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georgetown ont wednesday december 30th 1953 facial and personal i mr john oswald of the bank of commerce staff was home for christmas in chesley with his par ents mr and mrs w p oswald mr and mrs leonard j bell have their son dennis a first form student at ridley college home with them for the christmas vac ation mr and mr frank petch were in vaudreull terrace quebec to spend christinas day with their son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs rosa petch visitors on christmas day with mrs alice collier were mr and mrs mark collier kitchener and mr and mrs john hodgins pres ton mrs harry stockford was a christmas visitor at downsview with mr and mrs thomas watts and mr and mrs charles stock- ford mr andrew ottolenghi of ham ilton mr bernard cowtan billy and david of brampton were christmas day guests with mrs c sargent mr and mrs harold pollard joan and ted and mrs allan fel ler of port hope were visitors on sunday with mr and mrs a h feller mr roy foulis employed with trans canada airlines at dorval quebec was home for christmas with his parents mr and mrs r b foulis cadet bill hughes a student at royal military college kingston is spending his christmas holidays at norval with his parents mr and mrs ivan copley mrs h m stewart is spending the holiday in st hubert quebec with her son eric and his family eric is resident engineer at the rcaf station there mr and mrs g a royal of bame are spending the christmas weeks with their son and his wife rev and mrs g lockhart royal at norval mr and mrs vic torrance had as holiday guests his mother mrs margaret torrance mr and mrs g m thompson betty and steen of orangeville guests with mr and mrs percy saxe for christmas included her brother mr wally cohen her sis ter mrs dorothj kaplan and son richard of toronto mr and mrs norton nelson and daughter agnes motored to st an- drew s quebec with his brother mr gordon nel son and family mr a e sham who suffered a heart attack early this morning at his home on the norval road was taken to st joseph s hospital in guelph for treatment in peterborough lor the holiday weekend mr and mrs murt alli son visited with bis parents mr and mrs a c allison and her par ents mr and mrs f merr holiday guests with mrs william carney were mr and mrs philip carney daniei and michael of toronto mr j holden and mrs mary vaughdh of islington mr and mrs ma fraser and son brian of niagara falls spent the christmas holidayin town with her mother mrs j mcdougall and sister miss jennie mcdougall holiday guests with mr and mrs william deans and miss frances deans were mr and mrs ron mait- land and janet and mr and mrs ted beam and nancy of toronto christmas visitors with mr and mrs william bulivant were mr and mrs gordon pass avid and peter of preston and mr and mrs william dements streetsville on christmas day mr and mrs wilfrid ford had as their guests her father mr james wilson ham- ilton and her sister mrs r g gray and mr gray of toronto mr and mrs armand swaekham- er and son jimmy were- here for the holiday weekend from ksaex with bis parents mr and mrs e b swackhamer and her sister miss w their soninlaw and daugh- huda erwln jkt mx- and mrs duncan tost mr and mrs c scott mr and mr and mr w g marshall duncan denlse and kel- wsre chritt guests in hamilton 7 hamilton and mr and mrm c with their ssoinlaw and daugh- shingin toronto were christmas ter mr and mrs k r wheeler tho h d mrs boss mr and mrs john m finlay of duncmn tq were christmas guests with home for the christinas holidays ttaftr sort and dautjrterfav4aw mr with mr and mrs kenneth m stan twayand lam fly langdon are kenneth jr a stud ent at upper canada college and brao who atods the crescent day fai k school in toronto wm be t mrs an- sbsx that w pwrt to ur and mr ed malison were in with his parents for christ- maa day mr and mrs dick ucata visited wish relativea in hamilton over iiae holiday weekend oouglae cross of toronto is visit- ins in town thta week with his cousin bob batter jin robert ywaldle spent christ mas day in brampton with mr and mrs r b matsbn mr and mrs len harding were in streetsville jjdth the clifford kearneys for christmas mr arol oneill and john weill of toronto spent christmas with mis john oneill ss ellen maynard was home from montreal to spend christmas with her mother and sister mr and mrs f a lewis tor onto were holiday guests in town wither and mrs john bell mr and mrs roy magloughlen were holiday guests in stayner with her mother mrs thomas dickey mr and mrs george martin were visitors on christmas day in mil ton with mr and mrs leslie wills mr and mrs clarence bain and gloria joined mr and mrs george bain and family in hamilton for christmas day mr donald campbell of edmon ton alta was in town to spend christmas with his father mr john r campbell miss eunice maeers north york spent a few days m town this week as a guest of miss jill kent- ner st andrews college student bri an goodlet is home for holidays with his parents mr and mrs james goodlet miss joyce denham of london was a holiday visitor with her grandparents mr and mrs george