Local Social Notes Highlight Guelph Area Visits and Engagement
A string of visits and gatherings from Kenilworth to Guelph appears this week. Notables include Miss Marjorie Neer nursing student at St. Josephs Hospital in Guelph and Mrs. R. M. McDonald returning from Detroit. Also announced is the engagement of Jean Patricia Gamble to Dudely Dawson of Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Neer
St. Joseph's Hospital
Guelph
R. M. McDonald
Detroit
Mich
Mary” Simpeda
Rast General Hospital
Tronto
Ivan Harris
W. P. Gamble
Jean Patricia
Dudely Dawson
Dawson
Dudley Dawson
Toronto
Card of Thanks from Ernest Sigsworth and family
Ernest Sigsworth and family express deep appreciation for kindness and sympathy shown after the passing of their beloved wife and mother. They note the many acts of kindness will be gratefully remembered and greatly helpful during their loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Sigsworth
Sobering Effect of an Accident Raises DUI Diagnostic Questions
A drunken driver may seem sober after an accident due to a mental or physical surge that masks intoxication. Chemical tests are needed for accurate diagnosis. the National Safety Council accepts 0.150 percent blood alcohol as the intoxication threshold. Proper sample handling and consent are required, with samples kept secure until authorities receive them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
National Safety Council of the
United States
Mo.Cullough
Duke of Windsor photographed in new army uniform
The Duke of Windsor appears in a first publicity image wearing a major general style uniform after his appointment as a staff officer in the British army. The portrait marks his formal return to active service and public duties.
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Duke of Windsor
Hero
Reception Giffords Host At United Church Parsonage
Autumn flowers set a pleasant scene as Rev G C Gifford and Mrs Gifford welcomed members of the United Church congregation and the Acton community to the Parsonage. Tea service and hospitality followed with numerous helpers and a warm showing of local support for the new ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C
Gifford
the United Church
J.C. Matthews
B. Mowat
Boyd
J. Symon
J. R. Kernnedy
Veldhuis
Dan Taylor
Willis
Acton
Meek McCaig Wedding Held in Lemonville Church Parsonage
Miss Mary Katherine McCaig of Georgetown wed Mr Chester William Meek of Guelph in a Lemonville United Church Parsonage ceremony officiated by Rev W S Irwin. Attendants included sister Maude McCaig. best man Howard Norton. A buffet reception followed in Toronto, with the couple planning a northern Ontario honeymoon and residence on the groom's Puslinch Township farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Katherine McCaig
Georgetown
Alex. Craig
Chester William Meek
Puslinch Township
L. Meek
Guelph
United Church
Misa Maude McCalg
Johanna Hill
Howard Norton
Acton
W. R. Black
Register
Rocket Wins Prize for Fast Locomotive Speed
Just before the Liverpool and Manchester Railroad completion the prize of five hundred pounds was offered for a locomotive able to run at least 10 mph and pull three times its weight. George Stephen son won on October 6 1890 with his Rocket achieving 30 mph aided by 12 percent added wheels. Modern streamlined steam engines in the British Empire reach about 100 mph. The locomotive and tender weigh over 680000 pounds or 325 tons and can haul more than ten times their own weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool and Manchester
England
Pnnt
George Stephenson
Tomns
British Empire
Wartime Measures Packaged for Ontario Municipal Officials
Summary of special wartime legislation from the Ontario Legislature. The bulletin outlines changes in municipal grants, debenture redemption options, borrowing rules for patriotic purposes, and approvals required by the Department of Municipal Affairs and the Organization of Resources Committee. It notes powers for public security, public meetings, and provincial resource organization, plus other acts affecting taxation, policing, and power control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Eric Cross
Department of Municipal Affairs
Organization of Resources Committee
Ottawa
Canada
Qovernor
Greyhound Sets New Two Mile Trot Record at Indiana State Fair
Sep Palin and his horse Greyhound dominated trotting at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. The pair trotted two miles in four minutes and nid seconds, besting Peter Manning's 14 year old record by four and a half seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sep Palin
Greyhound
Indiana State” Fair Grounds
Indianayaolis
Peter Manning
RERRS LIST OF SALES
RERRS SALE notices list events from October including Acton on the 7th with horse stock for David Roszell from Albert. October 13th shows a farm sale for John F Lyons of Burlington. October 14th lists J J Taylor Eden Mills furniture. October 24th includes Neil Patterson Nassagaweya Farm stock implements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
David Roszell
Albert
John F. Lyons
Burlington
J. J. Taylor
Eden Muss
Neil Patterson
Nassagaweya
Ontario Fair Dates Announced for 1939 By Agriculture Branch
The Agricultural Societies Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture released the 1939 fair schedule. Notable dates include Grand Valley September 29-30 with mutton shows, Aberfoyle and Markham listings, Erin and Woodbridge events, and Bolton October 5-7 alongside October 13-14 for other districts.
