County towns share honors across sports and arts
Acton did not win the county baseball title but shares county pride with its group-winning hockey team, Dominion tug-of-war champions and Musical Festival champions. Georgetown, Milton, Burlington, and Oakville each show strengths from a band, ball team, firemen's drill team, and hockey, keeping honors well distributed.
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Acton
Halton
Dominion
Georgetown
Milton
Burlington
Oakville
County Councils debate abolition and centralization risk
Halton County Council proceedings show opposition to abolishing county bodies. Critics warn centralization in Toronto could corrode local governance while education costs rise and proposals shift burden to parents. The piece argues for preserving county oversight to check provincial and empire power.
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Halton County Council
Toronto
Oakville
Railway Board
County Council
Oakville Council
Trafalgar Council
Ontario Department of ‘of _Education
Alliston
Atv
Halton
Crowded Old People's Home Raises Taxpayer Burden
Halton County Council faced a growing strain from crowding at the Old People's Home. Two councils and about twenty five men spent the afternoon investigating the issue as costs rise across the Mother’s Allowance Old Age Pensions and related aid.
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Halton
Fall Exhibitions Begin and Global News Roundup
Editorial notes reflect on autumn Exhibitions and public diversions. Canada reports 372,296 more males than females per government data. BC mining grows with 25 percent gold output rise and 5,000 placer workers. BC mineral production in first six months hit 14 336 060 dollars. An egg powder plant opens in Saskatoon consuming 180 000 eggs daily. Oakville subway faces funding shortages and timing delays. Babson notes church attendance higher in smaller communities than cities across various population groups.
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British Columbia
Roger W. Babson
Bearded barley trials and farm life notes in 1900s diary
A farm diary recalls barley humor and hardship with beards and thistles in the mow. The author describes threshing plans, partner schemes, and the charm of machinery, plus a book purchase of Mingled Yarn by Wilhelmina Stitch and a playful ode to Doctor Cheerup.
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England
Wilhelmina Stitch
Doctor
Wilhelmina
Slats Diary of Ro sq Farquhar in small town life
Diary entries recount a week in a rural town with quirky anecdotes about ministers, weddings, barber shops, drug stores, and local characters. It notes gossip about Republicans and sinners, a barber’s frame, a stuttering errand boy, a wedding, a prank about phonographs, price changes due to a depression, and a whiskey runner near-miss. It ends with an advertisement for Douglas Egyptian Liniment.
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Priday
Emmy
Prity
Saterday
Clutches Danter
Foreman Questioned Applicant’s Fit for Hard Labor
A foreman on an off excavation job asks if the applicant is truly suited for tough work. The reply notes that some of the country’s best judges have deemed him fit.
The Neck and Leg Lengths in Animals
Naturalists claim a general equality between neck and leg lengths across birds and mammals with few exceptions. Feeding style largely determines this balance, while crocodiles lizards and fish show minimal necks. Water feeding fowl also illustrate the correspondence except for swans and geese.
Tomato imports surge from West Indies to Canada
A large rise in Canadian imports of fresh tomatoes from the British West Indies is reported for the year ending June 1932. Jamaica leads gains from 1 481 to 83 118 dollars, with Barbadoes, Bermuda and others also posting substantial increases. Total value reached 313 427 dollars versus 144 169 prior year.
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Canada
British West Indies
Jamaica
Barbadoes
BéMiUda
Mrs Higgins Pays Up Perambulator Then News Of Wedding
In a brief exchange, Mrs Higgins completes payment on a perambulator. The shopkeeper asks about the baby, who responds with a surprising update that he is getting married next week.
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Baby
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Old Cemetery
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
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Peerless
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BISTO
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