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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
10
Chronicles of Ginger Farm notes the decline of everyday clever fixes as gadgets rise. A visitor shows practical improvisation with a violin string made from a pencil and a homemade window hook. The piece praises resourcefulness born of shortages and ends with humorous domestic mishaps and Whisky the dog adventures.
The sixth annual Black and White Championship Show at Brantford October 14 drew about 160 head from ten Ontario counties. Glenafton R. A. Monogram from Harold Bingham & Son Georgetown won three year old bully class and was later named senior and grand champion bull. E. J. Meagher Oakville won Graymar Anna Champion, named junior female champion, daughter of Graymar Bessle Pathfinder famed for high milk yields. Numerous placings followed for other breeders including R. C. Given & Son Georgetown and F. Pelletterio & Sons Milton. The grand champion female was Glenvue Noelle Inka from Hays Ltd Peel County. Inter-county herd class saw Peel County first with a Halton contingent a strong second. Continuous coverage notes Halton’s excellent showing and industry commentary on farming conditions and labor issues.
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