Births and Death Notices From Acton and Detroit
Notices of births and deaths from March 1948 list Cooper Gordon's daughter in Bourlamaque Hospital Val d Or and Windeler family announcing daughter Lorna Elizabeth Beth born March 6 1948 in Toronto. Also Howland Green formerly of Acton and Dublin Ireland and Catherine Harrop of Acton noted with family links and interment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Bourlamaque Hospital
Val D'or
Queen
Gordon Cooper
Windeler
Mgr
Mra
WH. J. Windeler
Margsort Harrison
Queen's Way
Toronto
Lorna Elizabeth
Beth
Easter services and spring weather noted in local column
Special Easter services planned in churches for Sunday with cross wine and Easter treats. List of Easter visitors requested for the personal column. Spring arrives and road work continues on Highway 25 between Acton and Milton. Friendly Circle at Doris Kentner’s home shares St Patrick games and lunch. A Reno chain letter hoax is described. Traffic safety tips urge cautious driving in residential areas to protect children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Milton
The
Reno
Nevada
Durham Chronicle
Ontario suspends 8000 motorists under Highway Traffic Act
Last year more than 8000 motorists had driving licenses suspended under Ontario's Highway Traffic Act. Severe penalties include fines from 25 to 100 dollars and up to 30 days imprisonment for first offenses, with higher fines and six months max for repeats. Vehicle forfeiture to the Crown applies when permits are cancelled or suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Department of Highways
His
Minister of Highways
Cat, Dead Fish Heckle Director Making Film
Vancouver era report recalls the making of a National Film Board sequence in Vernon British Columbia with a hostile cat and dead fish as principal cast. The ordinary cat bit, scratched, and sprayed ink ruining clothes while the frozen fish thawed and steamed under sun. The crew endured nausea and the scene ended mute. Also notes Northern Quebec iron ore deposits and large desert area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morten Parker
National Film Board
Morten
Vernon
B.C
Margaret Rand
NFB
Ming
Auiance
Vancouver
Quebec
Wool Usage Outlook Sees Apparels Rise Ahead of War Pace
Wool consumption remains strong with apparel wool at 80 percent of output, now at an annual rate of 3.46 billion pounds greasy, about 15 percent above pre war levels. World apparel wool stocks on June 30 1947 stood at 4.2 billion pounds, slightly below five year averages but inventories near 1934 to 1948 norms. Forecaster Edgar Booth and Morton Savell of the International Wool Secretariat note continued demand as war shifts to exports of finished textiles for foreign exchange. The decline in fine wool and rise in medium grades mark a shift in South Africa and the United States, while cross breds approach wartime peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Booth
International Wool Secretariat
Wool Secretariat
Morton Savell
United States
Savell
Road upkeep costs in Britain during seven years ended March 1946
Britain spent 288 million dollars on road upkeep and improvement over seven years ending March 1946, about 40 million annually. This is half the pre-war average of 80 million, mainly from wartime suspensions of major improvements and new construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Borrowings Rise Sharp as Canada Bank Loans Grow
Public borrowing from chartered banks rose nearly 35 percent in 1947 per Bank of Canada figures cited by Financial Post. On Sept 30 1947 total loans reached 1 9322 million, about 500 million higher than Oct 31 186. Using Oct 31 totals shows a 585 million increase or 40 percent, signaling a continued upward trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank Joana
Bank of Canada
Financial Post
Cosmic destinies and hope beyond a crowded earth
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes contemplates civilization's endurance, race competition, and a possible peaceful future. He envisions humanity achieving cosmic destinies through science, despite fears of resource limits and growing disparities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Justice Holmes
Max Lerner
Brown and Co
Knife sharpness and safety risks in everyday use
A common belief that sharp knives are more dangerous is challenged by facts about handling. Experts warn a dull blade can slip more easily and cause serious injuries. Proper technique and dulling safety practices reduce accident risk.
For Sale Items Listed at John V Savage Home and Local Ads
Various items offered for sale including furniture and household goods at Main Street home of John V Savage, with buyer inquiries via J C Currie. Also seeds and alfalfa mixtures for pasture by William Couse & Sons, and multiple vehicles, tractors, farm equipment offered by local dealers with delivery notes and contact details. Warnings about availability and delivery timelines included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
John V. Savage
Main Street
J. C. Currie
Bower
Avenue
William Couse & Sons, Ltd
Streetsville
Clearing Auction Sale Tractors and Farm Equipment
Public auction at Lot 10 Con 5 Eramosa on Wednesday March over Rockwood line features Cockshutt tractors combines mowers binders wagons and miscellaneous farm gear plus hay grain cattle horses and poultry equipment. The 200 acre farm and chattels sell with a 10 percent down payment and possession after sale. sale conduct by Hindley and Elliott Auctioneers with Wim Peart of Marlton as contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, Mitcitell
Lot
Con
Eramosa
Rockwood
Midway
24 Highway
Cockshutt
Ellis Chalmers Combine Harvester
Fleury
DeSavis
H.p
Frost & Wood
Lynchfield
Adams
Sloan
Scalea
Timothy
Jersey
Durham
Ayrshire
Raby Reeves
Tuckwood
Wim Peart Tleckwood
Hindley and Elliott
Erin Or Mitton Mbert Gray
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Uppis Sabe Tnt and
Providence
Melcholi Palin
Chicas
Palyt
Cat
Dead Fish
Joan Cikammac
Ee Vhone
Cooper's Clothing Store
Master Dry
Joe Woods
E.P
Optometrist
N&. George's Sq
Guelph
Maple Leaf
Lovell Bros
Good Work Horse & Sars Old
Walter “Linham
Palmer
Patterson
Roxton, Cartier
Arthur Swackhamer
Chrysler
G. Hutt
Farmall H. Tractor
B. H. Cooke
R. R
P.E.Y
F. C. Brunskill
Huttonville
Hen Pen Ion
Apply
F. Toth
Wm. Couse & Sons Ltd
Siccersville
Ford Stake
LaSalle
John Deere
Ellis Chalmers
Ciamond
Perguson
Oliver
de Laval
Tom Hewsen
Ghone
Georgetown
Bank of Nova Scotia
BOD Young's
Brookwise
Uie
Georges Town
Tyr
Montreal
ATEN
Chinguncougy Weel Furthey
Weir Reid
Cheltenham School
Frank Lyons
Victoria
Sec
Wilfred Parr
Brampton
Fletcher Real Estate
Erin
Actan
Back Street
Geo
D. Fletcher
Coorcetown
Tractor Service
Farnworth Memorials
Elorand
Gtelph
Ont
Pollock and
Campbell
Water St. North
Galt
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