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75 Years Ago

November 2, 1950

Hunter Mistakes Cow For A Deer: Either hunters in the Charteris area are near-sighted or they don’t know a cow from a deer, according to

October 26, 1950

Shawville Calf Club Holds Fun Night At Stark’s Corners: Members of the Shawville Calf Club and other interested parties gathered at the Stark’s Corners hall

October 19, 1950

Lions And Rotary Give $1,000: Through the joint efforts of the Lions Club of Shawville and the Rotary Club of Shawville, the sum of $1,000

October 12, 1950

Rotary Club Pledges Aid To Scout Apple Day Sale: A large attendance of members and several visitors were at the meeting of the Rotary Club

October 5, 1950

Present Protect Petition:  Spearheading their protest with a petition bearing 120 signatures, Shawville property owners crowded into the council chamber Monday night to express their

September 28, 1950

Announcement: THE EQUITY has been under new management since September 1. During the past few weeks most of our effort has been devoted to getting

September 21, 1950

Local News: Rapid growth of Shawville since the war, with an increase in population from 800 to almost 1,500 to-day, has been responsible for overcrowding

September 14, 1950

Local News: The largest baseball crowd of the season, estimated at 1,200, turned out last Sunday at Campbell’s Bay to see Vinton take the opening

September 7, 1950

Local News: On Thursday the Pontiac Lions Club held their regular meeting at the Bryson Lodge Hotel in Bryson. The guest speaker of the evening

August 10, 1950

Local News: The Pontiac Lions Club held their regular meeting at the Bryson Lodge Hotel on Aug. 3. The guest speaker of the evening was

November 2, 1950

Hunter Mistakes Cow For A Deer: Either hunters in the Charteris area are near-sighted or they don’t know a cow from a deer, according to Hugh Horner. As evidence of what might have been a fatal error on the part

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October 26, 1950

Shawville Calf Club Holds Fun Night At Stark’s Corners: Members of the Shawville Calf Club and other interested parties gathered at the Stark’s Corners hall for a fun night on Friday, October 20th. The President Franklin Kilgour was master of

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October 19, 1950

Lions And Rotary Give $1,000: Through the joint efforts of the Lions Club of Shawville and the Rotary Club of Shawville, the sum of $1,000 has been handed to officials of Pontiac Community Hospital for the purchase of a new

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October 12, 1950

Rotary Club Pledges Aid To Scout Apple Day Sale: A large attendance of members and several visitors were at the meeting of the Rotary Club last Friday night, with the President, Dr. Docks, in the chair. During the business session

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October 5, 1950

Present Protect Petition:  Spearheading their protest with a petition bearing 120 signatures, Shawville property owners crowded into the council chamber Monday night to express their opinions personally to members of council, on new property valuations. Chief spokesman for the property

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September 28, 1950

Announcement: THE EQUITY has been under new management since September 1. During the past few weeks most of our effort has been devoted to getting the paper out every week on time. In the process of taking over and reorganizing

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September 21, 1950

Local News: Rapid growth of Shawville since the war, with an increase in population from 800 to almost 1,500 to-day, has been responsible for overcrowding in Shawville school. The school, which houses the lower and higher grades from one to

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September 14, 1950

Local News: The largest baseball crowd of the season, estimated at 1,200, turned out last Sunday at Campbell’s Bay to see Vinton take the opening game from Campbell’s Bay in the Pontiac Senior League. Vinton took the first game in

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September 7, 1950

Local News: On Thursday the Pontiac Lions Club held their regular meeting at the Bryson Lodge Hotel in Bryson. The guest speaker of the evening was Miss Marlene Shearer of Ottawa, who has been hired as swimming instructor by the

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August 10, 1950

Local News: The Pontiac Lions Club held their regular meeting at the Bryson Lodge Hotel on Aug. 3. The guest speaker of the evening was immediate past deputy-district Governor Tom Moorhead who gave a very interesting talk on his recent

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