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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), August 12, 1948, p. 6

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the tribune stouffvilie out- thursday august 12 194 claremont and district local dealers madilts store and overland sore by stall correspondent mrs morgan pugh of uxbridge visited recently with mr and mrs jas co3tes or ard mrs x f tomlinson also mr and mrs alan tomlinson are holidaying for a couple of weeks in muskoka mr g m forsyth was the official judge at the sutton fair on satur day mr forsyth rejwrts art excellent show with a particularly good run of cattle the angus breed being outstanding there were no shorthorns in the show mr harry porters barber shop will be closed on august 16171s a record oat crop was taken from the edgar ward farm this week which according to our informant ran so bushels to the acre a remarkable yield mr and mrs v clark and family of toronto were visitors last week with mr and mrs dave dawson north townline recent visitors with mr and mrs c a overland have been miss peggy coming to the stanley monday i on short notice and the stouffvuife legionaires orchestra for their fine overland toronto lionel douglas bobcaygeon mr and mrs robinson of essex mr and mrs gordon overland of detroit mr and mrs earle beare and mr robert forsyth won the mixed trebles lawn bowling tournament held at stouffvilie last week bob dawsons have settled on their new place the ross watson house on the 4th concession of uxbridge the dawsons vacated the bob forsyth house near the claremont cannery which has been sold to mr judd of toronto mr will browning our popular local butcher won the inboard motor race at lake scugog on the holiday piloting his fathers craft bringing home a very attractive hand vacuum cleaner as trophy mr eli mantle and mrs bell mr and mrs walter mantle and two children of toronto visited on sun day with mr and mrs fred red- stiaw and family mr e ormerod and mr and mrs murray ormerod and baby of tor onto spent the holiday with mr and mrs melvin johnson and family- the womens institute will bs held on wednesday august isth at 230 pm at the home of mrs w benson cars for those needing transportation will leave the four corners at 2 oclock the visiting institute from kinsale will provide the program and the roll call will be answered by naming a use for lemons it is hoped every member will plan to attend and help in providing the refreshments the local legion branch was blessed with perfect weather for their street dance and carnival held here on wednesday evening and a tidy sum was realized for the branch treasury ken morley of claremont won the the grand draw prize an electric washing machine the second prize a radio went to ruth buckley of simcoe ont while the third prize a set of fog lamps was won by jas dickinson the legion president mr suther land passes along their apprecia tion to all who lent their assistance to the success of the affair particu larly the stouffvilie and claremont girls softball teams who helped otu 110bi nsox houcixs on saturday afternoon july 31st miss helen hodgins daughter of mr and mrs gordon htxigins of the 7th concession of pickering and mr alex robinson were united in marriage by rev luifman pastor of greenwood united church in the presence of immediate relatives and guests at the home of her parents the bride was attired in a floor length white sheer gown with long net veil and carried a bouquet of red roses she was attended by her sister doris who was attired in a long gown of pink sheer with shoulder length veil carrying yellow roses the groom was assist ed by his brother gordon a recep tion followed and luncheon was served somewhat later the happy couple left amid best wishes for a short honeymoon and upon their return it is expected i hey will remain on the farm of her father for the present pascoe norton amid an artistic display of seasonal flowers in the claremont baptist church the marriage of helen isobel second daughter of mr and mrs john norton of clare mont and lloyd edward son of mr and mrs edward pascoe of greenwood took place on saturday august 7th at 330 oclock with rev i e kennedy officiating to the strains of wedding music by mrs w ward the bridal party entered and took their places at the altar the bride on the arm of her father looked lovely in a gown of white slipper satin featuring deep net yoke dropped waist line with long full skirt and embroid ered full length veil held by a seed pearl crown and carried a bouquet of red roses and babys breath her attendants were her sister darlene as maid of honor who wore a ion robe of pink brocaded satin with matching mittens and net halo miss marion manion of tweed bridesmaid in a floor length gown of brocaded satin with matching mittens and net halo and miss yvonne redman of claremont in floor length gown of blue nylon over satin matching mittens and net halo they carried nosegays of pink roses sweet peas and corn flowers the best man was mr ronald pascoe of whitby ushers were mr lawrence norton brother of the bride and mr john devitt of brougham during the signing of the register mrs w evans sang all joy be thine the reception and wedding breakfast was held in the baptist sunday school the brides mother received the guests in a gown of navy figured crepe with