STTJ 1960 July

St Thomas Times Journal

St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

July 1960

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 2 July 1960

Page 3

c1    Photo –   St Thomas Y. M. C. A. Camp – Bill Vigars; Don Luton; Bob Jones; Erie Torgensen; Blaine Grahame; Tom Smith; John Shenan; Brian Cohoe; Rick Henderson; Fred Dayman; John Johnstone; Owen Medcraft; Bruce Stackhouse; Chuck Brubaker; Murray Banes; Paul Cook
c6    Photo –    Holy Angels’ Cub Pack – Joe Pandel; Nick Mayer; Patrick Murray; Joe Liebregts; Richard Balsden; Mark Vincent; Lawrence Gagnier

Page 6

c1    Photo –   Sqn. Ldr. H. F. Kerrison of R. C. A. F. Station, Aylmer
c2    Died –   Jack Wilfred Peters, July 1, son of Frank Peters
c3    Married –   Val Englund to Miss Ruby Vicki Chase

Page 7

c3    Photo –   Talbot Masonic Lodge – Edward Lee; C. C. Trull; W. A. Butler; C. H. Roberts; L. B. Sifton; W. S. Richardson; James Pickston; Samuel Grantham; A. A. McNames
c3    Memoriam –   James Walker, July 1 1957, by mother, Jean and Allan
c3    Memoriam –  Reuben Cecil Davey, July 3 1955, by wife Ada and daughter Aubrey
c3    Memoriam –   Lela M. Small, July 2 1959, by daughter Blanche
c4    Died –   Mrs Lavina I. Curtis Brown, 63rd year, July 1, wife of Talbot E. Brown
c4    Died –   Charles William Bradt, 80th year, July 1, husband of Mrs Frances Bradt, nee Smith
c5    Born –   Wendy Lynn Tuft, daughter of Wilburn Tuft; sister of Wayne; June 29
c5    Funeral –   Louis H. Casey, July 1
c5    Funeral –   William J. Leonard, June 29
c5    Funeral –   Thomas Walters, June 30
c6    Died –   Prof. Robert Angus, 86 years, June 30

Page 8

c1    School Report –   Promotions – Locke’s School; Centennial Ave. School; SS 3 Yarmouth; Union Public School; Port Stanley Public School; Springfield Public School; SS 1 Bayham; Richmond School; Shedden School
c5    Photo –   Lions Swimming Pool – Paul Colacecchi; Gary Bruce; N. J. ‘Red’ Ruhl; Dave Aylsworth; Gordon Fox; Mac McClenaghan; Harry Horney; Bill Barber; E. O. Fanjoy; Pat Hague; Helge Jorgensen; Mr Colacecchi; Mr Bruce; Mr Aylsworth; Miss Hague; Mr Jorgensen

Page 9

c1    Died –   Mrs Lavina I. Curtis Brown, 63rd year, July 1, wife of Talbot E. Brown
c2    Died –   Died –   Charles William Bradt, 80th year, July 1, husband of Mrs Frances Bradt, nee Smith
c3    Article –   Miss Kathryne Daley of West Lorne, daughter of Thomas Daley

2 July 1960
Second Section

Page 11

c3    Photo –   Contestants for Port Stanley’s ‘Miss Waterama’ – Anne Weiss; Shirley McGregor; Judy Ballard; Donna Brown; Sherry Bell; Glenda Dunn; Judy Harvey; Brenda Gravelle; Ella McLellan; Judy Chapman; Joanne Long; Sharon Myles; Janet Dufty; Honey Speers
c4    Canadian Citizenship granted – Wilhelmus Vanderwyst of St Thomas, age 21 years – Photo
c7    Photo –   Conservation Queen – Ann Harrison of Aylmer

Page 13

c1    Married –   Keith Jones to Adelene Woolley
c2    Married –   Frederick Martyn Pincombe, son of Martyn B. Pincombe to June Elizabeth Pincombe, daughter of Gordon H. Pincombe
c2    Married –   R. D. White to Carol Hanley
c2    Married –   Duncan Morrison to Ruth Munro
c3    Married –   John Weekley to Maxine Stewardson
c3    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs Cyrus L. Edy of London, 50th, parents of Marjorie, Robert R. and Donald L. Edy
c3    Married –   Michael Turner, brother of Mrs Donald Vicary to Linda Sutherland
c4    Married –   John Edward White, son of John A. White to Beatrice Frances Ray,, daughter of Lorne Ray – Photo
c4    Married –   Duncan Archibald James Morrison, son of Arthur Morrison to Ruth Eleanor Munro, daughter of Byron Munro
c6    Married –   Norman Charles Crabe, son of Benson Crabe to Diane Katerine Morand, daughter of Lester Morand
c7    Married –   Mr & Mrs Valfred Joseph Englund – Photo
c7    Article –   Elgin Museum News by Mrs Cyril M. Williams

Page 17

c2    Photo –   St Thomas Canada Iron PeeWee Baseball team – Brian Colledge; Bob Timewell; Steve Black; Murray Harvey; Jim Davis; Danny Ross; Trout Caldwell; Denny Walker; Randy Mills; Fin Melville; Jim Hobbs; Larry Fields; Jim Boughner; Scotty Black, coach; Bryan Bishop; Dave Fowler; Jack Armstrong; Jim Bell; Jerry Calvert, coach; Briand Murray; Jim Folland, convener

Page 20

c1    Engagement –   R. Stephen Paddon, son of John R. Paddon to Patricia Ludora McKenzie, daughter of Roy Colin McKenzie – Photo
c2    Married –   Mr & Mrs Gary Wayne Young – Photo
c2    Married –   Mr & Mrs Larry Robert Seburn – Photo
c4    Married –   Mr & Mrs Len Adrian Timmermans – Photo
c5    Engagement –   Mr Holton, son of C. Conrad Holton to Marilyn Martin, daughter of William H. Martin
c6    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs George H. Grose of St Thomas, 50th
c7    Married –   Mr & Mrs Keith LeRoy Jones – Photo
c7    Married –   Gary Franklin Dunn, son of Charles Dunn to Joan Ellen Witts, daughter of George Witts – Photo

4 July 1960

Page 1

c7    Died –   Lawrence Albert McCracken, 22 years, July 3, son of Mervin J. McCracken [also given as McCricken];  husband of Mrs Marlene McCracken, nee Forrest; brother of Mervin, William, Robert and George McCracken – Photo

Page 2

c4    School Report –   Promotions at SS 7 Southwold

Page 3

c6    Photo –   Bill Robbins and Gord Haycock of W. J. Robbins Electrical Services, 931 Talbot St., St Thomas

Page 6

c1    School Report –   Promotions at McGregor and Davenport Schools
c2    Funeral –   John R. Young, July 1
c2    Funeral –   Miss Elizabeth Meikle, June 30
c4    Died –   Jack Archie McIver, 37 years, July 1
c6    Anniversary –   Rev & Mrs Jesse H. Arnup of Toronto, 50th – Photo

Page 7

c1    Funeral –   Mrs Caroline Bown, 96 years, July 1
c1    Died –   Reginald Bown, June 29, husband of Mrs Edna Bown, nee Erwin
c4    Born –   Son of Barry & Frances Moyes, nee Porter; brother of Alan Richard; July 3
c4    Legal –   Lorne F. Murphy of St Thomas
c4    Died    Clifford L. Potticary, 77 years, June 30
c5    Funeral –   Percy A. Dawdy, July 2, husband of Mrs Margaret Blair Dawdy
c6    Died –   Lawrence Albert ‘Lorne’ McCracken, 22 years, July 3, husband of Mrs Marlene McCracken, nee Forrest
c6    Memoriam –   Mrs Charles Bolton, July 3 1959, by husband Charles, son Wilbert, daughters Colleen, Edna and daughter-in-law Catherine
c6    Memoriam –   John Hunter, July 4 1957
c8    Died –   Keith Carnegie, July 3, husband of Mrs Rita Carnegie, nee Orchard

4 July 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c1    Photo –   Jerry Freeman; Fred Ralf
c3    Photo –   2nd Annual St Thomas Summer Figure Skating School – Myrna Rodeck; John Caughell; June Hogarth; Susan Martin; Carol LeCourtois; Julie Ayling; Ardell Cole; Margaret Horton; Sally Amos; Vicki Camper; Barbara Ping; Lynn Plewes; John Hubbell
c4    Article –   After Sixty Years by R. M. Johnson

Page 11

c2    Married –   Joseph Grant, son of G. Grant to Jeannie Lawrie Ross, daughter of Charles Ross
c3    Married –   Frederick Martyn Pincombe to June Elizabeth Pincombe
c3    Married –   Larry Wilcox to Noreen Mae Tales – Photo
c6    Married –   Roger Vernon Smith, son of Vernon Parkes Smith to Dorene Adele Thorne, daughter of William H. Thorne and the late Dora E. Thorne
c7    Married –   Gary Hoekstra, son of H. Hoekstra to Joyce Yvonne Brown, daughter of Norman Brown – Photo
c7    Married –   Ernest D. Vickerman, son of Ernest Vickerman to Miss Williams, daughter of M. Williams – Photo

Page 16

c2    School Report –   Promotions at SS 8 Yarmouth; SS 6 Dorchester; Lynhurst School; SS 6 Dunwich; SS 12 Southwold; Mary Bucke School; Bayham Scholl; SS 17 Yarmouth; SS 2 Yarmouth; SS 5 South Dorchester, Martin School; Port Burwell School; SS 2 Southwold; SS 19 Yarmouth, New Sarum

 

5 July 1960

Page 1

c3    Photo –   St Thomas Parks Superintendent Marshall Field

Page 5

c1    Retirement –   P. H. Russell and Joe Fleming; F. W. Carruthers – Photo

Page 6

c1    Article –   Bronze plaque to honor founder of Tillsonburg, George Tillson
c1    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs Arthur Sawyer of Tillsonburg, daughter of James King
c1    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs George Campbell of Tillsonburg, 25th, daughter of James King
c1    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs Arthur Miller of Tillsonburg, 25th
c3    Photo –   Aylmer Community Pool
c3    School Report –   Port Burwell School

Page 7

c1    Died –   Joseph Buttinger, 61 years, July 5, father of Fred Buttinger; uncle of Tony Buttinger
c2    Died –   Albert Archibald, 89 years, July 5
c3    Died –   Robert E. Tucker, July 2, son of James Tucker; husband of Mrs Kathleen Tucker, nee Worden; brother of Dr W. L. Tucker and the late Earl Tuker
c4    Died –   Mrs Alice Irene Sharp, 74th year, July 4, widow of John H. Sharp
c5    Died –   John F. Prong, 61 years, July 5
c5    Died –   Mrs W. H. Sheppard, nee Ina Coulter, July 3
c5    Memoriam –   Mrs Margaret Connelly, July 5 1955, by Margaret, harry and granddaughter Marie; bn son Alex and daughter Mary
c5    Memoriam –   Daisy Rogers, July 5 1958, by sisters Lillian and Edna and brother Bill
c6    Born –   Daughter of Don & Elaine Butler, nee Hitch; sister of Patti, Johnny and Jimmy; June 30
c6    Born –   Timothy Alan Gore, son of Alan & Donna Gore, nee McIver, July 4
c6    Born –   Kenneth Alex MacDonald, son of Ken & Mrs MacDonald, nee Hitch; brother of Karen, Kevin, Kerry and Kathy; July 1
c6    Born –   Peter Christopher Inch, son of Gerald Inch; brother of Tim, Pam and Sandra; July 4
c6    Died –   Albert Archibald, July 5
c6    Died –   Lawrence A. Lorne McCracken, July 3
c6    Died –   John F. Prong, 61 years
c6    Died –   Mrs Alice Irene Sharp, July 4
c6    Died –   Robert E. Tucker, July 2
c7    Photo –   Bill Wraight of Mid-Town Motors

Page 8

c2    School Report –   Promotions at SS 8 Frome
c4    Reunions –   Granger Family; Miners Family; Henderson Family; Blackman Family; Neilson Family

5 July 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c1    Photo –   Construction of barn on farm of Charles Clarke, Springfield for the International Plowing Match
c3    Photo –  Sharon Danbrook; Francis Olde; Lois Parsons, daughter of Al Parsons of St Thomas
c4    Article –   Dr William J. McClelland of St Thomas – Photo
c8    Photo –   Frederick Howard Davis, St Thomas Fire Chief

Page 11

c2    Birthday –   Mrs Minnie Benn of Payne’s Mills
c5    Married –   Robert Simon Geddes, son of James E. Geddes to Anne Hasterley Banks, daughter of Edward A. Hasterley Banks

Page 16

c3    Died –   Donald Huff, 25 years, July 4, son of Dell Huff; husband of Mrs Mary Huff, nee McIntyre; father of Elizabeth, Victoria, Dorothy and Ronald Huff; brother of Barbara Huff, Mr Leonard (Patricia) Lester, Mrs Louie (Ruby) Gouthyn, Robert, William and Dell Huff Jr.

