St. Thomas Times Journal
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
March & April 1955
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1 March 1955
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c4 Died – Miss Ellen Peacock, 90 years, Feb 27, aunt of Mrs Alfred Stanley and Mrs Lillian Garside
c4 Funeral – Mrs Elizabeth Jane Swift, Feb 28
Page 7
c1 Died – Andrew Cook, 69 years, Feb 26, husband of Mrs Roselda Cook
c2 Died – Mrs Edith Laur, Feb 28, widow of Robert Laur
c2 Died – Mrs Dorothy Almeda Burns, 84th year, Feb 25, widow of Burton L. Burns
c5 Memoriam – James Adam Vaughan, Mar 1 1952
c6 Born – Karen Yvonne House, daughter of Ellmore House, Feb 26
c6 Born – Michael Podger, son of P. E. & Margaret Podger, nee Hardy, Feb 23
c6 Born – Son of Frank Slota, Feb 27
c6 Died – Mrs Alice Jibson, 83rd year, Feb 28, widow of William C. Jibson
c6 Died – Mrs Mary Jane Wardle, nee Lush, 80th year, Feb 28, widow of Robert James Wardle
Page 8
c6 Died – Alexander C. R. Galbraith, 80th year, Feb 26
1 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Article – George D. Lang of St Thomas
c4 Bigamy – Raymond Henry Copeland, 23, of St Thomas
c4 Died – Mrs Mary Jane Wardle, nee Lush, 80th year, Feb 28, widow of Robert James Wardle
c5 Photo – Janet Matuska; Anthony Dennis; Marg Lazenby; Bill Coleman
Page 10
c4 Photo – Joe Cline of Aylmer
c5 Died – Mrs Alice Jibson, 83rd year, Feb 28, widow of William C. Jibson
Page 11
c2 Engagement – John Carter to Carol Angela White, daughter of C. A. White
c4 Married – Gerald Abbott Pinnegar, son of R. R. Pinnegar to Eleanor Joan Marchant, daughter of Mrs John McAllister
c5 Photo – Miss Elizabeth McLellan, daughter of F. H. McLellan
2 March 1955
Page 1
c5 Died – James Bristow, 82nd year, Mar 2 – Photo
Page 3
c5 Died – John Zuefle, 95 years, Mar 1, widow of Mrs Francis Zuefle, nee Kaiser; father of Lorne Zuefle, Mrs Peter B. Buchanan and Mrs W. R. Bell; brother of Mrs Sam Lamport; step-brother of Wilfred Finkbeiner
Page 5
c7 Funeral – Donald Gordon Smith, Mar 1
Page 7
c2 Died – Mrs Mildred Irene Fox, 60 years, Mar 2, daughter of Thomas Sutherland; wife of Russell Fox; mother of Mrs Henry (Jean) Blasatti, Russell, James, Donald, Ray, Peter, Ralph and Kenneth Fox; sister of Mrs Kenneth Shingler
c4 Died – Mrs Jacob Elm, 84th year, Mar 1, daughter of Jacob Nicholas; mother of Louise, Peggy and Loomis Elm
c4 Born – Daughter of Gerald & Beatrice Pastorious, nee Hudson, Feb 24
c4 Born – Daughter of Gordon Chilcott
c4 Born – Daughter of Frank & Dorothy Tammaro, nee McManus; sister of Chris and Ellen, Feb 28
c4 Born – Son of H. Clarke & Joan McCredy, Feb 28
c4 Born – Howard James Laidlaw, son of Dr James & Corinne Laidlaw, nee Read, Feb 27
c4 Memoriam – Ray Kilmer, Mar 2 1951, by wife Nora
c4 Memoriam – Carleton Stewart, Mar 2 1954, by sisters Mrs Frank Barrett and Mrs T. C. McLandress
c5 Died – James Bristow, 82nd year, Mar 2
c5 Died – Mrs Jacob Elm, 84th year, Mar 1
2 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Photo – Flt. Lt. Leonard L. Wightman; Flt. Lt. Ted P. Flint
c2 Died – Norman C. Berry, Feb 26, son of George & Emma Berry; brother of Gordon R. Berry
c3 Photo – Miss Margaret Archibald; George Rankin; Bert Mitchell; Miss Beryl Pow; Mrs Bessie Gilchrist
c6 Photo – W. R. Cavanaugh; Stuart Fenwick
Page 10
c6 Funeral – Frederick Brayley, Feb 25
Page 12
c2 Married – Gordon Wilfred Barber, son of W. G. Barber to Dorothy Jean Garvey, daughter of J. E. Garvey
Page 13
c2 Married – Guillaume Gheysen, son of Cyril Gheysen to Diane Blondeel, daughter of Gustaf Blondeel
c2 Married – Martin DeVries, son of John DeVries to Henny VanLingen, daughter of Klaas VanLingen
3 March 1955
Page 6
c6 Died – Mrs Ethel May Proctor, 69 years, Mar 1, widow of Walter J. Proctor; mother of Mrs Chancey (Beulah) Smith, Mrs Edward (Velma) Ripley, Walter Melvin and Gordon Arthur Proctor; sister of Mrs Louise Smith
Page 7
c3 Died – Mrs Janet A. Whaley, 79 years, Mar 1, wife of William G. Whaley
c3 Memoriam – Mrs Elizabeth Howkins, Mar 3 1934; John Howkins, Aug 19 1903, by daughter Mrs Joe Clarke
c4 Died – Cecil Reily, 80 years, Mar 1, father of Mrs Nellie Reily, nee Speer; father of Mrs Tom (Leone) Price; brother of MRs Ethel Whiting and Robert Reily and the late Roy Reily
c4 Died – James Bristow, 82nd year, Mar 2
c4 Died – Mrs Mildred Irene Fox, Mar 2
c4 Died – Margaret Leitch, Mar 2, daughter of Angus Leitch
Page 8
c4 Birthday – Grant Wilkins, 5th, son of Christopher Wilkins; brother of Donna
3 March 1955
Second Section
Page 15
c1 Died – Margaret Leitch, Mar 2
c4 Photo – Wellington St. School Basketball Champs – Jim Campbell; Bob Keith; Bruce Waite; Allan Cook; Allyn Miller; Barry Whiteman; David Dundas
c4 Photo – Scott St. School Basketball Team – Ron Manchen; Jerry Crossett; Ed Merritt; Albert Wehus; Philip Johnston; Bevin Clark; Lyle Bowes; Barry Clark
Page 16
c2 Birthday – William Simpson, 85th, son of William Simpson; widow of Mrs Frances Isabel Simpson, nee Barbour; father of Mrs Isabel Hesketh and Mrs N. (Alice) VanLoon
Page 18
c1 Article – Virgil Smith’s White Rose Station, Ross St., St Thomas
c4 Photo – Virgil Smith
c4 Photo – Howard Mills; Russell Smith; Harold Jordan; George Bodkin; Don Cole; Jerry Clarke
c6 Photo – Howard Mills
4 March 1955
Page 1
c3 Photo – Lawrence Pollard; Dan McCallum; Bill Malott; G. C. ‘Cam’ Clark
Page 3
c1 Died – Cecil Reily, 80 years, Mar 1
Page 6
c4 Died – Mrs Richard E. Terry, nee Ida B. Halliday, 85 years, Mar 2
c4 Died – Mrs Charlotte Helen Guest, 70 years, Mar 3, widow of Henry Guest; daughter of James Thompson
Page 7
c2 Died – William Murray Smith, 69 years, Mar 2, husband of Mrs Marie Alice Smith, nee Clark; father of William, Robert and Kenneth Smith; brother of Richard, Arthur and Harry Smith, Mrs Alex (Grace) McFarlane, Mrs Leslie (Bessie) Grieves and Mrs Harvey (Jeanette) Rodgers
c3 Died – John Mechas, Mar 3
c5 Memoriam – Margaret Bentley, Mar 4 1954
c5 Memoriam – Mrs Annie Withenshaw, Mar 4 1953
c5 Memoriam – Mrs Matilda Howarth, by husband George
c5 Died – Margaret Leitch, Mar 2, daughter of Angus Leitch
c5 Died – John Mechas, Mar 3
c6 Born – Michael Butler, son of Don & Doreen Butler, nee Regan, Mar 3
c6 Born – Daughter of Gordon Chilcott, Feb 27
c6 Born – Son of Stanley & Isabel Curtis, nee Carrie, Mar 3
c6 Born – Daughter of Louie Stier, Feb 26
c6 Born – Son of A. Webb, Feb 27
Page 8
c2 Photo – Douglas Leith of St Thomas
4 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Article – Alex More Jr. of Malahide; Graham Haggerty of Bayham
c2 Photo – Newell Wright of Port Burwell
c3 Photo – Charles Johnston; Sharon Howard; Muriel Dougherty; William E. Draper
c4 Article – Clare Appleford of Kingsmill
c4 Photo – Sandra Fenwick; Susan Wiener; Matilda Howarth; Laureen Clutes
c6 Article – Bobby Arnold, 4, son of Mrs Gwen Arnold and the late Claire Arnold
Page 10
c3 Funeral – Mrs Alice Jibson, Mar 2
c7 Died – Mrs Emma J. McKim, nee Flood, 80 years, Mar 2, widow of John McKim
Page 13
c1 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs James R. Walker of St Thomas, 62nd – Photo
c4 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Albert Roy Lyons of St Thomas, 50th – Photo
5 March 1955
Page 3
c1 Article – St Thomas Figure Skating Club Carnival – Photos – Brian Ray Wicks; Martyn Berry; David Layfield; Barry Brownlee; Bob Brannan; Paul Ashbury; John Michaelson; Don Lucas; Noel Jewell; Billy Braun; Gary Lucas; Mary Margaret McCormie; Susan Pincombe; Patty Myers; Mary Jane Partlo; Heather Leith
c1 Photo – Don Williams
c5 Photo – Ralph Parkinson
c6 Photo – Lynne Neal of St Thomas
c7 Photo – Peter Firstbrook; Jeffery Johnston; Lindis Johnston
Page 7
c3 Funeral – James Bristow
c3 Funeral – Mrs Ethel M. Proctor, Mar 4
c3 Memoriam – Clara M. Hutchinson, Mar 6 1941, by son E. C. Hutchison
c3 Memoriam – Mrs Arnold Mills, Mar 6 1949; Mrs George Taylor, Jan 9 1950, by Charles and Audrey Taylor
c4 Died – Mrs Annie Maude Balderston, 72 years, Mar 4, wife of Arthur Balderston
c4 Died – Keith Edward McCandless, 30th year, Mar 4
c4 Died – John Mechas, 69th year, Mar 3, husband of Mrs Katherine Venetia Veneticki Mechas; father of Michael Mechas; brother of George and Thomas Mechas and Mrs Theophelos (Nacilike) Harges
c5 Died – Keith Edward McCandless, 30th year, Mar 4
Page 12
c3 Photo – R. W. Johnson of St Thomas
c3 Died – Alexander Dowdell, 79 years, Mar 4, husband of Mrs Catherine Dowdell
5 March 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c1 Photo – Peter J. Laing; James A. McBain; Hon. F. S. Thomas; G. Percy Spackman; John W. Jolly; D. Charles Raven; John Thwaites; D. H. Anderson
c1 Photo – Miss Grace McKinnon; Bill Hosking; Harry W. Land
c3 Photo – N. V. Jaychuk
c3 Article – Everett E. Cain and James Raymond Gilhula of St Thomas
c5 Photo – John A. Robinson of St Thomas
c5 Photo – James Galbraith; Bruce Teasdale; Neil J. McKinnon; W. E. Locke; Hon. F. S. Thomas; J. A. Ferguson
Page 14
c2 Died – Mrs Annie Maude Balderston, 72 years, Mar 4, wife of Arthur Balderston
c3 Died – John Mechas, 69th year, Mar 3, son of Michael Mechas
c3 Died – Miss Maude Ferguson, Mar 4, sister of Mrs Edward Law and Miss Josephine Ferguson
c3 Photo – Lorna Swift, daughter of A. N. Swift; Mary Helen and Catherine McBrien, daughters of Stuart McBrien; Helen Barnum, daughter of Fred Barnum
c6 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Lewis H. Lipsit of St Williams, 53rd
c6 Died – Mrs Alice L. Kniffen, 77 years, Mar 4, widow of John W. Kniffen; mother of Fred Kniffen and Mrs Orville Caswell
Page 18
c8 Photo – Glynn Stover of St Thomas
Page 24
c4 Engagement – John Carter to Carol Angela White, daughter of C. A. White – Photo
c5 Engagement – Donald Allan Crawford, son of Arnold L. Crawford to Shirley Eileen Haight, daughter of Alton G. Haight
c5 Engagement – Jack R. Gooding, son of Guy Gooding to Ruth Haight, daughter of Mrs Gladys Haight
c6 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Harry Farquhar, 39th
c6 Married – J. H. Bradley to Joy Frith, granddaughter of Mrs A. N. Frith
c7 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs G. P. Smith of St Thomas, 50th – Photo
7 March 1955
Page 3
c2 Photo – Frank Mozewsky of St Thomas
Page 6
c4 Birthday – MRs Robert Butler of LaSalette, 87th, mother of James F. Butler of St Thomas
Page 7
c1 Died – Mrs Rita Hetherington, Mar 5, widow of Joseph Hetherington
c3 Died – Mrs Lillian Archer, 52nd year, Mar 7, wife of Harold Archer
c4 Memoriam – Louise Rupple, Mar 7 1946
c4 Memoriam – Flt. Lt. Ernest Verdun Duckworth, Mar 7 1945
c4 Memoriam – Clara Margaret Hutchison, Mar 6 1941
c5 Funeral – Mrs Jacob Elm, Mar 4
c5 Born – Nancy Elizabeth Haskell, daughter of Earl & Marion Haskell, nee McLeod; sister of Larry, Mar 5
c5 Born – Nancy Irons, daughter of Neil & Pat Irons, nee Freeman, Mar 6
c5 Born – Bernard Brian Warren, son of W. W. & Mrs Warren, nee White, Mar 6
c5 Died – Mrs Harold Archer, Mar 7
c5 Died – Spencer M. Robins, 87th year, Mar 6
c5 Died – Mrs Addie Westlake, 82 years, Mar 6, widow of George Westlake
Page 8
c3 Died – Mrs Albert D. Williams, nee Martha Lillian Harrison, 65 years, Mar 5, daughter of Mrs Emelia Harrison mother of Mrs Chester (Dorothy) Turss, Mrs Jack (Florence) Green and Steven Williams; sister of Robert and Steven Harrison
7 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c3 Photo – J. M. Stirling, principal of Balaclava St. School, St Thomas
c3 Died – Mrs Addie Westlake, 82 years, Mar 6, widow of George Westlake
c3 Died – J. Frank Miller, Mar 5, son of B. F. Miller; husband of Mrs Leota Miller
c4 Photo – Douglas Gurton and Gordon Dollar of St Thomas
c6 Died – Spencer M. Robins, 87th year, Mar 6
Page 11
c3 Baptism – Infant son of Rev R. B. Craig
c5 Married – Claude Butterwick to Mrs Monty Patten
c5 Married – William G. Waller, son of J. B. & Eva Waller to Geneva G. Lauzon, daughter of Alex Lauzon
c5 Married – David M. Reade, son of S. Landor Reade to Ruth J. Kiteley, daughter of Rev W. M. Kiteley
8 March 1955
Page 3
c3 Photo – Capt. W. H. Corrie; Dr C. C. Lumley; F. W. Sutherland
Page 5
c7 Funeral – Alexander Dowdell, Mar 7
c7 Funeral – Keith McCandless, Mar 7
c8 Funeral – Margaret Leitch, Mar 5
Page 6
c7 Died – Ralph Leslie Stewart, 72nd year, Mar 2, husband of Mrs Mildred Stewart, nee Chatterson; father of Mrs Alex (Marion) Clark, Mrs Russell (Lillian) Phrimmer, Mrs George (Doris) Hooper, Glenn and Clair Stewart; brother of Harry Stewart and Mrs Lorne Bluitt
Page 7
c3 Memoriam – Pte. Edward Charles Bartholomew, Mar 8 1945
c4 Born – Robert Edward Allan, son of Lloyd & Eleanor Allan, nee Taylor, Feb 28
c4 Born – David Wilson Farris, son of Rev Duncan & Pauline Farris, nee Baldwin, Mar 6
c5 Died – Mrs Harold Archer, Mar 7
c5 Died – Spencer M. Robins, Mar 6
Page 8
c2 Died – Mrs Amelia Welnaugh Heyd, 94 eyars, Mar 7, widow of Louis F. Heyd
8 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c3 Photo – Fingal Hill Bridge
9 March 1955
Page 1
c4 Photo – Dr Kenneth Galbraith
Page 7
c5 Funeral – Spencer M. Robins, Mar 8
c5 Born – Lynn Ellen Brown, daughter of Murray & Edna Brown, nee Mansell; sister of Danny; Feb 26
c5 Born – Daniel Edgar Cosner Jr., son of Daniel E. & Helen Cosner Sr., nee Gould, Mar 5
c5 Born – Carol Ann Henry, daughter of Donald Henry, Mar 6
c5 Memoriam – Mrs Hannah Howlett, Mar 9 1954
c5 Memoriam – Artley Osborne, Mar 9 1948
c5 Memoriam – George W. Parsons, Mar 9 1954
Page 8
c6 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs W. Oke of St Thomas, 50th
9 March 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c2 Photo – Anita Farrow; Helen Wilson; Rhoxinae Bradford; Daisy Tait; Meta Birger; Deidre Vidamour; Irene Roberts; Lucille Marshall; Harriett Harper