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Agricultural Societies
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Grand Valley
Aberfoyle
Markham
Aves
Erin
Woodbridge
Bolton On
Suburban Chicken Salad Confusion Over Veal Pork vs Tuna
In a suburban restaurant a man asks for chicken salad and debates price options with a waitress. The waitress explains the 40-cent version uses veal and pork while the 50-cent version uses tuna, highlighting a fare distinction.
Three cheered and the recruit asked who they were
A veteran answers that three people cheering are the ones not going. The line captures wartime morale as soldiers march to the train and a recruit seeks meaning in the crowd's reaction.
Winning Plowmen to Visit Old Land at International Match
Salada Tea Company donates to the Trans Atlantic Class at Brockville International Plowing Match. The Canadian Plowmen’s Association plans to send representatives overseas to compete in Britain. Salada awards twelve cash prizes totaling 150 dollars and branches sponsor local events with a 10 dollar first prize and a chance to compete at the next match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockville
Unis
Balada Tea Company
Plowmen's Association
Salada
Camp Dosa Note Shows Odd Census of Marriages
A woodland owner intercepted a camp note from Atty men at a lumber camp advising concise weekly figures. The next week the message claimed two of the men wed and an implausible 3944 percent of the women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linber
Coastal Waters Show Three Summer Temperature Layers
The Natural Resources Department of the Canadian National Railways notes three water temperatures off Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In summer the upper layer is warm, the middle cold, and the bottom warm. winter cools the upper layer while the other two stay nearly constant. This knowledge aids the deep sea fishing industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erd
Nova Scotia
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Natural Resources Department
Canadian National Railways
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Kenilworth
David McClure
Chataworth
Nor and
John Simpeon
Orillte
Margaret Brown
Beamsville
Messra
George and
Chester Wallace
Harold F. Mowat
Copper Cuff
John Mowat
W. D. Robertson
David and
Douglas
Victor Wood
Marilyn
John Wood
Downes
Chatham
Collier
Fami
James Sampson
H Collier
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Howard Kentner
EB. F. Collier
Mabel Harris
Guelph General Hospital
George ‘Wallace
Yonge St
Marguerite
Mill Street
Elgin
Baptist Church
E. P
ST. George's Square
Goelph
Ghen
Mrs. Gifford
THE
Sterling Trusts Corporation
Sterling Tower
Washington Square
Tyrone ‘Power
Alice Faye
Robin Hood
James Stewart
Carole Lombard
Fox News
Jeanette MacDonald
Lew Ayres
Lan’ Hunter
Floyd Gibbons
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Organisation of Resources
Folica
Board of Commissioners of Police
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission
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Tin
O. P. Tea
Rerr
OLD Land
Salada Tea
Goodyear Velta
Malentine
Martin
CFRB
Gilson
W. F. Mooney
ALL Gilson Products
J. Cadesky
Orroh
A. T. Brown
Roosevelt
Congress
Wiliam
Bankhead
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