Nuns Island Faces Change as Real Estate Plan Looms
On Nuns Island near Montreal the Congregation of Notre Dame and their centuries old presence give way to a real estate development by a firm planning a large housing scheme. The transition follows a summer ferry departure and a shift in ownership to Verdun area buyers.
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Refuge Montraral
Caraga
Ste Dorothee
Eorning
Lawrence River
Bern
Fondwalters
Montreal
St. Paul
France
French Canada
Lous XIV
Verdun
Acros
Tover
London and Port Stanley Railway ends passenger service after a century
London Ontario’s city owned 35 mile electric line quits passenger trains citing auto competition and losses. Freight will continue with coal and oil to Port Stanley and transfers from US steam roads to St Thomas. The line shifts to diesel and marks a historic end for a public electric railway once popular with railfan clubs.
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London
Ont
Sir Adam Beck
Ontario Hydro System
Port Stanley
United States
St. Thomas
Sir Adam
LPS
Ontario Hydro
St Thomas
LPC
Lake Erie
Motor Trafic
Here
Crown Champions In Badminton Circles
The junior Badminton club held singles championships at YAALCA on Saturday morning. Tony Leighton won the boys beginners class while Carole Bradley took the junior girls title and John Trip won the junior boys. Elaine Bradley beat Gail Roassell 3 2 in girls semi finals. Carole Bradley defeated Caral Basen 5 0. Carol Bradley beat Blaine Bradley 11 6 to win the girls final. Tony Leighton defeated Bert Tripp 1 83 to win the boys beginners final.
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Yaalca
Tony Leighton
Carole Bradley
John Trip
Junice
Elaine Bradley
Gail Roasell
Caral Basen
Carol
Blaine Bradley
Carol Being
Poore
Cay Ta
Bert Tripp
United Church Men Hold Annual Christmas Meeting
Community report covers United Church Men’s Club meeting with president Gordon Ostrander leading worship, Murray Taylor delivering a spelling address and violin pieces, and three film showings on navigation, earth riches, and hockey. Also notes W M S events, a travel pageant visit to Toronto, and local property/auction updates.
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United Church Men’s Club
Palmerston
Waller
Alvin Root
Gordon Ostrander
Murray Taylor
Fergus
Murray
Herald Angels
St Lawrence Seaway
Indiana
Maly Trinity Church
Eric Larsen
Drayton
Rockwouod
Eden Mills
J. FE. Keough
Main
J. A. Little
Peart
Hamilton
Roy Hindley
Victoria Waller
Montreal
X. B. Waller
George Waller
Forums to Discuss Tomorrow's Centres
Farm broadcasters Jack Trower Gordon Atkins and Jack Johnson joined young farmers and wives on December 1 to debate the rural community’s future. They reviewed the Farm Forum Guide and heard neighbourhood groups report their findings through local papers and National Farm Radio Forum.
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Jack Trower
Edmonton
George Atkins
Toronto
Jack Johnson
Halifax
Farm Forum
National Farm Radio Focoum
Costly lapses in St. Catharines car crash injures wife
Robert Flaherty, driving with his wife and infant grandson, struck a hydro pole after reaching for a baby bottle. His wife and child were hospitalized with injuries while Flaherty sustained minor hurts. A separate note reports the Lord Selkirk ferry’s first builder’s trial in Pictou.
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ST. Catharines, Ont
Robert Flaherty
Flaherty
Pictou
Lord Selkirk
Towal
Caribou
Wood Island
P.el
Silver Wood Christmas Concert at Stone School
The Stone School hosted a Silver Wood Christmas concert on Friday evening with a program including O Canada, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Deck the Walls with Boughs of Holly, and a Welcome spelled by children. The juniors performed The Windmill Song and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, a Snowman solo by Ricky Corbett, a nunmery rhyme play with Linda Baxter and Rick Corbett, Eva Lindauer as the fairy, plus a solo by Paul Kidney. Santa greeted the children, and 18 members of Silver Wood WI held a Christmas party at Mrs Thos Appleyard’s home on December 12 with a comic motto and a gift to the Children’s Aid.
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Stone School
Linda Baxter
Rick Corbett
Eva Lindauer
Rudolph
Red-Nosed Reindeer
Stephen Reynolds
Paul Kidney
Actiors
Santa
Silver Wood WI
Mra Thos
Appleyard
R.C. Lindsay
Mr. Thompson
Hat making contest crowns Mrs Burt at Corbett event
Mrs Hert Corbett convened a evening contest naming Dececa, Mrs BE Miller and Mrs Russell Muller tied for the prize. A humorous hat making contest won by Mrs George Burt. Gift exchange, Mrs Bert Corbett won best decorated gift. Lunch served with several helpers.
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Hert Corbett
Dececa
BE. Miller
Russell Muller
Mra
George Burt
Bert Corbett
Clare Wilson
H. Scott
Mra DD. Lindsay
George Smill
Junior Hi Y Girls Visit Guelph YMCA Club
Three Star Junior Hi Y girls from Acton were hosted by the Guelph Boys triple C Junior Hi Y Club at the Guelph YMCA on a Friday evening. They enjoyed games and dancing followed by lunch. Transport and chaperoning were provided by Mr and Mrs C Kirk ness and Mr and Mrs W Watkins.
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Guelph
Guelph Ymca
Acton
C Kirkness
W. Watkins
Santa visits St. Joseph's Acton Christmas party
Over 180 children at St. Joseph's Church Acton gathered at the Bundsy afternoon in the Acton Roxy theatre for the church Christmas party. Santa distributed parcels and gifts, with Helen Benton and others performing on stage. A neighbor incident involving a cow is noted in the report.
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Santa
St. Joseph's
St. Joseph's Church
Acton
Santa Claus
Acton Roxy Theatre
Ennus
Chidren
Helen
Bern c
Benton
Joe Seven
John McHugh
Fd Ryen
Man's treatment of others marks his true size
A fragmented readable passage discusses character and compassion as the measure of a man, noting how conduct toward fellow people reveals true stature. It emphasizes kindness over outward status and hints at moral reflection amid unclear context.
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