Halton Plowmen Hold Record Machinery Show
Halton's annual plowing match drew 3000 spectators with 61 contestants from Peterborough Victoria Ontario York Peel Wellington Waterloo Wentworth. A Junior Farmers Driving Contest saw Harvey Nurse win top prize, while Stanley May led Halton’s best walking plows and Spencer Wilson won top tractor plow honors.
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Halton
Peterborough
Victoria
Ontario
York
Peel
Wellington
Waterloo
Wentworth
Halton Association
Harvey
Norvel
Woods Mfg Co Ltd
Norval
Norval Women's Institute
C.F Picket
Halton Plowmen’s Asociation
W OR Beek
Ontario Agricultural College
Warren Mra Mary Pettit
Stanley J. Hal
Sheriff Wot Robertson
Winfred Timbers
Geo Holxuimwser
Stanley May
Hornby
Exso
Rank of Commerce
Spencer Wilson
Boya Wander
Earl Price
Milton
Nank
Nova Scotia
John W. Picket
Arnold Howden
Trafalgar
R. T. Howard
Nelson Township
Stiring & Dynea
Salada Tea Co
Ernest May
TO Eaton Co
John Readhead
Harold Ferguson
Nassagaweva
Robt Simpson Co
Royal Bank
Wm Grice
Freeman
Bank of Toronto
Burlington
John W Picket
Milton Milling
Norman Tynda
Richmond
Rlog
Brown
Galt Harley
Jerseyville
Herb Jarvis
Milliken
Watson
Eugenie Timbers
Howard Timbers
Aurora
Archie McRobbie
Guelph
W. «. Thomas
Maple
Douglas Cunnington
Inglewood
Af ‘Hornby
Mradders
Stouffville
Douglas Reid
Cantinal remark on gender speech from English novelist
English writer Cc SS Lewis, known for fantastic novels with theology, has a character claim women speak a nounless language. He jokes that men specify exact items while women refer vaguely, leaving men puzzled about where things are.
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Cc SS Lewis
Credit Unions Celebrate Milestones Across Canada and U S
Canada marks fifty years of credit unions with wide celebrations in both nations. A 1948 report notes 2 604 Canadian unions serving over 850 000 members with assets around 250 million dollars. Quebec leads with 1 074 unions and over half a million members. Ontario follows with 971 unions and 165 million in assets. Central unions exist in every province to handle surplus deposits.
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Canada
United States
Credit Union
O1st Credit Union
North America
Levis
Que
Domitian Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Anys
J. E. O’meara
Juana
Quebec
Mousetrap design from English firm promotes all metal rodent catcher
An English firm offers the Mousetrap "KUK" as an all metal, rust free, simple and robust device that operates without bait. The catcher is hygienic and independent of bait, and notes that animals with long legs have a long neck to reach food without bending knees.
Contentious Estate Auction Near Nassagaweya Farm Sale
Public auction of farm stock implements feed truck furniture and more from the estate of the late Jowan Winnesmore at the Nassau tra Nassagawe ya area on a Saturday in November. Items include Jersey and Holstein cows horses hogs poultry hay grain harness furniture and machinery plus a 1938 Dodge Panel Truck and real estate 75 acres mainly under cultivation with a gravel main road frontage inspection urged cash sale no reserve to wind up the estate.
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York
M.H
Dan Hrooder
Quebec Co
Sniec
Nassagaweyva
Nasangaweya
Gettl- F. McNiven
A. Hutchingon
One-Plow Tractors Popular on Farm
The article notes rising use of one plow tractors on farms over four years, citing Canada sales around 900 in 1347 vs over 500 in 194% the increased adoption due to low initial cost and field versatility. It discusses costs per acre, labor effects, and comparisons with two plow tractors, plus complementary mounted implements and cautions against overloading the machines. It also mentions housing policy commentary and a line about Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt attending a girls school in London.
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Canada
Leas
Anya Allan Magee
Field Husbandry
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
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Bo Ni É SS
Hrampton
Hugh Leslie
Georgetown
Ernest Evans
Spencer Wilton
H. J. Cooperthwaite
Agincourt
Russell Moreton
Beaverton
Harold Picket
Arnold Rife
Cass
Norman Tyndall
Richmond Hill
Geo Timbers
Jack Taylor
Milford Fenwick
Brampton
Wm Hostrawser
Malton
Geo Dison
Ftons Brown
Keith Merry
Chas LeRiche
Chas Hunter
Bruce Alton
Preemnan
Donald Armatrong
Jack Marchment
Smith Griffen
Acton
Joan Reid
Keith Elia
Mono Road
R T Howard
Floyd Marlatt
Main
Mitten
Prana
CHORE
BOV
Lew Vacuum
Wilkers
R. M. Bell
Manning Electric
WM. R. Bracken
General Insurance
Mutual Life Assurance Co., Ltd
Baby
R. O. Stapleton Church
Jowan Winnesmore
Lata
Com
Dolshawetack
Ist
Hindley & Elliott
Parliament
Dore
Financial Post
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wimbleton
London
DeKalb Nations
Donald McNabb
R.R. No
Georgetown, Ont
Orangeville
Morris
New Morris
Tom Hewson
Mill Street
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