Community Social Life Highlights From Acton and Surroundings
The week end saw Eugene McPherson return from Toronto and visits by Mrs. Wm Johnstone to her sister Mrs. Rodgers in Burlington. Toronto guests include Mr and Mrs William McNabb and Mr E J Moore with Miss Aimee Speight at Moorecroft. Local events: Ballton dinner attended by A Mason and R Thatford. Orangeville trip for George Beswick golden wedding. Synod elects Very Rev L W Broughall as bishop in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.moore
Aimee Speight
Toronto
Moorecroft
H. P. Moore
BE. Beswick
Acton
M. Hills
Ballinafad
P. A. Sawyer
I. T
O. Smith
Wm. Pryer
J. J. Aldous
Rockwood
Owen
Hamilton
W. B. Broughall
County Council in Final Session at Campbellville
The 1932 meeting ended with thanks to retiring Warden Readhead as councillors praised his year of office. The Railway Company agreed to adjust trains for school access, and road committee explanations were urged to clarify funds. A banquet at the Milton Inn followed.
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Campbellville
Readhead
Kirstine
Road Committee
Good Roads
County Council
Milton Inn
HIS PROPER PLACE
A Scotch minister called a layman to preach and the text I am the Good Shepherd failed him. An old lady rose and urged him to content himself with being a sheep, ending the awkward moment in a humorous church anecdote.
Three Ways to Lower Costs in Crop Production
Field Husbandry experts from the Dominion Experimental Farms outline three main cost-reducing methods. They emphasize higher yields per acre, the use of larger machinery and labor-saving equipment, and expanding cultivated land. The cost studies also support substituting more profitable crops for less profitable ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Farms
Kellogg Gift Arrives From Express This Morning
A practical remembrance from the Kellogg Company arrived in a neatly arranged Christmas box. It contained bran flakes corn flakes coffee and other products. The Tar. Fare Press notes the gift reflects the company’s pleasant relations throughout the year and is appreciated by readers. Hornby L O L No 165 elected officers for the upcoming year led by H P Browne W M and W H Devlin D M. Executors sale of farm stock and implements of J H Plummer in Erunosa drew strong bids with ninety percent cash terms. J Kerr oversaw the sale.
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Express
Kellogg Company
Tar. Fare ‘Press
J. H. Plummer
Eruinosa
Yell
J. Kerr
Did you ever hear of the straw that broke the camel’s back
A guest at a county hotel asks the landlord about a proverb. The landlord answers with a humorous tale that the straw’s weight was found in the bed the guest tried to sleep in last night.
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Archie
Lydid
Lydia
Prominent Citizen Promotes Charity Schemes
A quote describes a respected local figure as one of the most prominent citizens who organizes charity schemes for others to subscribe to, highlighting his role in mobilizing community generosity.
Premier Art Guild salesman arrested for $40 theft
James McClyment 28 of Fairbank Avenue Toronto allegedly traveled from Toronto to Ottawa and Montreal selling Christmas cards, took deposits, and did not remit orders. Detectives arrested him on a $40 theft charge. William Baldwin of the Premier Art Guild is the complainant. Dublin Women’s Institute met at Mrs Near’s with carols and a programme. Morris Feldman of Guelph sentenced to three months for making a false bank statement. pending appeal under Bankruptcy Act. Morristown Press notes Rev. D. M. Johnston’s portrait and biographical sketch. Johnston and son serve together at Morristown Larger Parish.
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James McClyment
Fairbank Avenue
Toronto
Premier Art Guild
Ottawa
Montreal
Lawson Mumberson
McClyment
William Baldwin
Dublin Women’s Institute
Thos
Near
Morris Feldman
Guelph
R. L. Rickinnon
Feldman
Feldmann
Messrs. Singer
Rosenberg
Morristown Press
Morristown
Minn
D. M. Johnston
Canada
Loewe Academy
Victoria University
Butter Production Rises While Cheese Output Falls
A new statement shows butter production in 1931 reached 330,695,246 lbs, up from 282,251,061 lbs in 1930. Cheese production declined about 15,000,000 lbs, from 119,951,103 lbs in 1930 to 114,857,939 lbs in 1931, with home-made cheese up 50,000 lbs but factory cheese down significantly.
Churchill Orchestra Hosts Welcome for Archie Kerr Couple
The Churchill Orchestra gathered at the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Kerr for a social evening with music and games. Chas Landsborough read a message as the couple were presented with wicker heirloom chairs and best wishes from fellow musicians.
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Arghin
Eyal
Churchill
Archie Kerr
Chas
Well Mannered Hobo Observation
Three tramps share a roadside meal. Two discuss the third's refined manners as he leaves to admire the view. One man recalls offering a toothpick and the other notes the hobo pretended to use it to avoid offense. The tale relies on humor about etiquette among travelers.
Commodity Prices and Hides in Toronto Trade Data
Market notes show Toronto dealers listing live hides by grade with prices for green hides and calf skins, plus carcass values. Grain quotations reflect Manitoba and Ontario wheat, oats, barley, rye ranges. Wholesale fruit prices include apples pears with per bushel and box ranges, plus Ontario new potatoes price per bag and regional freight-delivered quotes. Current live stock prices list steers, heifers, milker calves, and hogs with varied quotations. no quotes for hogs.
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Toronto Board of Trade
Cf Bay Ports
Manitoba
Bard
Northern
Ontario
Radio Jokes Spark City Gossip Between Neighbors
In a playful exchange, Lasch-Why asks why someone discarded their radio while Bosch quips that his mother-in-law is now the local station announcer, fueling neighborhood ribbing and light intrigue.
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Lasch
Bosch
Principles of Grading in Dominion Livestock
The Dominion Live Stock Branch explains grading as sound business to classify livestock and products so consumers recognize quality and pay a premium, which returns to producers. The practice has proven valuable, giving incentive to quality production and price benefits to producers.
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Dominion Live Stock Branch
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Commanity
Free Press
Eugene McPherson
Wiliam ‘McNabb
A . Mason
Thatford
Ballton
Albert Ellis
Cecil Rhodes
Galt
Rovey
H. E. Sutcliffe
Babe, Shirley
Detroit
Mrs
G. H. Lantz
J. Adams
C. Robinson
J. E. ‘Wilson
J. A. Robinson
J. B. Lindsay
C. Brooks
THE
Churchill: Orchestra
Cooper's Wzhe
Ranke Paensest
Ee Oe
Torentonto
Tor
Hetail
City
Couges
B.C
de Delmonte
New
Prince Edward
New Brunswick
Turkey
Wain
Santa
Andy
Sunkist
Qranges
China
SR Ararararaezaer
Patterson's
Crvavgavgaa
Johnstone & Rumley
M. Edwards & Co. Bakers
Acton Welfare Board
Leasan
R. M.mcdonald
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