Obituary and community thanks from Guelph families
A 1919 notice from Archibald Gibbons and family, thanking friends and neighbors for expressions of sympathy and tributes after a bereavement. Also acknowledgments from Chas Packer and E Packer families, gratitude for kindness during illness and convalescence. The Actons Home Band and local supporters send thanks for parade arrangements and assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Packer
E. Packer
Charlie
Hoapital
Dublin Institute
Christmas Countdown and Local Happenings
Two weeks before Christmas with shortened daylight hours. The flu disrupted the staff with illness during the past two weeks. Mr Mac McDonald fractured his leg above the ankle last week and is wished a speedy recovery. Mr and Mrs S H Lindsay celebrated their forty second wedding anniversary with a supper and social evening at their Park Avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac McDonald
S. H. Lindsay
Mra
D. HW. Lindsay
Park Avenue
Burlington honours and losses amid local election notes
Burlington residents hear from Mrs. Harold V. Carter that her brother Flight-Sergeant W. J. Mayo was killed in action on November 16 and buried in Cambridge England on November 23. Town nominees at Friday's nomination meeting include six councillors from ten, one water commissioner from two, and three school trustees from four. At Monday afternoon's nomination, current council and two school trustees for School Area No. 1 were elected by acclamation: Deputy Reeve Colin Smith, Councillors Mary Petit Elmer Foster and Herb Alton, Trustees Bradley Clements and Martyn Lindley. Police aided Bronte authorities to catch culprits removing furniture from the Osler home on the Toronto-Hamilton highway near Bronte after a truck was spotted loading at 1 a.m. on the Trafalgar Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold V. Carter
Yom Locust Street
W. J. Mayo
Hamilton
Cambridge
England
Reayburn
Burlington
Township Hall
P Nt Council
Patterson
Bronte
Osler
Toronto-Hamilton
Trafalgar Mne
Bronte —Gazette
Better Vegetable Control Planned by Prices Board
The Wartime Prices and Trade, with cooperation from all trade sections, aims to assure Canadians of a reliable supply of staple fresh fruits and vegetables through winter and spring. Price ceilings are in effect on potatoes onions turnips cabbage beets carrots parsnips peaches pears plums grapes citrus fruits and bananas. Normal supplies from the United States and foreign sources are expected, allowing Canada its normal share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pro
United States
Canada
Mrs. Thomas Gibbons Jr Dies After Illness in Toronto
Mrs. Thomas Gibbons Jr a Dundas native born 1474 lived in Acton since youth died after a period of poor health in St. Michael s Hospital Toronto. Wife of Thomas Gibbons she left a daughter and three sons and many relatives. Funeral held at St Joseph s Church with Reguiem High Mass and interment in Dublin Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gibbons, Jr
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto
Gibbons
Mary Jane McIntosh
Mgr
Nell McIntosh
Dundas
Acton
Thomas Gibbons
Mizz Dollono
Fh. N
Nell
Frank
Pte
Thomas, Jr
Camp Borden
Coos
Agnes
Marion MccIntosh
Dunican McIntosh
London
Reguiem High Maas
St. Joseph's Church
W. J. Morgan
Dublin Cemetery
Mosam
Jon Fly Wim
Duval
Lawrence Gibbons
McPherson
Peter Walker
Geo. W. Benton
Georgetown
Useful Tips Feeding Ewes in Winter
Practical guidance on winter feeding for breeding ewes. It discusses when grain is needed based on ewe condition and forage quality, and suggests grain quantity relative to fodder quality and lambing date. It advises precaution with grinding, mentions use of grain during late winter, and points to pamphlet No 71 for more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Bs
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Volcanoes as Nature's Land Mines Warn of Powerful Explosions
Dr E S Moore of the Royal Ontario Museum warns that volcanoes remain deadly geologic forces capable of giant eruptions. He cites craters miles across and deep, debris hurled for miles, cities destroyed in hours, and notes many ancient craters remain visible worldwide. He links volcanic activity to stressed crust regions and notes Canada presently sits in stable zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Moore
Royal Ontario Museum
Mexico
Pompeii
Canada
Moore
Taunton Proposal: Kill All Mongrel Puppies at Birth
At a Somerset County Council meeting F Shorney a retired police superintendent proposed killing all mongrel puppies at birth to save food during the war. He urged immediate action as a wartime economy measure drawing strong debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taunton
F. Shorney
Somerset County Council
Enfield MP Sir Henry Bowen Dies at Forry Hall
Sir Henry Ferry man Bowen long serving Conservative MP for Enfield and Middlesex County Council member died at his residence Forry Hall. He rode to parliament on horseback until the 1930s, marking a notable era in public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enfield
Henry Ferryman Bowen
Middlesex County Council
