Obscure Notices From Ontario and Ontario Area
Obituaries and marriage notices dated 1943 list births, weddings, and deaths in Ontario places including Esquesing Township Acton Sault Harrison and Sagaskie. Entries note Alex Job aged 81, Jean Cameron Smith and Annie Sagaskie with heartfelt memories and family tributes from widows and children.
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Joe
Esquesing Township
Alex
Job
Phoebe Hyatt
Smith
Acton
Jean Cameron
John A. Smith
Ann
Don Binck
Yandel
Murray
Margaret
Jack of
Fortie
Acton Fair Opens Six Weeks From Tomorrow
War news dominates local notices as Acton election results are reported and citizens rally to support troops overseas. Weather and harvest notes highlight rain helping crops while farming labor faces delays.
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Acton
Mrs Amelia Bloomer Ahead of Her Time
The piece notes that long baggy trousers called bloomers were advocated by Amelia Bloomer almost a century ago, a dress reform effort met with laughter but left a lasting legacy. It mentions the Royal Ontario Museum and the shift toward women wearing slacks, linking Bloomer to modern pants.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Amelia Bloomer
Land For the House of Refuge Approved by Council
Council unanimously authorized to act on purchasing land for the Halton and Peel House of Refuge to augment or replace current rented property. The meeting ratified equalized county assessments totaling 31 913 780 dollars with adjustments for Nas ragaweya and ongoing by law on admissions to the refuge.
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House of Refuge
Mrr. Robertson
Mr. Blair
Robertson
Hall
Halton and
Peel House of Refuge
Wallon
Nasragaweya
Acton
Burlington
Millon
Georgetown
Esquesing
Nelson
Trafalpar
County Council
Smith
Peel
Halton House of Refuge
Wellington
Payne of Highways
Oil Controller of Canada
Northumberland
Durrham
Minister of Education
Aigh
Hes
One Hundred Prosecuted for Wartime Price Violations
One hundred persons were prosecuted and nine convicted last week under wartime price and supply regulations. Eleven cases were dismissed. Nine retailers in Quebec and Ontario were fined for selling potatoes above the ceiling. A New Brunswick firm was fined $500 for a second offence of selling fuel wood at unlawfully high prices. A Montreal wholesale dealer was fined $400 for selling candy above the ceiling. A large Edmonton wholesale company was fined $1,500 for selling small arm ammunition without permits.
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Quebec
Ontario
New Brunswick
Montreal
Edmonton
War Commentary on Hamburg Blitz and Sicily Campaigns
A weekly wrap notes Allied air raids on Hamburg with 6900 tons dropped in seven days and discusses the shift toward annihilating enemy centers. It covers Italy Sicily battles, Italian collapse forecasts, unification of French forces, Canadian advances at Nissoria Assoro and Regalbuto, and Eisenhower's and Churchill remarks on the campaign. It also mentions Pacific actions around Munda New Georgia and Salamaua, with air and sea power shaping the war.
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Hamburg
HLA
RCAF
USAAF
Hanburg
Montreal
Allied
TAF
U Bong
Berlin
Wamburg
Germany
Hoeinrich Himmler
Gestapo
No. W Downing Street
Marshal Badoello
Italy
Roosevelt
United Nations
Brenner Pass
Adriatic
Senelty
Trieste
g.Ballion
Sicily
Axia
Catania
Messina
Sth
Agira
Mount Etna
Nissorin
Henri Giraud
Charles ‘de Gaulle
Canada
Mackenzie King Indy
Whaston Churchill
Yiailan
Badoga
Naples
Alka
Tialy
Santinia
Madrid
Oan
Oime
Orel
Istanbul
Ploesti
Plocatreplan
Pacific
New Georgia
Yeland
United States
Munda
Salamaua
New Guinea
al- Hed
New Britain
More Small Towns For Old Britain
F. J. Osborn president of the Town and Country Planning Association calls for 50 new small towns in Britain to house two million people. He argues this would not worsen inflated site values and would aid re planning of existing towns and cities.
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London
F. J. Osborn
Town and Country Planning Association
Britain
Cough drop bombs claim shocks Rome and London
A Rome report alleges that the latest explosive device used by Britain is a cough drop. It claims the candy detonates when sucked into the mouth, making soldiers fear a new weapon from the Axis.
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London
Rome
R.af
Rome Tlio
Trans-Canada air line sets round trip speed records
A Trans-Canada Air Lines wartime trans Atlantic service plane from Montreal to Britain and back posted record times. The eastbound leg Montreal to Britain completed in 12 hours 26 minutes with extra land time, while the return Canada to Montreal took 15 hours 6 minutes. The trips carried large consignments of army mail and were led by Captains Ronald F. George and M. B. Jock Blackay respectively.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Montreal
Yates
Canada
Britaain
Army ‘Mall
Ronald F. George
M. B
Jock” Barclay
C.A. Services
Weekend Good Turn by Birmingham Scouts
A Boy Scouts effort in Birmingham England delivers servicemen kitbags and greets arrivals each Saturday. Teams of six operate with four delivering bags one guide and one liaison officer remaining at the station.
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Boy Scouts of
Birmingham
England
Lialson
Letter from I V Dron on Arctic dispatch and duties
A front line letter from Leading Seaman I V Dron describes dreary isolation at a northern post. He notes long working days, paid labor with meals provided, dog sled travel, and limited transport while the area lacks railways. He mentions nearby settlement size, local flora, and a flower used to brew tea as a small solace.
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A. Dilts
Acton
Georgetown
Rus
Hunton
i. V._DRON
Soamnan “Gunner
Fate of Cachelot submarine revealed by survivor
William Picton, repatriated from Italy, says the British submarine Cachelot was rammed by an Italian destroyer in the Gulf of Sirate and is presumed lost.
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London
Cachelot
William Picton
Italy
Gulf
Sirate
CP R Beats Obstacles to Move Wartime Shipments
Canadian Pacific Railway adapts fat cars to handle outsize war shipments including boilers for corvettes and a 134 ton transformer. Two large cars haul marine engines to US shipyards while bridges required jacks and temporary blocking to clear overhangs. The technique, devised for 150 ton tanks and other heavy loads, was copied by other railroads to aid the war effort.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
United States
Lmyout
Lachine
Que
Ontario
Canadian Pacific
Ballers
Peabee
Lstin
Toronto
Milton
Ont
Owen’ Sound
Cut
Saint John
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Masales
St. J ‘An Hospital
Owen Masales
Terrance Robert
Sault-Harrison
Knox Col Chapel
Elizabeth Emily Harrison
Yara
C. H. Harrison
John Henry Sault
Henry Sault
Memoriam
Sagaskie
Jesus Christ
Mary
Frank
Annie Sagaskie
Glory
Paradise
Bill
F.O. Jinmile Jones
Navy League
Carroll Grocery
Bloomer
Comes
Council of Defence
Old Britain
Atlantic
Wrens
Maiil
House of Commons
Hayal Navy
Fleet Air Arm
AUA
Slelly
CBC
Peter Starsburg
Vancouver
Edward Francis John
Jack) Charlew
D.F.C
Starsberg
Waxy
CBC Vancouver
Xolny Oversean
Cp.r
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