Social Life Highlights Family and Friends Gatherings
Miss Ruby Clark returned home for the weekend. Mrs. August Anderson hosted visitors at Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. John Wood attended the Warren-Palmer wedding in Toronto. Several residents visited relatives and attended events in Toronto and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Clark
Toronto
August Anderson
Stratford
John Wood
Warren-Palmer
Doris Maddock
J. C. Matthews
Fred Babcock
Miss Eunice
Milton
Wm. Landsborough
Roy Swackhamer
W. .E. Wallis
Master Rae
Robi. Brownlee
George
Frances
James ‘Wilson
Will and Mary
W. H. Craw‘ford
Frank Swackhamer
Bower Avenue
Dublin Family Farewell Party Before Move to Weston
In Dublin Ontario on October 28 1932 friends gathered to honor Mr and Mrs John Ruddick and family prior to their move to Weston A purse was presented on behalf of the community and a separate gift was given to Little Doreen Ruddick followed by a social hour and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John’ Ruddick
Weston
Dublin
Apend
John Ruddick
Ter
J. F. Robertson
H., Sayers
Ruddick
Ontario
Little Doreen Ruddick
Margaret Somerville
Kathleen Robertson
Symbols of Good Luck Pretzels as Teutonic signs of luck
Early beliefs tied pretzels to good fortune on feast days and as wards against evil. Believers hung pretzels on cords for crops and used them with fruit trees. In Switzerland eight pretzels were given to male retainers on baking day, five to females. In modern service they accompany beer and even ice cream, praised for digestion and dental benefits. dietitians credit salt as an appetite stimulant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
International Peace Garden Opens in Turtle Mountains
The International Peace Garden spanning Manitoba and North Dakota opened with large crowds from both nations. President Hoover praised the garden as a future promise, and Lord Bessborough sent best wishes. The 1500 acre sites in each country will be funded by a $5 million public subscription for development and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Manitoba
North Dakota
Turtle Mountains
Hoover
White House
Lord Bessborough
Lifebuoy Shipboard Rescue System Aboard Colombia
A new French liner the Colombia is outfitted with electric life buoy projectors. If a passenger falls overboard, a release is actuated to fire a life preserver to the sea. The system can be triggered remotely from deck stations and includes a calcium flare, electric lighting, and an alarm to summon officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Tramp Hitches Ride With NSW Governor In Surprise Lift
A swagman asked Governor Sir Philip Game for a lift at a rural railway crossing in New South Wales. The governor agreed and drove off with the tramp settled behind him after fetching a bundle from the roadside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Game
New South Wales
Australia
Vica- Regal
Sir Philip
St Philip
Woman’s purse recovered after prairie train loss near Eden
A woman aboard a Canadian National train near Eden dropped her purse with money and valuables. Conductor Abbott alerted agent Clark, a section gang recovered the purse two miles west of Eden, and the train was held briefly at Neepawa to reunite her with the belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Village
Eden
Winnipeg
Europe
Abbott
Clark
Neepawa
J.W. Lee
Antiquity of dog racing traced to ancient times
A writer notes greyhound racing as one of the world’s oldest sports, tracing its roots to ancient Egypt nearly five thousand years ago. Egyptian murals and monuments show dogs used for sight hunting, with royal restrictions in Britain delaying broader use until game laws relaxed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Britain
Canuté
Canadian Fertilizers Production Up 65 Percent in 1931
Canadian government statistics show fertilizer production rising 65 percent in 1931 from 1930, with 18 fertilizer establishments in the Dominion and total capital of 15.37 million dollars. The year’s chemical industries valued at 4.15 million for fertilizers, with other groups like toilet preparations and polishes also posting gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Government
Bureau of Statistics
Vand Allied Products Industries
Dustries
Chemical Industry of Canada
Allied Industries
Quotations to Shippers from Toronto Markets
Toronto quotations for hides and wool, 20 percent creamery fat, and various brands. Includes prices for potatoes, Ontario grain track and CIF rates, fruit at wholesale houses, and current live stock prices for steers, calves, cows, hogs, lambs, and sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
Toronto Board of Trade
C.i.f Bay Ports
Northern
Taught Too Late
A girl who complained that everything was wrong becomes an orphan after her mother is killed in an auto crash and her father dies the next day. She writes to a friend that she could be happy if life were as it was, a lesson that people seldom wake to until disaster.
Diary extracts reveal small town life through a boy named Ross
The diary entries recount daily events in a rural town from Friday to Thursday. Highlights include a pedestrian hit by a car in New York mentioned in passing, plans for a country pub trip, discovering two radio tubes in a car, a wedding trip aborted, a banker calling about a newspaper note, a bootlegger named Philbottom arrested for sidewalk spitting, and a misprint in the Pure Food Grocery notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant Emmy
Noose
New York
Evry
Emmy
Enny
Districks
Tomtorro
Wensday
Philbottom
Ben
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O. H. Harrison
Western Provinces
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James Mills
John Waterton
Sydenham Township
Helen. Ostrander
Dot Outerbridge
Kay Struthers
Toronto University
J. . Meaney
Montreal
Que
Fr. McBride
Mooney
Torogto
George ‘Woods
Ella May
Frank
H. Wansbrough
Harold
Centennial United Church
Allan Smith
Acton
Frank Day
Rockwood
A. E. Nicklin
West
F. Ss. Selwood
Calgary
Th. McCallum
Saskatoon
Mercer
Edmonton
G. Somerville
H. Sayers
John D. Black
International Peace Garden
Geo, O’brien
High Seas
Molly O'Day
JEWEL
Kay Francis
William Powell
Slim Summerville
Janet Gayther
Charlie—Farrell_Gomedy
Rebecca OF
Sunny-Brook Farm
Seseeappees
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Brest
Alex
Brunton
Ross Farquhar
Ray Tait
Crick
Jackson County
Preachers House
Mr. Gage
Gage Wood
Mr.Plitches
J. B. MacKenzie & Son
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Evan Jones
Castile
RINSO
ST. Charles
Valencia
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Mill Street
Gwendoline P. Clarke
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