Giant Tobacco Plants Reported Near Ontario Towns
Unusually large tobacco plants with up to 40 leaves were found last year in a field of Delcreat tobacco near Vienna Ontario and similar giants were seen at Oxley Ontario and Greenville Town. Officials caution no firm conclusions yet on whether seed from these plants will yield similarly large crops.
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B Hives Edge Braves In Overtime Lacrosse Thriller
Acton’s B Hives defeated the Burlington Braves 7-5 after overtime, in a rugged game marked by fights and 18 penalties. Acton solidified first place with goals from Cleave Taillefer Gearrie and Young in a clash that featured two early bursts and a dramatic OT winner.
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Canada to issue special four cent stamp for Red Cross Conference
The July stamp marks the XVII International Red Cross Conference in Toronto from July 23 to August 9. Printed in blue and red it is Canada’s third two color issue following 1898 map stamp and 1939 royal visit issue. This is the first time Canada hosts the conference and only the second time in the Western Hemisphere.
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Founder of Cherry Hill Folk School Dies in Copenhagen
John Anchor Madsen 47 died July 7 in Copenhagen after a heart attack at the railway station. He and wife Betty founded the Cherry Hill Folk School in Unionville transforming a barn into living and working spaces for a multi race community. Survived by Betty and three daughters Britta Karen and Anne Lis the Madsens had planned a two month tour of Denmark and Finland to visit kin and the Olympic games. The sudden death leaves a leadership gap for the Folk School movement in Ontario.
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Hamlet performance lights and hearing exchange
A brief overheard exchange recalls a stage moment where one woman asks for brighter lights while another notes impaired hearing in the dark. The fragment mentions a Canada silver report from The Financial Past.
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Canada
Acton Fans See Football Wrestling And Boxing On Half Dollar Night
Acton crowd of about 400 watched a bibulous night where lacrosse and football plus wrestling and boxing shared a 50 cent show. The Braves beat Pundits, taking first in a six team league as Grimes’s Leafs saga and local apathy toward minor league baseball round out the sports page.
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Crow Talk A Farmer Narrates A Talking Crow
A humorous anecdote from The Reader's Digest describes two motorists eating lunch by a stone wall while noisy crows provoke a debate about their language. A nearby farmer appears, claims the crow spoke English, and the crow asks dawn before a joke ends with beans.
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Acton Ladies Softball Beat Streetaville 11 to 5
Acton girls opened with four runs in the first inning as Palmer Howe Croas and Somerville scored. Streetaville answered with five runs by the fifth, then Acton added six across in the sixth with all eight in the lineup driving in runs. Spires crossed to complete the scoring in the eighth as Acton honored community contributors for bats and balls.
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Summer Sunburn Warns Against Holiday Ruin
The article urges caution about sun exposure and promotes protective clothing sunscreen and timing. It warns that clouds do not block UV and stresses reapplication after swimming, lip protection, and avoiding overexposure to prevent burns and eye irritation.
Oakville Edges Campbellville In Fifth Inning Collapse
Campbellville led 3-1 before a fifth inning series of miscues and a balk by Jack Roberts handed Oakville a 5-3 comeback. Joe Robert misplayed a fly, Withnell drove in the tying run, and Oakville pulled away with two more in the seventh. Mark Pollock pitched well for Oakville while Jack Roberts took the loss.
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TV set sales rise as CBC columns boost market
This year shows a boom in Canadian TV sets as CBC Toronto and Montreal transmitters advance for later transmission. The first sign is a 24 percent jump in TV set sales in January year over year per The Financial Post.
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