Martyn Campbell Marries in Toronto Church Parsonage
Birth notice reports the marriage of Dorothy Minnin daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Campbell of Toronto to Nathan Martyn son of the late Martyn of Mimico at United Church Parsonage Bowden Avenue on Saturday October 24 1936. Death notice lists Mary Jane Dingman widow of William Cutting at her home in Ever ton Ontario aged 96. William A Milligan dies in Toronto October 28 1936 aged, funeral from 29 Scarth Road Friday at 3 pm with interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martyn Campbell
United Church Parsonage
Bowden Avenue
Toronto
Herbert J. Hunt
Minnin
Dorothy
Harry Campbell
Nathan ©. Martyn
Mr. and Martyn
Mimico
Cutting
Sarah Elizabeth Sheperdson
Everton
Ontario
Mary Jane Dingman
William Cutting
Halloween social noted in Knows Church history
Remembrance Day nears with events listed such as a Mary R. Moore Guild Hallowe en social at Knows Church. Local notes report cold weather records and a Tuesday morning 12 degree chill in Erin Township as residents commented on frost and a printing plant accident left J Wenderson with two fingers partially severed.
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Erin Township
Mary, R. Moore Guild
Knows Church
J. Wenderson
Hrampton
Afonday
Open challenge for checker players in Acton
Allan Leishman issues an open challenge to any player within ten miles of Acton for a best of ten games. Date and venue to be arranged within two weeks. Players to contact Mr A Leishman in Acton to arrange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Her
Allan Leishman
Acton
Tventles
A. Leishman
Canadian Poultry Exhibit Impresses At World Congress
Canada showcased sixty eight birds at the Sixth World Poultry Congress in Leipzig Germany where forty one countries attended. The exhibit occupied a thirty foot bay and formed a three section panorama highlighting Canadian breeding merit and export success. Birds donated by the Canadian Government were presented to Germany for Leipzig 200.
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Canada
Leloag
Germany
Leipzig
Dublin Women's Institute October Meeting Highlights
The Dublin Branch met at Mrs Brownlow’s home with Mrs Somerville in charge due to the President’s absence. Delegates were chosen for the November 18–20 Annual Convention in Toronto, and a program featured papers on Pioneer Days of Halton County, uses of whole wheat, readings, an instrumental number, and baking exhibits followed by lunch and social time.
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Dublin Women's Institute
Brownlow
Mra A. Near
Somerville
Rall
Toronto
G. Agnew
Merry
Padbury
Agnew
Women's Institute
Halton
Bennie
Gazeley
VanGooren
Margaret Waldie
Nelson Anderson
LO 0 F Officers Installed At Acton Lodge 204
The article reports the installation of DD G officers and new lodge officers at Acton Lodge 204 Y O O, including N G Hinton V G Coles and others. After installation, DD G officers spoke on lodge work, followed by brief remarks and a banquet with visitors from Georgetown.
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E. Coles
W L. Ritchie
R. M. McDonald
G. Babcock
Georgetown
Tunnel at Burlington Proposed in Two Way Highway Plan
Ontario seeks Dominion funding for a Burlington cut off tunnel as part of a Toronto to Niagara Falls two way highway. Hon. T. B. AfcQuesten says a tunnel may negate the need for a new bridge and would keep traffic flow steady despite shipping movements.
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Ontario
Dominion
Burlington
T. B. AfcQuesten
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Prevention of Injuries and Storage of Potatoes
A Canadian agricultural note outlines simple precautionary measures to minimize tuber defects from careless digging handling and storage. It stresses mature digging, moderate digging speed, soil cushioning, letting tubers dry, careful picking, avoiding pitching, proper barrel handling, field hauling discipline, thorough warehouse sanitation, copper sulfate spraying, aeration during early storage, and maintaining 30 to 40 degree storage temperatures.
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Canada
Dlvision of Botany
Carless
Une
Murther
Reeve Harrison Honored by Acton Friends at Homecoming
Acton residents and neighbors gathered October 23, 1936 to honor Reeve Hartley Harrison upon his move from Acton to Toronto. A gold Hamilton 19 jewel watch with monogram was presented, along with a bouquet, as signatures of admirers were read. Harrison and his wife thanked guests and invited continued friendship, promising to welcome Actonians in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley Harrison
Acton
Reeve Harrison
Hamilton
Hartley Haarrison
Reeve
Ontario
Mrs. Harrison
Fr. Salt
Harrison
Toronto
A. C. Stewart
Pedigreed? Deacon and Mose Discuss a Dog’s Parts
In a rural exchange Mose Lampblack explains to Deacon Possumerease that he bought a dog for money and hints at its mixed breed by noting a bull part and a spaniel part. The Deacon presses about which portion is bull, and Mose replies with a playful misdirection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Lampblack
Mase Lampblack
Customer seeks Rosenbloom novel by Louisa May Alcott
In a bookshop a customer asks for a Rosenbloom title by Louisa May Alcott and challenges the clerk who misremembers her works. The exchange highlights confusion over Alcott's Jewish themed or misnamed works and catalog gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loulas M. Alcott
Rosao In Bloom
Rosenbloom
Campaign to promote Canadian fish consumption in Ontario
The Premier of Ontario highlights fish as a vital industrial and food resource. He urges a Dominion wide drive to boost Canadian fish intake, noting Ontario offers over a dozen varieties and stressing its role in regional economic growth and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Community note reflects on travels and weather in Turner Valley
The article recalls Rev Dr Brace visiting multiple communities after twenty five years of service, mentions winter onset with a snow event, and notes farming moisture needs. It highlights social ties in Kilbride and Matthews households and nostalgia for Angus era in Ty Farr Press. J S Coleman, Turner Valley, Alta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paar Preas
Celestial Kingdom
Dr. Brace
Servion
Dempsecy Farm
Milton
China
Jolliffe
Rockwood
Beechwan
Thibeb
Alberta
W. R. Kenney
Kilbride
Mfr
L. G. Matthews
Paris
Angus
Store Vegetables in Some Cellar
The article explains storing root vegetables for winter use in a cheap, moist dark ventilated cellar. It recommends medium sized, blemish free produce, a concrete floor with sandy loam soil to keep humidity, upright celery and cabbage with proper spacing, and a ventilated wooden storage chest to regulate temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Experimental Farm
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Newcomer Quarrels Over Pronunciation in San Juan
In San Jose California a playful exchange unfolds as a new resident debates local pronunciation of San Juan and the state name California. The dialogue centers on letters and speech patterns amid light regional humor.
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San Juan
California
Padre
San Jose
Calif
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Woodhall
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Acton Post Office
Ajax Engineers
Vheir
International Nickle Works
Port Colborne
Harold McIntyre
Mrr
Hugh McCutcheon
Jacob Neiman
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A. B. Ritchie
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Lady Jane Grey
Batur
Jack Benny Burns
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Fry
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Simone Simon
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Hallowe'en
Neilson
Falcon
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Alderta
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Hallowe
Hallowe'en Candies
Hinton’s
Anspires
St. Alban’s
the Merrymakers
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