Fire fatalities skew toward women and children in Canada
The All Canada Insurance Federation reports seven of ten fire deaths this year involve women and children. The federation notes 500 annual fire deaths in Canada with carelessness as a major cause. Last year 20 children died in fires due to lack of parental supervision. Canada experiences about 1,300 weekly fires, over 80 percent residential, at an annual fire cost near $600,000,000. It also records the Royal Montreal Golf Club as North America’s first, founded in 1873.
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All Canada Insurance Federation
Canada
North America
The
Royal Montreal
Milk Surplus in Canada Addressed by Dairy Farmers of Canada
Dairy Farmers of Canada urges that if each person drank four more ounces of milk daily a national surplus would vanish and all would benefit. The group notes June is dairy month and cites how milk channels have shifted since 1950 to boost domestic consumption amid low farm prices.
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Canada
Dairy Farmers of ‘Canada
National Producers’ Organization
Mills Set For Rockwood Eden Eramosa Townships
The 1956 mill rates were fixed at Rockwood 48.2 mills, Eramosa 45.2 mills, and Eden Mills 46.2 mills. Eramosa council asks the Ontario Department of Highways to improve land at The Marker on Highway 7 near the Guelph town line to boost tourism. The road superintendent was ordered to buy 80 tons of bulk calcium for delivery by June 10.
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Rockwood
Eramosa_ township
Eden Mills
Eramosa Township
Eramosa_ council
Ontario Department of Highways
Wellington County Historical Society
Guelph
Eramosa
Campberville Ladies Aid Receives Letter from Formosa
Mrs William Roberts hosted the Campberville Ladies Aid with hymn 745 and Psalm 146. Reports were given, quilting plans discussed, and a Vacation Bible School donation approved for July. An encouraging Formosa letter from Rev James Sutherland was read.
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William Roberts
Crawford
Roberts
Greenlees
James Sutherland
Formosa
Halton Ladies' Ball League elects Korzack again president
William Korzack and Glen Williams were re elected as president and vice president respectively at the Halton Ladies' rural softball league annual meeting in Milton courthouse. Marilyn Cunningham serves as secretary treasurer and Mrs Lloyd Pickering as vice president. Representatives attended from Hornby Haltonville Trafalgar Norval Omagh Lowville Palermo and Glen Williams.
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Halton Iadies
Milton Court House
Marilyn Cunningham
Norval
Lloyd Pickering
Traffalgar
Hornby
Haltonville
Trafalgar
Omagh
Lowville
Palermo
Glen Williams
Practical Address By Mrs Dilts At Eben Ezer Church
Mrs Dilts of Rockwood spoke to Eben Ezer Church Women’s Missionary Society on May 9. She urged using what one has to further God’s Kingdom and personal happiness. The meeting included a Q&A led by Mrs MacIntosh, a Bible reading by Mrs Walter Freeman, and notes on Indian relief and mission work.
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William Early
Women’s Missionary Society
Ebenezer Church
Dilts
Rockwood
Wynne Dunbar
MacIntosh
United Church
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Carl
Cyril £. Witt
Montreal
Philadelphia
Chicago
ALE Bus
Harold Wiles
ACTO
Mill ST
SALE
Eden
Township
Photo Halton Civil Defense
St. John’ S Rumblance
Milton
Frank Shannon
St. John’s
John Rogers
Harvey Swift
J. Wallace
Campbellville
Ron Featherstone
Rogers
Campberlville
Ladies’ Aid
Brampton Monument Works
WM. C. Allan
Queen St. W
Brampton
Tom Nicol
Ladies’ Ball League
W. Korzack
Wrilliam Korzack, Glen Williams
Walter Freeman
Matthew
Acton Public School
Garnet W. McKenzie
Ontario
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