Organizing Clippings Sparks Home Office Makeover
A writer recounts sorting a long hoard of clippings from magazines and newspapers. She explains past methods, shifts to a shelf and cabinet rearrangement, and compares filing ideas from friends while musing on how to preserve fragile memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Edna Jaques
Milk Producers’ Magazine
Maud Kerr
Family Herald
Weekly Star
Mona Purser
The
Globe and Mail
W. H. Deacon
Bob
Lyn H
Carol N
Local Bible Society Holds Annual Meet
The Acton Branch of the Upper Canada Bible Society held its annual meeting at Knox Presbyterian Church on Sunday December. A year overview and 1953 executive election followed a program featuring readings from the Revised Standard Version and carols. Officers were re elected. a policy to include women on the executive was approved.
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Acton
Upper Canada Bible Society
Knox Presbyterian Church
Society
EA. Currey
Coles
Charles Landsborough
Toronto
Landsborough
St. Alban’s
Knox Church
Gordon Oder
United Church
Lame Wreck
Baptist Church
Lyal McCutcheon
Obituary Notes of Instructor and Novice Riveter
An obituary recalls a rivet trainer guiding a novice woman riveter. He demonstrated by placing a rivet and instructing her to strike with a hammer when he nodded. The instructor left behind a wife and four children.
Deceptive bag resembles purse expands into water reservoir
A plastic bag spotted as a purse unfolds to a 2 16 inch square bag. The item, described by The Financial Pont, is made of heavy 12 range plastic sewn with nylon thread. The beaver, noted as one of nature’s best conservat ionists, creates ponds that act as natural reservoirs for floods and emergencies.
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Financial Pont
Nature
Coronation seats allotted amid price controversy
The Financial Post reports Canada has 8000 of 100000 parade seats. Prices sparked fusion rumors with figures up to 10 guineas about 30 dollars. Official seats largely went to foreign nations while Commonwealth visitors paid three to six pounds.
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Canada
Financial Post
Commonwealth
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Tampa
St. Petersburg
Miami
Miami Beach
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Key West
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