 

6 July 1960

Page 5

c2    Article –   Wilhelm ‘Bill’ Vanderwyst, age 21 years, son of Peter Vanderwyst – Photo
c2    Photo –   Mr Ellen Fairclough; James A. McBain

Page 6

c1    Died –   Mr Carol Coleman, 24 years, July 5
c3    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs Fred Porter of Tillsonburg, 50th
c4    Died –   William James Edmunds, 48 years, July 5, son of William Edmunds; husband of Mrs Annice Edmunds; father of George, Gerald, Bonnie, Patricia and Clifford Edmunds

Page 7

c1    Died –   George W. Drennan, July 4, widow of Mrs Irene P. Drennan
c1    Died –   Carroll Ellwood MacDonald, July 5, brother of Jean MacDonald, Mrs Pearl Henry and Mrs Ella Chapman
c1    Funeral –   Albert Archibald, July
c1    Funeral –   Mrs Alice Irene Sharp, July 8
c1    Died –   Mrs Winnifred Cornell, June 25
c2    Died –   Joseph Jeffery Crosier, 77 years, July 4, son of James Crosier; widow of Mrs Daisy Georgina Crosier, nee Chandler; husband of Mrs Margaret Grieve Crosier; uncle of George, Herbert and James Crosier, Mrs Russell (Grace) Shay, Mrs Hilton (Mildred) High and Miss Nettie Helen Crosier
c3    Photo –   Earl D. Moore; William Young; Dr Kenneth L. Clark; Harold D. Galloway
c3    Died –   Carl Dunn Coleman, July 5, husband of Mrs Margaret Coleman, nee Dykxhoorn; father of Debbie Ann Coleman
c4    Died –   Mrs Harriett Ann Karn, 83rd year, July 6, widow of Peter Karn
c4    Funeral –   William Bradt, July 5
c4    Funeral –   Mrs Lavina I. Brown, July 5
c4    Funeral –   Henry Miller
c5    Born –   Laurie Jill Hall, daughter of Boyce E. Hall Jr., July 4
c5    Memoriam –   Mrs Alice Fellows, Jul 6 1959, by husband Joseph
c7    Died –   Albert Archibald, July 5
c7    Died –   Mrs Elizabeth Chiverton, 80th year, July 5, widow of Lorenzo Chiverton
c7    Died –   Carl Dunn Coleman
c7    Died –   Mrs Harriett Ann Karn, 83rd year, July 6
c7    Died –   John F. Prong
c7    Died –   Mrs Alice Irene Sharp, July 4
c7    Died –   Clarence Thompson, July 5
c7    Died –   Robert E. Tucker, July 2

Page 12

c1    School Report –   Promotions at SS 1 Dunwich; Jaffa School; SS 4 Dunwich Willey’s School
c2    Reunions –   McFarlane family; Beecroft Family

6 July 1960
Second Section

Page 13

c1    Died –    Mrs Elizabeth Chiverton, 80th year, July 5, widow of Lorenzo Chiverton
c3    Photo –   Shirley McMillan and Anne Monahan of Rodney
c3    Photo –   Sr. Major Winifred Fitch and Capt. Harriet Askew of Salvation Army
c7    Photo –   Timmy Kiddie, age 4 years, of Springfield; Miss Ursula McBride; Olive McMillan; Billy Meckevech, age 2 yers

Page 20

c5    Photo –    Beaudry Bros. Sunoco Service, 940 Talbot St., St Thomas

 

7 July 1960

Page 2

c3    Died –   Walter S. McCall, 82nd year, July 5 – Photo
c5    Died –   John Porteous, 33 years, July 7

Page 6

c1    Died –   Mrs Elizabeth Chiverton, July 5
c2    Died –   Carl Dunn Coleman, July 5
c3    Died –   Mrs Effie Clark, 65th year, July 6, wife of J. George Clark

Page 7

c3    Article –   Constable Paul Darraugh of St Thomas – Photo
c3    Died –   Mrs Emily Hutchison, nee Shipp, 82nd year, July 5, daughter of Samuel & Carolyn Shipp, nee Salmon
c4    Died –   Walter Hubert Grant, 72 years, July 6, husband of Mrs Beulah E. Grant
c4    Funeral –   Lawrence A. McCracken, July 6
c4    Memoriam –   Harry Claypole, July 7 1949
c5    Died –   Mrs Emma C. Forler, 75 years, July 6, widow of Edward C. Forler
c5    Born –   Alan Bruce Davies, son of R. W. Davies; brother of Ronnie and Wayne; July 6
c6    Died –   Vernon Smith, 83 years, July 7
c6    Died –   Mrs Elizabeth Chiverton, July 5
c6    Died –   Mrs J. George Clark, July 6
c6    Died –   Mrs Emma C. Forler, July 6
c6    Died    Mrs Emily Hutchison
c6    Died –   Walter Hubert Grant, July 6
c6    Died –   Mrs Harriett Ann Karn, July 6
c6    Died –   Vernon Smith, Jul 7
c6    Died –   Clarence Thompson, July 5

Page 8

c3    Married –   David Leslie Roberts, son of Gordon Roberts to Barbara Cole, daughter of Donald M. Fish
c3    Married –   James Malone Cameron, son of Mungo Cameron to Annie Frances Blackmere, daughter of Gordon Barber
c4    Married –   Alvin Lindsay, son of Carl Lindsay to Annette Gagnon, daughter of Alfred Gagnon

7 July 1960
Second Section

Page 11

c1    Article –   Charles A. Locke, age 23 years, in car – train crash – Photo
c3    Photo –   Sandra Mannen; Beryl Kerrison; Mrs T. F. Costigan
c4    Photo –   Mary Ann Graves

Page 13

c1    Died –   William Barnier, 85 years, July 5 husband of Mrs Rachel Barnier; father of William Barnier, Mrs Russell Wilkinson, Mrs Roy Ricks and Mrs Evelyn Dornfield

Page 15

c5    Photo –   Mer-Lin Motors Ltd, Tire Centre and Texaco Station, Talbot St. E., St Thomas

Page 20

c2    School Report –   Promotions West Elgin High School

 

8 July 1960

Page 6

c2    Died –   Mrs Frank Widner, 80th year, July 7
c3    School Report –   SS 15 Southwold; Kingsmill School; SS 1 Southwold

Page 7

c4    Born –   Mary Catharine Kennedy, daughter of Donald E. Kennedy; sister of Allison and Mark; July 7
c4    Born –   Terry William Matthews, son of William & Betty Matthews, nee Webber; brother of Wendy; July 4
c4    Died –   Mrs Edward C. Forler, July 6
c4    Died –   John Porteous, 34th year, July 7
c4    Died –   Vernon Smith, July 7
c5    Funeral –   Robert E. Tucker, July 7
c5    Funeral –   Albert Archibald, July 7
c5    Memoriam –   William C. Graham, July 8 1952, by Gertie
c5    Memoriam –   Lorne H. Osborn, July 8 1959
c6    Article –   Charles A. Locke of St Thomas
c6    Died –   Henry William Beechey, 81 years, July 7, brother of Thomas R. Beechey
c6    Photo –   Staff of W. E. C. Jones Real Estate Broker & Insurance, 320 Talbot St., St Thomas – N. J. ‘Red’ Ruhl; Charles DeMuy; Charlie Deinum; Mrs June Beecroft; Ron Radda; Vic Stewart; W. E. C. Jones

Page 8

c3    Died –   John Porteous, 33 years, July 7
c4    Photo –   Giles Hume

8 July 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c1    Photo –   A. K. Mair, W. Scott McKay; D. H. Gilbertson; Eric Harding
c3    Photo –   St Thomas ‘Clarkettes’ – Susan Monaghan; Susie Shearing; Beverly Smith; Susie Smith; Trudy Harris; Sandra Dyson; Colleen Monaghan; Ginny Durley; Elaine Honsinger; Doreen Edwards; Jan Kew; Karen Clark
c5    Photo –   William S. Miller of St Thomas

Page 11

c1    Retirement –   Mr & Mrs P. H. Russell – Photo
c3    Married –   Ronald Bruce Dawdy, son of Burness Dawdy to Isabella Patricia McLandress, daughter of W. C. McLandress
c4    Married –   Laurence Kenneth Wilcox, son of Lorne Wilcox to Noreen Mae Tales, daughter of Glyn H. Tales
c5    Married –   Ronald Charles Shelley, son of Ernest Shelley to Carol Elaine Wright, daughter of Robert Wright
c5    Married –   Donald Morley MacArthur, son of William G. MacArthur to Helen Ann Turville, daughter of L. E. ‘Vern’ Turville – Photo
c5    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs Lewis Snooks of Port Rowan, 65th
c7    Married –   John Skoreiko, son of Alexander Skoreiko to Donna Ruby Drake, daughter of Keith E. Drake – Photo

 

9 July 1960

Page 3

c1    Photo –   Staff of Haskett Motors, 700 Talbot St., St Thomas – Gordon Meeko; Al Beattie; Norm Smith; Jack Cook; Larry Schutter; Harold Black; Orval Muras; George Bailey; Orval Gatecliffe; Pete Anger

Page 6

c3    School Report –   Sparta Public School; Annandale High School, Tillsonburg; SS 22 Yarmouth; SS 24 Yarmouth

Page 7

c2    Article –   Charles A. Locke of St Thomas
c3    Died –   Franklin J. Smith, 57 years, July 9
c4    Died –   Mrs Jonathan Dowler, 82nd year, July 9 – Photo
c4    Died –   Mrs Mary Ann Milligan, 86 years, July 9, widow of Duncan Milligan
c4    Funeral –   Walter H. Grant, July 8
c5    Died –   Mrs Jonathan Dowler, 82nd year, July 9
c5    Died –   Mrs Mary Ann Milligan, 86 years, July 9
c5    Died –   Franklin J. Smith, 57 years, July 9
c6    Born –   Marianne Joyce Heffren, daughter of Bob Heffren; sister of Jimmy, Ricky and Marilyn; July 3
c6    Born –   Deborah Rose Johnston, daughter of Wayne Johnston; sister of Ruth Ann Johnston; July 9
c6    Born –   Daughter of Roy A. MacClymont; sister of Michael MacClymont; June 30
c6    Memoriam –   Frederick George Lindsay, July 9 1955
c6    Memoriam –   David R. Sim, July 9 1957, by wife Ina

Page 8

c1    Reunion –   Walters Family
c2    Reunion –   Wadland Family
c3    Photo –   Rev C. A. Dukelow of Chalmer’s United Church; Rev J. M. Colling; Rev C. E. Beacom

Page 10

c3    Article –   Mr & Mrs Albert R. Williams, nee Alberta Hopkins of Oakland, California and formerly of St Thomas
c3    Article –   Mrs Mona Marsden Keiser of Rosemead, California

9 July 1960
Second Section

Page 11

c1    Photo –   Karl Schnerder, gardener at Waterworks Park, St Thomas
c1    Photo –   Vicky Campbell, daughter of Douglas Campbell; Janice Russell, daughter of Walter A. Russell; Patty Campbell
c4    Photo –   at Waterworks Park – Roxanne Doty, daughter of Paul Doty; Michael Gleeson, son of W. J. Gleeson; Mary Gleeson
c4    Photo –   Mary Dawn Clark, daughter of Leo Clark; Rita Polisak, daughter of Peter W. Polisak
c5    Article –   After Sixty Years by R. W. Johnson
c6    Photo –   Gerry and Frances VanKooten, children of Anthony VanKooten of St Thomas

Page 12

c1    Married –   Mr & Mrs Robert DeVries – Photo
c2    Married –   Mr & Mrs Ronald Bruce Dawdy – Photo
c3    Married –   Mr & Mrs Ronald Charles Shelley – Photo
c4    Married –   Mr & Mrs Kenneth Joseph Wilson Maudsley – Photo
c4    Married –   Rodger Vernon Smith, son of Vernon Parkes Smith to Dorene Adele Thorne, daughter of Hon. William H. & Dora Thorne – Photo
c5    Married –   Cecil Greig, son of Cecil Greig to Katherine Arline Green, daughter of T. M. Green – Photo
c6    Married –   John F. Horncastle, son of J. B. Horncastle to Mary Ellen Kennelly, daughter of Kenneth Kennelly – Photo
c6    Married –   Gary Owen Thatcher, son of Owen Thatcher to Bernice Irene Girvin, daughter of William Girvin
c7    Married –   Mr & Mrs Laurence Kenneth Wilcox – Photo
c8    Married –   Malcolm William Fairs, son of W. Fred Fairs to Norma Leach, daughter of Otto Leach

Page 13

c1    Article –   Elgin Studio, 60 Curtis St., St Thomas; proprietor Donald F. Hanson – Photo
c1    Married –   Willmont Jack Balsdon to Darline Margaret Firby
c4    Married –   William Charles Abell to Bernice Grace Davis

Page 15

c1    Article –   Locke’s Community Fair
c1    Photo –   Jack Powers
c3    Photo –   Locke’s School, St Thomas

Page 16

c1    Article –   Locke’s Community Fair – Photos
c1    Photo –   Bob & Frankie of Howse of Music Dept, 359 Talbot St., St Thomas

Page 19

c3    Photo –   St Thomas’ Bearded Mossback’s Softball Team – Gord Henderson; Bob Lynch; Bill Sutton Ted Bear; Fred Morley; Don Smith; Marv Harris; Doug Ewing; Jess Barrett; George Smith, bat boy

Page 24

c2    Engagement –   John Ronald Stephens, son of S. J. Stephens to Mary Elizabeth Olmstead, daughter of J. F. Olmstead – Photo
c2    Engagement –   Glenn George Allen, son of Alvin Allen to Beverly June Cook, daughter of Russell H. Cook
c2    Engagement –    John Ronald Stephens, son of S. J. Stephens to Mary Elizabeth Olmstead, daughter of J. F. Olmstead
c2    Engagement –   James Howard Fishback, son of Glen Fishback to Carol Ann Gold, daughter of William Gold
c2    Engagement –   Andrew VanLeeuwen, son of Cornelius VanLeeuwen to Lillian Marylou Neave, daughter of William Neave
c3    Engagement –   Calvin Glenn Anderson, son of Thomas Anderson to Margaret Mary Louis VanColen, daughter of Cyril VanColen
c3    Engagement –   Wilfred Stewart Smith, son of Harvey Smith to Sylvia Beatrice Player, daughter of Norman Player
c3    Engagement –   John H. Nicholson, son of Alexander Nicholson to Gail Carolyn Carnegie, daughter of Earl Carnegie
c4    Baptism –   Neil Allen McDonald, son of Basil McDonald
c5    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs Clarence Crane of New Sarum, 40th
c5    Married –   John McNeil to Phyllis Houghton
c5    Married –   Edwin Bruce Ellis, son of W. Keith Ellis to Elaine Ruth Smith, daughter of George L. Smith

c6    Birthday –   L. F. McCutcheon of St Thomas, 80th
c6    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs Alfred Coates of St Thomas, 25th
c6    Married –   Ronald Shelley to Carol Wright

 

11 July 1960

Page 1

c1    Photo –   Gerald Elliott and George Loney of Port Stanley in a 1906 Ford Convertible

Page 2

c6    Died –  Richard Ryde, 75 years, July 8, father of Eugene, George and Marie Ryde; brother of Frank, Charles and Marie Ryde, Mrs Sydney Verdun and Mrs Sylvia Vandierendonck

Page 3

c3    Photo –   Mr & Mrs Edward Davis and children Gwendolyn and Elizabeth of St Thomas
c7    Photo –   Ernie Bridge of Mid-Town Motors, St Thomas

Page 6

c3    Died –   Mrs Minta Staley, July 9, widow of Gordon Staley and Robert Whitcroft

Page 7

c1    Died –   Albert H. Johnston, 68 years, Jul 9
c3    Died –   Harry Prior, 75 years, July 9
c3    Born –   Elizabeth Ann Wise, daughter of R. F. & Mrs Wise, nee Lowe – July 10
c3    Died –   Mrs Jane Elizabeth Hodge, nee Goddard, 88th year, July 10, widow of Charles John Hodge
c3    Died –   Albert H. Johnston, 68 years, Jul 9
c3    Died –   Mrs Minta Staley, July 9
c4    Died –   Gordon Arthur Smith, 63 years, July 9, husband of Mrs Mary Hoy
c4    Memoriam –   James Wesley Ross, July 11 1951
c4    Memoriam –   Willard ‘Bill’ Wiles, July 11 1958, by son Hugh, daughter-in-law Doris and granddaughter Morene; by wife Elsie

11 July 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c3    Article –   Break Ground on First Green at Pleasant Valley Golf Course – members of the Aylmer Group of owners headed by Frank L. Truman, Dr William Cresswell, John D. Rice, George VanPatter, Harry Gunstone, Dr J. B. Clark, Donald Robinson, Jim Kiriakopoulos, Dr John B. Colquhoun, Arthur Hueston and Jack Broughton; land former farm of A. O. Hepburn
c3    Photo –   Frank L. Truman of Aylmer
c6    Died –   Mrs Jane Elizabeth Hodge, July 10
c6    Died –   Vincent Voaden, July 7

