Memorial notices and obituaries from a 1920s Montreal paper
Died Mooreau Hospital Montreal on Saturday December 14 1020 Nan Ted dick wife of Blarry N. Moore Philadelphia Record. Funeral at home Frequoln Ontario December 10th inst McLam At his home Point Edward Tuesday evening December 34 1020 Game Mclam In his year Funeral from the home of Mr N I McLain Acton with private service Friday at three Interment at Fairview Cemetery Acton In Memoriam Denny In loving memory of our dear mother John Denny who passed away December 30 1030 Mrs Costello In loving memory of Mrs Dc Gosiaio died December 20 1038 Here are faces before us Dear cannot take away sweet memories Mrs Speilvogel
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Mooreaur Hospital
Montreal
Nan Teddick
Blarry N. Moore
Philadelphia Record
Meral
Avenal
Frequoln
Ontario
McLam
Point Edward
Game Mclam
N I) McLain
Acton
Intermient
Pairview
Christmas in Acton and Halton County News Highlights
The Acton Free Press recounts festive events, arena skating, and church celebrations in Acton and Halton County. It notes the new arena’s popularity, a Merry Christmas theme, and that Old Age Pensions granted total 145 applications across Oakville Bronte Trafalgar Georgetown Halton. It also warns against Sunday shooting per the Game and Fisheries Act with penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Halton County
Old Age Pensions Commission
Oakville
Bronte
Trafalgar
Georgetown
Haqueaing Township
Apton
Nassagaweya
Billion
House of Refuge
Brampton
High School At Home Entertainment Delights Ex Pupils
The High School at Home program, directed by Principal Lawrence, featured gypsy themed acts, violin and piano performances, and a humorous skit about a noble hosting French tourists. Students, teachers, parents, and friends enjoyed luncheon and a social dance after.
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Homme
Bose
Lawrence
Biian Nephew
Misa Rynard
Tommy Nicol
Milas Isabel Smith
Baron Kathleen Mackie
Misa Helen Outrander
Donia
Nephew
Ted
Harrop
Whitch
Landland
Hiouse
Ube
Ard Pilesis
Holiday Concert Dampened by Weather in Brighton
Neighborhood notes report a subdued Holiday Behoot concert at Brighton with poor weather. Miss Cook'n school concert at Pea cock School drew a crowded, impressed audience despite conditions. Other items note holidays, home visits, a radio installation, Toronto visitor Mrs. Wright, and a Women’s Missionary Society meeting at the Manse with a life member certificate presented to Mrs. John McKechnie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bharti
Warry
Mico Lillian Andt Maby Wichard
Leftle Finbur
Brighton
Hunday Behoot
Cook
Peacock School
Hesale Dinnte
Torlanto
Prank Dinnle
E. J. Wright
Toronto
Alf Roper
Women's Missionary Society of the United Church
John McKechnie
Women's Missionary Society
McKerecnie
Nassa gawaya Christmas Visits and School Concerts
Nassa gawaya residents Mr and Mrs Jes Aimpeon and daughter Minn Mary visit. Mr and Mrs Jas W Moffat from Nas sagaweya spend Christmas in Toronto with son Willian Moffat. School concerts at Nos 4 6 and Nos 5 8 gather good attendance and praise. Dr B H Wilton of Armada Michigan visits. Municipal nominations due Monday at Brookville for mayor and councillors. Plasterers finish putty coat on Mr T Nelles' new house. New Year greetings to The Acton Parr Purse editor and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jes. Aimpeon
Minn Mary
Tottenham
Naasagawaya
Jas. W. Moffat
Nassagaweya
Willian Moffat
Toronto
B H. Wilton
Armada
Mich
Nasnaghweyp
Brookville
Meere
Mosora
Limehouse Christmas Tidings and Local Happenings
Miss Marshall of Toronto spends Christmas at the old home. Mr and Mrs Campbell of Toronto visit A W Norton’s home for the holidays. Nellie Swackheamer of Detroit arrives after a slow passage due to storm. Weather dampens holiday concerts. Hydro line supplies arrive, Limehouse poised to grow. Youth carol around the village. A G AM Bruyns elected president of Halton Live Stock Improvement assoc at Milton. Mr and Mrs Tenner of Ottawa visit aunt Mrs R L Brown. Open air skating rink in good order with residents enjoying exercise.
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Marshall
Toronto
Mrs. Campbell
A. W. Norton
Nellie Swackheamer
Detroit
United Sunday School
Presbyterian Sunday School
Limehouse
A. G. AM. Bruyns
Milton
Halton Live Stock Improvement Association
Afr
Mira. Tenner
Ottawa
Christmas events brighten Rockwood town halls
Open air rink and overhead wires project by Mr. Fred Posmore upset the Bowling Green area as a shelter was built for spectators. A No. 10 School Sections concert in the Town Hall featured choruses, recitations, songs, plays, and a juvenile minstrel show with Santa distributing gifts afterward. United Church and Presbyterian events followed with Christmas trees, watches presented, and sermons and choir performances drawing large crowds. Teachers and students prepared holiday programs, and staff traveled home for vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Posmore
Ughta
Acholam
No 10
Quartetto
The
United Church
Mieram A. Elliott
Q. Bayne
J. Little
Q. Peal
J. Ayles
Minn
Agnes Black
No. 10
Mr. Masales
Archie McNabb
Santa Claus
Charles Hi. Harris
Gearw Gordon
W. J. Taylor
C. H. Haris
Presbyterian
G. Roy Martin
Port Dover
Albert Gray
Wm. Croft
Afr. Martin
W. WH. McCracken
Malcolm Smith
Manta Claus
Edna MM. Pearen
Dundas High Behoul
M. Aillroy
Orilita
Lovina Richardson
Bracebridge
Mfr
George Torrance
Honora
Royal Winter Fair trip for Ontario Junior Farmers
Gerald Shain recounts the nine day Ontario Junior Farmers trip to Toronto for the Royal Winter Fair. Students visit the Royal York Hotel Farmers Co operative plant Union Stock Yards Massey Harris and Eaton stores observing creameries packing houses abattoir and main show ring with visits to departments and talks by industry leaders. The piece highlights experiences from the Toronto trip and the educational tours received by five hundred junior farmers.
