Local notes from Burlington and area
Burlington social and travel notices report Mr and Mrs R F Dukes visiting relatives in Burlington. Miss Helen Peart passes McMaster University first year exams with honors. Earl Breckon travels by plane from Buffalo to visit his sister in New York City after a serious auto accident. Jack Gibbins and others motor to Meaford for a fishing trip, with only two fish landed. Public Works awarded York Wrecking Co. of Toronto the contract to tear down Brant Hospital buildings. Town Council approves a debenture by-law to raise 120100 for a new waterworks system, while an related referendum proposal was defeated 5-4. unemployment relief by-law received two readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. ‘Dukes
Edfmon‘ton
Jack
Duke
Brant Street
Helen Peart
McMaster University
Earl Breckon
Buffalo
Mabel
New York City
Jack Gibbins
W- Metcalfe
W. Cline
B. Gibson
J. Fleetham
Meaford
Brant Hospital
Public Works Department
Ottawa
York Wrecking Co
Toronto
Company
Eld
Iri
Sbrecken
Water Commission
Gazette
Neighborhood News Intereting Items From Nearby Centres
Community brief notes on events and happenings in nearby centres of interest. Readers learn of local meetings fairs and social gatherings across several towns with concise updates and dates where available.
Auto Fire on Main Street in Georgetown
Firemen were called to a Main Street blaze Sunday afternoon around three o'clock. The car fire was extinguished with no damage reported. Also noted are visits and a Castle Reunion at Milton with several locals and relatives from Bowmanville Grafton Acton Stratford and Stratford residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Jos. Leavitt
Jimmie
Bowmanville
Ellenton
Milton
H. A. Clatworthy
Reta
Dann
Grahton
Religious drama shines at Nassagaweya church
The Eben-Pezer United Church in Nassagaweya hosted the Norfolk Street United Church performance For He Had Great Possessions last Sunday evening to a large congregation. Messages praised the drama and its presentation. Nearby, the Nightingale family from Port Credit visited Knatchbull, and Mrs Nightingale planned a holiday visit. Recent raids improved local crops and a Nassagawey Presbyterian garden party was postponed to Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben-Pezer
Norfolk ‘Street United Church
Guelph
J. H. Nightingale
Port Credit
Arthur Nightingale
Knatchbull
Crewsons Corners Community Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Prout of Richmond Hill met with Mr and Mrs John Bennett. Miss Tost of Georgetown helped at Sunday service. Next Sunday Capt and Mrs Poulton bid farewell before moving to Lansing near Toronto. Congrats Burlingham on 70th birthday. Miss Lois Black visiting mother Mrs James Black. Mr Burlingham preached at Acton Anglican Church Sunday. Families Cripps of Acton and Daniels, Gall, Williams, Connelly of Galt Morriston visited. Jack Daniels of St George and Roy Moore of Guelph joined Mrs McIntosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prout
Richmond Hill
John Bennett
Tost
Georgetown
Poulton
Lansing
Toronto
Mr. Burlingham
Lois Black
James Black
Burlingham
Acton
N. W. Daniels
Olive Gall
Betty Williams
Violet Connelly
Galt
Ruth Sickle
Morriston
Jack Daniels
St. George
Cripps
Edwin and
Stanley Cripps
Roy Moore
H. Moore
Guelph
McIntosh
Eden Mills Report Tracks Hamilton Conference Sessions
Mr A Darby, representative to Conference, provides a full report on Hamilton Conference sessions at Ebenezer Arkell and Eden Mills. The Women's Institute met at Mrs Stanley Wilson's on June 18 with strong attendance. Mrs Tuck spoke on The Value of a Loaf of Bread and Mrs Robertson on The Man of the Home and His Duties. Mrs John Wright, formerly of the area, visited last week and now resides in St Thomas. Miss L Williams of Waterdown was a recent visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Darby
Hamilton
Ebenezer
Arkell
Eden Mills
Women's Institute
Stanley Wilson
Wm. Tuck
G. Robertson
Milton News Highlights Local Encounters And Personnel Moves
