Farm Account Book Aids Farmers In Better Operations
The Bank of Montreal offers a Farm Account Book to help farmers track costs and yields. Endorsed by Gordon Oder Acton B of M manager, the tool is prepared for farmers by the Federal Department of Agriculture. It records varieties crop yields soil treatments and year to year farm changes. Oder will provide a copy with no obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Montreal
Gordon Oder
Acton B of M
Federal Department of Agriculture
Oder
Taxi Bait Payoff Hidden in Plain Sight
A taxi driver explains a scam by leaving the rear door open and an empty purse on the floor to lure passengers for short trips. The sly tactic relies on greed and opportunity, with observers noting the risk to riders and a cautious approach to rides in unfamiliar areas.
Acton Chief Named for RCAF Ground Observer Corps
A. C. Gray of Acton is appointed Chief Observer to organize a local Ground Observer Corps unit and select a post for Acton. J. A. Spence announces the regional setup, with 15 to 20 volunteers needed to staff the Acton post for alert periods and report aircraft data to the London Filter Centre via Aircraft Flash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Gray
Acton
Rcaf Ground Observer Corps
J. A. Spence
Gray
London
Canada
Eagle Man Broley Climbs Eagles Nests For Banding
Charles Lavelle Broley of Winnipeg retired from banking in 1939 at 66 and pursued climbing into eagles nests to band young eagles. He has hoisted into hundreds of nests over 100 feet high and banded about 1 200 eaglets, aiding knowledge of migration. Public events now attract crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lavelle Broley
Winnipeg
Broley
Florida
Audubon Society
New York
Richard Pough
American Museum of Natural History
Mayflowers and Hepaticas Solve a Wilderness Argument
Chronicles of Ginger Farm describes a day trip to a high ground bush where Mayflowers and Hepaticas were identified, confirming their distinct identities. The writer and company also discuss farm life, barter with eggs, surplus goods, and the urge to auction unused furnishings when needed, with a closing note on chicken house ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Partner
Daughter
Dee
Art
England
Flies From Malton For Tour of Ottawa
The third annual Adventure in Citizenship sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ottawa brings 160 high school students from ten provinces to the capital for four days of sightseeing. Joyce Farmer of Acton High School is among them touring Parliament, Rideau Hall, and the National War Memorial with visits to major national sites and luncheons with MPs and dignitaries. A banquet will close the program with province representatives addressing the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club of
Ottawa
Dominion
Joyce Farmer
Acton High School
Sheett tor—Otuna
Minton
Air
Port
Louis St. Laurent
Vincent Massey
Rideau Hall
National War Memorial
Memorial Chamber
Parliament Buildings
National Art Gallery and Museum
Royal Mint
Central Experimental Farm
Federal District Commission
Moorside
Kingsmere
Mackenzie King
Gatineau Fark
Laurentian
Quebec
Lfe
Change of Heart in Mottled Tale of Vows and Advice
A garbled fragment recounts a bride and friend exchange about love and loyalty. An aside stresses husbandry wisdom urging diligent pig sanitation over drugs after infection, reflecting stray notes on prudence in animal care.
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H. S. Holden
Douglas ST
Guelph
Mike Coxe
Ghursions
Piano Sales & Service OF
Hamilton
Tims
N. B. Wright
FORD
Thompson Motors
Agl ST
Greant
West
Big
CASH
Therm
Hardware Rockwood
Ginger Farm
Acton Frea Press
wenderine F_ Clarke
Malton
United States
Orangeville
Orangeville, Ont
Odyear
Cord Tire
Goopfyear
Tan Motors
Cecil A. Carr
Optometrist
PEG
Asc
Metcalves
Campbell's Pork
Toronto
Wanes
Weston
Belmar
Romar
Jar
Devil's Food MIX
Jemime
Post's
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