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Ontario
Tew
Royal York States
Toronto
Union Station
British Empire
Royal York
Farmer's Co-operative
Farmers Co-operative Ltd
Union Stock Yards
Childs
Vox
Uthers
Massey Mastin
Leafeteria
Thom
T. Eaton Co. Ltd
Mull Grdec
Daxement
Carpetamat Purniture
Art Galery
Charles Rox
Scout Christmas Spirit Emphasizes Charity and Bird Feeds
A Boy Scout article urges spreading Christmas goodwill as the troop recalls Christmastime roots. It highlights helping feathered friends with feeding trays and thanks supporters who helped scouts earn uniforms through sidewalk shoveling and odd jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christman
Maden Powell
Bcoustmaster Manon
Yuletide Memories Cantata Praised At United Church
A high class Christmas cantata closed the United Church service Sunday evening. The choir performed Yuletide Memories with fine volume harmony and technique. Chiefmaster Taylor and pianist Miss Perm Grown receive high credit for the setting and creditworthy work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
Taylor
Perm Grown
Poole
Jean Kennedy
Ruth Gibson
Gimpson
Ruth Giibson
Jenry Kennedy
Hazel Macon
The Psychology of Young Collectors and Guidance
The article notes many children start collecting instinctively but need guidance to sustain interest. Training should begin early to teach classification, organization, and systematic study, preventing discouragement from disorganized, unclassified hoards.
Ontario Dairy Show and Farm Tour Highlights and Banquet
A provincial agricultural event featured judging of dairy cattle Ayrshires horses sheep and swine with displays of apples and farm machinery. A banquet at the Wing Edward Hotel hosted by T Eaton Co honored winners as ministers and leaders spoke on farming education and opportunities at O A C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Wing Edward Hotel
T. Eaton
John
Martin
Ariculture
Ktayor Sammuel McBride
Sol. G. J. Christie
T Euton Co
T T
Roosedale
Sir Henry Pellatt
Toronto
Sunnyside
Coles
Maritime Provinces
Canada
Wahittelock
Agr
MicPhail
Tammoat
Choosing a Hero for Youth Moral Guidance
The passage argues for selecting well rounded heroes for boys, warning that a criminal may show courage or generosity while hiding flaws. It urges choosing role models whose admirable qualities withstand scrutiny and do not shame the reader, guiding youth to honor worthy figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jens James
Canadian pioneer Samuel Cunard shaped transatlantic travel
The piece credits Eli Samuel Cunard as a Canadian founder of a major steamship line. It notes his Quaker roots, birth in Nova Scotia on November 1, 1707, and his death on April 20, 1045. It lauds his impact on global travel and westward migration, calling him a Moses of Marine who guided many toward a promised land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Gamuel Cunard
Abraham
Philadelphia
Y Wallfax
Nova Scotia
Samuel
Canada
Samuel Cunard
Atlantic
Hls Prendence
Tke Moses
Marine
Pisgah
Kamilton Borald
Local cure in Normandy village water aids illness
Judge Clues noted no medical certificate was handed to the court and cited a Normandy village with a spring as a cure. He mentioned Tagnoles de Verne in the South Normandy where ill deer recovered after drinking the water, and that the late Justice Galtar reportedly recovered there before dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thereditch Génirlant County Court
Normandy
Cluer
Tagnoles de Verne
Th’ Bouth
Clueer
Justice Galtar
Primeval Axe Found During Royal York Course Construction
Anthropologists in Canada are excited by a discovery in Toronto during Royal York Golf Course construction. A nearly preserved bronze axe head, still capable of work, suggests an Indian implement or a Bronze Age relic, sparking debate among experts about its origin.
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Canada
Royal York
Toronto
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Hugh M. Réel
Ran
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Gia Hand
Arthur Maynes
Turkey
Alain Streets
Annus
D. Watchson
Aeelage
Game and Fisheries Act
Trustes Beant
Neighborhood News
Ballinafad
Rockwood
Bhanockhurn Weimen's Institute
D. A. Huistell
2. A. Hustell
Laura Millar
Norman Melarbern
Min A. G. Clarride
Linn Medicide
Dudlin
Dubtn
Boe
ON. O
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Clann Webster
Annie Black
Viola Robertson
Beatrice Kel
Ly Sr
Willie Windle
Ein Thaddick
Br. IV
Jr. IV
Mary Robertaon tHlonorsy
Dorothy Frank
Alex Waldin
Frances Mullin
Br. W
Clifford Wester
Sr. T
Annie Kelly
Lilly Pullitter
Ida Pryett
Wille Witehte
Gr. I
Dilly Robertson
Alex. Frank
Joe Pillitter
Perma Fryer
E. BE. Young
Gerald Shain
Boy Scout. News
Hiram Wallace
Guelph
Nansngaweyo Township
NG Corea Phleritia
Whoopee
Ryan Auditorium
Elliott
Superior Chain Stores
Misl ST
Hill's
Hinton’s Jewellery
Toyland
AREER
H. W. Hinton
Acton Jeweller
Panaga
Paraya
Patterson’s
McLean & CO
Strefy
Acton, Ontario
Acton Flour Mills
D. A. Lindsay
Nelson & CO
Mill Street
Lay Chow
Wwe
D. H. Lindsay Action
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