Easter week storm damages park roof and town trees
A week end of high winds in Ontario caused severe damage from the storm. The grandstand roof at Agricultural Park lost about a third of its southern section, a large tree toppled onto Court Street residence, and other trees were uprooted or broken. A local woman, Miss Mary Ellen McCallum, was found dead from coal gas fumes at her Victoria Avenue home.
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Party of
Ontario
Dilan
Agricultural Park
John London
Court Street
Mary Ellen McCallum
Victoria Avenue
Halieax
St. Paul's United Church
Milton
E. Stanley Roper
His Majesty's Chapels Royal
Wig theft accusation sparks parental protest
A heated exchange unfolds as a man accuses a boy of snatching his wig, while the mother defends the child and questions the seriousness of the incident. The kerfuffle highlights neighborhood tensions and the fragility of perceived disrespect.
Thursday the only day I like in a weeklong rant
The speaker laments each weekday for closing shops and banks at inconvenient times while noting Thursday offers freedom yet pays the price of being broke on that day. The text also mentions a Melbourne babies hotel and a UK hydroelectric scheme by the North Scotland Hydro-Electric Board aimed at easing fuel shortages and boosting annual output to 500 million units.
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Hejto
Eleanora
Nike
E. N
T. J
Finnan Baddie
United Kingdom
Scotland
Britain
North Scotland Hydroelectro Board
Signs of spring and village life in a diary
The narrator notes early spring signs from daffodils behind schedule to frogs, robins, blue herons, and nesting birds. She recalls an annual Women’s Institute meeting, jokes about chairing duties, chats with neighbors, and a quiet day of mail and writing while awaiting warmer days.
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Women's Institute
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R. M. Bell
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Erin
Jock
Acton
Council of the Corporation of
F. J. McCutcheon, Reeve
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Austral
Souotland
Ginger Farm
Sally
Actos
Gwendoline PF. Clabre
Sinv
Hitte
Milton Welding
Moll ST
Molton
Allan Ray
Arther
Joan
Bank
Monttreal Er Ee
VY Hank
Pat
Coe
Calhog
Muller
Howard. Graff Representative
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