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The Practical Scrapbook

Compiled by Evelyn (Bole) Storey, of Pakenham.

Received from George Stewart of Almonte - [email protected]


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REV. GEORGE W. GOTH, BD. will be the guest preacher for the first four Sunday's in August at Chalmer's United Church. Minister of Metropolitan United Church, London, since 1948, Mr. Goth was born and attended public and high schools in Ottawa, received his BA from McGill University, and BD from Union Theological Seminary, New York. His first charge was in the Ottawa Valley at Quyon. He later served at Pakenham; St. Paul's United Church, Brandon, and Westmount Park Church, Montreal.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mason Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary - On the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mason were the recipients of many gifts when they entertained at a family dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McLeod, Cobden; Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Angus, Miss Willus Angus, Cobden; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hopkins, Mr. Ralph Hopkins, Deschenes, Que.; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Redtman, Donald and Joan, Arnprior; Miss Evelyn Bole, Pakenham, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Plaunt and Mary; Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Comba and Allan; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Comba, all of Renfrew; two sons Bob and Bill both at home. Later in the evening some 35 friends and neighbors called in the form of a surprise party. At the close of a very enjoyable evening Mr. and Mrs. Mason were presented with a beautiful gift. Mrs. Walter Galbraith reading the address with Mayor John T. Moran presenting the gift.


ROBERT SAMUEL STOREY. - Ottawa Journal - Pakenham Student Won Scholarships Exceeding $2, 105 PAKENHAM, May  20. (Special) - Robert Samuel Storey, 21 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Welland Storey, of Pakenham, who graduated with first class honors in physics at Convocation at Queen's University, has received a $600 Fellowship from the Ontario Research Council. He has accepted a Summer Position with the Atomic Energy Project at Deep River and will return to Queen's in the Fall for post-graduate work. During the first three years of his course at Queen's he won nine scholarships totaling $I,255. One of these was the Reuben Wells Leonard Scholar-ship of $2,00 for second highest standing in third year. In his fourth year he had the Robert  Waddell Tutorship and another Reuben Wells Leonard Scholarship of $250. He is a graduate of Arnprior, District High School .

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RUNNERS-UP IN GOVERNOR GENERAL'S FINALS - Carleton Place rinks saw their dreams of reaching the Governor General's Trophy finals for the first time shattered last night by the combined efforts of Jack Bradley and Tiny Herman of the Ottawa CC. The Carleton Place curlers dropped a 32-14 decision to the OCC in the final round of the Ottawa District playoffs on Rideau ice. The finalists, left to right, front: W. Morphy, W. S. McCauley, E. Buffam , J. Miller, skip; back: C. Williams, W. Findlay , J. Courroux and H. Baird, skip. (Journal Photo by Dominion Wide)


OTTAWA VALLEY CONCENTRATED MILK PRODUCERS - Among delegates from the East at the Niagara Falls meeting of Ontario Concentrated Milk Producers were this group from the Pembroke and Almonte locals. Seated in front, left to right, are: Russell Wilson of Cobden, secretary of the Pembroke local; S. George Lowry, president of the Almonte local and chairman of the resolutions committee for the big meeting; Lloyd Stewart, Kinburn, secretary of the Almonte local. Back row, left to right: Earl Graham, Stittsville, director of the Almonte local; Leonard Davis of Franktown, director of the Almonte local; and Ivan McMillan, director of the Pembroke local.

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MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1938. Two Ordained To Anglican Priesthood - Rev. Cecil Steen At Pakenham Rev. H. Bedford-Jones At Toronto. Rev. Cecil Steen, curate of St. George's Church, Ottawa, was ordained a priest in St. Mark's Church, Pakenham, Saturday morning at 11 o'clock by Arch bishop Roper. Rev. Hugh Bedford-Jones, curate of St. Simon's Church, Toronto, and son of Dr. H. H. Bedford-Jones, rector of St. George's, was ordained priest in St. James' Cathedral, Toronto, Sunday morning, by Most Rev. D. T. Owen. At St. Mark's Church, Mr. Steen was presented for ordination to Archbishop Roper by Rev. Dr. H. H. Bedford-Jones, examining chaplain Rev. Canon W. M. H. Quartermaine, Renfrew, read the Gospel and Rev. T. H. Iveson, Arnprior, the Epistle. Rev. John Anderson, rector of Almonte, said the Litany. The sermon was preached by Rev. Canon Robert Turley, Following the ordination a dinner was served at the home of Mr. Steen's mother, Mrs. Albert Steen. Present in Pakenham in addition to those already mentioned were Rev. Howard Clark, curate of Christ Church Cathedral; Rev. Franklin Clark, Blearbrook; Rev. P. C. Watson, Galetta. The church was filled. Both Mr. Steen and Mr. Bedford-Jones are graduates of Trinity College, Toronto. Ordained at Toronto. Raised To Anglican Priesthood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

