Dewdrop Halton Holstein Excels With New Records
Dewdrop, a daughter of noted sire Lowelm Texas Antony bred by Victor J Lawrence of Bronte, earned Reserve Grand Champion at the Eastern States Exposition. Now at Sherman Farm Bloomfield Connecticut she records 20370 pounds milk and 655 pounds fat in 305 days as a five year old and 20520 pounds milk 623 pounds fat as a six year old. Under Selective Registration she is rated Excellent.
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Lornabelle Dewdrop
Texas
Victor J. Lawrence
Bronte
Sherman Farm
Bloomfield
Connecticut
Dewdrop
Halton
Junior Exhibits Stand Out at Milton Fall Fair
Milton fair shows strong junior entries across arts and crafts and 4-H clubs. Awards go to Milton NorVal Palermo Acton in junior institutes and farmer groups. 4-H grand champion awarded to Halton First Year Grain Club. Scribe notes excellent inter club displays and praise for Night School classes and Women’s Institutes.
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Milton
Halton
Ontario
Esquesing Society Fair attracts near fifty club entries
At the Eramosa township council special meeting Reeve J L Oakes set nominating on Friday November 23 and elections on Monday December 10. The discussion covered road conditions and drainage. Calf show at Georgetown Fair features Halton 4 H members aged 12 to 20 with 40 to 50 calves judged by Bruce S Beer. Top awards go to named juniors and seniors across Holstein Ayrshire Jersey Guernsey beef and showmanship. Total federal civil service employment rose from 51 107 in 1938 to 181 913 in 1955.
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Eramosa
Eramosa Township
J. L. Oakes
Georgetown
Halton
Bruce S. Beer
Peel County
Esquesing Agricultural Society
Holstein and Ayrshire
Dennis Sinclair
Douglas Starret
Ross Austin
Hunter
Mary Lou Taylor
Jersey
Guernsey
Keith Ella
Ernie Alexander
Eleanor Joyce
Louis Stull
George Stull
Glen Jackson
George Leslie
Robert Merry
Janet Hendershot
John Hepburn
Canadian Bank of Commerce and Barber's Gift Shop
Greh Jackson
Ernest Alexander
Doreen Sinclair
Mary
Lou Taylor
Allen Brownridge
Tom Hunter
Lynne Coulter
George Greenlees
Federal Civil Service
Fifth Line Erin Resident Janet McDonald Dies
Janet McDonald of the Fifth Line Erin township died suddenly on September 14 at Bruce Leitch’s home. She was daughter of Donald McDonald and Flora Leitch, former president of Bannockburn Women’s Institute. Funeral at Rumley Acton conducted by Norman Russ. Interment Coningsby cemetery. Pallbearers named. Floral tributes noted.
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Erin Township
Janet McDonald
Bruce Leitch
Donald McDonald
Flora Leitch
Woodside Schout
Bannockburn Women's Institute
Ballinafad United Church
Churchill United Church
W.A
Rumley Funeral Home
Acton
Norman Russ
Hornby
Coningsby Cemetery
Coningsby
Woman elected to provincial board of Federated Women's Institutes
Mrs. William Ballentine of Ac ton was elected provincial board member for the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario in Guelph area during a two day OAC convention. Dr. MacLachlan and Dr. McCready lauded rural education needs and scholarships while area branches highlighted contest honors and a membership drive yielding growth amid earlier declines.
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William Ballentine
Acton
Guelph
Women's Institutes
O.A.C
Margaret McCready
MacLachlan
McCready
Women's Institute
Traq
India
Guelph Area
Wellington
Tiverton
West End
South Wellington
Millbank
North Perth
Dublin
Halton
Ralph Kidd
Ceylon
Messovoune
Greece
Ontario Women’s Institutes celebrate milestone events in 1957
The article recalls aid to displaced women after war including a tractor seed grain and repair parts. A $900 balance will fund a trailer. February 18, 1957 marks the 60th anniversary of the F W LO and Ottawa hosts the first national WI convention next year. E W LO plowing match and Royal Winter Fair booth continue. Members stress milk in diet and oppose using it as the sole institute beverage. They advocate hospital treatment for sex offenders.
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Ontario Women's Institutes
Nad
F.w.lo
Ottawa
Institute
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Acton Free Press
Junior Farmer
Norval
Palermo
Nelson
Omagh
Ashgrove
Lowville
Jersey and Guernsey
Fifth Line
William Butler
Frank Freeman
Herbert McEachern
Archie Kerr
David Russell
Alfred Saunders
Calvin Leitch
Keith Leitch
Bob Kerr
Lorne Saunders
Stewart Russell
Doug McEachern
Ralph Denny
Canadias
Dairy Far Mens OF Canada
Canis
Marie Fraser
Thompson Fuels Ltd
W. H. Denny
State Farm
Brock S
Fw.lo
Bridgeport
Eden Crest
South
Brampton Monument Works
WM. C. Allan
Queen St. W
Brampton
Tom Nicol
Acton Jersey
Bank OF Nova Scotia Service
Fairlane
Victoria
Ford
Canada
Club
Thompson Motors
Onfario
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