Tts
Forry Hall
Allied plans loom as Big Three outline fronts for invasion
Weekly War Commentary details Allied strategy after Teheran and Egypt talks. It notes expectations of a Second Front across the English Channel, a China coast campaign, a Balkans thrust, and a major aerial campaign to weaken German power. The piece highlights Churchill Roosevelt Stalin Chiang Kai-Shek as leaders at the talks and reports ongoing Allied advances in Italy and the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Ching
Japan
Wineema
Bnvirdsa
Balkana
Powhly
Rumania
North
Africa
Churchill
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-Shek
Stalin
Russia
Teheran
Iran
Egypt
Hiad
Moscow
Allied Air Power and High Stakes Across War Fronts
Allied air forces pummeled Axis positions from Italy to the Pacific. German prisoners suffered insanity and exhaustion from relentless bombing as Sth Army attacks advanced toward Mount Camino and Liri River valleys. In the Pacific, carrier forces hit Marshall Islands while Tehran conference details showed the Big Three uniting to crush Germany and plan a lasting democratic peace. The Red Army made gains west of Kiev and in southern Ukraine, and Turkey and Portugal faced ambiguous roles as Allied strategy expanded. The Kenya Agricultural Production Board began wheat plans to aid Middle East armies amid bread rations and maize boosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alles
Italy
Fough Burkish Ath
Adriatic
Pescara
Yrnlfin
Rome
8Th
San Vito
Cunt Comino
Mignano
Russia
Red Army
Zhobin
Gomel-Minsk
Leningrad-Odessa
White Russia
Dnieper
Riuwalan
Ra.f
Berlin
Leipzig
IAF
Sango River
South Pacific
United States
Marshall Talande
Tokyo
Churchi
Noosevelt
Stalin
Germany
Samet Youn
Turkey
Roosevelt
Church
Rtalia
Wusala
Portugal
Mark Clark
Tlahting Sth
Mount Camino
Aled Gun
Liri
Canale
Fifth Army
Mnnggiore
Ths
Sih
Mora
Kiev
Gaina
Ukraine
Kenya Agricultural Production Board
Middle East
Clearing Auction Sale At Esquesing Farm In 1913
The notice announces a public auction by Frank Brown at his Esquesing Township farm on a Friday in December 1913. Items include livestock two Clyde mares and a Holstein cow, various hogs, poultry, farming implements, hay and grain, furniture, and household goods with no reserve. Proceeds go to the seller who has quit farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brown
Con
Township of Esquesing
Yorshire
Uizer
Muksey-Harris
Munsey-Warria
Deering
Greindery
F.M
Cartier
Use Soybeans as Smother Crop Against Couch Grass
An Ottawa central experimental farm study shows continuous soybeans more effectively smother couch grass than corn buckwheat or millet. After four years of rotation the soybean plot left only 0.9 percent couch, while corn and buckwheat plots retained higher levels, confirming soybeans’ superior weed control potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Couch Gran
Couch
Untitled report on a sensational manuscript claim in Melbourne
A distorted clipping reports a writer detailing a lengthy tale of losing a person and an apparent affair. The fragment mentions an alien event and a subsequent discovery, but clarity is limited by the garbled OCR text.
Bechuanaland Irrigation Scheme Advances at Kayne Dam
Bathoen Irrigation Dam at Kayne in Kanye Cochuana land is the Territory’s first completed irrigation project with a 300 million gallon capacity. About 52 acres are irrigated and 40 more will be added, four-fifths under wheat and the rest vegetables supplying meals for Feuh school children. The piece also notes SA facilities to UK pilots and RAF training in the Union, with SA and UK students split roughly two-thirds to one-third. South African Air Force units have operated in East Africa the Middle East and Madagascar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mafeking
Bathoen
Kayne
Cochuanaland
Fe Uh
Kanye
Union of South Africa
United Kingdom
Staf
South African Air Force
Royal Air Force
Nouth African Air Force
East Africa
Madagascar
Maple Syrup Rations Increased in Spring
Beginning March 2 1944 one coupon will buy 20 ounces of maple syrup an increase of eight ounces from the current allowance. Eight BP coupons become due in each ration book two in December two in January two in February and two on March 2. The March 0 coupon will be valid March 2 making nine coupons per ration book if saved all winter. An example of wartime financial aid notes loyalty to the United Kingdom Government by the family of Wong an Inland in the South paying rent for airfield land with road access built by the Tong Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Wongs
Tongs
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Gall Street
Guelph
Leraith
Archibald Hy Eetoves Usband
Mary
Mautice ‘Tert
Thomas’ Gibbons
Hove
Brampton
Messia
John Williamson
Archie Kentner
Fred Crewson
BR. H. Elliott
W. B. Rumley
Orrie Lamb
Prices Board
Thomas Gibbons, SR
United Nations
Rualand
Wenn College
Melbourne
CPD
Bechuanaland
Royal Palace
Hhiday
Red Kelton
Brooklyn
Dames Cagney
Humphrey Bogart In
Oklahoma
Errol Plyon
Texas
Martha O'Driscoll
Richard Quine
Fiava
Elliott Bros
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