Birth and Death Notices from Guelph Area May 1940
Birth reported at Guelph General Hospital on May 10 1940 to Mr and Mrs Chas W Landsborough a daughter Helen Joyce. David Coxe dies aged 80 at home in Escuiesing Township with funeral Friday at 3 pm and burial at Fairview Cemetery Acton. In memoriam for Edwin Arthur Holloway May 26 1940, beloved husband and father, mourned by family.
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Guelph General Hospital
Chas. W. Landsborough
Helen Joyce
Coxe
Conceson 1
Escuiesing Township
David Coxe
Janet Duff
Fairview Cemetery
Acton
May weather and village life notes from Acton
The May period shows leafing trees and blooming bushes as Victoria Day brings hopes for good weather. Local sports spaces grow active with tennis and bowling while Acton stores operate Wednesday afternoons during holidays. A new press boosts Canada Ceramic plant production and a youth injury is reported from a vehicle strike near the Post Office.
Death of Glenn Ray in Mossbank Saskatchewan Tragic Car Crash
The Nassagaweya and Mossbank communities mourn 17 year old Glenn Ray killed in a car accident near Mossbank Sask. Interment was in Mossbank Cemetery. The Lake Johnston Star notes a large funeral at United Church with Rev F. Walte leading the burial service as investigators probe the unexplained crash.
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Glenn Ray
Mossbank
Sask
Nassagaweya
Colin T. Ray
Lake Johnston Star
Selys
Dominion Textile Cleared In Taxation Case
In Exchequer Court at Ottawa Judge A K Maclean ruled Dominion Textile Company made no incorrect tax returns and concealed no facts. The company had fully paid taxes assessed and met all legal requirements. The decision follows allegations from 1937 by counsel for Royal Commissioners inquiring into the textile industry.
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Dominion Textile Company
Mir. Duastice
A. K. Maclean
Exchequer Court of Canada
J MecRuer
Royal Com- Selastans
Icome
Duplicate Announcements Delay Toronto Montreal Proms
John Adaskin notes the challenge of synchronized English and French announcements during symphony broadcasts. A Montreal cue system via telephone keeps listeners in both cities in sync, but interruptions like a fourth encore disrupt timing and provoke producer frustration.
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Symphony Broadcasting
Dan
John Adaskin
Toronto Arena
Montreal
Toronto
Former Pupils Plan to Return Lorne Reunion
Letters from former Lorne School pupils express nostalgia for the 1882 opening, recalling old buildings, maple trees, and childhood days. A sender in Holmfield Man writes from May 12 1940 wishing to attend in spirit and thanking organizers for the reunion invitation.
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Lome
Lorme School
Nhouse
Lorne School
Lorne
Ches. Davidson Farm
McDougal Farm
Jesson
Tom
Billy Swackhamer
Katie
Lasby
Speeding taxi tale from a colored maid
A citizen recounts his colored maid who hailed a taxi, rode a short distance, ordered the driver to stop, and returned home. When asked the trouble she replied that the boy is too restless and wants to be where he's going before he leaves where he's at.
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Lawsy
Kirke Named Commander of British Anti-Parachutist Army
General Sir Walter Kirke is selected to lead the newly formed British anti-parachutist army, announced by War Minister Eden after taking charge of the War Office in the Churchill government.
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Walter Kirke
Eden
War Office
Churchill
Noteworthy Comments On War Praise And Courage
Excerpts praise Nazi ideology and divine justification of war, note French admiration for Britain, and Norwegian resolve. Dr Ley voices a religious defense of war in 1940. French Temps praises British fleet. asserts Britain and France united in liberty and justice. Norwegian sentiment emphasizes steadfastness amid attacks and hardship.
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Britain
Temps
Great Britain
England
Canadian Budget to Raise Taxes for War Financing
A government statement notes funding the war now requires steep tax increases. It explains that postwar borrowing from the United Kingdom and United States is limited or prohibited and Canada must repatriate securities held abroad to aid the United Kingdom, shaping the forthcoming budget.
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United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Quotes from Polish and Norwegian leaders on alliance guarantees
The text presents remarks by M. Hambro, President of the Norwegian Storting, and M. Zaleg, Polish Foreign Minister, arguing that Poland would have defended its territory with alliance guarantees and that the union would reject any proposal affecting its honor.
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M. Hambro
Storting
Poland
M. Zaleg
Union of British Empire and French Republic praised by Admiralty
The First Lord of the Admiralty lauds a dissolvable union between Britain and France, citing immense progress in strengthening forces, defenses, and adapting economies and lifestyles to serve a common cause. The statement frames a cooperative era in which both powers align for shared aims.
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British Empire
French Republic
Admiralty
Lace on Dress Becomes Timeless Bond in Conversation
A dialog captures a woman boasting a fifty year old lace piece on her dress and a friend praising its beauty while asking if she crafted it, highlighting enduring elegance and craft.
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Memoriam
Holloway
Edwin Arthur Holloway
Gze
Wee
F. Pamily
Parly Ganeas
Victoria
C. McColl
Cameron Street
Cecil Gibbons
Free Library Board
Wellington
AF. & AM
United Church
Harrop
Lorna Slade
Freeman
Canadaia Ceramic Company
Ontario
Tony Seynuck
Burlington
YMCA
Overseas War Service Fund
Picailes
Abbeville
France
Paris
W. G. Co .Kenney
Somme
Minion Textile
Dominions
Lord Lloyd
Dolobran
Bombay
Egypt
E. P. Head
St. George's Square
Guelph
ROYAL
In ‘Technicolor
Dorothy Lamour
Robert Preston
J. Carrol Naish
Paul Baron
Briday
Charles Laughton Vivien Leigh—In
Sidewalks OF London
Holmfield
Man
Mr. ©. B. Swackhamer
Christopher Stackhamer
R. L. Davidson
Chas. Davidson
Holmfield, Man
NEW Force
Dr. Ley
Namsos
Indissoluble ‘Union
Sockees
Elliott Bros
Acton, Ontario
Sunworthy
Revere
Pheeec
Burns
Ascorted
Glover's Vegetable
Easnow
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