Gratitude Expressed From Hospital Stay
Mia George Hargrase thanks Victory club friends and neighbors for flowers and broad inquiries during her hospital stay.
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Mia George Hargrase
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
17
Acton Hoye Band Concerts and Local Events Highlight Weekend
Readers note a Labour Day work pattern and fall term start on September 31st. The Lorne Scots Band hosts a wives and families picnic in Stanley Park Erin Sunday August Sith. Acton Hoye Bands visit Camp Norval Thursday evening for YMCA duties. Northern rainfall envy contrasts parched shores. Five dollar bills found and advertised. The Acton Hoye and Girls Band plans another concert in the ark Sunday evening at Sam Thea. all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Park
Erin
Acton Hoye
Norval
YMCA
Acton Hoye and Girls Band
the Ark
Sam Thea
Trousseau Tea for Miss Dora Wood Bride of This Week
Mrs Wood hosted a Wednesday evening trousseau tea for her daughter Dora Wood the week’s bride to be. Guests were greeted by Dora and Mrs E Ryder with decorations of gladiolus and sweet peas. Attendants included Mrs Ro Mac Arthur Mrs GA Dilla and several others in the tea room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trousseau
Miss Dora Wood
J) Wood
On Trousseau
Dora Wood
Wood
Dora
E Ryder
Trousmeau
Ro MacArthur
GA Dilla
Marguerite Ryder
RO Ryder
Community Organizing urged to boost local business
A call for towns to form active business organizations emphasizes promoting local interests, improving conditions, and supporting dues. It urges public backing, meeting attendance, and committee service to achieve notable community progress and national impact.
Health warns against improvised fuels amid poisoning fears
National health officials caution that makeshift fuels and discarded battery casings burn hazardous fumes and may explode. The advisory follows U S reports of lead poisoning linked to burning improper materials during coal shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of National Health and Welfare
U.S
Catfish? Shark catches boost Van couver Island fishermen
Fishermen on Vancouver Island report excellent catches of various shark species with high liver values. They are harvesting sharks using 50‑pound harpoon points carved from dried yew wood for the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Alberni
B.C
Vancouver Island
Obituary for Mrs. Mary Webb of Ospringe Parish
The funeral for Mary Webb formerly of Ospringe was held at Ospringe Presbyterian Church. Widow of Leslie Webb she had lived in Guelph since 1944 and survived by three sons and two daughters with several grandchildren. Interment followed at Keerton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Webb
E. Webb
Ospringe
McIntyre and Greenaway
Ospringe Presbyterian Church
Leslie Webb
Guelph General Hospital
Irr
Albert Appleyard
Limehouse
Fagqueing Township
Webb
Ain
Chowinge
Cave Man Art Found in French Cave by Local Boys
In Monticnac France a new prehistoric grotto revealed paintings of bison buffalo bulls cows deer and horses. A human figure with a bird head looses an arrow at a bull as professionals date the work to 20 000 to 30 000 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticnac
France
Spain
Marcel Ravidal
Leon Laveal
Paris Acientiata
Abbe Hreuil
The
College of France
Impossible to Accompany in the Studio Scene
A music master storms the studio crying that Vedder and Mademoiselle cannot play quickly enough. He laments the difficulty of accompanying and insists the singing remains the same. The scene conveys tension over performance pace and tonal control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mademoiselle
Vedder
Municipal Officers urged to cut legal jargon in by laws
Victoria B C CP report notes Pitcairn Hogg KC urged municipal clerks and solicitors to remove extra wording and legal jargon from by laws at the Municipal Officers Convention. He called for clearer language to aid public understanding and reduce confusion in governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Pitcairn Hogg, K. C
Municipal Officers’ Convention
Ward 1 Appreciation for Soldiers Presentation in Milton
Ward 1 committee expresses sincere thanks to all who aided the Soldiers reception. Special credit goes to Mr Whitelock Halton Agricultural Representative Mr O Leary and others for organizing the event. Gifts honored overseas service personnel Canadian service members and fallen David Edwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward 1
Milton
Multan
Perenne
Whitelock
Halton Agricultural
O'Leary
Pboya
Carel
Millitarcy
Andrews
Albeton
Alliston
Atl-Atar
Millan
Milton Hydro
Institute
Adam Sproat
M.oj Carton
Sproat
F. McCallum
Mr Carton
Weight and Height Factors in Fashion
Chicago report outlines proportioned dress sizing from the Bureau of Home Economics. Data from over 10 000 women shows bust and height trends guiding ready to wear. Sizes 10 to 20 target average height with medium hips and waist proportions while larger sizes fit mature figures with lower busts and wider hips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bureau of Home Economica
Department of Agriculture
Uban
Wollen
Halifax Aldermen Consider Leniency After Absentee Fines
Halifax aldermen, who started fining members for missing meetings, review the process after issuing 24 fines. They will confer with City Solicitor C. P. Bethume on possible amendments to the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
C. P. Bethume
Future Picture Of Movie Houses And Air Agriculture
Toronto reports industry plans for future cinemas with lounges and dancing floors built behind plate glass, outside marquee displays, electronic detectors, and isolated dance hours. Pioneer airborne farming by Horace Waterman and Gale Rogers is highlighted alongside rapid Ontario grain harvests, but pasture and crop growth lag amid dry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Otilla
Kanen
Pri
Bationecy
Apaciogeneas
Saleta Alevises
Une Lucia
Rtronic
Amphe Cine Theatre
Glera
Mt Leotet
Ani Leonatoby
al Orstaucmit
Horace Watean
National Flying Farmers Association of
United States
Gale Rogers
Colorado
Orgealization
Denver
Rogers
Facma
Ontario
Ontario Agriculture
Hoota
Airmail Costs and Postal Policy Debate
The piece weighs aeronautical mail against rail rates and postal deficits. It questions adopting airmail at ordinary first class rates without data, notes potential deficits, and suggests using surpluses to improve local service or restore pre war train rates. It cites public figures and letters to illustrate reliability and cost concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Oia
Jo L. Motley
EL Slenoin
Torenti
Jamals Komi
Renrs
Werthesway
Bastle
Vancouver
Petise Tb Ity
Tae Sessarie
Canada to Supply One Third of British Bacon
Canada plans to ship 350 billion pounds to the UK in 1347 and 400 million in 1948 to meet about one third of the UK’s postwar bacon demand. Trade commissioner W B Gorman reports to Ottawa urging higher Canadian hog yields and grade A carcass output to sustain wartime demand at profitable levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
W. B. Gorman
London
Department of Trade and Commerce
Ottawa
Gornall
The Selfish Picnicker Damages a Scenic Picnic Site
A fragment describes picnicking at a scenic site spoiled by litter and waste. It urges diners to pack out refuse and properly extinguish any fires to preserve beauty for future visitors and avoid blotting the landscape.
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