Community Happenings
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Communitiy Happens 1937 to 1964 

 

Union Church Caught fire in cellar Jan 15 1939

 

Bob Murray and Bess Warner wrer married Jan. 21 1942

 

Harvey Malcolm elected Mayor of Port Hawkesbury Feb. 01 1944

 

Mabou Asylem burnet down two women burnt to death Feb 03 1947

 

Martha Peeples house burnt down Feb. 08 1939

 

Faurquhar House burned down June 13 1943

 

Charlie's Sprays house in Mulgrave burnt down 2 children burnt to death

 and Mrs. spray and old Spray burnt bad Feb. 18 1943

 

Memorial Hospital burnt in Inverness Feb 20 1939

 

Edmond Williams and Margaret Wesrt were married March 27 1944

 

Lou's house caught fire April 30, 1937

 

Ferry boat burned May 03 1955

 

Found baby's body in the passage at Point Tupper May 06 1939

 

Germany surrendered to Allies Sunday May 06 1945

 

Kate Ryan and Frank Murphy were married May 08 1946

 

Mrs. John Canada's house burned down May 14 1937

 

David Langley and Marion Embree were married May 16 1945

 

Bill Warner to( Moffot?) was married May 24 1951

 

Ian MacMaster was married May 24 1950

 

Dredge beacon bar burned down to waters edge

 

W.B. Warner and Alice Proctor were married May 21 1938

 

Gordon Malcolm';s house burned down June 02 1953

 

Eddie Warner was married June 16 1947

 

Leo Forestall's house burned down June 23 1941

 

Johnnie Warner got married June 23 1947

 

George Baullieul was married July 01 1945

 

Margaret Ladd aws married July 08 1953

 

Frank Whalen's daughter and MacNeil were married July 14 1953

 

Pete Warner was called to enlist in Navy July 20 1942

 

Collie Ryan's daughter was married July 29 1953

 

Olive MacDonald was married Aug 08 1951

 

Japan surrendered Aug. 14 1945

 

Freddie Ryan and Wilbene Rouge were married Aug. 14 1951

 

Whilma Grant and John Lamey were married Aug 18 1941

 

Anthony MacDonald's house burned down Aug 18 1950

 

Helen Kelly and Ott Mac were married Aug 19 1941

 

National fis shed burned down Aug 27 1947

 

Joe Cass married in New Waterford Oct 24 1938

 

Henry Muggahs and Ella Philpott were married Nov. 02 1938

 

Ernest LaVangie's house burned down at West Bay Road Himself

and 3 children burnt to death Nov. 12 1948

 

Helen Warner and Arnold Conrad were married Nov 20 1944

 

Reg Canada and Rose Koggie were married Nov 24 1938

 

Point Tupper scool house burned down Nov 24 1963 (see opening cermonies  in 1935 )

 

Angus Waye elected Mayor of Port Hawkesbury Dec 05 1961

 

William Lamey married Dec 26 1962

 

Alice Warner and Albert LeBlanc married Dec 26 1963

 

Started to cut wood off land for pulp mill in Point Tupper July 14 1959

 

Rodent Trainor and Mary MacDonald were married Sept. 19 1959

 

Jim MacIntrye (Red Jim) and Rose Proctor were married Sept. 26 1959

 

British,Canadian and American forces invade FranceJune 06 1944

 

Louis Cob(?) and Cass married Oct 16 1950

 

Point Tupper lighthouse burned down Oct. 04 1957

 

Ted Cass's house burned down April 27 1957

 

Digdon's garage burned down in Mulgrave Jan. 05 1958

 

John Davis elected for town council Port Hawkesbury Feb. 05 1958

 

Dan P. Ryan's house burned down May 24 1963 He and his wife burnt to death

 

Dorthy Baullieul was married June 11 1960

 

Bill Frasher's daughter married July 27 1962

 

Hayes' daughter married Aug. 4 1962

 

Beulah Warner and Jim Mitton were married Aug 05 1961

 

First gypsum boat to load at Point Tupper Sept. 22 1962

 

Beverly Cass and Surette werte married Oct. 26 1963

 

Horse race on MacIntrye Lake March 10 1963

 

Horse race on MacIntrye Lake Feb. 19 1961

 

Heather Warner and Phonse Ryan were married April 14 1961