corsage of pink roses while the grooms mother was gowned in yellow flowered crepe with corsage of yellow roses the happy couple left later for a tionyemoon to points north the bride travelling in a twopiece blue dress with white accessories wearing the grooms gift a string of pearls on their return they will reside at brougham mrs annie poilard of wain- wright alta- has been visiting here with mr and mrs e ward the wards are tiering their iovelv farm for sale we hear that mr ward is one of the first to finish threshing despite the fact he has a large acreage ooooooooooooowmoooooooooooocoooofl wanted fowl chickens eggs highest market prices the egg market is rising so be sure to get our prices first we sell direct to consumer and can afford to pay you more pickering farms ltd whitbv 336 night or dav whitby ontario oooboo0oooo000o0o0o0ooooo0000ooo0o brougham we are very pleased to see mr fred hamilton is able to be around again several of his neighbors surprised him on tuesday evening by going to his farm shocking up about 35 acres of grain it was rattier a joke to see the fat business men trying to keep up to the others at the conclusion of the work the men were invited in fo refreshments we think this is a fine community spirit to show mr and mrs e leggett of toi- onto are holidaying with mr and mrs h philip at their farm home miss betty jean knox is able to be out again after an attack of measles miss hamilton and miss coats and friends enjoyed a motor trip to haliburton on sunday mr and mrs carswell of oshawa visited with brougham friends on saturday mr and mrs c balsdon and son keith called on her parents mr and mrs m hamilton on sunday mr and mrs j young and little son also mrs kavanagh all of tor onto were recent guests of mrs d seebeck miss jean madill is holidaying with her aunt and uncle mr and mrs h madill of port credit mrs t hamlin of whitevalo returned home after spending a few days with her granddaughter mrs r harden mr and mrs john wells and daughter lynda of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs ralph crawford mrs l johnston sr was a gues- at a trousseau tea in honour of he great niece a daughter of the former alma henderson who was a resident here when her father the late thomas henderson was a teacher in brougham school mr and mrs d l whitter of montreal mrs r w witter mrs wm graef and daughter gail or toronto visited with the former aunts mrs a b matthews and mrs l matthews on thursday last a recent visitor of mrs t c brown was mr alex rowney a brother of mrs w j brown mr rowney has just completed 40 years service with the t eaton co and was given a months holiday at a northern point with his wife and family many patrons of the carpet department of eatons store have met and received advice from thi efficient salesman mary and billy clark of toronto spent a few days last week with barbara and jack mairs mr and mrs m harlock were at dear ruth the play that kept broadway audiences laughing for two and a half years has been filmed by paramount with william ii olden and joan oaulfield the film comedy plays at the stanley theatre on monday and tuesday august 16th and 17th with a cast headed by billy dewolfe edward arnold mona free man holden portrays a soldier who comes home to claim a girl with whom he thinks he has been carrying on a flamingly romantic correspondence he has her pictures as well as her letters to prove it however he finds that the letters were written by her kid sister and that she is engaged to someone else the plot thickens fast and hilariously when holden insists upon wooing the lovely miss caultield nevertheless greenwood church scene of wedding j a mauve and white floral setting was arranged its greenwood united church when mildred lleweluonlv i daughter f mr and mrs william j a brown became the bride mglyn harry eastwood son of mr and mrs george s kastwood whitby rev a c luffman officiated with background music provided by mrs j l pegg fred n brown was sol oist the bride given in marriage by her father wore a gown of pale ivory embossed satin with a finger tip veil of tulle gathered to a head dress of orange blossoms she carried an oldfashioned nosegay of red roses and streamers the maid of honor was miss doreen pegg in an apricot flowered organza while bridesmaid miss helen eastwood was similarly gowned bridesmaids miss ruth eastwood and miss ei leen sadler wore pale green bale pink was chosen for the flower girl ruth anne eastwood their cos tumes were completed with flower halos and they carried noesgays- john eastwood was best man and the ushers were william a brown jr and alfred pegg guests were received on the lawn of the brides home afterwards when the couple return from a honeymoon trip in north and east ern ontario they will live in green wood firm to make television equipment at ajax more than 1 1000 square feet of floor space in the onestorey build ings erected at ajax during the wai for explosives manufacture will be occupied shortly by a british firm pye ltd for manufacture of tele vision and radio equipment it has been revealed by central mortgage and housing corporation a dom inion government agency representatives of pye ltd have been here and in ottawa for five weeks making final arrangements which have been approved by the dominion government the ontario department of planning and