Social notes spread far across Ontario and Michigan
A long list of visits and travels fills this week’s social column. Reeve J B Chalmers visits in Sheboygan Michigan while Prudence Cook travels from Toronto to Apton, and numerous other residents from Preston Grimsby Hamilton and Oakville attend gatherings, funerals and graduations. A marriage engagement announced for Marjorie Fletcher and Charles Edward with plans for July 1.
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Prudence Cook
Toronto
Apton
Obituary note for Robert Alexander and family thanks
Mr and Mrs David Joe and Mr and Mrs Alex Joe express heartfelt thanks for sympathy kindness and acts shown after the passing of their beloved son and grandson Robert Alexander The family cherishes the support received during the difficult time
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David Joe
Alex
Joe
Robert Alexander
Deep reconnaissance flights lost to enemy action
Fragmentary report states 50 deep reconnaissance flights made by the Royal Air Force during night operations have been lost through enemy action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air
Canada Builds Defences
About 260 construction projects are under way in Canada including coastal defences fortifications hangars and submarine defences for our harbors and waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
First Division CA soliners undergo medicals for overseas service
Members of the First Division CA are given a second medical examination before departure for overseas duty. In addition to the standard enlistment check, all CA SF personnel receive a chest X-ray as part of the medical screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.as.f
LICENSE FEES ADJUSTED FOR INTERPROVINCIAL CAR LEASES
A proposal aims to waive duplicate license fees for officers and ranks transferred between provinces. The plan would set provisional minimum fees by amending existing laws. Seven provinces have already provided for a two dollar fee for the balance of any one year on license plates. Similar adjustments are under consideration.
Air secretary appointed in Department of National Defence
Squadron Leader Hugh R. Stewart is named Air Secretary in the Department of National Defence for Air. He has been personal assistant to the Chief of the Air Staff prior to the outbreak of war.
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Hugh R. Stewart
Department of National Defence
Air
Stewart
Air Staff
Y M C A Learn to Swim Classes Well Attended
The Y M C A Wake Acton camp begins with 38 boys and 41 girls enrolled in the Learn to Swim campaign under VIMCGA auspices. The effort targets every child aged 8 to 16 as a swimmer and some progress is reported with tests possible next week.
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Fairy
Wake
Acton
Vimcga
Royal Military College Grads Serve in Canadian Forces
Some 60 percent of graduates from the Royal Military College Kingston Ont over a 20 year span or 634 of 1 000 individuals are now serving in the Canadian active forces.
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Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
Italy faces severe food shortage as prices soar
Reporters describe a peninsula-wide rise in costs and crop failures due to severe winter cold and drought. Farmers say grain is scarce, fodder is tight, bread rations stretch to a week, and cement and building materials are diverted to fortifications.
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Italy
Fashionable Doctor Out for Grouse Shooting
A fashionable physician enjoys a day’s grouse shooting and jokes about luck and a near miss at a prescription, reflecting playful banter over a medical stereotype.
Longshoremen pledge $1 monthly for war effort
Members of the Longshoremen's Association in Victoria British Columbia have passed a resolution to donate one dollar per month. The contributions will be sent to Hon. J. L. Ralston the Minister of Finance as their support for Canada's war effort.
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Longshoremen's Association
Victoria
J. L. Ralston
Canada
Will Rogers Responds To Ain't Usage
A friend reproves Will Rogers for using ain't and he counters that though ain't may be informal many people powerful eat without proper use of terms.
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Will Rogers
Will
Fragmented Historic Dialogue on Family Roles
A nascent quotation captures a moment where a mother and daughter converse about a man’s behavior. The line shows the daughter asking why the mother lets the father do all the talking at home, reflecting tensions in family dynamics and generational speech.
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Pop
Associations Declared Illegal in Canada Under Council Order
Sixteen associations were declared illegal in Canada by Order to Council during the week. The list includes groups such as the National Socialist Party’s Canadian arm, Canadian Union of Fascists, the Communist Party of Canada, Young Communist League of Canada, and several ethnic and cultural organizations. The article also mentions a separate remark by Jones about his daughters, stating one tongue is sufficient for a woman.
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Canada
Auslands Organization
National
Soziallatischee Deutsche Anbeiter- Partei
Deutsche Arbeitfront
Canadian Society For German Culture
Deutscher Bund Fur Kanada
National Unity Party
Canadian Union of Fascists
Communist Party of Canada
Young Communist League of Canada
Canadian Labor Defence League
The
League For Peace and Democracy
Ukraftian Labor Farmer Temple Association
Jones
Duffer Makes Strides On Gore Trail Hit Today
Quote implies progress by Duffer in a gore trial or activity with a remark that he hit a trail today. Context hints at informal conversation. fragmentary text references home setting and housecleaning but lacks clear names, places, or dates.
