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ihe george own heraid wednesday dec 17th 1947 ontarios worst tr o c a moment of inattention let death stride ruthlessly through a tiheonburg district family thurs day tfforning december 11th when a levelcrossing crash wiped out five members of a family of seven all who survice of a once happy prosperous farm home of 42year old elmo howey are 11 year old kenneth in london hospital suf ferine from brights disease and 7- year old mary lou who was tossed clear of the cab and slightly injured when her fathers stalled track was bashed by the locomotive v the other five of the family were snuffed out or died as the result o the accident instantly killed were the father 15year old james wil liam is and george 9 the 40- year old mfe and mother of five who learned of the tragedy by coin cidence shortly after it had happen ed died later of a broken heart making a sympathetic comment on this most tragic levelcrossing acident of recent montba tjr g robertson genera managerof the ontario motor league said con etant attention to the job of do ing the only sure way of safety and this terrible toll illustrates the need for greater respect for all le vel crossings safety engineers ag ree mr robertson declared that inattention is the most prolific cause of accidents on our streets and highways this father was probably a very careful driver and worry over the sickness in the family may quite possibly have detracted his atten tion as he approached the crossing and stalled his truck on the tracks an inquest has ordered into the howey tragedy and undoubtedly the overcrowding in the cab of the dy of the year truck will be considered b the cor oner stanley hail m p f waff cho sen president at the annual meeting of the mens club of streetsville united church ontario secretary a graduate of the ontario agri cultural college in 1941 clara burt guelpfa is the new ontario secretary farm radio forum mr burt was formerly head of the film branch of the extension department of o ac in addition to supervising distribution of the college film h brary mr burt was regional agent in charge of development of rural circuits for the national film board our spacious new premises on john st enable us to carry all the equipment you need to keep the home fires burning see us about new installations or re vamping your old system furnaces in stock b f murfin dust collecting systems sheet metal work office i38w furnace work plumbing residence i38j youre always welcome at your local texaco dealer georgetown motors main street phone 280 prechristmas store hours in accordance with bylaw no 427 town of georgetown the following store hours will be effective this month regular hours up to and including december 13th commencing december 15th to december 24th inclusive all stores are permitted to stay open until 10 pm every day including thursday georgetown board of trade retail division tmxbt chocolates roum 59 oount m rutvoa viu nabob rtjhtokxk o sxtkaot cuxrasxn tea biscuit rna 4c bs1hs kuuto 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gift i re cefrred lunch was served at the close of the meeting hostesses were mrs l devnes and mrs mc lennan the public school chnstmas con cert was hem in the school house ibs friday evminf- irtth n extra fine program songs ptas dnlii and tap dtncinl and rhythm band were all exceedingly well done from the ol usl in thi ourfst exprjone knw their parts during the intermission hatold henderson as lalleii to the platform and was presented w ith a subscription to i rail magazine fqr 1 948 this vat thi prize given bj fquing women s institute to the pupil of s s no 6 for highest marks in rn trance r xams mrs l devnes made the presentation santa claus came in and presented the gifts from the christmas trea this was is usual a thrilling time for the children the school was crowded with parents and friends the school was prettily decorated for the occasion we extend congratu lations and thanks to miss davies mrs clement and all the pupils for a thoroughly enjoyable evening wi xtend congratulations and all ffood iiphe to mr and mrs lome murrav kathleen rhck who were niarr ed last satinda the hilclren of st johns sun da school are holding a service of chntmas hjrnn and the chnstmas storv at the sunda school period i o clock next sunda afternoon barents and friends who wish to at tend will be welcome mi mortram of toronto visited with hi laughter mrs w humph rey oer the week end mrs l greenwood was called to christie street hospital last wed nesday as mr greenwood was worse he was somewhat batter when she returned jjome friday ev en in a former rirampton man doup lag fendlej is the newlj electa maor of orangreville anothar member of orangeville coimdl barclay harris spent his early yean in brampton jlments red by allarv f foot ailments treated ra- curapbt light comfortable arches appliances for f amfort carried l y