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the georgetown hertd wednesday evening january 8th 1941 j oootctm- raunmadob wednes day january 1st in at john obvkh norway helen svy fel- stead daughter of mr and mo george feltead west h1h to stan ley douglas godfrey sonrbf mr and mrs james d godfrey georgetown mtajlombkino on saturday janu ary that st josephs church ao- ion by the rev p m maone ob fjft of bte anne s church mon treal brother of the groom and as sisted by rev pr j l mobride margaret alice daughter of mr and mrs p g icing to harold patrick son of mr and mrs m f malone of reglna sask died kennedy in georgetown on tues day pec slat 1940 frances rut- ledge widow of the late william cyrus kennedy t muxjixn in glen williams on mon day january 6th 1941 william henry mulun beloved husband of the late mary elizabeth dedrick in bis 72nd year the funeral wih be held at his re sidence glen williams on thursday january 9th 1941 service at 230 oclock dst interment in green wood cemetery georgetown robblftrs in stewarttown on thurs day january 2nd 1941 eliza blx kenshaw aged 84 years widow of the late arthur roberts tn memoriam vint in loving memory of charles vint who passed away january lolh 1938 till memory fades and life departs you live forever inour hearts ever remembered by wife and in our mail bag england dec 4th 1940 ihe georgetown herald dear sir i should like to take this opportum ty to thank you for sending me your weekly paper i have received four edltions to date and was very pleased to get them there are quite a num ber of men from the vicinity of georgetown at this particular camp some from milton and a number from oakyllle so your paper passes under a good many eyes before it is discarded i am very sorry i could not acknow jedge the receipt of your paper soonei but i had just the use or one eye tor some time but it is just a matter of couple of weeks till it is completely healed i should like at this time also to thank the organizations and the ai ttance paper mills for the gift par eels and cigarettes which they have sent over hereand i-can-ssure- you- are appreciated by all yours sincerely pte h l allen b740167 48th highlanders no 1 inf hu co base p o canada england nov 27th 1940 the georgetown herald dear sirs for some time now i ve been en deavoring to and a little time to pen jou a line and at last the spirits have manoeuvered some into position foi me this is just a short letter thank teg you immensely for your local pa per and needless to say even at this distance it brings things much closer to home to me now its coming listed as one of the important things among the canadian troop movement and the time and trouble taken in order that i might receive it is cer tainly appreciated the local news column the person is and the sports column interest me greatly and even if the news is a couple of weeks old by the time it gets into my hands just remember that any boners pulled back home and perhaps forgotten about can al ways be laughed at afresh over on this side i send the reasons greetings to al friends in the locality and also to comrades in arms in camp borden and other training centres from the borne town thanking you all once again for your courtesy i remain still intact despite the atmospheric con pte w chaplin b86s70 3nd div supply ooj rjcasc personal and social mr and mrs j c cflark spent new years day with friends in h pte k kldd of oamp borden spent the week end at his home tennant of newmarket a 14day leave with his pte w e is spending parents mr and mrs bruce mackenzle and son paul spent new years day at brentford with relatives miss jean tennant and miss mary goodfeuow spent new years with friends in belleville mrs william ditchaeld elaine and douglas of windsor were recent visl tors with her parents mr and mrs chris sargent mrs steve emmerson is holidaying with her family in vaueyfield que bec it r f plrestlne of newmarket training oamp spent new year s with mr and mrs s c tennant mrs bruce cooper and bobby are visiting with mrs coopers sister mrs bruce mackenzle and mr macken zie mn al cameron of huntingdon que is returning to her home tonight ttter priding some time with her aunts the misses brown and mrs arthur tyndall ot toronto and mrs george maon of barrie visited sunday with mrs wm tyndall and mrs a h feller and family spent a day this week wiii and mrs george lake at their home in langstaff miss laurentia archambault has re turned to georgetown after spending christmas and new years with her family in vaueyfield quebec mr george lake editor of the por cuplne advance timmlns his son mr merton lake and twin daughters gwendolyn and kathleen were in town last week and paid a visit to the her aid office miss ann hlckey miss veronica oleary and miss charlotte lyons all rjm s of st michaels hospital to ronto visited last saturday at the home of mr and mrs thomas lyons mr douglas bracken and mr ren nick breckenridge of gananoque at tended the lions club meeting in oakville last thursday