c3 Photo – Frank E. Leeson; Elton H. Jackson; Ralph Auckland; Fred Hide; Dougal Lindsay; J. D. Thomson; Walter Person; Meredith Hale; Bert McCallum; D. F. Turner
Page 12
c3 Died – George Reider, 72 years, Mar 7, husband of Mrs Myrtle Reider, nee Dennis
c3 Died – Mrs Muriel J. Fields, nee Davidson, 50 years, Mar 6, wife of Austin Fields
c3 Died – Marion Yelaesity, 63 years
c3 Funeral – Mrs Annie M. Balderston, Mar 7
c3 Funeral – John Mechas, Mar 7
c4 Died – Mrs Sarah Marr, 82 years, Mar 6, widow of Thomas Marr; mother of Thomas and Henry Marr and Mrs Kenneth Wilson
c4 Birthday – William Ball of Springfield, 92nd
10 March 1955
Page 7
c3 Bigamy – Raymond Henry Copeland of St Thomas
c3 Died – Harry A. Bowlby, 58 years, Mar 10
c4 Funeral – Mrs Addie Westlake, Mar 9
c5 Born – Edward Charles Funstin, son of Edward & Mrs Funstin, nee Pettit, Mar 5
c5 Born – Karen Luanne Bailey, daughter of George & Catherine Bailey; sister of Dana Lynn, Mar 9
c5 Born – Son of Albert & Ula Cook, nee Trickett; brother of Larry, Ernie and Ilene, Feb 28
c5 Died – Frederick Wise, 81 years, Mar 9
c5 Died – Harry A. Bowlby, 58 years, Mar 10
10 March 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c1 Photo – W. J. Bradley and Laurence Marshall of St Thomas
c1 Photo – John Reith; David McArthur; William J. Woods; Tom Hill; W. D. Gillies; Alex Neish; Bert S. Fox; Albert Herr; W. J. Rupert
c4 Photo – Mr & Mrs Fred Perfect and son Stephen; Miss Marjorie Cook
c5 Died – Frederick Wise, 81 years, Mar 9
c8 Photo – William H. Allen of St Thomas
Page 14
c2 Photo – Mrs Stuart McBrien; Mrs George Wallace; Mrs George LaHive; Mrs Paul DeRyk; Mrs Joseph Carroll; Mrs Earl Simons
c4 Died – D. J. ‘Jack’ Hatton, 47 years, Mar 8, husband of Mrs Elva Hatton, nee Roberts; father of Mary Lou, Ann, Janice and Roberta Hatton; brother of Mrs Michael Baranowski and Arthur Hatton; nephew of D. G. Laurer
Page 16
c1 Photo – Gordon Meeko of St Thomas
11 March 1955
Page 1
c3 Photo – Mrs John A. C. Talbot and daughter Miss Ankaret Talbot; Mrs J. R. Futcher; Miss Anna Lewis
Page 2
c2 Died – Daniel Joseph McCaffery, 75 years, Mar 11
Page 5
c3 Died – Andrew Marr, 84 years, Mar 9, husband of Mrs Wilhemina Marr; father of Norman, Russell and Gordon Marr, Mrs Thomas (Ethel) Jones and Mrs James (Alice) Buchanan
Page 6
c4 Died – August VanGheluwe, 76 eyars, Mar 7, son of Henry & Sarah VanGheluwe, nee Vanderpeta; brother of Theophil VanGheluwe
Page 7
c3 Memoriam – Albert E. Berry, Mar 11 1950, by daughter Iola, Jim and grandchildren
c3 Memoriam – Fulton Darrach, Mar 11 1955, by mother and Aunt Pearl; by Geanalta, Fergus and family
c4 Died – Harry A. Bowlby, Mar 10
c4 Died – John Clement King, 90 years, Mar 11
c4 Died – Daniel Joseph McCaffery, Mar 11
c4 Died – Frederick Wise, Mar 9
c5 Funeral – George Reider, Mar 9
11 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c2 Photo – St Thomas Collegiate Institute Glee Club – Rowena Robbins; Anne Preston; Lorraine Spencer; Libby Smith; Mary Ellen Ross; Margaret McGregor; Nancy Coates; Ruth Misener; Mona Williams; Marie LeCourtois; Nora Smith; Connie Post; Lynn Neal; Ruth Carless; Vida Sorrill; Robert Rawson; Beth Thomson; Robin Medcalf; Sue McNeel; Lynn Goodwin; Aartje Baak; Arlene Wright; Mary Kay Lane; Neva Waite; Ann Turville; Mary Alice Jones; Carol Johnson; Gail Berry; Jeannette Campbell; Joanna Scott; Marna Cookson; Pat Southern; Ann Richardson; Nancy McCallum; Sharon Potts; Beverley Lewis; Margaret Harrower; Paula Penhale; Bonnie Medcalf; Donalda McTaggart; Annetta Lumley; Pat Lavoie; Margaret Lockhart; Karen Green; Shirley Ballantyne; Beverley Baker; Joanna Thwaites; Margaret Morley; Margaret Morden; Isobel Brown; Margaret Roberts; Pat Smith; Kathleen Taylor; Ruby Firby; Shirley Anne Davis; Leta Carter; Wendy Loosemore; Don Ward; Bill Ketchabaw; Doug Silcox; Don Mortin; Jim Young; Don McGugan; Paul Moyer; Hollie Archer; Charles Brubacher; Earl Somerville; Al Dorans; Dick Martin; Bob Walker; Malcolm McNicol; Bill Rayner; Jim Geddes; Bob Fulton; Dick Kilmer; Denny Richards; Roy Houghton; Owen Tustian; Paul King; Gary Grant; Don Moore; Ian McKay
c2 Photo – St Thomas Collegiate Institute Orchestra – Bob Andrews; Jim Anger; John Brown; Norman Brown; Barbara Clark; Barry Clute; Cameron Conrad; Marjorie Davis; Mary Lou Doan; Frank Exley; Ken Featherstone; Gail Glicksman; Lynda Harris; Jim Hicks; Bob Moore; Ernest Nesbitt; Rod Newman; Peter Parker; Connie Post; Bill Rayner; Nancy Reid; John Sider; Harold Silcox; Ronald Somerville; Bob Stinson; Joan Trevithick; John Trevithick; Red Tuff; Bud Walker; Ross Williams; Alma Barnes; Barbara Clark; Connie Post
c5 Died – John Clement King, 90 years, Mar 11 – Photo
c8 Photo – John Crabe of Fingal
Page 10
c1 Photo – Ron Flick of Aylmer
c4 Article – Aylmer Figure Skating Club – 4th Annual Carnival
Page 15
c6 Photo – Glen Dale; Elmer Wackley; Roy Sparrow
Page 18
c3 Photo – Appleby College Boys’ Choir – Lory Jay, son of Harvey Jay of St Thomas
12 March 1955
Page 1
c3 Article – Luke Stinson of Port Stanley
c7 Article – Andersons Ltd., St Thomas
Page 2
c2 Photo – Alan G. Cliffe of St Thomas
Page 3
c3 Photo – Flt. Ct. Omar P. Jennings, son of W. G. Jennings
c6 Died – Mrs George N. Hanke, nee Pauline Elizabeth Gerhardt, Mar 10, mother of John H. Hanke; grandmother of Bonnie Pauline Hanke; sister of Harry Gerhardt and Mrs A. K. Mair
Page 6
c2 Photo – Staff Sgt. W. N. Peters of St Thomas
Page 7
c1 Died – Herbert W. Brandt, Mar 8, husband of Mrs Carrie Brandt, nee McGregor
c2 Died – Miss Margaret Jane Moore, 91 years, Mar 12, daughter of Whitson Edward & Katherine Moore
c3 Died – J. Wesley Young, 72 years, Mar 12 – Photo
c4 Memoriam – Kenneth W. Mattis, Mar 12 1946, by children Linda, Diane, Carl, R. J. and Ken
c4 Memoriam – Archie McAffer, Mar 12 1952
c4 Memoriam – Roy S. Meyer, June 5 1943; Lt. John Meyer Mar 12 1944
c4 Memoriam – Lillian and Dorothy Catchpole, Mar 12 1915
c4 Memoriam – Otto Surgent, Mar 12 1953, by wife and daughters Allie and Caroline
c5 Died – Cyril E. Thomas, 60th year, Mar 11, husband of Mrs Gladys Thomas, nee Loughrey; father of Mrs Leon (Shirley) HIll and William D. Thomas; brother of Gordon and Roy Thomas and Mrs Rita Deviney
c5 Died – John Clement King, Mar 11
c5 Died – Daniel Joseph McCaffery, Mar 11
c5 Died – Miss Margaret Jane Moore, Mar 12
c5 Died – J. Wesley Young, Mar 12
Page 9
c4 Photo – Mrs Charles L. Anthony; Mrs Steele Sifton; MRs Jack Pincombe
c4 Married – Thomas Bruce Steel McKee, son of J. H. G. McKee to Barbara Jean LaFortune, daughter of Mrs W. G. More and Leo LaFortune
c4 Married – Walter D. Avery, son of John E. Avery to Shirley G. Lewis, granddaughter of C. E. Lewis
Page 12
c1 Funeral – John Clement King, Mar 14
c2 Died – Michael Romance, 73 years
c8 Died – Herman W. Parker, 62 years, Mar 11
12 March 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c1 Article – C. A. ‘Al’ White, Springwater Mills – Photo
c1 Photo – William Wharry; George Rankin; John W. McNeil; John H. MacDonald; John C. Trull; Clifford F. Grimes; Robert O. Burgess; Arthur Hueston
Page 14
c5 Photo – Harriet Harper, daughter of Wilfred Harper of Corinth; Catherine Barnum
c7 Article – Tillsonburg Figure Skating Club Carnival
Page 18
c1 Photo – Bill Squires of St Thomas
Page 24
c2 Married – Basil A. McDonald, son of Neil McDonald to Mary Catherine Allen, daughter of Ralph Allen – Photo
c5 Engagement – Alan Fitzgerald Doan, son of A. Douglas & Eva Doan to Jennifer Anne Herpe, daughter of Claude Herpe
c5 Engagement – Lawrence Bruce Davey, son of Lawrence Davey to Marilyn Irene Hutchinson, daughter of Raymond H. Hutchinson
c5 Engagement – Rupert William Gliddon, son of Dr R. W. Gliddon to Eleanor Margaret Attwood, daughter of W. A. Attwood
c5 Married – William J. Dawe to Jeanne Woods, niece of B. A. Woods and cousin of Kenneth Woods
c6 Engagement – Roy E. Climie, son of Jack M. Climie to Barbara Lennox, daughter of Alexander Lennox
14 March 1955
Page 1
c8 Died – Ross Wayne Tansley, 11 years, Mar 13 – Photo
Page 3
c2 Died – William F. Pook, 55th year, Mar 12
Page 6
c3 Funeral – George A. Ritchie, 64 years, Mar 3, son of Abraham Ritchie
c3 Died – Mrs Mary Ann Kennedy, 97 years, Mar 11, mother of Mrs John VanBelleghem
c4 Married – Lloyd Ross Bartlett, son of Harry Bartlett to Gwendolyn Ethel Granger, daughter of Fred Tomlinson
c5 Funeral – Preston Warwick, 69 years, Mar 14
Page 7
c2 Funeral – Philip Clifton Beavis, Mar 11
c2 Funeral – Frederick Wise, Mar 12
c2 Funeral – Harry Bowlby, Mar 12
c3 Died – Miss Amelia McArthur, Mar 12, daughter of Angus & Jane McArthur, nee Leitch
c3 Died – Miss Margaret Jane Moore, 91 years, Mar 12
c3 Died – Samuel Robinson, 90th year, Mar 13, son of Francis & Jane Robinson, nee Coffey; father of Gordon, Max and Cecil Robinson; brother of James Robinson
c3 Died – Ross Wayne Tansley, 11 years, Mar 13
c4 Born – Daniel David Dafoe, son of Leslie & Margaret Joy Dafoe, nee Wood, Mar 8
c4 Born – Joseph Alan Davis, son of Keith Davis, Mar 8
c4 Born – Sandra Jean Fleming, daughter of Frank & Wilda Fleming, nee Bates, Mar 5
c4 Born – Stillborn daughter of Gordon F. LeCourtois, Mar 12
c4 Born – Angus Grant MacDonald, son of Rev R. D. MacDonald, Mar 2
c4 Born – Robert David Rice, son of Jack Rice, Feb 24
c4 Memoriam – Elizabeth Anne Robinson, Mar 14 1954, by daughters Jean, Pearl and Elsie
Page 8
c3 Photo – Fred R. Barnum; William Wheatley; H. S. Balfour; Donald Black
14 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Died – Samuel Robinson, 90th year, Mar 13, widow of Mrs Catherine Robinson, nee Westcott
c3 Photo – Jerry Tansley of New Sarum; Gerald Kuiper; Bill Topping
c5 Died – Carl Stewart Lucas, 45 years, Mar 12
c5 Photo – St Paul’s United Church Junior Choir, Aylmer – William Parsons; Irene Moore; Darlene Williams; Sharon Walker; Vicki Neath; Dale Chute; Sheila Richards; Ann Harrison; Dale Foy; Iva Joy Moore; Pat Tinline; Vivian Roberts; Mary Armstrong; Janet McConnell; Barbara King; Darlene Richards; Lynda Joiner; Thomas Kennedy; Karen Cassils; Paulette Doan; Pat Armstrong; Pat Horton; Bonny Anderson; Mariel Husser; Sharon McConnell; Betty Hotchkiss; Pamela Husser; Shirley Balazs; Marilyn Husser; Lesley Marchant; Susan McConnell; Mary Parson; Pat King; Alex Balazs; Ronald Lacey; Grant Marlatt; Garry McConnell; Donald Marlatt; Donald Parsons; Jack McPherson; Kenneth Christie
c6 Article – St Thomas Figure Skating Club competition
c7 Article Dorothy Haight, 7, daughter of Jack Haight of St Thomas
c8 Died – Miss Amelia McArthur, Mar 12
Page 10
c1 Photo – Leon Gaudette; Donald Greer; George Dalley
c2 Died – Norman Foster Mitchell, 76 years, widow of Mrs Minetta Mitchell, nee Norris; husband of Mrs Essie Services Mitchell; father of Harold Mitchell, Ada Mitchell and Mrs Ken Hodgins; brother of Albert Mitchell, Mrs Susie Andrew, Mrs William Webster and Mrs John Blair
Page 11
c3 Married – Alfred Vinnai, son of John Vinnai to Margaret Berke, daughter of Joseph Berke
15 March 1955
Page 1
c1 Photo – J. H. MacDonald of St Thomas
Page 3
c3 Died – Ira Copley, 57 years, Mar 13, son of Mark & Marie Copley, nee Elam
Page 5
c2 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Wilfred Snook of Port Rowan, 25th
c3 Died – Mrs Annie Edith Trafford, nee Skynner, Mar 14, widow of Fred Trafford
Page 6
c1 Will – Estate of John Bevan Hay
Page 7
c3 Funeral – J. Wesley Young, Mar 14
c3 Funeral – Daniel J. McCaffery, Mar 14
c3 Funeral – John C. King, Mar 14
c4 Article – Mrs Betty Jackson of St Thomas
c5 Born – Daughter of S. A. & Joyce Silcox, nee Fox; sister of Bobby, Mar 13
c5 Died – Ross Wayne Tansley, Mar 13
c5 Died – Samuel Robinson, Mar 13
c5 Memoriam – Mrs Vera Dean, Mar 15 1953, by sister May
c5 Memoriam – William Ostrander, Mar 15 1952, by wife Mary
c5 Memoriam – Harper Robertson, Mar 14 1954
Page 8
c2 Article – Fred Bodsworth, son of A. J. Bodsworth – Photo
15 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Photo – C. J. Nickelson of St Thomas
c3 Photo – St Thomas Minor Hockey – Grant Ferguson; Bevin Clark; Dick Cochrill; Jim Partlow; Mike McCaw; Sandy McPherson; Norman Bailey; Robin Wadley; Jay Dawson; Dennis Smith; David Mitchener; Bob Addy; James Pescod; Bob Bristow; Bob McCaw; Gerald Hughes; Allan Wright; David Kenny; Gerald Roberts; Jim Kenny; Pat Fox; Dave Sherret; Stanley Dicker; Gary Kirk; Ronald Smith; Roger Taylor
c6 Photo – Harvey M. Miller of Rodney
Page 10
c4 Photo – Hugh Grieve of Port Burwell
c7 Died – Mrs Elsie A. Smith, 86 years, Mar 8, widow of John Smith; mother of John Smith and Mrs Robert (Annie) Womacks
Page 11
c5 Married – John Wilfred Phillips, son of Mrs Jean V. Phillips and the late Gordon Phillips to Valerie Ann Thomson, daughter of Roy Thomson
c5 Married – Hector Johnston, son of George Johnston to Jean Barker, daughter of James Barker
16 March 1955
Page 6
c3 Died – Mrs Victor Elizabeth Drinkwater, 82nd year, Mar 13, daughter of Aaron & Prudentia Roloson, nee Anderson; widow of James McBurney Drinkwater; mother of Charles Drinkwater
c8 Died – W. Harold Lindsey, Mar 14, husband of Mrs Eva Lindsey, nee Clarke; father of Mrs Stanley Porter
Page 7
c3 Died – William Funnell, 77 years, Mar 16
c3 Died – Mrs Annie Smart, 86th year, Mar 16, widow of William Smart
c3 Born – Douglas Brian Waite, son of Jack & Mrs Waite, nee Adams; brother of John Paul, Mar 8
c3 Memoriam – Mrs Jessie Wagland, Mar 16 1953, by Gertrude, Jack, John and Bobby
c4 Died – Mrs J. H. Frain, Mar 16
c4 Died – William Funnell, Mar 16
c4 Died – Mrs Sarah Gertrude Lipsey, 89 years, Mar 16, widow of John T. Lipsey
c4 Died – Mrs Annie Smart, 86th year, Mar 16
