St Thomas Times Journal
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
November & December 1955
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1 November 1955
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c3 Photo – Joan Bolt; Joy Currah; Marie Roberts; Marjorie Wilkinson; Ila Beer; Carol Vincent; Crystal Goodman; Carol Custance
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c4 Article – Glenn Smith, 17, of Dexter Rd.
c5 Funeral – Mrs R. G. Garbutt, Oct 15
c5 Funeral – Mrs Rose Shuel, Oct 31
c5 Funeral – Leo P. Fowler, Oct 31
c5 Funeral – Krynn Dees, Oct 31
c5 Died – Edward O`Brien, Oct 30
1 November 1955
Second Section
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c1 Photo – Wilson Gable of Springfield
c1 Photo – Wes Bigham, 88; Mrs Beulah Curtis
c3 Photo – Alistair Littlejohn; Jack Spence; Philip Schleihauf; James N. Allan; Hon. F. S. Thomas
c4 Photo – John W. Wilcox of St Thomas; Mrs Lela Johnson; Mrs Cora Gloin
Page 11
c4 Married – Robert Ronald Haight, son of Samuel Haight to Phyllis May McCormack, daughter of Ernest McCormack
2 November 1955
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c3 Born – Son of Rev Charles Frederick `Joe`& Mrs Felicity Cowley, Oct 29
c3 Died – Morley Sherman Tansley, 73rd year, Nov 2
c6 Died – Morley Sherman Tansley, Nov 2
Page 8
c4 Article – Hepinstall Jewellery, St Thomas
c6 Photo – D. L. MacRae; P. H. Stock; C. H. Hepinstall
2 November 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Died – Wilfred `Weir` Maxwell, 57 years, Oct 27
c3 Photo – E. S. Livermore; Violet McCarthy; Joe H. Burke
c3 Photo – C. Lang McDowell; R. W. `Bert` Rankin; Russell Kennedy; George Rankin; R. S. `Bob` Leith; Ed Smith
c6 Photo – R. H. Yeates; C. F. Nunn
c6 Photo – W. S. McKay; Mahlon Moore
c6 Photo – William Blewett; Harvey Lawton
c6 Died – Canon Quintin Warner, Nov 2 – Photo
Page 13
c3 Married – Kalman Kovacs to Mary Breeze
Page 17
c2 Photo – St Thomas Stampeders – Paul Park; Bill Whitehead; Jim Melville; Wayne Neal; Dick Ayearst; Allan Bowling; Benny Richards; Bob Myers; Don Ward; Bob Miller; Bob Begg; Larry Smith
3 November 1955
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c4 Funeral – Edward O`Brien, Nov 2
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c3 Born – Pamela Elizabeth Brooks, daughter of Harold & Ruth Brooks, nee Rowley; sister of Brian and Stephen, Oct 31
c3 Born – Larry Douglas Prickett, son of James Prickett, Nov 2
c4 Memoriam – Mary Elizabeth Flexen, Nov 3 1951
c5 Died Mrs Emily O`Hara, Oct 30
c5 Died – Morley Sherman Tansley, Nov 2
Page 10
c2 Married – Mr & Mrs John E. Gilbert – Photo
Page 14
c3 Photo – Jim McCaw of St Thomas
c4 Died – Henry L. Buller, 87 years, Nov 1, widow of Mrs Mary Buller, nee O`Connor
3 November 1955
Second Section
Page 15
c4 Photo – Judy Ann Land, 2 1/2 years, daughter of Murray Land of Lynhurst
c5 Photo – Alton A. Housley
c5 Photo – Murray Jones; Archie L. Campbell; D. Leo Dolan; J. D. Schweitzer; William Wharry; Hon. Fletcher S. Thomas
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c4 Died – Mrs Ernest Carswell, nee Margaret Fay Patterson, 21 years, Nov 3
4 November 1955
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c5 Born – Daughter of R. A. & Sylvia Baillie, nee Buck, Nov 3
c5 Born – Leslie Diane Carter, daughter of Jack & Zella Carter, nee Millman, Nov 2
c5 Memoriam – Howard P. Bogart, Nov 4 1953, by wife Helen
c5 Memoriam – C. Roy Smalldon, Nov 4 1954
c6 Died – Nathaniel William Boughner, 66 years, Nov 4
c6 Died – Skene Smith, 81st year, Nov 4
c6 Died – Mrs Louie M. Meek, 62 years, Nov 3, wife of Samuel H. Meek
Page 8
c5 Married – Herbert Jarvis Caughell, son of Albert Caughell to Mary Ann Clark, daughter of James Gillis Clark
Page 9
c4 Married – Paul Babanin to Stella Mary Pumputis, daughter of Walter Pumputis
4 November 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Article – Diana Grill, St Thomas; new owners Thomas Bujouves and John Dubistis
c2 Died – Mrs Louie M. Meek, 62 years, Nov 3, wife of Samuel H. Meek
c3 Died – Nathaniel William Boughner, 66 years, Nov 4
c4 Article – Ernest C. Reid of St Thomas – Photo
Page 12
c2 Died – Henry Weaver, 67 years, Nov 3
c3 Died – Robert G. Cridland, 84 years, Nov 3
c3 Photo – Aylmer Service Centre being renovated for Akron Brass Manufacturing Co. Inc.
c7 Died – Skene Smith, Nov 4
5 November 1955
Page 1
c8 Died – Dale M. Proud, 40 years, Nov 4 – Photo
Page 3
c5 Article – Elgin Museum News by Mrs J. R. Futcher
c8 Photo – W. E. Rowe of St Thomas
Page 6
c1 Died – Archie Howard, 60 years, Nov 4, husband of Mrs Carrie Howard, nee Goodbrand
c5 Died – Henry A. Ford, 83 years, Nov 4, father of Mrs Ethel Smith; uncle of John and Ira Ford
Page 7
c4 Funeral – Mrs William O’Hara, Nov 4
c4 Died – Archie Howard, 60 years, Nov 4
c4 Died – Dale M. Proud, 40 years, Nov 4
c4 Died – Skene Smith, Nov 4
Page 8
c3 Photo – Jack Wiseman of St Thomas
c4 Photo – Charles H. Smith, son of Jack H. Smith of St Thomas
5 November 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Photo – St Thomas Library Bookmobile – Mrs John Wilson; children of SS 14 Malahide; teacher Miss Mae Nunn; David Lang; Charlie Terry; Alda Fuller; Billy Lang; Jean Beattie; Bob Lang; Darlene Hill; Mary Jukes; Larry Carter; Bill Beattie
c1 Photo – SS 14 Malahide School
c1 Photo – Springfield Public Library; John Wilson; Mrs Ross Gracey
c1 Died – Harry Boxall, 81 years, Nov 5
c3 Article – Library Bookmobile
c5 Photo – John Wilson; Mrs Wilbur Taylor
c6 Photo – Murray Laidlaw; Roy Warwick; D. Wellington Shively; Charles Weaver; Bill Taylor; Ted Rabbets; David Turner
Page 10
c3 Photo – Walter Hoshal; Floyd Pearce; D. O., Reynolds
Page 11
c5 Married – D. G. Melvin to Mrs W. G. McCallum
c6 Married – Louis Frank Tomasi, son of Louis & Anne Tomasi to Kathleen Margaret Benn, daughter of William & Minnie Benn
Page 18
c5 Engagement – John Joseph Cassidy, son of Hugh J. Cassidy to Dona Maureen Monaghan, daughter of Leo Emmett Monaghan
c5 Engagement – Donald Walter Rapelje, son of Walter Rapelje to Patricia Florence MacNaught, daughter of Colin A. MacNaught
c5 Engagement – William Richard McLellan, son of R. N. McLellan to Violet Agnes Lucas, daughter of G. T. Lucas
c5 Engagement – Roy Thomas Barrett, son of Samuel George Barrett to Phyllis Pearl Crocker, daughter of Elias Crocker
c5 Married – William H. Wilson to Marilyn Belore
c5 Married – Ross McGregor to Luella Wright
c6 Married – Frank Alan Beer to Betty Rose Lorene Finch
c6 Married – J. Jamieson to Marilyn Sells
c6 Married – Frank Tomasi to Kathleen Benn
c7 Married – Mr & Mrs George Eric Disbrowe – Photo
c7 Married – Mr & Mrs Herbert Jarvis Caughell – Photo
7 November 1955
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c4 Funeral – Mrs Louie E. Meek, Nov 5
c4 Funeral – Nathaniel William Boughner, Nov 5
c4 Born – Donna Rae McIntyre, daughter of Donald G. & Roberta McIntyre, nee Jewell, Nov 6
c5 Photo – Keith R. Busby of St Thomas
7 November 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Retirement – Seaman H. ‘Pete’ Laird, son of Leaman Laird – Photo
c1 Photo – Arthur and Glen Mildren; Harry Broadhead
c5 Photo – R. T. Shinn; J. T. Baron; P. Sinclair; W. O. Wilsie; C. e. Moon; F. T. McLauchlan; J. M. Murray; A. B. Marshall; W. Thorpe; T. Rowley; W. J. Baker; E. E. Bridge; F. H. Dorland; J. Strong; T. Finlay; A. Irwin; G. Gloin; E. R. Horton
c8 Photo – Archie L. Campbell of St Thomas
Page 11
c3 Christening – Susan Margaret Agnew, daughter of W. Hugh D. Agnew
c5 Married – James Horvath, son of Joseph Horvath to Mary Magdolin Seman, daughter of Michael Seman
c7 Married – William Harvey Wilson, son of Wilfred Wilson to Marilyn Yvonne Belore, daughter of Harold R. Belore
8 November 1955
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c2 Photo – Mason Tansley of Yarmouth
Page 7
c3 Died – Miss Dorothy Hyne Mugford, Nov 6
c3 Funeral – Dale M. Proud, Nov 7
c3 Born – Kevin Lee George Barnes, son of George & Mrs Barnes, nee McQuiggan; brother of Bradley Melbourne Barnes, Nov 5
c3 Born – Clair Douglas Horton, son of Stanley & Marjorie Horton, nee Vann; brother of David, Nov 4
c3 Born – Danny Bruce Munroe, son of Bruce & Ethel Munroe, nee Middlebrook, Nov 6
c3 Born – Janice Lyn Page, daughter of William M. & June Page, nee Sadler; sister of Chris, Nov 5
c3 Born – Heather Ann Sloan, daughter of Wesley Sloan, Nov 5
c3 Born – Jo-Anne Lee Watson, daughter of Sidney J. & Yvonne Watson, nee McAteer, Oct 23
c5 Died – Charles A. Wood, Nov 5
8 November 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Photo – Fred White of Springwater
c1 Photo – White’s Bush, Springwater
c1 Article – Development of White’s Bush, Springwater
c8 Photo – Robert O. Burgess of St Thomas
Page 10
c1 Birthday – Mrs George Schram of Sarnia, 95th
c4 Married – Frank Alan Beer to Betty Rose Lorene Finch – Photo
c7 Married – Donald Allan McQuiggan, son of Milton McQuiggan to Marjorie Anne Cornell, daughter of Percy Cornell
Page 15
c1 Photo – Scott St. School Football Team Champs- G. P. Neal, Coach; Jack Wood; Gene Crossett; Gary Knight; Bevin Clark; Bob McGill; Michael Stuart; Jim Gillick; Joe Blackwell; Jerry Schram; Bill Hanley; Don Mailing; Jim Dunn; Ken Towers; George Dunn
c4 Photo – Myrtle St. School Football Team – Dale Thomas; Bud Westaway; John Ferguson; Peter Ricketts; Gary Doupe; John Ayearst, coach; Dave Collins; Art Johnston; Jim King; Bob Bolt; Jim Clark; Dave Hanley; Dave Nesbitt; Ken Phibbs; terry Rock
9 November 1955
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c1 Died – Mrs Marjorie Ethel Clark, 79 years, Nov 9, widow of Thomas A. Clark [Clarke – CVH]
c3 Died – Mrs Katherine Estelle Neidrauer, 60th year, Nov 6, widow of Arthur E. Neidrauer; mother of Mrs Arthur Wills
Page 7
c4 Died – Mrs Marjorie Ethel Clark, 79 years, Nov 9, widow of Thomas A. Clark
c4 Memoriam – Mrs Luscombe, Nov 9 1950; W. J. Luscombe, Apr 22 1952; Mrs Ada Allin, Nov 8 1918; Mrs Florence Wells, Mar 4 1944; Robert Luscombe, Dec 25 1916; by Elizabeth
