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From Charlottetown Guardian,

May 3: New Lions' officers include Sonny Johnson., chief lion and Eric Wood, Guy Coffin, Paul Batchilder, Richard Landry, J. W. Lavers, Allen MacPhee, Donald King, Frank Parker, John Walsh

May 11: Joseph Murphy's pic. among St. Dunstan's graduates

May 22: Linda Larsen's pic. among P.W.C. graduates

May 22: "Medical History Made by Georgetown Infant": pacemaker installed in Toronto— Lisa Jane Parker— pic. of mother and child. But see also Aug. 6.

June 24: "Georgetown Approves Policeman"- Allison Fraser Grover of Hantsport, N.,S,. from 12 applications

June 28: Georgetown School Closing- in classroom rather than Town Hall

June 28: "Fire Badly Damages Home in Georgetown"- James McMahons

June 30: Large German Freighter Loads at Georgetown”

July 15: " Georgetown Faded as Carferry Came" — article on Georgetown history

July 17: "Burnt Point Road Work Underway"

July 29: Georgetown-built Trawlers Complete Final Sea Trial.'- the Gulf Guard

July 31: Many pages in Guardian devoted to Official Opening of Gulf Garden

Foods- articles by Waldron Lavers. See also Sept. 12

Aug. 13: "Bonnells Hold Reunion at Georgetown"— family of Rev. John Sutherland Bonnell at the Highlands

Aug. 14:" Two Accidents at Georgetown"

car crashes- Neil MacKinnon and Dennis Clory

Sept. 4: "Baptist Church at Georgetown

Opens after renovations'- new pastor is Earl W. Smith

Sept. 27: "Town Policeman Gets Assistant'— Dennis Clory

Sept. 4: "Baptist Church at Georgetown

Opens after renovations'— new pastor is Earl W. Smith

Sept. 23 ff.:. Crime cases in Georgetown. See also Oct. 7/65, Mar. 12/66; Mar. 24, Apr. 21/66, May 4/66, May 6/ 66; May 18/66, June 2/ 66, July 22/ 66, Nov. 7/66, Nov. 11/66

Oct. 4: Georgetown

"Vandalism Wave Hits

Oct. 27: Georgetown C.W.L. Hears Talk on Sacred Liturgy

Dec. 11: "Georgetown Man Killed in Crash near Cardigan"— Frank McCormack

Dec. 11: "Cheque Presented to Legion:- pics of Alec Arsenault, Harry Yorston, Mrs. Walter MacLean, Mrs. Marcellus Gotell

Dec. 31: ”Great Advance Noted by Georgetown Mayor"— Mayor McLean on year‘s work

1966:

Jan. 21: "Loan of $3, 546, 000 Granted for Trawlers"— loan over3 years, 45% of contracts Gulf Garden Foods and Shipyard to employ up to 700 men at full capacity More on Georgetown industries, launchings etc. see Jan. 22, Mar. 8, Mar. 18, May 14, July 4, July 5, July 28, Aug. 4, Aug. 12, Oct. 19, Oct. 23, Oct. 28, Nov. 18, Dec. 6, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, Dec. 29- latter reports tell of financial problems which ended in closure of industries, unemploymentof

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