Knox Girls Hold Christmas Party
The December meeting of the Daughters of Knox Acton Presbyterian Girls Organization was a Christmas party at Mrs. Ritchie’s home on Church Street. Reports by Joan Chisholm and Marilyn Sigsworth preceded officer nominations for 1951, followed by a tree decorating contest won by Diane Dawkins and carol singing. White gifts supported Indian Residential Schools as the girls exchanged gifts and shared a Christmas luncheon and social hour.
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Daughters of Knox
Acton
Presbyterian Girls’ Organization
Ritchie
Church Street
Flrst
Dorothy Dawkins
Joan Chisholm
Marilyn Slysworth
A. J. Buchanan
Folllows
Mrsa
RW. Armstrong
Mra
WW. Mainprize
Ruth Smith
Diane Dawkins
Marilyn Sigsworth
Lorraine Mullin
Evelyn Dolmer
Eoard
Elizabeth Jang
Betty Sinclair
Olive Musgelle
June Watkins
Mrs. Mainprize
W.M.S
WMS
Second prime of life: aging greats defy decline
Dr Martin Gumpert reports in Reader’s Digest on elderly luminaries thriving into their 70s 80s and 90s. Vittorio Orlando 91 Italian Senate head of law firm and professor. Raffaele Bastianelli 87 surgeon with plane and car. Benedetto Croce 85 writer lecturer. Bernhard Berenson 85 author. George Santayana 87 still writing. Edouard Herriot 85 presiding three days weekly. A broader view urges exploring a “second prime of life” rather than a second childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Europe
New York Times
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
University of Rome
Orlando
Raffaele Bastianelli
Benedetto Croce
Bernhard Berenson
Berenson
Geoorge Santayana
Harvard
Rome
Edouard Herriot
France
National Assembly
Lyons
Bertrand Russell
Viscount Samuel
Wanston Churchill
Gumpert
Long distance gas transmission begins in 1891
The article notes that long distance transmission of natural gas started in 1891 with two pipelines built from northern Indiana to Chicago covering about 136 miles.
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Indiana
Chicago
Door Look-Out Peephole Sees Visitor Before Opening
The Financial Past reports a new peephole for doors in Canada that lets hosts view visitors without being seen. Bronze or brush chrome, it fits a 1 inch door hole and is claimed tamper proof. Internal lens layout provides a broad view at zero range.
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Canada
International notes on Schmile Joe Schmitz and global quirks
A collage of small town and international vignettes recalls Schmile Joe Schmitz aiding about 25 Crow Creek children with a show and treats. The piece blends humorous Glasgow street wit with civic notes on art groups, ballet, and rural redevelopment, highlighting community efforts and locals’ charm.
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Schmile
Joe Schmitz
Kapukkasing
Crow Creek
Schmitz
Bank Credit Level Kept To Ceiling
The Financial Past reports banks kept loans near the ceiling set by Hokemmoent last February. Despite seasonal demands, total money on loan rose to $240 millions, about 9 per cent, with Canada loans at September 29 totaling $3,154 millions, up from $2,575 millions the year before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokemmoent
Canada
Acton By-law To Levy Sewage Disposal Charges
Acton council enacts a 1951 by law to collect 12000 dollars annually from land owners using water and sewers, through water service charges and consumption charges. The Acton Public Utilities Commission handles collection with discounts for early payment and provisions for delinquent accounts.
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Ie Wine Board
Ontaro
Town of
Acton
Acton Public Utilities Commission
Acton Public
Pease
Exquesing
Halton
Ontaris
Ontario Expansion Seen As Industrial Giant On The Move
Ontario manufacturing surges this year with expenditures over 600 million as surveys project a six billion expansion era. The Financial Post forecasts Ontario rivaling Britain’s Midlands and Detroit Cleveland, with 66 percent of the province’s 1.8 million workers dependent on manufacturing incomes.
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Ontario
Ontario Trade and Industry
Department of Planning
Financial Post
Midlands
Britain
Detroit-Cleveland
United States
Halton
Canada
Trade and Industry
Lake Ontario
Port Credit
Brampton
Ajax
Eastern Ontario Association Boards of Trade
Trade and Industry Branch
Swiss Urges Housewives to Stock Four Months of Au Wor
War era guidance advises Swiss households to keep a four month backlog of au wor, while noting cattle should not travel beyond millet water sources. The casual tone contrasts with precautionary measures for the home front amid tensions.
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Knox Girls
Glasgow
Jake St. Andrew
Hamish McTavish
Hamish
Burlington
Burlington Gazette
Town Council Building Committee
Georgetown
Georgetown Arts and Crafts Club
Georgetown Herald
M. H. Moyer
Paul Beer
A. G. M. Bruyns
Ann Lawson
R. B. Canham
England
Celia Franca
Canadian National Ballet Company
Milton
Oakville-Trafalgar Journal
Arante
Osborne
Dart
Mitoga
B. D. Rachlin Acton
E. Tyler
McGeachie
Supreme Court
Acton Free Press
R.S.O
Saals Kindergarten
Haugh
Pollock and Campbell
Water St
North Galt
C. Rognvaldson
Elliott
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