c4 Memoriam – Archie McDougall, Nov 9 1943, by wife Florence and son Jimmie
Page 8
c3 Married – Gerald Edward Bardawell, son of Edward Bardawell to Rose Marie Silcox, daughter of James Leonard Silcox – Photo
c6 Married – Konrad Stickel, son of Konrad Stickel to Kathie Rakoschi, daughter of John Rakoschi
9 November 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c7 Died – Mrs Sarah Ann Munn, 93d year, Nov 6, widow of Archibald Munn
10 November 1955
Page 1
c8 Photo – Morton Madacsi and John Pastor of Vienna
Page 7
c5 Died – Mrs Marjorie Ethel Clark, 79 years, Nov 9, widow of Thomas A. Clark
10 November 1955
Second Section
Page 15
c3 Photo – Bill, Morley, Jack and Don Page, descendants of Jonas Page
c5 Photo – Wilson MacDonald; Miss Jean Hobbs; C. Trevithick
c6 Article – Percy J. Wilcox and brother Robert Wilcox of St Thomas
Page 22
c3 Photo – East Elgin High School Purple Flashes Football Team – Gerald Fewster, coach; Jim MacLachlin, line coach; Gene Corless; Art Clarke; Bob Munn; Jerry Greenwood; Rokus DenHartog; Aant Elzinga; Malcolm Ross; Ken Schultz; Russell Robinson; Jim Peters; Max Charlton; Ken White; Don Fick; Joe Denes; Harold Catt; Charles Hertner; Dennis Sullivan; Jim Gardner; Chester Glinski; Bob White; Tom Martindale; Larry Walker; Don Hayes
11 November 1955
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c1 Died – Mrs Sarah Veronica ‘Verna’ Ferguson, Nov 10, daughter of David Vogan; wife of Dr Robert S. Ferguson; mother of Roberta Ferguson; sister of Roy, Lang, Gibson and Grenville Vogan
c3 Funeral – Mrs Fyloria Holman Swisher, Nov 10, widow of Burgess Swisher
c5 Memoriam – Mrs John Acton, Nov 10 1954, by sons Tom and Dick and daughters-in-law Marie and Dorothy
c5 Memoriam – Cyrus Hartsell, Nov 11 1921
c5 Memoriam – Ted Johnston, Nov 11 1953, by wife Hazel; by son Milton and daughters Hope and Oda
c6 Born – Paul William Jones, son of Edward Jones; brother of Barbara, Nov 9
c6 Died – Mrs Margaret Newell, 73rd year, Nov 10, widow of P. S. Newell
Page 8
c2 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs A. Countryman, 60th; grandparents of Mrs Blake Hutton
c2 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs D. W. Main of Rodney, 60th; parents of Mrs Robert E. Jamieson
11 November 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Article – Ireland by Gladys E. Elliott
Page 12
c3 Photo – E. Williams; Flt Lt Robert Marriott; FO A. H. McMillan; AVM J. G. Bryans; GC J. C. Scott; WO L. B. Miskell; Cpl. E. C. Setters; S. K. Parry; Cpl. W. T. Letreille; D. D. McIntyre
c5 Born – Son of Archie Hewson
12 November 1955
Page 1
c6 Died – LAC Arnold Rudge, 31 years, Nov 11
Page 7
c2 Died – Leslie J. Clark, 62nd year, Nov 11, husband of Mrs Velma Clark
c2 Funeral – Mrs Marjorie Ethel Clark, Nov 11
c3 Died – William Day, Nov 22, husband of Mrs Louisa Day; father of Cornelius Day; step-father of Evans John and Mrs Evelyn Antone; brother of Mrs Christina Cornelius, Thomas and Froman Day
c3 Born – Son of R. A. & Elsie Cochlin, nee Blunt; brother of Carol and Pat, Nov 11
c3 Born – Paul Edward Lotus, son of E. P. Lotus; brother of Louise, Jim and Wendy, Nov 9
c3 Memoriam – Bart Carns, Nov 12 1954, by daughter and son-in-law Doris and Morris Jones; by wife Emma
c3 Memoriam – William M. Meloche, Nov 12 1950
c3 Memoriam – George Keith Patman, Nov 12 1943, by Elsie, Bob and Gary; by parents
c3 Memoriam – Lewis Cameron Rowe, Nov 13 1943
c4 Died – Arthur David Armstrong, 71st year, Nov 12
Page 9
c3 Photo – St Thomas Minor Baseball Champs – Mike Harkins; Jim Loucks; Allan Wright; Paul Bishop; Dick Trull; Bill Donnelly; Joe Polisak; Francis Smith; Dave Kay; Gary Cormack; Jim Donnelly; Don Saunders; John Dodds; Barry Takayesu; Bob Pell; Wayne Donnelly; coaches – Tom Takayesu; Pete Polisak; Don Kay; bob Hubert; Murray Pell
c4 Photo – Jimmy Dudley; Earl Schreiber; Ivan Cushman; T. W. Clift; R. H. Richey; Lefty Gomez; Jim Hegan; Dwight Bessmer
c6 Died – Arthur David Armstrong, 71st year, Nov 12
Page 11
c5 Photo – Thomas Bujouves and John Dariotis of The Diana Grill, St Thomas
12 November 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c1 Photo – Y. M. C. A., St Thomas
Page 16
c3 Photo – George C. Walker and John E. Johnson of St Thomas Y. M. C. A.
c4 Photo – Fire at Y. M. C. A. St Thomas in 1953
Page 24
c1 Article – Elgin Museum News by Mrs J. R. Futcher
c2 Engagement – Lt. John Irwin Manore, son of Gladstone Kennedy Manore to Cecily Emily Elizabeth Rankin, daughter of James Sabiston Rankin – Photo
c5 Married – Robert Lee Alexander, son of P. L. Alexander to Rena Bernice Armstrong, daughter of H. E. Armstrong – Photo
c6 Engagement – William Gray Goodeve, so of William S. Goodeve to Mary Doreen Carruthers, daughter of Frank W. Carruthers
c6 Engagement – Donald Lindsay Rawlings, son of Lindsay Rawlings to Patricia Ann Koyle, daughter of Harry W. Koyle
c6 Engagement – LAC Ralph Alexander Askew, son of C. C. Askew to Shirley Mae Forrest, daughter of G. Stanley Forrest
c6 Engagement – William Bruce Bailey, son of William Frank Bailey to Lois Kathryn Graham, daughter of Fraser A. Graham
c6 Engagement – Frank J. Reiser, son of Frank Reiser to Juanita Mae Ketchabaw, daughter of Hugh Ketchabaw
c6 Engagement – Albert James Dixon, son of Franklin Dixon to Dorothy Marian Smith, daughter of Albert Smith
c6 Married – William B. Campbell to Betty Jean McKillop
c7 Married – Dr George Kelly to Dorothea Smith
c8 Married – Roy Thomas Barrett, son of Samuel Barrett to Phyllis Pearl Crocker
14 November 1955
Page 1
c3 Photo – Drenise Bicknell, 9 years old; pig from the farm of Gordon E. Agar of Yarmouth Centre
Page 5
c3 Died – Mrs Margaret Alberta McCormack, 78 years, Nov 13, widow of James McCormack
c7 Died – Mrs Edith Lucy Fishbach, 89 years, Nov 14, widow of Elias Dunn and Courtney Fishbach
c8 Inquest – Death of LAC Arnold Rudge, 31 years, Nov 11
Page 7
c2 Died – Mrs Grace Shore, 77 years, Nov 13, wife of William Shore
c3 Died – Miss Elizabeth Martha McMillan, 81 years, Nov 14
c3 Died – Mrs Edith Lucy Fishbach, Nov 14
c3 Died – Mrs Margaret Alberta McCormack, Nov 13
c3 Died – Mrs Grace Shore, Nov 13
c4 Died – Jack M. Climie, 55 years, Nov 13, husband of Mrs Marie Climie, nee Mabee; father of Roy E. and Richard S. Climie; brother of Maude Climie, Mrs Robert Richardson and Mrs Robert Conlin; grandfather of Johnny
c4 Funeral – Mrs Robert S. Ferguson, Nov 12
Page 8
c1 Baptism – Penny Lynn Watson, daughter of H. R. Watson
c4 Died – William Edward Atrill, 85 years, father of William Atrill, Mrs W. T. (May) House, Mrs H. (Annie) Dunham, Mrs R. A. (Helen) Wyatt and Mrs E. (Violet) Pickett; brother of Frank, Irvine, Edward and Arthur Atrill, Mrs H. (Letta) Flannigan and Mrs Charles (Henrietta) Lewis
14 November 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Photo – William Morton; Harry Firth; Miss Edythe Bishop; Charles Stafford; C. C. Middlebro; J. P. Lyons; Charles Johnson
c3 Photo – Kenneth Schooley, son of Gerald Schooley of Chatham and formerly St Thomas
c3 Photo – Rotary Music Festival audience
c4 Photo – Ronald Kowolski; David Egley; Howard Hanson
c5 Photo – William Freeman; Herbert Loomis; William Paul; Alfred Allman; William Jenski; Herbert Rayner; Sid Young
Page 12
c3 Married – Robert Edward Hannigan, son of A. R. Hannigan to Murla Joyce Quittenden, daughter of S. H. Quittenden
c4 Married – William Blain Campbell, son of Ernest B. Campbell to Betty Jean McKillop, daughter of William S. McKillop
c6 Married – Roy Thomas Barrett. son of Samuel Barrett to Phyllis Pearl Crocker, daughter of Elias Crocker
c8 Married – John Sofelvi, son of Samuel Sofelvi to Mary Nezezon, daughter of Steve Nezezon
Page 13
c6 Married – Murray Alfred Sandham, son of John Sandham to Edna Marie Schneller, daughter of Otto Schneller
c7 Married – Ernest Francis Gough, son of Clarence Gough to Audrey Joan Davidson, daughter of Malcolm Davidson
Page 14
c3 Photo – Gerry Drynan; Harry Mooradian; Norm Hill; John Gillies; Art Holman; Ernie Goman; Joe Vernoi; Frank Colman; Cee Bint; Walter Reid; Bill Mattis; Jim Kendrick; Jack Coman; Fred Riddel
15 November 1955
Page 5
c3 Photo – Roseanne Cowan; Gary Smith; Patsy Adams; Catherine Felder; Doris McLeod; Kathryn Drummelsmith; Mary Brown; Everitt Grift
Page 6
c1 Died – Keith Mann, 8 years, Nov 14, son of Murray Mann
c1 Died – Mrs John E. Butler, nee Lillian E. Cook; 29 years, daughter of Stanley A. Cook; mother of David Edward, Linda Jean, Wendy Delma and Marie Ann Butler; sister of Clarence, Albert and Richard Cook and Mrs M. Perfetto
Page 7
c2 Died – Miss Annie Lyle, Nov 14, daughter of John & Helen Lyle, nee Hay
c2 Memoriam – Elizabeth Pantling, Nov 15 1950
c3 Photo – Sheila McFarlane; Viki Roberts; Bruce Smith; Barbara Yeo; Ritchie Stewart; Donny McKillop; Mrs E. J. Lowe
c3 Born – Julie Bromley, daughter of James A. Bromley, Nov 12
c3 Born – Bonnie Rosemarie Jones, daughter of J. E. Jones, Nov 14
c4 Died – Mrs Edith Lucy Fishbach, Nov 14
c4 Died – Frank Mass, 76 years, Nov 14, husband of Mrs Annabella McKay Mass; father of Frank, Frederick, Gordon, Glenn and James Mass, Mrs Victor (Mary) Meloshe, Mrs Floyd (Grace) Frederick, Mrs Fred (Annabella) Pengelly and Mrs Dwight (Dorothy) Alltman
c5 Died – Mrs Levi Whitfield, 82 years, mother of Mrs John Currie, Mrs Robert L. Mitchell, Mrs Lloyd Colling, Mrs Leonard Buckler, Arthur, Thomas and Russell Whitfield; sister of Samuel McPherson, Mrs Alex McNabb and Mrs Donald Ross
15 November 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Photo – Reeve Mrs Violet McCarthy; N. E. Kilmer
c2 Photo – Lew Anderson; Charles Alward; Bill Millar
c3 Photo – St Thomas Collegiate Institute Girl’s Choir
c4 Photo – Sheila Ann Slater; John Pook; Harvey Snyder
c6 Photo – Stewart Brown of Shedden; Hon. F. S. Thomas
Page 10
c1 Died – John Muller, 56 years, Nov 14, son of Conrad Muller Sr.; husband of Mrs Katharine Muller, nee Wies; father of Mrs Katherine Almost
c5 Married – Konrad Stickel to Kathie Rakoschi
c6 Married – Robert Harlow, son of Walter Harlow to Minnie McLellan, daughter of frank McLellan
