Virginiatown, Ontario :
The Advance, No. 4, February 1950.

Editor: Ted McCall
Typist: Marg Johnston
News Editor: Marg Bourke
Multigraphing: Gina d'Andrea
Staff Artist: Lou McCall

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• Front Cover
  • Honouring the McGarry Curling Club.
• Page Two
  • Editorial
    Hospital in New Subdivision Discussed by Trustees
    Police Report
    Towns Within Hydro Quota
    Names Mentioned: Doctor Pollock, Veeder Slater, J. Andrews, E. Denrick, Percy Brown, William Poslusznyj, Omer McKee, Guy Primeau, Albert Couture.
• Page Three
  • The 1950 T.&.N.O. Bonspiel
    The Funny Side?
    Jeffery Hardware 1/2-page advertisement
    Names Mentioned: Steve Stratford, Fred Rasmussen, Jake Gardiner, Dr. Doug Pollock.
• Page Four
  • Outdoors: Getting Lost Ain't No Fun
    Fowl, Fin and Fur Facts
    (No names mentioned)
• Page Five
  • The Canadian Legion
    Legion Ladies' Auxilliary
    Blasting
    Mann Brothers Shell Station advertisement
    Names Mentioned: Louis Biczo, Mrs. Evelyn Hardy of Timmins.
• Page Six
  • Social News
    Births
    Towns in Winter (poem)
    Names Mentioned: Mrs. M. Potvin, Jacqueline Potvin, Mrs. B. Bourne, Mrs. George Durham, Mrs. W. Downey, Mrs. A. Glendening, Mrs. W. Weber, Mrs. N. Stewart, Mrs. R. Herman, Mrs. R. Moline, Mrs. M. Stubbs, Johnny Jewell, Sharon Turner, Loreen Cameron, Jimmy Turner, Betty Lou Bell, Joanne Eagle, Leona Collison, Peter Garvin, Barry Pollock, Miss Enid Durham, Mr. & Mrs. Gramoli, Mr. & Mrs. Bob Beggs, Helen L. Oram.
• Page Seven
  • Bridge Club News
    About Town
    Nora's 1/2-page advertisement
    Names Mentioned: Mr. & Mrs. Wood, Mr. & Mrs. Weiler, Mr. & Mrs. Slater, Mr. & Mrs. Wilkinson, Mr. & Mrs. Hele, Mr. & Mrs. Cleland, Mr. & Mrs. Belanger, Mr. & Mrs. McPherson, Mr. & Mrs. Campbell, Mr. & Mrs. Colleaux, Mr. & Mrs. Stewart, Mr. & Mrs. Kenrick, Mr. & Mrs. Cox, Mr. & Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Jim Keeley, Mrs. Terry Porter, Mr. & Mrs. G. Wickham, Bruce Jeffrey, Alex Levine, Dr. G. Hagerman, G.W. Fish, Mr. & Mrs. Otto Bjarnason, J. Gallagher, Mr. & Mrs. J. Ramsell, Dave Wood, Sid Teal, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Teal, Miss Jane Wickham, J.E. Crozier, Mrs. Mark Murphy, Mr. Jim Cameron, Miss Joyce Brewer, Miss Connie Getchell of Kirkland Lake, Enid Durham, Dr. & Mrs. Doug Pollock.
• Page Eight
  • Kearns News
    Have You Ever Wondered?
    Names Mentioned: Rev. E.C. Grey, Rocooli Devvone, Carmine Cessario, Ralph Puglisse, Bill Donnon, Jacqueline Monette, Pat McGrath, Lorna Brown, Marion Stos, Dorrine Laporte, Mrs. Reid McPhail, Rena Gervais, Frances Sampson, Carlina Francour, Beverly Jeffrey, Mrs. Anna Carlson, Mrs. Earl Robinson, Medric Guerin, Harry Byzick, Mrs. A.C. Forrest, Mrs. K. Steingart, Mr. & Mrs. Rocheleau, Mr. & Mrs. W. Jolivette, Mr. & Mrs. G. Batise, Mr. & Mrs. D. Breen, Mr. & Mrs. Harkins, Mrs. Bound, Mrs. Tansie, Mrs. Dobie, Mrs. Forrest, Mrs. Grace, Mrs. Dannon, Mrs. Ross, Mr. & Mrs. M.D. Calder, Kit Dobie, George & Bobby Hammond, Brian McEwen, Benjy Brown, Jimmy McCrae, Artie Brown, Donnie Draper, Jimmy Pearson, Billy Fulkerson.
