Community's Greatest Asset and the Weekly Press
The Ontario weekly press is hailed as a community staple despite rising costs. The piece notes dwindling papers, argues subs can’t drop, and stresses weekly papers reflect local life more than dailies. It highlights the role of weekly publications in small towns and the province’s development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ColEngw
Enterprise and i Bulletin
Amalagansot
Collingwood
Osh
Toriallumns
Ontario
Mail
Ise
Ral
Forty Five Years Of Progress In Canada Orient Trade
The article recalls the 45 year span since the barque Abyssinia, Canada’s first ship under the house flag, sailed from Port Moody. It contrasts her 1,?d feet six inches length and 4215 feet width with the Empress of Japan’s 670 feet length and 26,000 tonnage, noting speed advances from 15 knots to 25 knots on routes Vancouver to Yokohama Shanghai Hong Kong and Manila. The Abyssinia was chartered by W G Pearce, later Fairnieid Shipbuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Pacific
Abyssinia
Vancouver
Victoria
Yokohama
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Manila
W.G. Pearce
Fairneid Shipbuilding Com
Clydeside
The Statesman Reflections On Local News Vitality
A fragmentary excerpt argues the weekly paper’s role in community life and public utility. It laments diminishing coverage and the loss of voice that binds small towns to larger cities, urging readers to value local journalism’s vibrancy and ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
The
Statesman
Ontario
Tas
Local social notes from Clear Lake to Winnipeg visits
Mr W K Sampson and Mr and Mrs Adams enjoyed a motor trip to Clear Lake with scenery praised by friends of Miss Eleanor Longstreet who has left hospital. North Norfolk Canadian Legion met successfully Monday with members from Karrie Beaver MacGregor and Otter points. Nurse Erlendson Mrs Johnson Sr and Mrs Magnus Erlendson and son Bobby of Winnipeg visited Beger and were joined by Mr and Mrs K FE Walden, Mrs Erlendson and Lotty for a prolonged visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.K Sampson
Adams
Clear Lake
Eleanor Longstreet
North Norfolk Canadian Legion
Mondey
Memhers
Karrie, Beaver, MacGregor
Otter Points
Erlendson
Mise Johnson
Magnus Erlendson
Bobby
Winnipeg
Beger
Kfe Walden
Lotty
Grasshopper Pest Disrupts Farm Work and Town Visit
A farmer in the hopper district faced a grasshopper invasion so thick that on leaving his store he found his team eaten by hoppers. While local residents watched, some compared the swarm to a playful contest as horseshoes were used to decide who would retrieve the harness. Canadian boosters from Medicine Hat, led by Larry Deagan, Tom Bruce and Eece Meidinger, visited town to interview locals and record details for a Canadian music contest promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Deagan
Tom Bruce
Eece Meidinger
Lawrence Bruce Music Psishing Co
Medicine Hat
Rev G L Armstrong Leads Holy Communion at St Pauls MacGregor
Rev G L Armstrong rector of St Pauls Church in MacGregor conducts Holy Communion service at 9 30 a m on Sunday August 7, inviting parishioners to attend.
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Macgregor A.m
The
United Church
Counter Check Books in Local Commerce
Local ad urges residents to boost home circulation by shopping at local stores. It highlights merchants in The Herald offering service and low prices and encourages advertisers to print locally and promote goods to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Western Sales Book Company
Manitoba
Mr. Merchant
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M. R. Little
BAGOT
Anglican Church
G.L. Armstrong
St. Paul's Church
MacGregor
Holy Communion
Canadian Legion
Ex Service
RH. Fotheringham
Beaver
Gray’s Drug Store
Macgregor Herald
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