MacGregor Young Men's Club Debates Poised on Plumbers Image
The MacGregor Young Men's Club held its first debate at Mas Omic Hall with a materialistic view on plumbers versus poets. W E Turner and Ronald McCormick led the affirmative, winning by nine points over N E Wright and Grant Fotheringham. The event featured humorous quartettes, piano by Mrs McLeod, and closing with the National Anthem.
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MacGregor
Broval
Messrs Fothering
Laidlaw
McLeod
Cooper
BOOST FOR THE COUNTRY STORE
From the Elkhorn Mercury a reflection on the strained cash flow of farmers and the role of country stores in supplying essentials. Farmers faced shortages of eggs wood and meat while stores helped with small exchanges and cooperation during hard times.
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Agair
Bill faces tire sale in terse city desk item
A brief, unclear notice mentions Bill and a tire related matter in a local desk item. The legibility is limited but indicates a naming of a person and involvement with tires, framed in typical small page notation.
No Place Like Home for the Local Store
A clipping praises country town merchants over mail order houses, calling them valued friends in the community. The home merchant supports church, lodge, school, and local teams, earning loyalty by knowing customers and their needs.
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Ervice
Brandon
Lone
CKY Reports Satisfactory New Wave Length Testing
CKY officials announce nine days of testing the 910 kilocycle frequency across the province show higher satisfaction than the old 960 kilocycles. Two to three weeks more testing will occur before any permanent change. Reports from the public are invited to guide the final decision.
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CKY
Local News Papers Serve Community Through Support
The newspaper urges readers to back their weekly paper with patronage and goodwill. It argues the local publication is a social and economic factor, gathering community activities and highlighting positives while mitigating evils, and calls for wholehearted support from townspeople.
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Loca
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Montreal
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Kirshner, Rabkin
Redpath
Ontario
Kirk’s
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