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Duffer
Nature’s odd joke yields a safe pedestrian
A humorous exchange imagines a kangaroo as a creation of nature to guard pedestrians, with a father explaining the odd concept to his son in playful dialogue.
Transit Head Elected President at Canadian Pranatt Convention
At the close of the 34th Annual Convention in Hamilton Ontario Irvin S. Furdy of Toronto was chosen president of the Canadian Pranatt Association. Results of the session were announced at the gathering.
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Canadian Pranatt Association
Irvin 8
Furty, A
Toronto
Hamilton
Halton Holstein Club Hosts Presentation in Milton
A Halton Holstein Club gathering at Mr and Mrs Lawrence home on June 4 honored Ada Woodley and her husband in a marriage presentation. Secretary Lawrence and President J C Bell spoke as the club lauded Woodley for contributions to the Holstein Milton association.
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Min Yo Lawrence
Halton Holstein Club
Aiddiaen
Woodley
Ada Woodley
Milton
Fanltan
Das
Hilton Club
Uyte
Uniis
dolstein-Milestun Association of Canada
S Mahony
Lawrence
Halton
J Co Bell
Bell
Heather
Tigton
Canada Registers All Enemy Aliens, Justice Minister States
In Canada, Minister of Justice Triest proclaims that all enemy aliens have been registered. The discussion notes recent measures praised in the United States and critiqued by opponents who argue the approach is flawed and impractical.
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Triest Barpolite
Canada
War veterans listed for RCAF officers and airmen
In a Commons statement by Vic Tite Tron Norman Rogers, then Minister of National Defence, the number of RCAF personnel with prior war experience is reported as 546 officers and 1,284 airmen. The text also notes 230 officers and 219 airmen have prior war experience. A disjointed interior passage follows with incomprehensible lines and garbled dialogue.
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House of Commons
Vic Tite Tron Norman Rogers
National Defence
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sudden Wealth Rollo Up at Village Fair Flea Show
A barker at a village fair entices the crowd to see world famous performing fleas. The trader offers fleas at five shillings each as the patter echoes through the tinny crowd.
Difference in Cooking Sparks Dinner Table Talk
A fragment suggests a dinner discussion about manners at table. One speaker notes lip-smacking by another's husband as a behavior not shared by her own, while another remarks on a difference in cooking. The exchange hints at domestic conversation about habits and preferences.
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Reeve J. B. Chalmers
Sheboygan, Michigan
Nell McDonald
Penetang
Inere
Merritt
Grimsby
John Gibson
William Maxwell
Quelph
Lloyd Balfour
Ed. Howitt
Preston
G. C. Gifford
Mesara
Wildsong
Arthur Brodhmooker
Lloyd Gifford
Wm. Ke. Keith
Earl Anderson
Baxter
General Convention of the Baptist
Ottawa
Marshall Parker
London
John Dibson
W. B. Rumley
Ontario Funeral Directors
A. B. Lyon
Ulster
Alice Macpherson
A. Dills
William Johnstone
Oakville
T. Albert Moore
P. T. Robinson
Norman and
Dorothy Moore
Moorecroft
Jennie Matthews
C A
UO. Matthews
E.G. Black
Bill Matthews
James Firstbrook
Eva Caldwell
Leon
Vera
Jean Barmy
Cooksville
Q. C. Gifford
Norman Gibson
Camp Borden
United Church
R. H. Wansbrough
Rockwood
Frank Day
Wm. Johnstone
William McLean
Tilbury
Guelph General Hospital
George Wallace
Clothes
Yonge St
Byrte-Birks
Jack Kingshott
Rawleighs
Parkelp
School Lane
E. P
ST. George's Square
Guelph
J. McMullen General Contractor
AIR Secretary
Y.M.C
Pontiac
Chevrolet
FORD
McIsaac
Main
Oak E- Wright
RALC
Canadian Forges
Deanna Durbin
Kay Francis
Walter Pidgeon
Snuffy
Lone “Ranger
Lloyd Nolan
Jean Rogers
Thrilla
Imughs
David Nivers
Olivia DeHaviland
March of Time
Republic of Finland
Pete Smith
Bruffy
Harold Wiles
Mesxkoka Lakes
Georgia Bay
Georgian Bay
Lake Superior
Walter Cooke
Tred Anderson
Velma Murray
Hoyd Attar
Manuel Nellis
Riage
Velma
Lloyd
Aeton Juntor
Howard Switait
Donalda Mophah
Mansell Neuilis
Laura Johnston
Donalda McPhail
Tau Johnston
Roth Velyna
Tloyd
NEW‘ Transit Head
Halton Holstein
Eva
Wavkeanname
Frank Toth
Wilds! Bakery
TOD
Blue Star Corner
Mil and Youngs
Jack Hwargrave
P.O. Box
Public Uniits Commission
BE. E. Harrop
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