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the tribune stouffville ont wednesday dec 31 1947 almira mr and mrs chas conner left on friday for hamburg mx to at tend a wedding there on saturday mr and mrs menno grove mark- ham and mr and mrs oran love less and family of milliken had christmas dinner with mr and mrs john timbers mr and mrs peter stickley spent christmas day with mr and mrs edgar stickley of victoria square mr and mrs willis lehman of delhi called on line recently atha news a farewell party was given mr bloomington altona and mrs sam barkey at the sheri dan home on mondav evening when a beautiful woo blanket and other excellent gifts were presented to them mr- and mrs barkey and children left sunday evening for their new home in steep rock lake mr and mrs james milton and familv burkton and mr and mrs greetings to our editor and staff also the many readers of our i uptodate paper of the peaches happy and prosperous new year to all congratulations go to the clever- don home on the armsi of a son and brother on saturday mr j w warriner expected to be iii california for christmas radio reports so degrees heat there yesterday the hoover family spent christ- ma- at home with all present a happy xew year to all mrs ernie wilsons sister the montreal is a holiday guest at wilson home mr and mrs s- ellis of toronto mr and mrs j mcdonald and and mr j valleau were holiday little son of kinsale were guests of visitors at j k tranmers her father and bsther on christmas mr and mrs c lemon enter- dav tained mr and mrs e xighs- mr and mrs o madill spent charles carnochan oshawa were wander and son mr and mrs christmas with their daughter mr christmas dinner uests at mr and burgar and sons of toronto mrs i and mrs gerald pointon and family ld friends on ouri mrs m dunkelds jtarr of stouffville and mjss uhiujof toronto mr and mrs gren draper had for christmas guests at the crosier home on dinner on christmas at mr and mr and mrs bru morton of christmas day were mr and mrs mrs bernard burners claremont glasgow station were visitors with roy grove rmgwood mr and mrs m and mrs fred dauer ente mrs d burnett on fridav h- stjohn gary and diane mr tained the misses e and g whit- mr ai mrs r ieask and family and mrs w slack hetty ann and son to christmas dinner greenbank were with her par- david mr and mrs m mallov mr and mrs robertson and jackets mr and mr w a fockler and marlene of stouffville spent christmas with her oarents on thursday mr ami fed lewls a mr and mrs humpherv at agin- mr and mrs pope and daughter family were christmas guests with court miss marie paisley miss elaine her sister mr and mrs norman tha extends sympathy to mrs i baker rx of toronto and mr dickinson other guests for dinner joe tran in the passing of her anci m murray paisley spent were mr and mrs w slack and mother mrs silvenhorn christmas with mr and mrs e family mrs wm slack stouffville mr and mrs llovd pugh andaker also mr roy slack of oshawa barbara claremont were christmas tne public school pupils furnish- dane st john celebrated her ed the music for the christmas fifth birthday on ednesday after- church service on sunday morning noon dec 21th those present here were her two grandmothers mrs all best wishes to the newly- wm st john and mrs david weds mr and mrs smith nee crosier her great aunt miss martha ethel williams jferrier two aunts mrs walter mr and mrs garlick of toronto slack and mrs malloy her three ruests at her parents mr and mrs mr and mrs gordon miller tor- onto sjent christmas at the miller vallaee home christmas dinner guests at mr mr ross davis of ottawa and miss jj p bvers were mr and joyce davis toronto were recent mrs delo3 graham mr and mrs visitors at the hosking home clifford barkey and familv ring- the tulfelmire family of kmsdale i wood an mr an mrs joe bverj 1890 1947 happy new year as we begin a new year and we as a firm begin our 58th year of serving you it is our wish that you may enjoy the ful ness of health and prosper y through out the year ratcliff co stouffville ont wrrasmmmi jones and family spent christmas end with albert and anna wide- day witli mr and mrs robt par- man rott of ashburn spent the holiday and allens here with the lewis i atha mr and mrs albert i spent christmas with her draper mr and mrs a topper the taylor family