Personal visits noted across Ontario and Toronto
Residents from Calgary Guelph Trenton and London visited friends and relatives in Acton Hamilton Guelph and other Ontario towns. The weekend gatherings included Mr J C Scallege Mrs Peter Murray Mr B Sloper Mr John A Chapman Mrs Phaff Mr Fred Warren and Jimmie and others at various homes.
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J.C. Scallege
Calgary
Alta
Acton
Peter Murray
B. Sloper
Guelph
John A. Chapman
Mrs. Phaff
Trenton
Fred Warren
Jimmie
Toronto
John Wood
Fred McMillan
Gordon Rawn
Hamilton
Wheat Varieties Improve Canada’s Grain Quality
Canada boosts wheat quality through selective varieties and testing. Data from Fort William and Vancouver show rising Marquis and Thatcher shares while Ned Bob declines. Introduction of Redman and Saunders expected to further lift seed and grain standards with over thirteen million bushels of Redman and one million of Saunders planned for 1969.
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Llesaaing
Fort William
Ontario
Vancouver
Fort Churchill
Manitoba
Saya J. G. Fraser
Central Experiment Farm
Otawa
Sound Vegetables Storage Tips For Winter
Farmers and households can store frost damaged crops in cool basements with care. Inspect and discard bruised or rotting produce to prevent heat buildup and spoilage. Move vegetables immediately from garden to cooler storage and check regularly to preserve sound produce through winter.
Church News at Gunnbs Ontario Service Notices
The notice lists Rev Lou Fhickxrring as minister at Parsonage-Hower avenue Mia 0 MLAT OM Ontario with organist Leader Runday November 6 1949 schedule including 11 60 am Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and sermons at 7 00 pm titled The Significance of the Death of Christ and Heason and Religion Rev AW O Foreman will conduct both services and preach All are cordially invited
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Batted Bhureh
Adten
Ontario
Lou
Christ
Hoth
AW O Foreman
Knox Huron Acts Church Announces November Services
The Knox Huron Acton church outlines Missionary Sunday on November Sunday School times and a 1100 am worship. Evening service features guest speaker Mr Carter. Anniversary and special meetings are scheduled for November with Friday communion and BYU service.
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Kevin J Carter
Mission Hand
BYU Service Commission
Pues
Mladton
Mra Dengate
Sunday School and Evening Service Announced
Sunday schedule lists 10 00 am Sunday School then 11 00 am morning worship and 6 00 pm Evening Prayer. A welcome is extended to all attendees at the Meginners Class.
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Meginners
Swell Egg Boss Paid Extra Dollar Each Week
A Reader's Digest excerpt recalls a boss on a contracting job who paid each carpenter an extra dollar per week to set the pace. After completion the crew celebrated and discussed the arrangement, calling him a swell egg.
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Aoc
Reader's Digest
Bonn Home of Beethoven in West Germany's New Capital
The note places Bonn as Beethoven's birthplace and describes its status as part of West Germany's new capital. It references the city’s cultural heritage and its connection to the composer’s legacy amid postwar political shifts.
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Bonn
Bethoven
West Germany
Fewer Juvenile Offenders Guilty in Britain in 1947
The United Kingdom Commissioners of Prisons report shows juveniles aged 16 to 20 in Britain were found guilty of indictable offenses at the lowest level since 1940 in 1947. Males numbered 16 670, down 1 160 from 1946 and 3 500 from 1943. females 2 682 rose slightly from 1946 but fell notably from 1945.
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Britain
United Kingdom Commissioners of Prisons
Baseball Benefit Receives Further Contributions Acknowledged
The Baseball Benefit Fund continues to merit support from many citizens with new acknowledgements this week. Contributions listed include amounts from Dublin Volpe 500 Sailor 340 O1. Wright 560 Acton Creamery 1060 Anonymous 200 Mra McDougall Guelph 200 Softball Club 1422 Anonymous 60 047 47.
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Dublin Volpe
Wright
Acton Creamery
McDougall
Guelph
Bannochburn W I Holds October Meeting and Reports
Ban nockburn Women's Institute met October 16 at Mrs Evans home with fourteen members and one visitor. Secretary Mrs Russell stood in for absent Mrs Gordon, reports covered the Young Brothers auction booth, and a convention delegate report was presented by Mrs Duby. A special meeting at Mrs Russell's was planned to start a quill project.
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Bannockburn Women's Institute
Mra & Evans
Mra. T. Gordon
Russell
Young Brothers Auction
Duby
D. Russell
Warns On Laxatives and Constipation Misconceptions
Dr William Glafke warns that laxatives exploit fear of constipation to boost sales of hundreds of millions in the United States. He cautions against using irritant cathartics, notes risks from dependence and electrolyte loss, and endorses bulk producers and lubricants as safer alternatives.
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United States
William Hoo Glatke
Glatke
Glatke Ays
Trillania
Giafke
Britain Means Business on Dollar Export Drive
Floyd S Chalmers from London argues British industry is shifting from theory to practice in the dollar export push. Manufacturers long tied to India, Argentina, and colonies are reorienting through market studies, engineering investigations, and sales trips abroad.
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Britain
Floyd S Chalmers
London
Financial Post
The
Post
Chalmers
Maclean~Hunter
Mr. Chalmers
Papp
India
Argentina
Colonies
Hollywood and Bricklaying Ryl Lewis Milligan
A friend reports a comic union clash on a film set in Hollywood where carpenters and property men refuse to lay planks over live cables, delaying production until different trades intervene, with a dismissive nod to rigid union rules. The piece also preserves a Toronto bricklayer column criticizing high costs and slow work, arguing for fair pay and productive effort.
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United
Hollywood
Carpentere
Anya
Atudio
Bla Chaily
Orla Packet
Jatlinte
Leonard Wateman
Toronto
Jaye
S&t
Denture Boost Trick Teaches Moral Lift at Dental Office
An elderly patient visits a dental office and reveals a full set of dentures with fillings. She explains she wore dentures for 40 years and uses humor to boost young dentists, prompting the narrator to reinforce the morale-boosting moment.
Wodenosawnee Opens as Scout Home
The ceremony marked the official opening of the Acton Newut Scout Home with members of the Senecas and Drege confederacy in attendance. Scouts recited the Scout Promise and subscribed to the laws as leaders presented Thank You badges and Charter gifts to honorees including Mr Middleton and Mrs Norten, with remarks on the home’s completion and anticipated future activities.
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Hill Coon
Middleton
Treas
Acton Hey Beout Association
Escey
Aston Neout
W Coan
F Daversen
K Gardiner
Thera Jonee Bo
Trier
A Trahman
K Machkenzie
J McMullen
S Nortan
Me Nartan
St. S
Mra Agar
Mina Kay Titowa
Mis W Coon
Miss Schott
Dilis
Joe Gay
W Middleton
There Jones
Kirknens
Leishman
G McKensie
KR Smith
Mia So Snow
Mere T Tyler
Mia
van Gile
Norten
T Watson
Wilma Charman Goy
Hansen
Woo
Acton Newut
Coral
Steves
It's Your Money and Social Security Bill in Canada
The Financial Post notes Canada spent 790 million on social security last year. The figure equals about one third of Ottawa’s total outlay and is nearly 50 percent higher than prewar budgets. The piece argues such non productive services are funded by taxation and warns of pressure to increase spending.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Real Bravery
When Tommy returned from school with a swollen eye and bruised lips his mother asks if he was in a fight. He explains he protected a smaller boy from a larger one and then reveals the truth that he meant to shield himself.
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Tommy
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