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He's still got a mission: Dr. Robert McClure, 80-year-old veteran of medical missionary fame, photographed in the Don River valley, where his ebullien(...)
He's still got a mission: Dr. Robert McClure, 80-year-old veteran of medical missionary fame, photographed in the Don River valley, where his ebullien(...)

He's still got a mission: Dr. Robert McClure, 80-year-old veteran of medical missionary fame, photographed in the Don River valley, where his ebullien(...)

Date9/30/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: He's still got a mission: Dr. Robert McClure, 80-year-old veteran of medical missionary fame, photographed in the Don River valley, where his ebullience and adventurousness come bursting through against a gentle fall background.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0066439F
Dr. Robert McClure, a medical missionary for 40 years, was elected moderator of the United Church of Canada in 1968. He is the first layman to hold the post
Dr. Robert McClure, a medical missionary for 40 years, was elected moderator of the United Church of Canada in 1968. He is the first layman to hold the post
5/1/1969
Robert McClure dies at age 91. Dr. Robert McClure, a medical volunteer to Third World nations, first lay moderator of the United Church of Canada and a missionary for change, has died at 91
Robert McClure dies at age 91. Dr. Robert McClure, a medical volunteer to Third World nations, first lay moderator of the United Church of Canada and a missionary for change, has died at 91
4/22/1991
Birthday portrait: Dr. Robert McClure, Canada's well-known medical missionary and former moderator of the United Church, wears the insignia of the Ord(...)
Birthday portrait: Dr. Robert McClure, Canada's well-known medical missionary and former moderator of the United Church, wears the insignia of the Ord(...)
11/19/1980
Dr. Robert B. McClure, Canada's legendary medical missionary and a former Moderator of the United Church of Canada
Dr. Robert B. McClure, Canada's legendary medical missionary and a former Moderator of the United Church of Canada
9/30/1981
Dr. Robert McClure, 75-year-old surgeon-missionary who was first layman chosen moderator of the United Church, is greeted by wife, Amy, today on retur(...)
Dr. Robert McClure, 75-year-old surgeon-missionary who was first layman chosen moderator of the United Church, is greeted by wife, Amy, today on retur(...)
4/6/1976
Unconventional and Outspoken United Church moderator, Dr. Robert McClure, has spent last 40 years as missionary doctor in China, on the Gaza Strip, an(...)
Unconventional and Outspoken United Church moderator, Dr. Robert McClure, has spent last 40 years as missionary doctor in China, on the Gaza Strip, an(...)
9/11/1968
Unconventional and Outspoken United Church moderator, Dr. Robert McClure, has spent last 40 years as missionary doctor in China, on the Gaza Strip, an(...)
Unconventional and Outspoken United Church moderator, Dr. Robert McClure, has spent last 40 years as missionary doctor in China, on the Gaza Strip, an(...)
9/12/1968
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
3/10/1970
When Dr. Robert McClure, moderator of the United Church (right), recently said teenagers who marry while still at school should be supported by parent(...)
When Dr. Robert McClure, moderator of the United Church (right), recently said teenagers who marry while still at school should be supported by parent(...)
9/11/1968
Dr. Card: Bernie Federman started collecting cards himself when he was 6 years old. Now he's got his own store, The Card-Y-Ologist on Avenue Rd.
Dr. Card: Bernie Federman started collecting cards himself when he was 6 years old. Now he's got his own store, The Card-Y-Ologist on Avenue Rd.
7/16/1991
Honored guests: Amy McClure, left, and her surgeon-missionary husband Robert chat with Sonja and Thomas Bata at a Rotary Club last night
Honored guests: Amy McClure, left, and her surgeon-missionary husband Robert chat with Sonja and Thomas Bata at a Rotary Club last night
5/9/1991
Medical missionaries who returned last week from two years in Biafra, Dr. Sherman A. Nagel and his wife, Edith
Medical missionaries who returned last week from two years in Biafra, Dr. Sherman A. Nagel and his wife, Edith
10/9/1968