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Porcupine Advance, 21 Jun 1945, 1, p. 8

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That was a tough problem while it lasted, because these three artists have, with reason, endeared themselves to their patrons in the north, and they don‘t come any better. All three perâ€" formers are acknowledged stars of the stage and radio, and it is not an easy matter to induce entertainers with the hign standing that Branch 88 has always endeavored to present to the public, to travel this long distance north without. a stopover. ;as;fmal and definite, andâ€"although Branch 88 deeply regretted the loss of their pressnce at this years‘ Legion However this call upon the services of Pat Bailey and Dorothy and Benny, as far as these artists were concerned, in the history of the Branch. For one thing the Legion has been able to secure the services of an allâ€"star cast that will fill any house in Canada to capacity. Thoere was a time during the noegotiations that prospects didn‘t lock so bright as they do at the preâ€" sent moment; that was when Jack Brady received notice that Pat Bail;y and Dorcthy and Benny had been deâ€" tailed by the powers that be to go overâ€" seas for th> purpose of ent,ert.aming the troops. The Legion Carnival this year, scheduled to commence at+8 P.M. on Monday, June 25th. will be, without any doubt, the most outstanding event TODAY and FRIDAY â€" TWO MATINEES SATURDAY 1.15 and 3.00 "Earl Carroll Plus LEON ERROL COMEDY SERIAL â€" , NEWS > SHOWs TONITE AT 7.00â€"9.10 LAST TIMES TODAY Friday and. Saturday with Dennis O‘Kcefe and Constance Moore jJJ «â€"â€" "MELODY TRAIL" Gene Autry Smiley Brunctte Jose Iturbi Jimmy Durante argaret O‘Brien June Allyson in MGM‘s "MUSIC FOR MILLIONS" V anities" Foto Nite Tonight 325.00 Offer In 1944 Miss Burns was a member of the Famous Navy Show, and was responsible for all the dances in the show in addition to her own solo numâ€" bers. was also a featured artist supporting Miss Gracie Fields. Claixc are well worth the modest price of admission charged, just to be allowed to gaze on them. Louise Burns‘ dances are designed to express the various temperaments of â€" various nationalities, and they all exemplify grace, rythm and loveliness. Thenâ€"to complete the féminine porâ€" tion of our program, we have a dancer, and a very excellent one at that. Louiss Burns has a wide repertoire of dance routines and her costumes alone SUN. MIDNITE â€"FEATURES â€" 2 ‘Having a â€" And we have found, in the person of a very pleasing young lady, one who will measure up to the high standards set by Dorothy and Benny. This is Louise Linden, a lovely little lady wth a beautful voice, and she plays the accordian. And if one can believe all the nice things said about Louise Linâ€" den in the newspapers of some of our largest cities she must be a very °xâ€" ceptional young lady, indéed. impersonation. Her impersonations Of| and other troops themselves, and the Gracie Flelds and Martha Raye canâ€"|Canadian Legion owes them a proâ€" not be distinguished from the originals. found debt of gratitude on behalf of Miss Morey was a member of the| the citizens of the Porcupine for their Lifebuoy Follies Revue, which was Pr°â€"| rressnce at the Qarnivaii, because, sented at military camps throughout |#ith their help we intend to make the provinces of Western Canada. the Carnival a huge success. Butâ€"due to the kind assistance of |comedian. No program would be comâ€" Pat Balleyâ€"who did some tall rustâ€"|plets without a good comedian. lingâ€"we are privileged to offéer Mildred| Ail the stars on this highâ€"class proâ€" Morey, star of the famous Army Show.