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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 08, 1952

Page

8

Ontario WI Officers Rally highlights leadership and loyalty

The WI Officers Rally in Guelph drew 1,160 delegates, with Miss Ethel Chapman urging members to discover leadership talents in every branch. Talks on branch management and public relations shaped a businesslike agenda while calls for developing local talent kept members active and engaged.

Bob Here Partner Darby Joan Guelph O.ac W.I Nn 1 Ontario Stothers Canadian Bank of Commerce W.1 Ethel Chapman Farmer's Magazine WAT Miss Chapman Chapman Victorian Order of Nurses Reed Lanevin County Moss Chapman

DARTMOOR Low Cost House With Expandable Attic

The DARTMOOR is a small 832 square foot home with an expandable attic for two future bedrooms, bath, living room and kitchen. It has front and rear closets, two linen closets, ward robe closets on the first floor, walk in closets on the second floor, high side windows, a double compartment kitchen sink under the window with a right side refrigerator, wide siding and an asphalt shingled roof. Exterior dimensions are 32 by 28 feet with total cubage 18 420 feet.

Dartmoor

Pope Gregory the Great and the origin of God bless you

The piece explains that Gregory the Great, pope in 500 A D, started the sneeze blessing custom during a Rome plague. He ordered a blessing for sneezes and a cross over yawning mouths, with the latter later fading from use.

Gregory the Great Rome Gregory

Canadian House Poll Reveals Preferred Home Style

Chatelaine magazine surveyed about two thousand Consumer Councillors across Canada. They favor comfortable spacious homes with glass brick and wood, one storey designs, basements, three bedrooms with a flexible den, open circulation, and outdoor features like a yard play area and direct access to the garage. They prefer sloping roofs, airy rooms, and lots of open space for family activities, with many preferring suburban lots and towns over cities.

Chatelaine Magnané Canada Putann Oa 60 7

A Book of Canadian Humour Editors warn readers about overindulgence

A brisk preview of A Book of Canadian Humour edited by John D. Robins and Margaret V. Ray. The volume gathers Canadian comic voices and includes works by Leacock and others, with poems, stories, sketches, and an excerpt from Robins’s Cottage Cheese.

John D. Robins Margaret V. Ray Professor Robins Victora College Toronto Dr. Robins Miss Ray Gregory Clark Lester Sinclair T. C. Haliburton

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