DOCSLIB.ORG

Three Verdun Youths Foiled in Attempted Armed Rohhery at Green

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Three Verdun Youths Foiled in Attempted Armed Rohhery at Green • Out of Verdun comes an • Not even the DEVIL, as idea for a new TV show. Burns pictured it, could pre- ■Well call it “Have Gun, Will The Glengarry New vent our forefathers reaching Travel to Green Valley”. ONE OF CANADA’S AWARD-WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ■ this Eden we call Glengarry. VOL. LXVIII — No. 5 ALEXANDRIA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29th, 1959 SINGLE COPY 7o Reached 90th First Testing For Three Verdun Youths Foiled In Attempted Date Last Friday Robert Rurns Penned Poem Formerly of Laggan, Mrs. R. Brucellosis Area Armed Rohhery At Green Valley D. MacLeod marked her 9<Hh In Support of Migration birthday last Friday, Jannary Almost Complete Three Verdun youths appeared in pointed a gun at him and someone " 23rd. Mrs. MacLeod now re- Editor’s Note—We were not aware until Sunday, the 209th anni- ^Magistrate’s Court here, Tuesday, said: “This is a stickup and we sides in Montreal, and her ”1710 (first test for a Brucellosis versary oS the birth of Robert Bums, January 25th, 1769, that the writings and were remanded for one week mean business.” Siren To Sound daughter. Miss Martha Mac- Free Area is almost complete in of the bard included a poem pleading the cause of the Highlanders who without plea. “That’s (fine but I mean business Leod, 3555 Linton Ave., enter- Glengarry. Lancaster, Chaxlotten- wished -to eanlgrate to the wilds of Canada hi search of Liberty. Their court appearance resulted too, and I’m not scared of guns”, tained at a Tea on Sunday, to burgh and Lochiel townships have “Address of Beelzebub to the President of the Highland Society” from a bizarre attempted armed said the proprietor as he lunged for As Mothers March mark the event. been covered, and Kenyon is half was written June 1st, 1786, the year two shiploads of Highlanders left done. Already some 30-day retests Scotland to settle here In Glengarry. One was the “MacDonald” which robbery of a Green Valley home, the three would-be robbers. Glengarry sends belated are being made on herds that had reached Quebec later in that year and whose 500 passengers came to Sunday evening, which had all the The trio scattered with Mr. Lajoie Monday Night greetings. elements of a TV farce, even to a on their tails. “Two of them head- reactors. j settle at St. Raphael. As of January 16th, 1,184 herds revolver which shot blanks. ed for the fields and one nmde for ’The fire siren is to sound at seven 'Though written in 1786, this .poem is remarkable in that it was not h^ been tested in Glengarry, a One of the youths was 15 and will their car”, he explained. o’clock next Monday night to signal published until Fetoniory, 1818, some 22 years following the death of total of 31,437 cattle. There were appear in juvenile court. The other, the start of the one-hom blitz for Alex R. McDonald Burns, iwhich took place in July, 1796. In it he is protesting vigoroitaly Shoeless, he darted out onto the 233 reactors, 267 questionable and two were 16. the March of Dimes campaign. against the conditions under which the poorer members of the Highland highway and grabbed' for the driver 128 infected premises. Compensa- clans were forced to live, and to escape from- which so many were The home of Alcide Lajoie, 34, just as he was pulling away. During that hour from 7 to 8 p.m. some 30 marching mothers hope to Dies At 80 tion to date amounts to $14,642 with endeavoring to migrate to Canada. Beelzebub, of course. Is the DEVIL. was the scene of the attempted “But I couldn’t stop him . when an extra $268.13 for two animals visit all homes in town in the an- A widely known and respected We reprint the poem here in the belief many other lovers of Bums robbery. The family was just about the car picked up speed I fell to the that had to be “tanked”, condemned nml canvass for funds to finance resident of ; the Passlfern area have been unaware of its connection wl-th their early forefathers. to sit down at the supper table highway”, he said. as unfit for beef. activities for the Rehabilitation ■throughout almost all his lifetime, when the first knock at the door The percentage of reactors is well Mrs. Lajoie had meantime tele- Foundation for Poliomyelitics. Over- Alex. R. McDonald died Sunday in was heard. Mrs. Lajoie answei'ed, below one percent, but more than Address of Beelzebub phoned Police Chief Bd Dupuis all objective for Ontario is $650,000. Hotel