Local Social Notes Highlight Bets and Visits
Eden Mills Mrs Gardiner of Toronto visits her son’s home for a couple of works. Mr Fred Gardiner and Mrs Gardiner greet local ball boys after victory over St George and cup win. Mr and Mrs Inglesprat spend day at Ningre Falls. Mr and Mr Robert Borthwick visit nephew Harald Taylor and Mrs Taylor of Buffalo. Wall ace Lasby Sr. in Private Patients Pavilion Toronto requests support for recovery. Donald Urinklow returns home after five weeks with uncle and aunt in Kingston. Mr and Mrs Wm Mino visit daughter and Mr Barnes near Whitby. Master Ronnie Synnatt of Guelph stays with W J Lowrie. Ruth Ellott of Burlington holidaying with relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre Gardiner
Toronto
Fred Gardiner
Wm Mino
Sid Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Whitby
Ronnie Synnatt
Guelphia
W J. Lowrie
Mica Ruth Elttat
Burlington
Community Picnic and Gladiolus Show Highlight Rockwood Weekend
Rockwood reports a Presbyterian Church Sunday School picnic at Old Milk in Guelph with a large turnout and a bountiful supper. The weekend featured the Canadian Gladiolus Society exhibition in Guelph, with notable displays by A. Moses, M. J. W. Harris, and local groups. A Royal Court coronation, student prize distributions, dances, and a Salvation Army band concert complemented the events. Family visits and birthdays, including John Richardson’s 90th, were noted amid travels to Detroit and Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Old Milk
Guelph
Heathins Swanston
Tockwood
Canadian Gladiolus Society
Memorial Gardens Arena
Elora
Guelph Township
Ont Agricultural College
Ont
Henry Joskhing
Margaret Ferree
Ro D. Jalliffe
United Church
Mr Fore
Guelph Salvation Army
John Ro Richardon
Earl Richardson
Ralph B Richardson
Ralph. Jr
George Qwk
Donald
Atl
Vineland
Jag. Hilla
E. J. Eckal
Hamilton
Clarence Henderean
Acton Social Roundup Includes Weddings and Travel
Mrs Albert Young of Acton visited her son George Young in Jown Line last week. The Awreys and family vacationed at Wasage Beach. Mrs Albert Scanlon died at Landreborough and neighbors attended the funeral. Weston visit included Mre W Jackson and Elvens Winter. The Chisholm Harres wedding at Erin featured Mre W Sinter as pianist and Mims E Haldie as guest. The Acton Boys and Girls Band performed at the school grounds under Mr Mason, with proceeds for Missions. Mrs Bruce Sr of the West visiting sons Ward and Styron. Gordon Aitken and wife returned from Fort Worth trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwrt Young
Acton
Homfieid
George Young
Wired Awrey
Wasage Beach
Albert Scanlon
Landreborough
J Jackson
Elvens Winter
Weston
W Sinter
Erin
Mims E Haldie
Mason
Mra Uruce
West Ts
Social notes from Everton and area residents
Miss Kate Reed hosted relatives including Wilfred Stinson and Walter Couling in Everton before moving to Orangeville. Visitors from St Catharines, Guelph, Acton, Toronto and Oshawa attended church services, exchanges, and holidays with local families. Mrs Blacker stayed for several days of holiday visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Reed
Nieos
Wilfred Stinson
Toronto
Walter Couling
Kate Rew
Orangeville
Knight
St Catharines
Mra Morris
Quilt-Meet At Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church
The Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church hosted a quilt making party in the social room last Tuesday. Two print quilts were completed and one bound, with a wool patch quilt nearby. Local residents shared a social afternoon with lunches and ice cream served at 1 o clock, as family visits and in home guest arrangements were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMS
Nassagaweya
Ronnie Lumaden
Toronto
Elmer Coxe
Wm. Coxe
St. Helena
James Lillie
Af Orillia
Limehouse Visitors Gather For Social and Bazaar Plans
Recent visitors to Limehouse include Miss Pearl Scott and Mrs Noble with several companions from Gormley and Barrie. A gathering at A W Norton's featured prayer and scripture, and plans were made for a fall bazaar. Nearby, sports saw Limehouse beat Stewarttown 22 to 10 before a Sunday loss to Glen Williams 28 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Scott
Noble
W. Gowdy
Ivens
Pelling
Gormley
Mills
Mra Hall
Marjone Hall
Lane
H. Norton Jr
Ted Murrow
Elaine
Toronto
Mra Lane
W. Newton
Margaret
Helen
Barrie
Newton
Gordon Grieg
Low Ane
Wm Grice
Appleyard
Wo Michell
Waubashene
Berg
Elling
Ola
Samia
Mins Ivens
Hrantford
Chartesa Jones
Mra Jones
Limehouse
Stewarttown
Glen Wil Hams
Campbellville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Jack Sharpe and family and others from Flora, Montreal, Yorkton Saskatchewan, and Millgrove. Reports mention travels to Toronto Niagara Falls and Vancouver with relatives, plus updates on Miss Joan Early’s health and a local move of Dr. Beach and family to Frankford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mitchell
Jack Sharpe
C Sharpe
Flora
Kelly Sharpe
Montreal
John Border
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Alfred Borders
William King
Edgar Cairns
George Rowlands
Thomas Dales
Landaas Cummings
Millgrove
Azhe
Mra
John Beach
Otawa
Frankford
Head
Dr. Bayley
Milton
A T. Moore
Wasaga Beach
Canada’s King of the Carnival Conklin Highlights
Ronald Williams profiles James Wesley Conklin as a premier Canadian carnival figure. He recalls Conklin’s rise from Madison Square Garden to Winnipeg, creating a vast operation with 57 railway cars, 200 year round employees, and up to 1000 seasonal hands, claiming the largest carnival show on the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bracken
Mike Pearson
Canada
James Wesley Canklin
Patty
Ronald Willams
Financial Post
Conklin
Ealling
Madison Square Gardens
New York City
Winnipeg
Ttanium of Canadas
Brason Hier
Notable Election Day Tales and Prewar Labor Talks
A reflective 1608 election memory from Sir Wilfrid Laurier's era includes a wall mosaic with a Globe, Expositor, and Vidette, a gifted 2c piece, and a toast that life and legacy may outlast the crumbling barn. The narrator, Dick Clegg, recalls a 1935 reunion and a sober lesson on labor productivity. The piece also compares prewar output, noting Canada and the United States differences, and ends with Britain's lower production per hour despite same machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Deddman
Wilfred Laurier
Toronto Globe
Seaforth Expositor
Gere
Dick Clegg
Gorrie
Pather
Britain
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Poor Vision Bum Knocks On Farmer For Food
A bum asks a farmer for food and misreads a pile of wood. The farmer challenges his sight and the bum retorts that the farmer may not see him see it, then wanders away.
Is queer you cant drive a car down the street
A fragment notes social friction and debt in a provocative phrase about public street life. The source appears to mix attitude with a claim about owing people. Further context is needed to identify people places or organizations involved.
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Eden Mills
Rockwood
Ospringe
Everton
Campbellville
Spirella Foundation
Helen MA
Cullen
Mill St
Dawson Golden Chaff
Yorkshire
R. N. Brown
Are Pene
Empire Cadets
Empire Sea Cadets
Camp Ewing
Que
Royal Canadian Sea Cadets
Ontreal
United Kk
Australia
New Zealand
Sweden
Nas
Jack Calder
Church Street
Main Street
Main ST. North
East van Norman
Moffat
COD
W. W. Keeler & CO
Howard Oil
Miser
Roy’s Electric Service
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