Obituary Notices from Acton and Waller Families
Woodhall of Acton Qatari at midnight December Ded 1946. Milard Woodhall widower of Elizabeth McKay in her ninth year. Waller of Cm St Acton at residence Friday December pot 1946. Anais Emeline Waller wife of Wilkham C Waller and mother of Viola Leones and Keartta.
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Woodhall
Acton
Qatari
Milard Woodhall
Elizabeth McKay
Waller
Cm St. Acton
Anais Emeline Waller
Wilkham C Waller
Gutter
Viola
Leones
Keartta
In loving memory of Alvin Wilfred Gordon
Memorial note for Alvin Wilfred Gordon who died suddenly at age 20 in 1944. The verse expresses heartbreak, calls him a bright angel, and states he will be remembered with love by his mother and Wayne.
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Gohdon
Alvin Wilfred Gordon
Braven
Kam Faane
Mummy
Christmas Week Notices and Holiday Closures in 1948
The piece notes stores closing the day after Christmas and holiday visitors increasing activity. It mentions Christmas decorations on Main Street, Freer Trees on display, and the Last Office handling a surge in copies. It also reports the Free Press selling 10 000 more one cent stamps than last year and apologizes for late delivery.
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Apolthees
Acton
Propoed Artificial Insemination Unit Draws Interest
The Halton Holstein Club hosts a meeting on farming a Maple Artificial Breeding Unit branch with officials from Maple Cattle Breeders Run and Halton Nalstein Club. Reports show rapid growth since 1945, rising from 8 to 173 members, with many members selling private bulls and plans to breed over 2000 cows in 1996. about 600 cows already signed up with 1000 projected by month end.
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Millon
Halton
Frank G Stark
Halton Nalstein Club
Agric
J. KE. Whitelock
G. W. Keffer
Maple Cattle Breeders’ Run
MM. Cockburn
York County
Deeda
Maple Association
Haltan
J. E. White
Halton Holstein Club
The Good One World Vision of Freedom and Cooperation
A fragmented world stands apart from a future good world built on truth and mutual support. The path requires vast cooperation among hundreds of millions who live truth, sharing knowledge and goods while reducing fear and prejudice.
Halton Officer Receives Scroll for Saving a Boy
Oakville Chief John B. Derry received a Royal Humane Society scroll for saving a drowning three year old near the Oakville Yacht Club on June 12 1943. Off duty he leaped a bridge embankment grabbed the child and performed lifesaving measures before returning the boy to his mother.
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John B. Derry
Oakville
Halton Countty Police
Caunel Brown
Colborne Street
Oaksilly Yacht Club
John Wilson
Lee Smith
Hartington
Frank McNiven
Milton
Halton Association
Smith
Milton Inn
Aner
Harvey Hunt
Nelson
E. Heath
Thomas Hall
Burlington
Louis Patterson
Bronte
Doug Hitchcock
PAO Plana
Ken Soble
Halton Crop Improvement to Hold Annual Meeting
The Halton Crop Improvement Association will hold its annual meeting at the Court House in Milton on Saturday January 4 at 1 30 pm. Guest speaker W E Brecken of Freeman will report on agricultural conditions in Britain Denmark and Sweden.
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Halton Crop Improvement Association
Court House
Mu- Ton
A. T Woodley
Halton
W. EL iBreckon
Freeman
Manuet Nellis
Robert Miller
Douglas Currie
John Birl
Wallace Swackhamer
N. J. Thomas
Ontario Agricultural College
Willl
Scout Mothers Elect Officers at December Meeting
The Scout and Guide Mothers elected officers for the newly formed Scout and Guide Mother's Association at a December 10 meeting hosted by Mrs. Hollinger. Officers include President Mrs. R. Spielvogel and Vice President Mrs. E Jennings, with other posts filled and plans to provide six sweaters for the Cup Pack. A Cub Pack invitation to a Christmas party was extended as thanks for past hosts.
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Scout and Guide
Peasurer
Unger
The Economics Of Progress In Cotton Industry
Two paragraphs discuss U S cotton growth shifts due to mechanization. Machine use reduces hours from 143 to 19 per acre, lowering costs and potentially cotton prices while raising factory wages. Net savings may be smaller, with higher capital costs and regional job shifts. The piece contrasts machine efficiency with human labor and notes consumer price and living-cost implications.
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Lethbridge Herald
United States
Canada
TY Cpas
Hockey Rule Changes and Local Schedule Preview
The article notes NHL style rule tweaks this season affecting passes and red line contact. It cites Norm Morton of Acton as a player likely to benefit and references Georgetown and Grimsby in an exhibition 6 3 result. It also mentions a forthcoming league schedule drawn last night and a lively regional hockey roster.
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Ure
OFLA
Gram
Norm Morton
Acton
Jolley
Farmers Evidently Good Risk for Loans
In the 17th annual report of the Canadian Farm Loan Board, loans through March 31 1946 supported farm debt repayment, land purchases, and improvements. The Board lent over 54 million dollars to 26 589 farmers, with 30 435 million repaid, spread across western and eastern provinces, at four and a half percent interest.
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Canadian Farm Loan Hoad
Dominion
Panic buying cited in wartime shortage report
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board says panic buying creates shortages across Canada. Officials note that when shortages are mentioned, stores are quickly emptied of items like flour salt and soap, with civilians purchasing far more than needed.
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Prices and Trade Board
Canada
Prices Board
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