[Welland Tribune February 3, 1940]
Bismarck, Feb 3- Mr and Mrs Shantry and daughter Joyce spent Thursday with Mrs Jack Shantry who has been quite ill with pneumonia.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Cohoe and son Billy of Port Colborne spent Monday with the latter’s parents, Mr and Mrs Wm Piper.
There are quite a number of cases of measles in the community.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Putman are attending the funeral today of the latter’s sister Mrs McCay who passed away quite suddenly in Moulton on Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Charles McPherson spent Wednesday in St Catharines.
Mr and Mrs Percy Holding spent Thursday with friends in Toronto.
[Welland Tribune March 23, 1940]
Boyle, March 23,-Mr and Mrs Ted Barry of Hamilton were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Clifford Gee.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Berry of North Pelham spent Friday with Mr and Mrs Paul Comfort.
Mr and Mrs Chas. Gilmore of Wainfleet, also Mr and Mrs Emery Gee spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs Jack Pearl.
Mr and Mrs Wm. Schwoob of Fenwick called on Mr and Mrs Sidney Heaslip also Mr and Mrs Joseph Schwoob on Saturday.
Mr and Mrs George Comfort of Dunnville called Mr and Mrs Paul Comfort on Tuesday.
[Welland Tribune March 20, 1940]
Wellandport, March 20- The Young People’s Society of the United church was entertained at the home of Miss Donna Lampman on Friday evening. Three new members were received into the society. The spacious rooms were then made ready for playing progressive crokinole. There were eight tables in play and prizes for the highest scores were won by Miss Blanche Barwell and Allen Thomas while the consolations were taken by Miss Doris Disher and Patrick Lappin. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mr. and Mrs George Southwick.
Easter Cantata
An Easter cantata will be given in the Smithville United church on Easter Sunday evening by the joint choirs of Wellandport and Smithville United churches under the leadership of Robert McPherson of Wellandport. The cantata will be repeated in the Wellandport United church on Sunday evening, March 31.
The Mission Circle meeting which was to have been held on Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs Stanley Cavers was postponed on account of bad roads and will be held on Saturday afternoon March 23.
Personals
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs James A. Ross were Major Janke, Mr and Mrs Rudolph Janke and Mr and Mrs Don Eaton of North Tonawanda N.Y.; Mrs William Barnes of New Brunswick N.J. and Mr and Mrs B. Robins and family of Fenwick.
Mrs A. Hodgkins has returned home after spending the past few weeks with relatives at Beamsville.
Bay Stayzer and family spent Sunday with friends in town.
Mr and Mrs Norman Hodgkins and family visited at the home of Mr and Mrs John Johnson on Sunday.
Harry Glaves of Kitchener spent the weekend at home.
Mr and Mrs Paul Brooks and family attended the funeral of the late Isadore Krivy of Welland who was killed on a level crossing in Crowland township. The funeral was was held in Toronto on Sunday.
Several ladies attended a quilting party on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. P. S. Carson.
[Welland Tribune March 26, 1940]
Welcome, red-breasted harbinger of spring
With stately poise you calmly view the skies
And glance again on well-remembered scenes
Familiar to your migratory eyes
No foliage impedes your upward flight
As from bare boughs is heard your welcome note;
And passerby will smile, well pleased to know,
Your presence winter’s absence will denote.
Your liquid notes. Heard early in the morn,
Salutes the first faint gleam of sunshine’s rays
Which through the passing clouds is dimly seen
Till gathered strength of sun disperses haze.
With dignity you gaze on all around,
Your scarlet breast a note of color lends
To drab and sodden grounds. With pleasure now
We welcome spring’s advent, as winter ends.
William McClure
[Welland Tribune March 30, 1940]
Niagara Falls, Ont., March 30- A wedding of interest will be solemnized at the home of Evan E. Fraser, registrar of Welland County, and former member of the Ontario Legislature and House of Commons, and Mrs. Fraser, here this afternoon when their granddaughter, Miss Ella Louise Fraser, just returned from a post-graduate course in the Presbyterian hospital at New York, will be married to Laird Cornish Simons, son of Mr. and Mrs E. Naudian Simons of Philadelphia. Yellow and white spring flowers and forsythia will form the floral decorations, and Rev. J,R. Morden , minister of Lundy’s Lane United church, will officiate.
The bride given in marriage by her father, will wear white brocaded satin princess gown, with small Juliet cap, and corsage of white rosebuds. She will carry the exquisite lace handkerchief carried by her grandmother.
Miss Susan Hardie, when she married Evan E, Fraser at Thorold fifty three years ago. The bridesmaid, Miss Lenore Fraser, cousin of the bride, will wear a yellow crepe and net frock, and corsage of Joanna Hill rosebuds. E. Nauudian Simon will be his son’s best man.