denham mr w a mcgowan spent a few days last week visiting in montreal with bis daughter miss gwynneth mcgowan mr and mr harold henry had her mother mrs william rowley toronto with them for the christ mas weekend mrs anne campbell and mr and mrs lome campbell were holiday visitors with mr and mrs h j newman mr and mrs william c reyn olds left yesterday for florida w they will spend some time at fort lauderdale mr and mrs val stein spent christmas in brantford with her parents mr and mrs a e west- brook mr and mrs h hurley spent christmas in the city with mr and mrs b hurlej and mr and mrs james clarke mr thomas eason sr of tor onto was a holiday visitor with his son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs robert eason mr and mrs gordon martin pat ani l i om wrra hnli day guests with her parents mr and mrs cedric cross mrs elizabeth mathers of ham ilton was a christmas guest with her son and daughterinlaw mr mrs harry adams mr and mrs e wrbinkley spent christmas day in toronto with mrs binkleys parents mr and mrs k w butter ml sues patricia and constance donaldson of toronto were holiday visitors with their sister mrs james tfipton and mr linton n mr and mrs joe mccuntock and mary were in brampton for christmas day visiting with mr and mrs victor bunion miss jean g adams of buftatot ny spent the holiday weekend at the home of her mother mrs annie adams church street holiday visitors with mr and mis thomas niven and family were ids mother mrs m fftven and bro ther william niven of toronto mr and mrs arthur herbert were holiday guests in orangeville mr and mrs charles henderson and mr and mrs wilfrid ford left saturday on a motor trip which will take them to new orleans lou isiana they intend to return home through florida mr and mrs alf collins had their family home for christmas mr and mrs george blyth karen colin and suzanne of orangeville and sgt and mrs bruce collins and patricia of barrie all the family were home for christmas with mrs edward hill and ross guelph street prom out of town came mr and mrs charles ward stouffville and mr and mrs clare relth and bobby seaforth holiday visitors with mr and mrs harvey lee normandy boule vard were mr and mrs willis stoat preston mr and mrs roy boyd and mr harvey aitken of toronto mr and mrs h h rugg an drew and john spent christmas day in waterloo as guests of mr and mrs h braniff fred branut returned to town with them to visit for a few days with the boys guests in town for christmas day with mr and mrs george hewson and family were his par ents mr and mrs g c v hew son his sister mrs ross ashforth mr ashforth and their son roy of toronto cadet george mcc is home for christmas holidays with his parents mr aad mrs harold mc clure from royal military college kingston other holiday guests with the mcclures included misses iona and ethel riedel and mr and mrs walter holz of buffalo n y miss doris armstrong reg n of the staff of johns hopkins hospital baltimore maryland came home by plane for the christmas week end to visit her parents mr and mrs fred armstrong on sunday mr and mrs biil armstrong and kim of toronto and miss lois miller montreal were visitors dick irvin coach of the montreal canadiens who is also a fancy poultry breeder visited corey her- wngton yesterday at sunset farms mr and mrs herrington are his guests tonight at the maple leaf canadiens game in toronto on sunday mr and mrs frank c black enteruned several rela tives at their home on guelph st all from tororto they included miss marie black mr and mrs f burnett mr and mrs roy bur nett mrs j a burnett and family mr and mrs george heaver and son robin are spending the christ mas holidavs withhispainis in hamilton and with her parents mr and mr john hepburn glen wil liams they live in port perry w here mv heaver is a high sckbol teacher on christmas day mr and mrs m h mo er attended a f am i ly party at the home of mr and mrs harrj reinhardt in hanover their daughter mrs arthur reinhardt mr reinhardt and children mary and david of wiarton were among those present- mrs george hernngton joined a familj group for christmas at the home of mr and mrs leonard knell kmgsley drive toronto which included mr and mrs bruce kenneay cheryl and lynn wil- lowdaie and mr and mrs leslie mclean peterborough mr and mrs peter moorehouse and peggy of oakville miss moira kelly who is a dietician at st jos eph s hospital guelph and mr and mrs william kelly ann and paddy of toronto were home for christ mas with mr and mrs john d keuy the william keuys also visited with her parents dr and mrs r t paul miss gwynneth mcgowan was home from dorval quebec to spend christmas with her parents mr and mrs w a mcgowan on son- day mr and mrs mcgowan enter tained at a family dinner and those present included dr and mrs mlln harvey and family and mrs frank harvey and family of kitchener and mr and mrs harvey buschlen toronto mr moms saxe who has been in hospital in toronto is much im proved in health and e to be back in georgetown in another week he is staying at p at the home of his daughter mrs m fleischman in the city on christ mas day mr saxe bec a great grandfather for