Page 11

c1    Engagement –   John Edward Kean, son of Mrs Victoria Kean to Jane Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of Richard Henry Campbell
c3    Engagement –   John Edward Kean, son of Mrs Victoria Kean to Jane Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of Richard Henry Campbell – Photo
c3    Married –   Arthur Leonard Bogue, son of Mrs Irene Bogue to Ruth Anne Louise Cockaday, daughter of George Trigger
c5    Married –   Kenneth Joseph Wilson Maudsley to Huldah Marjorie Ann Shingler
c6    Married –   Mr & Mrs Willmont Jack Balsdon – Photo

Page 16

c3    Died –   Mrs Mary J. Graydon, 80th year, July 8, widow of James W. Graydon

 

12 July 1960

Page 6

c1    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs Lewis Snook of Port Rowan, 65th
c2    Died –   Mrs Eva Lindsay, 77 years, July 6, widow of W. Harold Lindsay; sister of Mrs Pearl Plowright; mother-in-law of Stanley Porter; grandmother of Mrs Clarence (Barbara) Lewis and Robert Porter
c3    Died –   Mrs Sarah J. Kilgour, 84th year, July 11, widow of George Kilgour
c3    Funeral –   Vernon Smith, July 9
c3    Funeral –   Harriett Ann Karn, July 8
c3    Funeral –   Mrs Elizabeth Chiverton, July 8
c3    Funeral –   Carl D. Coleman, July 7
c3    Funeral –   John F. Prong, July 7
c3    Funeral –   Clarence Thompson, July 8
c3    Photo –   Ave Bridges; C. W. Turnbull; W. A. Bates; Glenford Weaver; Mrs Irene Clark; Mrs Harry Jackson; Mrs Ivan Simpson

Page 7

c3    Funeral –   Mrs Alice I. Sharp, July 8
c3    Funeral –   Mrs Frank Widner, July 9
c3    Funeral –   Mrs Mary Ann Milligan, July 11
c3    Funeral –   Franklin J. Smith, July 11
c3    Funeral –   Mrs Elizabeth Dowler, July 11
c3    Funeral –   John Porteous, July 9
c3    Died –   Albert H. Johnston, July 9
c4    Born –   Laura Catharine Campbell, daughter of James N. & Lynne Campbell, nee Bevan
c4    Born –   Robert Clayton Hough, son of Clayton W. Hough; brother of Donna Marie; July 6
c4    Born –   Daughter of Kenneth Pimlatt; sister of Lee; July 12
c4    Born –   Kim Marie Staddon, daughter of Norman & Mrs Staddon, nee Smart, July 8
c5    Photo –   Harold R. Watson of St Thomas
c6    Reunion –   Snelgrove Family

Page 8

c2    Article –   Rev Stuart H. Brownlee, son of Rev F. W. Brownlee – Photo
c5    Reunion –   Schweitzer Family

12 July 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c1    Photo –   12th Annual Locke’s Fair
c3    Photo –   Paul Williams and brother Steven Williams; Brian Renney
c5    Photo –   Sandy Ross; Gordon Topping
c6    Photo –   Road work at west entrance to St Thomas

Page 11

c3    Married –   Capt. James Merritt, son of Mervin Merritt to Winnifred Tyrrell, daughter of John Tyrrell
c7    Photo –  Miss Margaret Burrill of St Thomas

Page 13

c4    Photo –   Larry Walker; Tory Gregg; Mike Cupples; Bill Robertson; Joe Spencer; Richard Ricketts; Bob Fawcett; Don Ross; John Funnell

 

13 July 1960

Page 1

c2    Photo –   Springer Hill construction

Page 6

c5    Reunion –   Wolfe Family

Page 7

c3    Died –   Mrs Ruby E. Hathaway, 86 years, July 13, widow of Nelson J. Hathaway
c3    Died –   William Frederick Dicker, 80 years, July 12, husband of Mrs Annie Dicker
c3    Born –   Larry Edward Phillips, son of Ronald & Roberta Phillips, nee Murphy, June 29
c3    Died –   Mrs Ruby E. Hathaway, July 13
c3    Memoriam –   Albert Pimlatt, July 13 1955
c4    Funeral –   Mrs Jane E. Hodge, July 12

Page 8

c3    Photo –   Monty Lovat, manager of Ostranders Jewellers, St Thomas

Page 12

c2    Reunion –   Dewar Family; Gates Family

13 July 1960
Second Section

Page 13

c3    Photo –   Jesse F. Gray; Everett M. Biggs; C. N. Heath; Stanley C. Smith
c5    Article –   Mr & Mrs John Luft, son of Ed Luft of St Thomas – Photo
c5    Article –   Mr & Mrs Harry Zavitz of London – Photo

Page 22

c1    Photo –   Rink Hoekema, service manager at Import Motors, St Thomas

 

14 July 1960

Page 1

c4    Photo –   St Thomas City Hall clock cleaning – Charles Beer and Les Hawkins of C. E. Flexen Machine Co., St Thomas

Page 6

c2    Died –   Mrs William (Beatrice) Teeft, 70 years, July 13, aunt of Mrs Lewis Chalmer
c3    Article –   Mr & Mrs Stuart Phoenix – Photo
c5    Photo –   J. Ross McBride of Aylmer
c6    Died –   Joseph W. Hynes, 72 years, July 13, husband of Mrs Henrietta Hynes, nee Rowsell
c6    Died –   William Ross Baskerville, 45 years, July 12, husband of Mrs Ruby Baskerville, nee Metcalf; father of David and Betty Baskerville; brother of John, Charles and Ray Baskerville, Mrs Donald (Zeta) Abbott and Miss Roxy Baskerville

Page 7

c4    Born –   Daughter of Kenneth & Mrs Pimlatt, nee Thorogood; sister of Lee; July 12
c5    Died –   Mrs Ruby E. Hathaway, July 13
c5    Died –   Joseph W. Hynes, July 13
c5    Died –   Mrs William Teeft, July 13
c5    Memoriam –   Mrs Shirley Ann (Tansley) Willand, July 14 1959, by parents, sister Barbara and Nancy; husband Fred

Page 10

c2    Reunion –   Hutchings-Cooke Family

14 July 1960
Second Section

Page 11

c1    Photo –   W. A. Stewart; Thomas Hume; Charles Clark; Alec Black; Donald Small
c3    Photo –   Carolyn Davis; Joanne Helder; Barbara Holtby; Ken Carmichael; Clayton Chamberlain
c3    Photo –   Janet Lynham; Don Agar; Donald Campbell
c5    Photo –   Souvenir booklet of St Thomas goes on sale for Old Home Week

 

15 July 1960

Page 5

c7    Photo –   Ernie Bridge of Mid-Town Motors, St Thomas

Page 6

c1    Funeral –  Albert H. Johnston, July 13
c2    Article –   WO1 D. R. Pirie of RCAF Station Aylmer – Photo
c5    Died –   Mrs Ellen Glass, July 14, wife of Dickson E. Glass
c7    Article –   Old Home Week in St Thomas

Page 7

c4    Died –   George John McNabb, 75 years, July 15
c6    Born –   William Clinton Bennett, son of R. B. Bennett, July 5
c6    Died –   George John McNabb, July 15
c6    Memoriam –   Mrs Ida Cormack, July 15 1958
c6    Memoriam –   Evelyn Cathers, July 15 1957

Page 8

c3    Reunion –   Harris – Minor Family; Shore Family; Buchanan Family

15 July 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c1    Photo –   Edward H. Luft; Peter Laing; W. R. Lindsay; V. A. Barrie; T. H. Currah; J. M. Stirling; W. O. Herold; D. R. Stokes; Robert Barrett; Howard S. Gibbon; W. U. Vidler; Marshall Field; Ray Clayton; Peter Parker; James Haines; Robert Ryckman; Richard Soper; Ron Neil; Tom McGuinness; George Leverton; James Cowlard; Donald Hanley
c1    Photo –   St Thomas Mossback Baseball Team – Jess Barrett; Gord Henderson; Bill Sutton; Don Smith; Ted Bear; Jack Huff; Bob Lynch; Marv Harris; Jack Benn; Fred Morley; Charlie Brandeau; Ken Stead; Mel Roberts; Doug Ewing
c5    Article –   91st Battalion Memorial plaque at Trinity Anglican Church, St Thomas

Page 10

c1    Married –   Clarence William Siverns, son of Samuel E. Siverns to Ginger Minola Idella Reith, daughter of Mrs Ola Reith
c3    Married –   Ronald Elmer Weiss, son of Elmer Weiss to Audrey Yvonne Bell, daughter of Albert Bell
c8    Married –   Charles Lyman Sangster, son of Ross Sangster to Ann Marie Bartlett, daughter of Asel Bartlett

Page 13

c8    Photo –   Disbrowe Motors, 827 Talbot St., St Thomas – salesmen Bruce Barrett; Dick Rawlings; Bill Donovan; Murray Black; Hugh Wiles; Jack Lee

Page 14

c1    Article –   International Plowing Match; Ron Bradt – Photo
c4    Photo –  John D. Bandeen of Rodney

Page 15

c1    Photo –   Earl Cook of St Thomas
c4    Photo –   Balaclava St. School Bantam Baseball Champs – John Griffith; John Cheeseman; Bill Denney; George Wilkinson; Jack Richardson, president of Minor Baseball; Ron Baldwin, Bantam Commissioner; Terry Jordan; Jim Herbert; Wayne Rutherford; Richard McClenaghan; absent Rickie Jones, Pat Luscombe and Mervin Minty
c6    Photo –   Alex Clark of St Thomas

 

16 July 1960

Page 1

c1    Photo –   St Thomas City Hall
c4    Article –   Old Home Week, St Thomas
c6    Photo –   Old Home Week Torch Lighting – Mayor Vincent A. Barrie; Charles Stundon
c6    Photo –   Mr & Mrs J. Donald Latta and sons Douglas and Dennis of Lockport New York; Miss Chris Benn

Page 2

c1    Article –   Mr & Mrs Paul Kantor of St Thomas – Photo

Page 5

c6    Photo –   Kalua Musical Instruments, 779 Talbot St., St Thomas

Page 6

c2    Died –   Mrs Irven (Nora) Slater, 77 years, July 15
c3    Photo –   Dianne Boucher, Cathy Runions and Judy Hillier all of Aylmer
c4    Photo –   Stanley C. Smith of Tillsonburg
c4    Died –   Harry James Poole, July 15, husband of Mrs Doreen Poole, nee Pritchard
c4    Died –   James Cassels, 80 years, July 14

Page 7

c1    Died –   Jack Ellwood Rogers, 60 years, July 13, husband of Mrs Winnifred Rogers, nee Smith
c3    Funeral –   Mrs Ruby E. Hathaway, July 15
c3    Legal –   Earl Wilson of St Thomas
c4    Born –   Christine Marie Campbell, daughter of Doug & Mrs Campbell, nee Colledge, July 5
c4    Born –   Philip Ross Cat, son of A. R. & Natalie Catt, nee Wenter, July 13
c4    Died –   John Barrett Davidson, 98th year, July 16
c4    Died –   George John McNabb, 76th year, July 15
c4    Died –   Robert H. Ripley, 57th year, July 15, husband of Mrs Mary Edna Ripley, nee Sims
c4    Memoriam –   Mrs Mary Kay, July 16 1956, by son James
c4    Memoriam –   Isabella Koyle, July 16 1951, by daughter Gladys
c5    Reunion –   Lidster Family
c5    Died –   Robert H. Ripley, 57th year, July 15
c6    Photo –   Marshall Towers and Mary Virginia Towers of The Towers Funeral Home Ltd., 31 Elgin St., St Thomas

Page 9

c1    Photo –   Fire on Talbot St., St Thomas looking east from Stanley St. in 1860’s
c1    Photo –   Market Square, Talbot & Stanley Streets, St Thomas, about 1875
c1    Photo –   Old St Thomas Church from west of Gravel Td in 1890’s; old type wooden bridge in foreground
c1    Photo –   Kettle Creek valley from Lynhurst; Horsehole swimming hole; first Waterworks
c5    Photo –   Talbot St., St Thomas looking east from Church St, 1862
c5    Photo –   Turville’s Mill and Hampton’s Ashery; Kain’s Bridge and Old Kain’s Hill, St Thomas in 1890
c5    Photo –   Fire in St George St. Methodist Church, St Thomas on Mar 21 1895; later reconstructed and fire levelled it in 1946
c5    Photo –   The ‘Dewitt Clinton’, first train to run on part of NYC system passed through St Thomas on way to World’s Fair, Chicago 1893

Page 10

c5    Photo –   Sanderson Hardware, 624 Talbot St., St Thomas

Page 11

c1    Article –   Boxing in St Thomas recalled by 5 city residents – Ross Galloway; Chuck Woolley; Cy Pook; Mayor Barrie; Peter Laing; Police Chief James Melville
c7    Article –   Patrick Meehan, former mayor of St Thomas – Photo

Page 13

c1    Article –   Dr J. W. Snell School of Nursing – Photo
c1    Photo –   Betty’s Hair Fashions, 396 Talbot St., St Thomas and Betty’s Beauty Shoppe, 11 Mary St., St Thomas – Betty Almekinders; Mike DeNeire; Marg Traquair; Joyce Hume; Edna Prins; William Berry; Ada Afman; June Duncan; Gloria Bromley; Maria VanHooydonk; Francis Lynch
c5    Photo –   Doan’s Shell, 1 mile east of overhead bridge on Highway No. 3, St Thomas

Page 14

c1    Article –   St Thomas Elgin General Hospital – Photo
c1    Article –   Alma College – Photo

Page 15

c1    Photo –   Victor Mfg. & Gasket Co., St Thomas
c5    Photo –   Richardson’s Men’s Wear – George Richardson; Fred Kitchen; Stirling Richardson; Mrs G. D. Sollows; Bob Richardson; Stirling Richardson; Bob Fox; Roland Hughes

Page 16

c3    Reunion –   Hunter Family
c6    Died –   Mrs Mary Jane Galbraith, July 13, daughter of Mr & Mrs Henry Wiley; widow of Frederick Fletcher Galbraith; mother of Mrs Leo (Madge) Boyer, Mrs Frank (Mabel) Thibeault, Wiley and J. Fred Galbraith

16 July 1960
Second Section

Page 17

c1    Died –  Mrs George Bateman, 65th year, July 15
c1    Article –   After Sixty Years, by R. W. Johnson
c3    Died –   John Barrett Davidson, July 16 – Photo
c5    Article –   Kiwanis Club cottages for Senior Citizens, First Ave., St Thomas – Artist drawing
c8    Died –   Frank Ferris, 63 years, July 16

Page 18

c1    Article –   The Elgin County Pioneer Museum – Photo
c5    Photo –   Dr J. D. Curtis of St Thomas
c7    Article –   St Thomas Sea Cadet Unit

