Obituary notices for Emily Lamb and Mary Maude Halliday
Emily Lamb of Rockwood and Mary Maude Halliday of Toronto are reported in separate notices. Emily Lamb is aged 68 and noted as the widow of William Dennis, with March 2, 1940 referenced. Halliday, daughter of the late George Halliday, had a funeral service at Women’s College Hospital and interment at Sixteen Cemetery, Dundas Highway, Trafalgar Township.
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Halliday
Women’ College Hospital
Toronto
Mary Maude Halliday
Lindens
Avenue
George Halliday
Fourth Line
Trafalgar Township
Dundas Highway
Georgetown Hockey Team set for OFLA playdowns
The Georgetown Hockey Team will meet Simcoe in the OFLA playdowns with the first game in Simcoe Friday night and the return in Georgetown Monday night. Also notes on local plant moves, prize winners at a Georgetown Carnival, and Holstein Breeders Sale updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Simcoe
OFLA
Hmitle Delaine Gibbons
J. B. Adamson
Irma
Mary Marzo
John Young
Charles Lansborough
Longtime Rockwood Resident Mrs Dennis Dies at Home
Emily Lamb Dennis aged about sixty eight dies at her Harris Street Rockwood home after years of poor health. Born Nassagaweya Township Townline, daughter of Margaret and John Lamb, she leaves four daughters and a son, held private funeral at home with pallbearers and floral tributes from family friends and local groups.
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William Dennis
Harris Street
Rockwood
Emily Lamb
Margaret
John Lamb
Townline
Nassagaweya Township
Walter Lamb
Acton
Mindle MceGorman
Dauphin
Man
Melvin Burns
Arnold Marshall
Moffat
Errol Sprowl
Wood Cemetery
Allan
Cameron
Halton Leishman
Orrie Lamb
John A. Little
Chas. H. Harris
Mises
Eva—Richannson
Margaret Dennis
Dorothy Simmons
Ethel Langdale
Francis Lamb
Phyllis
Flormce Dean
L. Rife
George Dennis
C. Knight
Schumann
Guelph
Asociation
C. Leishman
Allan Leishman
Gilbert Pamnabecker
Alice
Nellie
Rockwood United
Neighbors
Roy Marshall
Alrs. F. Dean
Howard Bolton
M. Simpson
E. Stewart
L. Sprowl
J. R. Peart
Lamb
Lorne Hewitt
J. R. Richardson
Willa Chamber
Jean Bellamy
Jessie Barbaree
Central and Alexandra
Guelph General Hospital Alumnae Association
C. Allen
Nellie MacDonald
Pierence Cramp
Bert Newstead
Don, Johnson
Jamaica to boost self sufficiency by new Kingston corn mill
Jamaica orders milling machinery from Thomas Robinson and Son to equip a Kingston corn meal factory. The plant will use a special storage silo system and moisture resistant design to withstand hurricanes as Jamaica aims to cut imports and expand local corn cultivation.
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Jamaica
Kingston
Thomas Robinson and Son
Rolec
A Modest Man and a Kitten Description
Jenkins refused to improve after a doctor ordered stout. He claimed to drink a tablespoonful night and morning. A schoolboy described a kitten as a muddle of fur that rushes like mad at nothing and stops before it gets there.
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Jenkins
Tenkins
France and Germany extend defense line to North Sea front
France and Germany reportedly extend their weedwall defence line along the Belgian and Dutch frontiers to the North Sea. A dotted line marks the old fortifications while a line of squares shows new fortifications intended as hopping-off places if the Lowlands are invaded by the Nazis.
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Germany
Weetwall
North Sea
Public Auction At Erin Farm Of Livestock And Implements
John A. Maud directs sale of horses cattle sheep pigs poultry and farm gear at Erin Eramosa Townline on Thursday March 14 1946 starting 12 o'clock. Items include Percheron horses Hereford and Shorthorn cattle sheep York and Tamworth swine poultry tractors harness grain and miscellaneous farm equipment. Terms cash. Auctioneer Roy Hindley phone 156 Erin.