speaker of the evening was foster hewitt to ronto sports commentator mr bob smythe who has been em ployed by dominion stores at lheir store here for some time returned to his home in niagara falls on sunday his position will be ailed by mr bill huliz of oollingwoodwhom we wel come to town bud duncan who left the day after christmas for somerville nj wher he is employed with a ann engaged this xini that in sport by q mao mcguvray happy new year1 to readers of thlsioolumn we extend the seasons greetings and hope that all mav have a happy and prosperous 1941 started at last the intermediate hockey club got away to a good start tuesday night but the junior c club was again rained out in their game with bur ungton the juniors haven t started as yet but with colder weather things should start happening soon bolton has played two games onewithbur lington defeating them 6 2 and with orangevllle defeating them 8 6 on monday night guelph intermediate won from milton on tuesday night 4 2 it will be a short hockey sea son at its best so fans jvould be well advised to not miss any more games than they can help guelph inter mediates play here friday night with the juniors going to bolton on mon day night juvenile league organized the grouping is announced in the juvenile o h a and the local team aas ben placed in group no 10 com rising georgetown brampton bol n and etoblcoke o j hardwick of bolton is convenor this team in the juvenile loop is being sponsored by the lions club and will be the team to meet the copper cltff team here in february to benefit red cross the duke of windsor and oliicia of the professional golfers assocla hon are arranging an exhibition in which they hope to match bobby jones walter hagen gene sarazen tommy armour and the duke for the benefit of the red cross did you know did you know that the only canad tan to hold the worlds heavyweight boxing championship was born near hanover ontario his name noah brusso his ring name tommy burns it is 22 years since he lost his title in sydney australia to jack johnson but sport writers continue to write about him a full account of his career 111 be published in a later lfsue of this paper don t fall to read about canada s number one pugilist the sports reel of 1940 hockey held the spotlight next time the boot will other foot i hope we have received a letter- from tan and he is safe although he lost every thing he possessed but as long at he escaped with- his life that la-e- mam thing he missed it by a mat ter of seconds so hat to two of w now he say he lost au ma chums so i guess i know how hcrfeels i lost most of mine too an the retreat well i think this is air this tune so i wul close now give my lore to vlo and the girls and all the best to you and uncle from your loving nephew vivtan heap jhb tobb spowti the spring then will be a lot of someone has written the following i changes the swine ohaeed us out of prayer which would seem very appro- prance once out when we get back pilate at the beginning of a new year next time the boot will be otk the dear god help me to be a sport in this little game of life i don t ask for any asy place in the lineup play me any where you ne m i only ask for the stuftto glveyoirone nun dred per cent of what ive got if all the hard drives seem to come my way i thank you for the compument help me to remember that you wont ever let anything come my way that you and x together can t handle and help me to take the bad breaks as art of the game help me to under stand that the game is full of knots and knocks and trouble and make me thankful or them help me to get so that the harder they come the better i like it and o god help me to always play on the square no matter what the other players do help me to come clean help me to study the book that 111 know the rules and to study ana think a lot about the greatest player that ever lived and other great p ayers that are told about in the book if they found out that thbet part of tin game was helping other uys tfho were out of luck helpme to lnd it out too help me to be a reg ular feller with the other players finally o god if fate seems to up percut me with both hands and j am laid on the shelf of si kness or old ige or something help me to take that as port of the game too help me not to whimper or squeal that the gome was a frameup or that i had a raw deal when in the falling dusk i get the final bell i ask for no lying compll mentary stones i d only like to know that you feel that i ve been a good game guy sport shorts by sldeliner some of the boy tnat georgetown j uinor c players will bump up against wnen they tangle witn jrangeville tills season include uram walter and ralph gillespie ar hoare lloyd curry newton murray all orangevllle lads and bui paget and ken banks from shel burne a golfing parson was recently badly beaun by a parishioner some twenty years his senior as they entered tnc llubnouse the parson was very mucn depressed cheer up said his opponent remember you will win eventually p you wi 1 