|gram have tontributed generously in Miss Morey is a rare acquisition, with|time and personal service to the an extensive repertoire of song and|various war charities organizations, impersonation. Her impersonations Of | and other troops themselves, and the 4 e «. . (,‘ ““‘"“}).:‘y Jt #/= 1 ‘t‘ Y k Gfi‘s Its a Pleasure with Michael O‘Shea "Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion" NOW PLAYINC SONEA HENIE | IN TECHNICOLOR Wonderful Crime Chester Morris East Miss Shaw was: too overcome to reply ‘at the moment, but later expressed to them her pleasure at the gift and her | intention of treasuring this expression of their esteem. (Schumacher, June 20th. Epecial to The Advance.) Tournament Committeeâ€" Mr. and Mrs. Terry Holmes, R. Mansfiecld and A. Giffin. Membership Committeâ€"Miss Helen Poppleton; Mr. Al. Giffin;Mr. ‘Mickey‘ McCann; Misses Frances Hogan; Ruth Winters and Pat Uren.. Entertainment Committee â€" _ Mrs. Lempi Mansfield; Miss Joyce Hughes and Don Thompson. Wedding Event At Schumacher Grounds Commiteeâ€"Lyn Huggins and Mel Murphy. Young people are invited to join and arrangements have been made for © Offivial opening is slated for June instructing new players. 24th. . Membership Committee Chairman P. H. Murphy.. Officers for 1945 are:â€"President, G. King; Treasurer, Chick Abramson; Viceâ€"President, D. Dewar; and Secâ€" retary Miss Mary Copcland. Officers Elected for Tisdale Tennis Club Two additional courts are being preâ€" pared by the members of the Tisdale Tennis Club and the old courts are being put into shape for the coming tennis sea‘son. South Porcupine~ June 20th, Special to The Advance. Every child in thesshool conributed an equal amount to the gift. All were lined up in the grounds and Miss Shaw was asked to go out to them, when Flora Boyd presented <cher with a lovely floor lamp and Helen Fedor hade a neat little speech telâ€" ling their beloved principal of their love and affectionâ€"their regret at her. impending retirementâ€"and asking her to accept the lamp as a gift of re- meimmbrance. . All Children in S. Porcupine School Honour Miss Shaw A very pleasing and touching cerâ€" emony was enacted on Friday last at the Public Schqool grounds. Miss Shaw was once more honoured, this time by every child in the school. former on many kinds of musical inâ€" struments and he is an ‘outstanding comedian. No program would be comâ€" Pleasing and Touching Cerâ€" emony at Public School South Porcupine, June 20th, Special to The Advance. Grounds Members of the Schumacher Branch of the Et. John Ambulance Nursing Division met Tuesday evening, June 12th, at the home of Mrs. Ernie Pooley, McIntyre Property, ‘Third ave. Miss Louise Abraham, a member of the nursing division and brideâ€"elect was the guest of honor. The rooms were nicely decorated for the occasion and large vases of lovely daffodils and tulips were nicely arranged. A delicâ€" ious lunch was served. Mrs. Harold Jones poured tea. Assisting the servâ€" ing of lunch were:â€"Mrs. W, Briden, Mrs. E. McDonagh, Mrs. G. McG2e, Miss Mary Radosovich. After lunch a nice social evening was Cnjoyed. Mrs. M. Dearden, accompanied at the piano. During the evening Mrs,. Ed. Willan, on behalf of the Nursing Diâ€" vision: presented Miss Abraham with (Schumacher, .June 20th. Special to The Advance.) !gown of white sheer with fitted | «. a bodice, and full skirt. Her fuilâ€"iengtn| Mr. H. W. Brown, President, veil was caught up with a tiara of Mrs,. J. W. Thomson, Secâ€" orange blossoms. She carried a bouâ€" retary quet of red roses with streamers of c white satin ribbon. At the annual meeting of the Porâ€" ' Miss Kay Pecore, sister of the groom,| cupine Festival of Music held in the was bridesmaid. She wore a lovely Timmins Town Hall on Friday evenâ€" lnoor-length gown of pink sheer with ! ing, June 15th, Mr. Harry W. Brown shirred jacket smalil pink hat, with-! was elected president for the coming flowers and veil. She wore. white year. ‘The retiring â€" president, Mr. accessoriecs and carried a bouquet of | Beverley Weir presided, and reports yellow tea roses with streamers of ! were received of the 1945 festival. Presentation Made By Nursing Division S.J.A.B. Bridge prizeâ€"winners were 1, Mrs. Dowe; 2, Mr. T. Wood; and 3, Mrs, Osâ€" borne Bowes. Bingo prizes went to Miss E. Ahsâ€" dahl, â€"Mr. A. Basso, and Mrs. Mary Hhite. For Whist, prizeâ€"winners were Mrs. Evelyn Sicloss; 2, John