Dieu, Gfornwall, w'here he had to find two men wondering “which here, and after alerting Provincial 10 percent of herds showed Infec- TO THE PRESIDENT OF'THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY road leads to Cornwall”. Alexandria sub-dl-vision CWL is in been undergi^ng treatment for the Police at Lancaster he drove to the tion, and there will have to be [The “Address of Beelzebub” made its first appearance in the A few minutes later ànother rap charge of the blitz in Alexandria p.iist six months. He was aged^ 80. scene. Corporal J. J. Trudel and 30-day re-tests on these until the ■ Scots Magazine for Febrnarj', 1818, printed from the manuscript of was heard at the door. ■and householders are asked to leave Constable L. A. Millar of Lancaster Mr. McDonald piayod an active disease has been entirely eradicated. Bums, and headed thus:—“To the Right Honourable the Earl of This time the 165-pound, grader OPP, investigated and one of the porch lights on and dig deep when part in the life of his community. J. Y. Humphries, ag. rep., expects the marching mothers call. Breadalhane, President of the Right Honourable the Highland operator answered the door him- youths was picked up shortly after He was a former reeve of Kenyon the county will be declared a Bru- Society, which met on the 23rd of May last, at the iShakespeore, . self. at the Bro'wn House. The other On completion of the drive the township and had served on Coun- cellosis Free Area “about grass Covent Garden, to concert ways and means to frustrate the designs , Three “young-looking” men stood two were taken into custody Mon- canvassers will gather in the coun- cil for several teims. He served time”. of five hundred Highlanders, who, as the society were informed by •on his doorstep. One of them day at Verdim. cil chamber of the Public Utilities many years . >as a trustee on the Mr. M , of A s, were so audacious as to attempt an escape building to assess results. Alexandria High School Board prior 35-Years Service from their lawful lords and masters, whose property they wtere, by to forming of the new area; had emigration from the lands of Mr. M’Donald, of Glengarry, to the been secretary of his local school With Ford At ■wilds of Canada, in search of that fantastic thing. Liberty.”] Cathedral Parish Has Cleared Off Dancing Contest ■board for many years and had been active, too. In many farm organiza- tions. Possessing a quiet, friendly Detroit Marked $102,000 Debt Since 1951 At Glen Nevis disposition he had made many On January 22nd, Ford Motor St. Finnan’s Parish, Alexandria, . His report touching on the debt The January competition of the friends who regret his passing. Company of Detroit, honored Angus Long life, my lord, and health be yours, L. MaoDerinld for 35 years of serv- Unseaithed by hungered Highland boors! has cleared off in the jlast eight Clearance of $102,046.20 since 1951 Highland Dancing Society was held The late Alex. R. McDonald was years a debt of $102,046.20 incurred i showed that $73,^1.06 had been in Glen Nevis on Saturday night. born at Lot 2-6th Kenyon, a son of ice with that company. At a testi- Lord, grant nae duddie,! desperate beggar, in repairing and renovating the ■spent on complete re-decoration of It was judged by Gerald Bataille of Rory McDonald and his wife, Janet monial dinner, Mr. MacDermld was Wi dirk, claymore, or rusty trigger, Cathedral, Alexander Hall and the the Cathedral’s Interior, re-pointing Montreal. Cameron. He spent some years in presented ■with an engraved gold May twin2 auld Scotland o’ a life cemetery. All of this sum except of the walls, repairs to the roof, new ’The best dressed competition ■was Western Canada and the U.S. as a watch. She likes—as lambkins like a knife. $25,000 paid by the diocese toward equipment and beautifying of the Introduced for the first time with young man, but most of his life was Both Mr. MacDermld and his Faith, you and A s were right complete redecorating of the Cathe- grounds. Of this debt the parish all of tile daU'Cers entering. Elaine spent in successfully operating the wife, Catherine (Gill) McDonell, of To keep the Highland hounds in sight. dral, was raised in the parish and had paid $48,271.06, the diocese MacDonald placed first followed by family farm. Bridge End, former Glengarrians, I doubt na, they wad bid nae better ; is in addition to current operating $25,000. Patricia MaoGillis and Isobel Rozon. are well known In this district. Then let them ance out owre the w’ater; expenses through the years since A brother, John, who resided with They have two boys, Dwane, who Another $20,613.26 had been spent Results of the dancing were as him, predeceased him last October, Then up amang thae lakes and seas 1951.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 2021 Nhl Awards Presented by Bridgestone Information Guide
