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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1924
Page
11
Editorial notes Collingwood ratepayers carry large exemptions totaling 2 737 542 in a 7 086 778 roll while Barrie shows similar net assessment but far smaller exemptions. It also highlights Royal Victoria Hospital funding needs and staff gifts to the editor on overseas leave.
In Montreal at the Canadian confectioners’ convention J Allan Ross of Wrigley Canada extolled newspapers as the best advertising medium and essential for sustained sales. He warned that stopping ads would halt business like removing a train engine, calling advertising the red blood of business.
Lorne A Hedy recently elected president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association brings a deep background in printing and publishing. He trained under his father in St Marys and earned a BA with honors at Toronto University. He directed roles at St Thomas Times, The Varsity, and Torontonensis yearbook, later managing the Walkerton Telescope and serving on the Canadian Press Association board.
A US railway shifts a 32 mile Dowington Pennsylvania to Philadelphia route to exclusive truck service. Trucks cut handling steps to a quarter, boosting efficiency and pressing railroads to cooperate rather than compete. Bus and truck competition raises road upkeep concerns.
In a Toronto meeting Premier Ferguson urged business leaders to back boy education and youth programs similar to Shawbridge Quebec’s farm for underprivileged boys. Beatty endorsed the push stressing knowledge and opportunity to curb unrest. Canada’s promise for ambitious workers highlighted against Australia’s system. Kiwanis plans include sending 15 boys to the Midland YMCA camp and organizing road signs for the camp site.
The Canadian politician William Pugsley born 1850 in Sussex New Brunswick rose from locallegislature speaker to federal Minister of Public Works. A vigorous debater and party defender he left politics with wide support and later served as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
Patterson's Drug Stores promotes Van Ess hair grower and dandruff remedy with a guarantee. Small fruits show promise of a heavy season as early apples bloom heavily and old strawberries bear a profusion of bloom.
A Barriette, St. Clair Ross, son of W. J. Ross, won a silver Kiwanis cup for most humanitarian work in the Montreal club year. The prize honors St Anne's Hospital and the Hospital for Crippled Children. International President Edwin A Arras praised Montreal Kiwanis for progress and charity work.
Fire losses for the past weekend totaled about 1250 dollars with most covered by insurance. A Jacobs Terrace house owned by S Dyment and occupied by Robt McGill was destroyed. contents suffered about 100 dollars damage. A second duplex at Jane and Perry Streets, owned by Matthew Robertson and occupied by Ed Scott and Geo Livingston, was damaged by a spark in high wind. insurance covered part of the structure. The alarm was misrouted to James Street delaying the brigade.
Eighteen rinks entered the Allandale Bowling Club event on Wednesday June 4. W Knight of Alliston won first place O Bernhardt Stayner took second Green of Toronto Runnymede Club finished third A G Walker Allandale placed fourth.
Organized bucket brigade led by Ted Scott had the blaze partly controlled. Damage to the home totaled 200 dollars with furnishings loss about 150 dollars, both covered by insurance. No damage occurred to the Livingston-ives side of the house.
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