piobably bury me some da during the 1940 season georgetown was fortunate last winter in having two strong team in the o h a th intermediate team won the group tltlctcnthe first time in their history and the juniors while not winning such honours ere a cracking gooo lor uw fast siting burlington te l earn and proiided plenty of enter burl ng on gazette tainment while it lasted burlington presented a much tron een then said the parson g o- t it 11 be your hole post mortems the tee was soft and in u i ible end tion and anything but siitle ta war work was honoured by fpllow i the ullermedlau representatives ol kir up u1 comparison with 1643 baty rca 12th field kegt field post o sussex nj3 december 23th 1940 the georgetown herald georgetown ontario dear mr editor as this is christinas day i am writing you a letter to give you some idea how many of the boys in camp uasex spent their christmas i know ttm feeling of the boys parents and ftf as they win be thinking of- saw r to our feet to g vathem employees at the provincial paper coating mill prior to his departure he was presented with a handsome pen and pencil set trevor williams son of mr and mrs j r williams and bob mc momenemy jr son or mr and mrs robert mcmenemy georgetown loin ed up last week with the royal high land light infantry which has been stationed at stratford the family and relatives of mr a id mrs thomas lyons joined with them in celebrating their fortieth wedding anniversary last friday an evening of games was enjoyed refreshments were served and a pleasant time end ed with the singing of auld lang syne relatives were present from brampton cheltenham norval streetsville and georgetown hungry faces sitting down o a deli clous dinner here is the menu cream puree tomato soup sweet mixed pickles roast young turkey savory dres ing cranberry sauce giblet gravy creamed mashed potatoes mashed turnips pea christmas pudding caramel sa ice christmas cake coffee coco cola nuts oranges grapes candls we came to the dining room on the run but we all had to walk away very slowly and what we ould not eat we carried it away with us to our huts so come to sussex camp for 1941 christinas and you will not go away hungry the people of sussex have opened their homes and invited many of the boys to their homes and gav us a special invitation for christmas din ner and supper which many or the boys accepted we have very fine cooks and it made a lot of extja work but when they georgetown which had been battling la t s soil ti try and the redwing for thirteen ye rs to annex the leaug- tttre re to exert their bes title finally cnire through in 1940 ort to subdue uil hamllto i and brought honour to toth their anites bolton enterprise selves and the town players on that tnp score 6 2 memorable team on the occasion of j winning the group were goal rek dr john c warbrlck who died hoare de pn e joe hall and frank j recently at his home in chicago won dewhurst ctntre ken richardson an international reputation as an at wings walttr richardson and roy n m hiil youth he was born in ward subs da id crichton junmic i bolton and p ayed first base with the sanrent bud palmer george riddall famed bolton baseball team of 1884 85 stove antf furnac pil mlivanisi hour material f l mcgilvr nw raw pure food store monarch pastry flour ibis 76c farnels tea golden tip pekoe w lb pkg 33c maple leaf ducovery deal ut maple pal burnt flakes 2 cakes maple leaf toilet soap for 20c pure honey credit valley apiaries 55c comfort soap i bars soap and 1 glass tumbler 25c ha wes floor gloss fnrmtnre cream free ft ttn s9c dr bal dog bucuita 1 lb pkg 15c special meat values beacon brand ciscoes lb 19c sweet pickled by the piece supeecrtill cottage roll lb 23c cod fillets lb 20c breakfast bacon smoked lean b the piece lb 23c maple leaf or schneiders pure pork sausages ceil- p 2 pkg 25c a e phone 75 farnell free delivery v ok thinking of our home ibis is my unit ohrlsbnafi to be ssrmy from my hometown glen wll bams since 1032 but t am very glad to eay it has been a happy one first of all for the last ten days be presents the boys have been re- ge from their parents sisters brothen and mends and also from our many girl friends have been won- it worth all thir baker george tnelr rivals were nonr other than the brampton sextette who had always provided plenty of oppo sition during past years in the first round out idc the group lucknow fell by the wayside in the first game the two teams played to a 4 4 draw while in the second affair here the georgetown team tucked away a 7 3 win going into the sec ond round with simcoe the local team met with reverses that eltmlna ted them from iurther competition the scores in the two games were simcoe 6 georgetown 2 game played at simcoe simcoe 3 georgetown 2 game plived here and so the 1940 oh a hockey sea on cane to a close in recognition of the tine showing chicago of the intermediate ci ib the arena board pnvlhcd a banquet at the mcgibbon house other players included harry shear down pitcher alsey