    2021 NHL AWARDS PRESENTED BY BRIDGESTONE INFORMATION GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 2021 NHL Award Winners and Finalists ................................................................................................................................. 3 Regular-Season Awards Art Ross Trophy ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy ................................................................................................................................. 6 Calder Memorial Trophy ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Frank J. Selke Trophy .............................................................................................................................................. 14 Hart Memorial Trophy .............................................................................................................................................. 18 Jack Adams Award .................................................................................................................................................. 24 James Norris Memorial Trophy ................................................................................................................................ 28 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award .................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Hockey in Wartime Canada, 1939-1945
    FOR CLUB OR COUNTRY? HOCKEY IN WARTIME CANADA, 1939-1945 BY Gabriel Stephen Panunto, B.A. A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of History Carleton University Ottawa Ontario July 19, 2000 Q copyright 2000 Gabriel Stephen Panunto National Library Bibliothèque nationale I*I of Canada du Canada Acquisitions and Acquisitions et Bibliographie Services services bibliographiques 395 Wellington Street 395, rue Wellington Ottawa ON KtA ON4 OnawaON KlAON4 Canada Canada The author has granted a non- L'auteur a accordé une licence non exclusive licence allowing the exclusive permettant à la National Library of Canada to Bibliothèque nationale du Canada de reproduce, loan, distribute or sel1 reproduire, prêter, distribuer ou copies of this thesis in microform, vendre des copies de cette thèse sous paper or electronic formats. la forme de microfiche/film, de reproduction sur papier ou sur format électronique. The author retains ownership of the L'auteur conserve la propriété du copyright in this thesis. Neither the droit d'auteur qui protège cette thèse. thesis nor substantial extracts fiom it Ni la thèse ni des extraits substantiels may be printed or otherwise de celle-ci ne doivent être imprimés reproduced without the author's ou autrement reproduits sans son permission. autorisation. ABSTRACT Sports reflect the societies that support them, and hockey in Canada during World War Two is no exception. Popular hockey history has defined the era as one of great sacrifices by the National Hockey League. largely because academic research is non- existent.
    [Show full text]
  • PLAYOFF HISTORY and RECORDS RANGERS PLAYOFF Results YEAR-BY-YEAR RANGERS PLAYOFF Results YEAR-BY-YEAR
    PLAYOFF HISTORY AnD RECORDS RANGERS PLAYOFF RESuLTS YEAR-BY-YEAR RANGERS PLAYOFF RESuLTS YEAR-BY-YEAR SERIES RECORDS VERSUS OTHER CLUBS Year Series Opponent W-L-T GF/GA Year Series Opponent W-L-T GF/GA YEAR SERIES WINNER W L T GF GA YEAR SERIES WINNER W L T GF GA 1926-27 SF Boston 0-1-1 1/3 1974-75 PRE Islanders 1-2 13/10 1927-28 QF Pittsburgh 1-1-0 6/4 1977-78 PRE Buffalo 1-2 6/11 VS. ATLANTA THRASHERS VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS 2007 Conf. Qtrfinals RANGERS 4 0 0 17 6 1975 Preliminaries Islanders 1 2 0 13 10 SF Boston 1-0-1 5/2 1978-79 PRE Los Angeles 2-0 9/2 Series Record: 1-0 Total 4 0 0 17 6 1979 Semifinals RANGERS 4 2 0 18 13 1981 Semifinals Islanders 0 4 0 8 22 F Maroons 3-2-0 5/6 QF Philadelphia 4-1 28/8 VS. Boston BRUINS 1982 Division Finals Islanders 2 4 0 20 27 1928-29 QF Americans 1-0-1 1/0 SF Islanders 4-2 18/13 1927 Semifinals Bruins 0 1 1 1 3 1983 Division Finals Islanders 2 4 0 15 28 SF Toronto 2-0-0 3/1 F Montreal 1-4 11/19 1928 Semifinals RANGERS 1 0 1 5 2 1984 Div. Semifinals Islanders 2 3 0 14 13 1929 Finals Bruins 0 2 0 1 4 1990 Div. Semifinals RANGERS 4 1 0 22 13 F Boston 0-2-0 1/4 1979-80 PRE Atlanta 3-1 14/8 1939 Semifinals Bruins 3 4 0 12 14 1994 Conf.
