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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 07, 1924
Page
3
A long list of social visits is recorded with many residents of Thornton, Alliston, Barrie, Toronto, and other nearby towns visiting relatives and friends. The notes also cover church events and a postponed WMS meeting with a focus on a Temperance program.
Public auction from GEO LESLIEs note at Allandale farm on Saturday August 9 offers 47 horses. Details include matched black and grey Percheron teams, Clyde and Percheron animals, bay and brown mares and geldings ages 4 to 8 with weights listed. All well broken to harness and quiet. sale starts 1 p.m. with 4 months credit or 6 percent off for cash. A McConkey, Auct., Barrie.
Public sale conducted Wednesday Aug 13 at Lot 13 Concession 13 West Gwillimbury sales include bay and black horses cattle calves hogs harness gear plows rakes and farming implements plus 100 fowl and household furniture. Terms cash. Auctioneer W A McConkey listed for Mrs Mooney.
Excluding Sundays and holidays, Ford Motor Company operated around the clock for six months and produced and sold nearly five vehicles per minute, including Fords trucks tractors and Lincolns, setting a new high mark.
A wide list of visitors and reunions fills Elmvale and area notes. Toronto residents Craig and Lauretta Thomson visit A. T. Cooper and G. L. Usher hosts host. Wasaga Beach holidays for several families. Wasaga Beach hosts the Ritchie family reunion with 200 attendees led by William Ritchie and a Baker Orchestra dance.
Local residents from Lynden Toronto Stayner Markdale Kingston and others spent the weekend with friends and relatives in Churchill. The Churchill girls baseball team traveled to Thornton and won a game then expected a rematch. Lennox picnic at Jacksons Point drew local sports enthusiasts. Orange Hall renovation progresses with cement work finished and carpenters at work.
Mrs. Ouderkirk and her niece Miss Dora Ouderkirk return to Toronto after a couple of weeks at Maple Crest, home of Mr. and Mrs. John Luck. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Luck and their son, of Toronto, with their friend Miss Teare of England, spent the weekend with the Luck family.
Miss Beth Arnold and many visitors from Toronto Brampton Newmarket and St. Catharines are listed among calls and visits around Cookstown. The piece notes concerts picnics and a funeral for Geo Ross with relatives from Toronto Philadelphia and Welland.
Aug 4 items list church services garden party and bazaar set for Aug 13. Local families from Southampton Barrie Chapleau Glen Cairn and Toronto visit Minesing and Oakview Ave Wasaga Beach hosts multiple guests and farms report good wheat and spring crops as haying finishes.
The Toronto based Canadian National Exhibition touts the Coliseum as the largest permanent fair building, costing 1,500,000 dollars and covering 8 acres under roof.
Canada offers vast scenic regions led by Jasper National Park covering 4400 square miles. The area features snow tipped mountains blue green glaciers and canyon gorges with activities from hiking boating and golf to dancing at Jasper Park Lodge on Lac Beauvert. Ask CN Rail agents for the illustrated booklet.
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