Canning Guide Boosts Home Food Preservation Efforts
Homemakers urged to save and tend perishable foods to boost exports and stockpile garden crops. The article directs readers to request Canada and Ottawa preservation manuals, outlines steps for pressure canning with a treasure cooker, stresses cleanliness, correct jar tops, and safe cooling before storage.
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Department of Agriculture
Parliament
Toronto
Dominion Dept. of Agriculture
Ottawa
Civic Holiday Declared for Acton July 1 1947
F J McCutcheon reeve requests Acton citizens observe Monday August 4th as a civic holiday. Official notice from Reeve’s Office Town Hall dated July 1947 urges observance by all residents.
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Acton
F. J. McCutcheon
Reeve
Town Hall
Pocket Money Starts a Young Saver for Success
A Bank of Montreal notice urges parents to open a savings account for their youngsters to instill regular saving habits. William Clayton, local branch manager, invites families to visit the bank to make a first deposit into a success fund and learn financial discipline.
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Seebal
Bank of Montreal
B of M
Wiliam Clayton
Farewell for Local Residents in Trafalgar Township
Dozens of Milton children play daily in Victoria Park while a large crowd gathered at Mr and Mrs Nelson Lawrence home to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Malcolm McFadden who leave the community. The Scotch Block W I July meeting was at Mrs J Hopkins with the president in the chair. Archie Freeman of Nelson Two was named general manager of Vic Ontario Northland Railway per the North Bay Nugget.
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Victoria Park
Nelson Lawrence
Trafalgar Township
Malcom MteFadden
W.I
J. Hopkins
Georgetown News and social items from July events
The column notes a Baptist Church gathering at Stanley Park in Erin on Saturday July 12, a pantry shower for Doris McDonald hosted by Mrs. William Hunter, and Fred Baird selling his Main Street bake shop to Fred Webb of Toronto who bought Sear Let's Grocery in Brampton. It also mentions cattle shipped to Colombia from Georgetown area herds and North Uist peat and seaweed experiments for fertilizer and chemical uses with possible factory development.
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the Baptist Church
la Stanley Park
Erin
William Hunter
Norval
Doris McDonald
Fred Baird
Fred Webb
Toronto
Sear
Brampton
Colombia
Lidla Grasmuir
Thomas Trhine
Dro Baul Reer
Georgetown
Saverno O
Freeman Tierald
North Uist
Toss Alway
Dineane Forestalled Health Advice In Past And Present
A Canadian health message contrasts early medical practice with modern preventive care. Authorities urge consulting a family doctor to protect health, immunize, anticipate disease, and reduce disability rather than wait for illness to strike.
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Canada
London trip with roses and road storms in Ontario diaries
A traveler recalls a summer drive through Ontario towns including Woodstock Paris Caledonia Ingersoll Delhi St Thomas Tilsonburg and London. They describe a fierce storm near Woodstock, missed shopping in London, a planned Guelph trip, roses in Paris countryside and a return via Hamilton visiting Rock Gardens. Partner suffers a inflamed eye after the journey.
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London
Woodstock
Paris
Caledonia
Ingersoll
Delhi
St. Thomas
Tillsonburg
Bob
Perther
Guelph
Hamilton
Rock Gardens
Parking Meters Slow Down Guelph Shopping Trip
A trip to Guelph for visiting friends and shopping is hampered by parking meters. The narrator rushes between stores chasing a dress for T, running out of time, then faces a storm and a looming meter sting. Frustration ends with unfinished buys and lessons on parking chaos.
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Guelph
Main
Gay
Justy
Erin The Scott Mission Camp Opens At Hillaburg
Erin The Scott Mission Camp opens for summer at Hillaburg where youths attend the camp as usual. Erin Branch of the Indian Legion held a banquet at the Rusholme Inn on Thursday evening. Descendants of the late Humphrey Jessop met on Saturday afternoon July 5 for a family reunion at the family home stead Erin Township now owned by his grandson Earl. Nell McKinnon reports selling sewing for the European market with a shipment of 67 units weighing 16 22 pounds on July 0 from Montresl docks.
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Scott Mission
Hillaburg
Erin
Thegrindian Legion
Rusholme Inn
Humphrey Jessop
Montresl
Docks
Advocate
Oakville Sees Delayed Start For New Sewage Plant
Oakville begins work on its new sewage disposal plant at noon but faces delays as the contractor struggles to secure steel reinforcement. The Oakville Cricket Club issues a bold challenge to the province's top teams as the town crowds Central Schools grounds for the Lions Club Bazaar, a record outdoor event with about five thousand attendees and over five thousand dollars in gross receipts.
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Oakville
Oakville Cricket Club
Central School
Oakville Lions Club
Community events and mishaps in Burlington area news
The Junior Lions Club hosted a luncheon at the Brant Inn with 27 members present. Adelard GodBout and party toured apple orchards in Port Credit and Burlington. Mynn Lee boat hit rocks in the Severn River near a cottage ruins. rescue arrived after the plane signaled. A large scow sank near Bronte’s new pier during heavy seas. Gazette notes better infant health linked to longer Canadian lifespans.
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Junior Lions Club
Brant Inn
J. Gordon
Blair x
Adelard Godbout
Liberal
Quebec
Port Credit
Burlington
Mynn Lee
Tracy Freeman
Freeman
Severn River
Kettlewell
Myna Lee
Bronte
Boone Construction Company
Gazette
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Acton Park
A. Floyd Smith
cLocus Jewelery
Quebec Street
West Guelph Ont
Milton
Dineane Forestalled
Ginger Farm
Gwendoling P. Clarke
Gow
Baxter’s
Campbells Flour
Dick the
Ouse
Stanley Park, Erin
Modern Aires Orchestra
Upwells Limited
Kealton
Cripp
Planning and Development Board
F. L. Wright Office
Wilburst
ST. John
Halifax
Harold Wiles
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