Page 19

c1    Photo –   Student at Wellington St. School, St Thomas 1909-11 – many unidentified; Huron Davidson; Leslie Rourke; Francis Morton; Harold Geen; Bill Jackson; Arden Small; Leon McGinnis; Harold Gillard; Seymour Lumley; Wilbur Mulligan; Kenneth McPherson; Harley Krieger; Maude Finlay; Laur Unruh; Mary Alexander; Nellie Lunn; Geraldine Brown; Myrtle Clemens; Frances Horton; Child Putnam; Pearl Lang; Child Dilson; Florence Dawson; Marion Stacey; Rita Warney; Doris Ead; Helen Whitmore; Leota Cottrell; Verda Schultz; Lottie Morford; Beatrice Cox; Child Rayner; Olive Irving; Irene Meredith; Child Flexen; Child Lee; Louise Norsworthy; Minnie Calcott; Marjorie Miller; Alec Doggett; John Jones; Child Murray; Harold Paddon; Morley Rourke; Fred Singer; Cecil Boughner; Jim Ferguson; Jim McCulley; Don Begg; Wilfred Thomas
c1    Photo –   Lion’s Club Swimming Pool, Forest Ave., St Thomas
c4    Photo –   Aerial photo of Locke’s Community showing the reservoir

Page 20

c6    Photo –   Don Humphrey and Larry Ross of The Glidden Paint Centre, 571 Talbot St., St Thomas

Page 21

c1    Article –   St Thomas Times Journal – Photo of Hincks St. building in use since 1952; Thomas Keith of St Thomas
c1    Photo –   The Daily Times, 397 Talbot St., St Thomas in 1890; staff – F. J. ‘Teddy’ Johnston; Bert Charlton; Russell Stewart; Penrhy Jones; Fred M. Wilkinson; Wesley Stewart; John Mill; John W. Eedy; Samuel Ranton
c4    Photo –   Richard Cochrill Ltd., 393 Talbot St., St Thomas; R. G. Cochrill; A. L. Dorans; W. D. Koyle

Page 22

c1    Photo –   Bill Plastow Shell Station, 904 Talbot St. E., St Thomas
c1    Photo –   Aerial photo of NYC shops, St Thomas
c5    Photo –   Standard Drug Store, St Thomas

Page 23

c1    Article –   St Thomas Public Utilities Commission
c1    Photo –  First Pumping Station on Kettle Creek behind New St., St Thomas from 1874-1890
c1    Photo –   1912 picture of the old St Thomas Electric pole setter at the corner of Centre St. and Princess Ave.
c1    Photo –   Crocker’s Flower Shop and Greenhouses, 41 -45 St Anne’s Place, St Thomas for over 60 years
c4    Photo –   Service Fleet of St Thomas Hydro-Electric Commission in 1930; Joe Skelding; S. L. Chamberlain; George Rogers; W. H. ‘Herb’ Aitkens
c5    Photo –   Service Fleet of St Thomas Hydro-Electric Commission in 1960
c8    Photo –   George Rankin of George Rankin Plumbing, Sheet Metal, Heating, 707 Talbot St., St Thomas

Page 24

c1    Married –   Robert Gordon Phillips, son of Gordon Phillips to Freida Marie Lucas, daughter of F. L. Lucas
c3    Married –   Frederick Clayton Kelso, son of William Kelso to Shirley Mae McQuiggan, daughter of Elmore McQuiggan
c4    Photo –   Old Home Week contestants for Queen and Princesses – Donna Denniss; Gloria Marshall; Geraldine Lewis; Beverley Smith; Patricia Collins; Yvonne Demeester; Evelyn Shaver; Pat Ferguson; Pauline Parish; Carol Palmer; Margaret Cupples; Gloria Carnegie; Gloria Hyde; Joyce Hume; Lynda Barrett; Penny Clarke; Betty Lou Brannan; Carole Somerville; Sharon Anne Keillor; Barbara Orchard; Carol Conrad; Cecile Greig; Darlene Nash; Dorothy VanRyn
c4    Married –   Richard David White, son of James White to Carol Ann Hanley, daughter of Gerald Hanley
c5    Married –   William Hamlet Richardson, son of Sydney Richardson to Verna Elaine Findley
c8    Married –   John C. VanBeck, son of Mrs J. Johnson and August VanBeck to Linda May Lounsbury, daughter of Leslie E. Lounsbury

Page 29

c4    Photo –   Elmdale School Baseball Champs – Peter Loucks; Mike Loucks; George Deverell; Bill Long; Paul McAteer; Larry Field; Murray Harvey; Jim Belanger; Steven Haskell; Ray Stanley, coach; Basil Cripps, coach; George Harvey, coach; Brian Murray; absent Archie Oakes

Page 32

c2    Married –   Mr & Mrs Clarence William Siverns – Photo
c2    Engagement –   Kenneth Campbell Turnbull Jr., son of Kenneth C. Turnbull to Marie Joanne LeCourtois, daughter of Arthur LeCourtois – Photo
c5    Engagement –   Douglas Earl Parkins, son of Stanley Parkins to Alice Florence Turner, daughter of John B. Turner
c5    Engagement –   Kenneth Campbell Turnbull Jr., son of Kenneth C. Turnbull to Marie Joanne LeCourtois, daughter of Arthur LeCourtois
c6    Married –   Glenn Allen to Beverly Cook
c7    Married –   William F. Francis to Elizabeth McNinch
c7    Married –   Mr & Mrs Charles Lyman Sangster – Photo
c7    Birthday –   Mrs Rhoda Stoddard of St Thomas, 80th, mother of Mrs E. Donald Smith
c8    Birthday –   Mrs Alberta Griffin of St Thomas, 81st, aunt of Miss Elena Dennis

16 July 1960
Third Section

Page 33

c1    Photo –   1960 Aerial photo of St Thomas Elgin General Hospital and surrounding area
c1    Photo –   1960 Aerial photo of Talbot Street looking east from John Street
c5    Photo –   1960 Aerial photo of Talbot Street looking west from City Hall
c5    Photo –   1960 Aerial photo of New York Central railroad and surrounding area
c6    Photo –   1960 Aerial photo of Alma College, St Thomas

Page 34

c5    Photo –   Vincent A. Barrie, Mayor of St Thomas
c6    Photo –   City Hall flower beds

Page 35

c1    Article –   Mer-Lin Motors Ltd., St Thomas (Meteor, Mercury, Frontenac Dealer) – Photo
c1    Photo –   R. G. ‘Bob’ Rankin, president of Mer-Lin Motors Ltd.; Victor Lindsay, used car sales manager; Ray Giles, service station manager; Douglas Bolt, new car sales manager; Gene Bear, tire department manager; C. Bottineau, parts & accessories manager; Leonard Crabe, service department manager
c4    Photo –   Mer-Lin Motors Ltd.
c6    Photo –   Interior of Mer-Lin Motors Ltd.

Page 36

c1    Article –   Herbert William Dan Tucker – Photo
c6    Article –   Location of St Thomas cemeteries
c7    Article –   Naming of Kettle Creek
c7    Photo –   Clarence & Vera Styles of C. Styles Furniture, 689 Talbot St., St Thomas

Page 37

c1    Article –   St Thomas Yellow Jackets football team – Photo of 1931 team – Frank Tier, trainer; Fire Chief Frank Miterlla, manager; Lorne MacVicar, assistant manager; Norman Stewart, Archie turner; Bob Johnson; Jim rose; Bub Blough; Bruce Shaw; George Brown; Percy Dawdy; Harry Martin; Eddie Wooliver; Art Martin; Walt Brodie; Frank Moore; Ted Medcalf, playing coach; Russ Lightell; Henry Barrie; Johnny Bolton; Sparky Luscombe; Harry Medalf, captain; Bill Balkwill; Wynne Baldwin; Percy Chantler; Chuck Main; Marshall Towers, business manager; Alf McIntyre, president
c3    Photo –   Public Utilities Commission, 36 St Catharine St., St Thomas

Page 38

c1    Article –   St Thomas Service Clubs – Miss M. J. Archibald, Pilot Club president; H. K. Patton, Rotary Club, president; E. O Fanjoy, Lions Club president; Ken Corbett, Kinsmen Club president; Dr Ron Finlay, Optimist Club president; Lawrence Marshall, Canadian Legion president; Jack Harper, YMCA Men president; Harold McKenzie, Kiwanis Club president

Page 39

c2    Article –   Rev Father William Flannery of Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church, St Thomas
c3    Article –   Squire Frank Hunt – Photo
c4    Photo –   Stan Burns Pharmacy, 6 Elgin St., St Thomas – Photo
c4    Photo –   Staff at Stan Burns Pharmacy – Ella Axford; Barbara Streib; Grace Inglis; Bill Graham; Harry Gathercole; Tom Martin; Stan Burns; Ed Yurek
c6    Article –   Hon. Mitchell Frederick Hepburn – Photo
c8    Article –   U. S. Consulate, St Thomas; Consuls Col. Michael J. Burke and Maxwell K. Moorhead (wife was Muriel Ermatinger, daughter of Judge Charles O. Ermatinger)

Page 40

c1    Article –   City Hall, St Thomas built in 1899 – Photo
c4    Article –   Centennial Cairn, Pinafore Park erected May 23 1903
c5    Article –   Hon. Thomas W. Crothers – Photo
c6    Photo –   Bud O’Connor and Norm Winger of St Thomas Tire Service, 50 St Catharine St., St Thomas

Page 41

c1    Article –   Early day bars and hotels in or near Talbot St., St Thomas – Hutchinson House; Bromell’s Hotel, Stanley St., later known as The Stanley and the Farmer’s Exchange; City Hotel, Williams St., proprietor E. E. ‘Ernie’ Boughner; Iroquois, successor to the old Penwarden House that was destroyed by fire, then the Royal; The Albany or Johnny Boughner’s, Metcalfe St. corner which became the Roadhouse Hotel owned by Charles Roadhouse then became The Albany; Grand Central Hotel operated by Tom Donley; The Balmoral Hotel owned by Harry Branion; The Columbia, corner of Mondamin St. run by Tom Arnold then owned by Johnny Lamont and Bob McLean; The Elgin House on the north side of Talbot beside the L&PS railroad tracks owned by the McNulty family and later  became The Arlington owned by A. P. and Jim Conley which burned down and became The Talbot Hotel now owned by the Coffey family; The Dake House, south side of Talbot beside the L&PS railroad tracks, owned by Luman Dake, then Matt Loney, then Bob McLean and was destroyed by fire; The Wilcox House, corner of Ross St. owned by Jake Wilcox and now named The Empire (1960); The Grand Union , north side of Talbot a few doors east of Flora St. owned by R. G. Armstrong and before prohibition turned into a store; The Queen’s Hotel, corner of Horton St., owned by B. F. Queen, then Frank Queen , then George S. McCall and later became Parkview owned by Jack Casey and now in 1960 it’s The Queen’s Hotel again; The International Hotel, east of Manitoba St. owned by Tom Coffey; The Dominion Hotel, corner of Inkerman St. owned by the Wilcox family, but not the same family that owned the Wilcox House and now in 1960 known as The Brunswick House; The Canada Southern Hotel, opposite Woodworth Ave. and in 1960 known as the Southern Hotel, owned by Tom Moore and was known locally as ‘the Devil’s Half Acre’. at the end of St Catharine St. was The Western Hotel near the C.N. – Wabash Depot; at the end of Station St. was The Wabash Hotel conducted by Dave Boughner and known in 1960 as The Union Jack; at the city limits on Wilson Ave. was The Abdullah House, owned by Abdul Barnes which was eventually cut in two and became the present (1960) Park House and the other taken over by the Pere Marquette Railway; Hotels at Yarmouth Centre, New Sarum, Orwell, Charlie Wiener’s Half Way House, and Union; in Port Stanley The Russell House, Batt House, the Fraser House which became the Invererie.
c1    Photo –   1881 S. Goodwin Furniture Store, corner of Hincks and Talbot Streets is occupied by the Bank of Montreal, Main Branch in 1960

Page 42

c1    Article –   Study of St Thomas Streets – Talbot St., Rapelje St., Mandeville Rd., Balaklava St., Churchill Cr., Wellington St., Victoria St., Balfour St., Hincks St., Malakoff St., Dieppe Dr., Hiawatha St., Owaissa St.
c8    Photo –   John R. Dennett of Dennett’s Home Appliances, 112 Ross St., St Thomas

Page 43

c1    Article –   Study of St Thomas Streets – St. George St., Stanley St., Devonshire Pl., Southwick St., Gladstone Ave., Elm St.
c1    Article –   Reuben’s Men’s and Boys’ Store – Photo
c1    Photo –   Staff at Reuben’s Men’s and Boys’ Store – Reuben Shepherd, proprietor; Clarence Haley; Sam Shepherd; 1923 photo of Sam Shepherd and daughter Ida

Page 44

c1    Article –   Young men’s group – We-Ne-Ju Class 1926-27 – O. Mason; H. West; A. Thomas; H. Barnes; M. Ryckman; L. Secord; Rev P. N. Harding, leader; J. Saunders; A. Merritt; H. Martin; F. Mycroft; G. Mycroft; A. Haddock; W. Laing; W. McCulley; A. McArthur; G. Hotson; F. Webb; K. Popham; R. Turnbull; W. Bradford; O. Whitcroft; H. Evans;; L. Barker; R. Whitehead; H. Kitchenham; M. Merritt; A. Mycroft; H. Skelding; H. Light; L. Whiteman; O. Rylands; F. Drewitt; W. Brodie; W. Sproule; F. Sutherland; C. Borbridge; J. Rapelje; A. Folland; R. Matthews; T. Langley; L. Barnes; G. Lang; D. Lang; H. Barrett; R. Edgar; J. Billingsley; K. Edgar; D. Sutherland; L. Welburn; J. Bolton; Ted Langley; L. Flint; D. Whitehead; J. Folland; C. Cotton; G. West
c5    Photo –   Roy Brownlee Drugstore interior

Page 45

c1    Article –   St Thomas Collegiate Cadet Corps – Photo

Page 46

c1    Article –   Old English Church, St Thomas – Photo

Page 47

c1    Article –   Collegians Band – Photo – Harold Hill; George Mills; Gene Ray; Ross Hitch; Graham Gould; Arnold McComb; Norman Ingram; Jack Andrews; Paul Ingram
c1    Photo –   1922 Thompson Bicycle Shop, 10 Hiawatha St., St Thomas; Edward ‘Ted’ Thompson (co-founder with Lew Thompson) and Richard Heard
c1    Photo –   1960 Fred Eaton Bicycles, 10 Hiawatha St., St Thomas; founder Herbert Eaton in 1926 and taken over by son Fred Eaton
c4    Article –   Colonel Thomas Talbot
c5    Article –   St Thomas Junior Rovers organized in 1921
c5    Photo –   Moore Tire Ltd., St Catharine and Curtis St., St Thomas
c6    Article –   Summer Military Camp at Lynhurst

Page 48

c1    Photo –   Aerial photo of St Thomas Industrial Section
c5    Photo –   Aerial photo of St Thomas Retail Section

16 July 1960
Fourth Section

Page 49

c1    Article –   Daniel Rapelje came her in May 1810
c1    Photo –   Old Town Hall erected in 1851 by Yarmouth Township and taken over by St Thomas when village incorporated in 1852; new city hall erected in 1899
c5    Photo –   Technical Training School, St Thomas

