Andrew James McAlpine 1880 1947 Nassagaweya farmer dies
Nassagaweya resident Andrew James McAlpine dies at his Campbellville area farm December 27 after three weeks illness. He served as an elder in Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church until 1947 and then belonged to Rockwood Presbyterian. Funeral December 29 at Rumley Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Williamson and Douglas Black officiating. Interment Nassagaweya cemetery. He was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters.
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Nassagaweya Township
Andrew James McAlpine
R.R
Campbellville
Andrew
Sarah McAlpine
Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church
Rockwood Presbyterian Church
Rumley Funeral Home
Fred Williamson
Guelph
Rockwood
John
Robert
Sarah Elizabeth McAlpine
Mary
Woman’s Insistence Gets Village on Map
A 200 person Ontario village near Mount Forest and Clifford will appear on next year’s maps after Mrs. Hugh Shannon pressed MLA John Root during a campaign visit. She argued the town’s historic ties to George Alexander Drew and his grandson, Ontario’s former premier, warrant recognition. The matter was reported to Highways Minister Allan.
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Toronto
Minto Township
Mount Forest
Clifford
Hugh Shannon
John Root
Wellington North
Ontario
George Alexander Drew
Innada
Root
Allan
Drew
Veteran Nurse Gerrie Dedicated to Indigenous Care for 30 Years
Vancouver dispatch recalls Nurse Harriet Gerrie who served Indigenous communities across British Columbia Alberta and Saskatchewan for three decades. Born in Indian Head Saskatchewan she trained in Edmonton and Toronto and led typhoid and smallpox campaigns moving between encampments by dog team canoe and wagon. During a Portage la Prairie outbreak she housed patients in a log hall with improvised partitions surviving with one patient lost.
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Vancouver
Harriet Gerrie
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Indian Head
Sask
Edmonton
Toronto
Department of Indian Affairs
Onion Lake Agency
Bonneville
Alta
Portage ‘Ky Prairie
Man
Gerrie
Personal Notes Share Holiday Travel and Visits Across Regions
A stream of holiday visits and returns fills Acton notes with family travel to Toronto Montreal Huntsville Niagara Falls and Belleville school for the Deaf. Local residents Arthur Cook and Rev C L Poole recoveries are noted alongside seasonal family gatherings in Ontario and beyond. Manufacturing is now Canada's major source of employment and income.
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Canada
Two-Car Crash Near Brampton Injures Milton Youths
A Sunday crash four miles east of Brampton involving a Milton youth and a Milton Heights girl left Douglas Coulson 20 with deep facial gashes Irene Thompson 15 with a fractured right foot and Vincent Dipersio 21 with facial scratches. J G McLure 68 of Brampton driver and Mrs Rabel McLure sustained head cuts and rib fractures. Coulson was rushed to hospital in a police car. his condition was listed as good.
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Milton
Milton Heights
Brampton
Douglas Coulson
Court St. Milton
Irene Thompson
Vincent Dipersio
J. G McLure
Rabel McLure
MecLure
Obituary: Alfred Morris Sr. War Veteran Passes Away
Alfred Morris Sr a Boer War survivor and veteran of World Wars I and II died last Wednesday at age 78 after illness in Toronto. He lived in Phelps township near North Bay since 1927 and was a Canadian Legion member. Survived by sons Alfred Kenneth Percy and five daughters including Dora Hall Kathleen Spence Olga Wilson. 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. brother Harry of Hamilton. His wife Bessie Mitchell predeceased him five years ago.
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Alfred Morris Sr
Marck
Olga Wilson
Acton
Toronto
Mr. Morris
Canadian Legion
North Bay
Phelps ‘Township
Brierly
Hill
Staffordshire
England
Bessie Mitchell
Alfred
Kenneth
Phelps Township
Percy
Herb Hall
Dora
Silver Springs
Maryland
William Pyle
Phyllis) Hamilton
Trueman_ Spence
Kathleen
Betty Morris
Harry
Hamilton
Newfoundland Wives Big Phone Shoppers
St John’s Newfoundland residents will gain a new Avalon Telephone Company exchange to handle a long waiting list. Officials decline exact line counts but expect capacity to cover over 1,200 people. Households average 1,400 calls yearly, among the world’s highest rates, with women and housewives driving much of the talking and shopping over the 18,000 telephones in use.
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ST. John's
Nfld
Acton High School News Recaps Holidays and Events
Students and staff of Acton High share belated Season's Greetings. Examinations through December 19 delayed Hi News. Christmas party featured carols, Santa, gifts, and awards. Christmas dance at the public school auditorium saw lively dancing and calls for better future attendance. A new study room replaced a former wing room, now the home room for grade 9, with the Square Dance club meeting Friday night.
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A.hs
Former Methodist Pastor's Wife Gertrude Barker Dead
Gertrude Etheleen Barker wife of the late Dr George W Barker died at her home in Toronto on December 30. Born in Oxford county and educated at Alma College St Thomas she moved to Toronto in 1926 as her husband led Grace United church. She founded the Women’s Missionary Society later named the Gertrude Barker Auxiliary and supported McAll Missions. A former member of the Women’s Canadian Club she is survived by daughter Muriel Mrs J Neilson.
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Gertrude Etheleen Barker
George W. Barker
Oxford County
Alma College
St. Thomas
Barker
Women’s ~ Missionary Society
Gertrude Barker
McAll
Women’s Canadian Club
Muriel
Dance of the Year At Home Event Set for Friday
The executive expects a good turnout for the annual At Home event to be held Friday in the public iSchool auditorium. The dress is optional and admission is by invitation only.
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H. 1
Bennie
D. Taylor
Charles Symon
Montreal
Arthur Cook
Guelph General Hospital
Charles Hillock
Rose McEvoy
Peter Savers
Jean Buckner
Mr. D. Wiltshire
Carolyn and
Bill Grant
Freuler Family
Leslie Taylor
Ricky of
Fergus
Cyril. Taylor
Mrs. J. Krapek
Huntsville
Fred Anderson
Earl Mellon
Palgrove
G. A. Dills
Frank Browning
S. Braida
Armand Braida
Kingston
Dean Lemon l
Belleville School For the Deaf
George Graham
John McCaw
Niagara Falls, Nly
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Bobby
Elaine
Kay
C. W. Mason
Stanley Mackie
David
Islington
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John Allan
Torontoa
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Theige
Phoenix
Arizona
Tyler
Agnes Jacque
Anna Olson
H. Olson
R.R. 4
Cand
A McLean
Mabel Sabiston
Hildagard Long
A. R. Long
C. L. Poole
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Tina Waddell
London
Sharon
F. J. ‘McCutcheon
J. E. Pearen
Elva Pearen
Nancy
Janet Aitken
Ross Allan
George Campbell
David McLure
Luena Campbell
Georgetown
Whitney Cook
Deep River
Atomic Energy of Canada
Chalk River
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Evelyn Reed
Harley Brignall
Harold Reed
Robert Brignall
Chatham
James Reed
Sid Miss Thompson
Doug Coulson
Coulson
G. Hickingbottom
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
A.B. Co
Audi Bureau of Circulation
A.B.C
Acton, Ontario
DCUG
Marning
Ane
Flynn’s
Gordon Strain
A. Morris
Newfoundland
Acton ~ É High
School 4 News
By Neil Benton
Square Dance Club
Methodist Church
Radio “Service
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Watson
Music Store
Pollock
Campbell
Telephone
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Lea
Dak Rt Ae
Hinton’s
Kennedy
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Guelphont
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