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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
12
Hemphill Automotive Training Institute at 163 King St. W Toronto advertises positions and training to qualify as an auto mechanic with earnings from six to twelve dollars daily during training. It promises practical instruction and a quick path to higher pay.
Farmers near Angus Flats wrap up seeding as the community reports social visits. The Ladies Aid met at Mrs Geo Coulson's home for a pleasant afternoon. Hector Turnbull and wife spent the weekend with his parents. Beatrice Stephenson visited Barrie last week. David Davidson of Brentwood visited Jas Davidson's home. Jas Davidson bought a new car.
Auction sale features 21 good cows in fine condition and strong milkers. All cows offered without reserve with six months credit for approved buyers and six percent discount for cash.
A town page records numerous Sunday visits among residents from Stroud Huntsville Toronto and Barrie plus events at Thornton Orange Hall. It notes the Junior Institute meeting on June 7 and church functions including the Methodist Sunday School anniversary and WM S meetings with details on speakers choirs readings and attendees.
The June report notes a Wednesday performance of Mother O Mine by the Collier Street Methodist Church youths in Barrie with strong cast, music by local B C I students, and readings enjoyed by all. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Boyd Davis and child visited from Wasaga. Ivy boys lost to Cookstown 14 to 2. a tea kettle burn afflicted a toddler. Mrs Banting improves. James Speers returns from Fort William and Sault Ste. Marie.
Sunday gatherings highlight the Ross family and Wm. Duncan visiting Wm. Cowan, Jonathan Rainey with Sutherland from Bethesda at S. J. Reynolds, M. Hunter from Toronto staying with John Patterson, Robi Reynolds and others at J. Moir’s in Bethesda, Wilson Reynolds in Toronto, and the Martins and Maurice at Aurora. Eldon Wice family at H. Sleight’s Cookstown, M. Connell in Stayner for a few days.
A teacher asks the class where Elizabeth was crowned queen and a student responds on the head, clarifying a pun about the coronation location. The exchange highlights a humorous misinterpretation in a history lesson.
Cookstown Women’s Institute team won the Thornton judging competition with seven teams competing. Members Mabel Kell Alzada Neilly Marjorie Dunning Mary Weddell and Mabel Gollop will represent South Simcoe at Guelph during the Ontario Agricultural College semi centennial week.
Sunday visits and weekend travels span Bethesda area. Families including Gallaughers Parker McMaster Hawes Nicholas Eldridge McMaster and Robt Rainey share gatherings in Everett Toronto Craigvale Lefroy Pontypool Painswick Allandale and Pine Hill Farm.
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