Page 50

c3    Photo –   1881 Official Coat of Arms, City of St Thomas
c5    Photo –   Northway and Anderson Store, 258 – 264 Talbot St. St Thomas founded in 1896 by John Northway and R. M. Anderson
c5    Photo –   25 year club at Andersons Ltd., St Thomas – D. McCallum; Mrs Les Caldwell; W. A. Andrews; Miss R. Copeman; Miss H. Turner; Victor Pardy; Miss M. Archibald; F. J. Lapp; Mrs Eva Ferguson; A. Brown; H. F Wood; W. J. Little; Miss C. Bailey; D. H. Anderson; Miss Lois Chambers

Page 51

c1    Article –   Industrial Growth in St Thomas
c4    Photo –   Aerial photo of St Thomas Industrial subdivision
c5    Photo –   Barnes’ Men’s Shop since 1951, 511 Talbot St., St Thomas; opposite Holy Angels’ Church; proprietors Len Barnes and Ron Barnes

Page 52

c1    Photo –   Waterworks Park, St Thomas
c3    Article –   The Browns baseball team played at Atlantic Park, Hughes St.
c4    Article –   St Thomas Parks – Waterworks first park established in St Thomas; Pinafore established at the turn of the century on Mill Creek a tributary of Kettle Creek; New York Central Park between Talbot St. and the New York Central depot; old Atlantic Park, now the lions Club Park at the corner of Baldwin and Hughes Streets; Athletic Park on the banks of Kettle Creek at the foot of St George St.; Cowan Park on the north end of St George St.; Sunshine Park near the corner of Mariam and Yarwood Streets
c5    Photo –   Dave Gerrard, proprietor of Gerrard’s Shopping Centre, 639 Talbot St., St Thomas
c6    Photo –   Pinafore Park

Page 53

c1    Photo –   St Thomas City Hall; Vincent A. Barrie, Mayor; J. M. Stirling, alderman; W. O. Herold, alderman; E. H. Luft, alderman; H. S. Gibson, alderman; Ernest C. Reid, city clerk; W. H. A. Sparling, Industrial Commissioner; W. A. Cox, city treasurer; T. H. Currah, alderman; P. Laing, alderman; D. R. Stokes, alderman; W. R. Lindsay, alderman

Page 54

c1    Article –   St Thomas Churches

Page 55

c1    Article –   Elgin County Court House – Photo
c1    Photo –   W. B. Jennings Co. Ltd., Talbot St., St Thomas – Photo

Page 56

c1    Article –   Dr John Henry Wilson of St Thomas – Photo
c2    Photo –   1898 Wilson Ave. wooden bridge built in 1872; first electrified streetcar crossing the bridge; Skating rink in the foreground in the valley
c4    Photo –   Haskett Motors Ltd., 700 Talbot St., St Thomas

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c2    Photo –   1901 Wilson Ave. bridge; steel structure known as ‘spindleshanks’
c8    Photo –   William Wraight and Ernest Bridge of Mid-Town Motors, 960 Talbot St. and 9 William St., St Thomas

Page 58

c1    Article –   St Thomas Fire Department – Photo of trucks and building
c1    Photo –   S. W. Loomis, proprietor and N. C. Loomis, manager of Loomis Hardware est. 1903, Talbot St. opposite Elgin St., St Thomas
c5    Photo –   Ben Johnson and Gord Nicol of Nicol and Johnson Auto Electric Ltd., 15 – 17 Flora St., St Thomas
c5    Photo –   aerial photo of 1960 Wilson Ave. bridge built in 1949

Page 59

c1    Photo –   1890  Fire Hall, Southwick St., St Thomas
c1    Photo –   1910 St Thomas Fire Department
c5    Photo –  1924 St Thomas Fire Department

Page 60

c1    Photo –   old McLachlin home, Wellington St; 1960 occupied by Earl Ashton
c1    Photo –   R. A. Sanders home, 20 Margaret St.
c6    Photo –   Home of W. C. Brooks, Highway 4 south of St Thomas
c6    Photo –   Home of Lewis Shepherd, 64 Mandeville Rd., St Thomas
c6    Photo –   Store of Jack Fraser, 489 Talbot St., St Thomas

Page 61

c1    Article –   Weatherhead Co. of Canada Ltd., St Thomas, est. 1937 – Photo

Page 62

c1    Photo –   Economy Shoe Store, Talbot St. opposite Hiawatha, St Thomas; proprietors Jack State and Louis State
c1    Article –   St Thomas Schools – Talbot Seminary School est. 1832, 6 St Anne’s Place now occupied by Mrs Patty E. Banner, widow of Joseph Banner; St Thomas Grammar School, also known as the Common School, Stanley St.; Central School built in 1855, in 1960 occupied by Wellington St. School opened in 1899; Balaclava St. School est. in 1877 in St David’s Ward and replaced in 1899; Separate School erected in 1870 on the present site; in 1882 Myrtle Street School and Scott Street School were established; Scott St. School recently demolished in 1960 and a new building erected for the school; Manitoba St. school erected in 1855 and now houses the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps ‘Admiral Beatty’; Church of Christ (Disciples) College on the northeast corner of Owaissa and Hiawatha St. was converted in 1912 to a school building and was demolished about 25 years ago and is now an apartment building; Elmdale Public School was built in 1920; Homedale School; Edward St. School and recently Elgin Court School; St Joseph Separate High School opened in 1955; 3 schools in Yarmouth Township will be annexed i 1961 – Park Ave. school, Mary Bucke School and Locke’s School; fire gutted the roof and upper floors of Myrtle St. School in the early 1930’s
c6    Article –   First Roman Catholic School established in St Thomas over 115 years ago

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c1    St Thomas Schools –   St Thomas Collegiate Institute, Elysian St., St Thomas opened in 1878; Central Elgin District Collegiate Institute, Chestnut St. opened in 1954; Arthur Voaden Vocational School, Flora St., established after 1914 and enlarged in 1956
c4    Photo –   St Thomas Collegiate Institute, Elysian St., St Thomas
c4    Article –   1905 photo of Marlatt Coal, Wood and Lumber, 120 Wellington St.
c4    Article –   19600 photo of Marlatt Fuels & Lumber Ltd., 120 Wellington St.
c7    Article –   Charlie Wong’s Chinese Laundry, 446 – 448 Talbot St. is site of first Catholic schoolhouse

Page 64

c1    Photo –   Howse Appliances, 359 Talbot St., St Thomas; est. 1928 at 564 Talbot St. next to the Capitol Theatre
c1    Photo –   Staff of Howse Appliances – Grevace O. Howse, president; Jack T. Waite, secretary – treasurer; Ken Simpson; Beatrice Moon; Bob O’Hara; Ben Stover; Jim Wilson; Glen DeClute; Ron McQuiggan; Don Faw; Dave Martin; Fay Loker; Charlie Cowlard; Francis Cole; Frankie Curtis; Norm Gardiner; Ron Whisken; L. Livingston

 

18 July 1960 St Thomas Old Home Week Program

Page 1

c1    Photo –   St Thomas City Hall

Page 2

c1    Photo –   Sales and Office staff at Mer-Lin Motors Ltd., Talbot St. E., St Thomas – Doug Bolt; Bill Rankin; John Hothersall; Fred Foy; George Austin; Art Plowright; Murray Lockhart; Murray Watson; Beverley Cruickshank; May Elvidge; Laura Hobden; Wanda Hebblethwaite; George Grant; Ted Seed; Allan Marks; Ron Trowhill; James McCann

Page 4

c1    Photo –   Used Car staff at Mer-Lin Motors Ltd., Talbot St. E., St Thomas – Victor Lindsay; Rex Scidmore; Tony Moyes; Verna Daymond; Don Swartman; Murray Jolliffe; Ed Apfelbeck; Frank Mozewsky; John Hetherington; George Shaw; Ken Holmes; Ron Baldwin; Alex Clark; Jay Wilcox

Page 5

c1    Photo –   Mer-Lin Motors Ltd., Talbot St. E., St Thomas

Page 6

c1    Photo –   Reconditioning staff at Mer-Lin Motors Ltd., Talbot St. E., St Thomas – Charlie Hyde, foreman; Jack Edwards; Eeuwe Wymenga; Harvey Green; Doug Leith; Erne Partel; Amerik VanRyn; Vernon House

Page 7

c1    Photo –   Service staff at Mer-Lin Motors Ltd., Talbot St. E., St Thomas – Howie Loveland; Len Crabe, service manager; Wayne Fitzpatrick; Gord Agar; Alvin Doan; Steve Krautner; Gord Auckland; Bud Bryant; Jim Bishop; Percy Moore; Bob Lynch; Clarence Partridge; Tony VanMillingan; Murray Winters; Dick Anderson; Andy Damjanovich; Roy Martin; Art Ostrander, body shop foreman; Bill VanRyn; Gerry McCallum; Alf Austin; Ray Giles, service station manager; Gene Bear, tire manager; Bill Haggerty; Butts Bottineau, parts department manager; Les Crouch; Harold Annett; Doug Drummond

Page 8

c1    Photo –   Towers Cleaners & Cold Storage Ltd., 16 Alexandria Ave., St Thomas

18 July 1960

Page 1

c1    Photo –   Old Home Week – Talbot St. looking east from Holy Angels’ Church
c1    Photo –   Old Home Week – Talbot St. looking west from Holy Angels’ Church

Page 2

c2    Photo –   Dr Judith Brigham; Mr & Mrs Charles Cook of St Thomas
c5    Article –   St Thomas Figure Skating Club Broomball Game

Page 3

c1    Photos –   Waterworks Park, St Thomas

Page 5

c3    Article –   St Thomas Youth Choir reunion – Cora Illes; Sally Nickson; June Fi8nlay Marjorie Main; Marilyn Davey; June Butterwick; Barbara Neil; Shirley Lo9cke; Margaret Lazenby; Mary Lou Kent; Betty Kent; Phillip Nickson; Mary Lou Bucke; Mary Holt; Gordon Illes; Marion Chapman; Ron Bell; Marlene Yeandle; Bruce Davey; Gordon Stacey; Diane Stacey; Jack Browning; Nancy Browning; Jack Herbert; Murray Houghton; Bill Holt; Elaine Herbert; Ron Medlyn; Margaret Medlyn; Bill Kent; John Locke; Mary Page; Bob Neil; Carolyn Bell; Jack Page

Page 6

c6    Photo –   Anne Weiss

Page 7

c2    Photo –   91st Battalion lay wreath at Pearl St. cenotaph
c2    Died –   Mrs George Lucas, nee Eliza Jenney, 80 years, July 16, mother of Samuel Lucas; sister of William Jenney and Mrs Nellie Staley
c3    Died –   Mrs Lily Elizabeth Anderson, nee Ling, 85th year, July 17, widow of William Anderson
c3    Died –   John Horvath, 61 years, July 16, husband of Mrs Mary Druszin; father of James Horvath
c4    Died –   Mrs Agnes Jane Layland, 97 years, July 15, widow of Walter Layland; mother of Mrs Charles R. (Jane) Timms, Mrs William (Annie) Halloran and Mrs Wilfred (Margaret) Nantais; sister of Harry Bell
c4    Died –   Harvey L. Lawton, July 18
c4    Died –   Walter J. Stidwell, July 17
c4    Died –   Mrs Lily Elizabeth Anderson, July 17
c4    Died –   Dr Frederick Temple Knight, July 17
c4    Memoriam –   Jean K. Campbell, July 18 1951, by daughters Phyllis and Pat
c5    Legal –   Earl Wilson, St Thomas

Page 8

c3    Article –   Col. Mahlon Burwell, by Gladys Elliott
c5    Reunion –   Braddon Family; Crabbe – Beer Family

18 July 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c1    Article –   Medcalf Shoe Co., St Thomas merges with Savage Shoes Ltd., Preston
c1    Photo –   Medcalf Shoe factory, corner of Mondamin and Curtis Streets, established 1910 in St Thomas
c1    Photo –   Lt. Col. Medcalf; Carl Anderson; Fred Breitenfeld; L. M. Savage
c3    Article –   91st Battalion Memorial
c4    Photo –   91st Battalion survivors – H. Vair; P. Astles; H. Bishop; B. Sims; A. Mildren; W. Robinson; F. G. Ellis; J. Skelding; C. A. Crown; W. Crocker; W. J. Roulston; W. H. A. Kayo; W. H. Fisher; J. Stagg; A. B. Ellis; C. E. Baldwin; H. Marshall; H. V. Mitchell; A. B. Freeman; W. H. Crisp; R. Millard; J. P. Marlatt; R. Kew; S. Dell; H. L. Sawyer; C. E. Hague; N. L. Honsinger; H. B. Matthews; T. W. Bell; Harvey Pettit; W. J. Neville; A. B. MacVicar; J. E. Page; William Taylor; Lt. Col. W. A. Andrews; R. S. Palmerston
c4    Died –   Dr Frederick Temple Knight, 83rd year, July 17
c4    Died –   Walter J. Stidwell, 89th year, July 17
c5    Died –   Harvey L. Lawton, 74th year, July 18 – Photo

Page 14

c4    Photo –   Mr & Mrs Earl Cook; Max Roseman; Tim Turrow; Bert Mitchell

Page 18

c1    Photo –   Construction addition to Junior Collegiate, Chestnut St., St Thomas
c2    Photo –   Construction of Scott St. Public School, St Thomas
c3    Photo –   Staff at Firestone Stores, 845 Talbot St., St Thomas – Bruce Gillespie; Fred Wittgens; Ralph Schweyer; John Gajewski; Gary McQuiggan; Al Gilbert

 

19 July 1960

Page 1

c1    Photo –   Cavell Blvd., Port Stanley; boardwalk at Port Stanley
c3    Article –   Construction at Port Stanley – Photo
c6    Fire –   Aylmer main intersection Talbot and John streets block destroyed by fire includes Bank of Montreal, Monteith Hardware, apartments, a dentist office, a chiropractor office, Gunstone Shoe Store, Elgin Hardware

Page 2

c4    Photo –   Entrance class at Wellington Street School in 1926 – 27; John Woodhouse; Herbert Stevens; Harry Willy Hall; Frank Sanders; Jack Lee; Bill Gerrard; Jack Smith; Coulson Judd; Margaret Ingram (now Mrs Bert Sneyd); Margaret Sutherland; Phyllis Scott (now Mrs Earle Hewitt); Mary Jane Crocker (now Mrs Tim Wardle); Robertson; Thelma Davies; Phyllis Treleaven; Jim Scarff; Evan MacDonald; Rosamund Ponsford (now Mrs George Folland); Margery Willison; Isabelle McLandress; Helen Babe (now Mrs R. K. Bythell); Beatrice Sherry (now Mrs John Pannett); Connie Bailey; Thelma Hitch; Isabelle Hunter (now Mrs Cyril Thomas; Gertrude Davies; David Streith; Garvey Dowler; Bob Downs; Jimmy Sage; Pete Ponsford; Archie Campbell; Wilf Whiteman; Herb Imrie; Henry Davies; Ernest Vickerman; Larry Gilbert – photo accompanied by a letter to the editor from Mrs Bert Sneyd