Hodgins; and 3, Mrs. Florence Mitchell. Special bingo prize went to Mrs. Chenier. A <very nice lunth was served at the end of cards. The bride and groom loft for a wedâ€" ding: trip in Southern Ontario. For travelling the bride chose a tailored grey suit with brown accessories. The doorâ€"prize of $100 was won by Mrs.Leona Dowe. After the ceremony a reception and dinner party was held at the home of the bride‘s mother. Mrs. Steve Boytos received the guests, wearing a streetâ€" length dress of dark green crepe trimmed â€" with sequins. She was assisted by the bride‘s sister, Mrs. Alex Buko, of Hamilton, who wore a blue flowered crepe twoâ€"piece suit with black accessories, South Porcupine Moose . Hold Card and Bingo Party A draw for a $50 Victory Bond reâ€" sulted in P. J. Zahavich, of Sudbury, winning with ticket 1099. Miss Ethel F’owler as bridesmaid, wore a lovely floor-length gown of blue sheer with fitted bodice, short puffed sleeves and bouffant skirt. Her hat was to match and she ‘wore O white accessories. She carried a bouqu:t cf _red _ roses. Miss Madgeo as bridesmaid, wore a lovely floorâ€"length gown of blue net over taffeta with fullâ€"fashionâ€" ed skirt, fitted bodice. She wore a small hat of matching blue and wore white accessories. Her bcuquet was red roses. The little flower girl, Margaret Major, wore a pretty floorâ€" length frock of blue crepe with short puffed sleeves, sweetheart neckline and bouffant skirt, She carried a nosegay of red roses and bachelor buttons. The Loyal Order of Moose held a very successful card and bingo party in the Finn Hall on Commercial Ave. on Wednesday last, South Porcupine, June 20th, Special to The Advance. Miss Kay Pecore, sister of the groom, was bridesmaid. She wore a lovely floorâ€"length gown of pink sheer with shirred jacket small pink hat, with flowers and veil. She â€" wore. white accessories and carried a bouquet of yellow tea roses with streamers of white satin ribbon. The Rev. Father Martindale officiatâ€" ed, and Mr.. Carl Markerth supplied Dillon, R. C. N., and Edwin The bride wore a lovely floorâ€"length It was decided unanimously to plan for a festival in 1946, and the elecâ€" tion Of a new executive resulted in the following:â€" Honorary president Mr. E. Beverley Weir, president; Mr. Harry W. Brown; vice president Mr. Lucien:~ Pare; secretary, Mrs. J. W. Thomson; corresponding _ secretary, Mrs, R. Osborne; assistant secretary, Mrs. J. M. Douglas; treasurer Miss Blanche Dodge; executive committee â€"Mrs. ~G. B. Thompson, Miss M. Broadfoot,. Miss Jean Blair, Rev. E. Gilmour: Smith, Mrs. A. A. Rosts, Mrs. James Burke, Mrs. J. Cousineau, Mr. Bill Boyd, Mrs. J. Therriault Miss Elizabeth Murphy, Mr. F. Wolno, Mrs John Knox, Jr., Mrs. A. Doherty, Mr. Jack Thomas, two representatives oi the Music Teachers‘ Association, and the supervisors of music in the Timâ€" mins public schools, the English sepâ€" arate schools, and the French separâ€" ate schools, 4 Margaret was entertained at a very nice party at the home of Mrs. Mary Capyk recently (joint hostess Mrs. Ina Capyk), and received some nice gifts of remembrance from the guests as farewell .tokens. Mrs. Mary Capyk is the Scottish bride of Steve Capyk who came over a few weeks ago and who also hails from Glasgow. Guests preâ€" sent included Mrs. N. Ferrigan, Mrs. Mulvihill, Mrs. George Humphries, Mrs, J. McPhate, and Miss Rotondo, as well as the hostesses and guest of honour, Hughes, Lawrence McKay, Buddy Spitz and others, Letters were read by the secretary, Mrs. J. W. Thomson, from the adjudâ€" icators, Mr. Joseph Beaulieu and Mr. Reginald Geen commending the exâ€" cellent planning of the festival, and offering suggestions for improvement. In the absence of the treasurer, Mr. Brown, the financial report was given by Mr. Percy Boyce, showing cash on hand to begin the year of $32, bond in the bank of $200, entry fees $312, members‘ tickets $235, proâ€" grams $238, pdvertising $55, interest $3 making a total of $1076. Expenses were for the adjudicators $390, syllaâ€" bus $81, piano