c6 Married – Roger Copp Tuck, son of A. J. Tuck to June Eunice Baldwin, daughter of U. W. Baldwin
c7 Married – George Holmes to Bernice Mary Maeckelbergh, daughter of Alex Maeckelbergh
16 November 1955
Page 1
c2 Photo – Dr Jack G. Whittaker of Rodney
c4 Article – Dr Jack G. Whittaker of Rodney
c4 Died – Margaret Hoffer, 6 years, Nov 15, daughter of Cornelis Hoffer
c8 Photo – A. Victor Langton of St Thomas
Page 7
c2 Died – Frederick F. Hunt, 80th year, Nov 16
c2 Died – Miss Annie Lyle, Nov 14
c4 Died – Mrs Ellen Coulter, 81 years, Nov 16, widow of William A. Coulter
c4 Died – Miss Annie Lyle, Nov 14
c4 Died – Mrs Annie Watson, 83 years, Nov 15, wife of Harry Watson
c5 Funeral – Mrs Sarah Ann Munn, Nov 11
c5 Funeral – Arthur Davidson Armstrong, Nov 14
c5 Funeral – William Day, Nov 13
c5 Born – Penny Lynn Byway, daughter of Walter Byway, Nov 12
c5 Born – Son of Lloyd & Inez Gibbons, nee Ward, Nov 13
c5 Born – Son of Ralph Honsinger, Nov 6
c5 Born – Daughter of Robert S. Lyle, Nov 15
c5 Born – Robert Wayne Paddon, son of Wayne & Lois Paddon, nee Tanner, Nov 15
c5 Born – Debra Lynn Rickwood, daughter of Douglas Rickwood, Nov 9
c5 Memoriam – Minnie M. Brown, Nov 16 1953, by Harry
c5 Memoriam – Josiah Crawford, Nov 16 1953
c5 Memoriam – Frederick E. Wagland, Nov 16 1951, by Gertrude, Jack, John and Bobby
Page 8
c4 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs John Gilbert of Dutton, 50th – Photo
Page 9
c2 Married – Ronald H. Dickie, son of Robert Dickie to Shirley Marilyn Gorvett, daughter of Alfred C. Gorvett
c3 Married – Louis William Middleton, son of Wilson Middleton to Joan Amelia Merriott, daughter of Richard J. Merriott
Page 10
c4 Married – Kenneth Albert Mainprize, son of Albert Mainprize to Marian Ruth Brown, daughter of Roy Brown – Photo
16 November 1955
Second Section
Page 15
c1 Article – Parkland at Tyrconnell – Photo
c1 Photo – John E. Pearce of Tyrconnell
c1 Article – Dr Peter Bailey of St Thomas
c3 Photo – Dr E. C. Gliddon of St Thomas
c3 Photo – First United Church Junior Choir – Carol Gunning; Sharon Anderson; Bary Brayford; Judy McVeigh; Ted Paterson; Paddy Fry; Joanne Paterson; Allan Foster; David Lavell; Victoria Sanders; Linda Burgess; Joan Gunning; Anna Groves; Julie Ayling; Kathryn Beavis; Patsy Boughner; Anna Lee Richardson; Anne Davidson; Brenda Burgess; Peter Ayling; David Beavis; Gwen Roberts; Janet McLeod; Josie Howarth; Susan Foster; Joanne Teetzel; Jay Dawson; Kathie Edmonds; Laura McVeigh; Arlene Pavey
c4 Photo – Sharon Campbell; Sharon Spackman; Bette Anne Element
c5 Photo – John Ayling; John Clift; E. Frederick Astbury; Reginald E. Street
Page 28
c4 Photo – John M. Kozachuk of St Thomas
17 November 1955
Page 1
c6 Died – Dr Peter Bailey, 39 years, Nov 17 – Photo
c7 Article – Carson Bushell; Robert Barnes; Dr J. Hall; Bob Mawhiney; Jack Rice; Stewart McBrien; Wesley Carpenter; Scotty Kearns
c8 Photo – Stuart McBrien of Aylmer
Page 7
c2 Funeral – Mrs Margaret McCormack, Nov 15
c2 Funeral – Mrs Margaret Newell, Nov 14
c3 Died – Albert Jennings, Nov 13, husband of Mrs Edith Jennings
c3 Died – Mrs Ellen Coulter, 81 years, Nov 16, widow of William A. Coulter
c3 Died – Thaddues Goodhue, 60 years, Nov 16
c3 Died – Mrs Elizabeth Graham, 88 years, Nov 16, widow of John Graham
c3 Died – Mrs Eliza Jane Hudson, 73 years, Nov 16, widow of Joseph Hudson; mother of Mrs Frank (Irene) Westlake and Mrs Edward (Edith) Gray
c3 Died – Albert Jennings, Nov 13
c3 Died – Mrs Annie Watson, 83 years, Nov 15, wife of Harry Watson
c5 Born Daughter of Louis Sura, Nov 8
c7 Died – Mrs Eliza Jane Hudson, 73 years, Nov 16, widow of Joseph Hudson
Page 8
c3 Married – Albert Carder to Catherine Mary Carswell, daughter of Edwin Carswell
c3 Engagement – Robert Canning, son of H. A. Canning to Velma Norma Mae Routly, daughter of Norman S. Routly
c3 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Walton T. Winder of London, 50th
c4 Photo – Mrs Harry Medcalf; Mrs Dorothy Evans; Mrs John Curtis; Mrs Chester Smith; Susan Speight; Miss Mary Anne Nelly; Mrs C. L. Anthony; Pat Stewart; Mary Duncan
Page 9
c4 Photo – Mrs E. Higgins; Mrs John Stevens; Mrs M. A. Mason
17 November 1955
Second Section
Page 17
c1 Photo – Betty Waldie; Earla Waite; Colin Leitch; David Sinden; Dianne Ronson; Reginald Godden
c1 Photo – Orwell School Choir – Jerry Hewson; Russell Lewis; Warner Stanat; Shirley Ball; Gary Murphy; Gordon Murphy; Bob Dentry; Carol Hatfield; Wayne Lewis; Bob Osterhout; Janet Melton; Meille Oosting; Pauline Walker; Marcus Miller; Eliz Oosting; Mary Martin; Betty Crocker; Janice Cleaver; Anne Bodkin; Carol Dentrey; Monica Cappelle; Carol Ann Crocker; Emma Maron; Jean Melton; Larry Harvey; Karl Crocker
c4 Photo – Bath House, Port Bruce; cottage of George E. Harrison at Port Bruce
c7 Died – Stanley Thaddeus Goodhue, Nov 16
c8 Died – Mrs Elizabeth Graham, Nov 16, widow of John Graham – Photo
Page 18
c1 Inquest – Death of LAC Arnold Rudge
Page 19
c1 Article – Adams Furniture Store, St Thomas
c1 Photo – Roy Carmichael of St Thomas
c3 Photo – Staff of Adams Furniture Store – Marilyn Lunn; Dorothy Jagoe; Barbara Fox; Glen Baker; Jim McGaw; Hans Boehler; Arthur Ben
Page 25
c3 Photo – St Thomas Collegiate Institute Football Team – Dick Ayearst; Don Ward; Bill Whitehead; Paul Park; Deny Richards; Dave Watt; Bob Myers; Bob Miller; Bob Begg; Frank Winter, coach; Jim Dell; Mark McDonnell; Larry Smith; John Ricketts; Jim Melville; Wayne Neal; Tom Simpson; Bob Cutis; Don McGugan, manager; Garry Grant; Dick Agar; Larry Matthews; A. Bowling; Cameron Conrad; Owen Tustian; Tom McEwen; Paul Thomas
18 November 1955
Page 1
c3 Photo – Stuart McBrien; Jack Rice; Mac Byrnes; Archie Anderson
Page 7
c1 Article – William Kitchenham, wife Stella and children Earlene and Sidney of St Thomas
c1 Died – Dr Peter Bailey, Nov 17
c3 Photo – R. W. Rankin; Donald McCallum
c3 Died – Zenas Albertson, 91 years, Nov 18, widow of Mrs Bertha Albertson
c3 Died – Stanley Thaddeus Goodhue, Nov 16
c3 Died – Mrs Elizabeth Graham, Nov 16
c3 Died – Samuel Page, 77th year, Nov 17
c4 Memoriam – Ruth Marie (Rolland) Orr, Nov 18 1946
c4 Died – Samuel Page, 77th year, Nov 17 – Photo
Page 9
c4 Married – Keith Newcombe, son of Arthur Newcombe to Marilyn Joan Durfy, daughter of John Durfy
18 November 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Photo – Gail Fuke; Catherine Caswell; Janet Catchpole; Sharon McLean; Gail Irwin; Dr G. Roy Fenwick
c2 Photo – Rhythm Bands from Sparta, Calton and Union Schools
c6 Photo – PO James Green and father WC J. Fred Green
c6 Article – Stansell Bros. of Aylmer
c7 Birthday – William Parsons of St Thomas, 90th – Photo
Page 12
c2 Photo – Elgin Concert Band – Angus Walton; Leon Ross; Frank McBride; Frank Exley; Janice Millard; Karen Cassis; Jack McCarthy; Bob Hemphill; Bill Sherry; Stuart McTaggart; Alf Grimes, conductor; Ralph Hollands; Jack Reid Jr.; Don Williamson; Dave Grimes; Lawrence Elvidge; Rod Newman; Cal Jackson Eddie Gaydes; Jack Andrews; Paul Shackleton; Jim Anger; Tom Brown; Gilbert Clinansmith; Bill Turner; Barney Biggs; Les Muddle; Ron Joiner; absent Jack Reid Sr., Ray Taylor and Steve Shatz
c5 Funeral – Margaret Mary Hoffer, Nov 17
c5 Funeral Mrs Edith Lucy Fishbach, Nov 16
19 November 1955
Page 7
c4 Funeral – Mrs Ellen Coulter, Nov 18
c4 Funeral – Mrs Annie Watson, Nov 18
c5 Died – John T. Sumner, 88 years, Nov 18
c5 Memoriam – George Fickling, Nov 19 1954, by daughter Dorothy, Gary, Derek and Pamela
c5 Memoriam – Charles John Kew, Nov 19 1953, by Ethel and Roy
c6 Died – Dr Peter Bailey, Nov 17
c6 Died – Charles A. Gordon, 65th year, Nov 18
c6 Died – Samuel Page, Nov 17
c6 Died – John T. Sumner, Nov 18
c7 Born – Daughter of William & Alberta Pugh, nee Whan, Nov 12
c7 Born – Timothy Edward Hall, son of Kenneth Hall, Nov 6
c7 Born – Kathie Marie Lindsay, daughter of Dougald Lindsay; sister of Gary and Kevin; Nov 9
Page 8
c1 Article – James Richardson & Sons, St Thomas
c1 Photo – A. L. Campbell of St Thomas
Page 10
c3 Article – P. J. Slatterie of St Thomas
c4 Elgin Museum News by Mrs J. R. Futcher
19 November 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Article – Mjr. Gen. Eedson Louis Millard Burns, grandson of Dr Alonzo Burns; nephew of Mrs W. A. Burns – Photo
c5 Photo – Sand blocks Port Bruce harbor
c7 Photo – Sharon Campbell, daughter of Jack Campbell of Dutton
c8 Died – Charles A. Gordon, Nov 18
Page 12
c4 Died – Mrs Evelyn Ida Kennedy, 58th year, Nov 18, wife of Harvey Kennedy
Page 13
c2 Photo – David Brewster of St Thomas
c5 Married – Mr & Mrs Louis Frank Tomasi – Photo
Page 20
c2 Photo – Sparta Public School Rhythm Band members – Tommy Anger, age 6; Nancy Martin, age 7; Jennifer May Selby, age 6
c6 Christening – Cynthia Ann Winter, daughter of Ronald C. Winter; granddaughter of Paul G. Jefferies and Harold Sleight; great granddaughter of Mrs S. J. Jefferies and Mrs Frank E. Baxter
c6 Engagement – Gerald Dymock to Margaret Elizabeth Taite, daughter of Thomas Taite
21 November 1955
Page 7
c3 Died – Donald McLachlin, 83d year, Nov 20
c3 Funeral – Zenas Albertson, Nov 19
c3 Funeral – Mrs Elizabeth Graham, Nov 19
c3 Funeral – Stanley Thaddeus Goodhue, Nov 19
c4 Died – John Gibbs, 75 years, Nov 19, father of George Gibb [note: both surname spellings given – CVH]
c4 Died – John Gibb, 75 years, Nov 19
c4 Died – Donald McLachlin, Nov 20
c5 Born – Richard Dean Atkinson, son of John H. & Corinne Atkinson, nee Chapman, Nov 19
c5 Born – Daughter of C. S. & Jean Bowes, nee Carless, Nov 18
c5 Born – Peter John Carrie, son of John & Verity Carrie, nee Mulholland, Nov 19
c5 Born – Steven Neil Proctor, son of Thomas & Mrs Proctor, nee Simons, Nov 18
21 November 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Article – St Thomas Curling Club
c3 Photo – Sandbar in Port Bruce Harbor
c5 Article – Flt. Lt. M. G. ‘Mac’ Graham, son of Dr M. G. Graham of Dutton – Photo
Page 10
c2 Photo – Twins Karen & Sharon Doan; Ruth McBrien; Nancy Mitchell
c5 Married – Ignatius ‘Cy’ Kelly, son of Thomas Kelly to Helen Rose Klachan, daughter of Steve Klachan Jr.