c5 Died – Mrs Bertha Hamil, 84 years, Mar 14, widow of Meredith Hamil; mother of Mrs John (Mildred) Derbyshire, Mrs Basil (Edith) McKay, Genevieve Hamil and Dr Frederick C. Hamil
Page 10
c1 Died – Arthur Gordon Graham, Mar 15
16 March 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c3 Photo – Bob Walters, 16, son of W. E. Walters
c4 Died – Charles William Tolmie, 55 years, Mar 14
c5 Photo – Paula Purvis, 3, daughter of Jim Purvis
c6 Photo – Danny Bingeman, 10
c7 Died – Mrs Sarah Gertrude Lipsey, 89 years, Mar 16
c8 Photo – Peter W. McLellan, 25, son of Mrs Jean Lenman; brother of F. H. McLellan
Page 12
c4 Died – Mrs May Chilton, 64 years, Mar 14, daughter of James & Elmira Geedy; widow of George Chilton; mother of Arthur and Norman Chilton, Mrs T. A. (Vera) Scott and Mrs Edward (Gladys) Dove; sister of Mrs J. E. Chilton
c5 Died – Spencer John Maunder, 81 years, Mar 15
Page 15
c1 Photo – St Thomas Minor Hockey Champs – Midgets – Pete Parker; Allan Paul; Bob Jolley; Bob Bolt; Doug McDowell; Bob Gilson; Paul Babcock; Don Draper; Lorne Wintermute; Bill Koyle; Elmer Nishimoto; Larry See; Joe Taylor, coach; Bantams – Larry Griffin; Pete Watson; Ron Trowhill; Terry Sheridan; Ron Bennett; Doug Pardey; Bob Harrington; Winston Allen; Bruce Babcock; Jim Bobier; Verne Snowsell; Richard McGaw; Andy McCormick; Pete Trowhill, coach; Peewees – Gene Harris; Paul Irvine; Bernard Sheridan; Kent Phibbs; Paul Stevenson; Michael Whatmore; Leslie Walter; Brent Dufty; Dennis Lewis; Jerry Bishop; James Pond; Darry McGaw; Don Pook; Tom Evans; Ian Golding; Joe Taylor; Mrs Gordon McGaw, co-coach; George Somerville, co-coach
17 March 1955
Page 6
c6 Died – G. W. ‘Bill’ Nethercott, 75 years, Mar 15, husband of Mrs Pearl Nethercott, nee McWebb; father of Glenwood Nethercott and Mrs H. H. Stensson; brother of Fred and Harry Nethercott and Mrs Charles Young
c8 Article – Albert Gordon Bailey of St Thomas
Page 7
c2 Died – Mrs Susanna Jane McIntyre, nee Gates, 89th year, Mar 16, widow of James C. McIntyre; mother of Mrs J. E. (Frances) Moore, Mrs J. (Jean) Albro, James A., J. D., Duncan C. and W. D. McIntyre
c4 Funeral – Margaret Jane Moore, Mar 15
c4 Funeral – Wayne Tansley, Mar 16
c4 Born – Thomas Gregory Birchall, son of Fred & Lillian Birchall, nee Tanner, Mar 11
c4 Born – Robert Allan Schultz, son of Robert & Mary Lou Schultz, nee Loucks, Mar 13
c4 Born – Margaret Anne Jewell, daughter of Everett E. Jewell, Mar 16
c4 Born – Karen Lynn Smith, daughter of Robert & Beverly Smith, nee Jennings, Mar 12
c4 Born – Duncan Andrew Shaw, son of Bruce & Jean Shaw, nee Meagher, Mar 15
c4 Born – Daughter of Dr Gordon Hatcher, Mar 12
c5 Died – Mrs Beatrice Delores Addley, 49 years, Mar 17, wife of Thomas E. Addley
c5 Died – William Funnell, Mar 16
c5 Died – Mrs Sarah Gertrude Lipsey, Mar 16
c5 Died – Mrs Annie Smart, Mar 16
Page 8
c3 Engagement – Ross U. Shearer, son of Ralph Shearer to Helen Ruth Thompson, daughter of Emerson Thompson
17 March 1955
Second Section
Page 15
c1 Died – William Funnell – Photo
c1 Photo – W. J. Rupert; Charles Smale; Morris Babcock
c5 Died – Mrs Beatrice Delores Addley, 49 years, Mar 17, wife of Thomas E. Addley
c6 Photo – Mrs S. Robertson; Mrs R. Millard; Mrs J. Smith; Mrs I. Young; Mrs A. Blunt; Mrs G. Haskins; Mrs G. Stewart; Mrs J. Wardle; Mrs F. Bridge; Mrs L. Cornell
c6 Photo – J. R. Moodie; Erle R. Burgess; Charles Hodge; J. F. Luckhurst; E. J. F. Gellatly
Page 16
c3 Photo – Cam Clarke; Aldon Gent; Fred Charlton; R. H. Graham
Page 17
c1 Article – Barnes’ Men’s Shop, St Thomas
c3 Photo – Leonard Barnes
c5 Photo – Ronald A. Barnes
Page 23
c1 Photo – Wayne Paddon; Pete Hepburn; George Wise; Bill Dees; Ron Caverly; George Leverton; Norm Nichols
18 March 1955
Page 6
c2 Died – Wilbert James Trott, 71 years, Mar 16, husband of Mrs Ella Trott, nee McLeod
Page 7
c4 Died – Peter Stock, 74 years, Mar 18
c5 Died – John C. Atkinson, 85 years, Mar 17, widow of Mrs Annie Atkinson, nee Alward
c5 Died – John C. Atkinson, Mar 17
c5 Died – Mrs Beatrice Delores Addley, Mar 17
c5 Died – Peter Stock, Mar 18
c6 Born – James Willis Dawson, son of A. Ross & Eileen Dawson, nee Willis, brother of Bobby and Billie, Feb 13
18 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Photo – A. H. Liebner, Reeve of Rodney; Kenneth Phoenix of West Lorne
c3 Photo – Shirley Parsons, 8, daughter of Al Parsons of Payne’s Mill
c6 Died – Frank J. Fisher, Mar 17, son of George B. Fisher
c7 Photo – Arthur Crocker; Mrs John H. Smale
Page 10
c2 Died – William B. Conlon, 68 eyars, Mar 16, father of Ernest Conlon; brother of John Conlon
c4 Died – Miss Ada C. Spencer, 62 years, Mar 17, daughter of Richard Craven
Page 11
c2 Engagement – Douglas George Franklin, son of L. C. Franklin to Jacqueline Margaret Crandall, daughter of J. W. Crandall
19 March 1955
Page 6
c2 Died – M. Charles Drake, 83 years, Mar 17, widow of Bertha Louise Drake
Page 7
c3 Funeral – Samuel Robinson, Mar 16
c3 Funeral – Mrs Annie Smart, Mar 18
c3 Funeral – Mrs John T. Lipsey, Mar 18
c3 Funeral – William Funnell, Mar 18
c4 Photo – Herm Mason of St Thomas
c6 Memoriam – Thomas Britton, Mar 19 1954, by wife Edith; by daughter Edith, Sam and family
c6 Memoriam – Mabel Davis, Mar 20 1953, by Will
c6 Memoriam – Mr & Mrs F. C. Howse, Mar 20 1936 and Mar 21 1949, by Eva and Leo
c6 Memoriam – Mrs Elizabeth Waller, Mar 19 1947, by son Wilfred, Jean and Leslie
c7 Born – Shannon James Firmin, son of A. W. Firmin; brother of Sherryl Elaine, Mar 18
c7 Died – Mrs Thomas E. Addley, Mar 17
c7 Died – Peter Stock, Mar 18
Page 8
c2 Photo – Miss Bury Pow of St Thomas
c3 Married – Arthur Guy Helsdon, son of Guy Helsdon to Adrienne Ruth Vanderburg, daughter of Earl Vanderburg
c5 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs H. J. Yokum of St Thomas, 50th – Photo
Page 12
c3 Died – John J. McLaughlin, 75th year, Mar 17, widow of Mrs Mary McLaughlin, nee McQuade
19 March 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c3 Photo – West Lorne water tower and community hall
c5 Photo – Eagle waterworks
c7 Photo – West Lorne waterworks
Page 14
c1 Article – Aylmer Figure Skating Club 4th Annual Carnival
c3 Photo – Paulette Doan and Wayne Jamieson
c4 Died – Mrs Pearl Coyle, Mar 17, wife of Aubrey Coyle
c5 Photo – Barbara Barnum and Wendy Falkenham
c5 Photo – Marlene Jukes; Nancy Jane King; Joan Grimes; Deidre Vidamour; Nancy Balfour; Laurie Findlay; Pat Armstrong
Page 24
c1 Married – Terry Cherniwasky, son of Mrs M. Cherniwasky to Jessie Irene Freeman, daughter of Mrs A. V. Freeman – Photo
c2 Married – George L. Gray, son of G. R. Gray to Marguerite Helen Archibald, daughter of Walter Archibald
c5 Engagement – John Robert Affleck, son of R. & Fanny Affleck to Shirley Joanne Henderson, niece of Eugene Mann
c5 Engagement – John David Mistele, son of George Mistele to Audrey Ellen Watterworth, daughter of Charles Ernest Gladstone
c5 Engagement – Ronald Tadgell, son of Walter Tadgell to Dorothy Louise Warner, daughter of Mrs Dorothy WArner
c5 Engagement – Douglas George Franklin, son of L. C. Franklin to Jacqueline Margaret Crandall, daughter of J. W. Crandall
c7 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs William P. Freeman of St Thomas, 50th – Photo
c7 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs William H. Oke of St Thomas, 50th – Photo
21 March 1955
Page 1
c4 Photo – Car Accident at Talbotville -Mr & Mrs Vincent Cortese; Kenneth Verrell; Robert Anderson
c4 Died – Mr & Mrs Vincent Cortese, Mar 20 – Photo
c8 Photo – Kenneth Verrell and Donald Stephenson
Page 7
c1 Died – Noel Henry Edmeston, 82 years, Mar 11, grandson of James Edmeston; father of Mrs Mabel Hughes
c2 Died – Mrs Pearl Smith Binks, 59th year, Mar 20, widow of William Abbott Binks
c2 Died – Thomas Burton, 72 years, Mar 20
c2 Died – Miss Maude Howe, 78 years, Mar 20, sister of Mrs G. J. Armstrong, Miss Kitty Howe and Thomas Howe
c2 Died – Mrs Elizabeth Taylor Jones, Mar 19, wife of Thomas G. Jones
c2 Died – Mrs Gertrude M. Knowles, nee Frankis, 65th year, Mar 19, wife of Samuel John Knowles
c2 Died – George R. McKenzie, Mar 20, widow of Mrs Ella Jane McKenzie, nee Murdock
c3 Memoriam – Donnie McCallum, Mar 21 1952; by Uncle Jim, Aunt Evelyn and Larry; by parents, Danny and Terry
c4 Born – Patricia Lenore Bishop, daughter of George Bishop,. Mar 17
c4 Born – David John Sutton, son of J. Everett Sutton, Mar 17
c5 Died – Roy Masecar, 65 years, Mar 19
Page 8
c1 Died – James A. McDonald, 68th year, Mar 18, son of John & Mary McDonald, nee Dewar; husband of Mrs Lowry Cochrane McDonald; father of Donald McDonald; brother of Mrs H. R. McKellor
21 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Photo – C. J. Milliken
c1 Died – George R. McKenzie, 81 years, Mar 20
c1 Photo – St Thomas Figure Skating Club Competition – Rosemary Hall; Leslie Southerst; Carol LeCourtois; Johnny Caughell; Carol Garrod; Mary Ellen Parker; Louise Neal; Sue Ann Richardson; Lynn Neal; Lois Neal; Marie LeCourtois; Helen McNicol
c2 Died – Miss Maude Howe, 78 years, Mar 20, daughter of Albert & Maria Howe
c2 Died – Mrs John Knowles, 65th year, Mar 19
c3 Died – Thomas Burton, 72 years, Mar 20
c3 Died – Mrs William Abbott Binks, 59th year, Mar 20
c4 Photo – Max Kendall; Gordon R. McDonald; W. R. Ruthrauff; Walter H. Allen; Edward Beal
c6 Photo – James A. Gillson; Frank M. Brown; Mrs Gillson; Mrs C. A. Michener; R. S. Hannan; C. A. Michener
c7 Died – Mrs Elizabeth Taylor Jones, Mar 19, wife of Thomas G. Jones
Page 10
c2 Died – Mrs Agnes Ellis, 64 years, Mar 19, widow of Walter R. Land and Manley E. Ellis
c3 Died – Mrs Clara Taylor, 69 years, Mar 20, widow of Frank Taylor
Page 11
c2 Photo – Alice Jones; MRs George Blyth
c2 Photo – Vera May McKibbin; Karen Shore; Susanne Blewett; Margaret Roberts; Judy Hull; Geraldine Hoglund; Pauline Shelley; Mrs Mary Denniss
22 March 1955
Page 1
c4 Died – Wilson H. Mills, 73 years, Mar 22 – Photo
Page 7
c2 Died – Stephen Harris, 90th year, Mar 22
c3 Funeral – Mrs Beatrice D. Addley, Mar 21
c3 Funeral – Peter Stock, Mar 21
c4 Born Daughter of Wilbert & Mrs Preston, nee Clark; sister of Ronnie and Suzanne, Mar 20
c5 Died – Mrs William Abbott Binks, Mar 20
c5 Died – Harry Gregory, 84th year, Mar 22
c5 Died – Stephen Harris, Mar 22
c5 Died – Miss Maude Howe, Mar 20
c5 Died – Mrs frank Taylor, Mar 20
c8 Died – Miss A. Elizabeth Wolfe, 84th year, Mar 20, daughter of John Wolfe; sister of Mrs H. (Susan) Keutch aunt of Mrs D. R. Payne, Mrs Charles Sheffield, Willard Weitzel and Earl Keutch
22 March 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c4 Photo – Janet McLeod; Kathy McLeod; Linda McLeod
23 March 1955
Page 1
c3 Photo – Junior Graham; William Collins; Phil Vaughan; Bill Warren; Capt. Jake Goodhue
c6 Died – George Edwin Rowley, 79 years, Mar 22 – Photo
c8 Funeral – Wilson H. Mills, Mar 25
Page 6
c7 Died – Mrs Nora L. O’Donnell, 72 years, Mar 22, widow of Martin O’Donnell; mother of Francis O’Donnell; Mrs F. W. (Margaret) Caton and Mrs David (Nora) Tiner; sister of Leo, Cecil and Ernest Flanagan and Mrs Michael Callaghan
Page 7
c3 Died – Mrs Ray H. Oliver, nee Esther Ryan, Mar 22
c3 Funeral – Thomas Burton, Mar 22
c3 Funeral – George R. McKenzie, Mar 22
c3 Born – Lawrence John Beales, son of Lawrence Beales, Mar 22
c5 Died – Harry Gregory, Mar 22
c5 Died – Stephen Harris, Mar 22
c5 Died – Wilson H. Mills, Mar 22
c5 Died – Mrs Esther Oliver, 74th year, Mar 22, wife of Ray H. Oliver
c5 Died – George Edwin Rowley, Mar 22
Page 8
c5 Engagement – Dennis Roland Gagne, son of Joseph L. Gagne to Patricia Lou O’Byrne, daughter of R. M. O’Byrne
c5 Engagement – Robert George Binder, son of Harry Binder to Ella Marie Brinka, daughter of Joseph Brinka
Page 12
c3 Died – Mrs Mary Bolinsky, 70 years, Mar 21, widow of Joseph Bolinsky; mother of Mrs George (Clara) Malecki, Margaret, Gerald and Harry Bolinsky
23 March 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c1 Photos – Storm damage in Elgin County – barn of Ray Hobson, RR 2 St Thomas; cottage of Mrs Helen Youell of Port Bruce; view of William St., Port Stanley; Stork Club, Port Stanley; Port Bruce Pier; Drive-In Theatre south of St Thomas; car of Hartford Eggleton, Aylmer; Port Burwell beach; Fishing Tug B. & E at Port Stanley; Port Bruce cottages of Nelson and Sloan McConnell
24 March 1955
Page 1
c1 Photo – Tug Ciscoe; Larry Butterwick, 18, of Vienna saves life of crew member Gordon Messecar
Page 6
c1 Funeral – Vincent & Ruth Cortese, Mar 23
c1 Died – Mrs Euphemia ‘Effie’ Gillies, 89 years, Mar 23, daughter of William & Katherine Leitch, nee Campbell; widow of Peter Gillies; mother of William D. and Douglas Gillies
Page 7
c3 Died – Clarence Leland ‘Dinty’ Moore, 60 years, Mar 23
c3 Died – Norman Smuck, 60 years, Mar 23
c4 Died – Thomas F. Robinson, Mar 24
c4 Funeral – Mrs Gertrude Knowles, Mar 22
c4 Funeral Miss Maude Howe, Mar 23
c4 Born – Son of Fed & Jean Gordon, nee Barnhardt, Mar 20
c4 Died – Harry Metcalfe, 68 years, Mar 24
c4 Died – Wilson H. Mills, Mar 22
c4 Died – Clarence Leland Moore, Mar 23
c4 Died – Norman Smuck, Mar 23
c4 Died – Thomas F. Robinson, Mar 24
c4 Died – George Edwin Rowley, Mar 22
c5 Funeral Wilson H. Mills, Mar 25
Page 8
c5 Married – C. James Teetzel to Mrs Marjory Barclay
Page 12
c1 Photos – Storm damage at Long Point
24 March 1955
Second Section
Page 15
c1 Photo – Jack Vaughan and Gordon Smith of Port Burwell; grounded fish tug ‘Ciscoe’
c4 Photo – Rescued crew members off tug ‘Ciscoe’ at Port Burwell – John Sifkovits; Capt. Harold Young; Gordon Massecar; Gordon Rockefeller
c5 Photo – Jack Vaughan; Gordon ‘Bud’ Smith; Frank Williams; Jack Smith
Page 23
