Numerous residents enjoy holiday visits across Ontario and beyond
Bevon Mixx Ruby Clark visited with friends in Jarvis last week. Mr. Boyd Clark spent the holiday weekend at his home here. Miss Irma Heatner and Joan Jolley vacation in Montreal. Rev J M Anderson and Mrs Anderson holiday at Port Elgin. Many others, from Toronto to Detroit, Owen Sound and Wasaga Beach, are noted for week-end or multi-day visits, cottages, and trips to Muskoka, Lake Simcoe, and Algonquin Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mixx
Ruby Clark
Jarvis
Mr. Boyd Clark
Irma Heatner
Joan Jolley
Montreal
Half Way Mark on Citizens' Share Reached
Oakville wins county honors in 1948 baseball as Pollock hurls for Oakville, beating Milton 7 to 0 to clinch the best of three series. The Oakville team, led by manager Fay, piled seven runs on eleven hits while Milton managed only three, with Grenke and Cunningham contributing key plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
O.B.A
Claysea
Grimm
Post
Toletzka If
Carter
Wallens
Lapcuny
Pollock
Galbraith
Wilson
Milton
W. Clement
Evang
S. Fay
Stover
A Clement
Melanson
Brush If
McPhail
Brush
Marshall P. Gervais
Whiteman and Fisher
Oakville Intermediate Co
Walton
Port-Town
Milton Lads
Acton
Miltown
Sunday Services and Church Activities Schedule 1548
The notice lists Sunday worship at 11 00 am with Common Worship 11 20 am nursery class beginners 12 10 Our Church School and 7 00 pm joint service in the better Church Worship conducted by them You Are Welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Church School
Better Church
Presbyterian Church in Gunads United Service August 8 1948
Combined service in the United Church at 7 pm follows the 11 am sermon by Rev. Stewart Colea B A of North Bay. They that wait upon thy Lord shall renew their strength. Service for the Presbyterian Church in Gunads Gunads Acton area with Rev. BM. Andorecit BLA M.C. quoted scripture line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Colea
North Bay
United Church
Sunday Church Schedule Amid August Confusion
The notice lists Sunday August 1948 activities with a 10 30 a m Sunday School and an 11 30 a m sermon How the Gospel Reveals Men The afternoon service in the United Church and Bible Study are cancelled for the week due to unspecified reasons.
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The
United Church and
Bible Study
McDonald in Toronto General Hospital after accident
Miss Margaret McDonald remains confined to the Toronto General Hospital following injuries received in a motor accident last Thursday evening in Toronto R.S. Clayton Fryer will depart Churchill for Ponds Inlet on Baffin Island to serve three years with the RCMP. Mrs R H Reid and Miss Laura Reid with Mr and Mrs Jos N Reid and Nancy of Hamilton visited Acton relatives for the McKinnon Thompson reunion at Caledon Mansefield Heights.
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Acton
Margaret McDonald
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto
Clayton Fryer
RCMP
Churchill, Man
Ponds Inlet
Baffin Island
R. H. Reid
Laura Reid
Jos. N. Reid
Nancy
Hamilton
McKinnon -Thompson
Mansefield Heights
Caledon
Saskatchewan Farmer Faces Farm Woes and Son’s Advice
A Saskatchewan farmer laments low prices for produce and livestock and notes high costs for machinery lumber and fuel. He recalls his son working in Alberta oil fields who urges caution about returning to farming, saying his pay comes once a year and can vary greatly. The tale is tied to a booklet the farmer read about youth leaving farms and wheat prices.
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Ous
Alberta
Edmonton
Tanid
Saskatchewan
New Unorthodox Lifeboat Nears Completion in England
A new life boat in an East England boat yard shows an unusual design with a hollow keel, nearly identical in reverse to standard hulls. The project highlights experimental approaches to maritime safety craft and reflects ongoing innovation in small vessel construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East England
Rotary club luncheon hears Jer sey cattle history
Acton Club speaker Rotarian A Padbury outlines the history and improvement work on Jersey cattle. Mr Norman Maird received welcome as a new member and last week Mr John Chapman was also welcomed into the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Padbury
Rotary Club
Padbury
Jersey
Norman Maird
John Chapman
Election HICAT Proposals Aim to Curb Pre election Promises
The article reports Canadian opinion on reducing grand campaign promises. It outlines two main ideas: show electors they are being bribed with their own money through taxes, and demand strict accountability from candidates with penalties for unmet pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marthea
Why Accidents Happen Impatience Causes in Industry
The memorandum to Industry from the Industrial Accident Prevention Associations cites impatience as a leading cause of both traffic and industrial accidents. Workers skip goggles and proper tools, rushing the job and ignoring safety, causing delays and unsafe practices across the country.
