Notices of Births Marriages and Deaths
DIED BLACKLOCK At Guelph General Hospital on Tuesday March 2 1937 B Blacklock son of John and Jane Blacklock in his 57th year The funeral Friday two o clock at home of his brother John Blacklock Nas sagaweya Service in St Johns Church Nassagaweya at 230 Interment in church cemetery IN MEMORIAM MABON In loving memory of my twin sister Hazel who died March 3 1932 What would I give to clasp her hand Adam Stewart In memory of our father who died March 5 1932 Ever remembered by WIFE and CHILDREN Pearl and Harold and Nellie and Joe
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Blacklock
Guelph General Hospital
B. Blacklock
John
Jane Blacklock
Concession 3
Nassagaweya
St John’s Church
Mabon
Hazel
Stewart
Adam Stewart
Pearl
Harold
Nellue
Joe
Easter anticipations and local notes from town
Locals note upcoming Easter in three weeks with springy March days. Kurs Purse label checked. Daylight saving begins April 25 in Toronto and runs to September 26. Skipping ropes marbles and poultry course in Acton are popular. Fire destroys Hillcrest Inn West Flamboro. $200 furniture saved. Mrs John McKinnon marked eighty eighth birthday with surprise party.
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Hillcrest Inn
West Flamboro
John McKinnon
Malin Street
Mmcckinnon
Farmers benefited by weather records from Canadian report
The Dominion Department of Agriculture issued the Progress Report of the Division of Field Husbandry for 1931 to 1935. It pairs meteorological data with farmers needs, including average monthly temperatures precipitation snowfall and sunshine hours from Experimental Farms and Stations across Canada.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Division of
Field Husbandry
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Meteorological Service of Canada
Field Husbandry Division
Central Experimental Main
Ottawa
Dominion
Harrow
Ont
Saantzhton
Sumerland
Praire
Indlan Head
Susk
Weather and workshop tales from Thornloe letter
In this Thornloe letter R W Johnson writes of a wet Sunday, icy roads, and kids skating. He describes weather as unchanging across the country and notes farm life routines, a home workshop, and improvised repairs. Market prices for butter eggs potatoes and meat, plus a fish-instead meal plan, are reported.
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Sunnyside Farm
Ginger Farm
Ufe
Babe
Cobalt
Temagimi
Toniyust
Irene Dunne in Theodora Goes Wild at Gregory Theatre
Irene Dunne stars in Theodora Goes Wild Columbia film at Gregory Theatre. The former dramatic favorite from Cimarron Black Street Magnificent Obsession and Show Boat moves into light comedy as a small town girl chasing love in a sophisticated screen romp.
Don't Know What She'd Do Woman and Child Dialogue
A humorous exchange features a mother insisting on self sufficient dressing and a child named Hetty replying she would not know what to do without herself. The line captures domestic character and period voice.
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Hetty
Oakville Notes on Infections, Roads and Local News
Notices report Mr and Mrs Ryland New and their child Kenly recovering from influenza in Oakville. Road Superintendent S McLean attended the Good Roads Convention in Toronto. Oakville Branch to suspend Saturday bingo at Provincial Legion request. Jack Stevens and Bert Regan who sailed for England to see the coronation are touring London. Fire brigade extinguished a Kerr Street chimney fire with minimal damage. W B E Reade to succeed H L Read as Oakville Bank of Montreal manager starting March 1.
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Ryland New
Kenly
S. Mclean
Trafalgar
Good Roads
Toronto
Canadian Legion
Oak Vile
Jack Stevens
Bert Regan
Oakville
England
WL Read
English Oysters and Market Dynamics in Britain
A discussion of oyster flavors contrasts the coppery English taste with American Bluepoints and Exast River varieties. Malpeque beds near Prince Edward Island are recovering after depletion. Britain imports oysters from France, Holland, Portugal, the United States, and the Irish Free State, while some consignments are restocked or replanted in English beds. The Natural Resources Department of the Canadian National Railways sees potential for Canadian oysters in Britain if they are clean, plump, well packed, and shipped at competitive prices.
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Atlantic
United States
British Isles
Prince Edward Island
Britain
France
Holland
Portugal
Irish Free State
Natural Resources Department
Canadian National Railways
Monday Morning Mayhem Overhalf Week Lost
A brisk business leader storms into his office on Monday, berating staff for lax work tempo. He laments that tomorrow becomes Tuesday and Wednesday approaches, with half the week gone and nothing accomplished.
Paris Hopes for Strong Finish in Hockey Playoffs
The week brought top hockey, with Paris and Acton showing strong form. Guelph Juniors swept Durham, Elora beat Durham twice, and Paris challenges for a finals clash while Brantford hosts at the Arctic Arena. Gordon McKay referees tonight amid mixed reviews of Oliver.
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Gordon McKay
Hamilton
Paris
Oliver
Waterworks filter contract and post office break in
Miller's expert checked waterworks filter contracts while Wm C Campbell prepares to quarry stone for canal work. A padlock break in attempted post office entrance is seen by Gordon Busby, and E T Spratling of Delaware Avenue becomes post office caretaker at 600 dollars yearly. The area reports two near misses as Leo King’s son and George Hardman dodge traffic near Brant Ontario streets.
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Frances Hakin & Co
Miller
Wm. C. Campbell
Gordon Busby
E. T. Spratling
Delaware Avenue
Jew Post Office
Leo King
Brant Street
Ontario
Brant
I. Lynn
George Hardman
Kroceteria
C.nlr
Ontario Street
Nong
Hardman
Preman
Gazette
Kerrs List of Sales and Auctions in March and April
A pasted notice lists upcoming auctions including March 10 at 12 oclock by J Hamilton Lot 17 Fitch Line Era Mas Clearing Farm Implements Old Grain and March 11 at 1 oclock by W G Gerriv Relwood Registered Shorthorns Oxford Sheep Clyde Horses. March 25 by Stanley Nortish Eden Mrs Choice Durham Grades Latester Sheep Hops Horses at 1. April 3 by Wm Eccleshall Acton Household Effects. The piece ends with a quote about automobile safety from Sly Mulchohn Campbell.
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J. Hamilton
Fitch Line
Era- Mas
Satuday
W. G. Gerriv
Relwood
Oxford
Clyde
Stanley Nortrish
Eden
Choice Durham
Wm. Eccleshall
Acton
Twin Pauline Taylors Born in Different Countries Share Name
Two Detroit high school girls named Pauline Taylor were born two hours apart in different countries, one in Michigan and one in Ontario. The rare coincidence, noted by a Detroit estate director as occurring once in 40 million births, has them as nearly identical in appearance and behavior.
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Detroit Estatc
Detroit
Pauline Taylor No
Pauline ‘Taylor
Pauline Taylor No. 1
St. Tumace
Mich
Pauline No. 1
St. Catharines
Onturio
Alice
Pauline
Taylor Geft
Michigan
Pauline Taylor
Onturid
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Toronto Conservatory of Music
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R. W. Johnson
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Englisie
OUR Frice
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Goodyears
Mooney
Bus ‘Avyerton
Greer
Guelph
Yix
Elora
Durham
Brantford
Arctic Arena
ROYAL
Maid of
Salem
Claudette Colbert
Fred Macmurray
Dick Powell
Madeleine Carroll
Alice Faye
Thor
Hay Francis
Papillion & Duval, Props
Acton, Ontario
Swinsdown
Ratts
Batt Horge
Velva Suede Lingerie
Chatelaine Fullerny
Cambridge
Elliott
Reid’s
Burlington
QJ. Kerr
Sly Mulchohn Campbell
Toronto Maple Leafs
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