Page 11
c3 Married – Bruce Lee Williams, son of Mrs Norma Williams to Marion Hazel Clinton, daughter of Elmer Clinton
c4 Married – Edward Jarvis Lampman, son of Edward Henry Lampman to Marilyn Jane Riddle, daughter of Morton Herbert Riddle
c5 Married – Murray Ray Poole, son of Leo Poole to Muriel Patricia Wingrove, daughter of Stuart Wingrove
c7 Married – Alphonse DeRouck, son of Frank DeRouck to Denise Raes, daughter of Alphonse Raes
22 November 1955
Page 1
c2 Article – W. F. Warren of St Thomas – Photo
Page 6
c8 Died – Mrs Eliza Milton, 87 years, Nov 21, widow of John Milton
Page 7
c1 Died – Mrs Emma Templain, Nov 21, widow of Otto Templain
c2 Funeral – Charles A. Gordon, Nov 21
c2 Funeral – Samuel Page, Nov 21
c2 Funeral – John T. Sumner, Nov 21
c3 Born – David Ross Avey, son of Ross Avey, Nov 19
c3 Born – Sandra Marguerite Leverton, daughter of Jack & Marguerite Leverton, nee Babcock, Nov 21
c3 Born – Kenneth Lloyd Roberts, son of Donald & Jean Roberts, nee Mistele; brother of Marilyn and Gary, Nov 20
c3 Memoriam – Mrs George Bolt, Nov 22 1950; Donald James Bolt, Nov 22 1942, by George Bolt
c3 Memoriam – Mrs John Hall, Nov 25 1947, by Dorothy and Bill
c3 Memoriam – Mrs Sarah Sutherland, Nov 22 1951
c5 Died – Archie Royle Pronger, 77 years, Nov 21
c5 Died – Donald McLachlin, Nov 20
Page 8
c1 Died – Mrs Jerry Lintott
c1 Returned soldiers – Capt. W. L. Wilcox; L. Corp. C. Barrett; Pte. G. F. Bryce; Pte. J. A. Hart
c2 Photo – Walter Irwin Moore, son of Mahlon C. Moore of St Thomas
22 November 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c3 Photo – W. R. Cavanaugh; H. McLean; A. L. Cooke
c3 Photo – W. Burkhart; C. T. Townsend; H. Poulson; D. McArthur; F. Owens; A. Kelly; R. Watterworth; C. E. Lankin
c8 Photo – George Rankin of St Thomas
Page 10
c1 Article – Aylmer Curling Club
c3 Died – Mrs Julia Flegel, 73 years, Nov 22, wife of Anton Flegel
Page 11
c3 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Charles Jones of St Thomas, 40th
c6 Married – Raymond L. Smith, son of George Smith to Mercy Jean Smith, daughter of Merton Smith
23 November 1955
Page 3
c3 Died – Mrs Helen Elizabeth Haylow, 60 years, Nov 22, wife of James D. Haylow
c4 Died – Mrs Margaret Ann Carswell, 87th year, Nov 23, widow of John A. Carswell
Page 7
c4 Funeral – Mrs Peter Morrison, Nov 22
c4 Funeral – John Gibb, Nov 22
c4 Died – Mrs Margaret Ann Carswell, 87th year, Nov 23, widow of John A. Carswell
c4 Died – Mrs Julia Flegel, 73 years, Nov 22, wife of Anton Flegel
c4 Died – Mrs Helen Elizabeth Haylow, 60 years, Nov 22, wife of James D. Haylow
c4 Died – Mrs Agnes Irene Hoshal, 47 years, Nov 22, wife of Walter C. Hoshal
c4 Memoriam – Mrs Edna Pollard, Nov 23 1954
c5 Born – Daughter of Roy Charron, Nov 17
c5 Born – Judith Ann Crocker, daughter of Carl & Patricia Crocker, nee Gowlett, Nov 22
Page 8
c5 Married – John McNamara, son of C. McNamara to Mary Ann Nobbs, daughter of Harold Nobbs – Photo
Page 9
c3 Photo – Miss Isabel McConnell; Mrs D. H. Sutherland; Mrs A. B. Howard; Mrs A. E. Allan
23 November 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Photo – Allis Chalmers technicians
c4 Photo – Guest Students at Elgin County Council
c5 Photo – Miss Arlene Eastbury; Miss Doris Johnston; Nadine Conner; Marcel Frank; Mrs C. J. Taylor
c6 Photo – Miss Carolyn P, Ferns of St Thomas
Page 12
c1 Inquest – Death of Margaret Mary Hoffer
c4 Died – Duncan Herron, 71 years
c5 Died – Mrs Agnes Irene Hoshal, 47 years, Nov 22, wife of Walter C. Hoshal
24 November 1955
Page 7
c4 Died – Fred M. Cook, 76 years, Nov 23, husband of Mrs Daisy Cook, nee Fleming
c4 Funeral – Donald McLachlin, Nov 23
c4 Memoriam – Frank Gagen, Nov 24 1948
c5 Died – Mrs Helen Elizabeth Haylow, Nov 22
Page 8
c3 Engagement – Donald Keith Forsyth, son of Donald Forsyth to Isobel Louise Patterson, daughter of W. A. Patterson
c4 Married – Mr & Mrs Edward Jarvis Lampman – Photo
Page 9
c3 Married – Jack Connor, son of Leo Connor to Dorothy Boughner, daughter of George Boughner
c6 Married – Murray Bond Truefitt, son of Murray Truefitt to Marilyn Jane Wellman, daughter of Wilfred C. Wellman
Page 11
c5 Photo – Staff of Cities Service Centre, St Thomas – Basil Thurston; Roy Baker; Harold Burgin; Danny Neil
24 November 1955
Second Section
Page 15
c3 Photo – Mrs Wray Smith and daughter Shelley, age 3 years of Yarmouth
c7 Photo – Reeve A. B. Littlejohn
Page 16
c4 Died – Mrs Lulu M. Brown, 72 years, widow of R. A. Brown
c6 Died – Morley Pursley, 57th year, Nov 22, son of Lewis & Mary E. Pursley, nee Jackson; father of Mrs Archie Barry, Donald and Evan Pursley; brother of Charles and Leo Pursley, Mrs Myrtle McDonald and Mrs Flossie Spencer
25 November 1955
Page 1
c1 Photo – Stuart Edmond Paddon of St Thomas
Page 3
c3 Died – Michael J. McCaffery, 74 years, Nov 24
Page 5
c4 Photo – Little Theatre Cast – Ron Somerville; Lois Caswell; Steve Repuski; Nan Robinson; Margaret Lazenby; John Collier; Margaret Doan; Tony Dennis; Gordon Budd
Page 7
c1 Died – James John Kew, 93 years, Nov 23
c4 Memoriam – George Evans, Nov 25 1954
c4 Memoriam – Mrs John Hall, Nov 25 1947, by Dorothy and son-in-law Bill
c4 Memoriam – Mrs John Logan, Nov 25 1949, by John Logan
c4 Memoriam – Edward Leroy Smith, Nov 25 1951
c6 Died – Mrs Joan Ritchie, 83 years, Nov 24, daughter of Robert & Jessie Graham; widow of Thomas Ritchie; mother of Mrs F. A. (Margaret) Gilbert, Mrs Cuthbert (Jessie) McCormick, Robert and John Ritchie; sister of James, Hume and Robert Graham and Mrs Mary Wilson
c6 Died – Michael J. McCaffery, Nov 24
c6 Died – Mrs Joan Ritchie, Nov 24
25 November 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c3 Photo – Allan Cliffe; Don Stokes; Robert Rankin; J. H. Fletcher; Charles Raven; H. N. Goodwin
c4 Photo – Keith Edgar, son of Roy Edgar of St Thomas
c4 Photo – Murray Laidlaw; Jack Harvey
26 November 1955
Page 7
c2 School Report – St Thomas Collegiate Institute Commencement
c4 Funeral – Mrs James D. Haylow, Nov 25
c4 Memoriam – Michael Berdan, Nov 26 1949, by wife Charlotte
c5 Died – Michael J. McCaffery, Nov 24
Page 8
c3 Died – Charles Thomson, 82 years, Nov 19, father of Mrs E. Beattie, Mrs S. Lang, Mrs J. Groves, Mrs C. Thomson and W. Thomson
26 November 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Photo – Max Charlton; A. Elzinga; Ken Schultz; Malcolm Ross; Don Fick; W. Wiley; Bob Bartley; Gene Corless; E. Wiley
c1 Photo – Anna Porter; Marilyn Martin; Jim VanPatter; Eleanor Griffin; Terry Chinnery; Gene Corless; Bob Hemphill; Marilyn Husser
c2 Photo – D. Charles Raven; Garvey Dowler; Mrs Muriel Smith
c4 Photo – J. A. Bosman; Mrs Bosman; Bob Ronson; Ena Patterson
c4 Photo – Patricia Fleming; William Clark; Joan Trevithick; Nancy O’Neil; John Trevithick; David McPherson; William Clark
c6 Photo – Gail Glicksman; Barbara Clark; Margaret Morley; Mary Kay Lane; Dell Richardson; David McPherson; Hollie Archer; George Prothero
c6 Photo – Richard Redinger; Michael Beacom; Ena Patterson; Andrew McGregor; Rena Beacom; Karl Kovach
c7 Photo – Glen Dufty
Page 13
c3 Married – Dr George L. G. Kelly, son of Dr George L. G. Kelly to Dorothea Margaret Smith, daughter of Henry & Mary Smith
c4 Article – Elgin Museum News by Mrs J. R. Futcher
c4 Photo – Miss Robin Futcher, daughter of J. R. Futcher; Joan Thomson; Catharine Shore; Mrs Jackie (Hinton) Mills; Burth Barnes
Page 18
c5 Engagement – William J. Dunlop to Barbara Joan Casey, daughter of Ambrose Casey
c5 Engagement – Donald Keith Forsyth, son of Donald Forsyth to Isabel Louise Patterson, daughter of W. A. Patterson
c5 Engagement – John R. McClennan, son of Roland H. McClennan to Patsy Ann Mailing, daughter of Hugh A. Mailing
c5 Engagement – Joseph George Andratis, son of John Andratis to Sandra Margaret Seymour, daughter of Milton Seymour
c6 Married – Gerald E. Bardawell to Rose Marie Silcox
c6 Married – Donald Rapelje to Patricia McNaught
c7 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs David Main of Rodney, 60th
28 November 1955
Page 5
c6 Died – H. Lee Truman, 72 years, Nov 26
Page 7
c4 Funeral – Mrs Joan Ritchie, Nov 26
c5 Article – Dr Peter W. Philpott, great grandson of John Philpott; widow of Mrs Jessie Philpott; father of Elmer Philpott
c5 Died – Mrs Evelyn Agnes Blough, 52 years, Nov 27, wife of Clarence E. Blough
c5 Died – Mrs Celia Campbell, 80 years, Nov 27, widow of Malcolm R. Campbell
c5 Died – Mrs Melissa J. Craford, 79 years, Nov 27, widow of George Willis Craford
c5 Died – Mrs Florence Emma Hartsell, Nov 27, widow of Cyrus Hartsell
c5 Died – Thomas Russell Robertson, 49th year, Nov 26, son of Mrs Mary Robertson; husband of Mrs Thelma May Robertson, nee Baker; father of Shirley Ann and Ronald Thomas Robertson; brother of Mrs Allan (Jean) Myers, Mrs Harry (Chriss) Purchase, Mrs George (Marion) Bingham, Mrs Art (Lillian) Milnes, Mrs Archie (Jessie) McKinnon, Mrs John (Agnes) McCauley, William, James and John Robertson
28 November 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Died – Mrs Florence Emma Hartsell, Nov 27, widow of Cyrus Hartsell – Photo
c4 Died – Mrs Evelyn Agnes Blough, 52 years, Nov 27, wife of Clarence E. Blough – Photo
c5 Died – Mrs Celia Campbell, 80 years, Nov 27, widow of Malcolm R. Campbell
c6 Birthday – J. C. Smith of St Thomas, 80th – Photo
c7 Died – Mrs Melissa J. Craford, 79 years, Nov 27, widow of George Willis Craford
c8 Died – Thomas Russell Robertson, 49th year, Nov 26 – Photo
Page 10
c1 School Report – East Elgin District High School Diplomas
c2 Funeral – Mrs Angels Irene Hoshal, Nov 24
c2 Funeral – Mrs Julia Flegel, Nov 24
Page 11
c2 Baptism – Michael James and Marjorie Marion Stevenson, twins of James Stevenson
c3 Married – Rene Alphonse St. Gelais, son of Henri St. Gelais to Gladys Ferne Ford, daughter of Victor Ford
c6 Married – Roger Seghers, son of Arthur Seghers to Donna E. DeMeester, daughter of Leon DeMeester
29 November 1955
Page 1
c3 Photo – Swans on Pinafore Lake; Harold Cattel and Micky Watts
Page 7
c3 Died – Mrs Lucy Ellen Vicary, 90 years, Nov 20, widow of William Vicary
c3 Funeral – Michael McCaffery, Nov 28
c3 Born – Laurie Alane Luscombe, daughter of Sparky Luscombe; brother of Patrick Luscombe, Nov 25
c3 Died – Mrs Elizabeth Ellison Addley, 84th year, Nov 28, wife of Thomas E. Addley
c3 Died – Mrs Evelyn Agnes Blough, Nov 27
c3 Died – Mrs Celia Campbell, Nov 27
c4 Memoriam – Mrs Beatrice Bell, Nov 29 1944
c4 Memoriam – Frederick James Tull, Nov 29 1935
c4 Memoriam – Terry Wayne Wilcox, Nov 29 1947, by parents and Barrie; by Aunt Jean, Uncle Cap and Danny and Terry
c8 Died – Frederick Charles Player, 70 years, Nov 28
Page 8
c1 Died – J. G. Thompson, husband of Mrs Helen Thompson, nee Putman
c1 Divorce – William Angus Buchan vs Ada Isabel Buchan and Hugh McCann
29 November 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c1 Photo – Howard Palmer, Reeve of Vienna
c1 Photo – R. Erie Trothen of Dunwich
c3 Photo – Leonard Ruth; J. VanBreda; Douglas Schleihauf; Kenneth Schleihauf; William Paradine; Richard Bildy
