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Grimsby Independent, 15 Jan 1942, p. 5     A gathering of upwards of 40 relatives, including children, in-laws and grandchildren gathered on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Benson Merritt to honour Mrs. Valmer Merritt on the occasion of he

Grimsby Independent, 29 Jan 1942, p. 1     A coroner's jury, sitting under Dr. C.W. Elmore of Beamsville, found "evidence of neglect on the part of the driver" whose automobile hit Edward Haworth as he was walking along the Queen Elizabeth Wa

Grimsby Independent, 8 Jan 1942, 1, 8     Messrs. Scott Marlatt, of Grimsby Beach, and Jacob Henry McLean, of Clinton township were the guests of Gordon Hanna, proprietor of the Hotel Grimsby at a New Year turkey dinner on Thursday evening o

Grimsby Independent, 26 Feb 1942, p. 1     On Friday, February 20th, Mr. C. Beird of Grimsby celebrated his 87th birthday. About 20 friends and neighbours gathered on that evening to surprise Mr. Beird with an entertaining evening of cards an

Grimsby Independent, 5 Mar 1942, p. 1     The following letter was received by the parents of Sergeant-Observer Robert Alldrick, whose plane was shot down over Holland some months ago, and who is now a prisoner of war in a German internment

Grimsby Independent, 5 Mar 1942, p. 5     Not much is left of Victoria Park, that last vestige of the primeval forest that once covered the old bed of Forty Mile Creek. The Sewage Disposal Plant and the Queen Elizabeth Way between them have

Grimsby Independent, 9 Apr 1942, p. 1     Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Page formerly of Grimsby have received word that their son, Flight Sergeant W.D. ("Wally") Page is missing after air operations. Attached to No. 214 R.A.F. Bomber Squadron, the youn

Grimsby Independent, 4 Jun 1942, 1, 8     Former pupils, members of the Grimsby Board of Education and teachers remembered last Tuesday evening when the second Lions Citizenship Award was presented to John H. Forman, for 35 years principal o

Grimsby Independent, 16 Jul 1942, p. 1     Struck by a heavily laden freight train while walking along the Canadian National tracks about 300 feet west of the Nelles sideroad, John Russell, 60, of Toronto, was instantly killed Saturday night.

Grimsby Independent, 6 Aug 1942, p. 1     Well known in this district, where he had lived for several years, George Fisher, of R.R. 2, Beamsville, was found dead in a field near the Beamsville reservoir last Monday. The deceased man had been

Grimsby Independent, 13 Aug 1942, p. 1     FLASH: - At ten minutes to three Dr. A.F. McIntyre pronounced life extinct. While swimming with his daughter, Marilyn, in the lake adjacent to his cottage near the foot of Maple Avenue, Cecil V. Thom

Grimsby Independent, 20 Aug 1942, p. 1     Struck by a Gray Coach bus when it attempted to swing onto No. 8 highway at the Cherry Road, about 3 miles east of Beamsville, a 1923 sedan, carrying three elderly occupants, was completely demolishe

Grimsby Independent, 27 Aug 1942, p. 1     One of the first deaths reported as a result of the action last week at Dieppe was that of Lieutenant Reginald S. Baisley of Winona, an officer of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. Lieut. Baisley's

Grimsby Lincoln News, 1 Oct 1942, p. 1     Away Back When...Which all brings to mind the first automobile in Grimsby. It was owned by the late Archie Burland and some times it ran and some times it didn't, mostly didn't. The front end of it w

Grimsby Independent, 1 Oct 1942, p. 1     The Basilian Fathers of the Ukrainian Catholic Church have acquired the 220 acre farm of Burgess Book on Grimsby Mountain, and their plans call for the establishment of a theological seminary in the

Grimsby Independent, 22 Oct 1942, p. 1     Word was received last month that Flt. Sgt. Pilot Richard Edgar Bertram, R.C.A.F., was "missing" after a night operational flight over enemy territory,followed by official advice that he was "missing

Grimsby Independent, 5 Nov 1942, 1, 7     Henry E. Radford was well known in Grimsby, he having resided here for a few years with his family on Nelles Boulevard. He was connected with the Metal Craft Co. as manager. A police investigation of

Grimsby Independent, 18 Nov 1943, p. 4     Born near Grimsby 77 years ago and a life-long resident of the district, Mrs. William Shelton is seen here in a four-generation family picture. Standing beside her is her great grandson, Larry Lamber

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