c4 Photo – John Moore, 18, son of M. B. Moore of Port Stanley
Page 28
c2 Photo – Wilfred Roberts of St Thomas
c3 Article – Roberts and Harris Jewellers, St Thomas
c5 Died – Harry Metcalfe, 68 years, Mar 24 – Photo
25 March 1955
Page 5
c4 Funeral – Mrs Pearl Binks, Mar 23
c4 Funeral – Mrs Ray H. Oliver, Mar 24
c4 Funeral – Harry Gregory, Mar 24
c4 Funeral – Stephen Harris, Mar 24
Page 6
c6 Died – Mrs Caroline Grey, 75 years, Mar 24, widow of Arthur Grey
c6 Died – David George Wachsmuth, 34 years, Mar 23
Page 7
c3 Photo – Al Housley; Blackstone and wife
c4 Born – Mary Elizabeth Lafser, daughter of William P. Lafser, Mar 21
c4 Born – Julie Jane West, daughter of Frederick W. & Gwendolyn West, nee Perry, Mar 24
c5 Died – Mrs Carline Grey, Mar 24
c5 Died – Harry Metcalfe, Mar 24
c5 Died – Clarence Leland Moore, Mar 23
c5 Died – William H. Schnekenburger, 28 years, Mar 23
Page 8
c4 Photo – Mrs E. G. King; Mrs R. W. Rankin; Mrs K. W. Pincombe
Page 9
c6 Married – Orvil Hathaway to Helen Fay Waller, daughter of Frank Waller
25 March 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Photo – Storm clean-up at Port Bruce
c1 Photo – Tug ‘Ciscoe’ fisherman rescued – Gordon Rockefeller; JOhn Sifkovits; Gordon Messecar; Capt. Harold Young all of Port Dover
c6 Photo – Jack Kinsey in Port Bruce harbour
c6 Funeral – William H. Schnekenburger, Mar 26
c7 Photo – John Messecar and Larry Butterwick
Page 12
c1 Photo – Grant Corless; Aldon Gent; Fred Charlton; Ashton Hevenor; A. E. Jacklin; Harold Ferguson; Bev Legg; Harold Jenkins; Donald Foster; L. Brown; Gordon Gent; Ralph Corless; Gordon Walker
Page 16
c4 Photo – Union Greenshirts Hockey Champs – Jack Templain; Carm Hindley; Bill Lawton; Lloyd Beattie; Roy Shelley; Jud Martin; Mac McLaws; George Shelley; Bill Dufty; Ron Shelley; Wayne Parker; Pete Slota; Don Bulmer; Bill Ferguson; Al Hepburn; Jim Fugard; absent Dale Dufty and Jack Cummings
Page 20
c4 Article – L. V. Ostrander of Shelburne, founder of Ostranders Jewellers and brothers Neil and Ken Ostrander
26 March 1955
Page 1
c4 Photo – Mrs Hazel Proctor, wife of Gordon Proctor
c7 Died – George A. McMurtry, 88 years, Mar 26 – Photo
Page 2
c4 Died – Stuart Matthews, 43 years, Mar 25
Page 3
c1 Funeral – Wilson H. Mills, Mar 25 – Photo
Page 6
c1 Died – John A. Silverthorn, 63 years, Mar 25
c2 Died – William Boyce, 75 years, Mar 24, husband of Mrs Margaret Boyce; father of Mrs Thomas (Ann Ellen) Elliott, William and Herbert Boyce
Page 7
c3 Died – Mrs Thelma D. Housley, 56 years, Mar 26, wife of Alton A. A. Housley
c3 Born – John Nelson Doub Jr., son of J. N. Doub, Mar 25
c4 Died – Alpheaus ‘Alfred’ Fowler, Mar 25
c4 Died – Mrs Arthur Grey, Mar 24
c4 Died – Mrs Thelma D. Housley, 56 years, Mar 26, wife of Alton A. A. Housley
c4 Died – Harrison T. Oxley, 75 years, Mar 25
c5 Died – Harrison T. Oxley, 75 years, Mar 25
c5 Funeral – George Rowley, Mar 25
c6 Photo – Douglas Leith of West Elgin
Page 8
c4 Married – Laurence J. Parker, son of B. E. Parker to Miss Howlett, daughter of George Howlett – Photo
26 March 1955
Second Section
Page 15
c1 Photo – Storm damaged beach at Port Burwell
c1 Photo – Storm damaged cottage of Angus Hughes, Port Bruce
c4 Photo – Bill Cook, Port Stanley
Page 16
c4 Photo – Gene Corless; Max Charlton; Kenneth Schultz; George Virag
c4 Died – Alpheaus ‘Alfred’ Fowler, Mar 25
c5 Died – G. Lawson Nelson, 87 years, Mar 26
c6 Died – George Wenig, 84 years, Mar 24, father of Mrs James Douglas
c6 Died – Dr James Frain, 95 years, Mar 25
Page 20
c1 Photo – Jack Lee of St Thomas
Page 28
c4 Engagement – Gerald J. Benn, son of William & Minnie Benn to Mary Snell, daughter of William Snell – Photo
c4 Married – MacDonald Hatton of Joy Romphs
c5 Engagement – Gerald J. Benn, son of William & Minnie Benn to Mary Snell, daughter of William Snell
c5 Engagement – John Harwood Campbell, son of J. Campbell to Jacqueline Joan McAvay, daughter of J. J. McAvay
c5 Engagement – John Francis Ambrose, son of Philip Ambrose to Beatrice Eleanor Neale, daughter of Cecil & Velma Neale
c5 Engagement – Morley Amos Shepherd, son of Arthur Shepherd to June Doreen Pearson, daughter of Edwin L. Pearson
c5 Engagement – Wilfred Thomas Race, son of Thomas & Amy Race to Bertha Gifford Mercer, niece of Russell P. Weldon
c5 Engagement – Norman W. Dennis, son of Mrs Laura M. Dennis to Reta M. Acton, daughter of Mrs Mary S. Acton
c5 Engagement – William J. McCarl, son of Gordon McCarl to Carole Ann Bodkin, daughter of Harry D. & Margaret Bodkin
c5 Engagement – Raymond A. Bolt, son of William T. Bolt to Ingo Mogensen, daughter of Tage Mogensen
c5 Married – Jack R. Gooding, son of Guy Gooding to Ruth Haight, daughter of Mrs Gladys Haight
c8 Photo – Mrs Bert Allen
28 March 1955
Page 7
c1 Funeral – Mrs Thelma D. Housley, Mar 29, wife of Alton A. Housley
c2 Funeral – George A. McMurtry, Mar 29
c3 Died – William Andrewjseki, 74th year, Mar 28, father of Mrs Nicholas (Annie) Simmons and Mrs Paul (Mary) Hanaka
c3 Died – Mrs Alton A. Housley, Mar 26
c3 Died – George Arthur McMurtry, Mar 26
c3 Died – Beecher Noels, 75th year, Mar 28
c3 Died – Roy Snell, 64 years, Mar 27, husband of Mrs Irene Snell; father of Charles Snell; grandfather of Stephen Snell
c4 Funeral – Harry Metcalfe, Mar 26
c4 Born – June Louise Newson, daughter of Raymond & Barbara Newson, nee Williams; sister of Richard, Mar 25
28 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Died – William Andrewjseki, 74th year, Mar 28, son of Michael Andrewjseki; widow of Mrs Helen Andrewjseki
c6 Died – Mrs Isobel Waters, 76 years, Mar 27, widow of James W. Waters
c7 Died – Roy Snell, Mar 27
Page 10
c2 Photo – Rev J. Nelson Gould of Aylmer
c3 Died – Beecher Noels, Mar 28
Page 12
c2 Baptism – Karen Elaine Dysart, daughter of F. J. Dysart
c2 Baptism – Patricia Anne Knapp, daughter of Charles Knapp
Page 15
c4 Photo – Harold Cattel; Dave Webster; Alan Doan; Ann Thursfield; Jennie Herpe; Don McNabb; George Olley
29 March 1955
Page 3
c8 Photo – N. M. McDougall of St Thomas
Page 6
c2 Died – Mrs Margaret Facey, 95 years, Mar 27, widow of Samuel Facey
c4 Died – Mrs Thomas McEwen, nee Leetha J. Stapleton, 79 years, Mar 28, mother of Mrs Robert Barnett; sister of William H., Robert, Archibald, Melville, Alvin and Gerald Stapleton
c6 Birthday – Henry Gallagher of West Lorne, 90th – Photo
c7 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Fred Edwards of West Lorne, 51st or 57th (article gives both numbers)
Page 7
c3 Born – Susan Diane Proctor, daughter of Earl Proctor; sister of Cathy, Mar 23
c4 Funeral – Harrison T. Oxley, Mar 28
c4 Died – William Andrewjseki, Mar 28
c4 Died – Beecher Noels, Mar 28
c4 Died – John Plowright, 80 years, Mar 29
c4 Died – Roy Snell, Mar 27
c4 Died – Mrs Isobel Nettie Waters, Mar 27, widow of James W. Waters
Page 8
c2 Died – Mrs Myrtle Scanlan, 83rd year, Mar 29, widow of George S. Scanlan
29 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c2 Photo – Earl D. Moore, Elgin County probation officer
c2 Photo Mrs H. Winters; Mrs J. Y. MacKinnon; Mrs T. Harold Walsh; Mrs Charles Nelson; Mrs C. Hearn
c2 Photo – Mrs Lee Melvin; Walter Taylor
c8 Died – John Plowright, 80 years, Mar 29 – Photo
Page 10
c4 Funeral – Alpheaus Fowler, Mar 28
c4 Funeral – Clarence L. Moore, Mar 26
c4 Funeral – Stewart C. Matthews, Mar 27
c6 Died – John W. Wilson, 85 years, Mar 28, son of Samuel Wilson; widow of Mrs Edith Wilson, nee Butler; father of LeRoy Wilson; adopted father of Mrs Alberta Cassaren; brother of Miss Jane E. Wilson
c7 Died – Mrs James Murphy, nee Harriet Jane Wrightman, 89th year, Mar 27, daughter of Herman & Catherine Wrightman, nee Fick; mother of Mrs Chauncey Trickett and the late Mrs Amelia Steinhoff
30 March 1955
Page 5
c3 Died – Mrs Kate Biddle, 73 years, Mar 26, wife of Elgin C. Biddle
Page 7
c3 Funeral – Mrs Arthur Gray, Mar 27
c3 Funeral – Mrs Thelma D. Housley, Mar 29
c3 Funeral – George A. McMurtry, Mar 29
c3 Born – Daughter of Alfred Pete & Lena Wigmore, nee Beard, Mar 29
c3 Born – Kenneth Gorden Walker, son of Gerald A. Walker, Mar 24
c3 Died – William A. Kilgour, Mar 30
c3 Died – Frederick W. E. Light, 75th year, Mar 30
c3 Died – Mrs J. D. McMillan, 87 years, Mar 29, mother of Mrs John L. McKillop, Mrs Edward Kerns and D. C. McMillan
c3 Died – John Plowright, Mar 29
c3 Died – William J. Wakeling, 75 years, Mar 29
c3 Died – Walter Wilcox, 64 years, Mar 29
30 March 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c2 Died – Mrs Edith M. Wood, 59 years, Mar 30, wife of William H. ‘Jee’ Wood
c4 Photo – John Spackman; Capt. Joseph Jeffery; Don Stokes; Charles Raven
c6 Died – Mrs J. D. McMillan, 87 years, Mar 29
Page 10
c2 Died – Walter Wilcox, 64 years, Mar 29
c2 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs William Roberts of Dunboyne, 60th
c3 Died – William A. Kilgour, Mar 30
c4 Died – William J. Wakeling, 75 years, Mar 29 – Photo
c4 Died – Frederick W. E. Light, 75th year, Mar 30
c4 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs John B. Sweet of Kingsmill, 70th
Page 13
c3 Photo – Miss Ann Wade; Mary Anne MacVicar; Miss Marion Still
31 March 1955
Page 1
c5 Photo – John W. Jolly and John C. Trull of Timken, St Thomas
Page 5
c5 Died – William Robert Ross, 90th year, Mar 31
Page 7
c2 Funeral – William Andrewjseki, Mar 30
c2 Funeral – Mrs Nettie Waters, Mar 30
c2 Funeral – Roy Snell, Mar 30
c5 Died – Edgar Bowlby, 79 years, Mar 30
c5 Died – William A. Kilgour, Mar 30
c5 Died – Frederick W. E. Light, Mar 30
c5 Died – Mrs J. D. McMillan, Mar 29
c5 Died – William Robert Ross, Mar 31
c5 Died – William J. Wakeling, Mar 29
c5 Died – Walter Wilcox, Mar 29
c5 Died – Mrs Lydia Winter, 82 years, Mar 31, widow of George A. Winter; mother of Walter R. Winter; sister of Ernest Allen; sister-in-law of Mrs Lula Winter, Mrs Harry Allen and Mrs Mary Winter
c6 Born – Son of James Austin; brother of Jamie, Mar 28
c6 Born – Larry Broadbent, son of Stanley Broadbent; brother of Carol Mae, Mar 29
31 March 1955
Second Section
Page 15
c1 Article – Mrs Richard Bobier of St Thomas
c1 Photo – James Mitchell, son of John Mitchell
c2 Died – Edgar Bowlby, Mar 30
c3 Died – Mrs Lydia Winter, Mar 31
c3 Photo – John Diefenbaker; Mrs Violet McCarthy; James McBain; Dr C. H. Reason; Archie V. Coulter; V. A. McKillop; Stewart Killingsworth
c5 Photo – Mahlon C. Moore of St Thomas
Page 16
c4 Photo – LAC James Skinner; Cpl. S. A. Thow; Cpl. C. B. Hiseler; Sq. Ldr. Roy Haines; Fred Mills
Page 18
c5 Married – Stacey Arnold Rockyfeller, son of Stanley & Amy Rockyfeller to Rosy White, daughter of Earven White
c5 Married – Dick Haayema, son of Tony Haayema to Sally Hoogiem, daughter of Andrew Hoogiem
1 April 1955
Page 1
c4 Photo – Hon. Mitchell F. Hepburn
Page 6
c4 Died – James Andrew Dale, 83 years, Mar 30
Page 7
c1 Died – Baby Funstin, 1 day, Mar 30, son of John Funstin
c1 Died – Mrs Freda May Cooper, nee Brookfield, Mar 30, daughter of R. J. Brookfield; wife of John M. Cooper
c3 Funeral – John Plowright, Mar 31
c4 Died – Miss Matilda McCord. 89 years, Mar 31
c4 Died – Mrs Fannie Kitchen, 86 years, Mar 31
c4 Born – Paul Gregory O’Drowsky, son of Gerald A. & Charlotte H. O’Drowsky, nee Whitmore, Mar 31
c5 Died – Edgar Bowlby, Mar 30
c5 Died – Baby Funstin, Mar 30
c5 Died – William A. Kilgour, Mar 30
c5 Died – Mrs Irene Elizabeth McGregor, 57 years, Mar 31, widow of Ernest J. McGregor
c5 Died – Mrs Mary Elizabeth Partlow, 72nd year, Apr 1, wife of Claude Partlow
c5 Died – Mrs Lydia Winter, Mar 31, widow of George A. Winter
c6 Memoriam – Harry Bruce Barnes, Apr 1 1950, by Bettie and Jack
c6 Memoriam – Maude Mary McCague, Apr 1 1951, by husband Tom, son Leonard, Marjory and family
Page 10
c2 Died – Con D. Bissett, 71 years, husband of Mrs Ellen M. Bissett, nee Moore; father of Philmore Bissett
1 April 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Died – Fred A. Leverton, 71 years, Mar 31, son of Arthur Leverton; husband of Mrs Florence Leverton, nee Guyitt
c4 Photo – Herbert Blakey; Arnold R. Perfect; F. T. Hatcher; Frank Carruthers; C. D. Williams; E. W. Bell
c7 Died – Mrs Irene Elizabeth McGregor, 57 years, Mar 31, widow of Ernest J. McGregor – Photo
Page 12
c4 Photo – Donald Monteith; Henry Percy; McKay Davis
c4 Photo – Dean Axelson; Ward McKenna; Dr Maurice McNeil
c4 Article – Dean Axelson, taxidermist
c6 Died – Mrs Mary Elizabeth Partlow, 72nd year, Apr 1, wife of Claude Partlow
2 April 1955
Page 3
c1 Article – Archie Allison of Frome and Wyoming – Photo
c4 Photo – Mr & Mrs Samuel Gunning; MRs Clayton Silcox; Leslie Lunn
Page 6
c2 Photo – Rev Milton G. Cook of St Thomas
c4 Photo – J. A. Bosman of West Lorne
c5 Died – Mrs Ettie Maud Hall, nee Pike, 72nd year, Mar 30, daughter of John Pike; wife of Robert Hall
Page 7
c1 Died – Mrs Thelma E. Hemming, Mar 31, wife of Frederick H. Hemming
c2 Funeral – Thomas F. Robinson
c4 Photo – Bill Wharry; Walt Smith
c4 Died – Mrs Flossie Kate Chambers, 73 years, Apr 1, wife of Garnet Chambers
c4 Died – Mrs Ernest J. McGregor, Mar 31
c4 Died – Mrs Claude Partlow, Apr 1
c4 Memoriam – Percy Taylor, Apr 2 1950; Hannah Fellows, May 14 1937; Charles Fellows, Dec 2 1954; by Elizabeth and June
c5 Born – Sharon Anne Irvine, daughter of Archie & Doris Irvine, nee Winder, Mar 31
c5 Born – Mark Douglas Wood, son of J. B. & Joyce Wood, nee Darlington; brother of Allen, Mar 22
Page 8
c4 Married – Conrad Barton McRoberts, son of K. W. McRoberts to Marlene Mae Williams, daughter of Harold E. Williams
Page 9
c2 Married – Verne Campbell, son of Frank Campbell to Evelyn Andrews, daughter of Lloyd Doan
2 April 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c1 Photo – Brown Fintube, St Thomas
