Bus Trip Poem by Bannockburn Gals at Institute
Mrs T O Rourke writes a humorous poem about a Bannockburn Institute bus trip to Peterborough. It recounts stops at Oshawa and Lindsay, a tour of a GM plant, a park lunch, shopping, a piano sing song, a fashion show, and the camaraderie of the group aboard the bus led by the gals of Bannockburn. It ends with a quip about the owl’s intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannockburn
Peterborough
T. O'Rourke
Ross
Oshawa
Olla
Institute
Old Town Hall
Lindsay
Lind- Win
Holly
Paris
New York
Gais
Bannokburn
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Vacationing women improve odds with fishing tips
Vacationing families can boost success on fishing trips by following experts tips. Clear water and bright moon enhance bites, off shore breeze helps conceal bait, rough water hinders fish. Anglers check barometer and adjust lure depth with water temperature. The weekend trip offers relaxation and family fun beyond catching fish.
Bannockburn Institute Meeting Discusses Fairs and Rug Making
Feyuar Monthly meeting at Bannockburn drew five members with plans for Fall fairs and an October penny sale. Leaders for the Halton county training school in rug making were named for November. A poem titled The Bannockburn was read and notes on early school days shared. The 1836 first teacher Charles Duncan earned $1.50 a month for winter duties. The present red brick school dates to 1873 with Miss Belle Gordon as first lady teacher in 1895. Evelyn Wilkinson held the longest tenure from 1921 to 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Damm
C. Sinclair
Halton County
J. Anthony
Bannockburn School
Charles Duncan
Nova Scotia
Belle Gordon
Evelyn Wilkinson
Former Resident Buried at Guelph
Robert Boland, a former Rockwood resident, died at St Josephs Hospital in Guelph aged 73 or 74. He leaves a wife Cilvia David, sisters in Montreal, and brother Edward Boland of Clayville New York. Funeral was at Our Lady Church with Marymount Cemetery interment. He formerly worked as a foreman at Rockwood Woollen Mills.
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Robert, Boland
Rockwood
St. Joseph's Hospital
Guelph
Cilvia David
M. Canelle
E. Caragher
Montreal
Edward Boland
Clayville
N.Y
Boland
Gilbert McIntyre
Dublin St. Guelph
Water Ski Instruction Caution for Beginners
A cautionary note about starting to ski without experienced instruction. The message emphasizes that many accidents arise when learners attempt to begin skiing without proper coaching or supervision.
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Mary
McDonald
Anc
Bannockbumn
Lady Fair
Henry Deveau
Acton Free Press
The
Willow ST
Robt. R. Hamilton
Fred. A. Hoffman
Optometrists
E. P. Head
St. George's Square
Manning Electric
Acton
Toronto
Wiles’ Confectionery
Feyuar
Watnen
the Bannockburn
Gideona
G. A. B. Moore
Colorado
U.S.A
United Church
Gideon Organization
John Birtch
Gordon Griggs
Waterloo College
Presbyterian Church
Griggs
Roy Kirwan
Hamilton
Stewart S. Royce
Douglas
Patterson
London
Mr. Royce
Thomas Sawyer
Denever
Wm. Dunbar
Cecil Harris
Parry Sound
Glen
Air Force
Quebec
CNE
Canada
Phil Silvers
Sergeat Company
Jon Vickers
Bilko Fame
Victor Borge
the Honorable
Keiller Mackay
Ontario
D.S.C
V.D
Q.C
Ll.d
City Wall
Teansday
Sepomm
Mamtanag
Focal
Ratane Way
Transportation, Communications and
Travellers Day International
Athlete Day
Princes’ Boulevard
Princes’ Gates
Chicago
State Street
United States Navy
Fool Products
Allen
Amtershiers
Fant
Macdonald's Farm
Colreum
Queve Elizabeth
National Horse
ELS
Canadian Rational Exhibition
Harry S. Price
Hiram E. McCallum
Halton
Co-Op
Erin
Milton TR
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