REV. HUGH BEDFORD-JONES, son of Rev. Dr. H. H. Bedford-Jones, ordained  at Toronto on Sunday.         REV. CECIL STEEN, curate of St. George's Church, Ottawa, ordained at Pakenham on Saturday. Photo by Hands Studio .

TORONTO, June 12 - (CP) - Most Rev. Derwyn T. Owen, Primate of all Canada, today ordained nine priests and eight deacons to the Church of England ministry in services at St. James Cathedral. Ordained as priests by Archbishop Owen were: Rev. Hugh M. Bedford-Jones, Rev. William Hills, Rev. Charles A. Johnson, Rev. William E. Kibblewhite, Rev. John McKibbin, Rev. Elmer H. McLellan, Rev. Edward Rigby, Rev. F. H. H. Shaw, Rev. William G. Burch. The following entered the order of Deacons: Donald G. Churcher, Robert W. Cowan, Daniel W. Coughlan, Clinton D. Cross, Hugh F. Freeston, John A. W. Langstone, Frederick G. Ongley, William R. Stringer.

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MR. AND MRS. CHARLES STEVENSON. - (Photo by Hilda Maxwell)

Wakefield Couple to Mark Sixtieth Anniversary - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevenson of Wakefield, Que., will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday. They will be "at home" to friends at their home at 74 Burnside avenue, Wakefield, from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 8 o'clock . Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson were married by the late Rev. Robert Jones in Pakenham in 1898. Mrs. Stevenson is the former Sarah Timmons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Timmons of Pakenham and Mr. Stevenson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Stevenson of Wakefield. Mr. Stevenson farmed near Wakefield until his retirement 31 years ago. The fifth generation of Stevensons are now farming the same land. They are members of St. Andrew's United Church, Wakefield, where Mr. Stevenson served as an elder for 45 years. He is also a Mason. Mrs. Stevenson still attends the meetings of the Woman's Association, the Women's Missionary Society and the Women's Institute. They had eight children. They are Roy of Alcove, Que.; Henry of Perdue, Sask.; Mrs. John Rutledge (Elizabeth) of Wakefield; Mrs. Lloyd Brown (Helen) of Ottawa and Clar ­ (no more info)

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SIXTY YEARS A CORRESPONDENT! ... Mrs. J. W. Smith, Kinburn, was honoured by the management, correspondents and staff of The Arnprior Chronicle on completing 60 years of faithful service as a rural correspondent of the paper in the Antrim and Kinburn area of Carleton County, at a function at Deep River and Chalk River Friday last. LEFT TO RIGHT - H. E. Brittle, plant superintendent, holding a framed "Certificate of Merit" to mark the occasion; the guest of honour; R. S. Atkey, editor and publisher, holding a mantel radio, the gift of the paper.


Joan Redtman Graduated from Ottawa Civic Hospital. ( 18 June 1959 )


Miss Dorothy Jean Whyte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ian Whyte, Pakenham, recently graduated from Carleton University, Ottawa, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. (1966)


Miss Fay Lesway.  Miss Lesway, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Lesway, Pakenham, was graduated last week from St. Vincent 's Hospital, Ottawa, as a Registered Nursing Assistant. (July 1966)

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CENTRAL BUTTE OPENS ITS NEW L-SHAPED RINK