    [Show full text]
  • The Glengarry New • Our Lake Water May
    • Even Campbell types with • Our lake water may not S^iilt complexes dating back be all we'd want it. But it’s to Glencoe may want to help all wet, just as are those Macdonalds keep their ruins. The Glengarry New stories. ONE OF CANADA’S AWARD-WINNING- WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS VOL. LXVI — No. 27 ALEXANDRIA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 4th, 1957 SINGLE COPY 7c Glengarry Clan Donald Invited To Estimate 5,000 Cape Breton Girls’ Band Here Friday Two-Year-Old Tot Killed At Park Opening The Macdonald Hundred, com- Help Restore Scottish Glengarry Castle An estimated 5,000, a goodly pro- plete with Cape Breton’s champion Under Truck Driven By Uncle portion of them children out to girls’ pipe band, will be here Friday Macdonalds, McDonalds, Mae- enjoy the new rides, attended Alex- night to entertain Glengarrians in Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Laflamme, donells, all members of Clan Don- andria’s Dominion Day opening of music, song and dance. The touring ald, no matter the spelling their the Park season. Cape Bretoners will appear under First Alexandria Traffic Victim name, are being asked to contribute Not present, hut there in spirit it auspices of St. Finnan’s parish. In Three Years, Died Monday to a fund being raised in Scotland seems, was John D. McDonell of The show will be held in Glen- in an attempt to preserve the Castle Loch Garry, who emerged winner garry Gardens unless the weather is Fatally injured when run over in the yard of his home, of Invergarry from further decay.
    [Show full text]
  • Many Activities Planned by Kinsmen Fnr Peanut Day Next Thursday
    The Glengarry News THE FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN ONTARIO Alexandria, Ont., Friday, September 16th, 1949 $2.50 A YEAR Many Activities Planned By Kinsmen Child Drowned Jack Gelineauf Discuss Possibility P.U.C. Setting Up Machinery To In Whey Tank With Boston Bruins Of Buying Arena Pump Water from Mill Pond Fnr Peanut Day Next Thursday ' Local Sportsmen Accident Takes Life (The Boston Herald, Sept.' 9) Would 'Purchase Health Officer Orders Immediate Use Afternoon And Evening Attractions Will Of 2-Year-Old Son Jack Gelineau, former McGill Uni- versity and Montreal Catholic High •Glengarry Gardens Of Pond Water After Inspection Of Include Dollar Day Bargains, A.H.S. Field Day, Of Mr. & Mrs. A. Seguin goalie, will tend the nets for the Bos- Present Supply At Dam, Tuesday ton Bruins this season, according to an Formation of a company which Parade of Floats, Show And Street Dance Tragedy struck the home of Mr. and announcement made by General Man- would purchase the Glengarry Gar- The Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday was ordered to at once sjart Mrs. Albert Seguin, three -miles east of ager Art Ross yesterday afternoon. Peanut Day- in Alexandria, next Thursday, as planned by the sponsoring Alexandria, Saturday morning, when dens from Alex DaPrato is'Being con- using water from the Mill Pond, following a visit by Dr. R. S. Peat of Cornwall, Gelineau succeeds the popular and Kinsmen Club, will offer a full day’s. attractions, which will include special their two-year-old son, Herbert, was sidered by a group of Alexandria district Medical Officer of Health.
