Rockwood Bible Society Annual Meeting Highlights
The Rockwood and Everton Branch Bible Society held its annual meeting with comments from the representative about Western Canada work and reports from See.Treas Gordon Hoes. Rev. Erwin led services in Rev. J. W. Oliver’s absence. Also noted were wedding congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cox and plans for the new Parish Hall dedication at St John’s Church with Bishop W. E. F. Bagnall officiating. Nearby notes include hydro upgrades on Valley Road, a hospitalizing stroke for Mr. McGown, and local social updates from Rockwood Horticultural Society and townspeople.
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Rockwood and Everton
Margaret Duby
United Church
Erwin
W. EF. Bagnall
Niagara
London
Millar’s Cottage
Valley Road
Hydro
Valley Hoad
McGown
A. Jackson
Rockwood Horticultural Society
Myrtle Moore
Storey
Acton
John Beard
J. Beard
Vancouver
Murdo Munro
Waterdown
Town
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Pay Your Bills The Safe Way
Bank of Montreal urges safe bill payment by cheque outlining three advantages. Cheques provide a payment record, serve as receipts, and reduce cash handling. A chequing account aids budgeting with stubs and passbooks, with low service costs. Gordon Oder invites Acton residents to open an account.
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Bank of Montreal
Gordon Oder
Acton
Big Star in Small Part in The Magic Box
Sir Laurence Olivier will play a policeman in the Festival film The Magic Box. His screen time is limited to two minutes.
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Laurence Olivier
Garden musings amid bloom and wedding plans
A diary entry paints spring scenes with cherry and almond blossoms, daffodils, and birds in full chorus. The writer shares bulb care tips, notes finishing secession, fence repairs, and a humorous hat shopping trip in Guelph, then reflects on wartime anxiety and the fragility of peace.
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Thad
Johnny
Guelph
Partner
London
Europe
Oro
Alberta Spends 3 Million Weekly in Oil Search
The report notes substantial weekly expenditure of about 3 million dollars in Alberta as efforts continue to locate new oil deposits. Government and private sector funds are flowing into exploration activities amid speculation on potential yields.
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Alberta
Alberca
Canada
Leduc
Imperial
Prairies
Rockwood Native Sarah Coran Dies at 89
Sarah Coran of Rockwood died after a stroke in Guelph General Hospital on May 8, age 89. Born in Rockwood she married George Coram and farmed near Luthor and Driver, Sayk. After his death she moved to Guelph and remained active in United Church missions, knitting for Red Cross during the war. interment in Stone Church Cemetery, Eramoan.
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Sarah Coran
Rockwood
Guelph General Hospital
The
United Church
Red Cross
Stone Church Cemetery
Eramoan
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