Twenty Years Ago at Ebenezer and Local Weddings
A historical note recalls quiet weddings in June 1834 with Margaret Fulton to Charles Nostish and Florence MacArthur to Edward Green, plus the Ball Club Dominion Day crowds and James Chalmers moving to Acton. Obituary: Joseph Hindley dies at 72 in Everton.
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Ebenezer
Delhi
Margaret Auld Fulton
Robert Pultom
Edward Green
Toronto
James Chalmers
Acton
Church Street
Relaxed controls on business face cautious outlook
The article notes Mr. Donald Gordon of W. P. T. B. argues that easing wartime controls on business expansion may not trigger immediate construction. It warns of ongoing material shortages and no clear mood shift in building trades while boards push for more enterprise decisions by private risk takers rather than government agencies.
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Donald Gordon
Mrr. Gordon
Price ceilings set on Canadian and imported cherries
Price ceilings take effect June 19 for all Canadian grown cherries and for imported cherries from July 5 to September 30. The order places cherries under existing price and markup controls used for other domestic fruits and vegetables, likely yielding consumer prices a bit lower than last year but higher than in 1942.
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F. J. L. Seldon
WPTB
Price ceilings set for strawberries starting Monday
Central Ontario price and supply representative FL J L Seldon announces strawberries will drop in price. Quart boxes will not exceed 27 cents and pints not higher than 6 cents within 15 miles of the grower shipping point. farther travel may add charges.
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FL. J. L. Seldon
Central Ontario
Johannesburg Mobile Markets Bring Produce Near Suburban Homes
Johannesburg municipality opens mobile markets selling produce just above wholesale prices. Markets operate via three to five ton trucks staffed by two women and a native assistant in suburban districts. Market master G. G. Poultney says the city may be first to run such a scheme.
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Johannesburg
G. G. Poultney
The Making of a Nation Joshua to David
Sunday School lesson examines Joshua to David with emphasis on strong courage faithfulness and obedience. It links Moses death to forward progress under Jehovah and cites gospel type Christ and divine presence guiding conquest and inheritance.
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David
Josh
B.C
Jordan- Eed Schechera
Moses
Jesus
Jno
Dreth
Jordan
Jehovah
God
Joshus
Israel
Taree
Promised Land
Dairy Firm Fined For Mislabeling Butter Grades
Richard Cote and the St Eustache cooperative appeared in St Jerome police court to answer charges under the Dairy Industry Act. They pleaded guilty to selling creamery butter labeled First Grade when it was Third Grade. Each was fined $50 plus costs. Charges laid by a Dominion Department of Agriculture officer.
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Richard Cote
St. Joseph du Lac
la Societe Cooperative Aruicole de
Second Prize Letter Contest for Halton In County Council
A reader letter by Jack Grey of Burlington accompanies a report on Halton County Council’s Second Prize Letter Contest. Ten prizes were awarded. a group of local students visited Milton for a council session, toured the court and jail, and heard talks on patriotism education and county governance.
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Halton
County
Jack Grey
Burlington
Halton County
County Counncil
Ecibebade Saar
Preyer
Ceral
May
County Council Debates Public Works Reserve Fund
Mise Field explains proceeding as the council discusses creating a future public works reserve fund. After 40 minutes of debate the proposal is defeated. County engineer Mr. Smith proposes ten prizes for essays on My Visit To Hallon County Council with a prize of 10 dollars each.
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Mise Field
Deeda
J. Bisir
Smith
Hallon County
Amanual
Commell
Prices Board Delays Butter Coupon To Save Millions
The Prices Board postponed a butter coupon planned for June 1, aiming to save about 50 million pounds. Butter production in Canada is below last year’s level, prompting temporary ration reductions to secure supplies for the coming months.
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Prices Board
Canada
Man in the High Collar and Somerset House Record Tale
A BBC overseas talk recounts Henry James describing a legal will proven in a British Court of Justice. The note mentions Somerset House records and a man labeled J. B securing May's possessions under a contested will.
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Somerset House
England
J. B
Unclear War Era Report From Woodford and Titusville
Fragmentary item mentions Allied invasion movements in France and a Titusville Essex town reference. The piece then shifts to a housewife in a local market request for weapons and a plea to contact for payment, plus a note about blood donation for the Red Cross. The text is garbled with missing names and dates.
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Woodford
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Dubkerque
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