    [Show full text]
  • The Glengarry News CIRCULATIONS the Fineshp, WEEKLY NEWSPAPER in EASTERN ONTARIO
    V, V /MEMBERV ^UDIT \ BUREAU > The Glengarry News CIRCULATIONS THE FINEShp, WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN ONTARIO ALEXANDRIA, ONT., DECEMBER 30th, 1949 $2.50 A YEAR VOL. LVI—No. 52 Alexandria. Curlers Re-Organize For Many At Funeral Ken. B. McDonald Opening,M New Season Found Dead Following Heart Attack Wi&'- Start Play In New Cornwall Centre Body Of Kenyon Township Resident Found In jubilee Playdowns, January 9th — • As we greet the mid-point in the fast-moving By Roadside Near Home Jogeghus Filion Returned As President Twentieth Century, let us pause to take heed of Following Search Friday Morning , — — J V. ‘ its significance ... to reflect upon the fifty J Alexandria cihOefs made plans for the opening of the new season at a momentous years that have just passed, and the Kenneth Baker McDonald, Widely known resident of the Sixth Kenyon, ^ re-organization meeting held last Friday evening in the club rooms. The died suddenly - as the result of a heart attack during last Thursday night. large turnout of members augured well for the season ahead and the en- events that have made them so. His body was discovered by the roadside near his home, Friday morning, after thusiasm of those present was indicated by the fact that 18 members paid their he had apparently suffered the seizure while returning to his home. fees at the close of the meeting. Coroner Dr. D. J. Dolan has announced no inquest will be held. A post- After more than 25 years play in the Hawkesbury centre, Alexandria • Let us resolve to take maximum advantage mortem examination disclosed death to have resulted from a heart attack.
    [Show full text]
  • Magistrate Lalonde Inaugurates Own Drive Against Traffic Violators Alexandria May Have Natural Gas Line Within a Year
    • Get a suspended sentence • Hate to see money spent on -in traffic court from now on, bringing in. natural gas when -and the suspense may be even our friends say we’re unbearable. Tine Glengarry New well supplied now. ONE OF CANADA’S AWARD-WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS VOL. LXVT — No. 28 ALEXANDRIA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 11th, 1357 SINGLE COPY 7c TO PRACTICE SURGERY Magistrate Lalonde Inaugurates Own Saw Horse Killed AT CORNWALL Alexandria May Have Natural By Lightning Drive Against Traffic Violators Arcade Trottier and his son, Gas Line Within A Year Gerald, 16, of the 9th Lancaster, Has Suspended Driving Permits Of Six came as close!, to being struck by Consumers’ Gas Co. Application For In Local Court Within Last Three lightning as they ever hope to, Fri- Franchise To Serve Town Given Peter J. Gelineau day of last week, while haying. The Weeks And Promises More Severity, horse Gerald-had been using while First Readings At Council Meeting raking, only minutes before, was • Two drivers had' their permits suspended for one-year Interred Here killed by the second of two bolts of Alexandria may be served by a natural gas pipeline within periods, and another, involved in a hit-rnn ease, is'heing recom- Many relatives and family friènds lightning that struck close as the a year, Town Council was told Tuesday night when it gave first mended for a one-year suspènsion to the Registrar of Motor attended the funeral of Peter J. man and boy', huddled under the and second readings to a by-law that would give the Consumers Vehicles.
    [Show full text]
  • BOSTON BRUINS Vs. WASHINGTON CAPITALS 2008-09 Season Series
    2008-09 REGULAR SEASON SCORING No Player GP G A PTS PIM PP SH GW OT Shots %age +/- 91 Marc Savard 82 25 63 88 70 9 - 5 - 213 11.7 +25 46 David Krejci 82 22 51 73 26 5 2 6 1 146 15.1 +37 28 Mark Recchi/Tampa Bay 62 13 32 45 20 2 - 1 - 97 13.4 -15 /Boston 18 10 6 16 2 4 - 2 1 32 31.3 - 3 /Total 80 23 38 61 22 6 - 3 1 129 17.8 -18 81 Phil Kessel 70 36 24 60 16 8 - 6 - 232 15.5 +23 73 Michael Ryder 74 27 26 53 26 10 - 7 - 185 14.6 +28 33 Zdeno Chara 80 19 31 50 95 11 - 3 - 216 8.8 +23 6 Dennis Wideman 79 13 37 50 34 6 1 2 1 169 7.7 +32 26 Blake Wheeler 81 21 24 45 46 3 2 3 - 150 14.0 +36 12 Chuck Kobasew 68 21 21 42 56 6 - 3 - 129 16.3 + 5 17 Milan Lucic 72 17 25 42 136 2 - 3 - 97 17.5 +17 37 Patrice Bergeron 64 8 31 39 16 1 1 1 - 155 5.2 + 2 11 