Page 3

c3    Photo –   Orser Jewelry Store, Aylmer

Page 6

c1    Photo –   Fire at main intersection in Aylmer
c1    Photo –   Mrs Versa King of Aylmer rescued by firemen
c4    Photo –   Fireman at Aylmer Fire
c6    Photo –   $200,00. fire at Aylmer

Page 7

c3    Photo –   Tom Mills of St Thomas, manager of Kresge’s in Richmond Hill
c3    Photo –   Rev Father Dan Monaghan; Mayor Vincent A. Barrie; Hon. Bryan L. Cathcart
c4    Article –   Frank L. Waldeck of St Thomas
c4    Funeral –   John B. Davidson, July 18
c4    Funeral –   George J. McNabb, July 18
c4    Born –   Verne Milton Richards, son of Wayne & Joyce Richards, nee Stafford; brother of Lorne; July 6
c5    Article –   Orville Martin of Sparta
c5    Died –   Harvey L. Lawton, July 18
c5    Died –   Walter J. Stidwell, July 17

Page 8

c2    Reunion –   Watson Family; Silcox Family
c3    Died –   Fred B. Kent, 56 years, July 17, husband of Mrs Lecuta Kent, nee Munday
c4    Died –   Mrs Robert Wisson, nee Isabell Coutts, 63 years, July 17
c4    Photo –   Walter Neville; Roy Palmerston; Henry Marshall; 91st Battalion and Boer War Veterans

19 January 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c1    Photo –   10,000 people on Talbot St. for Opening of Old Home Week, St Thomas
c1    Photo –   ‘Clown’ Fire brigade and truck, St Thomas
c6    Photo –   Miss Yvonne Demeester crowned Queen of Old Home Week by Miss Marguerite Helmer; princesses Donna Denniss and Carol Conrad
c6    Photo –   Old Home Week contestants – Yvonne Demeester; Dorothy VanRyn; Gloria Hyde; Carol Conrad; Barbara Orchard; Donna Denniss

Page 10

c1    Article –   Colonel Mahlon Burwell, by Gladys Elliott

Page 11

c3    Married –   Peter Malcolm McKellar, son of M. McKellar to Patricia Ann Howarth, daughter of John Howarth

Page 16

c1    Article –   Jim Sutherland, age 10 years, son of Glenn Sutherland of St Thomas; grandson of Robert Sutherland – Photo

 

20 July 1960

Page 6

c3    Photo –   Springfield Bible School – 60 children in photo
c4    Photo –   Mrs Carman Brown of Aylmer

Page 7

c1    Reunion –   Descendents of Warren E. & Margaret Ferguson of Orwell
c4    Funeral –   Dr Frederick T. Knight, July 19
c4    Funeral –   Mrs L. E. Anderson, July 19
c5    Died –   Arthur Cole Shannon, July 19,  husband of Mrs Helen Shannon
c5    Memoriam –   A. G. ‘Peter’ Dawdy, July 20 1948
c5    Memoriam –   William T. Gillies, July 20 1959, by parents and Mary

Page 8

c2    Photo –   Yvonne Demeester; Donna Denniss; Carol Conrad

Page 10

c1    Reunion –   Annett Family; Henderson Family

20 July 1960
Second Section

Page 11

c1    Photo –   Elgin Regiment trainees – Tpr. J. Matheson; Hon VanKoughnett; Ray Dorans; Robert Aviss; Robert Brown; Robert Melville; David Webster; Robert Preston; Paul Stevenson; Ken Rozell; Richard Fyle; Vick Clive; Gary Caswell; John Berry; Earl Graham; RSM T. W. Beales
c1    Photo –   Elgin Regiment trainees – Instructor Sgt. C. I. Helsby; Wayne Fennema; James Campbell; Robert Tisdall; Ed Clinton; David Richardson
c1    Photo –   Elgin Regiment trainees – Robert Preston; Brian Colburn; Donald Holmes Gary Smith; Robert Griffith; SSM WO2 W. F. Smith; John Greeley; Bev Clark; James Jordan; Robert Morris; John Jordan
c6    Died –   Arthur Cole Shannon, July 19
c6    Photo –   Bill Hopkins; Mike Langs; Ben Duin; Tony Ruggier

Page 15

c4    Photo –   Mrs Fred C. Bell; memorial plaque in the pump house at Waterworks Park in memory of Fred C. Bell and Albert Roberts

Page 22

c1    Article –   Col. Mahlon Burwell, by Gladys Elliott

 

21 July 1960

Page 1

c3    Photo –   Beverly Lovegrove, daughter of Ray Lovegrove; John Fawcett, son of Robert C. Fawcett; Bob McNea aka Moppets the Clown

Page 3

c1    Photo –   Junior III Grade, Wellington St. School in 1910 – teacher Miss Erla Flack and Miss Winifred Graham; Harold Clark; Earl Porter; Billy Gurton; Norman Scott; Victor Gurton; Ralph Gee; Red Kains; Hugh Shaw; Ada Black; Violet Voaden; Agnes Coutts; Gladys Silcox; Myrtle Bowey; Nellie Graves; Alice Card; Verna Ponsford; Helen Dawson; Helen Murphy; Barney Witherford; Corlie Jordan; Ola Compton; Irene Ryckman; Leona Stewart; Adelaine Coombs; Irene Fernley; Beatrice Doggett; Mary Witherford; Isabel Maxwell; Minnie Stoner; Olive Hermath; Mabel Ketchabaw; Lida Moore; Pearl Geddes; Rose Saunders; Marion Langs; Isabel German; Cora Yoe; Olive Stone; Marjory Munn; Ivy Cain; Eudora Watson; Mabel Stoner; Ella Edgar; Irene Mullen; Mildred Countryman; Basil Anderson; Howard Porter; Wilfred Jennings; Clarence Voaden; Earl Rick; Warren Anderson; Cecil Scott; Harold Pincombe; Gordon Holtby

Page 6

c1    Died –   George Fredryc Hotchkiss, 45 years, July 20
c4    Photo –   Mr & Mrs Donald Creevy and son Dale; Mr & Mrs Rudy Parachoniak; Frank Swoboda; Mr & Mrs Peter Mayer; Mr & Mrs Mick Ball; Doug Ewing

Page 7

c4    Born –   Son of J. E. Ashbury; brother of Ricky; July 20
c5    Funeral –   Walter J. Stidwell, July 20
c5    Funeral –   Harvey L. Lawton, July 20
c6    Died –   James D. Crane, 30th year, July 21
c6    Died –   Charles Porter, 87th year, July 20
c8    Photo –   Gordon Knight of McLachlan Furniture & Appliances, St Thomas

Page 8

c1    Photo –   Old Home Week visitors – Mr & Mrs Keith McIntyre and son Alan of Beamsville
c1    Photo –   Old Home Week visitor – Mrs Marenah Michener of Whitehorse, Yukon
c1    Photo –   Old Home Week visitor – Ernest May of Fort Erie, age 74 years
c1    Photo –   Old Home Week visitor –  J. H. Hankinson of Bothwell
c1    Photo –   Old Home Week visitor – Mrs Beatrice Fulton, nee Logan
c2    Photo –   Old Home Week visitor – Norman Walters of Toronto
c2    Photo –   Old Home Week visitor – Harold Ross of Weston
c2    Photo –   Old Home Week visitor – William Turner of Toronto, age 90 years; former street-car pilot in St Thomas
c3    Photo –   Old Home Week visitors – Mr & Mrs Lawrence Scotland of Milton and children Ken and Don with his daughter Sue Ann
c3    Photo –   Old Home Week visitors – Mr & Mrs James Simmons and children Kay and Thomas of Elverta, California; Mrs R. W. Hanson of St Thomas, aunt of Mrs Simmons
c3    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Mary Jane and sister Phyllis Anne Wraight of London
c3    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Mr & Mrs Fred Leeson of Montreal
c3    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Mr & Mrs James Hawkins, nee Beatrice Follick of Detroit; uncle of Mrs Harry Hawkins of St Thomas
c5    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitor – Charles H. Douglas of Miami, Florida
c5    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitor – Mrs Laverne Andrew of Hamilton
c5    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitor – Mrs Ethel Dunke of Toronto
c6    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Miss Patricia Oke; Mrs Floyd Oke; Mrs Frank Oke; Roy Oke; Helen Oke; Donald Oke
c6    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Mrs Harrison Martin and daughter Joanne
c6    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Mrs Mabel LeFevre and mother Mrs L. A. Catchpole
c6    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Albert Gard of Detroit
c6    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitor – Mrs Murle Whale of Hazel Park, Michigan
c7    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitor – Mrs Ethel McNames of Port Credit
c7    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitor – Charles L. Sprague of South Yarmouth
c8    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitor – Joe Murphy of Buffalo, NY
c8    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitor – Alfred Wilson of Fort Erie
c8    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitor – Mrs Bessie Wilson, nee Murray of Fort Erie
c8    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitor – Mrs Merle McColeman, nee Truan of Fort Erie

Page 9

c2    Died –   James D. Crane, July 21

Page 10

c1    Died –   Miss Alice Henwood, July 16, sister of Margaret Henwood
c2    Reunion –   Munro Family
c3    Died –   Charles Porter, July 20

21 July 1960
Second Section

Page 11

c3    Photo –   St Thomas Figure Skaters – Jane Allison; Susan Martin; Kay Burkman; Tim Wood
c3    Photo –   St Thomas Figure Skaters – Judy Pool; Pam Gordon; Susan Asselsting
c8    Died –   Hugh Edmund Hughston, 84th year, July 20, son of James & Elizabeth Hughston, nee Carson; husband of Mrs Emily Hughston, nee Arthurs; father of Hugh Arthur and James Franklin Hughston, Miss Emily Hughston, Mrs S. J. (Isabel) Nelson and Mrs Harry Scott (Margaret) Rodney; brother of Mrs William Jamieson

Page 12

c3    Photo –   Dr J. D. Curtis; Mrs Bert Hindley; Mrs Stanley Lyle; Mrs Gowan Young; Mrs J. D. Galbraith
c4    Photo –   Murray Wilson; Mrs William Anderson; Bob Quilty

Page 14

c4    Photo –   St Thomas Lawn Bowlers – Bob Smith; Elliott Fairbairn and his son-in-law Fred Tanner

Page 20

c1    Article –   Col. Mahlon Burwell, by Gladys Elliott

 

22 July 1960

Page 1

c5    Photo –   Crossing Lake Erie on water skis – James Mullen of Port Stanley, Bryan Neil and Angus Griffiths both of London all skiers; Garnet Speers, boat driver; Stanley Speers, ski handler

Page 3

c2    Photo –   Bell Telephone Operators 1910 – 1925 – Miss Rya Fleming; Mrs Angela Smith; Mrs Hattie Hartsell; Mrs Agnes Gilliece; Mrs Anne Whalls; Mrs Gertrude Casey; Mrs Leola Gledhill; Mrs Olive Butler; Mrs Sarah Mann; Mrs Isabelle Reith; Mrs Edith McKellar; Mrs Mary Ross; Mrs Helen Layfield; Mrs Betty Watson; Mrs Marry Jacques; Mrs Maye Erwin; Mrs Eileen Pearson; Mrs Mae Davey; Mrs Ella Phillips; Mrs Pearl McTaggart; Mrs Dorothy Bowey; Mrs Lillian Hankinson; Mrs Kate Cromwell; Mrs Doris Davis; Mrs Ruby Cunningham; Mrs Nettie Andrews; Helen Rycroft; Mrs Olive Beatty; Mrs Annie Anderson

Page 7

c1    Died –   Arthur C. Shannon, July 19
c1    Died –   Mrs John W. Taylor, nee Mary Sherratt, 41st year, July 20
c2    Died –   Robert J. Ferguson, 82nd year, July 21 – Photo
c5    Died –   James D. Crane, July 21
c5    Died –   Robert J. Ferguson, July 21
c5    Died –   John Herbert Hockin, July 21
c5    Died –   Mrs Cynthia J. Koyle, 74th year, July 21, wife of Lisgar Koyle
c5    Died –   Charles Porter, July 20
c6    Born –   Son of George & Evelyn Aristone, nee Sherry; brother of Nancy, Janet, Judy and David; July 19
c6    Born –   Christopher Steven Bradley, son of Ross Bradley, July 21
c6    Born –   Blair Frederick Hatch, son of Gordon Hatch; brother of Mary Kaye; July 18
c7    Died –   Mrs Cynthia J. Koyle, 74th year, July 21