c1 Photo – Fred Jones and Ray Fallen
c1 Photo – Ken Scott and Clare Caughell
c2 Photo – James Eberts and Harry Lusher
c3 Photo – Rose Marie Casey
Page 14
c1 Photo – Harold Hide of Crossley-Hunter and Africa
c1 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs John Sweet of Kingsmill, 70th
c2 Died – Mrs Flossie Kate Chambers, 73 years, Apr 1, wife of Garnet Chambers
c3 Photo – Paul Foy; Jack Jones; Allan Wilson; Allan Spicer
c3 Died – Mrs Barbara Mabee, 90 years, Apr 1, widow of Peter Mabee; mother of Mrs Lewis Bates, Mrs Mamie Rounds, Oliver and Ira Mabee
c3 Funeral – Mrs Myrtle Scanlan, Mar 31
c4 Married – Lorne Phelps to Mrs Georgina Robinson, mother of Mrs Stanley Burnett
c4 Married – Donald Spence Johnson, son of Angus Johnson to Margaret Alice Brown, daughter of Guy Brown
c4 Married – Stanley McTavish Fraser , son of Alex Fraser to Margaret Evelyn Gilbert, daughter of Roy Gilbert
c4 Married – H. W. Richard Newman, son of Harry Newman to Jean Mary Cross, daughter of Dr W. D. S. Cross
c4 Married – Ray Brandow, son of Morley Brandow to Violet Rutka, daughter of George Rutka
Page 24
c1 Married – Mr & Mrs C. B. McRoberts – Photo
c5 Engagement – Ronald William Rawson, son of R. J. Rawson to Mary Elizabeth Ferguson, daughter of Robert J. Ferguson
c5 Engagement – Ross C. McLeod, son of Frank McLeod to Betty Marie Cain, daughter of Paul H. Cain
c5 Engagement – Beverley W. Howard, son of L. Howard to Helen Hope Marks, daughter of Thomas J. Marks
c5 Engagement – Ali Memet Shakir, son of Musa Shakir to Patricia Ann Winter, daughter of David L. Winter
c5 Engagement – Rev James Ernest Sutherland, son of Rev Angus Sutherland to Joyce Aillie Victoria Adam, daughter of Robert T. Adam
c5 Engagement – Dr Walter Frederick Fahrig, son of Walter Fahrig to Ruth Agnes Carson, daughter of Rev Archibald T. Carson
c5 Birthday – Mrs Angus Johnson of Ridgetown, 75th
c6 Baptism – Francis Eugene Allan, infant son of Jack Allan
c7 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Charles Bolton of St Thomas, 50th – Photo
4 April 1955
Page 6
c6 Died – Harold Edwin Forshee, 58th year, Apr 2, husband of Mrs Lena Forshee, nee Fox; brother of Willard and Grant Forshee, MRs Helen Laird and Mrs William (Grace) Dobbyn
Page 7
c3 Memoriam – Edna Maud Kessel, Apr 4 1943, by daughter Mrs John Mudry
c3 Memoriam – Richard Thomas Kessel, Apr 6 1953, by daughter Mrs John Mudry
c4 Photo – Albert Irwin; H. L. McDonald; John Lawler; Vernon Cascadden; Charles Howard
c4 Born – Peter George Curchin, son of G. William Curchin; brother of Lenny, Apr 3
c4 Born – Robert Randy Harris, son of Robert & Grace Harris, nee Lidster, Mar 27
c4 Born – Robin Elizabeth Valentine, daughter of Dr Howard Valentine, Apr 1
c4 Born – Daughter of George C. & Betty Elms, nee Gilbert, Apr 1
c5 Died – Mrs Sarah A. Davis, 85 years, Apr 2, widow of Walter W. Davis
c5 Died – Mrs Cora M. McCallum, 82 years, Apr 4, widow of William W. McCallum
c6 Funeral – Mrs J. D. McMillan, Apr 1
c6 Funeral – F. W. E. Light, Apr 1
c6 Funeral – Beecher Noels, Mar 31
c6 Funeral – Mrs Lydia Winter, Apr 2
c6 Funeral – Edgar Bowlby, Apr 2
Page 8
c2 Died – Hiram W. Titus, 83 years, Mar 31
4 April 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c3 Photo – Betty Waldie, 7 years old; Dr Howard Valentine
c5 Died – Mrs Nettie D. Schnabel, nee Deyell, Apr 4, daughter of Albert & Ellen Deyell; widow of J. L. Schnabel
c8 Died – Mrs Cora M. McCallum, 82 years, Apr 4, widow of William W. McCallum
Page 10
c2 Died – John Joseph Kenny, 68th year, Apr 1, widow of Mrs Catherine Kenny, nee Hogan; father of John, Edmond, Francis, Wilfred and Harold Kenny, Mrs Edward (Anne) Tice and Mrs Carl (Rose) Belenchuk; brother of Edmund, James and Wilfrid Kenny and Mrs Annie Rogers
c4 Photo – Aylmer Maple Leafs Hockey Champs – Alex Kemp; Bobby DeRyk; Paul Foy; John McPhail; Jack Jones; Allan Spicer; Cliff Collins; John Sager; Peter Hunter; Christopher Wellwood; Allan Wilson; Bernie Kemp, coach; George Quick; Stewart Stansell; Larry Laur
c4 Photo – J. Hanagan; Jack T. Waite; T. Norman Martin
c6 Died – Lemuel Parks Becker, 71st year, Apr 1
c6 Died – Morley Vannatter, 47 years, Apr 2
Page 12
c4 Engagement – Edward Sukley, son of Mrs Gertrude Sukley to Ruth Smith, daughter of Wilfred Smith and cousin of Miss Helen Webb
c4 Engagement – Michael Luciani, son of Pat Luciani to Jean Claringbold, daughter of H. W. Claringbold
c4 Engagement – Stanley Sinden, son of Albert Sinden to Frances Lucille Girvin, daughter of William Girvin
5 April 1955
Page 5
c1 Funeral – Mrs Elgin (Kate) Biddle, Apr 9
c3 Died – Mrs Amelia E. Barons, 86th year, Apr 4, widow of Henry John Barons
c4 Died – Lewis A. Chalk, 80 years, Apr 2
Page 6
c6 Married – Samuel Edwin Rowse, son of Victor Rowse to Maxine Louise Smith, daughter of Leonard B. Smith
c6 Married – George Victor Hunt, son of Victor F. Hunt to Margaret Jean Taylor, daughter of George R. Taylor
c8 Died – Percy Dinner, 51 years, Apr 3
Page 7
c2 Died – Mrs Grace Treleaven, nee Campbell, 75 years, Apr 4, widow of Edmond Treleaven
c3 Died – Mrs Amelia E. Barons, 86th year, Apr 4, widow of Henry John Barons
c3 Died – Miss Amy Labertie King, 87 years, Apr 4, aunt of Mrs Robert (Thelma) Parker
c3 Died – Mrs Cora M. McCallum, 82 years, Apr 4, widow of William W. McCallum
c3 Died – Charles D. McIntyre, 76 years, Apr 4
c3 Died – Mrs Grace Treleaven, nee Campbell, 75 years, Apr 4, widow of Edmond Treleaven
c3 Died – Modest VanRaes, 81 years, Apr 4, father of Jules, Marcel, Gaston, Albert, Mrs Eloise (Zoe) Timmerman, Mrs Marcus (Helena) VanBecelaere, Mrs Andrew (Martha) Hansebout
c3 Memoriam – Mrs Doris Ford, mother of Gordon and Marjorie Ford; daughter of Mr & Mrs Henry Pearce, Apr 5 1944
c4 Died – Ray Milmine, 71 years, Apr 4
c4 Funeral – William Robert Ross, Apr 2
c4 Funeral – Mrs Sarah A. Davis, Apr 4
c4 Funeral – Mrs Irene E. McGregor, Apr 4
c4 Born – Susan Dianne Boe, daughter of Harold & Inez Boe, nee Haines, Apr 2
c4 Born – Carol Lynn Cooper, daughter of Peter J. & Orpha Cooper, nee Mistele, Apr 2
c4 Born – John Michael Southherst, son of D. W. Southerst, Apr 2 [note both spellings – CVH]
Page 8
c4 Married – John Kearsley, son of Frederick Kearsley to Molly Anne Peat, daughter of Frank Peat and niece of E. Burton
c7 Married – Jack Russel Gooding, son of Guy Gooding to Ruth Agnes Haight, daughter of Mrs Gladys Haight
Page 9
c3 Married – Gordon Robert McFadden, son of Otto McFadden to Frances Rosemary Donnor, daughter of Fred Donnor
5 April 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Photo – Mrs J. Wallace Ellwood of St Thomas
c1 Photo – Ray Waters; George Leverton; William Paddon
c3 Photo – Frank G. McDonald of St Thomas
c3 Photo – Grace, Eve and Fay Norman, triplets of Dutton; Dr Cecil Hoffman; Miss Frances Winchester
c4 Died – Charles D. McIntyre, 76 years, Apr 4
c6 Photo – Miss Olive Pickston of St Thomas
c6 Died – Mrs Isabel M. Nisbet, 100th year, Apr 3, daughter of Walter Barr; widow of R. A. Nisbet
c7 Photo – School at Eagle
Page 12
c3 Photo – Margaret Crossett; Dr Helen McIntyre; Nurse Joan Cogden
c4 Article – Mrs Earl Britton of Aylmer
c4 Died – Modest VanRaes, 81 years, Apr 4, son of David VanRaes; widow of Mrs Louise VanRaes, nee Verneulen
c5 Died – Mrs Amy Labertie, King, 88th year, Apr 4, daughter of Charles King
c5 Funeral – Mrs Flossie K. Chambers, Apr 4
c5 Funeral – Mrs Mary E. Partlow, Apr 4
c5 Funeral – William A. Kilgour, Apr 2
c5 Funeral – William J. Wakeling, Apr 1
c5 Funeral – Walter Wilcox, Apr 1
c6 Photo – Pee-Wee Hockey Champs, Aylmer – John Dobo; Brant Abbott; Fred Bone; John VanPatter; Bobby Brown; Ron Lacey; Terry Hudson; John Segui; Larry Chalmers; Manford Brooks; Doug Garroway; Harold Pratt, coach; Irwin Tinnes; Ray Perry; Martin Hask; absent Danny Newton
6 April 1955
Page 5
c4 Birthday – Mrs John Sinden of Corinth, 93rd
Page 6
c4 Died – William Allan, 81 years, Apr 5, widow of Mrs Sarah Allan, nee McLeod; father of Archie, John, Duncan and Margaret Allan; brother of George Allan and Mrs A. Gunstone
c5 Died – John Koyle, 78th year, Apr 5
c5 Died – D. Howard Morrison, 69 years, husband of Mrs Gertrude Morrison, nee Holmes; father of William Morrison; brother of Mrs F. E. Holbrook
c6 Died – Richard Francis Matthews, 90 years, Apr 5, widow of Mrs Maude Mary Matthews, nee Kidner; father of Margaret, Richard W. G. and Dr Arthur R. K. Matthews and the late Edythe Matthews
Page 7
c4 Died – Archie E. Abbott, 61 years, Apr 5
c5 Born – Mary Elizabeth Furanna, daughter of Anthony L. & Mary Jane Furanna, nee Dignan, Apr 4
c5 Born – Stephen James Kitchenham, son of James K. Kitchenham; brother of Terry and Lee, Apr 5
c5 Memoriam – Rev J. Harold Brooke, Apr 6 1954, by Maxine, Forrest and nephews Timmy and Terry; by parents and Gramma Gillett
c5 Memoriam – Roy Frederick Hartsell, Apr 6 1931
c5 Memoriam – Mrs Levi Shelley, Apr 6 1951
c5 Memoriam – Murray Wright, Apr 6 1951, by wife Maude
c6 Died – Archie E. Abbott, 61 years, Apr 5
c6 Died – Mrs Henry John Barons, Apr 4
c6 Died – Miss Amy Labertie King, Apr 4
c6 Died – Mrs Mary MacDonald, 79 years, Apr 6, widow of Robert H. MacDonald; mother of R. D. MacDonald; sister of Miss Agnes S. Rutherford
c6 Died – Mrs Charlotte Summers, 87 years, Apr 5, wife of Alex Summers
c6 Died – Charles D. McIntyre, Apr 4
c6 Died – Mrs Grace Treleaven, Apr 4
Page 8
c4 Married – Ross U. Shearer, son of Ralph Shearer to Helen Ruth Thompson, daughter of Emerson Thompson
Page 14
c2 Died – Miss Ruby Gross, 63 years, Apr 5, daughter of Michael Gross
6 April 1955
Second section
Page 15
c3 Died – Mrs Mary MacDonald, 79 years, Apr 6, daughter of Douglas & Catherine Rutherford, nee Whatmore; widow of Robert H. MacDonald
c4 Article – Old Gardens, St Thomas; Crocker’s Greenhouses, St Thomas
c4 Photo – Alex Andrews of Crocker’s Greenhouses, St Thomas
Page 16
c2 Birthday – William H. Leighfield of Port Rowan, 95th
c4 Photo – James A. Smithson of Aylmer; Dr George Harrison of Aylmer
c4 Photo – Bantam Hockey Champs, Aylmer – Roly Tinline; Paul DeRyk; Garry Kugler; Barney Biggs; David Grant; Billy Hotchkiss; Bill Tinline, coach; Jim Porter; Morgan Kennedy; Pat Cline; absent Jack Austin and Larry Roszell
c7 Died – Mrs Charlotte Summers, 87 years, Apr 5, wife of Alex Summers
c8 Photo – Norman W. C. Hall of Aylmer
7 April 1955
Page 7
c2 Died – James Johnston, 83 years, Apr 7, son of William & Jane Johnston; husband of Mrs Emily Johnston; father of William H. Johnston; brother of Robert, Thomas, Samuel and Margaret Johnston
c3 Born – Son of Neil A. & Myrna Munro, nee Sexton, Apr 4
c3 Born – Kevin Michael Smith, son of Norman L. & Catherine Smith, nee Begg; brother of Sharon, Apr 3
c3 Died – Archie E. Abbott, Apr 5
c3 Died – James Johnston, Apr 7
c3 Died – Mrs Alex Summers, Apr 5
Page 8
c4 Photo – Mrs G. O. Howse; Mrs Foster Jackson; Mrs N. A. Allewick; Mrs H. G. Horning; Mrs J. G. Clark; Mrs W. R. Whiteside
c4 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs William Roberts, 60th
Page 9
c4 Funeral – Robert Mitchell, Apr 4
c4 Funeral – Mrs Cora M. McCallum, Apr 6
7 April 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c2 Photo – Betty Alhoshi; Mary Lendon; Jeanette Hane; Betty Lou Hobley
c5 Photo – B. G. Thacker of St Thomas
c5 Fire – Home of J. G. Pettit of Yarmouth
c7 Retirement – Ernest E. ‘Ed’ Bridge of St Thomas – Photo
c7 Photo – Rae R. Sutton of St Thomas
Page 12
c1 Photo – Aylmer Pee-Wee All-stars – Ronald Lacey; Danny Jamieson; Stu Cassils; Garry McConnell; Tom Given; Wayne Mitchell; Pete Cline; Ron Dalley; Cliff Simpson, coach; Dave McConnell; Doug Inglis; Ted Kidder; absent Ron Joiner and Ken Bonny
c5 Photo – William Chinnery of Aylmer
9 April 1955
Page 1
c1 Photo – Miss Dorothy Brown; George Bowring
Page 2
c1 Photo – Robert C. Smith, son of Harold O. Smith of St Thomas
c2 Funeral – Mrs Grace Treleaven, Apr 7
c2 Funeral – Charles D. McIntyre, Apr 7
c2 Funeral – Archie E. Abbott, Apr 8
c3 Photo – William Burkhart; H. Morris Babcock; G. McCombe; Len Mallott
Page 6
c4 Died – Isaac Fretz, 89 years, Apr 2, son of Daniel & Julia Fretz, nee Snider; husband of Mrs Elizabeth Fretz, nee Allison
c7 Died – Mrs Howard Leslie Humphrey, nee Mary I. Walker, Apr 7, mother of Muriel Humphrey and Leslie Walker Humphrey; sister of D. O. and E. O. Walker
Page 7
c3 Died – Mrs Mary A. Carr, 81st year, Apr 7, widow of George Carr
c3 Died – William John McNernie, 69 years, Apr 7
c3 Born – Catharine Susan Wilson, daughter of Gordon & Lillian Wilson, nee Hart; sister of Sharon, Apr 7
c3 Memoriam – Ada Mildred Cohoon, Apr 10 1954, by Steve, Fred and Dorene
c3 Memoriam – Richard Folland, Apr 9 1954, by wife Daisy and son William
c3 Memoriam – Mrs Alice Grove, Apr 9 1946
c3 Memoriam – Eva May Jackson, Apr 9 1942, by son Bruce
c3 Memoriam – Lillian Lankin, Apr 9 1949
c4 Died – Andrew Edgar, 80 years, Apr 9 – Photo
c4 Died – John Ward, 78 years, Apr 9
c5 Died – Mrs Mary A. Carr, 81st year, Apr 7, widow of George Carr
c5 Died – George Chapman, 72 years, Apr 8
c5 Died – Andrew Edgar, 80 years, Apr 9
c5 Died – Stuart Jamieson, 54 years, Apr 8
c5 Died – William John McNernie, 69 years, Apr 7
c5 Died – Mrs Mary J. Previl, 77 years, Apr 8, widow of Albert Previl Sr
c5 Died – John Ward, 78 years, Apr 9
c6 Died – Mrs Mary J. Previl, 77 years, Apr 8
c7 Died – George Chapman, 72 years, Apr 8 – Photo
Page 12
c6 Died – Stuart Jamieson, Apr 8
9 April 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c1 Article – Pioneer History Surrounds Residence built by Dr Elijah Duncombe – Photo of home
c1 Article – by Mrs F. A. Fick, nee Mary Thornton; daughter of Henry Thornton – House Bought for Elgin Museum by Women’s Institute – Photo of home