norton and thomas barons catchers george rod second base david w hughes 3rd base s j snell short stop j f warbrlck left field e c beam ish right field w g jessop cen re field dr warbrlck s brother and d w hughes are the only two living members of the team dr warbrlck was a member of the toronto lacrosse club which made a tour of england in 1902 in his col lege days at the university of toron to he starred in all branches of spor graduating in medicine he took post graduate courses in england and the united states and became a leading eye ear nose and throat specialist in fine food expertfy prepared and served use our special party room nxt time you entertain harry chu proprietor phone 2 main street south georgetown i haw often wished the folks who isifvaent the prese could just see am hotm egnkk ttsetr parcels with such jay on ttbelr jee and hear many of renarjts of cmtttude than to show bow tfaay have appreciated their they call tt boys mrotitm ny heard at nonw the ladles am and we have xtf of tooee meet when the pax- gfti com n we do oar dtrty hw oae t aha out gtfta w w sawatt one uw tuaor 9 jtlm twllaii that we haw a i la oar taots and had i ts jast fftsyou do at three cheers extra trouble our colonel major and officers have done their best to make it a happy christmas for each one of us and we certainly are grateful for their kind ness and to top the day off we were told we wtil be having this week so that we can spend our vw years at our homes so we are very happy and with my first exprience of christmas in the army i have en toy ed it and trust you all had a happy christinas oamp stmmr la a very fine camp and we are very com and en- fov the fcydro it hi onl five minutes walk to the town weheve mil had good health except a few who have had the meatlm but ttras was cheeked very qmckly by our once agai i wish to thank you for sending toot paper to me ss x al- warr enjov reading die news and tdoorial and eleo the poems trtttthig yen win havf a socceasful year m year fcsmbaas yours truly the n h u midget were also to the fore at the beginning of 1940 defeating hanover for the southern ontario championship the boys went to copper cliff where they defeated the copper cliff team 3 games out of 4 and brought home the calder cup emblematic of the ontario n hx midget championship players were goal w emmerson defence jimmie cofell doug sargent centre harold schenk wings r harlow a kem shead subs soloski carter walker hill wilson yates baseball was conspicuous by its absence last summer as the club felt that it would be useless to organize for twilight bull hen so many play ers were on night shifts at the local factories in september four members or the norval rifle club harvey nurse c caves c c meredith and maurice atkinson took part in the dominion shooting match at montreal atidn son set a new record for small bore rifle shooting and all four shot for the dewar trophy the trophy is an international match competed for by canada australia new zealand south africa and the us bob ooldbam made the headlines during 1940 when he was chosen s member of the aqctar lacrosse team to r ont to the west the uftnto oup which they already held wni ooluer and johnny emmerson made a fine atwwmg in the around the bay sfarathon held at hamilton in november and their team from the ffm athletto oh won the shield sport m imo feu short of that of m jean bat perhaps the 141 win bring at there will always be an england says courageous letter from overseas continued from page 1 jolly old chimney sailors don t care and mind he doesn t god bleso him now dear we might be worse nan we are the only thing i fe- the want of is tea as with me being my self i just get the 2 ounces a week but i tell it out with cocoa and coffee condensed milk is is id a tin and onions have been as far as is id per pound now they are 4 fl per polind but there is none to be had there was plenty when they were dear now dear i hope you will write again soon i hope you all keep well and that if any of the family conii overseas give us a call i am send ing you a christmas card i can m least do that so cheerio and all the best there will always be an eng land ive sent you stanleys address so you can wrltehhn and 111 tell hlm in my weekly letter to write to you and vivian is writing to vic cheerio and all the best of health tell them all im asking for them with fondest love to all from your loving sister madge 3187372 pte v williamson hut 08 hq coy kxb macdalene fields baking powder peanut butter prunes medium size meaty r i9c 2 lb 25c loc ik rolled oats 6 lb 25c soap flakes 29c domino 4 lb par white beans 51b 25c cheese 2 for 25c richmello cortee ftesh giimuid lb 39c biscuits 2 lb 25c domino hlaok rice 2 lb 15c tea v lb 33c lb 65c rancoon jk1x1ed klbbled orange slices 2 1b 25c dog food 3 ib pkg 25c bread flour xxxx quakes m lb ba 279 abut a ao i laeued to bear frato yon an afatat and alio to hear lisat yeu were ah smpins in i naald lto to 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