Social and Personal Interest Notes
Mr. Albert Mills spent Sunday with friends in Toronto. Ralph Denny attended the Royal Winter Fair recently. Wiss Alma Conway of Toronto visited her father Mr. O. A. Ganway. Mr. and Mrs. John Jeffrey and daughter Ruth spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. K Gardiner. Mrs. Amos Love and Miss Eleanor Love and Mr. Harry Cowling of Toronto visited Mr. George Nelles. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Williams, Wm. and George, visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Ehilty in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. E. Terry and Joan Marilyn, Donna Elaine, and Ruth Scott of Brantford were guests of Mrs. R. Bennett and Miss M. Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Johnston and Betty and Mr. Harold Webster, British Empire marathon champion of Hamilton, visited Mrs. Robert Sprowl. Mrs. Wm. Johnstone and Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Dills attended the Hamilton funeral of Mrs. B. Gilbert, sister of Mrs. Alice Macpherson and the late Wm. Johnstone. Mr. J. Albert Ab Robinson was operated on for appendicitis at Guelph General Hospital and is progressing well. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. M. Bruyns of Limehouse plan to move to Acton into the former J. W. Jones house on Mill Street. their son Dr. A. M. Bruyns will live with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmore Johnston
Betty
Harold ‘Webster
Hamilton
Robert Sprowl
Irs
J. ‘Albert
Robinson
Guelph General Hospital
A. G. M. Bruyns
Limehouse
Acton
J.W. Jones
Mill Street
A. M. Bruyns
Christmas charity drive at Gordon Home seeks local support
The Halton County Children's Aid Society appeals for small cash gifts to fund a Christmas celebration for twenty seven children at the Gordon Home. Contributions may be sent to the Superintendent G Frank Thompson or Treasurer Stanley Wilson in Milton.
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Halton County
Judgment and Defense in a Parental Welfare Dispute
A judge reproaches a delinquent for lack of money and work, while the delinquent argues he only stirs sympathy for his wife and rejects fault for the children's faults. The exchange reveals tension between responsibility and hardship in a family welfare context.
Lost Gentleman Seeks Missing Vest Buttons at Boarding House
A stout gentleman rushes to his boarding house and reports three vest buttons missing. The landlady jokes that the buttons may be in the dining room as the man hurries to explain the small mishap.
Presentation to Mr George Mason at Mason Knitting Co
The Mason Knitting Company employees held a social evening at the Legion Hall to honor the junior member of the firm Mr George Mason soon to be married. A gift mantel clock was presented by Miss Reta McNabb with a heartfelt address by Miss Flora Sayers, praising his leadership and kindness.
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Mason Knitting Company
Legion Hall
Toonor
George Mason
Flora Sayers
George
Reta McNabb
Byrne
Robert Parkinson
Ray Agnew
Amos Mason
aMason Knitting Co
Mason Knitting Mill
Mr Brazil Nut Comes to Town Cooking Feature
Betty Barclay profiles Bertholletia excelsa known as Mr Brazil Nut. The piece extols its versatility for cakes salads sandwiches breads puddings and pastries with recipes for Brazil nut loaf balls and baked stuffed apples. It includes light humor and a joke exchange about army wages.
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MR. Brazil Nut
Betty Barclay
Brazil Nut
Bertholletia Excisa
Mr. Brazil Nutt
Acton Seeks Coach As O H A Group News Arises
Local hockey scene weighs in as Acton seeks a coach for the season while Oakville adds an intermediate squad to accommodate home games. injury updates, junior stars Morton Mooney and Marzo from Acton bolster Guelph junior efforts amid grouping shifts in the Ontario Hockey Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Georgetown
Oakville
Morton
Guelph
Norm Morton
Mooney
Marzo
Royal
Morton, Mooney
Ito Marzo
Ime
Royal City
Preston
Guelph O. A. C
Point Edward
New Hamburg
Elora
Fergus
Canadian canned fruit exports rise in first half 1934 35
Canada shipped 12,059,868 pounds of canned fruit in the first six months of 1934 35, up about 3,000,000 pounds from the prior year. Britain bought 11,646,761 pounds, 95 percent of total exports, up 2,951,607 pounds, with pears the leading import. Newfoundland, British India, New Zealand and British South Africa also increased purchases. the Irish Free State placed a trial order for 63,000 pounds of canned apples.
