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The Arry for GLENGARRIANS the FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER in EASTERN ONTARIO ALL TH» NSW* n-T'- ALL THE NEWS ? OF GLENGARRY OF GLENGARRY • FOR GLENGARRIANS The arry FOR GLENGARRIANS THE FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN ONTARIO VOL. Lin-No. 32 Alexandria, Ont.. Friday, August 10, 1945 $2.00 A TEAS Prime Minister King Elected Member For Glengarry Goodyear Farm Many More No Publication Bishop Enthroned Polling Largest Majority In The Riding’s History Sale Drew Many Repats Home Week Of Aug. 24th At Pembroke The office of the News Printing — \ aw** Many Glengarrians Wins 4227 Plurality Ov er Monahan who Herd Sire Brings Company will be closed from Au- Most Rev. W. J. Smith t Among Servicemen Polled But 325 Votes—Very Light Vote Prime Minister Ton Price Of $1800,— gust 20 to 26, inclusive, and there Given Warm Welcome { As 4877 Oast By-Election Ballots Average Price $364.80 On Ile de France will be no Issue of The Glengarry News on August 24th. Correspon- To His Diocese à Top Price of $ 1800. for the herd Glengarry servicemen were among Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie Expresses Thanks dents, advertisers, our readers gen- PEMBROKE, Aug. 8.—m the pre- Sire was a feature of the dispersal sale thousands of Canadian Hpersonnel King was elected Member for Glen- Member For Glengarry erally and customers of our job The Prime Minister, Mr Mackenzie of the Registered Holstein herd of Jos | reaching Canada, Saturday aboard the sence of high dignitaries of the Romani garry by a record majority In Mon- King on receiving the results of the Valllancourt’s Goodyear Farm at Glen ' Ile de France. Among Bounty men printing department are asked to Catholic Church, members of the Dio- day’s by-election which saw only 325 by-election in Glen®arry constituency j^y, Tuesday. The sale was one of ' who have reached their homes this govern themselves accordingly. cesan clergy and a congregation that votes cast for his opponent, Dr Rich- sent the following message to Mr W.J. | k;ggest such events eyer'to be held ' week are: The publishers make no apology I filled the large edifice. Most Rev. ard Monahan. Rt. Hon Mr King re-' Major, President of the Glengarry for this move which is unprece- William Joseph Smith, who was com- in Glengarry and attracted a very ] CpL j. A_ Hay of the sx,. & a. celved a total of- 4562 ballots in un- Liberal Association, North Lancaster dented in our history. Our' staff secrated on July 25th as fourth Bishop large crowd including buyers from the HighlanderSj son of Mr and Mrs. official! compilation of returns, his Ontario: has just completed the extra print- of Pembroke was enthroned here to- U.S., Western ntario and Quebec. j Angus Hay, Passifern, whose wife 1 majority of 4227 being a record high ‘I have just received the final figures ing called for In the third election night at St. Columbkill’s cathedral Total proceeds were $ 12,385 and the | resides in Alexandria, one in the history of this riding. Bishop Smith succeeds Most Rev. C. of the voting which has taken place average price paid was $ 364.80. L. E. campaign in two months and has Evidently sensing the mood of the today, in the constituency of Glen- j franklin of Toronto, handled the sale WO Reg. Chenley, R.C.A.F., son well earned a holiday. With the L. Nelligan, formerly principal Ro- voters who resented his unwanted can- garry, I cannot express too sincerely j t,hc herd and Albert Faubert, Alex- | of Capt. H. L. and Mrs. Cheney, shortage of labor In the printing man Catholic chaplain of the Cana- • didature In the hy-electlon, Dr Mona- how proud I feel that the electors should ' aridria auctioned the farm machinery , Alexandria. trades still not eased, we find no dian forces, who retired from the See han pulled up stakes before election 1 Cpl. C. T. McCuaig, Provost Corps, a few mopths ago because of continued have turned out in the numbers they and other effects. alternative but to close up shop day and has not been seen since.. Ef- son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan McCuaig, ill health. have to give me so splendid an exprès- | The herd sire “Lonehn Lochinvar while we holiday. 1 station, Alexandria. forts to reach him, Monuday evening slon of their confidence and regard. 