c3 Photo – West Lorne Bantam Baseball Champs – Gerald Willie; Douglas Howse; Kenneth Walker; Gordon Timson; Robert Brown; William Johnston; Kenneth Neil; Jim McLandress; Andrew Dienesch; J. Prohaszka, coach; Stuart Ronson, manager; Bill Bumputis; Jim Merritt; Robert Graham; Wayne Hauser
c4 Photo – Miss Mary Martin; Mrs G. H. Valentine; R. Jones and Miss Bernice Lewis
c7 Retirement – Leo Roy Hoover – Photo
c8 Died – Mrs Elizabeth Ellison Addley, 84th year, Nov 28, wife of Thomas E. Addley
Page 10
c3 Died – Alex More, 61 years, Nov 28
c4 Died – Mrs Dorothy McQuiggan, 71 years, Nov 28, wife of Frank McQuiggan
Page 11
c1 Married – Frank John Reiser, son of Frank Reiser to Juanita Mae Ketchabaw, daughter of Hugh J. Ketchabaw
c4 Married – Ralph A. Askew, son of C. C. Askew to Shirley Mae Forrest, daughter of G. S. Forrest – Photo
30 November 1955
Page 5
c3 Died – William Henry Dutton, 86 years, Nov 29
c6 Funeral – Mrs Melissa J. Craford, Nov 29
c6 Funeral – Mrs Florence E. Hartsell, Nov 29
c6 Funeral – Miss Annie Lyle, Nov 26
Page 7
c3 Died – George Escott, 68 years, Nov 29
c3 Born – Mary Barbara Conley, daughter of Kevin Conley; sister of Jimmy and Maureen, Nov 13
c3 Born – William Graham Roberts, son of A. E. & Phyllis Roberts, nee Graham, Nov 30
c4 Died – Dr Hugh McColl, 54th year, son of Archibald B. McColl
c4 Died – William Henry Dutton, 86 years, Nov 29
c4 Died – Mrs Myrtle E. Laing, 75 years, Nov 29, widow of Lorne Laing
c4 Died – Richard Percy Moyes, 68 years, Nov 30
Page 8
c3 Baptism – Arnold William MacPherson, son of Dr Bruce MacPherson; grandson of W. S. Richardson
c3 Birthday – Michael MacPherson of Weston, 11th
c3 Married – Donald Walter Rapelje, son of Walter Rapelje to Patricia Florence MacNaught, daughter of Colin A. MacNaught
c3 Married – Mr & Mrs John Joseph Cassidy – Photo
30 November 1955
Second Section
Page 15
c1 Photo – Eagle School Board – R. Lemon; Harvey Bechard; Harold Humphries
c2 Photo – S. H. Versteeg; D. E. Barrett; Hugh McIntyre
c6 Photo – James Robinson; Mrs J. B. Ferguson; J. W. Huffman; Bart Hewings
c8 Died – Richard Percy Moyes, 68 years, Nov 30
Page 16
c4 Died – Mrs Myrtle E. Laing, 75 years, Nov 29, widow of Lorne Laing
1 December 1955
Page 6
c1 Photo – Lawrence Parker of Yarmouth
Page 7
c4 Funeral – Mrs Evelyn A. Blough, Nov 30
c4 Funeral – Mrs Celia Campbell, Nov 30
c4 Died – William Henry Dutton, Nov 29
c4 Died – Mrs Myrtle E. Laing, Nov 29
c4 Died – Richard Percy Moyes, Nov 30
c4 Died – Miss Margaret Jean McNabb, 40th year, Dec 1
c4 Memoriam – Mary Reinhardt, Dec 1 1951, by son Cecil and daughter-in-law Hazel
Page 8
c5 Married – William Blain Campbell to Betty Jean McKillop – Photo
Page 9
c5 Married – Stephen Boehm, son of Peter Boehm to Meta Jeanne Birger, daughter of Gus Birger – Photo
Page 10
c6 Married – Jerome William Doyle, son of Leonard C. Doyle to Clara Elizabeth Gammon, daughter of Morley Gammon
Page 16
c1 Died – Mrs Ellen Freda Smith, nee Cooper, 51 years, Nov 30, wife of Charles P. Smith
1 December 1955
Second Section
Page 17
c1 Photo – Jack Mercer; Len Gaudette
c2 Died – Archie Leverington, 75 years, Nov 19
c4 Article – Mrs Mary Arnold of St Thomas and grandson Arnold Fleming and his wife Wilma of St Thomas
c5 Died – Miss Margaret Jean McNabb, 40th year, Dec 1
c6 Photo – W. J. Baird; Chuck Smale; Andy Simms
c6 Died – Mrs Zella Grace Follick, 71 years, widow of Dr Leonard L. Follick
Page 19
c5 Died – Michael Yallop, 7 years, Nov 30, son of Charles Yallop; brother of Mrs Douglas Pope, Kathryn, John, Robert, David, Bryan and Billy Yallop
2 December 1955
Page 1
c2 Photo – Maintenance on L & PS tracks at Union Station
Page 7
c1 Photo – Ernie Roberts of Yarmouth
c3 Photo – Rev Lorne B. Nethercott; Rev James G. Clague; Rev. W. M. Kennedy; Rev H. B. Stainton; Rev. O. W. McCully
c4 Died – Miss Margaret Jean McNabb, Dec 1
c4 Died – Lawrence Everett Nichols, 31 years, Dec 1, son of Clifford & Lavera Nichols
c4 Memoriam – John W. Barker, Dec 19 1951, by Hazel and George
c4 Memoriam – Charles Fellows, Dec 19 1954
c5 Born – Karen Anne Scheele, daughter of Isaac & Mary Scheele, nee Marshall; sister of Shirley and Brenda, Nov 30
Page 10
c3 Photo – Lawrence Marshall of St Thomas
2 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Photo – Jaeger Machine Co., St Thomas; Doug Parrack and John Abel
c2 Photo – W. J. Pope of St Thomas
c2 Died – Lawrence Everett Nichols, Dec 1
c4 Article – Jaeger Machine Co., St Thomas
c4 Photo – R. D. MacDonald; Jack Rourke; Don Whistlecraft; Doug Parrack; Jack Dyson; Jack Neil; K. J. Vine; John Abel; Van McDonald
Page 12
c3 Birthday – W. Harrison Barringer of Port Rowan, 91st
c4 Photo – Basil Damude; Mrs McLay Miller; William Tinline; Frank Truman
Page 15
c6 Photo – R. A. Heath; Jim Nixon; R. Boyd McLean
3 December 1955
Page 1
c1 Died – Mrs Edna Raes, 36 years, Dec 2, wife of Gerald Raes
c1 Died – Hendrick Werkbrouck, 23 years, Dec 2
c8 Died – Dr W. P. Warner, 59 years, Dec 2, son of Rev R. I. Warner; husband of Mrs Dorothy Warner, nee MacRae; father of John and Ann Warner and Mrs Ian (Janet) Gibson
Page 7
c2 Divorce – Shirley Maxine Ouimet vs Armond Joseph Ouimet and Dorothy Davis
c2 Divorce – Christine Wood vs Thomas William Wood and Anne Belanger
c2 Divorce – Helen Elizabeth Smith vs Morley Blake Smith and Sara Jean Ovens
c2 Divorce – Frederick Edward Binns vs Lela Florence Binns
c2 Divorce – James Franklin Whitchurch vs Allie Florence Whitchurch and Frederick Campbell Morley
c3 Funeral – Richard Percy Moyes, Dec 2
c3 Born – Randall Craig Paul, son of William & Sally Paul, nee Robbins, Nov 23
c3 Born – Leslie Kean Smith, son of Stanley Smith; brother of Albert and Susan, Nov 29
c4 Memoriam – Mrs Ada Walker, Dec 4 1954, by sisters Myrtle Pettit and Alberta Merritt; by husband Orvie and son Harold
c4 Memoriam – Lillian Ethel Pearce, wife of James Murray, Dec 4 1952
c4 Memoriam – Margaret Satchell, Dec 2 1942
c5 Died – Mrs Dora Feldman, nee Shankman, 43rd year, Dec 2, wife of Irving Feldman; mother of David Feldman; sister of Mrs Gladys Zaldin, Mrs Rose Sherman, Mrs Babe Cohn and Dr Leonard Shankman
c6 Died – Mrs Dora Feldman, nee Shankman, 43rd year, Dec 2, daughter of Frank Shankman; wife of Irving Feldman
Page 10
c3 Photo – LAC John William McCallum, son of W. L. McCallum of Dutton
3 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Article – by Mrs Cora Meyer – Vast Burwell Holdings went to his children; Photo of Col. Mahlon Burwell and his home at Port Burwell
c2 Photo – Reg Wilson; Miss Shirley Campbell; Van Vanderburgh
c6 Photo – Retired Machinists – Edward Tormey; Cecil Badgely; Hugh Donnell; Joseph Penisch; W. Hollingshead; Frank Lordan; Fred MacLauchlan; J. Mason; William Thorpe; George Waite
c8 Photo – Mrs Helen Beavis
Page 12
c2 Died – Hugh McNiven, 96 years, Dec 2, widow of Mrs Edith McNiven, nee Hagarth; foster father of Kenneth Foster and Mrs Douglas Crozier
c3 Photo – Spencer McConnell
c6 Photo – Arthur L. Crampton; Boyd Wilson; Spencer McConnell; Basil Damude; J. Carleton Dance
Page 15
c1 Article – Elgin Museum News by Mrs J. R. Futcher
c2 Photo – Ernie Roberts of Yarmouth
Page 22
c2 Married – Dr & Mrs George L. G. Kelly – Photo
c3 Married – Mr & Mrs Donald Walter Rapelje – Photo
c5 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Henry Hayman of St Thomas, 40th
c6 Photo – Mrs Joseph Szabolcs and daughter Ursula Idilko Scarlett Szabolcs of St Thomas; daughter of Paul Raffel; sister of Gunther Raffel
c6 Engagement – Donald Clayton Collins, son of Clayton Collins to Marion Joyce Calvert, daughter of Everett Calvert
c6 Engagement – Kenneth L. McCaw, son of Alex McCaw to Joan Glenda Corbett, daughter of Gordon Corbett
c6 Engagement – Lloyd Stanley Fairbairn, son of George Fairbairn to Dorothy Annie McIntyre, daughter of William & Annie McIntyre
5 December 1955
Page 1
c4 Died – Dan J. Mullins, 55 years, Dec 4 – Photo
Page 6
c3 Died – Mrs Jennie Mclean, 84 years, Dec 3, widow of Dougald N. McLean
Page 7
c3 Died – Fergus McGraw, 49 years, Dec 4, son of Henry & Caroline McGraw, nee Routhier; husband of Mrs Emily M. McGraw, nee Griffon; father of Donald and John McGraw; brother of Rev J. V., John and Leo McGraw, Mrs James (Loretta) Sullivan, Mrs Rene (Marguerite) Fournier, Mrs L. N. (Teresa) Winslade, Mrs E. M. (Dolores) Kunder, Mrs William (Cecilia) Murdock, Mrs Joseph (Betty) Marshall and Mrs Marie Duffy
c3 Funeral – Lawrence Everett Nichols, Dec 3
c3 Memoriam – John Hamilton Armstrong, Dec 3 1953, by sister Margaret and nephew John
c3 Memoriam – Ethel Hunt, Dec 5 1953, by Gladys, Jack and children; by Alice, Tip, Janet, Lynn and Brenda; by Hilda, Phil, Karen and Sylvia
c4 Died – Charles H. Brown, Dec 3
c4 Died – Andreas Goeckler, 81st year, Dec 4
c4 Died – Mrs Sadie McCallum, 75 years, Dec 4
c4 Died – Mrs Jennie Mclean, 84 years, Dec 3, widow of Dougald N. McLean
c4 Died – Mrs Gwendoline Parker, 63 years, Dec 4, wife of James M. Parker
Page 8
c1 Died – Mrs Robert Garvin, Dec 2, mother of Mrs Olive (Rev George) Johnstone
c2 Died – Mrs Gwendoline Parker, 63 years, Dec 4, wife of James M. Parker
c2 Died – Mrs Sadie McCallum, 75 years, Dec 4
c2 Died – Charles H. Brown, Dec 3
c4 Funeral – Mrs Edith Irene Farrell, Dec 5, widow of Thomas Harold Farrell
5 December 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c2 Photo – William Stirling; Russell Pickersgill; Robert Duncan; Reid Grice; Tom Lewis; A. J. Weatherhead Jr.; Donald Pearce; Margaret Wood; Robert Fawcett; Reg Knight; C. Barrett; Ross McCance; Mary Trueman; Douglas Whistlecraft; Harold Simmons; Laguarda Stewart; Basil Anderson; George Pickersgill; George Herr; George Crawford; Vic Stewart
c4 Photo – Bill Graham; Bud Jennings; Rusty Stewart; Glen Mildren
c5 Photo – Charlie Stunden; Walter Kemp
Page 10
c2 Died – Eugene Wingrove, 50, Dec 4
c2 Died – Mrs Electa Smith, nee Cook, 87 years, Dec 4, widow of George Smith
c5 Died – Andreas Goeckler, 80 years, Dec 4
Page 11
c3 Photo – Mrs Jack Stirling; MRs J. K. West; Joan Fenwick; Sandra Gliddon; Sharon Bowman; Nancy McCallum; Linda Brown; Marilyn Lawrence; Joan Trevithick; Kathryn Burgess; Donna Houghton; Rev H. S. Rodney
c5 Photo – Kathryn Drummelsmith
Page 16
c3 Article – by Gladys E. Elliott – Belleek in Northern Ireland
6 December 1955
Page 1
c1 Article – John Raffa, 50 years old; Aylmer – Photo
c7 Died – Dan Mullins, 60 years, Dec 5
c7 Article – Edward Waucaush, 32 years
Page 5
c1 Photo – W. D. ‘Chick’ Campbell of St Thomas
Page 7
c2 Funeral – Miss Margaret Jean McNabb, Dec 3
c3 Died – Gerald Wayne Jacklin, 10 months, Dec 5, infant son of Ellard Jackson
c4 Died – George E. F. ‘Ted’ Portlock, 44 years, Dec 6
c4 Born – Wendy Joyce Abel, daughter of Ernest & Mrs Abel, nee Streeter, Dec 5
c4 Born – Daughter of Charles Fearn; sister of Charlotte and Sheila, Dec 6
c4 Memoriam – T. C. ‘Mike’ McLandress, de 6 1954, by wife Norma
c6 Died – Andreas Goeckler, Dec 4
c6 Died – Gerald Wayne Jacklin, Dec 5
c6 Died – Norman R. Martin, 65 years, Dec 5
c6 Died – Mrs Sadie McCallum, Dec 4