of newmarket entertained their family on christ- mr and mr parents cousins betty ann and david slack jand marlene mallov also her shantz of brother gary dianes mother serv- the sympathy of the community goes to mrs frank xokes and family of glen major in the loss and the brown family of markham held christmas at the warriner home mr and mrs delos hisey and family of toronto were recent visi tors at the charlie hisey home mr and mrs gordon lehman of markham were sunday visitors at the morris home mr and mrs geo hoover and family enjoyed christmas dinner with mr and mrs willis reesor master earl hoover is spending the week with his sister at beaver ton the smith family spent the holi day with mr and mrs robt smith markham mas night mr and shriglev were guests at her homejed delicious refreshments assisted of mr xokes who was killed along mrs gordon overland tbis acek with her parents mr jby her two sisters mrs slack and and son from kingston spent the christmas holidays at her parents mr and mrs david tran mr and mrs xorman lehman church hill roads were excellent for motor ing this christmas mrs j h macdonald of toronto visited with mr j martin and mr and mrs orville martin for a few days mr and mrs wm beach mr and mrs cliff skinner and mrs orville martin visited with mr and mrs ross thompson uxbridge on fri day mr and mrs cliff skinner and darlene of toronto mr and mrs david beach and patricia of brook- lin mr and mrs roy thompson mr and airs jack beach and girls of ballantrae also herb and and mrs o tranmer and spent mrs malloy which concluded christmas with mr and mrs e a real happy birthday party storrv at lemonville j christmas guests at stan thomp- mr and mrs m ramer and mr sons were mr and mrs earl i i mr and mrs xorman xeal and mrs e lemon were in toronto imcxair and maureen of oshawa and son were dinner guests on for dec 25th and 1 mr and mrs wm mcxair christmas with mrand mrs ken- 1 the annual congregational sup- mr and mrs v baker and family nedv mtona i per and christmas tree and concert j held in the church on tuesday coodwool evening was attended by a large the monthlv meetin of the number of course santa paid us whl be at s u in his usual jovial style laden with gifts and treats united church wa home of mrs arthur hall on thurs- m am m t cla an maj vin of ballantrae were at o tran- day jan s at annual business meeting and every- wwlnkdiv member is urged to be present me s on edngd familv spent christmas with christmas at mr albert clarks relatives at ballantrae mr morley loveless had his mr and mrs g vaughan of tor- tonsils removed on monday at onto vere at his fathers mr w newmarket hospital we hope he vaughans we regret to report that is soon feeling a lot better mrs george vaughan sr is quite mr and mrs wilbur irwin and ill at her daughters home in boys had christmas with mr and ballantrae mrs e a loveless mr and mrs gordon bell and mr j martin mr and mrs family mrs forsythe and son of orville martin and family spent goodwood were with her parents christmas day with mr and mrs i here on thursday mr and mrs c flovd fairies stouftville mr jbilkey martin stayed for a few days i mr and mrs milford rose of bal mr and mrs h pegg had their lantrae spent christmas with mrs family all home mr and mrs royjarvis storrv and mr and mrs a flewell and bobbie of ballantrae storry mr and mrs richard wright and mr john deshaies of toronto wnwnrri p- of toronto c joan of dixie mr and mrs denzil was a guest with mr and mrs howard beach of loionto spent owham an gh of mt a also irving hill last week mr and mrs bruce maclean and t nvnuc nh gbls of markham reeve ken thompson of weston iouo anu mr and mrg j mclaughlin was in town on monday mr mother thompson is a candidate for the wardenship of york county a year were guests with her parents mr and mrs morgan evans claremont at christmas christmas guests with mr and mrs wm reesor were mr and mrs walter carter mr and mrs fred mcxair charlotte ann and robert and mr and mrs millard reesor mr and mrs c kerswill were christmas guests of her parents mr and mrs r winn also with an instructor mr vern wood cock from oshawa in a airplane crash at glen major on fridav dec 26 one of the largest christmas gatherings was at the home of mr and mrs charlie fiss where the fiss and jones united making a number of 12 for