Limehouse Institute Entertains Children Picnic Day
The Limehouse Women's Institute held a picnic at Waterfalls on Wednesday August 15 with ideal weather. Ladies and children enjoyed a bounteous meal and games before swimming. Winners included Bobby Roughley Teddy Clarke Jean Fin John Clarke Heather Clarke Alex Eccles Jack Scholtz Peter Marks.
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Limehouse Women's Institute
Bobby Roughley
Teddy Clarke
Jeai Fin
John Clarke
Heather Clarke
Alex Eccles
Jack Scholtz
Peter Marks
Halton Plowing Plans Set For Junior and Senior Matches
The Halton Plowmen's Association scheduled the Halton Junior Plowing Match for a Saturday at C Ricci farm Esquesing with four tractor plow classes including an inter-secondary school group. The International Plowing Match comes to Brooklin Ontario County October 9 to 12. The Senior County Match on October 26 will be on A Morley Sherwood's Walker Line Nelson township with the Ernest Irvine utility class offering 150 dollars and possibly the largest entry yet. A banquet is planned at Fairview school near Lowville.
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C. Ricci
Halton
Brooklin
Ontario County
George E. Readhead
Halton -Plowmen's Association
A. Morley Sherwood
Walker Line
Nelson Township
Ernest Irvine
Halton Association
Fairview
Lowville
Writer Sees Present Economy A Handicap For Small Saskatchewan Farmers
W. B. Baker, Saskatchewan agriculture and rural life commission chair, argues small farms vanish as costs rise and land values stay high. He notes 1941 cost per farm averaged 1000, now 3000, with mechanization and science driving expenses. He suggests consolidation and cooperative machinery use as remedies.
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Saskatchewan
Ontario
Halton
Mushroom blast creates hole in driveway
A mushroom growing under a driveway in Kitchener Ontario exploded through a three inch asphalt layer leaving a noticeable hole in the pavement.
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Kitchener, Ont
Labor Shortage Bites Central Newfoundland
Grand Falls area reports an acute shortage of skilled labor affecting multiple sectors across central Newfoundland, highlighting widespread manpower gaps and potential impacts on local industries.
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Grand Falls
Nfld
Newfoundland
Times Change In 100 Years Letter From Early Settler
The excerpt from Thomas Hunt describes early life in Nelson township starting in 1830 with his two brothers buying a 200 acre farm at 12s 6d per acre on installment. He notes a thriving self sufficient community and lists current prices for staple goods such as wheat 56c per bushel corn 36c potatoes 18c oats 28c rum 12c per quart good whisky 9c per quart brandy 11 tea 49c per pound beef and mutton 2c50 per pound fat geese 2l each good apples 14c per bushel.
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Thomas Hunt
Nelson Township
Upper Canada
Award Top Prize To M. Alexander At Halton Field Crop
A field of Rodney oats on Mac Alexander’s Norval farm won the Halton Agricultural Society field crop prize. E. H. Woods of Hamilton scored 13 entries with praise for overall excellence. Awards list Mac Alexander Norval Rodney ahead of others including Dr W F James Georgetown and Roy Ellenton Lowville Beaver.
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Rodney Oats
Mac Alexander
Norval
Halton Agriculltural Society
E. H. Woods
Hamilton
Halton
Geo. E. Readhead
Halton Society
Rodney
W. F. James
Georgetown
David Lawson
Milton
Brock Harris
Lowville
Beaver
Fred Nurse
Ken Marshall
R. A. Hurren
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