Memories of... Kingsville, Leamington Memories of... and Wheatley Photos Kingsville, from Kingsville-GosfieldLeamington Heritage Society 1790-2000 A Stroll Through Time and Wheatley
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Dusting off the memories
Cedar Beach Drug Store, owned by Red Morris, Photo courtesy of the Kingsville Archives offered drugs, toiletries, china and souvenirs spring. for sale as well ——— as providing Attendance was down at this year’sa luncheon Kingsville Lions Club Carnival. Aboutmenu. Speed 2600 people attended this year’s carni-boat rides val, which ran last Thursday, Friday andwere available from the Cedar Saturday at the Lions Club Communi-Beach Drug ty Hall grounds. Normally, they shootStore for 50 for an attendance of about 3,000, butcents a ride the scorching temperatures may havefor summer visitors renting played a part in the reduction of patrons.a cabin or for cottagers not owning a boat. The boats could be taken through the placid canal or out into the rougher waters of Lake Erie. This photograph of an unidentified family, standing outside the Cedar Beach Drug Store, was taken in the late 1940s or early 1950s.
1986 - What was happening?
By C. Scott Holland July, 1986 Roland Sauve and Domenic Fratarcangelli of Heinz’ General Fill department were given certificates and a cash bonus of $11,903 each by V.P. of manufacturing T.R. Halford. The award is the largest ever given under the company’s suggestion system program. They recommended using a different type of tape on pouch filling machines which resulted in increased production efficencies. ——— Bill Marck was named Leamington new CAO after Joe Simon resigned to take a similar position elsewhere. Simon was one of three town employees who had resigned. ——— The annual Leamington Fair was cancelled by the Ag Society, but Conklin Shows is going to put on a midway just the same. The fair was set for a run from July 30 to Aug. 3. The Agricultural Society had suffered large operational losses in 1984 and 1985 and decided to concentrate on harness racing as a means of reducing its debt. ——— Tombstone kernels had become a major problem for winter wheat growers in the area. “It is a kind of fungal disease,” said grower Jim Robson, who had 100 acres of the crop which was having a yield of 50-55 bushels per acre compared to 75-80 normally. Grades for the wheat were at its lowest. The problem stemmed from a cool and very wet
This photo of the Kingsville Coronet Band was taken in Leamington in 1875. Front row: J Doan, F Scratch, Wm Kennedy. Middle row:courtesy M Wigle, W Wright, Lewis Malott, Sam Forster, A Look at Leamington’ s Past of C. Scott Holland George Rumble. Back row: O Harris, E O Scratch, C Augustine, A Augustine, O Greiner.
Leamington’s Past courtesy of the C. Scott Holland Collection
Local winter wheat farmer Jim Robson inspects the poor quality of his 1986 crop. Courtesy of the Scott Holland Collection
—Sports Flashbacks—
This week’s flashbacks are from 1979 Juveniles split weekend games The Leamington Juveniles won and lost over the weekend with a 5-1 loss to Woodslee and a 15-7 victory over Sandwich West. Larry Balkwill singled home Paul Unrau for Leamington’s only run against Woodslee. Tracy Wiper tossed a complete game for the locals and took the loss. He allowed nine hits, struck out four and didn’t walk a batter. In the win over Sandwich, the locals exploded with 19 hits en route to their victory. Balkwill and Ewald Dobetsberger sparked the winners with four hits each. Brad Dunmore, Tracy Wiper, Andy Wiper and Mark Ribble each had a pair of hits. Ribble got the win on the mound, pitching a complete game 10-hitter. Bats fail Barons The Leamington Barons had all sorts of opportunity to score runs but just couldn’t muster much offence, losing to Essex Tavern 4-1 on Wednesday. Ron Voakes took the win for Essex and managed to put out any threat the Barons could produce. Mike Klym and Mike Arner shared the mound chores for the Barons, scattering eight hits. The Barons’ only run was scored in the first inning when Gene Biekx scored on a single off the bat of Klym. Paul Jeffery had two hits for Leamington in a losing cause. Midgets runners-up in Strathroy
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April 1973: Buckingham Real Estate edged Gulliver Aug. 1, 1979 Insurance 2-1- to Ross Hagen, a win the Midget student technical hockey trophy. assistant at the At left is captain Wheatley research Ken Dick who station, measures scored both from perch taken goals with the westerncoach Lake Randy Critchlow. Erie basin. The indexing program was in its third year.
Clippings from the Wheatley Journal, May 1989 Clippings from the Wheatley Journal
The host Strathroy Midgets got a walkoff homerun in the bottom of the 11th inning off the bat of Mark McKeen to defeat the Leamington IOOF Midgets and win the A division of the tournament held there on the weekend. The title game was a thriller all the way as Leamington built a 6-1 lead and appeared to have the championship wrapped up. With the score tied 6-6 after eight innings, Leamington scored to take the lead and left the bases loaded, before Strathroy tied it in the bottom of the inning, setting the stage for McKeen’s eventual heroics. Phil Wiper, John Balkwill, Gary Gayer, Mark Johnston, Chris Lamotte, Eric August 1991 - The contract for the intake phase of the new water system was underway Gow and Dave Manning had the Leamofficiallycycling when the- sod turning took place lastfoot week. Dash Contracting Co. Ltd. was awarded Submarine Ditches rose foot after following the Thursday evening rainfall ington hits, with Johnston’s hit being a the $1,091,266 contract for the intake phase of the project. On hand for the ground breaking and these young lads wasted no time inventing a new game, “submarine cycling”. If solo homer. Johnston went the distance were, front - Bill way Thompson, Stickney, June Rutt, Al Ascott, Clair Cowan, Alf nothing else, it’srow a quick to washWayne a ten-speed bicycle! on the mound for Leamington, allowing Whaley. Rear row - Jim Drummond and Dino Burratto. 10 hits. Leamington had defeated North OF KINGSVILLE, LEAMINGTON & &WHEATLEY COURTESY OF ... Bay in the semi-final by a 10-1 score on aMEMORIES MEMORIES OF KINGSVILLE, LEAMINGTON WHEATLEY PRESENTED PRESENTED COURTESY OF ... nifty four-hitter by Todd Hodgson. Packers whip Essex 15-8 The Leamington P-459 Tyke Packers defeated Essex 15-8 on Tuesday night. Jeff Hrynewich sparked the Leamingotn offence with four hits including a long triple. Mark Weil, Mike Dunmore and Rodney Sallmen also hit triples. Aaron Hiller hit a pair of doubles. Jason Ung170 OAK ST. W. LEAMINGTON er started on the mound, working four 1-877-511-2927 • 519-326-9052 innings before being relieved by Aaron www.leamingtonchrysler.com Diewold. They allowed eight hits.
