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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1923
Page
7
A resident contemplates selling a house but cannot leave the familiar streets and memories behind. People tour the rooms and discuss terms, yet the author clings to the cherished neighborhood and chooses not to sell. Also includes cooking tips and a local women’s institute report from Guthrie.
A Brentwood community hall gathering on October 16 honored Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Noonan with a reception and a gift a upholstered rattan arm chair presented by Herman i and Joe MacDonald. J J Dumond delivered a warm address praising the Noonan couple and their active village involvement.
Native Indian costumes drew crowds on Thursday as Ensign and Mrs. Cowan Salvation Army officers on furlough from India spoke at Five Points and the Citadel. They described conditions in India, urged Gospel outreach, and explained Indian customs and traditions, stressing the need for educational and evangelical work.
Allan Hutchinson reports appointments for a Home Economics course in Barrie under Ontario Agriculture. The program starts late November for three months with about fifty students, featuring Florence M. Jarvis in Household Science, Bertha Bryson in Nursing, Edith Collins in Sewing, and J Harding in Millinery.
Mrs. Aikins aged 79 embarked on a Western Canada motor tour with son Thos Aikins and mother Mrs. David Aikins. They travelled via Chicago visiting relatives in Regina Bladworth and Saskatoon covering 5948 miles with 2042 miles on the return leg from Regina to Barrie. prior to this she had driven over 2500 miles to Quebec visiting siblings and relatives in Valcartier Sherbrooke Vermont and Niagara Falls.
Trinity Dramatic Club staged Mechanical Jane and Mr Bob to large Barrie audiences last week in the Parish Hall. Local talent carried two plays with lively comedy and strong acting led by Mrs Sanderson and Miss Helen Palling. The program featured a Trinity Sunday School orchestra and a solo by Mrs Perry. The club plans further demonstrations and a November meeting at Mrs Goodfellow’s home.
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