c6 Died – John Mitchell, Dec 5, widow of Mrs Elizabeth Anne Mitchell, nee Houlton; father of Mrs Elizabeth Thompson, Mrs Clair (Mary) Gates and Kathleen Mitchell
c6 Died – George E. F. ‘Ted’ Portlock, 44 years, Dec 6
Page 8
c4 Married – Ronald Jacklin, so of Alvin Jacklin to Laura McGuigan, daughter of James McGuigan – Photo
Page 9
c4 Married – Albert James Dixon, son of Frank Dixon to Dorothy Marion Smith, daughter of Albert Smith
6 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Photo – H. K. Patton and F. G. McDonald
c3 Photo – Lloyd Gurr; Garnet Speers; Gordon McIver; Fred Kirk
c3 Died – Norman R. Martin, 65 years, Dec 5 – Photo
Page 12
c4 Funeral – William Henry Dutton, Dec 2
c4 Funeral – Mrs Myrtle E. Laing, Dec 2
c4 Funeral – Mrs Freda Ellen Smith, Dec 3
c5 Died – Archie Lee Long, Dec 4
Page 15
c3 Photo – Bob Celeri; Bill Whitehead; Bruce Babcock; Jay Teetzel; Don Ward
7 December 1955
Page 1
c5 Article – Edward Waucaush, 32 years, charged with murder of Daniel J. Mullins – Photos
Page 7
c3 Born – Susan Lynne Brown, daughter of R. W. & Bev Brown, nee Sullivan. Dec 5
c3 Born – Debra Lavonne Baker, daughter of Albert & Isabel Baker; sister of Murray. Dec 5
c3 Memoriam – Mr & Mrs Norman M. Pitt,. Dec 7 1951, by Evelyn, Ted and Fred
c3 Memoriam – James Wright,. Dec 7 1949, by wife Lizzie
c4 Funeral – Mrs Gwendoline Parker, Dec 6
c4 Died – Norman R. Martin, Dec 5
c4 Died – George E. F. Portlock, Dec 6
c4 Died – Miss Emma Frances Watson, Dec 7, aunt of Miss Phyllis Pequegnat
7 December 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c2 Died – Miss Emma Frances Watson, Dec 7, daughter of William Watson
c4 Photo – Mickey Watts and Harold Cattel
Page 14
c4 Funeral – Mrs Edith Irene Farrell, Dec 5
c4 Died – Walter H. Wyatt, 74 years, Nov 30, husband of Mrs Christina Jane Wyatt, nee Westcott
c4 Died – Mrs Fannie B. Hawley, 78 years, Dec 5, widow of George Hawley
Page 16
c2 Died – Rev George Wilfrid Oliver, 79 years, Dec 6, son of George Oliver; husband of Mrs Caroline Oliver, nee Gosnell; father of George H. Oliver, Rev Robert G. Oliver, Mrs W. C. (Isabel) Reid, Mrs H. E. (Carolyn) Neal and Mrs J. E. (Rhoda) Wright
8 December 1955
Page 5
c4 Article – Fred Muscat of St Thomas
c6 Died – Francis Murrison, 91 years, Dec 7
Page 7
c2 Photo – Ross Gregory; Cyril M. Williams; Claybourne Gordon
c3 Died – Mrs Edith May, Dec 8, wife of Ernest May
c3 Funeral – Gerald Wayne Jacklin, Dec 7
c3 Funeral – Mrs Sadie McCallum, Dec 7
c3 Born – Daughter of Leonard & Muriel Ryan, nee McGugan, Dec 6
c4 Died – Mrs Edna Chambers, 68 years, Dec 7, wife of D. Morley Chambers
c4 Died – Mrs Ernest May, Dec 8
c4 Died – Francis Murrison, Dec 7
c4 Memoriam – Edwin Whittingham and Mrs Mary Brooks, Dec 8 1950, by Jean and family
Page 8
c2 Birthday – Noel Jewell of St Thomas, 11th, son of Mrs Phyllis Jewell
c3 Photo – Mrs Mary Gorman; Mrs Irene Dean; Mrs Alice Patridge; Mrs A. Richardson
Page 9
c5 Married – Robert Harold Davis, son of Dr H. J. Davis to Ruth Margaret Arthur, daughter of John Arthur
9 December 1955
Page 7
c4 Funeral – George Portlock, Dec 8
c4 Died – Burlington Mahlon Dawdy, Dec 8
c4 Died – Mrs Ernest May, Dec 8
c4 Died – Mrs Edith M. Wall, 63 years, Dec 9
c4 Memoriam – Gail Harris, De 9 1950, by parents and Carolyn
c5 Died – Mrs Alice Goodyn, 61 years, Dec 8, wife of Henry Goodyn; mother of Mrs Jack Wiebe, Wilfred and Roger Goodyn and the late William Goodyn; sister of Gustaf, Leon, August Lisebeth and 2 brothers and 2 sisters in Belgium
Page 8
c4 Married – William Gray Goodeve, son of W. S. Goodeve to Mary Doreen Carruthers, daughter of Frank W. Carruthers – Photo
Page 9
c1 Married – William Richard McLellan, son of R. N. McLellan to Violet Agnes Lucas, daughter of G. I. Lucas
c4 Married – Donald Lindsay Rawlings, son of L. Rawlings to Patricia Ann Koyle, daughter of Harry Koyle – Photo
c7 Married – Robert H. Davis, son of H. J. Davis to Ruth Arthur, daughter of John Arthur – Photo of Ruth
9 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c3 Photo – John Lamers; Arthur Lockhart; Arthur Houston; Allan Roos
c3 Died – Burlington Mahlon Dawdy, Dec 8
c4 Died – Mrs Edith M. Wall, 63 years, Dec 9
c5 Funeral – Norman R. Martin, Dec 8
Page 12
c2 Funeral – Andreas Goeckler, Dec 7
c4 Birthday – John Kennedy of Aylmer, 90th – Photo, Article
10 December 1955
Page 1
c4 Photo – Con. Tom Killey of St Thomas OPP
Page 7
c4 Born – Timothy Richard Catchpole, son of Roger W. Catchpole; brother of Lon, Dec 7
c4 Born – Robert Gordon McFarlane, son of Leslie & Jean McFarlane, nee Gordon, Dec 8
c5 Died – Mrs Ernest May, Dec 8
c5 Died – Mrs Edith M. Wall, Dec 9
c5 Died – Harvey L. Woolley, 64th year, Dec 9
c5 Memoriam – Gesia Bagnall, Dec 10 1954, by daughter Phyllis
c5 Memoriam – Donald Spitler, Dec 10 1953, by wife Alma and sons Marty and Danny; by sisters Marion, Jean, Betty, Peggy and brother Frank; by Mom and Bill
c5 Memoriam – Wesley A. Wood, Dec 10 1949
Page 8
c3 Married – William Bruce Bailey, son of W. F. Bailey to Lois Kathryn Graham, daughter of Fraser A. Graham
10 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Article – Alva Sproule, son of W. J. Sproule of St Thomas – Photo
c6 Article – Mrs Minnie Mullins, 84 years
Page 12
c1 Photo – Mrs Bruce McLellan; Mrs Lloyd Blancher; Mrs Elmer Garton; Mahlon Hale; Kenneth brady
c6 Photo – Stan Clarke of Aylmer; Jack Rice; Jim Kiriakopoulos
Page 22
c2 Engagement – Charles J. Coon, son of H. W. Coon to Iris Page, daughter of Morley W. Page – Photo
c6 Married – William Bruce Bailey to Lois K. Graham
c6 Birthday – Mrs Dora Curtis of St Thomas, 80th
c7 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs James Andrews, 40th
c7 Birthday – Mrs Mary Thomas of Straffordville, 90th
c8 Birthday – Brian Edgeworth, 7th, son of L. B. Edgeworth of Lynhurst
c8 Birthday – Mrs Mabel Smith of Harrietsville, 82nd
12 December 1955
Page 6
c1 Article – Mr & Mrs George Andrai of West Lorne
Page 7
c3 Died – Miss Susan Marr Barber, 81 years, Dec 7
c3 Died – James B. Elvidge, 91 years, Dec 10
c3 Funeral – Lawson Milliken, Dec 10
c3 Funeral – Francis Murrison, Dec 11
c4 Died – Mrs Irene Shellington, 54 years, Dec 11, widow of Goy Shellington; mother of Lloyd Shellington, Mrs Steven (Ruby) Borden and Myrna Shellington; sister of Lorne and Cecil Gives, Mrs Leone Bearss and Mrs Evelyn Hunt
c4 Died – Chester Buckberrough, 81 years, Dec 10, brother of Mrs Maude Hubbard
c4 Born – Kathye Dawn Cohoe, daughter of Edward Cohoe; sister of Brian and Gary, Dec 10
c4 Died – Mrs Dorothy Irene Walker, 54 years, Dec 11, wife of Nelson Walker
c4 Memoriam – Mary Marjorie Dawn Edwards, Dec 12 1943, by parents, Pat, Bob and Betty Wynne
Page 8
c3 Married – Roland Ricker, son of Mrs Emma Maesse and Gustave Ricker to Betty Lou Tauss, daughter of Conrad Tauss – Photo
Page 9
c4 Married – L. H. Bob Canning, son of H. A. Canning to Velma M. Routly, daughter of Norman Scott Routly – Photo
Page 10
c1 Christening – Patrick Jeffrey Hurley, son of Maurice A. Hurley
12 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Photos – Sparta Parade; Doreen Shelley; Alan Fish; Max Fish; Robert Fish; Jo-Anne and Johnny Ramondt; Celine Gervais
c2 Died – Mrs Dorothy Irene Walker, 54 years, Dec 11, wife of Nelson Walker
Page 14
c3 Photo – St Thomas Curling Club
Page 16
c1 Photo – St Thomas Gun Club – Hal Kemp; Elmer Bockbrader; John Jones; Fred Ford; Jack Miller; Frank Anderson
13 December 1955
Page 6
c3 Funeral – Burlington Mahlon Dawdy, Dec 10
c4 Died – William Bishop, 58 years, Dec 11, husband of Mrs Myrtle Bishop, nee Walters
c8 Died – Jack Powers, 60 years, Dec 12, brother-in-law of Fred Ross
Page 7
c3 Memoriam – Norman Ballantine, Dec 13 1953, by wife Gladys
c3 Memoriam – Laura Carruthers, Dec 13 1954
c3 Memoriam – Robert Pyett, Dec 13 1950, by parents and Billy, Keith and Lynne
c3 Memoriam – Amelia Walker, Dec 13 1946, by husband Henry, daughter Edith and son Norman
c3 Memoriam – William H. Wann, Dec 13 1954
c4 Funeral – Mrs Edith Mary May, Dec 12
c4 Died – Miss Sarah E. Ackert, 89 years, Dec 12
c4 Died – Mrs Edith Elizabeth (McCloy) Irwin, 56th year, Dec 12, wife of Harold M. Irwin
c4 Died – Mrs Edith Katharine (Thrupp) McCracken, Dec 12, widow of Rev J. Carlton McCracken; mother of Mrs Charles (Mildred) Spittal, Edward and Frederick McCracken
c4 Died – Mrs Nelson Walker, Dec 11
13 December 1955
Second Section
Page 9
c3 Article – Port Stanley Grain and Transit Ltd. – Photo
c4 Died – Mrs Edith Katharine (Thrupp) McCracken, Dec 12, widow of Rev J. Carlton McCracken; half-sister of Morton E. Price
c8 Died – Mrs Edith Elizabeth (McCloy) Irwin, 56th year, Dec 12, wife of Harold M. Irwin
Page 10
c1 Photo – Rev T. Dale Jones; Ronald Dickenson; William Wall; William Wheatley; Jack Harvey; George Watson; Donald Burgess; Bert Hemphill; Clarence Hoover; Michael Koleada; Donald Black; James Marr
c3 Died – Miss Sarah E. Ackert, Dec 12
c3 Died – Ernest Hall, 55 years, Dec 12, husband of Mrs Evelyn Hall, nee Mitchell; father of George and Betty Lou Hall; brother of Harry Hall, Mrs Gladys Devlin and Mrs Thomas Jordan
c4 Died – Mrs Violet G. Blake, Dec 12, mother of Mrs Lillie Sweet, Mrs John Anderson, Mrs James Anderson, Mrs James Cockerham, William and Ernest Blake; sister of Mrs Harvey Williamson
c4 Funeral – Mrs Edith M. Wall, Dec 12
Page 11
c3 Engagement – O. Peter Jennings, son of W. G. Jennings to Shirley Ann Southern, daughter of Clarence E. Southern
Page 17
c6 Photo – TJ Staff – Don Plowright; Mrs Ola West; Patricia Stevens
14 December 1955
Page 7
c3 Died – Mrs Jessie McJannet, Dec 13, mother of James, George, William, David, Alex and May McJannet; step-mother of David William Morrison
c4 Died – Mrs Margaret Scadding, 87 years, Dec 14, widow of Charles Alfred Scadding
c6 Memoriam – Lavinia Connell, Dec 13 1950
c6 Born – Bonny Lorratta Mae Pettit, daughter of C. A. ‘Pete’ & Dorothy Pettit, nee Finch, Dec 2
c6 Died – Mrs Emily Clara Bowers, 83 years, Dec 13, wife of Charles H. Bowers
c6 Died – Mrs Edith Katharine McCracken, Dec 12, widow of Rev J. Carlton McCracken
c6 Died – Mrs Jessie McJannet, Dec 13, widow of James McJannet
Page 8
c2 Engagement – Russell Howard Mitchell, son of Grant Mitchell to Hazel Lucille Parker, daughter of Glen Parker
c3 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs E. Vint Sr. of St Thomas, 52nd
Page 10
c3 Photo – Charles Dunn; Mrs David Fisher; Mrs B. H. Nicholson
c4 Married – John Alfred Honsberger, son of Charles Honsberger to Phyllis Kathleen Crutchfield, daughter of Arthur Crutchfield
14 December 1955
Second Section
Page 17
c1 Photo – Robert H. Tait; Allen MacDougall
c2 Photo – Dr Robert Douglas; Dr Nancy Alexander; Dr Frank McCrystal
c4 Photo – Waterworks Park Pump house Chimney to be torn down
c6 Died – Mrs Emily Clara Bowers, 83 years, Dec 13, wife of Charles H. Bowers
c6 Photo – Joyce Marr; Yvonne Ripley; Marg Roberts
Page 20
c1 Photos – Grand Central Hotel, St Thomas
Page 21
c1 Article – Grand Central Hotel, St Thomas
c3 Photo – Alex Parsons and Sam L. Phillips of the Grand Central Hotel, St Thomas
Page 22
c1 Article – Grand Central Hotel – Photos
