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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), May 11, 1939, p. 3

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the tribune stouffville ont thursday may 11th 1939 page three mit i town tohcs 5 1 ihoxe ix 1oob personals 15301 g gautai iiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiuiuiiimuuu rev d g ridout frgs will give an illustrated lecture on newfoundand and labrador in the united church on wed nesday evening may 17 a gang of men have been en gaged setting out about 100 acres in trees on the newly acquired property of dr devins of aurora at lot 16 concession 5 whitchurch the ice disappeared from lake musselman about a week ago the latest in some years it is an interesting fact that while late in making its dis appearance it was also late on arrival on january first it was feared that unless colder weath er set in there would be no ice harvest as it was only four inches at that time however when jack frost did arrive he set to work in making ice with a vengeance with the constable in this issue calling upon owners to tie up the pups we can see where the dogs are in for a tough time of it over the next few months the editor of the tribune has been appointed a director of the ontarioquebec division of the canadian weekly newspapers association mr andrew hebb editor of the newmarket era is the vicepresident last year he acted as secretarytreasurer messrs blake sanders john hodgins and hugh bainerman local lions attended a meeting in bradford on monday even ing district governor art pugh of barrie delivered an address on lionism stressing the theory of good citizenship i can get the figures in a minute long distance tele phone service is built to meet the most urgent and exacting needs of business day and night in every part of the world you can reach for the tele phone confident you will get the figures in a minute ok now what about delivery every businessman admires initiative energy and accu- racy because speed is important in business suc cess is achieved by quick think- in often aided by the long distance telephone as in this instance that telephone call clinched it the head of every business large or small welcomes initiative is ever ready to pro mote men who act fast on their own long distance tele phone service is an asset to every business those who use it to best advantage benefit most long distance telephone service is on duty day and night low night kates apply after 7 pm and all day sunday the evening train from tor onto is now due in stouffville at a quarter to six oclock a half hour earlier than heretofore there is also a similar change in the down train to toronto which arrives at 712 no change in the morning trains is announced whitchurch council will meet on saturday at vandorf lions club have reserved the park for their big field day and entertainment july 1st mr fred marshall accom panied by mr c l walk motored to maple beach last weekend to reopen his cottage after the winter season he found everything in good order as he left it last fall the stouffville sr womens institute will meet at the home of mrs howard malloy on wednesday may 17th at 230 secretarytreasurers report and reports from all committees election of officers for the coming year roll call sugges tions for the coming years program everybody welcome our corporation farmer mr walter dickson is gradually getting on his feet after a severe attack of the flu walter is rightfully dubbed the corpor ation farmer because his farm yard and much of his land lies within the village limits on main street east the junior band played in the united church on sunday evening assisting with the us ual hymns that were sung by the congregation rev dr charles endicott was the speak er he enlightened the large congregation on the activities of the church in canada clos ing with a plee for greater loyalty to this greatest of all institutions fresh suckers all alive o shouted harve elson the fish man over on the market square last thursday we went over to see the finny tribe and lo if elson didnt have the whole back seat of his car filled with slimy fish wiggling their protest against lack of water e only lifted the net three times said harve in telling us how heavy the sucker run is this spring by mistake councillor browns name was reported as having signed the petition for daylight saving whereas he signed the list of those who were neutral but later after further consideration and in the knowledge that most of the store keepers were not favor able to daylight time he voted against making the suggested change mrs james mccreight 9th concession markham is enjoy ing a visit from her aunt mrs fred jacques from vernonbc back in 1925 mrs jacques hus band was a cabin mate with the editor of the tribune enroute to europe with the canadian press party two years ago mr jacques died while on a holiday in california it costs a cent apiece to send circulers and bills through the mail whereas it used to be done for half a cent we presume the extra half has been imposed to defray the expense of cleaning up the post office floor which is littered with circulars every time a deluge of them comes out some people are polite en ough to carry them to the waste gasket the advertiser should take a tip you never see ary newspaper thrown into the basket mrs l e atkinson wife of the esteemed pastor of stouff ville united church is recover ing from a serious operation and it is expected that she will be able to leave her room in the general hospital next week friends of the family will be glad to welcome mrs atkinson in the