Following the ceremony a reception for the immediate family will be held at the Fox Head hotel.
For travelling on their honeymoon trip in the United States the bride will wear a moss green and grey ensemble. They will reside in Pittsburg.
Among those who have entertained for the bride are: Miss Lenore Fraser, bridge; Miss Dorothy McCallum, evening bridge; Mrs. Gordon Fraser, bridge tea; nurses almanac, of the Niagara Falls General hospital, bridge and presentation of Sheffield candlesticks.
CHANTLER COUPLE WED IN WELLAND
[Welland Tribune, 22 February 1940]
Chantler, Feb.22-A quiet wedding was solemnized at the All People’s Mission, King Street, Welland, on Saturday afternoon, February 17, when Miss Olga Koloty, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koloty, Chantler, became the bride of Richard Phillips, only son of Mrs. Phillips and the late Richard Phillips. Rev. Dr. H.G. Forster performed the ceremony.
The bride was gowned in white satin with a long veil caught with a large flower and carried a bouquet of pink carnations. Her bridesmaid Miss Annie Stenefick of Thorold wore blue satin with matching veil. She also carried carnations. John Orr of Fonthill was groomsman. After the ceremony the bridal party motored to Niagara Falls for a wedding dinner. After a short trip to Toronto and Hamilton, the young couple will take up their residence on the groom’s farm near Chantler.
[Welland Tribune March 28, 1940]
Suddenly on Tuesday, March 26, 1940 at his home 24 High Park Blvd. Toronto, Charles Henderson, beloved husband of Colina Campbell Riordon, father of Brookfield Henderson and Constance Schwartz. Resting at his home until Thursday afternoon, thence to St Jude;s Anglican church, Roncesvalle Ave, Toronto for service at 2 o’clock. Interment in Mount Pleasant cemetery.
New Arrivals on 29th Day of February Are All Boys
[Welland Tribune, 29 February 1940]
Welland and vicinity is the richer today by three Leap Year babies. They were all boys and all born yesterday within three hours of one another during the late afternoon and early evening.
Dr. Ignazio Scozzafave, supervised the birth at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Tisi, 199 Burgar street, of a boy at about 7.30 p.m.
One of Dr. Malcolm Maclean’s last medical duties in Welland before he left yesterday for his new duties as lieutenant with the medical unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force was to supervise at the Welland General hospital the birth of an 8 ½ pound boy, born to Mrs. James Cooney of 68 Denistoun street, Welland.
Mrs. Herbert Arbour of Port Robinson at the Welland County General hospital late yesterday afternoon, gave birth to a boy recorded as weighing seven pound 10 ounces. Dr. Frank Smith was the doctor in attendance.
[Welland Tribune, 18 March 1940]
Emanuel Charles White, respected and well known resident of Welland for 35 years, passed suddenly at his home, 146 State street, on Saturday evening. His death followed a heart attack and although he had been in poor health for two months, came as a shock to his family and friends.
Born in Brookfield, Mr. White had lived practically all his life in this district. Deceased was a carpenter and pattern maker by trade and for the past few years had been employed at the Empire Cotton Mill. He included in his interests the hobby of gardening, and was also very fond of wood working. In religion he was a Baptist.
Surviving him are his widow, Louise Isabel White; a daughter Dorothy Evelyn and a son, Howard, all at home; three brothers, Theodore White, Humberstone; Benjamin, White Alis, Wis, and Leslie, Toronto; and three sisters, Mrs. Ellen Miller, Welland, Mrs. George Hitchcox, Vancouver, B.C., and Mrs. Wm. Dair, Toronto.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 o’clock at the late residence and interment in Fonthill cemetery. Rev. Sidney Cooper, pastor of St. Mathew’s Lutheran church will conduct the services, assisted by Rev. F.J. Helps, pastor of First Baptist church.
[Welland Tribune March 26, 1940]
Harry H, House passes after long illness
Allanburg, March 26- The death occurred on Monday of Harry Hamilton House husband of Grace Day at his home here following an illness of four months.
The deceased was born in Grimsby 46 years ago and came to Allanburg about a year ago, as proprietor of the “Green Feather.” Black Horse Corners from St Catharines where he had resided for 19 years. He was well known throughout the district as a salesman and during the Great War served for three years with the Canadian Corps of cyclists.
Surviving are his wife, Grace Day; one son and one daughter, John Hamilton and June Elizabeth, both at home; and two sisters, Mrs. W.A. Brown of Toronto and Mrs. Jas. Proctor of New York City.
The remains are resting at Grobb Bros., funeral home St Catharines where the funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon. Interment will be at Victoria Lawn cemetery.
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