P. J. Axelsson 75 6 24 30 16 2 - - - 87 6.9 - 1 48 Matt Hunwick 53 6 21 27 31 - - 1 - 58 10.3 +15 23 Steve Montador/Anaheim 65 4 16 20 125 - - - - 100 4.0 +14 /Boston 13 - 1 1 18 - - - - 17 0.0 + 3 /Total 78 4 17 21 143 - - - - 117 3.4 +17 18 Stephane Yelle 77 7 11 18 32 1 - 2 - 72 9.7 + 6 45 Mark Stuart 82 5 12 17 76 - - 1 - 61 8.2 +20 21 Andrew Ference 47 1 15 16 40 1 - - - 72 1.4 + 7 16 Marco Sturm 19 7 6 13 8 4 - - - 45 15.6 + 9 34 Shane Hnidy 65 3 9 12 45 1 - 1 - 49 6.1 + 6 22 Shawn Thornton 79 6 5 11 123 - - 2 - 136 4.4 - 2 44 Aaron Ward 65 3 7 10 44 - 1 - - 53 5.7 +16 61 Byron Bitz 35 4 3 7 18 - - - - 31 12.9 Evn 60 Vladimir Sobotka 25 1 4 5 10 - - - - 19 5.3 -10 47 Martin St.
    [Show full text]
  • Alexandria Municipal Tax Rate Is to Be Increased by Almost 8 Mills
    r MEMBER\ VUDIT tuREAU Of The Glengarry News JRCULATIOflS THE FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN ONTARIO ALEXANDRIA, ONT., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27th, 1950 TOL. Lvm.—No. 43 $2.50 A YEAR Alexandria Municipal Tax Rate Is Successful Future Old Alexandria Store Name New Home Huntsville Here Saturday To Meet Visioned By Legion Is Quitting Business Glen-Stor-Dun Lodge An Alexandria retail store dating Maroons In Ontario Title Play To Be Increased By Almost 8 Mills Reorganization Efforts back to 1897 has gone out of business New Home Now Being Assure Active Branch with the sale by Mr. George Simon and Constructed On Site Public And Separate School liâtes Miss Mollie Simon of their entire gen- Home And Home Series For Intermediate For Alexandria Near Cornwall Show Major Increases At 4 Mills — eral store stock. The stock has been Honors Arranged So Fans Can sold to H. Hoffmeyer & Son of Mont- See Western Ontario Style Of Play Nearly 3 Mills For General Town Purposes Judging from the enthusiastic and real, and they are conducting a sale Adopting the report of its Finance constructive interest shown by veter- of the stock here. Committee, United Counties Council, Alexandria taxpayers will And their 1950 tax bills up almost eight mills ans attending the reorganization meet- ■ ^ Friday, decided on a new home for the Alexandria Maroons get a chance to win Ontario Intermediate Lacrosse It will be pleasing news to their 'When the annual accounts go out in the next few days. More than half of the ing held in the Armouries, Tuesday aged, now being constructed on the honors as a result of arrangements completed this week for a home-and-home friends, that Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • The Glengarry Ne Ws $2.50 Per Year $3.00 Per Year the FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER in EASTERN ONTARIO
    SUBSCRIPTION— : WOW STRICTLY In Canada U.S. & Foreign. PAID IN-ADVANCE The Glengarry Ne ws $2.50 per year $3.00 per year THE FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN ONTARIO VOL. LVn—No. 4 Alexandria, Ont., Friday, January 28, 1949 $2.50 A YEAR New Kinsmen Club Of Alexandria Maxville Group To Murdie McNeil To Fine Response To County Council Endorses Glengarry’s Holds Charter Night Wednesday Conduct Car Draw Head Toronto Club Appeal For Funds Right To Holding Highland Games Presented With Charter By Ken Pierce 1949 Pontiac To Be Glengarry Club In Nearly $2,000 Already Deplores Action Of Cornwall Club Of Montreal, District Governor, At Big Prize—Proceeds Queen City Plans Collected To Assist In Seeking To Hold Games There— Largely Attended Dinner Meeting For Memorial Hall Night February 11th Fire Victims Games Officials Addressed Council A large delegation from the spon- A new 1949 Pontiac Deluxe will go Murdoch A. McNeil, formerly a With additional returns from can | After hearing a delegation from soring Kinsmen Club of Cornwall, and to the lucky ticket holder in a draw resident of Williamstown and now vassers still to come in, the fund be- Hon. M.F. Gregg V.C. j Glengarry Highland Games commit- other Kinsmen from Montreal,. Ot- Defeated Former to be conducted July 30th, at the Glen an executive of an automobile sales ing raised to assist the MacPhee fam- tee, individual members of United tawa, St. John Que., and other points garry Highland Games, by the wide- business in Toronto was elected Pre- ily, victims of Lochiel’s tragic farm To Speak Here J Counties Council were unanimous gathered at Green Valley Paviliou.