dinner and 2s for supper 8th line markham day with mr and christina w beach mr and mrs e family had christmas dinner with the loveless at the home of aurora mr and mrs ufuuu i ayts anu shirley and mr johnny clark spent and mrs ralph reaman famines on monday h christmas with his moth f mcminn ieles mrs ida mclaughlin toronto mr shirk of ringwood visited ago he served as a county commis iri tnhr iith his daughter and soninlaw sioner and was present at a lions uoidon laber and function in the high school developing clean sport an important effort this season the stouffville athletic club is sponsor ing two minor hockey teams the bantams and the mid gets which will prove as feeders in future years for the more mature teams taken in hand at this early stage of life the lads are more easily moulded into good players and they are more readily trained in the rudiments of good sportsmanship the club is also providing free skating for the youngsters on saturday afternoons there will be considerable financial investment made but it should pay good dividends in the future in the pro duction of strong healthy manhood the bantams and the midgets call for your support and patronage be sure to keep these points in mind other winn families were present guests with mr and mrs h mcintosh were his sister mrs scott and mr and mrs c whit- taker mrs alary sellers and familv were guests of her sister mr and mrs willis davis for christmas christmas guests at fred nighs- wanders were mrs hoover mabel and louie stouffville mr and mrs wilbur barkey mr and mrs david xighswander and joseph mr and mrs peter xighswander and family were with her parents mr and mrs f reesor thursday mr and mrs c hodgson jean and harold were christmas guests at her parents mr and mrs lotton stouffville mr and mrs l hodgson spent christmas with mr and mrs c stafford mr and mrs n bunker enter tained all their familv at christmas numbering around twenty mr and mrs fletcher goudie and family were christmas guests with his parents mr and mrs s goudie stouffville stanley lewis held a family gathering on christmas dav of the rusnell families mr and mrs wm mcxair had a xew years dinner on saturday night those present were mr and mrs earl mcnair and maureen of oshawa mr and mrs f mcxair charlotte anne and robert and mr and mrs s thompson kay i and the boys mr and mrs bruce morton of renfrew county spent the christ mas holidays with her sister and family albert reesors mr and mrs a blizzard spent christmas with their son stewart all the and family in toronto mr and mrs hollinger entertain ed a number of guests from toron to on christmas day mr willis lehman of delhi was a guest with harry spang on fri day last albert and george brownsberger of mongolia are spending the week- the mission circle of the ring- wood church had their meeting at mr albert reesors on friday closed for stock taking our store will be closed on monday tuesday and wednes day january 567 for stocktaking re opening on thursday january 8 wishing one and all a happy new year spofford co a toast to the new year and may it bring continued peace and success in the months to come stouffville creamery co balsam am mt 55ion the young people had a sleigh- riding party christmas eve and were entertained afterwards at the home of mr and mrs reg hoskins miss helen wilson entertained a number of young people at a party on christmas night miss eileen carson entertained a group of young people last fridav night mr and mrs lorne jones and family spent christmas with mr and mrs morgan evans of clare mont mr and mrs charles day and allan of greenwood mr and mrs cliff martin and family of ajaxi and mr and mrs gerald west- garth of lindsay spent christmas at the richard day home mr and mrs orr graham and family spent christmas with mrs geo smith of prospect mr and mrs cecil jones and family spent christmas with mrs j a jones of brooklin mr and mrs b jamieson and family and mr and mrs lewis happy fawwor one and all we herald the new year 1948 and to each home goes our wish for joy and health a e weldon son this space contributed in the rrvicc of the community by john inbitt limited jatzi lr we thank you for the confidence you have placed in us in the past and extend to you our good wishes a happy and prosperous new year raxlins store stouffville ont rr3r5fr3w