Obituary notices from Georgetown area and surrounding towns
Multiple obituaries and memorial notices. includes Erwin An Zoe of Swing Rested 1938 son of Mr and Mrs Erwin Georgetown in his 65th year. Gibson Evan son of Harold John and Bella Gibson age 9. Currie Archibald Alexander of Nassagaweya Township age 77. Woods memorial note died March 26 1931. funeral details given for some.
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Erwin-An
Zoe
Swing
Lnte
Erwin
Georgetown
Gibson
Crescent Street
Acton
Thorsdey
Arold
Evan— Gibson
John
Bella Gibson
Fairview Cemetery
Currie
Nassagaweya Township
Archibald Alexander Currie
Jane Burns
Campbellville
Easter delays and tax talk in the Free Press notes
The Free Press highlights Easter three weeks away, spring’s slow arrival, robin arrivals, and tax changes. It mentions waterworks inspector appointment W. A. Chapman, contests and prizes, insurance on tar damage, and a Welfare Board meeting amid a large deficit.
Planting Roses Early Spring Advice From Agriculture Experts
horticultural experts from the Dominion Department of Agriculture urge planting roses as early as possible to ensure establishment before heat or drying winds. If rose branches arrive wilted, soak in wet soil for two days to rehydrate. Prune severely to three to six buds above the stock, plant with union just below soil, firm soil around roots. Hybrid Tea roses 18 inches apart. Hybrid Perpetuals 2.5 feet apart.
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Dominion Re Department of Agriculture
Woman Celebrates Twenty Years with Same Partner
A brief note records a lady congratulating another on twenty years of marriage with the same husband, marking a silver anniversary in a concise social item.
Neighborhood News Notes From Fergus and Surrounding Areas
Master Jack Thompson of Fergus spent the weekend with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Judseph Thompson. Frazer Plummer of Rockwood has rented the farm corner previously occupied by Mr Clive Finney. Master Roy Thompson, youngest son of Mr Archie Thompson, is recovering well after his operation.
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Jack Thompson
Fergus
Judseph Thompson
Frazer Plummer
Rockwood
Clive Finney
Plummer
Roy Thompson
Archie Thompson
Erin and District Notes and N H L Final Match
Erin Mrs Jos Benham spent the week with her son J W Benham and Mrs Benham at Guelph. Sixty seven hockey fans followed the Shamrocks to Milverton for the N H L finals first game Erin 5 Milverton 2. The second game saw Erin lose to Milverton 3 1. A large crowd attended the Uno Club dance at Town Hall Erin. Miss Winnie Teeter, Normal School student in Toronto, visited her parents Mr and Mrs Palmer Teeter. Mrs George Horton was ill and taken to Lord Dufferin Hospital Orangeville where she is recovering. The Advocate notes Archibald Sanders, in his first year, received applause as he opened the play.
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Jos. Benham
J. W. Benham
Benham
Guelph
Uno Club
Erin
Winnie Teeter
Toronto
Palmer Teeter
George Horton
Lord Dufferin Hospital
Orangeville
Shamrocks
Milverton
Archibald Sanders
Advocate
Oakville Notes Include Transfers and Recoveries
Mr. Fred Kerr of Douglas Avenue will move to Peterboro to begin duties with the Bank of Montreal. Magistrate W. E. McIIiveen nears full recovery and can sit up briefly each day. Rev. C H Lowry of Nelson Knox Church retires after seven years on his present charge and forty eight years in ministry. Welfare Board to reduce relief around April 1 amid expected more job opportunities. Oakville Club eyes a swimming pool near the clubhouse. Mr and Mrs E P Lunan and Miss Lois return from an eight week Florida trip visiting Oakville friends wintering there. Wm Busby, longtime Trustee, confined at home but improving and hope to be out soon.