    [Show full text]
  • Men and Boys of Diocese to Parade at Cornwall Next Sunday Afternoon
    'MEMBERX VUDIT luREAU ’ OF The Glengarry News CIRCULATIONS THE FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN ONTARIO ALEXANDRIA, ONT., MAY 5th, 1950 $2.50 A YEAR VOL. LVin.—No. 18 Men And Boys Of Diocese To Parade Calder Trophy As Top Glengarry Football League To Have Rookie To Gelineau Five To Seven Teams This Season At Cornwall Next Sunday Afternoon Cash Prize Of $1,000 Accompanies Award — Bishops Brodeur And Smith To Attend Phil Maloney Runner-Up Maxville Returning To Play After Lapse Annual Mass Rally Designed To Offset Of Several Years — League Schedule i Jack Gelineau, 25-year-old goal- To G-et Started On 24th of May Communist May Day Demonstrations tender from Montreal who jumped from intercollegiate hockey to Boston Maxville was re-admitted to the Glengarry Football League, Wednesday TheiT Excellencies Most Rev. Rosario Brodeur, D.D., Bishop of Alexandria, Bruins last season, today is new holder night, when the annual re-organization meeting of that group was held in the and Most Rev. William J. Smith, DX>., Bishop of Pembroke, will play key roles of the Calder Trophy as the National Hub hall. The league this year will have at least five and possibly seven in the annual diocesan May rally in Cornwall, Sunday afternoon, when men League’s outstanding rookie for 1950. teams. and .boys of the diocese will parade in a demonstration designed to offset A poll of 18 sports writers and broad- Definite starters with Maxville are the champion Lochiel eleven, Green- Communism’s May Day activities. The rally is under the patronage of His casters — three from each league city field, Glen Gordon and Dalkeith.
    [Show full text]
  • The Glengarry News FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER in EASTERN ONTARIO
    ALL THE NEWS > ALL THE NEWS OP GLENGARRY OP GLENGARRY FOR GLENGARRIANS FOR GLENGARRIANS The Glengarry News FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN ONTARIO Alexandria. Ont.. Friday, March, 22, 1946 $2.00 A Y SAJI VOL. LTV—No. 12 County Executive New Branch Of Canadian Legion Canvass In Mass X-Ray Project Seek Information St. Patrick s Teachers Met Formed At Alexandria, Wednesday Being Made Here This Week On Municipal Hall Concert Successful Consulting Engineer Is Drama, Music, Songs Organization of County Dave L. Lalonde Named President Of Group Legion Men In Alexandria Undertaking And Address Proved Status Committee Which Will Be Separate From Glengarry Branch, Organization Work —Everyone Over Age Engaged To Study Apple Hill — Seventy-Five At Meeting. Water Supply Very Entertaining Discussed. Of Six Urged to Get Behind Plan On Wednesday evening, March 20th. The canvass which is the opening _ _ A delegation from the municipal After a lapse of a few years the an- A meeting of the Execuive of the a most successful meeting for the pur- 9 Federation of Teachers of Glengarry Giving Up Connection of the mass x-ray project to be jVia,intCn<inCC McUl council and the Public Utilities Com- hual St. Patricks Concert held Fn- pose of organizing a local Legioa ield in Alexandria in May, got under- p D IT T OKfainprl mission Messrs Elie David, George day evening in Alexander Hall, proved was held in the Junior Room of the With Bell Telephone Branch was held to the Knights of Columbus Hall. Some seventy-five ■way this week when D.
    [Show full text]