Ontario Premier rules out 1922 election address
Premier Drury defends road policy funding from motor licenses and tax revenue. He rejects claims of a snap election, cites Hydro radial reforms and O.T.A. support, praises Manning Doherty on cattle embargo victory, and notes no plan for an Ontario income tax while aiming to cut taxes where possible.
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The
Toronto Globe
Globe
O.T.A
Lennox
Raney
Attorney-General’s Department
Ferguson
Doherty
Great Britain
Manning Doherty
England
House of Commons
Ontario
Peter Smith
Barrie considers Blake Street route for provincial highway
Premier Drury and Minister Biggs visited Barrie to discuss the proposed Toronto-Muskoka highway. They toured Blake Street and Kempenfeldt Road with local officials and promised a district engineer survey in about ten days to decide how much of the route the Department of Public Highways would build, with a total projected cost of 218000 dollars.
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Drury
F. C. Briggs
Barrie
Toronto-Muskoka
Blake St. Hon
Biggs
Department of Public Highways
Minister of Roads
Blake Or
Kempenfeldt
J. Little
Community Association
Queen’s Park
G.T.R
Allandale
Blake Sr
Blake St
Little
Department of Turtlic Highways
H. Murdoch
Centre Simcoe
Reeve Fisher
Ovenden Colege
W. B. Redfern
B.A. Se
Toronto
Montreal furman Fred Clark visits Barrie l AC memory and progress
Fred Clark of Montreal, an old Barrie lacrosse and hockey supporter, visited with his son from Newmarket. He praised Barrie’s progress and the soldiers memorial, noting superior design and workmanship. He travels coast to coast in the fur business. Also in town is Robi Hagart of Toronto visiting friends.
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Fred Clark
Montreal
Fred
Barrie
Newmarket
Clark
Robi. Hagart
Toronto
Innisfil approves purchase of Lake Park for park
The by law to buy 86 acres of Lake Park was passed by majority vote, enabling a municipal lake-front park. The measure carried over two to one with opposition in Lefroy and Churchill. voting details followed.
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Innisfil To
Lefroy
Churchill
Mrs. Alpin Injured In Strange Home Explosion
Mrs. Geo. Alpin of Vine was severely injured at her home when a rivet installation exploded a detonator from a Mills hand grenade. Four fingers lacerated, little finger dislocated, eye scratch, facial burns. Dr. Rogers treated wounds. eye injury serious but sight may be saved. Explosion believed to stem from wartime munitions detonator possibly mixed with rivets.
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Geo. Alpin
Vine
Rogers
Stroud
Memorial monument praised by visitor at Barrie Ontario
T F Towers spent two weeks in Barrie Ontario where he praised the Great War memorial as creditable. He found Barrie substantial in business and housing with a pleasing Kempen feldt Bay location attracting many summer visitors. The Towers enjoyed their holiday and stayed with Mrs Moodie and Mrs Howland on Owen Street.
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T. F. Towers
Barrie
Ont
Towers
Robt. Moodie
Orillia Plans Old Home Week Festivities
Orillia prepares a week long Old Home Week from August 6 to 12 with a $12,000 budget including $3,800 in prizes. Events include a regatta, illuminated water carnival, baseball and lacrosse tournaments, a monster parade and horse racing. The parade prizes total about $400. Invitations reach 38,000 ex residents and 20,000 visitors are anticipated.
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Orillia
Northern Firemen
Ontario
Maccabees Barrie Tent 124 Recruitment Notice
The Maccabees Barrie Tent 124 invites applications for brotherhood with the Order that stands for good citizenship patriotism protection and progress. Applications should be sent to Knight Commander Dr G Burns 79 Dunlop St or the Record Office 101 Dunlop St. An initiation review will be held in August. prospective candidates urged to apply immediately.
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G. Burns
Dunlop St
E. Simcoe Entrance Exams Results Across Districts
In Orillia 165 candidates sat exams with 112 passing. Hawkestone had 34 entrants with 21 passing, Edgar 21 with 7 passing, Coldwater 30 with 18 passing, Wanbaushene 12 with 10 passing. The list includes numerous names with school designations and scores from Oro.
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Orillia
Hawkestone
Edgar
Coldwater
Wanbaushene
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