Miltons residents and visitors are noted with several items. Sandy Paternan and daughter Joyce from Toronto visited friends Sunday. T D Hume remains in General Hospital for health improvement. Chas Galloway’s sheep flock suffered losses from dog attacks on June 6. M B Wallwin, longtime Bank of Toronto clerk, shifts to Welland. E L Willard of Toronto takes his place. Annie Marie Carton to wed John Francis Peacock in late June. William Landsborough of Winnipeg, formerly Milton, retires after 43 years with the C P R, with a career spanning London Ontario to Winnipeg and a long service record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Free Press
Landsborough
London
Ontario
Senator Murdock
CP. R
Winnipeg
Bridge and Dalding
Brome Silat
Local Social Notes and Church Event Recap
Mrs Dale of Georgetown visited at her uncle A Soper home on Saturday. Miss Bessie Binnie of Toronto spent the weekend here. Joseph Soper of Guelph remains with his brother A Soper who has been bed bound for two weeks. The Halton County Woman Missionary Society Presbyterial met at the United Church with large attendances. Richard and Harry Shortill attended the funeral of their brother Robert Shortill in Toronto last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Binnie
Toronto
Joseph Soper
Guelph
A. Soper
Women's Missionary Society
County of Halton
United Church
Richard
Harry Shortill
Robert Shortill
Everton visitors mark Mrs Shepherdson's birthday
Mrs E Shepherdson Méssre and guests including Ben Simons Alfred Winters and relatives spent Tuesday at Proton for the ninety fourth birthday of Mrs Shepherdson's mother. Many relatives and friends from Hillsbore Guelph Hamilton and Toronto visited the Simons and Parker households over the weekend and Sunday at Arkell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Shepherdson
Méssre
Ben Simons
Alfred Winters
Proton
Hortop
A. Simons
W. Gilleat
Hillsbore
H. Dingman
Elmer~Lovegrove
Guelph
Fred Gibbons
Dewsbury
June
Toronto
Stuart
Cann
Mesdames Wilson
Dingman
James Parker
Arkell
Lillian Parker
Hamilton
Archie Parker
Springford
Sterrit
Foronto
D. Parker
Limehouse notices mark funeral and community events
The obituary for Albert Mere dith notes his Limehouse birth and 66th year death, with a June service at Limehouse Cemetery led by Rev. G I Stephenson and Rev H Caldwell. Local anniversary church services, garden party delays due to rain, and a friendly Acton ball game are reported amid community welcomes and arrivals from Toronto and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Meredith
Limehouse
G. I. Stephenson
H. Caldwell
Presbyterian Church
H. L. Benhie
Acton
Inter
Ontario
R. S. Bearhope
Kitchener
Toronto
Blassett
D. M. Gowdy
Arthur Lane
Winnifred Ivens
Dundy
Tom Kennedy
R. Worden
Erin
Marshall
Will and
Ralph Marshall
Emwina
R. Edge
Brantford
W. Edge
Waterdown
T. Edge
Hamilton
H. Davies
R.B. Storey
and Airs
H. B.wedowell
Mfra. LePoidevin's
Mrs. J. Bearman
Maniltoba
Rockwood Missionary and Union groups report meetings
In Rockwood last week the Women's Missionary Society heard C J McKay speak on Peace River District Alberta mission work and the WCTU named delegates to Fergus convention. Local softball results, visits, and rains end the digest with drought relief notes.
Oakville Notes: Picnic, Jobs, Engagements and a Derby
The annual employees picnic of Canada Life Assurance Co was held on H O Coxs estate grounds Wednesday afternoon. Miss M Douglas of the O H S has accepted a position at Aurom High School with a higher salary. Edward Allan Hillmer, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Hillmer, and Miss Wessle Isabel Wallis, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Walls Hamilton, announce their engagement. A westbound mail coach derailed near Oakville station early Thursday. little damage as the coach rolled onto its side and the train rode slowly. An automatic stoker at Westwood School saved $180 in fuel and $120 in heat losses, per Oakville Board of Education meeting records on Tuesday night.