• Page Nine
  • Constable Transferred
    McGarry Gets Benefit of St. John's Ambulance Course
    "FIDO" Helps Air Travel
    Kearns Supply Co. 1/2-page advertisement
    Names Mentioned: Constable Westlake, Constable Joe Shilliday.
• Page Ten
  • Ladies' Curling Notes
    Men's Curling Notes
    McGarry Transport advertisement
    Names Mentioned: Annabelle Slater, Sally Campbell, Lottie Storie, Jessie Brown, Ann Cameron, Mabel Soucier, Nellie MacAulay, Florence Cameron, Bea Eagle, Win North, Louise Ross, Win Ramsell, Rita Brewer, Ann Gardiner, Miss M. Madden, Mrs. J. Ramsell, Mrs. R.S. Ross, Mrs. C. Dorzinsky, Mrs. C. Austin, Mrs. Benoit, Mrs. Moran, Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Kingyens, Jim Gallagher, Messrs. Thomas, Stevens, MacDonald, Steve Stratford, Messrs. Taylor, Dorzinsky, Stoughten.
• Page Eleven
  • Basketball Notes
    McGarry Juvenile Sports Association News
    Interdepartmental Hockey
    Brooks Insurance Agency advertisement
    Names Mentioned: Referee Darragh, Bob Jeffery.
• Page Twelve
  • Weiler's Clothing full page advertisement.
• Page Thirteen
  • Bob Jeffery Returns With Bride
    Capacity Crowd Attends K.A.E.A. Annual Dance
    Testing The Mine Ropes
    Simpson's advertisement
    Names Mentioned: Mr. & Mrs. Bob Jeffery, Joan Noreen Murray, Robert Moore Jeffery, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Jeffery, Miss Olga Yakichuck of Sudbury, Mr. Edward Morgan of Toronto, Miss Annie May Payne, Louis Biczo, Mrs. E. Robinson, Mr. G.W. Fish, Mrs. W. Robinson.
• Page Fourteen
  • Field Commissioner Visits V'Town
    Lions Plan Oyster Stag
    Gadgets For The Dentist
    Names Mentioned: G.W. Fish, Jim Darragh, Mrs. W.G. Cutler, Jim Young, Mrs. J. Eagle, J.H. Young, Rev. E.C. Grey, Rev. Father Kinlough, Rev. George Soutar, Mr. J. Darragh, Mary E. Phillips, R. McLernon, Edward Olson, Glen Bromley, A. Belanger, Buelah Latimer, Margaret Johnston, Mrs. G. Hele, Mrs. P. Woodrow, Mrs. J. Cox, Mrs. Ken North, Gordon Ringler, Victor Garden, Sam McKay, Magnus Johnston, Bolton Folby, Ted McCall.
• Page Fifteen
  • Young V'Town Dances
    Ladies Bowling
    Levine's Men's Wear 1/2-page advertisement
    Names Mentioned: Miss Kay Creighton, Miss Gail Miller, L. Storie, A. Roach.
• Page Sixteen
  • Stop The Press News
    Classifed Ad
    North Star 1/3-page advertisement
    Locke Hardware, 1/2-page advertisement
    (No names mentioned)
• Page Seventeen
  • Fashions
    Classified
    Young V'Town Dances, continued.
    Names Mentioned: Miss Marion Kelly, Mrs. Ann Cameron.

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