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David Lobdell was a translator of Canadian literature. His translations include works by Marie-Claire Blais, Wilfred Lemoine, Michele Maillot and Andre Major. He died in 1991.

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Oscar Justus was born in Waterloo, Ontario, June 18, 1888. He joined the International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America, Local 170 in Berlin, Ontario on May 26th, 1914. The union was founded in 1886 as the National Union of United Brewery Workmen. The members of the Union were almost entirely Germans, and publications dated from 1886-1903 were in German. In 1889, along with a growing number of labour unions, it was one of the first industrial unions established with a union logo in the United States. In 1903, the union changed its name to the International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America. In 1917, the union changed its name to the International Union of United Brewery and Soft Drink Workers of America. Three years later it changed its name yet again, this time to the International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Workers of America.

Chief Librarian, Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Ont.

Dr. Mahlon Locke was born in Matilda Township in eastern Ontario in 1880. He graduated from Queen's University with a M.D. C.M. in 1905. Locke practiced first at Brinston and then to Sault Ste. Marie for a year, but quickly went on to further his medical education at the universites of Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland. Upon returning to Canada, Locke took over a general practice in Williamsburg, Ontario in June of 1908, where he remained for the length of his career. While maintaining a general family practice Locke became known for his treatment of arthritis through the manipulation of the bones of the foot. Thousands of people from around the world would make the pilgrimage to Williamsburg for his services. The growth and industry of the town was attributed to the success of Dr. Locke's clinic.

Dr. Locke also created "cookies" which were a “corrective” shoe insert, which lead up to the production of the full-fledged Lockewedge shoe. Dr. Locke is said to have disposed of his rights in terms of the manufacture and sale of the shoes by the Lockwedge Shoe Corporation , which manufactured the footwear in Columbus, Ohio, thereby not profiting personally from the sale of the shoes. Locke married Blanche McGruer and they had three daughters, Marion, Ruth, Jean and one son, Parker. Mahlon William Locke passed away in 1942.

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Physician, King City, Ont.

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Glenn J. Lockwood was born on May 17, 1954 in Smiths Falls, Ontario. From 1973 to 1977 Mr. Lockwood attended the University of Ottawa, where he received he Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours), 1977 and the Master of Arts degree in 1981. From 1977 to 1978 he was a student at the McArthur College of Education, Queen's University where he received a Bachelor of Education degree. He attended the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Ottawa and received the Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1988. Mr. Lockwood has been involved with numerous committees and executive positions of the Ontario Historical Society and has been involved in several projects involving research on the history of Montague and Kitley Townships. He is author of "Kitley: 1795-1975" (1974); "Montague: A social history of an Irish Ontario Township, 1783-1980" (1980), "Joshua Bates: The hidden tragedy of the Smiths Falls Heritage House" (1985) and "Beckwith: Irish and Scottish identities in a Canadian community, 1816-1988" (in press). In addition to a number of other compiled works, he has been author of numerous articles on Ontario and Canadian history. Mr. Lockwood received the Canadian Historical Association Regional Certificate of Merit in 1982.