tuning $11, printing $89, hall rent $100, moving chairs $20 honorarium $25, misc $7, or a total of $724 in expenses. Cash on hand $151, an dbond of $200. Festival of Music for Ensuing Year Thanks were .expressed by Mr. Weir THE HYDROâ€"ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO eanjum% flppam 3@[% uoc oanad Senmuiceâ€" HY DR O as secretaries and blackâ€"board chairâ€" men at the festival, and the meeting thanked Mr. Weir for his fine leaderâ€" ship. A meeting of the new executive is called for Friday, June 22, in the Timmins Town Hall. Help Returning Soldiers by Stoppmg Travell Several casualty cases will be moved in hospital cars from the disembarkaâ€" tion ports to the military hospitals and the less seriously injured service perâ€" sonnel will be carried in the modern This will mean that for the balanice of summer and part of the autumn it will probably be impossible for civâ€" llians travelling between Toronto, Otâ€" tawa, Montreal, Quebec and cities in the Maritime provinces to obtain lowâ€" er and upper berth sleeping accomâ€" modation. It is emphasized that this restriction applies only to an overnight trip. The restriction is not likely to affect civilians whose journey requires two or three days travelling time. Of course, the number of cars available on these longer trips may be reduced and there may not be accommodationt for everyone. to the executive and those who acted While the restriction the rallways have imposed will be inconvenient for people who ara compelled to travel and prefer to do so at night in the comparâ€" ative comfort of a "sleeper‘" there should be no complaint. In giving up this accommodation civilians are facilâ€" itating the return of the troops and making it more comfortable for them to reach their homes. Many will be travelling for several days and they should not be asked to make a long trip with no opportunity to lie down, Mass return of the troops from overâ€" seas is now commencing in earnest and in the coming months the railways will be confronted with the heaviest passenger movements of the war, carâ€" rying service personnel to their homes in all parts of Canada. To cope with theâ€" demand for transportation and to give the servicemen comfortable jourâ€" neys from their disembarkation ports the railway managers have decided to discontinue their regular scheduled overnight sleeping car service between the major cities in the east and also in Western Canada. RIVERSIDE PAVILION Music at the "PAV‘" by GENE CROCCO and His ORCHESTRA Gentsâ€"75¢ Consult the Hydro stores or your local dealer for your electrical requirements. All services formerly rendered by the Stores will be carried on with the exception of inâ€" terior wiring which will be discontinued. ®@ All merchandise stores formerly operated by the Northern Ontario Power Company will remain open, in the same location, under Hydro Direction. Enjoy Dancing to the Finest Music on the Best Floor in the North. Dancing Saturday Evening "Aren‘t you very cold?" she asked sympathetically. airâ€"conditioned Other servics men will be moved in the ordinary night runs will probably result in many civilians choosing to travel by day rather than at night. Great conâ€" gestion is likely to result unless travel is restricted to journeys which are abâ€" solutely necessary, The next few months will not be an appropriate tims to set out on a pleasure trip by rail. If the civilian traffic is found to be heavier than the availablerolling Btock it may be necessary for the railâ€" ways to temporarily install a priority system for those who must travel. "sleepers"â€"in service. Temporary discontinuation of the regular sleeping car service on overâ€" One cold day long ago, when little ragged ~ newsboys were to be seen pushing business in the streets, a lady bought a paper from one sadâ€" looking little chap. was, ma’axp," he replied, "before you smiled!‘"â€" Sudbury Star. CARNIVAL JUNE 25th TO JUNE 30th CANADIAN LEGION TIMMINS BRANCH WARM SMILE Ladiesâ€"25¢

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