15 December 1955
Page 7
c5 Memoriam – William Lloyd, Dec 15 1951, by wife Dora
c6 Funeral – Mrs Dorothy Walker, Dec 14
c6 Died – Mrs Emily Clara Bowers, 83 years, Dec 13
c6 Died – Miss Martha Flexen, 77 years, Dec 14
c6 Died – Stephen Robert Hathaway, 7 weeks, Dec 15, infant son of Laurie & Alma Hathaway, nee Aylesworth
Page 9
c4 Photo – Mrs Angus McKenzie; Mrs Lillian Smale; Mrs Eileen Clark
Page 14
c1 Died – Stephen Robert Hathaway, 7 weeks, Dec 15, infant son of Laurie & Alma Hathaway, nee Aylesworth
15 December 1955
Second Section
Page 15
c5 Died – Miss Martha Flexen, Dec 14
c8 Photo – William J. Underhill of St Thomas
Page 16
c1 Photo – Construction of Vienna Separate School
c4 Died – Horace ‘Harry’ Hastings, 82 years
c4 Died – John Hasch, 63 years, Dec 14, husband of Mrs Barbara Hasch, nee Barath; father of Mrs Bert Besel, Mrs Clarence Millen, Mrs Michael Bakos, Joseph Fay and Alfred Fay
c4 Died – Mrs William Hannon, nee Jennie Reid, 64 years, Dec 14
c5 Photo – Kenneth Williamson; Lawrence Ellsworth; James Wright; Eric Teeple; Bert Hardy; Nelson Catt; Fred Barnum; Leon Bodkin; George King; Basil Damude; Dr William Cresswell; H. E. Freeman
16 December 1955
Page 5
c6 Died – Fred A. Hunter, 65 years, Dec 15
Page 7
c3 Born – Mark Douglas Groves, son of Robert Douglas & Doris Groves. nee Campbell, Nov 27
c3 Died – Robert A. Cook, 62 years, Dec 16
c3 Died – Miss Martha Flexen, Dec 14
Page 8
c4 Married Ronald Llewellyn Hobden, son of G. Hobden to Laura Ann Plant, daughter of E. Plant – Photo
Page 10
c3 Married – David Clair Clinansmith, son of G. E. Clinansmith to Marilyn McKillop, daughter of Donald A. McKillop
16 December 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c1 Article – Mrs Henry Mullins, 84 years, her son Daniel Mullins died Dec 4; Edward Waucaush, 32, charged with murder of Daniel Mullins
c2 Retirement – Frank A. Moynagh of St Thomas – Photo
c3 Photo – Alma College Choir; Mrs Steele Sifton; Rev A. Pinto Ribeiro and daughter Betty
c6 Died – Robert A. Cook, Dec 16 – Photo
c8 Died – Mrs Wilhelmina Schmeltz, 67 years, Dec 15, wife of J. W. Schmeltz
Page 14
c4 Died – Robert Daniel Toth, 2 days, Dec 15, infant son of Leslie & Isobel Toth, nee Hogya
c5 Photo – James Wright; Dr William Cresswell; Robert Ferguson
17 December 1955
Page 1
c2 Photo – Freighter Peter Reiss aground at Port Stanley harbour
Page 7
c2 Died – Robert Boyle, 70 years, Dec 15
c3 Died – Clarence Anderson, 75 years, Dec 17
c3 Died – Mrs Margaret Robinson Small, Dec 17, widow of George H. Small
c3 Funeral – Mrs C. H. Bowers, Dec 16
c3 Memoriam – James Frances (Barney) McAteer, Dec 17 1952, by wife Violet, sons Alec, William and Robert, brother Alec (Barney), sister Dorothea
c3 Memoriam – Mrs Alexander Emery, Dec 18 1954
c3 Memoriam – Randolph C. Shipley, Dec 18 1953
c4 Died – William J. Hunt, 48 years, Dec 16
c4 Born – Stillborn daughter of Homer & Gladys Schnekenburger, nee Parker, Dec 15
c4 Born – Daughter of Lawrence & Isabel Tasker, nee McDougall; sister of James, Rosemary and Lorne, Dec 16
c4 Died – Clarence Anderson, 75 years, Dec 17
c4 Died – Robert A. Cook, Dec 16
c4 Died – William J. Hunt, 48 years, Dec 16
c4 Died – Mrs Margaret Robinson Small, Dec 17, widow of George H. Small
c5 Died – Gordon Bruce Aggerholm, 4 years, Dec 15, son of Aksel Aggerholm
17 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c3 Photo – Gary Gagen, age 5 years; William Molyneux; Jes Moore; Capt. G. Potts
c6 Photo – Mrs Kay Freeman; Josephine Jones; Betty Kerr
c7 Died – Alex Comfort, 58 years, Dec 16, father of Mrs Frank Gray and Mrs Robert King
Page 12
c1 Article – Gerrard Raes, 58, charged with the murder of his wife Mrs Edna Mae Raes, 36
c3 Photo – Construction of addition to St Paul’s United Church, Aylmer
c4 Photo – Jack Rice, Stanley Clarke; Archie Anderson
c5 Funeral – Harry H. Hastings, Dec 15
Page 20
c1 Article – Elgin Museum News by Mrs J. R. Futcher
c2 Married – Mr & Mrs William Bruce Bailey – Photo
c5 Married – Dr Stewart A. MacDonald, son of Dr Archie MacDonald to Eva Phyllis Hume. daughter of T. J. Hume
c5 Married – Frank William Allingham, son of William Allingham to Betty Jean Steen, daughter of Ivan Steen
c5 Married – Ronald L. Hobden to Laura Ann Plant
c5 Engagement – Donald Forsyth to Isabel Patterson
c6 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs E. A. Cobban of Melbourne, 50th
19 December 1955
Page 7
c3 Funeral – Miss Martha Flexen, Dec 17
c3 Born – Daughter of Konrad & Joan Molik, nee Dickson, Dec 19
c3 Born – Robin Gayle Norman, daughter of R. A. & Clarice Norman, nee Gwalter, Dec 16
19 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Article – New Grace Lutheran Church, West Lorne – Photo
c3 Photo – Freighter Peter Reiss at Port Stanley
c6 Photo – Ernest Higginbottom of St Thomas
Page 12
c3 Funeral – Sarah Elizabeth Ackert, Dec 14
c5 Photo – RCAF Station Children’s Christmas Pageant
Page 15
c4 Photo – Bob Forth and Bob Lundie
Page 20
c5 Died – George W. Hurley, 82 years, Dec 17
c6 Died – Ernest Wistow, 82 years, Dec 17
20 December 1955
Page 7
c5 Died – Henry F. Wismer, 78 years, Dec 19
Page 8
c3 Married – John Ralston Wilson, son of William Wilson to Margaret Eileen Fowle/Fawle, daughter of Mrs S. Fawle
Page 9
c7 Married – Joseph Douglas O’Neill to Eva Schoonjans, daughter of Theofiel Schoonjans
Page 10
c2 Funeral – Robert A. Cook, Dec 19
c2 Funeral – William J. Hunt, Dec 19
c2 Funeral – Mrs M. R. Small, Dec 19
20 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Photo – Jackie Slaughter, 18 months old, of St Thomas; in the hospital
c3 Died – Horace Edward Prouse, 86 years, Dec 19, father of Mrs R. B. Newbery and Mrs Alice Hincks
c4 Photo – Allister Cameron of Dutton; Vermont Pow of Southwold
c5 Article – Tom. Frederick, Hugh and Nellie Hesson, siblings of Mrs Mary Lockwood
Page 12
c1 Photo – David Howe of Aylmer
21 December 1955
Page 1
c7 Died – Daniel J. Mullins, 59 years; Edward Waucaush charged with murder
Page 6
c4 Died – Father of Bernard Fluker, Dec 17
Page 7
c2 Died – John Albert Scott, Dec 19, brother of Mrs Mina Rowat, Mrs Bertha Gray and Mrs Percy Pappelle; cousin of Mrs Earl Bowman
c3 Born – David Kenneth Welch, son of Kenneth & Helen Welch, nee McLeod, Dec 17
c4 Died – Mrs Loretta Austin (Gee), nee Roberts, Dec 20
c4 Died – Mrs Catherine Emily Ingram, 75 years, Dec 21, widow of George A. Ingram
c4 Died – Henry F. Wismer, 78 years, Dec 19
c7 Memoriam – Perry T. Lumley, Dec 21 1954
Page 10
c3 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Thomas Hunt of Talbotville, 50th – Photo
21 December 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c1 Died – Mrs Catherine Emily Ingram, 75 years, Dec 21, widow of George A. Ingram
c2 Photo – New trains delivered to St Thomas
c3 Photo – Ray McDonald and Rod Roush of Elgin County Jail
c5 Died – Mrs Irene Milroy, Dec 20, daughter of Mrs Cruickshank; wife of Rev Robert Milroy; mother of Peter and David Milroy
c6 Photo – Malcolm E. Grant, son of George M. Grant; husband of Mrs Lois Grant, nee Heal
Page 14
c3 Photo – John Phelps; Ford Niebergall; Jesse VanPatter; Dr George Harrison
c4 Funeral – Clarence T. Anderson, Dec 19
22 December 1955
Page 1
c3 Photo – Miss Barbara Clark; Erle R. Burgess; Walter J. Kemp
Page 7
c3 Died – Mrs Thomas Gee, nee Loretta Roberts, Dec 20
c4 Article – Walter T. Smith of St Thomas – Photo
c4 Died – Frank Cuyler, 74 years, Dec 19, husband of Mrs Jessie Cuyler, nee Irwin
c6 Died – Mrs George A. Ingram, Dec 21
c6 Memoriam – James Arthur Clibborn, Dec 22 1954
c8 Retirement – A. F. Courtier – Photo
Page 8
c3 Married – James Ellis Rice to Edna Muriel Camplin
c4 Photo – Miss Lillian Korolewych of St Thomas
22 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Photo – Nick Nykyforuk; Alex Mitchell; Gordon Wilson
c5 Photo – Ross Galloway; Miss Kathleen Peake
Page 12
c1 Article – Paul Petrie, 12, of Vienna; son of Joseph Petrie
c3 Photo – Paul Petrie and sisters Virginia and Pat Petrie
Page 13
c3 Article – George Howe, 64 years, charged with assault of wife Mrs Louisa Howe and daughter Helen Howe; ruled mentally ill and admitted to the Ontario Hospital, St Thomas
23 December 1955
Page 1
c7 Photo – William Spackman, 6 and his sister Sharon, 10; Maj. Ernest Nesbitt
Page 2
c2 Photo – Glen Dale of Mer-Lin Motors, St Thomas
Page 3
c1 Photo – Jim McBain, M. P. for Elgin
c3 Photo – Lawrence Charlton of Mer-Lin Motors, St Thomas
Page 5
c2 Photo – Ron Welch of Mer-Lin Motors, St Thomas
Page 6
c5 Photo – Bob Pinner of Mer-Lin Motors, St Thomas
Page 7
c1 Died – Arthur William Squires, 56 years, son of John Squires; brother of Gwendoline Squires and Mrs Malcolm (Eva) Low
c5 Funeral – Henry Franklin Wismer, Dec 22
c5 Memoriam – H. W. Cook, Dec 23 1954, by wife Anna, son and daughter-in-law Milton and Isabel
c5 Memoriam – Alex N. McGugan, Dec 23 1953, by wife Gwendolyn; by daughter and son-in-law Aleta and Ron
c7 Photo – Joe Kuhl of Mer-Lin Motors, St Thomas
Page 8
c6 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Herbert R. Speers of St Thomas, 40th
Page 9
c1 Photo – Gord Knowles of Mer-Lin Motors, St Thomas
c4 Married – Beverly Kennedy to Kathleen May Hurley, daughter of Ralph Hurley
Page 10
c2 Photo – Art Plowright of Mer-Lin Motors, St Thomas
23 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c3 Photo – Gary Cruickshank, principal of Lynhurst School; son of Gordon Cruickshank
c3 Photo – Wilda Bainard; Romaine Perfect; Pat Ashton; Matilda Howarth; Betty Tapsell; Bob Forth; Don Plowright; Bob Lundie
c7 Photo – John Trevithick, 17,. son of Garnet W. Trevithick
Page 12
c3 Photo – Robert Truman; Jesse VanPatter; Mahlon Hale; Don Rawlins; Gordon Hughson
c4 Baptism – Darlene Iva Barons, daughter of Glen Barons; John Philip Killough, son of John Killough; Louis Yvonne Thow, daughter of Stuart Thow
c5 Photo – Jack Kerr of Mer-Lin Motors, St Thomas
c5 Died – Walter Thomas, 49 years, husband of Mrs Elsie Thomas, nee Stephenson; father of Louis and Edward Thomas, Mrs John Bailey and Barbara Thomas; brother of Willard Thomas, Mrs L. Lampkin and Mrs Grace Holland
Page 16
c3 Photo – Keith Weld of Mer-Lin Motors, St Thomas
Page 19
c5 Photo – Ted Finch of Mer-Lin Motors, St Thomas
Page 20
c8 Photo – Stan Hessell of Mer-Lin Motors, St Thomas
24 December 1955
Page 2
c1 Died – Margaret Irene Moran, 23 years, Dec 24
Page 7
c2 Died – Mrs A. E. Miller, nee Marie Louise Pollard, Dec 24, daughter of Richard Pollard
c3 Funeral – Mrs George Ingram, Dec 23
c6 Died – Mrs Almeda Ross Moir, 77th year, Dec 24, wife of James G. Moir
c6 Died – George H. Grantham, 56 years, Dec 23
c6 Died – Mrs James G. Moir, Dec 24
c6 Memoriam – Edward Couse, Dec 24 1954, by sister Madeline, brother-in-law Donald and niece Carol
c6 Born – Rhena Michelle Storms, chosen daughter of Carl & Nola Storms, nee Mitchell, Dec 17
Page 12
c3 Died – Mrs Margaret Teare, 83 years, Dec 23, widow of James Teare
24 December 1955
Second Section
Page 13
c5 Article – by Simon Albert Pearson of St Thomas – Photo
c5 Photo – Home of George A. Oldreive, Union Rd.