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Fred Kerr
Douglas Avenue
Peterboro
Bank of Montreal
W. E. McIiiveen
C. H. Lowry
Presbyterian Church
Nelson
Knox Church
Trafalgar
Florida
Oakville
Wm. Busby
Star
Child Misplaces Chop During Market Trip
A New York Sun item recalls a mother and her daughter Polly shopping. Polly insists on carrying the bag and the family discovers one chop is missing when they reach home, exclaiming that they have lost daddy's chop.
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Polly
New York Sun
Grocer Stocks Hams as Woman Seeks Fresh Share
In a brief exchange a young wife visits a grocer to buy hams hewn from a pig she approved months ago. The grocer confirms ten hams remain and she asks if they are from the same pig. Christian Science Monthly.
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Christian Science Monthly
Letting Matters Take Their Course
Opinion on choosing a course rather than leaving events to fate. The piece argues that reliance on luck leads to disaster, and urges decisive action to steer outcomes, using nautical imagery to emphasize planning and resolve.
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Plecea
Pluck
California Sister Sparks Measles Confusion
A Massachusetts boy told a teacher his sister had the measles, and was sent home to stay until she recovered. Another pupil corrected him, saying Jimmy Dolan’s sister with measles lives in California, illustrating a mix up of place and illness in a classroom anecdote.
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Massachusetts
Jimmy Dolan
California
Quotations for Poultry Eggs and Meats in Toronto Market
The Toronto market lists prices for poultry eggs dressed meats and grains. Fresh eggs whole and firsts are quoted with varying cents per dozen, along with spring chickens and fatted hens. Wholesale beef pork lamb and mutton prices appear, plus grain bids for wheat oats barley rye and buckwheat and hay and straw values. Hides wool and wholesale fruit prices from Toronto rows are noted.
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Toronto Board of Trade
C.i.f
Manitoba
Ontario
Single Men Triumph Over Married Men in Hockey Match
The Single Men defeated the Married Men with a high scoring hockey game. Key scorers included N Gibbons Huffman Terry Spooner and Anderson for the Single Men while J Kentner Gibbons Archie Greer and Terry led the Married Men in scoring. Referee Bill Holloway officiated.
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Got
J. Kentner
Gibbons
Artie
Spooner
Anderson
Huffman
Greer
Joe Kentner
J.kentner
Kentner
Arbie
Fred Kentner
H. Lawson
Tyler
G. Masales
Byrne
Woods
Terry
Anderson and
N. Gibbons
D. Dawkins
Bill Holloway
Canadian Potatoes Found in British Malaya Markets
Canadian potatoes reach British Malaya markets with Tl tons sold in 1931, up from 28 tons in 1929. Some Hongkong imports are also of Canadian origin. Europeans Indians and native people together form about half the region’s population and are the main potatoes consumers.
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Far East
British Malaya
Hongkong
Commercial Intelligence Journal
Poor Public Speaker Delivers Endless Oration
An anecdote recalls Mr. Alltalk, a vain man who spoke for an hour at a public meeting. The audience grew tired as repetition continued until a back-row guest quietly left. A fellow attendee asked if he had finished, receiving the witty reply that he had long stopped but wouldn’t stop. Virtue has many preachers, but few martyrs.
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Mr. Alltalk
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Cailton
W. A. Chapman
Seaviin
Free Press
Bennett
Milton
Reginald Teasdale
Characer
J. K. Gardimer
Welfare Board
Neighborhood News
A. T. Brown
TIP_TOP Clothes
Pallant’s
Ladevilh
Rachlin’s
Rachlin
Batter—Creamery
BECO
New
Prince Edward
New Brunswick
Bulls
Orient
Lipton's Tea
Devonicon
Golden Spray
Royal Denby
Nelson & CO
Mill Street
Fleck Tweed
Berger
BAYON
Brunswick
Quick Arrow
Red River
Quick Quaker China
Falcon
Old Homestead
McLean & Co
Acton, Ont
Pri
Helvetius
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