c1 Photo – William Thornton Fitzgerald, grandson of Henry Thornton
c4 Photo – Douglas Leith; Leo Fillmore; Newton Foster; Tyler Leeson; William Yaxlly
Page 14
c1 Funeral – Modest VanRaes, Apr 6
c2 Photo – John A. Wheldrick of Aylmer
c2 Photo – Basil Damude of Aylmer
c2 Article – Dr Travis E. Dancey of Montreal
c3 Died – Mrs Mary Bundy, 80 years, Apr 6, widow of John Bundy
c4 Died – Mrs Elsie Dell Hathway, 89th year, Apr 5, daughter of Ira & Marilla Titchworth, nee Woodward; mother of Mrs Bertha Dickinson and Mrs Reta Luella Campbell
c4 Photo – Phil Pensa; Leonard Kemp
c4 Photo – Harry Bicknell; Lucien and Adrian Cattrysse; Joseph VandeMaele; Marcell VandeMaele; Louis Botte; Jullian Cattrysse
Page 17
c6 Married – Ronald Clarence Small, son of Clarence A. Small to Ruth Vera Haddad, daughter of Abdelnour F. Haddad
Page 24
c3 Birthday – Mrs W. S. Dingman of Toronto, 90th
c4 Engagement – Norman Hazen Staddon, son of Wesley & Susie Staddon to June Marie Smart, daughter of Leslie Smart
c4 Engagement – William George Layton, son of Ernest Layton to Margaret Joyce Addley, daughter of Leonard Addley
c4 Engagement – Michael Kenneth Shelley, son of Frank Shelley to Dr Elizabeth Janet McCree, daughter of Rev Dr Walter T. McCree
c4 Married – Rupert William Gliddon, son of Dr R. W. Gliddon to Eleanor M. Attwood, daughter of W. A. Attwood
c4 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Edward Emery of St Thomas, 45th
c6 Married – Roy E. Climie to Barbara Lennox
c7 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs William Roberts of Copenhagen, 60th – Photo
11 April 1955
Page 1
c2 Died – Jan Sawiel, 34 years, Apr 10, husband of Mrs Anastasia Sawiel; father of Joanne Sawiel
c3 Photo – Connie Green, 7; Leo Green, 3; Bobby Green 1 1/2; Barbara Forbes, 12; Phyllis Forbes, 10
c5 Died – Col. Walter Francis Lane Edwards, Apr 10 – Photo
Page 5
c4 Photo – of truck in which Jan Sawiel was killed on the RR crossing at West Lorne
Page 6
c2 Died – Mrs Victoria West, Apr 10, daughter of James & Victoria Gordon; widow of Rev William J. West; mother of Miss Rhena West, Mrs Edward M. Tyrrill, Dr William G. West and Rev J. K. West; sister of Paul and Adam Gordon
c2 Died – Miss Maude Curtis, 81 years, Apr 7, sister of Howard Curtis and Mrs George Hurlburt
c6 Died – Mrs Mary Helena Blackhall, 90th year, Apr 7, widow of Charles Blackhall
c6 Died – Rouen L. Dyer, Apr 9, husband of Mrs Anne Dyer, nee Campbell; brother of Frederick W. Dyer and Hazel L. Dyer
Page 7
c1 Died – Mrs Sarah E. Hewitt Cole Schram, 78th year, Apr 9, widow of Charles Albert Cole and John Henry Schram
c2 Married – Jeffrey Gordon Haywood, son of Ronald Haywood to Marjory Anna Klopp, daughter of Bertram Klopp
c2 Married – Ronald William Clark, son of W. J. Clark to Doris Edna Rogers, daughter of C. C. Rogers
c3 Born – Susan Ellen Clunas, daughter of Ken & Mary Ellen Clunas, nee Whittingham; sister of Stephen and Carolyn, Apr 2
c3 Born – Dean Alan Corrigan, son of D. F. & Mrs Corrigan, nee Gerhart, Apr 9
c4 Funeral – James Johnston, Apr 9
c6 Died – Col. Walter Francis Lane Edwards, Apr 10
c6 Died – Mrs Alta G. Mann, 88 years, Apr 10, widow of Harry S. Mann
c6 Died – Mrs Sarah E. Hewitt Cole Schram, 78th year, Apr 9, widow of Charles Albert Cole and John Henry Schram
c6 Died – Mrs Victoria P. West, Apr 10
Page 8
c1 Photo – Keith Mills, 11, son of Kenneth Mills of Aylmer; Peter Cline; Pat Cline; Douglas Bibby
c7 Died – Mrs Alta G. Mann, 88 years, Apr 10, widow of Harry S. Mann
Page 9
c6 Married – Wilfred T. Race, son of T. W. Race to Mrs Bertha Gifford Mercer, daughter of Rev G. C. Gifford
12 April 1955
Page 3
c3 Photo – Les Vince; Mrs L. C. Gilmour and children Anne age 2, Linda age 4, Mark age 6 and Larry age 8
Page 5
c4 Funeral – Mrs Elgin Biddle, Apr 9
c4 Funeral – Mrs Mary A. Carr, Apr 11
c4 Funeral – George Chapman, Apr 11
c4 Funeral – William J. McNernie, Apr 11
c4 Funeral – Andrew Edgar, Apr 11
c4 Funeral – Mrs Mary Previl, Apr 11
c6 Died – John H. Martin, 81st year, Apr 11 – Photo
c7 Died – LeRoy Bennett, 75 years, Apr 11, father of Miles and Arthur Bennett, Mrs Thomas (Ethel) Gakill and Mrs John (Emma) Lindsay; brother of Mrs Maggie Carnegie
Page 6
c1 Died – John W. Graham, 61 years, Apr 8, husband of Mrs Grace Graham
c3 Died – James Sylvester Oxley, 72 years, Apr 6, husband of Mrs Grace Oxley, nee Cowan
c6 Died – Mrs Alfred A. (Mary) Henry, Apr 7
Page 7
c3 Died – LeRoy Bennett, Apr 11
c3 Died – J. Russell Healy, Apr 11, husband of Mrs Dorothy Frances Healy, nee Glenn
c3 Died – Mrs Harry S. Mann, Apr 10
12 April 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c2 Photo – Les Bembridge of St Thomas
c3 Photo – Roy F. Palmerston; Lt Col. W. J. Green; Walter Neville; Harry Marshall
c3 Photo – 91st Battalion Veterans
c5 Photo – John Jewell, son of Roy Jewell of Dutton
c6 Died – J. Russell Healy, Apr 11
Page 10
c1 Birthday – Mrs Lorne Laing of Richmond, 75th
c4 Died – Mrs Annie Millard, 64 years, Apr 9. widow of David Millard
c5 Died – Mrs Gertrude Chisholm, nee McGrath, Apr 9, widow of William J. Chisholm; sister of Mrs Margaret Luther, Mary McGrath and Mrs Bertha Randolph
c6 Died – Mrs Mary Steer, 73rd year, Apr 9, widow of George Steer; mother of Clayton Steer, Mrs Charles (Verna) Woodrow and Mrs Stanley (Anne) Slater; sister of William, Fred and Gordon Richards; sister-in-law of Mrs Lydia Steer
c7 Married – Robert Ivan Simpson, son of Willard Simpson to Helen Marie Hills, daughter of Bert Hills
c7 Married – Peter Rokebrand, son of MRs Dianne Rokebrand to Shirley Ann Magee, daughter of William Magee
c7 Married – Marshall B. Sutton, son of Dr A. B. Sutton to Francoise Dreyfus, daughter of Marcel Dreyfus
c7 Married – Gerald Leroy Dakins, son of G. L. Dakins to Betty Anne Lawton, daughter of J. A. Lawton
Page 11
c1 Birthday – Mrs W. S. Dingman of Toronto, 90th
c3 Engagement – Jack Alexander Harkes, son of Frank Harkes to Agnes Anne Fentie, daughter of K. E. Fentie
c3 Engagement – Leonard Huffman, son of Earl Huffman to Rita Marie Lucio, daughter of George Lucio
c3 Engagement – Charles Stewart Scoyne, son of Stewart Scoyne to Reta Mae Woolley, daughter of Ervine Woolley
c4 Birthday – Mrs Mary Ellen Hill, nee McKinnon of St Thomas, 95th – Photo – step-mother of Gordon Hill
c5 Married – Murray Edward Groat, son of Dennis Groat to Hilda Jane McCallum, daughter of William Langford
c6 Married – Donald Allan Crawford, son of Arnold Crawford to Shirley Eileen Haight, daughter of Alton Haight – Photo
Page 16
c1 Photo – Staff of Warren Allen Service Station – Warren Allen; Garry Carr; John Williams; Murray Stafford; Glen Kelley
13 April 1955
Page 5
c5 Funeral – John Ward, Apr 11
c5 Funeral – Mrs Sarah Schram, Apr 12
Page 7
c1 Died – Mrs Rosina Hendel, Apr 11, widow of George Hendel; step-mother of George and Peter Hendel and Mrs Martin (Rosina) Hendel
c1 Died – Mrs Vernon Wilson, nee Margaret Belle McArthur, 66 years, Apr 12
c2 Funeral – Mrs Victoria West, Apr 12
c3 Born – Dawn Rose Fralick, daughter of H. Fralick; sister of Larry and Sheila, Apr 5
c3 Born – Daughter of Joe Marys, Apr 5
c3 Born – Kevin Douglas MacKenzie, son of Douglas & Marjorie MacKenzie, nee Futcher; brother of Karen, Apr 9
c3 Born – Lorraine Elizabeth Rickwood, daughter of Andy Rickwood; sister of Barry and Lee, Apr 10
c4 Died – William Brandow, 77 years, Apr 12
c4 Died – David Craig Kerford, 21 months, son of W. M. Kerford; brother of Ian Kerford; grandson of John Kerford and Laverne Williams
Page 8
c3 Photo – Nancy McCallum; Robin Medcalfe; Sue McNeel; Ann Richardson; Sylvia Partell
Page 9
c4 Married – Robert Aloyse Murat, son of A. E. Murat to Mary Janet Galbraith, daughter of James Galbraith
c5 Married – John David Mistele, son of George Mistele to Audrey Ellen Watterworth, daughter of Charles Ernest Watterworth
13 April 1955
Second Section
Page 12
c3 Photo – Marjorie Cloes; George Dalley; Deidre Vidamour; Donald Hoover; Betty Murphy; Ellis Holditch
c3 Died – David Craig Kerford, 21 months, Apr 12, son of W. M. Kerford; brother of Ian Kerford
c8 Died – William Brandow, 77 years, Apr 12
Page 13
c1 Photo – Richard Allen, 12 and his sister Cheryl, 7, children of George Allen
14 April 1955
Page 7
c4 Born – Patricia Joan Cloes, daughter of James R. Cloes; sister of Jean and Eva Marie, Apr 6
c4 Born – Edward Charles Herbert, son of Ross & Betty Herbert, nee Ashton, Apr 12
c4 Born – John Patrick Noell, so of G. W. & Barbara Noell, nee Paterson, Mar 26
c6 Died – William Brandow, Apr 12
c6 Died – David Craig Kerford, Apr 12
c6 Died – Mrs Eva Rice, 57 years, Apr 14, wife of James E. Rice
Page 9
c4 Died – Miss Alice Tanner, Apr 13, daughter of Leslie & Lorell Tanner, nee Holden
c5 Died – Mrs Eva Rice, 57 years, Apr 14, wife of James E. Rice
Page 12
c2 Died – Mrs Henry Selman, 88th year, Apr 13, aunt of Mrs Frank Wilson
c3 Died – Ernest Fletcher Putnam, 73rd year, Apr 12, father of Mrs George Aziz, Mrs Leslie Brown and Alice Putnam
14 April 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c1 Article – Lloyd MacBeth of Aylmer – Photo
c4 Photo – Clifford Campbell; Richard Bildy; Lewis Ford; Allister Cameron; Ernie Popovich; G. C. Clark; Ken Binks
c6 Article – John Muller of St Thomas
c6 Photo – John Muller and wife Ede Muller; Karl Zilly, father of Mrs Muller; Cristel Muller age 7, Karl Muller, age 4; Sammy Watanabe
c8 Photo – John Connor of St Thomas
Page 14
c1 Article – Slipway and Docks at Port Bruce
c3 Died – Mrs Annie M. Butler, Apr 12, wife of James M. Butler
c3 Funeral – Miss Amu Labertie King, Apr 7
c4 Photo – Repairing Angus Hughes cottage, Port Bruce
Page 17
c3 Married – Rupert William Gliddon, son of R. W. Gliddon to Eleanor Margaret Attwood, daughter of W. A. Attwood
c4 Married – Alan Fitzgerald Doan, son of Douglas Doan to Jennifer Ann Herpe, daughter of Claude Herpe
Page 19
c1 Married – William David Nesbitt, son of Lorne Nesbitt to Wilma Joyce Chalk, daughter of Claude Chalk
15 April 1955
Page 5
c4 Funeral – LeRoy Bennett, Apr 13
Page 6
c7 Died – Gary Comer, 5 years, Apr 13, son of Marshall Comer
Page 7
c3 Born – Catharine Ann Stock, daughter of Leonard & Helen Stock, nee Nichols, Apr 15
c3 Born – Daughter of Joseph Beattie, Apr 7
c3 Born – Paul Willard Buchner, son of Keith Buchner, Apr 9
c3 Born – Son of Arthur Claus, Apr 5
c3 Born – Son of Ray Heiner, Apr 3
c3 Born – Son of William Ott, Apr 7
c3 Born – Daughter of Maurice Dekatelaere, Apr 8
c3 Born – Son of Ross Andrews, Apr 5
c3 Died – Mrs Ida Campbell, nee Penwarden, 84th year, Apr 15
c3 Died – Mrs James E. Rice, Apr 14
c3 Memoriam – Vera Maude Stewart, Apr 16 1950
c3 Memoriam – Dale Martin, Apr 15 1948, by parents and Tena and Blaine
c4 Died – Michael Moyer, 79 years, Apr 13, brother of Mrs Henry Simmons, Mrs Jane Lambert and Squire Moyer
c5 Legal – Keith D. Patriquin of St Thomas
Page 8
c3 Married – Harold John Kaufman, son of John Kaufman to Geraldine Catherine Bradt, daughter of George Bradt
c4 Married – Edward A. Suckley, son of Edward Suckley to Marion Ruth Smith, daughter of Wilfred Smith
Page 9
c3 Married – James Gordon Grieve, son of Clarence Grieve to Doris May Hogg, daughter of Harry D. Hogg
c3 Married – Norman W. Dennis, son of Herbert & Laura M. Dennis to Reta M. Acton, daughter of Richard & Mary J. Acton
c3 Married – Roger Simpson, son of Donald Simpson to Marjorie Phillips, daughter of E. E. Phillips
c3 Married – Raymond Stewart Gammon, son of Raymond Gammon to Jean Marie Simons, daughter of Elmore Simons
15 April 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c3 Photo – R. C. A. F. Aylmer Graduates
c3 Died – Mrs Ida Campbell, 84th year, Apr 15, widow of Albert E. Campbell
c4 Photo – Fred C. Cunningham
c6 Photo – Rev J. A. Davies
c7 Photo – Mayor Peter Laing; Kenneth McKellar
Page 12
c3 Funeral – Mrs Alex Summers, Apr 15
c3 Photo – Aylmer Pee-Wee All Stars
16 April 1955
Page 1
c8 Photo – Richard Lethbridge
Page 7
c1 Died – Mrs Annie Dawson, 85 years, grandmother of Mrs Robert Hart; sister of Mrs F. Balten, MRs Casper Hairsine and Mrs Arthur Bell
c4 Died – Mrs Ida Campbell, 84th year, Apr 15, widow of Albert E. Campbell
c4 Memoriam – Mrs Mary Burgar, Apr 16 1954, by husband Lee; son Jack, daughter-in-law Nora and grandchildren Marie and Ross
c4 Memoriam – Leonard A. Clark, Apr 17 1947
c4 Memoriam – Mrs Dan (Mary) Clibborn, Apr 17 1953
c4 Memoriam – Elizabeth Harris, Apr 16 1913; Thomas Harris, July 15 1931
c4 Memoriam – Thomas Allan, Apr 17 1954, by sons Clarence, Lawrence and Bert
c5 Born – Son of Ross Andrews, Apr 5
c5 Born – Robert James Atkinson, son of R. H. Atkinson, Apr 7
c5 Born – Daughter of Joseph Beattie, Apr 7
c5 Born – Paul Willard Buchner, son of Keith Buchner, Apr 9
c5 Born – Son of Arthur Claus, Apr 5
c5 Born – Daughter of Maurice Dekatelaere, Apr 8
c5 Born – Son of Ray Heiner, Apr 3
c5 Born – Son of D. I. & Cleone MacDougall, nee College; brother of Leesa, Apr 14
c5 Born – Son of William Ott, Apr 7
Page 10
c2 Funeral – Mrs Ida Campbell, Apr 18
16 April 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Article – Harold T. Pincombe of St Thomas
c1 Photo – James Wooding; Verne Bailey; Ed Currah; R. V. Currier; Horace Gladding; Charles Henry; J. Hassan; B. J. Nicholson; W. W. Clift; Len Lewis; F. F. Astbury
c2 Photo – West Lorne Figure Skating Club Carnival – Joyce Wilson; Shirley Gammon; Nellie Attridge; June Lashbrook
c2 Photo – E. S. Livermore; George Johnston; Kenneth Phoenix; Ernie Hayes; Dugald Carmichael; George Neil; Ron Previtt; Henry Miller
c5 Photo – Judy Ann Hanley; Linda Tier; Henry Miller
c6 Photo – John W. Jolly
Page 13
c8 Funeral – Mrs H. J. Barons
Page 15