c7 Article – MacDonald, Dowler and King; Evan MacDonald; Garvey N. Dowler; Lt. Col. E. G. King
Page 14
c3 Photo – Home of George Summers, Summers’ Corners
c5 Birthday – Joseph Wesley Fish of Otterville, 94th
Page 16
c2 Article – Elgin Museum News by Mrs J. R. Futcher
Page 26
c5 Married – Donald Keith Forsyth to Isabel Louis Patterson
c6 Photo – Christine Brady; Karen Fry; Susan Thomson
c6 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Fred Robbins of Port Stanley, 35th
27 December 1955
Page 1
c3 Fire – Three Little Pigs Pentry, Sandymount Hill
c7 Died – William Elmore Turville, 60 years, Dec 26 – Photo
Page 3
c6 Died – James A. Firby, 84 years, Dec 26
c8 Died – Hugh McIver, 88 years, Dec 25
Page 5
c3 Died – Mrs Walter Tisdale, nee Addie Louise Wood, 95 years
Page 6
c1 Died – A. Douglas Bell, 55 years, Dec 24
Page 7
c2 Died – Mrs Dorothy Sanderson, Dec 25, widow of Robert Sanderson
c3 Photo – Mrs Gary Sutherland of St Thomas
c4 Funeral – George Henry Grantham, Dec 26
c5 Memoriam – Ernest Boyer, Dec 27 1945, by wife Clara and family Helen, Bernice and Martin
c6 Funeral – Mrs Margaret Irene Moran, 23 years, Dec 27, wife of Ralph Moran; mother of James Moran; daughter of Mrs Harold Capener and the late James McCallum; sister of Harold, William and Edward Capener; granddaughter of Walter Grand
c6 Born – John Frederick Heidt, son of Fred & Vera Heidt, nee Hatch; brother of Tommy and Kathy, Dec 14
c6 Died – James A. Firby, 84 years, Dec 26
c6 Died – Mrs Dorothy Sanderson, Dec 25, widow of Robert Sanderson
c6 Died – William Elmore Turville, 60 years, Dec 26
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c1 Article – Miss Rose Bachner, daughter of Michael Bachner Sr.
c3 Photo – Home of William J. McCollum of Belmont
c3 Died – Mrs Ida Miller, 65 years, Dec 25, daughter of Edward & Charity Rouse, nee Weeks
c5 Died – Marcus Talbot Mann, 100th year, Dec 25
c5 Died – Miss Louise A. Sweet, Dec 26, sister of Ethel and R. H. Sweet; aunt of Dr T. A. Sweet and Anita Sweet
c5 Died – Thomas J. Greenwood, 74 years, Dec 24, widow of Mrs Elizabeth Greenwood; father of Mrs Jack (Gertrude) Osborne, Arthur W. and John Greenwood
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c4 Married – Lt. John Irwin Manore, son of Gladstone Kennedy Manore to Cecily Emily Elizabeth Rankin, daughter of Col. James Sabiston Rankin – Photo
c7 Married – Donald Keith Forsyth, son of Donald H. Forsyth to Isabel Louise Patterson, daughter of William A. Patterson
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c2 Died – Warren K. Brown, 44 years, Dec 26, son of Randle Brown; husband of Mrs Marjorie Brown, nee Dunnell; father of Randle and Ryan Brown; brother of Mrs P. F. Walker and Lois Brown
c3 Died – Mrs Helena Koehler, 77th year, Dec 24, widow of Edward Koehler
28 December 1955
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c4 Photo – Mrs C. Axford; George Laing
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c1 Funeral – Mrs Julia Rabideau, 85 years, Dec 27, daughter of Napoleon Lucier & Philomene Mallette; wife of Henry Rabideau; mother of Mrs Irene Clark, Mrs Evelyn Montague, Joseph, Orval and Sevill Rabideau; sister of Gerald and Frank Lucier
c5 Funeral – Mrs Helena Koehler, Dec 27
c5 Funeral – Mrs Almeda Moir, Dec 26
c6 Memoriam – Mrs Edith M. Fellows, Dec 28 1949
c6 Memoriam – Norman Smith, Dec 28 1950, by wife Edith and daughter Mrs C. Paul
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c3 Married – John R. McClennan, son of R. H. McClennan to Patsy Ann Mailing, daughter of Hugh A. Mailing
c5 Married – Donald C. Collins to Marion Calvert
28 December 1955
Second Section
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c1 Article – by Gladys E. Elliott – Ireland Rich in Fairy Lore
c2 Article – Early Day Elgin Sawmills
c4 Photo – St Thomas Curling Club – Frank Ford; MRs Fred Green; Mrs John Thwaites; Harvey Galloway; Howard Williams; Mrs Roy Gilbert; Don McCallum
c4 Photo – Wrecked stolen car
c8 Photo – Constable John A. Tole
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c3 Died – Samuel Alexander Clark, 54th year, Dec 23, son of Samuel W. & Mittie Clark, nee Borroughs; husband of Mrs Mildred Clark, nee Saul; father of Saul A. and Robert Clark; brother of Thurman and Marvin B. Clark, Mrs Clarence Duke, Mrs Thomas Stainback, Mrs Florence Gooch, Mrs Walter Greenway, Mrs Vicki McCann and Mrs Lynette Askew
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c1 Photo – C. A. Hotchkiss
29 December 1955
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c7 Died – Mrs Peter (Catherine) Bohm, 51 years, Dec 29 – Photo
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c6 Died – Alfred Creek, 78 years, Dec 27
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c3 Died – Mrs Edward Amiss, nee Mary Elizabeth Rowe, 91 years, Dec 24
c4 Born – Susan Elizabeth MacArthur, daughter of John & Jean MacArthur, nee McIntyre, Dec 19
c4 Memoriam – Jessie Gray, Dec 29 1940, by son Don, Jean and daughter Flo and Bill
c5 Funeral – Mrs Dorothy Sanderson, Dec 28
c5 Funeral – William Elmore Turville, Dec 28
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c1 Died – John T. Arnew, 81 years, widow of Mrs Mabel G. Arnew, nee Ryan; father of Arthur, Raymond, Leslie, Gerald, Edgar and Norman Arnew
29 December 1955
Second Section
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c2 Photo – E. A. Cash, son of E. P. Cash of St Thomas; Hon. James N. Allan
c6 Photo – Major H. V. Davies, son of Walter Davies of St Thomas
c7 Photo – Mayor Peter Laing; Garvey Dowler
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c2 Died – Mrs Fred C. Elliott, nee Fannie Biddle, 86th year, Dec 25
c8 Died – Mrs Bruce Webster, nee Iva Bearss, 46 years, Dec 28
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c1 Married – James W. Snyder, son of James W. Snyder to Mary Joan Moore, daughter of Leonard A. Moore – Photo
c5 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Richard Herbert Lewis of Yarmouth, 60th – Photo
30 December 1955
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c4 Married – David Alexander Saunders, son of William Saunders to Helen Irene McKishnie, daughter of George Johnson
c5 Born – Mary Josephine Faulds, daughter of Walter A. & Mary Faulds, Dec 29
c5 Born – Sandra Lynn Green, daughter of K. & Helen Green, nee Hogan, Dec 28
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c1 Married – Omar Peter Jennings, son of W. G. Jennings to Shirley Ann Southern, daughter of C. E. Southern
c4 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs James McLean of Essex, 55th – Photo
c4 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Arthur Gammon of Forest, 50th
c5 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Dugal Smith, nee Carrie Rilett of Bothwell, 50th
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c1 Funeral – Marcus Talbot Mann, Dec 28, uncle of Orville Hunt, Mrs Walker and Thomas Hunt
c1 Died – Arthur Vidler, 90 years, brother of Hugh A. Vidler and Mrs Blanche Swift
c8 Died – Donald Campbell, 80 years, Dec 28
30 December 1955
Second Section
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c3 Fire – Barn of Lloyd Harries of St Thomas – Photo
c5 Photo – J. Roy Edgar and J. L. Anderson of St Thomas
31 December 1955
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c3 Died – Jack Connor, 25 years, Dec 30 – Photo
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c2 Died – Mrs Mary Elizabeth Calvert, 79 years, Dec 30, widow of Jesse Harold Calvert
c3 Photo – Medcalf Shoe Co., Curtis St., St Thomas
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c5 Died – Mrs Harry Elmer Smith, nee Gertrude Pauline Culver, 54 years, Dec 29
c5 Died – Frederick H. Dorken, 62 years, Dec 30, husband of Mrs Bessie Dorken, nee Ellis; father of Eva, Frederick and Richard Dorken; brother of Bert and George Dorken, Mrs Ann Burch and Mrs William Bawden
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c4 Memoriam – Irene May Catherall, Dec 31 1949, by parents and Billy
c4 Memoriam – Lillian Dudgeon, Dec 31 1953, by brother Ughie and sister Elizabeth Vidler
c4 Memoriam – Mrs May Wilkinson, Jan 1 1953, by husband Sam and daughter Dorothy
c4 Memoriam – Lillian F. Dudgeon, Dec 31 1953 and Joseph A. Dudgeon, Dec 27 1933, by daughter Lillian and son-in-law George
c4 Memoriam – W. Harry Wilkinson, Jan 2 1953
c6 Died – Mrs Mary Elizabeth Calvert, 79 years, Dec 30, widow of Jesse Harold Calvert
c6 Died – Jack Connor, 25 years, Dec 30
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c4 Photo – Roy Somerville
c6 Article – Elgin Museum News by Mrs J. B. Futcher
31 December 1955
Second Section
Page 11
c1 Photos – New buildings in St Thomas in 1955 – Continental Motors Corp.; Canadian Clark Ltd.; Berry Hill Sales Co.; Renovated YMCA building; Elgin Fruit Growers Co-operative; Jaeger Machine Co.; expansion of Redmond Motors of Canada Ltd.; Royal Bank East End; Nurses residence, Elm St; Vick Chemical Inc.
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c1 Photo – Miss Margaret Wagner; Mr Ross
c3 Married – William Joseph Dunlop, son of W. J. Dunlop to Barbara Joan Casey, daughter of Ambrose Casey
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c5 Photo – Dave Sherrett, 13 and Tom Given, 12