the second time when a son was born to mrs mur ray stttt the former lynda gins berg in fort william guests during the christmas weekend with mr and m james f evans and mrs wdltan frank inclu mr and mrs whuam an- simforbes wedding at st johns church the weather mr editor the last report for 1953 decem- i- ot ti- tiui iri j nab nad 94 inches of snow but in st johns united church rft ttimrm f ia awia turday december 26 rev john smith officiated at the marriage of shirley isabelle forbes and rob ert james star it was a double ring ceremony the bride who has lived in town at the home of mrs george her rington while employed at the bank of commerce is a niece of mr and mrs john mctrach mil ton and the groom employed with better consumers frozen food plant in milton is the son of mr and mrs robert j sim milton the bride wore a light blue af ternoon dress with slightly flared skirt of heavy corded taffeta black velvet hat trimmed with rhine- stones black accessories and a corsage of red roses her attend ant marlene rau wore a beige wool jersey dress with small stole brown felt hat with feathers brown accessories and yellow rose corsage harvey pettlgrcw milton was the groomsman a reception was held afterwards at the home of mr and mrs plus ran mr and mrs sim are honey mooning in western new york and michigan they will be living in milton widow of brick company manager 111 with heart trouble for several months mrs edward townsend 79 died at her home in norval on christmas day mrs townsend who was the for mer ellen deborah mclean was the daughter of archibald mclean and margaret ann near and was born in erin township after her marriage she lived at terra cotta where her husband was superinten dent of the halton brick company they moved to norval 18 years ago while she lived in terra cotta mrs townsend attended union presbyterian church and took an active part in church work as a member of the wa and the wms in norval she attended the pres byterian church she was a life member of the woman s mission ary society predeceased bv her husband she leaves two children william and margaret mrs oliver hunter and one granddaughter thelma hunter a student at queen s university kingston of an original family of eight two brothers survive william n of toronto and fred erick c of tottenham rev g l royal conducted the funeral service on monday at the mcclure funeral home george town pallbearers were william mclean fred dixon william hun ter gordon stringer norman icam and frank fendlcy interment was in hillcrest cemetery norval rev c c gilbert goes to montreal minister of the norval pastoral charge of the united church for the past year and a half rev c c gilbert is leaving this week for a new church in montreal mr gilbert will be minister at ahuntsic united church in the city coming to norval from cochrane he succeeded rev alex cowan as minister at norval glen williams and home churches mr and mrs gilbert have a married daughter living in montreal and their son douglas is at present living in toronto there are a few days left and per haps the normal snowfall will be reached which is 14 for the month of december wihing one and all a bright and prosperous new year 1954 era batkln rain and date max min snow dec 21 14 33 dec 22 38 28r 32 sivi dec 23 26 10 flurries dec 24 29 e dec 25 33 16 dec 26 36 25 dec 27 36 14 flurries average 35 19r32sli first war veteran dies at buffalo a glen williams native and a veteran of the first war john sabii 57 succurnberf to a heart attack in hospital in buffalo on december 13 mr sahii was the son of the late leslie and martha sahli his par ents died when he was a youngster and he spent his boyhood in acton with his uncle and aunt mr and mrs robert denny he served ov erseas with the 4th battalion which was recruited by the late lt col ballantine after the war he settled in buf falo ny where he was employed as a railwayman he is survived by his wife fa doeiskil and two married daughters gwen and lor raine lr buffalo and two sisters mrs h ard garvin verna of glen w lams and mrs proctor mcllwain sadie of edmonton alta mrs charles watson and mr charles hoare of town are an uncle and aunt among those who attended the funeral on- december 16th were mr and mrs garvin lorraine and eva garvin and mrs harold ham ilton acton mrs arthur morris iii for many years widow of a man who was once postmaster at norval station mrs arthur morris 83 died thursday at pine rest nursing home in clarkson 111 for some time she had been bedridden for the past ten years mrs morris the former emma thame was born in england with her husband sne came to canada 45 years ago and had been a norval station resident since then her husband predeceased her in march 1951 she was a member of st paul s anglican church norval surviving are two children sid ney of norval and freda mrs m fullerton brampton five grand children and one greatgranddaugh ter rev robert coupland of hom ing s mills and rev j e maxwell conducted the funeral service on saturday at the mcclure funeral home georgetown interment was in hillcrest cemetery norval pall bearers were kgh clark arthur clark hartley cameron douglas