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                  <text>19L?:::

club

I'OO"JS.

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H&lt;1ll

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Contractor::: :ih_l ter B.

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l;:ite 101)01

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T-ro11n
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the Over 26 Club :in

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'

RECREATTON HALL GE'PS UNDE-:R WAY WITH EXCAVATION
Troupe is local contract or in charge.

Wm.

Provincial directors are announced by l oca l committee.
'Â·

THE

IROQUOIS RECRï¿½TION

started this week,

HALL is becomming

an

actuality,

at the corner of Klauck and Courtwn-ight streets

,

under

Troupe local contractor.

taï¿½ï¿½ï¿½direction of Vim.

The incorporated company known as Iroquois Recreational Limited,
the building to be

I

with excavation

expects

finished by the end of next month.

Planned tq provide recreation for the citizens of Fort Erie in view
of the increased population,

alies,

check rooms,

candy bar,

dances and banquets,
Â·basketball floor,
the activities

on

lunches and sports

a

are

mezzanine

for public meetings,
badminton courts,

floor with club_rooms and balcony

floor,

the main

t hre e

bowling

and

a

s t ore

Edvvard W.

a

overlooking

which will sell candy,

light

equipme t.
of the

company who will act until their successï¿½t

eil;7cted'by general votr of the shareholders are:Â· Walter N.
A.Gibson Mackie, vice pres:

president:

is

a large hall suitable

with catering facilities,

provincial directors
or

the recreation hall will include,

Ty:.ï¿½j_ll secretary.

Wm.

L.

barraclough,

Disher,

treasurer:

and

The authorized capitalization of the company

$40.000 dollars, devided into 4,000 shares of common capital stock

having

a

par value

of

,

ï¿½:t10.oo a share.

The company purchased three parcels of land at the site,

paying

$50.00 to the tovm of Fort Erie, ï¿½t275.oo :to the executors 0f the Fannie
Emerick estate and
Yir.
vise the

$200.00 to Mrs. Lillian Eby.

Goerge Nielson Of Toronto is the architect,

construction

and he vli.11 superÂ­

of the building, approximately 50ft.

terioe of the hall is to be asbestos

shingles,

by 127 ft. Exï¿½

attractive and

from The Times Review: : :

Nov.

6,

fireproof.

1941
â€¢'

i
I

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                  <text>11IROO.UOIS HALL"is name of

new

recreation hall,

from Times Review Nov.

Chooosing a name
simple,
the

6, 1941.

for the new recreation hall in Fort Erie,

Edward W.

was

Tyrrill secretary of the board of directors,

no t
told

Times Revoew to-day.
Iroquois Recreation HallÂ·Limited"

The final choice "
of the

corporation,

was

a

popular

as

the name

one and arrived at by the process

of elimination.

Eliminating the
thoughtof Erie,

names

Niagara,

down one by one

as

1500,

committee

Chippawa and turned them all

who frequented this

Finally the story of

part of the penninsula

as

and defeated the Neutral tribe, was recalled.

That's how "Iroquois"
Fort Erie

Mississauga,

they were in use elsewhere.

the I r o q uoi s Indians,
far back as

of all other public places, .the

was chosen.

citizens saying, ttHeet

me

it will soon be a by-word with

at the Iroquois".

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                  <text>IROQUOIS HAI:L

:

: : 1945

BADN1INTON CLUB

IROQUOIS HALL
$ree

play ï¿½ one week

Comrning Sund.

lt :Mond.,

Tues.

Oct.

22nd-2.00pm.

Thurs.ï¿½

afternoons &amp;

Organization meeting Sund.

Oct.

evenines.

29th., ï¿½.oo

IROQUOIS' HALL
fee:

Playine

couple

$15.00.

annual

!f

you dont

play

yourself

mernber$8.

BADMINTON

-

Social

merr..ber ï¿½

come out

and

4.00

enjoy

socially.

WRESTLING::: IROQUOIS HALL
Nov.

13th. 1945

WIPPER WATSON- Set.

J3obby Roberts.

.

"

�Iroquois Bowling Schedule (next
MON., DEC. 27

- 6:45-9

week):

p.m. Men's Singles Tournament 200

average and above (final round)

9-11

p.m. Open Bowling

TUES., DEC. 28-

9-11

6:45-9 p.m.
Bowling

CNR - Wabash Turkey Roll

p.m. Open

WED., DEC.29

-

6:45-9

p.m. Men's Singles Tournament

(below

200 average)

9-11

p.m. Open Bowling

THURS., DEC. 30

-

JAN.

3 -Alteys C1osed

The Management wishes to all a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year

FORT ERIE BOWLING LANES

ï¿½.!?.ï¿½ï¿½....::...Lï¿½..?.;Â¥.. . .. ...

............Â·... _ .................................................

. .

...

..... k

AT THÂ·E IROQUOIS
Fdday, September 29

Fleet Recreation Club

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                  <text>ï¿½all,

to R.

01+ie Â·Benner:

George Balsh: Ray

Houston

Salshï¿½

Floyd

Hughes.

James Flake :

Houston-ï¿½

out

Roth:

Ollie

Clare Bul"ger.

Benner:
"

in the 1930's.Â·Their first engagement was at

:mall where

they played for'
the

Club: Ridgeway ;

from the

â€¢.

Crystal.Â·Beacti Ballroom, the. Iro'quois,
the Lake:

on

$ '. oo for the J?igilt

f'I

.

.â€¢

!

"

Niagara R ive r bo'a.t rides and even

on

area

Niagara Fallii ;..&gt;Chlppewa;

played for

.a

time w.ittt theÂ·

original,;

\lihem the following:
.ï¿½,l"ums:

Albert

Bacahall,

Kreiger,

guitaï¿½s Jack

Stewart,

sax:

Coleman,

sax:

base:

i"i

dr'ums:

.Margaret Morris,_,,

Â·

i;;rum)!&gt;et:

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