Page 8

c1    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Mr & Mrs John Beard of London
c1    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Thomas & Mrs Helen Rycroft of Windsor
c1    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – John Gloin of London
c1    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – John Hubert of Dunnville
c1    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Mrs Edith Howe, nee Durfey of London
c2    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Frank Hanley of Kingston
c2    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – Mrs Doreen Hubert of Dunnville
c2    Photo –   Old Home Week Visitors – John Hubert Jr. of Dunnville
c3    Article –   Canadian Citizenship Granted – Mrs Hermine Basler, West Lorne; Mrs Pietje (Rita) Bouw, Rodney; Philemon Deprez and Mrs Maria Deprez, Port Burwell; Douwe (David) DeVries, Aylmer; Mrs Jannie Reintina DeVries, Aylmer; Anton (Anthony) Ditz, St Thomas; Mrs Cornelius Rising, Vienna; Georg Enskat and Mrs Emma Enskat, Rodney; Arend Jan Heijerman and Mrs Aaltje Heijerman, St Thomas; Adriaan Hendrik Heyblem and Mrs Johanna Heyblem, Iona Station; Teodoras Kaminskas, Rodney; Xavier Julius Maria Kesteloot, Aylmer; Gerardus (Gerry) Henricus Kremers and Mrs Johanna Petronella Kremers, Wallacetown; Mrs Herta Theresia Laidler, Aylmer; Peter Antonius Lamers and Mrs Anna Catharina Lamers, Sparta; Cornelius Petrus Johannes Lamers, Peter Cornelius Maria Lamers and Miss Anna Antonia Aleida Lamers, Sparta; Pierino Lattanzio and Mrs Lucia Lattanzio, St Thomas; Christiaan Pennings and Mrs Henrietta Johanna Pennings, Fingal; Miss Willemina Schipper, Port Stanley; Mrs Katarina Schlecht, Port Burwell; Mrs Maria Siemen, Port Burwell; Ilko Skirtschak, St Thomas; Mrs Wilma Auguste Frieda Magalene Skirtschak, St Thomas; Antony Sloetjes and Mrs Johanna Sloetjes, Wallacetown; Mrs Bernadette Marie Tiemissen, St Thomas; Mrs Rose (Rosina) Ungar; Petrus (Peter) Vanderwyst and Mrs Antonia Vanderwyst, St Thomas; Cornelius (Case) VanZanten and Mrs Neeltje (Nellie) VanZanten, St Thomas; Maurice Vercaigne, Port Burwell; Erich Weisz and Mrs Emma Celine Weisz, St Thomas;
c3    Article –   Canadian Citizenship Application – Jerzy Abramowicz and Mrs Hermine Abramowicz, St Thomas; Jan Balanowicz and Mrs Rugenia Balanowicz, St Thomas; Mathias Bauerle and Mrs Barbara Bauerle, West Lorne; Martin Baumann Jr., Aylmer; Tymofij Blysniuk and Mrs Rvrosina Blysniuk, Dutton; Mykola (Nicholas) Blysniuk, St Thomas; Valentinas Bukota, West Lorne; Adrian Marjan Curkowskyj, St Thomas; Cornelis Abraham DeKraker and Mrs Tietje DeKraker, Tillsonburg; Julien DePrez, Eden; Tomo Erstic, St Thomas; Mrs Vernoika (Verona) Feher, Rodney; Franz (Frank) Grun Sr. and Mrs Elizabeth Grun and Franz (Frank) Grun Jr, Dutton; Mrs Luciana Holmann, Straffordville; Mrs Mildred Kavka, Vienna; Mrs Vernika Kernast, West Lorne; Mrs Gesina (Ena) Kielstra, St Thomas; Francissek (Frank) Kocus and Mrs Josefa Irene Kocus, St Thomas; Cornelis Jilles Kyrgeman and Mrs Adriana Marrigje Krygeman, Aylmer; Mrs Erika Elizabeth Kuhnast, St Thomas; Marcin Lawniczak and Mrs Maria Lawniczak, St Thomas; Wilhelm Lenz and Mrs Hella Mareta Olga Lenz, St Thomas; Balys Miniotas and Mrs Zelma Miniotas, Rodney; Douwe (David) Neef and Mrs Hinke (Helen) Neef, St Thomas; Johann Paal and Mrs Maria Paal, West Lorne; Karoly Peicz, Dutton; Martin Pokorny and Mrs Katharina Pokorny, Straffordville; Mrs Danute-Valerija (Valerie) Pumputis, West Lorne; Illija Raic and Mrs Zora Raic, St Thomas; Albert Schachow, Rodney; Heinrich (Henry) Schiller and Mrs Hildegard Schlller, St Thomas; Mrs Maria Schlecht, Port Burwell; Mrs Rosina Bedlack, Dutton; Giotella Squazzini, St Thomas; Johann Stroh and Mrs Barbara Stroh, West Lorne; Mrs Johanna (Joanne) Catharina Terpstra, St Thomas; Anton Tiefenbach and Mrs Katharina Tiefenbach, Straffordville; Johannes Wilhelmus Bernardus vanRck, Aylmer; Cornelis Josephus Petrus VanGorp and Mrs Maria Cornelia Agnes VanGorp and Cornelius Henricus Franciscus Maria VanGorp, Aylmer; Mrs Maria Jula VanHee, Rodney; Andrianus Antonius VanRooijen and Mrs Agnes Antonia Theodora VanRooijen, Tillsonburg: Hermanus Marius VanSoelen and Mrs Anna Willemina VanSoelen, Aylmer; Jan Maurice (John) Verbrugghe and Mrs Anna Sophia Verbrugghe, West Lorne; Vladas Vindasius and Mrs Riena Vindasius, Aylmer; Arndt VonHoltzendorff and Mrs Ursula Erma VonHoltzendorff, St Thomas; Dister VonWistinghausen, St Thomas; Gregor Wagner, Vienna; Joannes Valentjn Petrus Maria Webbers and John Valentine Peter Mary Webbers, Aylmer; Maron Weisz and Mrs Teresia Weisz, Vienna; Cyriel Zeenaeme and Mrs Breyne Zeenaeme, West Lorne; Franiszek (Frank) Zuchlinski and Mrs Helena (Helen) Zuchlinski, St Thomas

Page 9

c1    Photo –   Port Stanley Miss Waterama, contestants – Anne Weiss; Shirley McGregor; Judy Ballard; Donna Brown; Sherry Bell; Glenda Dunne
c4    Article –   Port Stanley Waterama

Page 10

c1    Reunions – Conway Family; Oldham Family; Langley Family

22 July 1960
Second Section

Page 11

c3    Photo –    Mossback Club best beard contest – Harold Ross; Kenneth Palmer; Mayor Vincent A. Barrie; Don Gooding; Col. William Hill; Hy Ninkledam
c6    Photo –   St Thomas firefighters
c6    Photo –   Jack Reid, proprietor of Reid Paint Service, Talbot St., St Thomas
c7    Fire –   Reid’s Paint Service, 627 Talbot St., St Thomas

Page 12

c1    Married –   Elgin Keith Laidlaw, son of Elgin Laidlaw to Patricia White, daughter of Mrs Patricia White
c3    Photo –   Helen Nott, Fingal; Dorothy Carroll, Melbourne; Doreen Anderson, Shedden; Judy Searay, Shedden; Marjory Pyatt, Iona Station; Anne Graham, Iona; Grace Adams, St Thomas; Joy Richardson, St Thomas; Margaret Graham, Iona
c4    Photo –   Miss Velda Hathaway, Dutton; Mrs J. M. Pyatt, Iona Station; Miss Margaret Burrill

Page 15

c4    Photo –   Robert Stewart of Eden

Page 20

c1    Article –   Col. Mahlon Burwell, by Gladys Elliott
c2    Photo –   Graves of Col. & Mrs Mahlon Burwell, St Stephen’s Anglican Church cemetery, Burwell’s Corners
c6    Photo –   St Thomas Junior Rovers Soccer Team formed in early 1920’s – P. Laing; J. Sharp; A. Westaway; O. Searle; W. Greenwood; H. Hill; P. Westrope; Andy Allen; T. Burton; Tom Medlyn; J. Austin; R. Laing; Spig Rolling; T. Allen; J. Jacques

 

23 July 1960

Page 1

c3    Photo –   St Thomas to Port Stanley bicycle race; Del Shambley; Cpl. C. R. Everard
c3    Photo –   St Thomas to Port Stanley bicycle race winners Ricky Bridge, Port Stanley; Dave Mitchener, St Thomas; Wayne Smith, St Thomas; Danny Gordon, St Thomas; Barry Takayesu, St Thomas; Brian Sadler, St Thomas

Page 6

c2    Photo –   Vault in the burned out Bank of Montreal, Aylmer; Robert Hilliard, assistant manager
c2    Died –   Miss Edna Moore, 89th year, July 22
c3    Died –   Mrs Lena Bagnall, July 22, wife of Ross Bagnall

Page 7

c2    Died –   George Thompson, 76 years, July 22
c2    Died –   Felix Truant, 72 years, July 21, husband of Mrs Albina Truant
c3    Photo –   Allis Chalmers council, St Thomas – Marshall Hughes; Mark Reagan; Roy Colvard; Bill Johnstone; Frank Sikora; George Specht
c4    Died –   Mrs Lena Bagnall, July 22, wife of Ross Bagnall
c4    Died –   Robert J. Ferguson, July 21
c4    Died –   George Thompson, 76 years, July 22
c4    Died –   William F. Pound, 93rd year, July 23
c5    Born –   Son of John F. & Elizabeth Heather Christie, nee Willis, July 7
c5    Born –   Victoria Joan Kramer, daughter of Richard K. & Joan Kramer, nee Spackman, July 20
c5    Memoriam –   Hypatia Irene Kennoy, July 23 1959, by husband John
c7    Died –   William F. Pound, 93rd year, July 23

Page 8

c2    Photo –   Golden Acres Male Choir formed in 1949 – C. Bainard; A. Hunt; H. Goldsmith; G. Minhinnick; C. Kerr; J. Waterman; D. Parkinson; R. Clark; B. Baker; L. Hawes; W. Thomas; F. Hawes; R. Trull; H. Mitchell; A. Langner; C. Larson; C. Luscombe; D. Williams; A. Roberts; E. Fleming; Mrs A. E. Bates, guest pianist; F. McDonald, conductor; Miss Marjorie Kelly, Miss Canada guest soloist; Miss Elaine Keillor, guest pianist; G. Stewart; J. T. Baron; H. Anderson

23 July 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c1    Article –   Port Stanley Waterama
c1    Photo –   Miss Waterama Glenda Dunne; Donna Brown; Sherry Bell
c2    Photo –   St Thomas Yellow Jackets Association – Ken Ponsford; Lorne Flint; Ernie Hutton; Bub Blough; Bill Balkwill; Pood Udell; Art Martin; Jim Pullen; Pete Lowry; Morriss Babcock; Gord Mills; Bill Rose; Jim Melville; Harry Martin; Bill Titchener; Reg Turnbull; Truman Welch; Bert Rupple; Lorne MacVicar; Orlaf Searles; Chick Donaldson; Bill Winters; Marsh Towers; Dr Tracy Brown; Harry Medcalf; Gord Wilkinson; Len Neil; Bus Loucks; Earl Dawdy; Walt Brodie; Frank Moore; Perc Westrope; Ivan Cousins; Fred Luscombe; Len Wightman; Tommy Knowles
c4    Article –   St Thomas Yellow Jackets Football Team
c4    Photo –   St Thomas Collegiate Institute 1929 Football Team – Art Jolliffe; Ernie Hutton; Gord Lemon; O. ‘Bear’ Lewis; Tom Nixon; Bob Coffey
c6    Article –   After 60 years by R. J. Johnson

Page 10

c1    Married –   Ronald Kerry Day, son of C. H. ‘Hap’ Day to Elizabeth Ann Preston, daughter of H. Leslie Preston
c2    Married –   Robert Francis Freele, son of Elsworth Freele to Beverley Jean Campbell, daughter of J. C. Campbell
c3    Married –   Ronald Orr Neff, son of Orr Neff to Lorna Mae Pearn, daughter of Edward Pearn
c4    Married –   Robert Harry Yokom, son of F. J. Yokom to Gayle Carol Freeman, daughter of M. A. Freeman
c4    Married –   John William McNeil, son of R. H. McNeil to Phyllis Isabel Houghton, daughter of S. I. Houghton
c7    Married –   Richard Wright to Anne Monteith
c7    Married –   William Malcolm Harris, son of Fred Harris to Nora Purdom, daughter of William F. Purdom
c7    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs Clarence Crane of New Sarum, 40th
c8    Married –   James Stewart West, son of Stewart West to Leta Doreen Carter, daughter of John Edward Stanley Carter
c8    Married –   Charles Havelock Evans to Mrs Emily Louis King, mother of Thomas W. King

Page 11

c4    Article –   Elgin Museum News by Mrs William Anderson
c4    Married –   James Robert Joseph Wilson, son of Robert James Wilson to Audrey Alberta Froud, daughter of Martin Froud
c6    Died –   George Clifford Munn, 55th year, son of George Munn; husband of Mrs Ina Munn, nee White; father of June Munn and Morley Munn

Page 18

c1    Engagement –   William Beverly Bishop, son of Rev E. F. Bishop to Donald Jean McTaggart, daughter of Donald K. McTaggart – Photo
c2    Married –   Ronald James Walsh, son of R. J. Walsh to Beatrice Elizabeth Jane Jennings, daughter of W. G. Jennings – Photo
c3    Christening –   Ian William Watson, son of Stanley & Fern Watson, nee Proud
c3    Engagement –   John Parks Martyn, son of Harold J. Martyn to Carol Anne Dodwell, daughter of E. L. Dodwell – Photo
c4    Engagement –   John David Thwaites, son of John Thwaites to Janette May MacKay, daughter of James Alexander MacKay
c4    Engagement –   William Beverley Bishop, son of Rev E. F. Bishop to Donald Jean McTaggart, daughter of Donald K. McTaggart
c4    Engagement –   James Stephen Curtis, son of Austin R. Curtis to Audrey Maxine Harrison, daughter of Wilmer Harrison
c5    Engagement –   Basil William Cripps, son of Wilfred Harry Cripps to Patricia Gail Bawden, daughter of Donald Bawden
c5    Engagement –   John Parks Martyn, son of Harold J. Martyn to Carol Anne Dodwell, daughter of E. L. Dodwell
c5    Engagement –   Brian Clarke, son of Edward Clarke to Mary Joanne Redding, daughter of Mrs Beatrice Redding
c5    Engagement –   Basil William Cripps, son of Wilfred Harry Cripps to Patricia Gail Bawden, daughter of Donald Bawden – Photo
c5    Married –   Mr & Mrs Elgin Keith Laidlaw – Photo
c7    Married –   Mr & Mrs William Charles Abell – Photo
c7    Married –   Mr & Mrs Frederick Clayton Kelso – Photo

 

25 July 1960

Page 1

c2    Photo –   Aerial view of Port Stanley main beach

Page 3

c1    Photo –   Sales Staff at Haskett Motors Ltd. 700 Talbot St., St Thomas – Al  Beattie; George Bailey; Jack Cook; Pete Anger; Harold Black; Orval Huras; Larry Schutter; Orval Gatecliffe; Gordon Meeko; Norman Smith

Page 7

c1    Died –   Mrs Mary Cornell, 93 years, July 23, mother of Lt. Col. William M. Cornell, Earl Cornell and Mrs Tony (Freda) Miekiewicz
c2    Article –   Montrose Graham, age 12 years, son of Mrs Helen Graham of Iona
c2    Died –   Leonard J. Jones, 89th year, July 24, widow of Mrs Edith Jones, nee Harris; father of Mrs Gordon (Grace) Edwards
c2    Died –   James Francis Carson, 78 years, July 23
c3    Died –   William H. Crisp, 66 years, July 24 – Photo
c5    Died –   Mrs Margaret Brown, 57th year, July 24, wife of Wilfred A. Brown; mother of Robert C. and William K. Brown; sister of Mrs Kenneth (Betty) Plowgrove, Mrs John (Peggy) Poundpore, Mrs Robert (Pat) Melache and Mrs James Hoover
c5    Died –   William H. Crisp, July 24
c4    Died –   Leonard J. Jones, July 23
c4    Died –   Edward George Shaubel, July 24, widow of Mrs Alice (Barnette) Shaubel; father of Mrs Fern Riddell; brother of John and William Shaubel and Mrs Sinclair (Stella) Detenbeck
c5    Died –   George Thompson, July 22
c6    Died –   Louis Waber, 82 years, July 12
c6    Born –   Cindy Denise Moore, daughter of Harold & Dianne Moore, nee Mitchell, July 20

Page 8

c3    Photo –   Ken Schleihauf of Rodney

25 July 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c1    Article –   Ski across Lake Erie – Angus Griffiths of London, Bryan Neil of London and James Muslen of Port Stanley
c1    Photo –   Dance band the Collegians – Andy Allen; Ed King; Dr Carl Kennedy; Fred Voaden; Harold Hill; Gene Ray; Norm Ingram
c3    Photo –   Aerial view of Port Stanley

Page 10

c3    Married –   George Rankin to Lela Elizabeth Thatcher
c4    Photo –   C. H. ‘Hap’ Day of St Thomas
c4    Married –   Mr & Mrs Ronald Kerry Day, Photo

Page 11

c5    Photo –   Waterama parade, Main St., Port Stanley
c5    Photo –   Rev H. H. Rokeby-Thomas at dockside service in Port Stanley
c6    Photo –   Angus Griffiths of London, Bryan Neil of London and James Muslen of Port Stanley

Page 13

c3    Photo –   West Elgin archers – Vickie Kinsella; Bryan Spinks; Larry Corner; Joan Dunsdon; Art Luard; Priscilla Harkins; Phyllis Mattis; Russ MacDonald; Bill Corner

 