PREMIER T. C. DOUGLAS of Saskatchewan officially opened the new $18,000 skating and curling rink at Central Butte . The rink, an L-shaped affair, was built by volunteer labor. TOP: Premier Douglas, left front, is shown with James Gibson, MLA for Morse, who threw the first rock. Back row, left to right are Norman Krislock, president of the Central Butte Recreation Council; H. F. Theede, village overseer, and Russel  J. Campbell, representing the municipality of Enfield . Front view of the new rink, known as the silver L because of its unique shape, is shown bottom.  The curling rink branches off at right angles of the skating section. (Times-Herald Photos)

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SNOW TO THE CROSS BARS - A special Ontario Highways Department diesel snow blower had to be called into service before this stretch of the Pakenham-Arnprior Highway could be cleared. When the job was done the snow was piled up to the crossbars of the hydro pole, upper left. Drifts for a quarter of a mile range from 16 to 27 feet high. (Journal Photo by ? )

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WIN LANARK CAGE HONORS.

Carleton Place High School Junior Girls Basketball team who won the Karl Paupst trophy for Lanark County Interscholastic honors. Front row, left to right, Miss J. Nelson, coach; A. MacNabb, R. Baird, captain, H. Lyons and E. Steele; back row, left to right, R. Nesbitt, M. McCann, I. Franke, P. Patterson, P. Greer and J. Hendry. (Photo by Foote)


IN TORONTO TOMORROW, flying squads of Red Cross volunteers will conduct a blitz of the downtown area. Shown here are Tanya Patterson, Kay Gilmour and Eileen Comba, who display a placard telling of planned efforts of 350 fund-raiser.

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PLAN OTTAWA VALLEY REUNION .

Formation of a Carleton, Lanark and Renfrew Association in Vancouver and plans to invite those county residents to visit the West Coast city during Centennial Summer have been completed. At inaugural meeting, Mervyn Comba of Pakenham, brother of Carleton Places' Mayor G. W. Comba; Ed MacPherson, sponsor of association, and W. G. Cunningham, both formerly of Carleton Place. Reunion date has been set around July 23.

IN VANCOUVER Former Ottawa Valley Residents Organizing - VANCOUVER, Feb. 14. Formation of the Carleton, Lanark and Renfrew county Association was made here at a largely attended meeting  of former residents of these counties, in the Hotel Vancouver. The meeting estimated there were several thousand expatriates in Vancouver. E. C. (Ed) MacPherson, formerly of Carleton Place, who organized the meeting outlined plans to promote a reunion in Vancouver during the Centennial year with friends and relatives from these Ontario counties. It was agreed that the feature attraction for visitors would  be a picnic in Vancouver 's 1,000 acre Stanley Park, facing the Pacific Ocean, in the heart of the city. A tentative date had been set for July 23. Any persons intending to visit Vancouver this Summer are requested to write to E. C. MacPherson, 4707 Blenheim, street, Vancouver 8, BC. James Roe, formerly of Ottawa, was named chairman of the nominating committee, and Mrs. Robert Cowan (Renfrew), was appointed secretary in the interim. If sufficient response is received from the east, plans will be made to form a billeting committee.


PICTURED ABOVE, being presented with a cheque for $100.00 is Mrs. Orville MacDowall, the first winner in the Dominion Stores "Four-in-a-row" or "Four-of-a-kind" contest. The presentation was made by the local manager of Dominion Stores Limited, Edward Sidney.  Photo by Geoffrey

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A RECENT GRADUATE of the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Science degree was Mrs. Marjorie (Fallon) Spacek, wife of Dr. M. Spacek of Pakenham and Arnprior. Mrs. Spacek is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fallon, Bathurst, New Brunswick. Mrs. Spacek graduated from Bathurst, N. B., high school in 1952. She completed her first year science course at Mount Allison University in 1953 and was married to Dr. Spacek in 1955. During 1955 and 1956 Mrs. Mrs. Spacek attended the University of New Brunswick. A son, Peter, was born to Dr. and Mrs. Spacek in April, 1956. Mrs. Spacek took correspondence course at Queen's University 1956-57 and again in 1959 and 1960. Another son, Richard, was born in December, 1959. Mrs. Spacek attended Carleton University, Ottawa, 1960 to 1961 (1962).


