Salvation Army Helps at Court
Montreal police and prison court officer Alfred L. Steele details Salvation Army work with male offenders. In seven years he and Alex MacMillan helped parole 2 201 of 2 546 cases for rehabilitation. About seven percent reoffend, and visits with at risk families aim to avert trouble before it reaches court.
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Montreal
Alfred L. Steele
Salvation Army
Steele
Alex MacMillan
Mr.Steele
Sevral
Picnic at Lowville WI Women’s Institutes Gather
Members of the Halton Women’s Institutes staged a county picnic at Lowville Park on Wednesday afternoon July 21. The event followed Mrs. Max Featherstone of Milton being rushed to Hamilton General Hospital after taking the morning shift. Attendees included Mrs. R L Davidson Mrs. Earl Lambert Mrs. W Hall Miss Marjorie Hall Mrs J Johnston and Mrs. George Somerville from Acton and Dublin.
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W.I
Max Featherstone
Milton
Halton
Lowville Park
Featherstone
Hamilton General Hospital
Acton
Dublin
Women's Institutes
R.“.L. Davidson
Earl Lambert
W. Hall
Marjorie Hall
J. Johnston
George Somerville
Obituary of Robert McPhedran, longtime Acton district farmer
Robert McPhedran died July 25 in St Josephs Hospital Guelph after an 18 month illness. Funeral service July 27 at Rumley Funeral Home Acton with interment at Ebenezer church cemetery. Born 1886 in Nassagaweya he moved to R R 3 Acton 25 years ago. Pallbearers named Willard Britton Wilfred Kennedy Harry McLeod George Robertson Archie Sinclair Billy Stubbington. six grand nieces and nephews attended the floral tribute.
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Rumley
Acton
Robert McPhedran
St. Joseph's Hospital
Guelph
Mr. McPhedran
John c
Janet “McPhedran
Nassagaweya
R.R. 3
Rockwood
Ebenezer Church
Semetery
Willard Britton
Wilfred Kennedy
Harry McLeod
George Robertson
Archie Sinclair
Billy Stubbington
Mil ton Couple Wed in St Jude Angl ican Church Oakville
Mary Louise Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs R F Williams Milton and Peter Charles Flippance son of Mr and Mrs C T Flippance Oakville were married with Rev J D Lafferty officiating and G M Evans as organist. After a reception at the bride home the couple left for a wedding trip to the USA and on return planned to reside in Hornby.
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USA
St. Jude's Anglican Church
Oakville
Mary Louisé Williams
R. F. Williams
Milton
Peter Charles Flippance
C. T. Flippance
J. D. Lafferty
G. M. Evans
Robert Johnston
Flippance
U.S.A
Hornby
Newlywed Couples Honored at Greenock School Event
Two couples, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest West and Mr. and Mrs. Don Matthews, were honored at a Friday July 22 social in hot Greenock school. Ralph McKeown hosted, with performances by Mary and Clarence Reid and Elva Pearen. The Wests and Matthews received gifts including a mantel clock and hostess chair presented by Gordon Leslie and Calvin Aitken.
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Greenock School
Ernest West
Don Matthews
Ralph McKeowns
Mary
Clarence
Reid
Elva Pearen
Ralph . McKeown
Matthews
Calvin Aitken
Mr. West
Archibald
Oats Judged at Acton Show Crowns Top Contenders
Griffin Oats top the Acton Agricultural Society Field Crop contest judged by JAW Corkthom at Guelph on July 20. Final scores list S. E. Griffen and Son 95, Lloyd Thomas 92, Calvin Aitken 91.5, Harold McIntyre 91, Charles McNabb 90.5, George Wallace 89.5, BD McPhedran 89, M. McCullough 87, E. Pasmore 86, Gordon Leslie 85. Primary judges announced results from the local exhibition.
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Acton Agricultural Society
JAW _Corkthom
Guelph
S. E. Griffen
Report Of Month By Wilma Sinclair
Wilma Sinclair of Halton wins top honors in the Junior Farmer News for a report on Halton Junior's annual church service held in Milton in May. An editor notes many good reports made the choice difficult. Waterloo and Halton are praised as big winners at the Junior Farmer Field Day in Guelph. photo features the county girls softball team coached by E McDowell with members Bennett Anderson May etc.
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Wilma Sinclair
Halton
Junior Farmer News
Night flight memories from Montreal to Prestwick era
A traveler describes a long airplane trip from Montreal to Prestwick via Gander, noting comfort, minimal nervousness, and sky color changes from sunset to sunrise. Differences between England and Canada are explored, with observations on shops, chemists, fashion terms, and everyday customs.
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Montreal
Prestwick
Val Dor
Gander
London
Shannon
Travness
England
Canada
Toronto
Ontario clergy attend sixth annual Rural Clergy School
More than 50 Ontario clergy including Rev. Wm. H. Bidewell of Campbellville joined the Ontario Agricultural College for the six sixth annual School for Rural Clergy. Participants studied rural sociology farm marketing and nutrition and toured soil conservation livestock and crops. The program included lectures on rural life and drama with wives joining in tours and floral design sessions.
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Wm. H
Bidewell
Campbellville
Ontario
Ontario Agricultural College
End of an era as Cobalt 104 mine replaces ore stamps
The Mileage 104 mill near Cobalt replaces its aging ore crushing stamps with a Jaw crusher and a Symons cone crusher in closed circuit. The shift ends 42 years of stamping, once 590 stamps across 14 mills produced 2 000 tons daily. Stamps weighed 1 250 to 1 500 pounds and shook the building when dropping.
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Ontario
Symons
Cobalt
Fall fair dates spanning towns and fairs in Ontario
A list of fall fair dates across Ontario towns and events including Action Aberfayle Ancaster Beamsville Belleville Bolton Brampton Caledonia Collingwood Elmira Erin Fergus Georgetown Grand Valley London Western Milton Rockton Shelburne Teeswater Waterdown Woodbridge C N E Royal Winter Fair with date ranges from August to November.
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Acton
Aberfayle
Ancaster
Beamsville
Belleville
Bolton
Brampton
Caledonia
Collingwood
Elmira
Erin
Fergus
Georgetown
Grand Valley
London
Milton
Rockton
Shelburne
Teeswater
Waterdown
Woodbridge
C.N.E
Royal Winter Fair
Electric device to grade fruit in British Columbia
A new electric eye grading system developed by the British Columbia Research Council uses 10 photo electric cells to assess the color proportions on apples. The device, housed in a portable wooden box, feeds results to a dial showing red versus green percentage to determine grade.
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Kelowna
B. C
British Columbia Research Council
R. M. Cuthbert
The
Council
Okanagan
J. F. Breeze
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