Milk and Cheese Consumption Up in Australia and New Zealand
Consumption of fluid milk and cheese rose notably in both Australia and New Zealand since the pre war years 1934 38. In Australia milk per person reached 239 pints week and cheese rose nearly 39 percent while butter fell about 23 percent. New Zealand shows 305 pints per person for milk and cheese up 31 percent. butter declined about 27 percent and rationing remains for export needs.
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Australia
New Zealand
Great Britain
England to Preserve Most Beautiful Private Gardens
A joint committee of the National Trust and Royal Horticultural Society will manage gardens of special beauty to become permanent monuments. Under Lord Aberconway the group will provide specialized care and raise funds publicly. Gardens gifted to the nation will be opened to the public.
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England
National Trust
Royal Horticultural Society
Lord Aberconway
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Detroit
Mich
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Barbara
Owen Sound
Mrs. Dobbie Lagpin
Maple View Cottages
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A. M. McPherron
F. A. McLean
Nibury
Rumldy
Mra
George Murray
Bluevale
Wingham
Andrew Grieve
London
Nell McDonald
Misa Lulu
Warner
Mr. and
Mrs. A. T. Brown
Oir Keto
Mrs
Alfred Fryer
Mrs. Robt. McArthur
Johnny
Midland
Cadara
Mears
David Dill
Wilfred Duval
Hartley Coles
Wasaga Beach
Kirkland Lake
J. M. Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Port Elgin
Stanley Coy
Sandra
G. H. Lantz
Ruth Nelson
Carlyle
Sask
Helen Landsborough
Gordon McKay
Carol and
Bonnie Wansbrough
A. E. Wansbrough
David Johnson
Karen of
Guelph
G. A. Dills
C H. Harrison
Carnarvon
Agnes Gould
Pittsburg, Pa
W. J. Gould
Mrs. Gould
Bert Ware
Charles Mann
Lake Simcoe
Earl Vannater
Jack of
Fenelon Falls
Mrs. Caldwell
Mrs. Vannater
Symon
Taylor
Mra Noble
Snyder
Miss Campbell
Soo
Frank Davy
Rockwood
Mro
Andris Day
South Africa
AF Wansbrough
Fear Kennedy
Minnie Somerville
Margaret Garin
Thorold House
Muskoka
Hlaisby
Mroi
Joe Lasby
Lorraine
Elmer Lasby
George King
Massey, Ont
Bentley Wilson
Gardler
A. Wilson
J. E. Swackhammer
Saginaw
Margaret Hodging
Margaret Hook
Georgetown
Algonquin Park
Renfrew
Ottawa
Perth
Earl Rydeo
Judith Ann
Camp Borden
A Williams
E. Hawthorne
Sharbot Lake
Fageno Bay
Misa
Betty Ann Kerr
Archie Kerr
Blow
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Caldwell
Chamberlain Chapman J. Cleeve
F. Clement
A. Clement
Cole
Collette S. Cook A. Be. Cook
Coles W
Chapman
Cooke D. Cook
Cooney J. Couture
Creuney
Cronn
Cullen H. Currie
Currie G. Close L
Calder J. B
Campbell
J.C. Dron
H. Vv. Duval
Marshall
Fay
Gervais
Cuum
Muited Church of Canada
Ontario
Louis Pickering
Bower Avenue
Presbyterian Church In
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Hnox Church
Andorecit
Bla
M.C. A
St. Allan
Luxtan
United Service In the United Church
Miss Allan
Arthur ST. Guelph
Dr. Agnew
Thia
F. L. Wright
Wilbur St
Roxy
Joan Crawford
Dana Andrews
Henry Fonda In
Daisy Kenyon
Ie Tam
J Arthur Rank
Margaret Lock Wood
Patricia Roc Dennis Price
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Man Cadell
Killer McCoy
Mickey Rooney
Stoit Britton Chaney
N.Z
RCA Victor
Manning Electric
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