Ontario Community Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 28, 1956, p. 13

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many from town attend archdeacons funeral over fifty people from georgetown and glen williams travelled to st ca tharines on thursday to pay their le spects to archdeacon w g o thompson who died suddenly on tuesday in hotel dieu hospital archdeacon thompson suffered a heart seizure sunday afternoon he had celebrated at holy communion at st georges anglican church st ca thannes at 8 a m and had conducted mattms at holy trinity chippawa at 11am the archdeacon familiar to so ma ny georgctownors through his 22 jcars ministry here was interred in the ker fnmilv plot in victoria i jwn cemetery after an impressively sim pie service in st georges where he had served as priest associate since retiring from the active ministry in bt rev walter e bagnall bishop of niagara archdeacon h a leake and rev carl swan rector of st georges conducted the service in which the full church choir also took part anglican ministers from a wide area including rev kenneth rich ardson georgetown and rev james maxwell norval took part in the fu neral cortege the large church wjs filled with friends from many con tics the body rested at the hulse and english funeral home until thur day morning then in the thurch until the service born in stirling 72 years ago arch deacon thompson served m anglioon churches here from 1932 until his if tirement active in many sphires of community life he had served as chap lain of branch 120 canadian begion and credit masonic lodge on the high school and public library boards and was a member of the lions club and halton masonic chapter archdeacon thompson wai brought up in thorold where his father john h thompson was publisher of the weekl newspaper the post he gra duatcd in 1910 with a b a degree from university of toronto then at tended trinity college he was or dairud a deacon in 1911 and a priest in 1912 and his first parish was in bcamsvillc and smithvillc until 1916 from 1916 to 1921 he served the ttib man called peter remember the good old days when pictures used to touch the heart as well as the head and we could all have an old fashioned cry we used to cau those pictures threehandker chief films i saw one the other day that i call a sixhandkerchief picture a man called peter which will reach your heart and the roxy the atre georgetown next monday its the story of a remarkable man peter marshall a scottish emigrant boy who gave his life to god without losing his humaneness and his sense of humour if you believe a motion picture has parish of ml forest riverstown and farewell from 1921 to 1920 he was at stoncv crock and bartonville anil from 1920 to 1932 he wis lector of st james port colborne in 1943 he was appointed anglic in archdeacon of halton afhd welling ton besides his wife edith ker lie loaes one son jack publisher of llu west end times ottawa two grand children a brother edward of mci ntton and four sisters miss ltln 1 thompson thorold mrs harry stei ison arnpnor mrs thomas hicks stamford and mrs clarence voolc dobington mayor jack armstrong and edun wilson who were churchwardens al st4 georges at the time of his retire ment wcie pallbearers at the funeral the power to sing inside you to give your heart a lift to inspire enchant and delight then youll fall in love with the story of a man cal led peter written by the woman who loved him its something your heart will cherish forever they say you cant take it with you that isnt true here is the story of a love that was carried into heaven with the soul of a man i suspect that god and peter marshall entered into a loving conspiracy to inspire his story in the mind of the woman for whom his love touched et ernity the countiy generally didn t know too much about peter marshall until his death his wife cathenne had never written an thing but school girl compositions hut she wanted the world to know what a great nun in i husband was she wiote his stoi which became a best seller and still 20lh century fox wouldn t make the film until they found the perfect acloi to play peter marshall and if thej had searched the woild they couuin t have found a finer one than richard todd you nevei think of him as acting he is peter this man called peter was a dyn aniie man who drove his car at top speed he never walked when he could run he spoko the name of j sus chi ist with authority and rever enct as though talking about a good friumf he died in 1949 at ilie agi of 46 the georgetown herald wednesday evening march 28 1956a macmurdos invite you to come in and look at their spring outfits for boys and girls girls straw hats blouses skirts a touch of new york is added when you buy a joan doreen dress for your daughter boys trousers shirts bow ties and ladies you will want to see our selection of spring skirts blouses etc baby gifts including kirk kraft weaving coutts easter cards 164 guelph street phone tr 72125 herald advertising brings results high priced but its the56 chevrolet well admit its enough to fool anybody who wouldnt mistake this handsome new chevrolet for a highpriced car it looks strictly upper bracket with its bold new motoramic styling its longer lower hood its proud new grille that spans the full front end even the details would do credit to an expensive car like the sweeping speed- line chrome treatment and the sleek high- fashion taillights the left one swings down to uncover the gas cap and inside mink coats look right at home chevrolets fine new contemporary interiors dont take a back seat to any bodys but even beyond its costly appearance chevy gives the highpriced cars a run for their money for its one of the very few truly great road cars built today youll sec what that means when you take one out on the highway youll feel the added security of chevrolets nailcd- dowfi stability youll thrill at the way it whistles around tight turns as footsure as a cat on a carpet and when you need a quick sprint for safer passing or a power punch to flatten out a hill youve got itl horsepowers been boosted to a new top of 205 in the super turbofire v8 an extracost option with 20 highpricedlooking models theres a new chevrolet just made for you to have fun with so come on in and high waytest the car that puts more pleasure and safety in your driving well be look ing for youl the hot ones even hotter a general motors vaiue arthur scou motors limited 61 guelph street georgetown triangle 72251

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