wilson, of London, a graduate
druggist.
On Saturday, Paul Yungblut,
eldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Yungblut, while slicing
meat in the Yungblut•butcher
shop, had the misfortune to get
his index finger in contact with
the power slicer knife amput-
ating some, near the first joint.
Sunday was the day of the
Kalbfleisch reunion, and about
a hundred of the relatives gath-
ered at Cedarbrook Park, Bron-
son Line.
A shower was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Haberer Jr., in honour of
Marilyn Habere, a bride-to-be.
A son, David Gerard, was
born to Mr. and Mrs, William
Regier at the Farwell Nursing
Home, Zurich,
Mrs. Chris Schwartzentruber
of Blake, left several weeks ago
to visit with her sisters and
brothers at Watertown, N, Y, ,
and while there took ill, where
she was rushed to the Good Sam-
aratan Hospital of that city,
and an operation was performed.
10 Years Ago
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church was the setting on Sat-
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CONTACT
Campbell McKinley
RR 1, ZURICH Phone 262.5430
today, July 14, for the wedding
of Ruth Marie Weido and Wil-
fred Joseph Hogan.
Norman Masse, R, R. 3, Zur-
ich, was the winner of the reg-
istered Aberdeen Angus calf
at the annual Chicken Barbecue
of the Zurich Lions Club, last
Wednesday night,
Ted and Suzzane Brown, of
Oshawa, and Heather and Cyn-
thia Hope, of Streetsville,
returned to their homes after
spending some holidays at the
home of their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Meyers.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Orville
Masse were united in marriage
at St. Columban Roman C athol-
ic Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Sararas
of Waterloo, spent the week-
end with Mrs, Adeline Sararas,
in Zurich, and also attended
the funeral of their uncle, the
late Harry Taylor, of Exeter.
The E, U, B, Missionary Soc-
iety of Crediton, Dashwood and
Zurich held a joint meeting at
the Zurich E, U, B, Church on
Tuesday afternoon.
The annual Baby Band picnic
was held at Goshen United
Church, on Thursday, July 19,
with about 80 sitting down to
supper.
NOTICE
The Regular Meeting Of The Council
of the
TOWNSHIP OF HAY
scheduled for August 7, 1972, will be
held on
FRIDAY, JULY 28, at 8PM
W.C. Horner
Clerk -Treasurer
OPEN MEETING
OF THE
Zurich Ladies Bowling League
will be held on
THURSDAY,, AUGUST 3
at 8:30 p.m.
At The Zurich Bowling Lanes
All League members, along with any others interested,
are asked to attend this meeting.
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