1 Payne” was purchased by J. W. Ma | The issues of August 17th and The 48-year-old bishop, a native of brought word that he had left the Lt. (N-S.) Mhrgaret Jessie MacDer- shall be grateful If you will extend, to ’ honey of Buckingham, Que at $1800 August 31st will appear as usual. Glengarry, arrived in Pembroke about mid, R.C.A.M.C., daughter of Mrs. tourist camp at River Beaudette Sat- one and all, my warmest thanks for ' end the highest price paid for a fe- -,an hour before his enthronement and Bertha MacDermid, Apple Hill. urday evening and had not returned. electing me as their member, thereby !I male was $875. bid by W. A. S. Ayersb his automobile was met on highway 17 Cpl. S. J. McDonald, son of Mrs. That evening he had attempted a honouring me with the representation 0f ormstown. Que., for the heifer ' five miles east of Pembroke by the J. McDonald, R.R. 2 Martintown. speech on Main street, here, hut without of the historic riding of Glengarry in ,datf “Goodyear Rag' Apple Bonheur,’’. Jubilarians Have consultera and officials of the diocese Cpl. D. R. Grant, son of 'Mrs. A. benefit of a loudspeaker could not the Parliament of Canada and also j Most buyers were from outside points of Pembroke, who escorted him to make himself heard above the cries oi Grant,, Apple Hill. making possible my presence In the. tjUl: some of the animals will remain i 60 Grandchildren town, where a parade w^ formed and Spr H J Tlschart son of Mrs Tis hecklers. House of Commons in time for the, tn Glengarry. Local buyers included: • ’ ’ ‘ , ' * led by a band, proceeded through the c lar n Monday's vote was the lightest ever RT. HON. W.L. MACKENZIE KING opening of the Twentieth Parliament ' j^oe Faubert, Green Valley; R. J. ^ *> Gl® Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Dents Jeaurond, streets to the Bishop’s house beside Lt Alfred recorded in Glengarry “and at the same which assembles on the twenty-third | Graham. Alexandria; A. Fillon, Max- j ’ Raphael Dillon, next-of- 24-2nd Lochiel, on Wednesday next, the cathedral . time the most onesided. Of 10,560 eli- of this month. viile, and Carson King, Martintown. kin, Mrs. C. Breen, Maxville. will mark the Golden Jubilee of their Shortly after his arrival His Excell- gible voters, only some 45 per cent went The Vote By Polls I regret that the country should Capt. A. Cameron Cluff, son of Mr. marriage In the presence of members ency presented his letters of ap- to the polls and it is a tribute both to have been put to the expense, and the and Mrs. Jas. Cluff, of Maxville. of their family which includes four- pointment to Rt. Rev. W. P. Breen, the citizens of the rldingi and to the King Monahan people of Glengarry subjected to the Father Felix Pte. J. L. Currier, son of Mrs. T. teen children, sixty grandchildren and Egansville, who has acted as adminis- organizational work of the Liberal As- ALEXANDRIA inconveniences of a wholly unneces- Currier, Maxville. three great grandchildren. Mr. Jeaur- trator of the diocese since Bishop Nel- sociation that so large a number voted ames 237 20 sary by election contest. It is to be hoped Pte. N. D. M. McIntosh, son of Mr. ond and his bride of fifty years ago, ligan’s retirement, and Mgr. Breep With such weak opposition for the Paul's 259 18 that the results of today’s polling may Going To Texas N. J. McIntosh, RR i Apple Hill. the former Cecilia Quenneville of the read the letters to the consultera. Th». Prime Minister and good haying wea- ! A-Cpl. W.M. Hamilton, son of Rev. St George 183 12 serve to avoid in other constituencies Father Felix of the Cross, O.C.D. of 2nd Lochiel, were married November official act that this formality had ther, Monday, many farmers felt they J. H. and Mrs. Hamilton, Maxville. LANCASTER v. 155 11 futile contests bom of a love of notor- Oklahoma City,, Okla., arrived here 25th, 1895 in St. Finnan’s Cathedral, been complied with was then signed need not leave the fields to assure him | . J. C. Bourbonnais, R.C.A.F.; North by the administrator and the consul- MAXVILLE . 216 9 iety and publicity. last week end to visit his parents, Mr. here, but they are celebrating the victory. Officers of the Liberal Assoc- ; Lancaster. tera. LOCHIEL * Will you please tell my friends in and Mrs. Magloire DaPrato, prior to event next week at a time when all iation axe very gratified with the re- Cfn. James Cron, WUliamstown. The Gore 33 0 Glengarry that I am doubly grateful taking up his new duties at Dallas. their children can be present with Prelates, monsignora and clergy sult as is Mr King who expressed his Pte. Oliver Lapierre, son of Mrs. Glen Robertson 216 22 to them for presenting me with the Texas. Father Felix is this week them. formed a procession from the Bishop ’a appreciation both by telephone and Armidos Lapierre. Maxville. Glen Sandfiald 128 0 magnificent majority they have, en- visiting his sister Mrs. Charles Cobb, The jubilarians will attenid Mass house to the cathedral, at the entrance in a telegram to Mr Major which ap- Cfn.
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