Fire fatalities trend shows women and children most at risk
The All Canada Insurance Federation reports seven in ten fire fatalities this year involve women and children. They estimate 500 annual fire deaths in Canada and note 20 children died last year from fires due to parental neglect. Canadian fires run about 1,300 weekly with over 80 percent residential, costing about 60 million yearly. The Royal Montreal Golf Club, founded in 1873, is mentioned.
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All Canada Insurance Federation
Canada
Milk Surplus Averted If Canadians Drink Four More Ounces Daily
Dairy Farmers of Canada argues that adding four ounces of dairy intake per person daily would end milk surpluses and raise nourishment, farmer prosperity, and business. June dairy month highlights rising production as cows graze June grass, with 30 percent of milk sold as fluid milk last year and diverse uses in butter cheese ice cream and farm use.
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Canada
Dairy Farmers of ‘Canada
National Producers’ Organization
Mills Rate Set for Rockwood Eden and Eramosa Townships
Rockwood will levy 48.2 mills and Eramosa 45.2 mills while Eden Mills adopts 46.2 mills for 1956. Eramosa council seeks Ontario Highways aid to improve The Marker at No 7 Highway near the Guelph Eramosa line to attract tourists. The road superintendent is 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
Campverville Ladies' Aid Receives Letter from Formosa
Mrs. William Roberts hosted the Campverville Ladies' Aid meeting with hymn 745 and Psalm 146. The group discussed quilting for the bale, a Vacation Bible School donation, and other business. A letter from Rev. James Sutherland of Formosa was read. members attended the Guelph Presbyterial Rally in Kitchener where Miss Laura Pelton spoke.
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William Roberts
Crawford
Roberts
Greenlees
James Sutherland
Formosa
Ladies Ball League elects officers at Halton meeting
William Korzack was reelected president for a second term at the Halton Ladies rural softball league annual meeting in Milton court house. Marilyn Cunningham serves as secretary treasurer and Mrs. Lloyd Pickering as vice president. Representatives came 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
Trafalgar
Hornby
Haltonville
Omagh
Lowville
Palermo
Glen Williams
Practical Address by Mrs Dilts for Ebenzer Missionary Society
On May 9 at Ebenzer church the Women Missionary Society met in Mrs William Early’s residence. Mrs Dilts of Rockwood gave a practical talk urging use of available resources to further God’s Kingdom and personal happiness.
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William Early
Women’s Missionary Society
Ebenezer Church
Dilts
Rockwood
Wynne Dunbar
MacIntosh
United Church
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