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Great Britain
British Isles
British West Indies
Newfoundland
British India
New Zealand
British South Africa
Irish Free State
Quotations on a Copper from Henry and Castor Oil Trade
A fragment quotes a speaker urging Henry to kiss for a copper and Henry dismisses the offer saying he can obtain two cents for taking castor oil. The line reflects a folk talking style and barter humor.
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Henry
It Is I or It Is Me Debate Echoes in Riddle
A playful exchange questions proper pronoun usage in a quirky rhyme about a spider and flies. The dialogue contrasts It is I and It is me while referencing classic lines and a flea as listener.
Stamboul Quest at Gregory Theatre with Loy star
Gregory Theatre presents Friday December 7 starring Myrna Loy in Stamboul Quest a bold tale of one of the world s most daring female spies Also on bill Buddy s Bear Cats Penny a Peep Wolf Dog chapter 10 Saturday December 8 features Merry Frinks with Alice MacMahon Guy Kibbee and Frankie Darro plus Soup and Fish Those Were the Days Cartoon Fox News Monday nights offer Luck Number Night with a grand prize of a Royal Castile dinnerware set
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Myrna Loy
Justices of Peace Appointments Expanded Across Counties
Saturday confirmed final appointments reorganization replaces 10,000 past appointees. New justices serve under the Code with small honorarium. Halton Wellington Wentworth and York counties list new appointees including Oakville Milton Georgetown Guelph Brampton Stoney Creek Newmarket and more.
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Notaries Public
Mr. Roebuck
Old
Ontario
North
Halton
Halton County
J. B. Moat
Oakville
H. A. Pettit
Milton
Walter Evans
Georgetown
G. A. Dills
Acton
Rev. W. ©. Riddiford
Burlington
Eager
Peri
George
Harriston
T. Donaldson
Palmerston
Wentworth County
Hugh Bartram
Stoney Creek
F. Buchanan
Dundas
John Cannon
Waterdown
York County
W.J. Farr
Weston
C. Coxhead
Mimico
E. Daikucs
Long Branch
W.W. J. Noble
Mount Dennis
Clarence C
Downey
Swansea
Frank Lang
A Market Poultry Problem
The Egg and Poultry Market Review argues the main issue in market poultry is increasing home consumption. It notes England sells lighter finished chickens for about one dollar, boosting turnover, while bigger birds stay luxury items. A lighter chicken may raise market volume and profitability.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
England
Canada
Man Helps Move Large Box Through Doorway
A bystander watches a burly truckman struggle with a box nearly as wide as the doorway. They both push and lift for minutes, finally admitting they cannot move it out, revealing the box is intended to be brought in instead.
Humorous Taxi Driver and Merchants Parade Quips
A Scottish passenger and driver scene unfolds as the driver asks if the passenger is hurt while the Scot dismisses injuries and mocks a clock. Two merchants boast about their staff's drastic aging and color changes, one noting a grey bookkeeper and the other joking about Miss Smith going brown blonde and Titan red.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Smith
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Albert Mills
Toronto
Ralph Denny
Wiss Alma Conway
Mr. 0. A. Ganway
John Jeffrey
Ruth
J. K
Gardiner
Amos Love
Eleanor ‘Love
Harry Cowling
George Nelles
Lawrence Willams
Williams
Thos. Ehilty
Nassagaweyn
Brookville
John i Rtson
Campbellville
Campbell
Nassagaweya
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Mason’ Knitting Co
THE
Brazil
Ikey
Patterson Ss
Patterson's Meat Shop
O.hl
Flora, Guelph Co. A. C
Neil Gibbons
Milton, Bolton, Burington
Rey
Walters
Guelph Mercury
Mail and Empire
Saints
Erin
Emily
Merry Frinks
Lionel Barrymore
Navav
Ibs
Choice
New Prunes Ibs
Justices OF Peace
Chuchatmann
Harold
Wiles Owranro
Wood’ S Grocery
GRO
Hoene
Merrie
Nova Scotia
Eagle Brand
Weston’s
Hawes
BTU Se Hal . J West, CO. Limited
Cnet
Ae Peters
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