c7 Married – Roy E. Climie, son of Jack Climie to Barbara Lennox, daughter of Alexander Lennox
Page 21
c6 Died – Mrs Ida (Jory) Amy, Apr 15, widow of William Amy; mother of Mrs Arthur Douglas, Harold, Calvin and Allan Amy; sister of Samuel Jory, Mrs Melissa Castle, Mrs Lucy Yellow and Mrs Laura Harvey
c6 Photo – Don Williams of St Thomas
Page 22
c2 Married – Mr & Mrs Alan Fitzgerald Doan – Photo
c2 Engagement – Norman Staniland Schultz, son of John F. & Laura Schultz to Irene Florence Poole, daughter of Frank F. & Florence Poole
c3 Married – Rev Gordon C. Raymer to Mrs Coral Black, sister of G. L. Pressey
c4 Engagement – Dr James Thompson Nichol, son of John Nichol to Gladys Mildred Faulds, daughter of George Faulds
c4 Engagement – George Malcolm MacMaster, son of Morley MacMaster to Virginia Digby, daughter of Alfred Digby
c4 Engagement – Frank Wesley Rutter, son of Theodore Rutter to Barbara Jane Griffith, daughter of Ross Griffith
c4 Engagement – John Joseph Verkin, son of John Verkin to Olga Edith Marko, daughter of Steve Marko
c4 Engagement – James Harley Marshall, son of J. G. Marshall to Jean Elizabeth Hunter, daughter of Robert A. Hunter
c4 Married – Harwood Campbell to Jacqueline Joan McAvay
c4 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Charles Bolton of St Thomas, 50th
c5 Married – Lawrence Parker to Marilyn Howlett, daughter of George Howlett
c6 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs John E. West of Union, 25th
c7 Photo – Mrs J. D. Curtis of St Thomas
18 April 1955
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c1 Died – Ernest W. Hotchkiss, 75 years, Apr 17, husband of Mrs Lizzie Hotchkiss; brother of Robert S. and Percy Hotchkiss
c1 Died – Charles William Gaden, 85th year, Apr 15, husband of Mrs Gertrude Gaden; father of George and Charles Gaden, Mrs Louis Leader, MRs Roy Hoover and Mrs Fred Shelvock
c3 Funeral – Mrs Eva Rice, Apr 16
c4 Died – Donald Franklin Bill, 7th year, Apr 16, son of J. Frank & Nelena Bill, nee Sherk
c4 Died – Mrs Mary Skinner, 85th year, Apr 17
c5 Born – Luanne Cheryl Brown, daughter of William E. Brown, Apr 16
c5 Born – Daughter of D. R. & Mrs Munro, nee Binns; sister of David, Apr 16
c5 Born – Linda Susan Vance, daughter of J. W. Vance; sister of Kathy, Apr 17
Page 8
c2 Died – Thomas Swartz, 62 years, Apr 16, husband of Mrs Elizabeth Swartz; father of Mrs John (Nellie) Marshall and John T. Swartz; brother of Arthur, Albert and William Swartz
c4 Died – Dr Alexander Gilbert McMillan, 81 years, widow of Mrs Patricia McMillan, nee O’Connor; father of MRs Ivan J. McManus, Mrs Harold D. Roach and Hugh McMillan; brother of Janet and Bertha McMillan, Mrs Gordon Wright, Mrs Victor Jackson, Mrs James Risdon, Mrs George Ralston and Mrs Cecil Turnour
18 April 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c2 Photo – A. L. Campbell of St Thomas
c3 Photo – Cpl. Mervin B. Michener, 22, son of C. A. Michener of St Thomas
c3 Photo – Cornerstone of Grace Lutheran Church, West Lorne – Rev Horace Erdmann; Rev John Scharrer; Chris Schollenberger; Edward Schmidt
c7 Died – Donald Franklin Bill, 7th year, Apr 16, son of J. Frank & Nelena Bill, nee Sherk – Photo
Page 10
c2 Funeral – William Brandow, Apr 15
c2 Funeral – David Craig Kerford, Apr 15
c3 Died – Mrs Mary Skinner, Apr 17, widow of John Skinner
c4 Died – William R. Blakely, 82 years, Apr 16
Page 11
c5 Engagement – Gunnar Baltare to Catherine Gangle, daughter of Michael Gangle
c6 Married – Douglas Richard Hamilton, son of R. E. P. Hamilton to Yvonne Strobe, daughter of R. E. Strobbe (note both spellings – CVH)
c6 Married – Bruce Leslie Giles, son of Leslie Giles to Jennie Agnes Thurston, daughter of Louis Thurston
19 April 1955
Page 6
c7 Photo – Miss Ruth Lazenby, daughter of J. H. Lazenby of Lynhurst
Page 7
c3 Photo – James N. Allan; Warren Hastings; Hon. F. S. Thomas; Nate Wilson; R. S. Mistele; W. G. Mitchell; Al Hoover
c4 Funeral – Mrs Ida Campbell, Apr 18
c5 Born – Richard David Campbell, son of Floyd D. & Alice Campbell, nee McKillop, Apr 8
c5 Born – Raymie Lynn Jewell, daughter of Ross & Mrs Jewell, nee Styles, Apr 17
c5 Born – Sandra Ann Lawrence, daughter of Rae Lawrence; sister of Robbie and Donnie, Apr 18
c5 Born – Layne Edward James VanLoo, son of Harry & Rosemary VanLoo, nee Lewis, Apr 14
c5 Died – Miss Eliza Jeffery, 93 years, Apr 18
c5 Memoriam – George L. Blackwell, Apr 19 1943
Page 8
c1 Died – Mrs Alma C. Turnbull, nee Price, Apr 17, daughter of John & Caroline Price; widow of Paul H. Turnbull; sister of Mrs J. C. McCracken and Morton E. Price
c5 Died – Miss Eliza Jeffery, 93 years, Apr 18
19 April 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Article – Citizenship Court, St Thomas – Group Photo – Vincenzo Albini; Vincas Andrulionis and Mrs Eleonor Andurlionis; Mrs Ivanna Rociuko; Jean Bapist Borremans and Mrs Valentine Marie Borremans; John Adriaan Buyze and Mrs Maria Martha Buyze; Anton Dewus; Anthony Dirse and Mrs Emmy Zita Dirse; Vasyl Dziabenko; Hendrik (Henry) Elzinga and Mrs Gertrude Elzinga; Alexander Gec; Miss Halina Dorothy Gorska; Allie Helder and MRs Zwaantje Anthonia Helder; Teodor Hrabowsky; Mrs Helena (Leni) Kalman; Mrs Mary Koola; Gerrit Nicholas Kortleve; Mrs Julianna Kovacs; Joseph Lammens; Willard Ernest Latimer; August DeLeebeeck; Mrs Magdalena Lemche; Joseph Cornelius Bernard Liebregts; Petras Lukosius; Voldemaras Malskaitis and Mrs Maria Malskaitis; Michael Mooser; Stasys Stan Paketuras; Mrs Janina Jane Paketuras; Jacobus Ramondt and Mrs Maria Ramondt; George Andrej; Petrus Anthonius Albertus Bouma; Thomas Bouthoorn; Wynand Jan VanBreda and Miss Audrey VanBreda; Mrs Myroslawa Duda; John Joseph Eberle; Emrich James Fodor; Mrs Godelieve Ghesquiere; William Leendert VanHam; Miss Aletta Den Hollander; Alexas Koyelaitis Kujalavicius; Peter Konsewicz and Mrs Eleonora Konsewicz; Ivan Obertster and Mrs Katica Oberster; Michajlo Oleksiuk and Mrs Wanda Maria Oleksiuk’ Albert John VanDeelPiepers; Elmar RiJk and Mrs Leida Rijk; Mrs Anna Rochus; Rene Rommel; Dirk DeRuiter; Kazys Rulys; Milutin Savis; Emil Albert Schneider and Mrs Erna Schneider; Franciszek Skonieczna and Mrs Wladyslawa Skonieczna; Mrs Helen Spasic; Mrs Anna Maria Straub; Octaaf Steyaert and Mrs Mathilde Steyaert; Frank Stepaniak and Mrs Christine Stepaniak; Josef Spaltenberger and Mrs Elizabeth Spaltenberger; Joseph Spaltenberger Jr. and Mrs Elizabeth Spaltenberger Jr.; Peter Szeliga; Prosper VandenBilcke; Marinus Christiaan VanRaay and Mrs Wilhelmina VanRaay; Anne Vellnga and Mrs Dirkje Nauta Vellinga; Belisav Vidojevic; Dragisa Vidojevic; George Vozeh; Mrs Julma Vuylsteke; Gregory (Hryhorij) Wasyluk and Mrs Anna Wasyluk; Tadeisz Wiacek; Valentinas Poskartis
c5 Photo – James N. Allan; Hon. F. S. Thomas; J. D. Thomson; Mayor Peter Laing; Warren C. Miller; Mahlon C. Moore; W. Scott McKay
c7 Photo – James N. Allan; Hon. F. S. Thomas; Clifford F. Grimes
Page 10
c7 Married – George Adam Claire Simpson, son of T. Hamilton Simpson to Mary Ann Turville, daughter of Franklin D. Turville
c7 Married – Robert Gordon Foster, cousin of Harris Phillips to Margaret Martin, sister of Jim Martin
c7 Married – Stanley Boughner, son of John Boughner to Bertha Bernice Rice, daughter of George Gee
c7 Married – James Arnold Henry, son of J. Arnold Henry to Dorothy Georgine Skinner, daughter of George H. Skinner
c8 Married – Ronald Walter Tadgell, son of Walter Tadgell to Dorothy Louise Warner, daughter of Mrs Dorothy Warner
Page 11
c5 Engagement – Alvin Pearce Hunter, son of Ray Hunter to Alie Hermina VanDerMeyden, daughter of Mrs Gjysbertes VanDerMeyden and sister of Mrs Herbert E. JOhnston
c5 Engagement – George Paul Molnar, son of Peter Molnar to Sylvia Vera Elizabeth Livingston, daughter of David Bruce Livingston
20 April 1955
Page 5
c5 Died – Miss Alice M. Tanner, 55 years, Apr 13, daughter of Mrs Lorelle Tanner
Page 5
c1 Funeral – Donald F. Bill, Apr 19
c4 Photo – B. G. Thacker; Mrs J. M. Bissett; Mrs C. K. Fry; Mrs N. B. Cook
c4 Died – Mrs Ursen Johnson, 77 years, widow of Oliver Nahrgang and Ursen Johnson
c5 Died – Mrs Elizabeth A. Withenshaw, 85 years, Apr 19, widow of J. Thomas Jackson and Mr Withenshaw
c7 Died – Rev Sylvester LeRoy Toll, 85 years, Apr 19
Page 6
c2 Died – Mrs Sarah Jane Sutton, 81 years, Apr 19, widow of William D. Sutton
Page 7
c3 Died – Mrs Eva Lenora Andrews, 45 years, Apr 20, wife of Freeman Andrews
c3 Died – Simon Peter Beemer, 79th year, Apr 20
c3 Died – Clifford Edward Clarke, 48 years, Apr 19
c3 Died – Miss Eliza Jeffery, Apr 18
c3 Died – Rev Sylvester LeRoy Toll, Apr 19
c3 Died – Mrs Elizabeth A. Withenshaw, 85 years, Apr 19, widow of David Withenshaw
c4 Memoriam – William Henry Kyle, Apr 20 1950, by wife Sarah; daughter Mary and sons Billy and Joe
c4 Memoriam – Thomas Cornish, Apr 20 1952
c4 Memoriam – Mrs Annie Gloin, Apr 20 1951, by son and daughter-in-law Karl and Cora
Page 8
c3 Photo – Moore Tire Co., St Thomas
Page 9
c1 Article – Moore Tire Co., St Thomas
c2 Photo – B. T. ‘Bernie’ Moore of Moore Tire Co.
Page 11
c5 Photo – Mrs J. K. West; Mrs Arthur Hamilton; Mrs E. A. Allan; Mrs W. G. Murchison; Mrs A. B. Howard
c6 Photo – Mrs John Bell and Mrs J. A. Elliott
Page 12
c3 Photo – Sharon McCormick; Lloyd Wedgwood
20 April 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c2 Photo – Sam Alvaro of St Thomas
c2 Retirement – Clifford Edward Clarke – Photo
c2 Photo – Aerial photo of Clevite, St Thomas
c4 Photo – Samuel Millard; Murray Lockhart; Jack Pardey; Leonard Connor; Andrew McCormick; John Searay; Beverly Armes
c4 Photo – Elgin Regiment Officers – Capt. J. A. Jennings; Capt. R. E. Boykowich; Maj. S. Y. Marr; Maj. F. L. Eaton; Maj. J. W. McNeil; Lt Col. E. G. King; Capt. C. C. Eldert; Maj. R. S. Chamberlain; Maj. R. L. Chantler; Maj. H. V. Harnett; Capt. J. L. Duncan; Capt. E. A. Smith; Lt. J. J. Weller; Lt. H. C. W. Smith; Lt. R. W. Richardson; O/C J. D. Kirkpatrick; Capt. L. H. J. Smith; Capt. David Smith; OC Jack Rourke; Capt. M. A. Johnson; Cap. D. N. Crocker; O/ C. M. Haycock; Lt. A. Bruce Doan; Capt. C. J. Teetzel; Capt. S. J. Abel; Lt. W. P. Golden; O/C L. R. Moore; O/C John Goodwin; Capt. E. F. Grant; Lt. L. D. Reynolds; Lt. A. R. Harriman
c8 Photo – Wilbur D. Prescott
Page 14
c1 Photo – David Grant; Guy Drummond; Ronald Austin; Donald Monteith
c2 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Walter Hollands of Aylmer, 50th
c3 Died – Simon Peter Beemer, 78 years, Apr 20
c6 Photo – Mrs Currie Given; Mr & Mrs John Wilson
Page 15
c1 Photo – Miss Mildred Smith; Mrs Jean Conacher; Miss Buryl Pow
c6 Photo – Mrs George Walker of St Thomas
21 April 1955
Page 7
c1 Died – Mrs Isabel Johnson, daughter of Dr Bradnor & Etta Gorham, nee Sheldon
c4 Died – Mrs Eva Lenora Andrews, 45 years, Apr 20, wife of Freeman Andrews
c4 Died – Simon Peter Beemer, 78 years, Apr 20
c4 Died – Clifford Edward Clarke, Apr 19
c4 Died – Thomas Carroll, 83 years, Apr 20, father of William T., Richard J. and John Carroll; grandfather of Paul T. Carroll
c4 Died – Mrs David Withenshaw, Apr 19
c5 Funeral – Mrs Mary Skinner, Apr 19
c5 Born – Daughter of Albert Barbier, Apr 16
c5 Born – Brian William Coutts, son of William A. & Dorothy Coutts, nee Newcombe; brother of Eleanor, Apr 20
c5 Born – Eric Walter Else, son of Raymond & Donna Else, nee Jones; brother of David, Apr 13
c5 Born – James Wesley Pearson and Sharon Marie Pearson, twin son and daughter of Cyril G. Pearson; siblings of Jerry, Apr 18
c5 Born – Patrick David Reid, son of David M. & Mary Lou Reid, nee Amy, Apr 17
c5 Memoriam – Frederick James Garton, Apr 21 1947, by Elmer and Dorothy, Myrtle and Morgan
Page 8
c5 Birthday – Alex Foster, 5th, son of R. E. Foster of St Thomas
c5 Birthday – Patricia Duncan, 5th, daughter of D. Duncan of St Thomas
Page 9
c4 Photo – Mrs A. C. Calder; Miss Theresa Gardner; Miss Marion Spencer; Mrs E. Elliott; Rev R. W. Lane
Page 12
c2 Died – Mrs Emma L. Bloomfield, 73 years, Apr 16, widow of Frank Bloomfield; mother of Clayton, Kenneth and Nelson Bloomfield; sister of Albert H. Barr
c3 Died – Mrs Harry Allison, nee Flossie Mae Smith, 48th year, Apr 21
c3 Married – John Harvey Taylor, so of Jack & Electia Taylor to Nola Dianne Goldie, daughter of Dr James E. Goldie
c3 Married – Donald Cowan, son of W. F. Cowan to Mary Margaret Church, daughter of Albert Church
c3 Married – John Green, son of Alex Green to Edith Donner, daughter of Elwald Donner
c3 Married – Morley Shepherd, son of Arthur Shepherd to June Pearson, daughter of Edward Pearson
c3 Married – John Charles Seale, son of G. O. Seale to Irene Agnes Rodgers, daughter of William Rodgers
21 April 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c1 Article – I. C. Raymond Atkin of Springfield – Photo
c1 Died – Mrs Rodney H. Marter, nee Mary Babcock, 44 years, Apr 14
c4 Photo – Shirley Aihoshi; Marlene Austin; Carol Barrett; Noreen Beaupre; Elizabeth Bowie; Margaret Brown; Nancy Carr; Kay Davey; Robert Doan; Edith Dockstader; Robert Drake; Terry Dunlop; Phyllis Ferguson; Shirley Fleming; Raymond French; Shirley Gorvett; Neil Hayden; Barbara Heard; Carol Hill; Ronald Howey; Betty Milligan; Dair Monteith; Robert McConnell; Janet McIntosh; Mac McLaughlin; Sally McLorn; Sylvia Partell; Helen Pickersgill; Raymond Pilley; Doris Rick; Dorothy Rolling; Larry Ross; Sharon Stocking; Caroline Surgent; Mae Louise Veale; Ernest Vickerman; Niola Williams; Harold Campbell; Miss Gertrude Davis
c6 Died – Thomas Carroll, 83 years, Apr 20
c7 Photo – Fred W. Gilbert
c7 Photo – Sam Davies of St Thomas
Page 19
c2 Photo – Don Stokes of St Thomas
22 April 1955
Page 3
c3 Photo – Fred Lewis, David Torrents and Jack Westlake of Weatherhead Co.