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Canada Life Assurance Co
H. O. Cox
M. Douglas
Aurom High School
Edward Allan Hillmer
Alfred Hillmer
Wessle Isabel Wallis
J. ©. Walls Hamilton
Oakville Station
Westwood School
Oakville Board For Education
Hillsburg Social Notes Include Visits and News
Several residents are mentioned visiting relatives in Guelph and Toronto. Bertha Grayyer Guelph secures a Muskoka resort job for two months. Stanley Booth returns home from Toronto after illness. George Cruickshank had appendicitis surgery in Guelph. Marjorie Thomson completes exams and heads home for summer. A Buckland home barn dance honored Miss Ethel who is to marry soon.
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Avid
Earl Jessop
Wilbert Wheeler
R. Elgie and
Toronto
Will. Cheyne
Stanley Booth
George Cruickshank
Guelph General Hospital
Marjorie Thomson
Toronto ‘Normal School
Buckland
Eramosa
Ethel
Canada Leads in Telephones Worldwide Says Bell System
A Bell System report shows Canada leading global telephone usage as of January 1, 1933. Canadians averaged 224.5 calls per capita in 1932, with Sweden and the United States also high. Canada ranks second in telephones per 100 population in cities and third in smaller towns, behind the United States and Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bell System
New Zealand
United States
Denmark
Europe
Sweden
Germany
France
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Argentina
South America
Japan
A REASON What is your objection to seeing that man
Secretary questions the man’s suitability while Senator Sorghium critiques political conformity. The exchange centers on Communist accusations and the paradox of free opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorghium
Remedy for foot relief sold at A. T. Browns
A foot relief salve named Cress Cofn Salve is offered for sale at A. T. Browns. The advertisement promotes a remedy for positive relief of foot discomfort.
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A. T. Brown's
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Burlington
Neighborhood News
Ballinafad
Mrs. Dale
Mr. A. Soper
Everton
Rockwood
Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
W. A. Dickieson
C. J. McKay
Peace River
Alberta
George Laverty
Jean McLean
D. McNabb
A L. Bennie
A. Young
McNabb
Prim
Mel- Vy
Bethel United
Fred MecWilliams
Peter Isles
Pacific Coast
Roberts
Dalton Cummings
Royal Bank
T. B. Seaborn
Moose Jaw
Rockwood Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Jas. Watson
Pickering
Chas. Hill
Stratford
Nelle McCullough
J. Miller
Elora
Robert McMillan
Hillsburg
Wilmot Fpitzammons
Niagara Falls
Taylor
Kelly
Blythe
Robi. Croft
Clarence Lynch
Jos. Oakes
Jean Torrance
Simcoe
Johnston Hewat
Eileen Bridger
P.M. Bayne
Wolfville
Nova Scotia
Nell McLean
Pearl Shultis
Saskatoon
Cameron
Dan. Shultis
Oakville
Churchill United Ghuxgh
Arthur ‘Swackhamer
Churchill
Ralph Gordon
Maude Bushlen
Marion Downey
Jessie MacGregor
Cesar Leongtes
Paras Shideliss
Georgetown Lumber Co. Ltd
N. McLeod
Weston’s
Weston’s English Quality Biscuits
Halton
Yours Sincerely
Thos. A. Blakelock
British Columbia
BRAY
Bray Chick Hatchery
Clayburn Avenue ST
Catharines
Ont
Bray Hatchery
Brampto
Religious
United Church of Canada
L. Poole
B. D. Parsonage
Bower Avenue
Presbyterian ‘Knox Church
BH. L. Bennie
Willow Street
Dayight-Saving
Fime
H. Kaye
Boston
Young People’s Guild
BOX
Free Press
BE. Holmes
Vannatter Fox
Tait Optical CO
Optometrists
Wyndham St
Phéne
Tweddle
R. C
J. G. Tweddle
Feegus
GEO. C-Brown
Norval
William of Te Vallance
Esqueaing
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