Snowy start to the season and local church notes
The article recalls the first snow of the season in the area, mentions St. Albans Church Children’s Day with services led by the children, and notes Rev Baugh in charge. It reports J A MacGillivray elected Moderator of the Synod of Toronto and Kingston, Halton junior league results Acton 8 Milton 4, and Acton citizens aiding Northern Ontario sufferers with a 100 contribution. It also records the sale of Gilbert Creamer’s Esquesing farm to John W. Frank and obituaries for Alfred J G Turner and Mars McEachern Sinclain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Alban’s Church
Halton
Acton
Milton
Ontario
Gilbert
Esquesing
John W. Frank
Prosecutions for Violations of Wartime Price and Ration Rules
Prosecutions for price and rental ceilings and rationing rules dominated by enforcement across Canada in the week of September 7 12. A Toronto wholesale grocer was fined 231 and costs for selling above ceiling prices. Montreal, Ontario, and Quebec cases involved false statements, illegal advertising, and illegal tea sales. Rentals and oil control orders also produced fines from 100 to 225 dollars, plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cana
Enforcment Administration
Pric
Trade Board
Toronto
Om Montreal Owas
IOAN
Ae Montreal
Oon
Voronta Furniture Company
Stu
Williant
William
Glace Bay
N. S
Quebec City
Marysville
Ncr
Jterp
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Brockville
A. Hamilton
Order of the Oil Controlier
Stratford
Ilegal
Growth in Grace and Knowledge in Luke Christ Study
A Sunday lesson discusses Jesus as both divine and human at age twelve in the temple, stressing growth in wisdom and favor with God. It links 2 Peter 1:1-8 to Christian progress, detailing virtues from virtue to love and the need for ongoing effort aided by divine power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. Loo
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Christ
Jerusalem
Israel
Temple
House of God
God
Nazareth
Peter
Hegun
Gail
Britain celebrates Lancaster bomber as emblem of British engineering
The Lancaster bomber is praised as a symbol of British engineering prowess. The article lauds its design, speed, and bomb load, noting its production in Britain and its demonstration in Canada and the United States. It frames Britain as delivering a decisive answer to wartime challenges and underscores the aircraft as a national achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
England
National Steel Car
Malton
United States
Britain
Europe
Canada
Brithin
Germany
Othe
Othe Hrulans
Women Rise in Fish Canneries Workforce
Readable text shows women increasingly employed in Sanaidian fish canneries and processing plants. Officials estimate about 500 more women joined in the last year, boosting totals to around 4 000. New Brunswick and British Columbia regions reported the largest female workforces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALCCR
Sanaidiain
Coltumbue
New Brunswick
West
Vygag, ME
Britain Prepares Winter Campaign in Great War
War notes detail Entente Allies planning for the winter of 1917 18 as the United States enters the conflict. It cites grim British resolve facing a shifted war since US entry and the Russian Revolution affecting allied strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entente
Britain
Alex
Europe
United States
World War I Fronts Shift as Allied Forces Push North
In 1917 British Canadian Anzac troops under Sir Douglas Haig pressed through Arras Ypres and Passchendaele, boosting morale as German defenses cracked. Italian Austro German battles on the Batnalzza Plateau and Caporetto, plus Greek and Romanian strains, shape the war, while Allied campaigns in Africa and the Middle East show progress and caution. London authorities now allow German uniforms for officers in British prisoner custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Haig
Battes
Peance
Flanders
Arras
Ypres
Passchendaele
Flanders Plain
Batnalzza
Pays
Caporetto
Africa
Europe
Allenby
Palestine
Maude
Mesopotamia
Middle East
East’ Africa
Portuguese East Africa
Britain Calls More Midwives
London reports birth rate rises with 158 200 babies born in England and Wales in the first quarter the highest in a decade. The Health Ministry faces a midwife shortage driven by low salaries estimated at about 13 50 a week for many qualified women who earned George Cross recognition for bravery at births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Wales
Health ‘Ministry
Low Salamon
Test of Character in Daily Drill and Duty
A quotation stresses character shown in common life over heroic moments. It notes soldiers falter less when inspired by enthusiasm but must uphold steady principle through routine drills and daily discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Macleod
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Wwe
Richard Burton
The
Free Press
Turner
Con
Nassagaweyn
Alfred J. G. Turner
Sinclaie
Erin ‘Township
Mars McEachern
Archibald Sinclain
J. H. Gordon
Canalian
Maurice Sarrail
Greeces
Crontier
Monasthy
Serbia
Sarrdit
Romania
Greece
Acton Free Press
Mill Street
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