26 July 1960

Page 6

c2    Article –   Former Fingal bridge is converted to a storage warehouse located south of the Carnation plant in Aylmer owned by Norman Brooks – Photo

Page 7

c1    Died –   Edwin F. Briggs, 64th year, husband of Mrs Audrey Briggs
c2    Photo –   Addition of Allis-Chalmers building, Burwell Rd., St Thomas
c5    Died –   Robert J. ‘Jack’ Emslie, 59 years, July 25 – Photo
c5    Memoriam –   Burton S. Davis, July 26 1956

Page 8

c2    Reunion –   Axford Family
c3    Died –   George A. Gee, 78th year, July 24

26 July 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c1    Photo –   Elgin Regiment – Sgt. William Topping; Pte. Bob Melville; Pte. Paul Stevenson; Pte. Dave Webster; Pte. Gary Smith; Pte. Bob Preston; Pte. Bob Brown; Pte. Ken Rozell
c2    Photo –   Canadian Women’s Army Corps – Pte. Brenda Clark and Sgt. Marion Freeman both of St Thomas
c6    Photo –   Aerial Photo of west entrance to St Thomas
c8    Article –   James D. Brodie, assistant city engineer – Photo

Page 11

c3    Married –   John Frederick Horncastle, son of John B. Horncastle to Mary Ellen Kennelly, daughter of Mrs K. Kennelly
c5    Married –   William A. Harder, son of W. Harder to Eleanor Jane Shakir, daughter of Musa Shakir

Page 15

c4    Photo –   William Corner and sons Billy, Peter and Larry of St Thomas

 

27 July 1960

Page 2

c1    Photo –   Elgin Regiment at Camp Crumlin – Tpr. Dave Webster; Tpr. Wayne Howard; Sgt. Fred Morley; Trp. Ron VanKoughnett; Tpr. Bob Tisdall; Tpr. Ron Farren
c1    Photo –   Elgin Regiment at Camp Crumlin – St Thomas Collegiate students Cpl. G. E. M. Roberts, J. A. Campbell and Bev Clark; Sgt C. Helsby; WO H. R. Vanidour; Sgt. Jack Taylor

Page 6

c3    Funeral –   Miss Edna Moore, July 25
c3    Funeral –   Charles Porter, July 23
c3    Funeral –   James D. Crane, July 23
c3    Funeral –   Mrs Lena Bagnall, July 25
c3    Funeral –   George Thompson, July 26
c3    Funeral –   Robert Ferguson, July 25

Page 7

c1    Article –   Judy Schram, age 10 months, of St Thomas
c1    Died –   Mrs Alice Millard, 76 years, July 27, widow of William A. Millard
c2    Died –   Wallace Williamson, 19 years, July 26, son of William Williamson
c2    Funeral –   William H. Crisp, July 26
c3    Died –   James Marchant, 82 years, July 27
c3    Photo –   Mary Lynn Spence; Ray Williams; Denise McLay; Billy Pearn; Robert Bruce; Mrs James McCloy; Mrs Gladys Nichols; Mrs Dorothy Williams; Brian Williams; Mrs George McLay; Mrs Melvin Williams; Miss Pat Bruce; Mrs Alfred Boughner; Mrs Kenneth Gordon; Mrs C. Newsome; Miss Laura Mae Pearn; Mrs Matthews McCloy; Mrs Donald Bruce; Mrs Stanley Pearn
c4    Fire –   Chuckwagon Restaurant, Talbot St. W., Aylmer; operator Cecil Milbourn
c4    Died –   Robert J. ‘Jack’ Emslie, 59 years, July 25
c4    Died –   Mrs Alice Millard, 76 years, July 27, widow of William A. Millard
c4    Died –   James Marchant, 82 years, July 27
c4    Memoriam –   Mrs May Griffin, July 27 1955, by son Harold

Page 8

c1    Photo –   Maj. Gen. M. H. S. Penhale; Mrs Ivy Allemang; Miss Ruth Cooper; Miss Jane Millington; Miss Barbara Thompson; Miss Ruth Nosal; George Horton; Robert Carr; Darrell Small; Richard Naudain; Charles Massey; Kent Stiles; Thomas Hunt
c2    Died –   Charles Gould, July 25, brother of Mrs Margaret Morrison, Mrs Theresa White, Mrs Catharine Catherall, Irine and John Gould

Page 10

c1    Died –   Chester Garde Lee, 71 years, July 22, husband of Mrs Pearl Lee, nee Maynard

27 July 1960
Second Section

Page 13

c3    Died –   Mrs Elizabeth Watkins, nee Pearse, 100th year, July 27, widow of James Watkins – Photo
c4    Article –   Mrs John Sharp of St Thomas, mother of Robert Sharp and Mrs Helen Layfield
c6    Photo –   Miss Karen Hill; Russ Fair, principal of St Thomas Business College; Suzanne Quinlan; Pat Valk; Barbara Davies; Barbara Butler

Page 14

c3    Married –   Michael Douglas Turner, son of Duncan C. Turner to Linda Rose Sutherland, daughter of Elliott Sutherland

Page 16

c3    Photo –   Jack Wiseman, proprietor of Exclusive Ladies Wear

Page 18

c3    Photo –   John Gladstone Graney of Bowling Green, Missouri
c4    Photo –   Paul Colacecchi and Russ Evon of the St Thomas Elgins

 

28 July 1960

Page 6

c3    Article –   Kenneth Wilson of Aylmer – Photo
c3    Died –   Mrs Electia Mae Taylor, 76 years, July 27,widow of Jack Taylor

Page 7

c3    Died –   Bruce P. Greer, 76 years, July 27
c4    Born –   Timothy Donald Bridge, son of Donald & Patricia Bridge, nee Merritt, July 27
c4    Born –   Daughter of Gary Coville; sister of Deborah Ann; July 30
c4    Born –   Steven Douglas Muddle, son of Donald F. & Ruth Muddle, nee Hare; brother of Sandra and Janice; July 25
c5    Died –   James Marchant, 83rd year, July 27
c5    Died –   Mrs Alice Millard, July 27
c5    Died –   Judy Darlene Schram, 10 months, July 27, daughter of Arthur & Jacqueline Schram; sister of Donna Lynn and Alice Ann Schram
c5    Died –   Mrs Electia Mae Taylor, July 27
c5    Died –   Mrs James Watkins, July 27
c8    Died –   Wilfred G. Murchison, 63rd year, July 27, husband of Mrs Mabel Murchison, nee Gilkinson

Page 10

c1    Died –   Louis J. Pettit, 80 years
c1    Died –   Arnold Scott, 57th year, July 20, brother of Mrs W. J. Rodney; uncle of Rev Harry Scott Rodney
c3    Reunion –   Lazenby Family

28 July 1960
Second Section

Page 11

c1    Photo –   Major George S. Till and Capt. F. J. Fellows
c3    Photo –   William and Keith Bawden; Ron Draper
c3    Died –   Judy Darlene Schram, 10 months, July 27
c6    Photo –   Kenneth Bawden; Walter Bawden

Page 20

c7    Photo –   Haskett Motors Ltd. Sales staff – Orval Huras; Larry Schutter; Orval Gatecliffe; Gordon Meeko; Norman Smith

 

29 July 1960

Page 6

c1    Article –   Port Bruce Water Carnival
c1    Died –   David Rennie Lefait, 18 years, July 28, brother of Eugene Lefait
c3    Article –   Richmond Hill – Photo

Page 7

c1    Article –   Lou Ann Tribe, age 6 years, daughter of Travis E. Tribe
c1    Died –   Mrs Virtue Bentley, 74 years, July 29, daughter of William Woods; wife of Sheldon Bentley
c2    Died –   Mrs Mable Benjamin, nee Mote, 62 years, July 27, wife of Clifford Benjamin
c2    Funeral –   Robert J. ‘Jack’ Emslie, July 28
c3    Photo –   Mrs Roy Wintermute of St Thomas
c5    Memoriam –   Mrs Robert Pettus, July 29 1959; by daughter Marion Van; by Peg, Bob, Gwen, Kay, Ron; by husband
c6    Died –   Mrs Sheldon Bentley, July 29
c6    Died –   Mrs Electia Mae Taylor, July 27
c6    Died –   Mrs James Watkins, July 27
c8    Photo –   N. J. ‘Red’ Ruhl of St Thomas

Page 8

c1    Reunion –   McKillop Family
c1    Died –   Mrs Mary Cornell, 94th year, aunt of Chris Bell and Mrs L. Hartsell
c3    Died –   Clifford Harvey, 53 years, July 26, brother of James, Roy T., Ethel Mae and Rubye Harvey

29 July 1960
Second Section

Page 9

c2    Photo –   West Entrance to St Thomas at Dodds Creek Bridge
c3    Article –   John Mustion of St Thomas Elgins – Photo
c8    Article –   Rev William Carnes of St Thomas

Page 10

c1    Married –   John Oliver Moore, son of M. B. Moore to Rowena Robbins, daughter of Marwood Robbins
c3    Married –   Richard Kenneth Wright, son of Kenneth & Grace Wright to Winnifred Ann Monteith, daughter of R. P. Monteith
c4    Married –    Mr & Mrs John Oliver Moore – Photo
c4    Married –   William Howard Williams, son of H. T. Williams to Donabelle McKee, daughter of K. McKee
c6    Married –   Terrence Edward Dunlop, son of E. A. Dunlop to Roberta Lois Rogers, daughter of Mark Rogers

Page 13

c5    Photo –   Leon Bodkin and Claybourne Gordon – International Plowing Match News

Page 15

c4    Article –   Highland Games at Dutton – Photo

 

30 July 1960

Page 2

c7    Photo –   Miss Barbara Sennewald, daughter of Dr Lothar Sennewald; Rokus DenHartog, son of S. DenHartog; Ralph Hollands; John Duffy, son of Duncan Duffy

Page 4 [Actually Page 6 and miss-numbered in the newspaper]

c3    Died –   Charles C. Durdin, July 29, proprietor of C. C. Durdin Concrete Blocks, London; husband of Mrs Gertrude Durdin, nee Newton; father of Charles ‘Bud’ Durdin and William Oliver Durdin; brother of Mrs Barbara Whyte; half-brother of Richard, Arthur and Albert Perkins and Mrs Frank (Eva) Evans

Page 7

c3    Retirement –   Harry F. McFadden
c3    Photo –   Harry F. McFadden; Les Jordan; C. Smale; E. Avery; F. W. Carruthers; H. McKellar; G. S. Turner; L. Goodwin; E. Whittingham; G. Henderson; G. Berry
c4    Article –   Harry F. McFadden of St Thomas; father of Lewis, Douglas and Lawrence McFadden
c4    Funeral –   James Marchant, July 29
c4    Funeral –   Judy Darlene Schram, July 29
c4    Born –   Daniel Robert Beattie, son of R. Earl & Mary Beattie, nee Lyle; brother of Kathryn Anne; July 29
c4    Born –   John Wesley Foster, son of Charles & Donna Foster, nee Shelton, July 19
c4    Born –   Karl Joseph Robert Gleason, son of Joseph & Anna Gleason, nee Gloin, July 26
c4    Born –   Wilfred Milton Hagerty, son of Clarence Hagerty; brother of Donny and Betty; July 25
c4    Born –   Roy Donald Hunt, son of R. & Donna Hunt, nee McKillop, July 26
c4    Born –   Phyllis Anne Matthews, daughter of Gordon & Joyce Matthews, nee Simpson, July 28
c4    Born –   Karen Margaret Morrison, daughter of Edward & Margaret Morrison, nee Harper; sister of Stephen and Lori; July 26
c4    Born –   Evan Lewis and Edward William Patterson, twin sons of Donald E. & Stella Mae Patterson, nee Haney; brothers of Bonnie; July 27
c4    Memoriam –   Jack Harris, July 31 1940
c4    Memoriam  –   John W. Gillett, Aug 1 1952, by daughter Tennice and husband Dalt, granddaughter Maxine and husband Forrest
c4    Memoriam –   John Cuthbert Wheeler, July 31 1952
c5    Died –   Mrs Sheldon Bentley, July 29
c5    Died –   John Arthur Hartsell, 71st year, July 29
c5    Died –   Harley Cecil Prior, 75th year, July 29
c5    Died –   Miss Anne L. Ringsdorf, July 29
c6    Died –   John Arthur Hartsell, 71st year, July 29
c6    Died –   Miss Anne L. Ringsdorf, July 29

Page 9

c1    Married –   Oscar Deleu, son of Daston Deleu to Yvette DeKoninck
c3    Married –   William Fraser Francis, son of Albert H. Francis to Elizabeth McNinch, daughter of John McMillan McNinch
c4    Married –   Glenn George Allen to Beverly Cook
c4    Married –   Victor H. Holton to Marilyn J. Martin, daughter of William H. Martin
c4    Anniversary –   Mr & Mrs Argo Vaughan of Erieau, 50th
c5    Married –   Peter McKellar to Pat Howarth
c5    Married –   John Frederick Horncastle to Mary Ellen Kennelly
c5    Christening –   James Edward Humphrey Daugharty, son of D. E. Daugharty
c6    Married –   Douglas Earl Parkins, son of Stanley Parkins to Alice Florence Turner, daughter of John B. Turner
c6    Married –   Paul Wesley Holmes son of Oliver W. Holmes to Gale Marina Scidmore, daughter of Albert Reginald Scidmore
c7    Married –   Victor Henry Holton, son of C. Conrad Holton to Marilyn Joyce Martin, daughter of William H. Martin
c8    Married –   R. Stephen Paddon, son of John R. Paddon to Patricia Ludora McKenzie, daughter of R. Colin McKenzie

Page 10

c2    Retirement –   St. Sgt. Frank L. Billings of St Thomas – Photo

30 July 1960
Second Section

Page 11

c1    Photo –   Tobacco harvest – farm of Camiel DeLodder, Port Burwell; J. D. Perrin; Bonnie Perrin; Mrs Lorne Perrin
c1    Photo –   Tobacco harvest – Agnes DeLodder; Sophie Schlect; Mr & Mrs DeLodder
c1    Article –   After Sixty Years, by R. W. Johnson

Page 20

c1    Married –   Mr & Mrs Calvin Glen Anderson – Photo
c2    Married –   Mr & Mrs Ronald Kerry Day – Photo
c3    Engagement –   Max Eugene Balsdon, son of Orville Balsdon to Patricia Anne Lavoie, daughter of L. F. Lavoie – Photo
c4    Engagement –   Stanley Rundle, son of F H. Rundle to Phyllis Arlene Welch, daughter of Nelson Welch
c4    Engagement –   Max Eugene Balsdon, son of Orville Balsdon to Patricia Anne Lavoie, daughter of L. F. Lavoie
c4    Engagement –   Richard Eugene Soper, son of Jesse Soper to Nancy Jeane Burtwhistle, daughter of John Burtwistle
c5    Married –   Mr & Mrs Richard Kenneth Wright – Photo
c5    Married –   Mr & Mrs James Stewart West – Photo
c7    Married –   Mr & Mrs Terrence Edward Dunlop – Photo
c7    Married –   Mr & Mrs John William McNeil – Photo