devel opment and the united kingdom government it is exacted that large numbers of residents of this district will be employed by the firm although skilled technicians will come from britain to make installations and start the new factory it is reported that more than 5000 perspns will be employed by the british firm pye ltd danforth bus lines toronto brougham claremont east bound read down west bound read up pm pm pm am am am am pm pm pm daily dally daily daily sun ex sun ex ex sun ex sun sun sat sun sun sun sat hoi hoi only hoi hoi toronto hoi hoi hoi onlv hoi 945 545 200 1000 915 bay and dundas 840 935 150 520 935 1010 610 225 1025 940 danforth and luttrell 810 910 125 455 910 1020 620 235 1035 950 scarboro jet 800 900 115 445 900 1035 635 250 1050 1005 malvern 745 845 100 430 845 103s 638 253 1053 1008 browns cor 742 342 1257 427 s42 1040 640 255 1055 1010 town line 740 840 1255 425 840 1050 650 305 1105 1020 cedar grove 730 s30 1245 415 830 1100 7 00 315 1115 1030 locust hill 720 820 1235 405 320 1105 705 320 1120 1035 green river 715 315 1230 400 815 1110 7k 325 1125 1040 brougham 710 810 1225 355 810 1120 720 335 1135 1050 claremont 700 800 1215 345 800 parcel express ox13s3 daylight saving time dally redaction in fares effective sept 20th from toronto y single fare return fare to locust hill 60 110 to brougham 70 130 to claremont 75 140 brooklin attending the gibson keetch wedding on july 31 mrs woodward sr of toronto spent last week with mrs e wood ward mrs rhoton the school nurse has returned to her duties after a months tioliday mrs t robertsons dog rover was a victim of a car accident on saturday he will be sadly missed mr ross middleton spent the weekend with friends in toronto misses mildred and evelyn woodward are spending a weeks holiday with their aunt at dear born mich miss wilcox of toronto is spend ing a week with her sister mrs bruce ritchie mr and mrs r j ford and family of highland creek mr and mrs wallace eilicott and daughter dianne of toronto also miss house of newfoundland were recent guests of mr and mrs wm eilicott miss hughes of quebec is visit ing this week at the home of mr and mrs ed jones miss shirley beer of toronto is spending this week with friends here mr gerald middleton has secured a position in toronto and started work this week master john harvey is spending this week with his grandparents in toronto miss evelyn gibson of brooklin is spending a week holidaying with her aunt and uncle mr and mrs m harlock whitevale bruce diamond on his way t work found the sun too bright i interfered with his driving conse quently he bumped into the road grader resulting in a smashed windshield and battered front fortunately no one was injured the funeral of the late miss kattie burton niece of the late william burton was held in tor onto with interment being made at whitevale little mary lois johnson daugh ter of mr and mrs johnson ran into the combine on her farm home it required four stitches to close the gap on her forehead mr and mrs jack hornshaw were host and hostess to a goodly crowd of friends and neighbors who gathered to honor mr and mrs john anthony with a miscellane ous shower many lovely and useful gifts were received to which both replied in a suitable manner a good lunch provided by the ladies was enjoyed the happy couple were seated under a pink and white decorated umbrella mrs elizabeth hamlin mrs george hamlin and mrs john anthony attended the wedding of miss helen hodgson and mr robin son at claremont at the brides home friends visited mrs george hastings on sunday at the home of her son kenneth hastings on the occasion of her soth birthday mr n randall has given cecil phillips house a real new look by painting the exterior in white trimmed with green also he lias made an excellent job of mr gordon hamlins house and butcher shop annuiaiiiiiiiiihinimiiiihiidiiiniiiiiiidiiimiiih have you heard community wide camp meeting and revival commencing aug 6th through aug 15th at s00 pm sunday services 1030 am 300 pm 700 pm i milt sheridens farm pleasantville 5 miles east of aurora 3 miles south of newmarket there will be old fashioned congregational and special singing and music special speakers rev glenn c pettyjohn of london ontario provincial overseer of the church of god rev- m g mcluhan international singer and preacher from moose jaw sask also principal of the church of god international bible college of sask special features bible study each morning from 1030 am to 1200 rev pettvjohn will cover the whole of the bible from eternity past to eternity future and will lecture from a colored chart 18 ft by 4 ft all bible questions will be answered this is your opportunity to study the bible rev pettyjohn has lectured to thousands special singing each evening at 800 pm by rev m g- mcluhan radio artist who has thrilled thousands evangelistic sermons each evening old fashioned altar services come and seek god now childrens church each afternoon from 2 to 3 pm action choruses bible stories flannelgraph games and handiwork all children welcome bring your tents and come and camp on the grounds everybody welcome regardless of iour church affiliations salvation army boys band all day last sunday band from earlescourt toronto mnmnininwmiiiamiuimiraiuroiniiiaiumminniiuunun

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