parsonage again and with the hope that she will re gain her failing health of the last year or two veteran layman in united and former methodist church work mr thos g gold of ux- bridge who made fame for the business mens bible class which he organized over 30 years ago addressed the congre gation in stouffville on sunday morning he brought along his class orchestra which is under the direction of postmaster lyman nicholls mr gold prov ed himself the able speaker he has been over long years and substantiated the belief that his friends always had in him that he would have been a great success in the ministry as he has been in his private calling the explosion of an electric light bulb is put down by police as the cause of mrs dent law believing a bullet had been shot into their home the modest finding is tough on the daily press which was insistent that mrs law had ecaped a bullet one paper even made enquiries to learn if mrs law had any social problems or home diffi culties that might have led to someone wishing to harm the lady learning that she was highly respected and with social aspirations that were not likely to lead her into difficulties so exciting must have been sad news for the hungry reporter who naturally loves to get a story for the readers backrite tablets for the kidneys for backache tired feeling dizziness rheumatism head ache bladder troubles they help to cleanse the blood and also act on the liver the ideal spring tonic for cleansing the system j m storey druggist jonathan gould 87 and mrs gould 84 last week marked their 62nd wedding annivers ary in markham township the couple moved from ux- bridge town to the nearby farm where they are now living about 40 years ago mr gould is in fair health but his wife has been indisposed for four months with a fractured hip the result of a fall they have one son joseph at home four grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren the gould farm is on no 7 highway six miles due south of stouffville although he left stouffville before the present generation of high school children were born mr uriah hamilton of 19 baby point crescent toron to is a real booster for the old town and a frequent sum mer visitor in a letter offer ing congratulations to the tribune on being awarded the clark memorial trophy mr hamilton they called him jerry states the following in teresting fact concerning the birth of the tribune fifty odd years ago along with wm silvester frank sangster r underhill and myself the tri bune was first established we felt the need of a live local pap er and advertised in the globe for someone with experience and funds the venture was fin ally got underway by an elder ly man named munro he carried on for a short time and sold out to hodge bros young men they finally sold to malloy but with all due lespect for the former editors who were migh ty fine men you have brought the paper and stouffville to the attention of the whole prov ince the taba baseball league of north toronto will open schedule next wednesday after noon may 17 with hillcrests and ostranders hooking up for the initial game in toronto on friday may 19 stouffville will meet the miracles in toronto park complete schedule will appear next week the heading on the church notice last week which an nounced that the bloomington congregation had petitioned the presbytery to close the church there was a little misleading the church is not closed as yet and will conduct the usual services until such times as che presbytery takes action in ihe matter in rushing ruth dowswell to the hospital last saturday after noon following the fatal fire on the 2nd concession of uxbridge mrs norman wagg failed to make the turn onto main street from the 10th concession and swept across over the curb in to a field alongside mr arthur yakes little white house mrs wagg did not lose control and after crashing the fence she came to a stop in the field back ed out and rushed the unfortun ate ruth to her destination in the hospital all the while ruth sat up in the car and got out unaided despite her horrible condition of the burns from which she died only a few hours later unionville junior farmers danc r 1 -at- mammoth hall malvern on the evening of tues may 23rd max boags orchestra refreshments everybody is welcome mrs j w hisey has return- summer in her fine residence ed from toronto to spend the main street west a complete vegetable garden for only 100 a few of the garden seeds recommended new york head lettuce early scarlet globe radish davis white wax beans burpees stringless pencil pod green extra early improved golden bantam corn insecticides king bug killer nicotine sulphate kolofog and kolofog wettex pomogreen with nicotine fertilin a complete plant food and soil pest destroyer stiver bro phone 4501 stouffville ontario coats called for and delivered jolcijlandard furs aomosyvoe master furrier designers and creators of exclusive fur coats and wraps repairs restyling cold storage est 1913 33 melinda elgin 1991 kiwyffol in stouffville without additional charge tllke the pilot of a plane you enjoy visibility unlimited in the new mclaughlinbuick thats because buick has greatly increased its glass area all around giving you an opencockpit view of the passing scenery a safer view of traffic ou all sides youll get the thrill of flying too in the mighty surge of eager power from buicks big dynaflash straight eight engine heres power in conquer the steepest hill power to whisk you along the open highway at any gait you choose as for comfort just relax in the luxurious interior of 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