Page 6
c1 Article – Dr A. Cameron Wallace of St Thomas – Photo
c4 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs James Anthony of Stratford, 55th – Hannah Mary Waterhouse, daughter of Martin Waterhouse married James Anthony, son of Robert Anthony; parents of Charles Anthony, Mrs Nelson (Rita) Price, James W., Jack and Mark Anthony
c5 Died – Herbert A. Zinn, 65th year
Page 7
c3 Born – Lisa Ann Whittingham, daughter of Bill & Shirley Whittingham, nee Mailing, Apr 22
c3 Born – Nancy Christina Sauder, daughter of Douglas Sauder; sister of John and Lawrence, Apr 20
c3 Died – Mrs Freeman Andrews, Apr 20
c3 Died – Simon Peter Beemer, Apr 20
c3 Died Thomas Carroll, Apr 20
c3 Died – Austin Sherwin, 64th year, Apr 21, husband of Mrs Rose Sherwin, nee Smalley; father of Lloyd, Keith and Ray Sherwin
c4 Memoriam – Donald Campbell, Apr 22 1945
c4 Memoriam – Mrs Alice Colley, Apr 22 1945, by daughters REva LaGortune, Alice Booth, Ada Makey
c5 Born – Terry and Timmy Greenslade, twin sons of Harold & Mamie Greenslade, nee Marlatt, Apr 19
c5 Born – Helen Kathleen Greenwood, daughter of A. H. & Dorothy H. Greenwood, nee Plastow; sister of Walter and Mary Elizabeth, Apr 22
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c4 Photo – D. J. ‘Johnny’ Hetherington of St Thomas
22 April 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c2 Photo – Heather Abraham; Janet Gardner; Campbell Locke; Joanne McNulty; Lenard McFarlane
c4 Photo – David Pook; Sylvia Lewis; Marina Goodman; Brian Sadler; Bob Passfield; Jim Pittaway; Frank Davey; Elizabeth Jacobs
c4 Photo – Winston Allen; Bob Harrington; Wayne Drewitt; Janet Anderson; Linda Higgins; Peter Bochart; Ken Swan
c7 Died – Austin Sherwin, Apr 21, son of Alfred & Ada Sherwin, nee Coombs; brother of Norman, Clarence, Ezra, Wilfred and Herbert Sherwin, Mrs Mac (Ethel) Aitken, Mrs Flossie Parker, Mrs Edward George, Mrs Herbert Baxter, Mrs Henry Prettie, Mrs Leslie Down, Mrs Edgar Smith and Mrs Clarke Mouncey
Page 18
c7 Photo – Jim A. McCaw of St Thomas
23 April 1955
Page 1
c1 Photo – Lt. Col. Strome Galloway
Page 3
c1 Photo – Don Williams of St Thomas
c4 Photo – G. W. Boughner; Mrs Violet McCarthy; Hon. Robert H. Winters; Dr C. H. Reason
c5 Photo – Robert H. Winters
Page 7
c3 Photo – Dawn Phibbs
c3 Born – Brenda Arlene Soper, daughter of Robert & Isobel Soper, nee Veitch, Apr 7
c3 Born – Daughter of Albert Barbier, Apr 16
c3 Born – Daughter of Theodore Aldward, Apr 11
c3 Memoriam – Harry Barker, Sept 19 1948; Emily Barker, Apr 24 1949, by Edith and Eva
c3 Memoriam – Norman McLeod Murray, Apr 23 1940, by wife Jean; by Wesley L. Murray
c3 Memoriam – Mrs Nellie M. Rowe, Apr 23 1947
c3 Memoriam – Alfred Sharman, Apr 26 1954
c4 Funeral – Mrs Elizabeth A. Withenshaw, Apr 22
c4 Funeral – Clifford E. Clarke, Apr 22
c6 Died – Mrs Mary Prickett, nee Norris, 76th year, Apr 22, wife of William Prickett
c6 Died – Alfred Edward Wiles, 57 years, Apr 23, husband of Mrs Ella Wiles, nee Newson
c7 Died – Mrs Mary Prickett, nee Norris, 76th year, Apr 22
Page 10
c3 Photo – Frank Winter; Gordon Whalls; F. O. Lewis; Harley Moon
23 April 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Article – Scott Studio, St Thomas
c1 Photo – T. H. Scott, founder of Scott Studio
c3 Photo – Murray Scott of Scott Studio
c5 Photo – St Thomas Area Hydro Staff
c6 Birthday – Charles Axford of Lambeth, 92nd, Photo
Page 12
c3 Photo – Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School, Aylmer
Page 15
c5 Married – Michael Luciani, son of Pat Luciani to Jean Claringbold, daughter of Harold Claringbold
c5 Married – John Robert Affleck, so of R H. Affleck to Shirley Joanne Henderson, niece of Eugene Mann
c5 Married – McDonald Frederick Millman, son of L. S. Millman to Margaret Jean Moir, daughter of R. M. Moir
c6 Married – Lawrence Bruce Davey, son of R. L. Davey to Marilyn Irene Hutchinson, daughter of Ray Hutchinson
c8 Photo – Don Braddon
Page 16
c8 Photo – Bill Stevens of St Thomas
Page 22
c2 Photo – Miss Doreen B. Lee; Mrs C. Broadbent; Mrs R. P. Kirkpatrick; Mrs F. G. McDonald
c4 Engagement – Frederick Clare Caughell, son of Clarence Caughell and Mrs Fred Luscombe to Joan Mildred Lewis, daughter of Albert Thomas Lewis
c4 Engagement – Russell Mannell, son of Harold Mannell to Florence Makins, daughter of Victor Makins; niece of Mrs Doris Silverthorn
c4 Engagement – Alfred Leroy Truax, son of E. L. Truax to Dorothy Jean Thody, daughter of Alton Thody
c4 Engagement – Charles Walters, son of Charles Walters to May House
c4 Engagement – Gordon MacKay Dalton, son of Frederick Keith Dalton to Katharine Jane Little, daughter of Dr Harold Smith Little
c4 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Robert Hanselman of Delhi, 50th
c5 Married – Mr & Mrs Lawrence Bruce Davey – Photo
c6 Married – Ronald William Rawson to Mary Ferguson
c6 Married – Gerald J. Benn to Mary Anne Snell
c6 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Guy N. Rowley of Belmont, 50th
c7 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Norman Welch of Wallacetown, 25th
25 April 1955
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c1 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Walter Hollands, nee Edna Little of Aylmer, 50th – Photo – parents of Dr Wilbert W., Alvah and Florence Hollands; grandparents of Thomas Ralph and Kathryn Jean Hollands
c1 Photo – Jim Moore, son of Frank C. Moore
c3 Died – Mrs Corey Harvey, 72 years
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c1 Died – Joseph Denis Ernest Lalonde, 75 years, Apr 20, husband of Alma Lalonde
c4 Funeral – Rev S. L. Toll, Apr 21
c5 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Charles D. Collver of Simcoe, 50th
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c3 Photo – Trevor Richardson, 13, son of George Richardson; Dave Wilkins, 17, son of Harry Wilkins; Rev J. L. Duncan; Rev H. W. Snell; Rev Dr W. R. Coleman; Fred Kondal
c3 Died – Mrs Catherine Turnbull, 51 years, Apr 21, wife of Alexander Turnbull; mother of Stanley Son; adopted mother of Robert Turnbull; sister of Havelock, Charles and Stanley Sheppard
c3 Died – Mrs Louise Victoria Balderston, 75 years, Apr 25, wife of Walter Balderston
c3 Died – Mrs Harriet Smuck, 73 years, Apr 23, widow of George Smuck
c4 Funeral – Austin Sherwin, Apr 23
c4 Funeral – Thomas Carroll, Apr 23
c4 Funeral – Mrs Eva Lenora Andrews, Apr 23
c6 Born – Stillborn daughter of Harold C. & Catherine Birch, nee Patterson, Apr 23
c6 Born – Daughter of Murray & Isabelle Crowe, nee Thrasher, Apr 19
c6 Memoriam – Richard Harris, Apr 24 1954
c6 Died – Mrs Louise Victoria Balderston, 75 years, Apr 25, wife of Walter Balderston
c6 Died – Mrs Harriet Smuck, 73 years, Apr 23, widow of George Smuck
c6 Died – Mrs Catherine Turnbull, 51 years, Apr 21, wife of Alexander Turnbull
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c1 Married – John Francis Ambrose, son of Phillip Ambrose to Beatrice Eleanor Neale, daughter of Cecil & Velma Neale
c3 Baptism – John Bruce Parker, infant son of J. L. Parker
c3 Birthday – Jeanette Campbell, 17th, daughter of J. D. Campbell
C4 Photo – Alma College May Court – Linda Destun, daughter of Paul Destun; Barbara Brown;, daughter of H. E. Brown; Josephine Smith, daughter of R. W. Smith; Marnie Daly, daughter of Dr J. Stuart Daly
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c3 Photo – John Collier; Karen Norman; Grace Armour; Steve Repuski
c5 Died – Mrs Florence Battersey, 68 years, Apr 24, widow of John Battersey
c6 Article – Plains Baptist Church cemetery
26 April 1955
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c2 Photo – Mrs Chester H. Smith; Mrs C. L. Anthony; B. G. Thacker
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c2 Photo – Rev Alexander Nimmo
c3 Died – Mrs Bruce Pringle, nee Hannah M. Ballantyne, Apr 24
c5 Died – Mrs Ivan Andrew Thatcher, nee Dorothy Emma Cole, 69th year, Apr 24
c6 Died – James William Martin, 71 years, Apr 22, husband of Mrs Martha Martin, nee Edmunds; father of James, Stanley and Norman Martin and Mrs Archie (Nellie) Fairbairn; brother of George Martin, Mrs Charles (Susan) Pacey and Mrs Arthur (Nellie) Tickner
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c3 Funeral – Mrs Mary Prickett, Apr 25
c3 Born – Elizabeth Diane Blake, daughter of Frank Blake; sister of Larry, Bobbie and Johnny, Apr 24
c3 Born – Catherine Anne Moore, daughter of B. J. & Eileen Moore, nee Harris, Apr 20
c4 Died – Mrs Walter Balderston, Apr 25
c4 Died – George Edward Blewett, Apr 24, son of Arthur & Florence Blewett, nee Nanteau; brother of Robert Blewett, Mrs Thomas (Agnes) Hillis, Mrs John (Audrey) Newby, Mrs Raymond (Lois) Wakeman, Patricia and Nancy Blewett
c4 Died – Armand S. Cline, 74 years, Apr 24, husband of Mrs Rose F. Cline
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c3 Photo – Norman Waite; Candace Brubacher; Lorna Swift; Peggy McNabb; Samuel Culbertson; Gail Lavoie; Joyce Callaghan; Lenore Smith; Collette Wallace; Jean Crocker; Joanne Gilchrist; Donna Knott
26 April 1955
Second Section
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c1 Died – Armand S. Cline, 74 years, Apr 24
c1 Photo – E. Jennings; Brad Schneller; Ivan Bell; W. K. Riddell; K. E. Lantz; W. P. McDonald; A. V. Langton; A. G. Skinner; Cam Clark; A. Burrell; Robert Bell; G. G. Bramhill; Roy Richards; Norman Watson; Douglas McKechnie; Glenn Johnston
c6 Photo – New Grain Elevators at Springfield
c8 Photo – Norman E. Kilmer; J. T. L. ‘Tom’ Lowe; Christopher Holland
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c1 Funeral – Simon Peter Beemer, Apr 23
c2 Photo – Dredging the harbour at Port Bruce
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c1 Photo – Mrs Adele Hunt; Mrs Edith Clark; Mrs Dorothy Kozachuk
c4 Married – Gerald Joseph Benn, son of William & Minnie Benn to Mary Anne Snell, daughter of William R. Snell – Photo
c5 Photo – Miss Helen Martin of St Thomas
27 April 1955
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c3 Funeral – Mrs Harriet Smuck, Apr 26
c4 Died – Mrs Veronica Nikita, 59 years, Apr 25, wife of George Nikita; mother of Nicolas, Emile, Peter and William Nikita, MRs Sylvia Symonds, Mrs Mary Hyrniw, Mrs Pauline Toole and MRs Lena Bartlet
c4 Born – Robert Ciril Gaspirc, son of C. & Marinka Gaspirc, nee Langerholte, Apr 26
c4 Born – Ellen Louise Killins, daughter of J. & Beth Killins, nee Melvin, Apr 25
c4 Born – Daughter of A. H. & Shirley McCart, nee Wilkins, Apr 25
c4 Born – Daughter of John H. & Frances Turnbull, nee Sinclair, Apr 23
c4 Memoriam – Mrs Arlie Berdan, Apr 27 1947, by husband Clifton Berdan; by daughter Florence, son-in-law Heber
c6 Died – E. Murray Foster, 55 years, Apr 25, husband of Mrs Blanche Foster, nee Long
c6 Died – Mrs Walter Balderston, Apr 25
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c3 Engagement – Richard Joseph Bizzolara to Margaret Alice Langley, daughter of Thomas Langley
c3 Birthday – Malcolm Campbell, 8th, son of Gordon Campbell
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c3 Married – Michael DeVose to Madeleine DeLee, daughter of Cyril DeLee
27 April 1955
Second Section
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c1 Photo – Bert Creighton; Bruce Gordon; Lawrence Morley
c4 Photo – Jaeger Machine, St Thomas
c5 Died – Louis Dallaire, 78 years, Apr 26, husband of Mrs Mary Dallaire; father of Elzear, Joseph, Thomas, John, Philip and Paul Dallaire, Mrs Albert (Lucille) Boismier, Mrs Edward (Mary Rose) Peltier, Mrs Richard (Louise) St John, Mrs Earl (Marguerite) Meloche and Mrs Paul (Theresa) Chenier; brother of Arthur, Fred, Philip, George, Victoria, Laura and Alexina Dallaire
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c7 Died – Mrs Arnott Countryman, nee Carrie Bell Leighfield, 88th year, Apr 24
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c2 Photo – St Thomas Cribbage League Champs – Stan Robinson; John Cassidy; Clair Payne; Harold Hayden; Corky Knowles; Angus Smith; Charles Mills; Herb Cabot; William O’Toole; A. B. Freeman; Herb Egley; John Burgess; Len Roberts; Fred Watt; Harold Robert
27 April 1955
Home & Garden Edition
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c1 Article – Fred J. Pearce of St Thomas – Photo
28 April 1955
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c4 Born – Jill Hookings, daughter of Robert & Doris Hookings, nee Gardner; sister of Bobbie, Apr 28
c4 Born – Richard John St Lawrence, son of R. W. St Lawrence, Apr 23
c4 Born – William David Underhill, son of W. J. & Barbara Underhill, nee Lillie, Apr 28
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c4 Photo – M. C. Moore; Jack Waite; G. O. Howse; Mrs Adele Hunt; Mrs Lawrence Chapman
28 April 1955
Second Section
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c3 Photo – Peter Cline; Wayne Simpson; Max Gavey; Jack McConnell; George Hayes
c3 Photo – F. S. Kerr; Clare B. Wigle; Harry M. Salmon
c4 Photo – Larry Walker; Reg Armstrong
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c3 Died – Dr Carl Benson Bowen, 56 years, Apr 16
c4 Married – Charles Stewart Scoyne, son of Stewart Scoyne to Reta Mae Woolley, daughter of Ervine G. Woolley
c4 Married – Joseph Murray, son of W. A. Murray to Palmira Mary VandenBussche, daughter of Gerard VandenBussche
29 April 1955
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c5 Funeral – Mrs Louisa V. Balderston, Apr 28
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c1 Died – Herbert McDonald, 82 years, Apr 28, husband of Mrs Jemima McDonald, nee Smith
c6 Died – Mrs George Walpole, 87 years, Apr 27, mother of George, Ralph and Edward Walpole, Mrs Walter Blythe, Mrs Lorne Brown, Mrs James Grimster and Mrs Fred Leybourne and the late David and Leonard Walpole
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c4 Died – Mrs Maribel Campbell, nee Black, 84th year, Apr 28, widow of Rev Neil A. Campbell
c5 Born – Son of Harry & Madeline Braiden, brother of Richard, Michael, Susan, Barry and Robert Braiden, Apr 25
c5 Born – Michael Thomas Windram, son of Thomas & Suzanne Windram, nee Rivest; brother of Gary, Apr 25
c5 Born – Beverly Wayne Honeywood, son of Bill & Edna Honeywood; brother of Betty and Jerry, Apr 26
c6 Died – Mrs Mary Ann Galbraith, 66 years, Apr 29, mother of Louise Galbraith and Mrs W. L. (Jean) Bailey
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c4 Married – Donald R. Bistow, son of Emil Bistow to Matilda Pomay, daughter of Steven Pomay
c7 Married – Clifford Ross McLeod, son of Frank McLeod to Betty Marie Cain, daughter of P. H. Cain
29 April 1955
Second Section
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c1 Photo – Ronald S. Fellows , son of Samuel Fellows
c1 Photo – Bill Murray; Bruce Wilson; George Abel; Bert Hardwick; Erle Hales; Charles Thorogood
c3 Photo – Construction of loafer type barn on the Leslie Lunn farm east of Frome
c6 Photo – John W. Jolly; G. P. Spackman
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c3 Died – Mrs George Walpole, nee Alice Woods, 88th year, Apr 27, daughter of David & Rachel Woods, nee Copling
30 April 1955
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c1 Photo – Keith Howe; Arthur Oslach; Margaret Howe; Bruce Howe; Paul Howe
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c6 Funeral – Mrs Maribel Campbell, Apr 30
c7 Photo – Norman E. Kilmer of Port Stanley
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c5 Born – Stillborn son of George Neill, Arp 30
c5 Born – Son of R. B. Trull, Apr 27
c6 Memoriam – Burl Richard Todd, Apr 30 1954
c6 Memoriam – Mrs Catherine Lewis, May 1 1954, by husband Edgar; by son and daughter-in-law Russel & Clare and grandchildren Russel Jr., Wayne, Charles and Darlene Lewis; by son Norman and daughter-in-law Charity; by daughter Anne and grandchildren Cathy and Billy; by son James and daughter-in-law Eileen and grandchildren Rosemay and Layne VanLoo
c6 Memoriam – Mrs Dalton Millman, May 1 1954, by husband and daughters Joyce and Barbara
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c3 Photo – C. E. ‘Ernie’ Brookes; Neil Campbell; Elizabeth Street; Clara Bartel
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c1 Retirement – Cecil E. Moon of St Thomas
c1 Photo – Cecil E. Moon; Dennis L. Powers; Clifford F. Grimes; Jack McDonald; DC. W. Fearn; C. Hague
c2 Photo – Cecil E. Moon
c2 Photo – St Thomas Collegiate Institute Band
c5 Photo Lloyd Gurr
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c2 Funeral – Harry Hodson, 59 years, May 2, son of George C. Hodson; husband of Mrs Ailen Hodson, nee Lyness
30 April 1955
Second Section
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c1 Retirement – James M. Murray of St Thomas – Photo
c1 Photo – James Anderson of Normandale
c3 Photo – William C. ‘Bill’ Kelso of St Thomas
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c1 Article – Katherine Pinneo, 15, daughter of P. G. Pinneo of Aylmer – Photo
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c1 Article McConnell Nursery, Port Burwell – Photo
c4 Photo – Staff of McConnell Nursery – MRs Norris Vaughan; William Hayward; Miss Katherine Koster
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c4 Photo – Mrs Don H. Anderson and Mrs E. D. Smith
c3 Photo – Miss Marian G. Smith and Mrs G. Glen Phibbs
c6 Married – Ali Memet Shakir, son of Musa Shakir to Patricia Ann Winter, daughter of Mrs Margaret Winter
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c1 Article – Mortin McNeil Ltd., St Thomas
c3 Photo – S. A. Mortin; J. W. McNeil; J. A. Sutherland
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c2 Married – Mr & Mrs Ali Memet Shakir – Photo
c5 Engagement – Alfred Ray Sherwin, son of Austin & Rose Sherwin to Shirley Ann Honsinger, daughter of Orville Honsinger
c5 Engagement – Alfred ‘Ted’ Swartz to Gloria Joan Jean Thompson, daughter of Bert Thompson
c5 Engagement – George Frederick Glenn, son of George B. Glenn to Alma Lillian Legg, daughter of Russell G. & Emily Legg
c5 Engagement – Gordon Smith, son of George Smith to Emma May Tazzman, daughter of Robert Tazzman
c5 Engagement – Haines Edward Bellman, son of Edward Cecil Bellman to Marie Monica Ondrovcik, daughter of John Karel Ondrovcik
c5 Engagement – Robert Walter Babin, son of Walter Babin to Sylvia Ann Miller, daughter of A. C. Miller
c5 Engagement – Joseph Sura to Mary Lillian Kivell, daughter of Thomas Kivell
c5 Engagement – Albert Henry Thomas, son of D. H. Thomas to Elizabeth Jane ‘Betty’ Browne, daughter of Clarence W. Browne
c6 Photo – Miss Gladys Elliott; MRs Steele Sifton; Mrs P. S. Dobson