Matsqui Farmers’ Annual Meeting Set in Mt Lehmen
The Matsqui Farmers Institute board met at Municipal Hall Mt. Lehman on Friday evening with President A Wore rison in the chair. Minutes were adopted and a schedule for agricultural contests announced with prizes for cats and potatoes. An entry fee of 1 was set, entries closing June 14. A basket dinner and dance will raise funds, hosted by the Mt. Lehman Ladies auxiliary on hall grounds. A meeting for interested parties is planned June 5 at Mt. Lehman Municipal Hall.
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Matsqui Farmers Inalijule
Nail
Mt. Lehman
Inn. A. Worerison
Provintc
Ilo
Liege
Iptratus
Boddal Cloverdale
Fine
Ath
Htt Famut
Ure
Ehasa
Mt. Lebmen
Ute Mt. Latinas
RC. Beanch
Me Lebman
Fall fair plans spur growers to plant more for exhibition
Farmers and fruit growers in the district anticipate the Mission fall fair in September and plan extra seeds for exhibits. The fair’s management has changed this year, promising a bigger event with renewed energy. Meanwhile church tensions flare at a conference, a 40-30 vote fueling an ongoing dispute.
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Mission
Coquitlam Faces Tax Shortfall and Bonded Interest
The Coquitlam council discusses a financial shortage with unpaid taxes and growing interest on bonded indebtedness. A proposal to cover 8250 dollars in interest by June 1 is debated as upholding essential services while addressing tax delinquents. Council members split on making examples of defaulters to protect small taxpayers and municipal upkeep.
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Reave Maryhant
Coun
Whiting
Cow Refuses to Obey Daylight Saving Law
Sacramento April report says a De Galische family cow ignores daylight saving rules and follows sun time, causing country children to be late for class. The state education board considers readjusting school hours and permitting flexible hours in rural districts to fit farm life, Commissioner Will D. Wood announced.
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Sacramento
Calif
de Galische
State Board of
Will D. Wood
Woorf
Praser Valley
Question on how many Americans to capture a German soldier
A reader asks in a curious phrasing how many American soldiers it would take to capture a German soldier. The wording appears garbled, mentioning a spy and shipbuilders, suggesting a column inquiry or reader challenge about wartime capture or combat odds.
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Thraugi
Noy Ieny Agere
10 Cent Cascarets for Liver and Bowels Ad
An old 10 cent advertisement promises Cascarets cleanse the liver and bowels, relieve headaches, constipation, and biliousness. It claims rapid relief from sour stomach and indigestion, with a 10 cent box available at drug stores.
Huntingdon News Highlights Local Arrivals and School Plans
J H Ball of Burlington Washington arrived with Lou fine mcelosses after passing government veterinary inspection. Gidl headed to Calgary races with his trotters. Huntingdon school children organize a May 24 program in the grove behind the school with a pastoral payment and sports and tunes to close the afternoon.
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J. H. Ball
Burlington
Wash
Lou Fine McElosses
Piasig
Gidl
Calgary
Tuntinedon
Parcel of potions and socks wins cushion prize at Red Cross
Mrs 7 2 Parton secretary of the Jaca! Ned Cross committee sent work to Vancouver head quarters. The parcel included 24 wills of pujuanas and 80 pots of socks. The cushion contained 28 salts and 70 WuIn4 of socks. Mr Brie Weir won the cushion rated for The Red Cross. The cushion was donated to the committee by Mrs A Hernia.
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Parton
Ned Cross Committee
Vancouver
Brie Weir
Phe Cushon
Dutuind Lote
Mra A. Hernia
District youths compete in pig and poultry contests
Seventy two entries in the pig clubs and fifty two in poultry show district participation. Mr J C Readey, district supervisor of agricultural education, notes many children also engage in seed production by growing mangel seed. The piece hints at local governance questions facing the Nanaimo council and a broader inquiry.
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Pig Glubs Sud
Hy Childred
Wits
J. C. Readey
Department of Agriculture
Red Cross Sale and Senate Talk From a Fragmented Page
A fragmented text discusses a Red Cross sale set for June 6 and then pivots to political chatter. It mentions Missouri governor, Xenophon Wisley as a Senate candidate, and confusion over names including Monte Caier and Moses Montafiore Carcass, with tangential notes on Germans seeking name changes amid legal contexts.
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Missouri
Xenophon
Wilfrey
United States
Bill Stone
Wisley
Senate
Monte Caier
Moses Montafiore
California
Manitoba Man Opposes Broad Voting Bill For Aliens
W A Sharpe of Manitoba reacts to a proposed voting bill arguing alien women should not gain the vote. He contends aliens in the West are overrepresented and that such a measure would not be accepted by Canadians in other regions.
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W. A. Sharpe
Manitoba
Canada
The Names We Give Our Children in a Turbulent World
A reflective sketch on baby names and parental choices, noting how names carry weight and can shape life. It cites noisy, humorous, and serious examples from history and fiction, urging parents to choose simple, gentle names that suit the child and endure.
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Ny South
Willian
Adolph
Lancelot
Wellington
Haversiel
Whitley
Bhowerman
Dill
Meindkson
McWhirter
Jesus
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Niles
Matsqui Marmers' Ensull
Paviich
Huntingdon
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Towa
Nanaimo Council
Red Cross
Vani
Michelin the
Mission Garage
Windebank
Mission City, B.C
Fraser Valley
Over-Seas
Wesindro
Kollikrates
Bay
J. H. Jones
Mission City
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