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 Grimsby Independent, 16 Jan 1947, p. 1,9     Believed to have been a victim of coal gas fumes from the furnace, Bruce Graham, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Graham, North Grimsby township, was found dead in bed at his home late Saturday afternoon. A Great Dane dog and a cat were found dead in an adjoining …

 Grimsby Independent, 19 Jun 1947, p. 1     Father of Ontario's Provincial Secretary in Upper chamber since 1918 - Well known in this district. Ottawa, June 16 - Hon. Edward Michener, 80, Progressive Conservative senator for Alberta, and former leader of the opposition in the Alberta Legislature, died at his home early today. His death ...

 Grimsby Independent, 24 Dec 1947, p. 1,3     James Ferris, 31-year-old Dundas man, Tuesday was committed for trial in Hamilton on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death on Nov. 25 of Clarence Henry Rushton, formerly of Grimsby, but at the time of his death proprietor of the Rushton Cafe in Dundas. Magistrate H.A. Burbidge ...

 Grimsby Independent, 27 Nov 1947, p. 12     A former Grimsby resident and for several years manager of the Peach Kings hockey and baseball teams, Clarence Henry Rushton, 43, proprietor of the Rushton Restaurant, Dundas, was fatally injured early Tuesday morning in what police described as a tussle with a customer. In a futile attempt to free ...

 Grimsby Independent, 11 Dec 1947, p. 1,7     Senator J. Joseph Bench, K.C., prominent St. Catharines barrister and youngest member of the Canadian Senate at his appointment 5 years ago, died suddenly at his home early Tuesday afternoon. He was in his 43rd year. Some years ago Senator Bench had been confined to his bed as the result …

 Grimsby Independent, 7 Aug 1947, p. 1     One of the best known and most popular residents of Hamilton Beach, William Smith, aged 79, of 76 Beach Boulevard, was almost instantly killed late Wednesday night last when struck by a car driven by Road Superintendent Thomas Mackie, R.R. 1, Grimsby, after another car had swerved to avoid striking …

 Grimsby Independent, 2 Oct 1947, p. 1,9     Storrs, Grace Eva - Suddenly, on Sunday, Sept. 28, as the result of an automobile accident, Grace Eva, beloved wife of Frank Gleadow Storrs of Fargo, North Dakota, sister of Mrs. A.H. Meggs of Toronto. Grimsby paper please copy. The above death notice appeared in The Toronto Globe and Mail …

 Grimsby Independent, 23 Oct 1947, p. 1,8     Family of Mychaylo Holynsky, noted Ukrainian concert artist, are now united at their Grimsby home after weary years in concentration and labor camps - other families also united after years of separation. Tears of joy were shed by men and women alike when a group of Ukrainians, most of whom …

 Grimsby Independent, 27 Nov 1947, p. 1,4     One of Canada's outstanding "Mounties" of his time, ex-Staff Sergeant Sydney G. Clay, R.C.M.P., died at his home in Grimsby Friday night in his 68th year, following a brief illness. A veteran of the South African War, he was born at Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, on September 9, 1880, ...