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Batchilder, Mrs. P.L. Boudreault; Past— Pres., Mrs. Colin MacDonald ;Treas. Mrs. John Walsh; Secretary, Mrs. Harold Publicover

June 3: "Georgetown Nips Morell"— Midget Ball— Benny McConnell led

winners at the plate. June 15: Eagles Bomb Tracadie 15-5

July 9: "580—ton Trawler Present Georgetown Job"— pic. of new 15 ton crane.

July 28: "Couple Honored at Georgetown' — Aeneas MacDonalds observe golden wedding anniversary

Nov. 4: "Hull launched at Georgetown"- pic.

1972:

”Jan 13: ”Ceremony at Georgetown"- St. David's Explorers

Jan. 29: ”Georgetown Senior Citizens' Organize Club"- a Lions project' Pres., Agnes Arthur; V.P., H.P. George; Sec- treas.,. Laura Murphy.

Feb. 11: "Talks on Housing Situation Given to Georgetown Lions"— For other Lions meetings and projects see Feb. 19, Mar 22, Apr. 1, Apr. 10, (Kenny Batchilder now president), May 20, June 12, June 30 (awarded honour as "club of the Year'; for RE. I. U N.B. July 22, Aug. 18, Sept. 14, Oct. 6..

Feb. 14: "Georgetown Kindergarten Classes Open”— Mrs. Clifton (sic) Yorston is teacher

Feb. 16: "Dragger Is Wrecked off Cape Breton—Seven Feared Lost”— The Gulf Gulf

Feb. 18: "Repair Work Is Planned for Georgetown Wharf"

Feb. 19: "Georgetown Shipyard Changes Announced"— to be operated by a wholly- owned subsidiary of the RBI. Lending

Authority. For further news on this see Mar. l,( contracts), April 26,

Mar. 2: "Winter Carnival Planned at Georgetown" See Mar. 10-12; reported on Mar. 17

Mar. 5: Mrs. Stephen Hessian— nee Blanche Wickham— dies in Montague

Mar. 6: "Jail—break Try in Georgetown"

May 8:" Report of car accident - Peter Prosper car sideswiping car driven by John Lavers. Thelma Gallant seriously injured- also Gail & Beatrice Dalton, Buddy Lavers.

May 26: "Union at Georgetown Requests Conciliation"

July 31: "Georgetown King's Theatre Will Have Summer Season"— The Puppet People

Aug.: Rev. Dr. John Bonnell ticketed for going through a stop sign— case dropped— pleaded not guilty

Sept. 23: "Freighter Has Potash Cargo"

(There appears to be a gap in Georgetown news from this point until summer of.

1973) 1973:

Jan,: Write-up on Father Reggie MacDonald, brother of Aeneas

Mar. 10: "Maloney Announces Shipyard Expansion"— aggressive new program

May.: "Banquet at Georgetown"- St. David's Explorers

July: ”Georgetown Tops Morell 8—3. Dennis Curley led the winners

Aug. 11: "Georgetown Okays Mill"- Henderson Lumber co., Montreal. Saw— mill, DREE assisted

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