ismond arthur norton and roy coupland helen cleave weds at victoria bc on december 18th a former georgetown resident helen mil dred cleave was married in vic toria bc to william gerald an derson son of mr and mrs john anderson unity saskatchewan the bride daughter of mr and mrs wilbert cleave of town is employed with the bank of com merce in victoria and formerly waa on the staff of the local bank branch the wedding took place at eight pjn in first united church and rev moir waters officiated the bride wore a powder blue dress navy accessories and corsage of red roses her attendant mrs keith lang wore dusty rose navy accessories and a white gardenia corsage groomsman was mr james akenclose the bride was given in marriage by mr hugh burnett a reception was held at the home of mr and mrs burnett 1052 top az ave where the bride baa made her home since moving to the west mr and mrs anderson will be liv ing in victoria when they return from a honeymoon trip to unity milton newlyweds are living in stewarttown residing in stewarttown are mr and mrs robert arthur mcdonald who were married at the brides home recently the bride is the former joan ellen clare daughter- of mr and mrs minot clare of milton and the groom is the son of mrs sam mud dle rev j l blair officiated and the bride father gave her in mar riage she wore a gown of white net and lace over satin with a long sleeved laceolero trimmed with small pearls a matching cap held her fingertip veil and she carried a nosegay of red carnations margaret morton bridesmaid wore a floor length mauve net dress trimmed with gold lace and carried a nosegay of yellow mums groomsman was george herring- ton of stewarttown the brides mother received in a green crepe dress with a yellow carnation corsage assisted by the groom s mother in blue m and a pink carnation corsage guests were present from parry sound aurora toronto georgetown and milton dtatng the hottday sea- ersfcty ringatwi where be is mr and mrs alex kean enter tained at a family dinner on christmas day mr and mrs jack young who live at red rock near port arthur were there as- well as mr and mrs- r j bridges and pe ter of brampton dr and mrs da vid waferbouse jane and mary of guelph and mr and mrs bob pri deaux and cynthia of town members of the tyers family who were home for christmas with mr and mrs e b tyers included mr and mrs john tyers acton mr and mrs e w mcneilly and- on charles of oraytgeville mr and mrs gordon flicker and family miss kay tyers and mr ken weeks toronto mrs tyers sfiter miss s e edwards toronto was also a g on sunday ml and mrs fred r if were m fruitlaixl atten ding a family l mx the home jjuisjnsznta mr and mzsvf e chapman presefi9rxor the day the cmplcs six chodren robert who hast- rapostly retwned paul barber joins navy air arm a popular young high school stu dent paul barber son of mr and mrs george barber churchill cres cent will report at cornwallis ns on january 27th for training with the airsftnn of the navy paul enlisted in the navy a few weeks ago and took trade tests ta london he will train as a navi gator he is the second member of the family to join the navy his brother david 4a3ng stationed st present at hmcs stadacona hali fax joan bickle struck by car in toronto contrary to daily i ports injuries suffered by joan bickle 13 when she was struck by a car in toronto last tuesday were not as seriods as first believed joan who lives on joicey blvd- north york lormerly lived in georgetown when her father was office manager at smith stone ltd he was later transferred to osfaawa and now is at head office in toronto she was struck by a car on avenue road near her home and when admitted to toronto general hosoital was first thought to have a broken hip her nip was badly bruised however and she had painful facial injuries she was able to be at nome for christmas maryezard winner 10000 band draw mrt vmtj kzud with tkt 21ss won s100 in a ludry drew condocted by the lome scot band when winners were drewn at the legion social friday evening winners of the five dollar second and third prizer were jack fly otan william 2s6 and ernie scott georgetown 2254 c talma dy death scream local fualy snvemwood christmas concert at the stone school a very successful school concert was held in the stone school on monday evening december 21st santa claus was particularly amus ing many pres were present and miss marjory shaw was com plimented upon her good work with the pupils she is- spending the christmas holidays at her home near arthur not many boys and girlsget a real live baby taster for a christ mas present but joan aad robert bundle were quite excited to hear of such an event in their family mr ben case spent several days with his brother in newmarket there was a family gsdh of 16 at the home of mr and mrs b corbett all children and grand children congrat to mr and mrs mclean upon toe arrival of a- son christmas day guests tor glntstmas at the home of mr and- mrs wagber lea ebtry from the we and mrs j guismrd of 4 mr and mr h ml r the ih in h jooey aad hr n j f cttawt ss 2sttas at fsbfta a trsreate snemtt cavfau bbss weak wttfc mr an mxa tta