Mrs. R. A., Stewart Presents Keys

Mrs. R. A. Stewart, left, presents the key to Stewart House, Pakenham, to Rev. Murray A. McBride, right, Minister of Grace St. Andrew's United Church here, and chairman of the Board of Directors, Stewart House Incorporated, at an outdoor ceremony in Pakenham, Sunday afternoon. ( May 15, 1966 )

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Brother - Sister Graduate

Miss Joyce Allan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Allan, Pakenham, has been graduated from Ottawa Teachers' College on recommendation, May 22. She will teach at Kanata in Nepean Public School area.

William Allan, Jr., majoring in history, graduated with an Honors B.A. from Queen's University Saturday. Mr. Allan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will­iam Allan, Pakenham. He will teach in Loyalist High School, Kingston.

Daykin - Stirtan - George and Robert Stirtan are pleased to announce the marriage of their mother Kathleen Harriet of Oakville, Ontario, to Charles E. Daykin of Carp, Ontario, in the Terry Chapel of St John's United Church in Oakville. The bride, the former Kathleen McCreary of Pakenham, Ontario was attended by her niece Miss Nancy Anderson of Oakville. The groom was attended by his two sons, William of Osgoode, Ontario and Hubert of Kamloops, BC. The ceremony was performed by the Rev James Campbell. Guests included the wives of the four sons, the six grandchildren of the couple and Mr. and Mrs. C W Ratchell.


MR. AND MRS. G. B. WHALEN -  (Photo by Handford)

Marian Louise Lytle Married in Renfrew - Miss Marian Louise Lytle became the bride of Mr. Gerald Bernard Whalen of Toronto in St. Francis Xavier  Church, Renfrew, Saturday. Rev. J. E. Green performed the double-ring ceremony and Miss Mamie Kelly played the wedding music. The soloist was Mr. Donat Goulet. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Lytle of Arnprior and Mr. Whalen is the son of Mr. Thomas Whalen of Renfrew and the late Mrs. Whalen. The bride was given in marriage by her father and chose a full length white silk organza gown for her wedding. The gown was styled with lilypoint sleeves, a scooped neckline and a slight train. Lace appliqués trimmed the neckline and skirt. A headdress of organza roses and orange blossoms held her elbow-length veil. Her jewelry, a single strand of cultured pearls and ear-rings, was a gift of the bride-groom. She carried a bouquet of Sweetheart roses, stephanotis and ivy. Miss Paula Duncan of Ottawa, cousin of the bride, was the maid of honor and Mrs. James Whalen, sister-in­-law of the bridegroom, was a bridesmaid. Three cousins of the bride, Miss Barbara Anne Duncan of Almonte, Miss Marsha Lytle of Peterborough, and Miss Donna Lee Duncan were also brides­maids. Another cousin of the bride, Miss Kathy Duncan, was flower girl. The bridal attendants wore identical dresses of pink organza over taffeta and the flower girl wore a white frock of organza over pink taffeta. Mr. Jerome Whalen of Sud­bury was best man for his brother. Mr. James Whalen, another brother, Mr. Raymond Leclair of Blind River, brother-in-law of the bride­groom, Mr. Jack Lytle and Mr. Robert Lytle of Arnprior, brothers of the bride, were ushers, Master Brian Whalen, nephew of the bridegroom, was the ring bearer. The reception was held at the Valley Hotel Restaurant in Renfrew. After a wedding trip to the United States, the couple will live in Ottawa. Mrs. Whalen is an Ottawa public school teacher.

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INSIDE NEW SCHOOL - Mr. and Mrs. George L. Comba relax in the receiving room of the new Four-room school at Almonte, named the George L. Comba Public School in appreciation of long years of service by Mr. Comba on the school board. (Photo by Foote)


DIFFICULT RECORD TO BEAT - These three Carleton Place pupils can boast an all-time record for school attendance. They are, left to right, Clinton, Marlene and Elwood Drader, children of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Drader. Clinton has four years to his credit, while Marlene completed nine and Elwood (Joe) has seven straight years. In all, they have 20 consecutive years of perfect attendance to their credit. White attending high school Marlene was an outstanding track star, while Joe's hockey ability is attracting attention from several junior coaches in Ontario. (Photo by Foote)


Posted: 07 September, 2004.