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Erin
Erin~Eramosa
No. 24
Wilf
Helfer
Jersey
Oxford
York
Farrow
Massey-Harris
McCormack
MicCormack
Deering
Dane
Steve Wood
Alaska
Imperial Oxford Range
Beatty
Misunderstood remark at billeted boy
A British woman hosting a 12-year-old billeted boy told him he was bright and he would comfort her if her husband were called up. The boy paused and replied that he saw a difference in their ages.
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England
Canadian war preparedness faults exposed by Colonel George Drew
The text quotes Colonel George Drew detailing Canada's weak wartime armament and equipment including obsolete rifles and machine guns, underdeveloped field artillery, few anti aircraft guns, no tanks, and minimal modern weapons. It argues the government suppressed his warnings before the election.
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George Drew
Canada
Sta
Drew
Parliament
England
Czecho-Slovakia
Camp Borden
War Supply Board
National Steel Car Corporation
Malton
Department of National Defence
Mr. King
Beauharnois
R. J. Manida
Mr King
Letter of appreciation to Acton Fare Press and local readers
A 1940 letter thanks Cecil Akins for sending Tax Acton Fare Press to the writer. The author, stationed with Baskatoon Light Infantry, expresses nostalgia for Nassagawéya and nearby communities, and sends greetings to locals and editor.
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Acton
Cecil Akins
Campbellville
Nassagaweya
Rodiwood
Eden Mills
Moffat
James G. Baaterssrook
Mbeneser Church
Old
Ebenezer Church
Halton Seed Fair to Feature New Soil Map Display
Halton Seed Fair at Town Hall Georgetown Friday and Saturday will showcase Halton soil maps for the first time. Secretary J E Whitelock notes Education exhibits in forestry field crops and soils with experts on hand. Officials say drought has increased seed inquiries, and local growers are urged to secure barley oats and alfalfa.
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Halton
Georgetown
J. E. Whitelock
Halton Crop Improvement Association
Gibbona
Council of Georgetown
Frank Morwick
Soils Department
Ontario Agricultural College
Ontario
W. E. Brecken
Whitelock
Halton Association
Early Spring or Caribou in Error Near Churchill
Fifty thousand barren land caribou are seen returning to spring feeding grounds north west of Churchill and along Hudson Bay including areas 75 miles south of Churchill near the Hudson Bay Railway. The report notes scattered bush land across 50 miles with thousands feeding as uncertainty rises about an early spring.
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Churchill
Hudson Bay
Frouting and pressure in British politics quarreled over pit
In a debated exchange Chamberlain bows to opposition leaders while King dismisses Dr. Manion and allies. Manion vows to fight again as King warns ministers will not cooperate if defeated. He pledges to work with all to secure victory and urges broad support for victory.
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Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. King
Dr. Manion
Post-Mortem Fame and Quiet Acknowledgments
The piece reflects on Johnson as a broadminded, tolerant genius who died with his talents unrecognized. A reader notes the irony of discovering much about him only after his death, remarking that his widow holds the key to his legacy.
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Johnson
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March Éth
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McFadden
Wm. McFadden
March Ath
Acton Arena
the Knitting Co
Guelph Street
Actam
Arthur Swackhamer
Summit View Farm
Bridgeport
J. H. Older
Thamesford
A. L. Starkman
Miami Beach
Florida
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France
John A. Maud
Cam
Roy Hindley
Royal Guelph
Sens
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Globe and Mail
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Jim Easterbrook
Familly
J. Y. Anderson
Levi @Istevan
Osci
Florence Akins
Picket
Enoch Walker
Cargill
Baskatoon Light Infantry
MCQ
Kindrest
I Ami
George C.ateing
Post-Mortem Fame
Alex. Stewart
Chemiais Quelph
Salvation Army
Red Shield
Windsor
Fred Mundy
Hughes Cleaver
Liberal
Will
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Harold Wiles - Phione
Gray Coach Lines
Queen Tours Armament Factories
Engl
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British Isles
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