Local Couple To Mark 72 Years Of Marriage
- Publication
- Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), 13 Nov 1972
Description
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Description
- Mr. and Mrs. James Duke ; base their personal and marital longevity on respect and love ; wife Elba, Scottish background ; share light housekeeping chores ; Mr. Duke will be 94 in January ; shovelling his sidewalk is a matter of pride ; received engraved snow shovel from son for 91st birthday ; raised nine boys and one girl ; couple born in Owen Sound ; married Nov. 15, 1900 in Newberry, Mich. ; settled in Port Arthur in 1907 ; joined Canadian Stewart Construction Co. in building shipyards in 1910 ; retired at age 71 ; was crossing guard till age 80
- Notes
- Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File
File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Biography - D
Full text available on microfilm - Date of Publication
- 13 Nov 1972
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
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