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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 28, 1960
Page
3
Port Hope council discusses a municipal debenture issue for the Hope School expansion. Twelve members consider funding for fuel oil and educational improvements while preliminary resolutions raise questions about county involvement and timelines.
A scrambled report notes coffee import costs and consumption patterns across Canada. It highlights high per capita coffee use, rising imports, and shifts in Western trade relations, with tea and other beverages keeping pace in regional markets.
Praises Fraserville Elevators run by Dick Skuce as a farmer serving feed seed and fertilizer provider with Shur-Gain products and field services including chopping and mixing. Also promotes Selkirk Men’s Shop at George Street, boasting latest fashion for men and boys with national brands and friendly courteous service.
NEW GRAND HOTEL in Peterborough Ontario advertises top service and elegant facilities. Manager Murray Green aims to please guests with a congenial staff, air conditioning, ample parking, nightly entertainment by Herb Michel, a Smokiasbord Buffet lunch noon to 2 and dinner 5:30 to 8, and the Wedgewood banquet room for events under Ontario Liquor Control Board license.
The S S Kresge Co Ltd established in Canada in 1929 earns praise for its variety home items and pleasant shopping atmosphere. Stores hire locally, with capable managers, offering courteous service and a broad selection for families. Visit the Peterborough Kresge Store for top items on the market.
Canada Packers Ltd. highlights its long standing top position among meat packers, noting modern refrigerated plants, sanitation, and high prices paid to farmers. The message urges customers to trust the company's strong reputation and nationwide product availability based on customer satisfaction from repeated purchases.
The H. Florence Furniture Company at 204 Charlotte Street is praised as the leading furniture store in Peterborough with a long history of serving the public. The notice highlights their wide experience, modern craftsmanship, affordable terms, and calls visitors to see why many customers have been satisfied over the years.
Harold Ball sells Allis Chalmers Farm Equipment and Mezo Pop Up Bale Loader with a modern service department. The ad touts efficient, economical farming through updated machinery and on site or in field service by trained mechanics. Ball highlights low local prices and ongoing commitment to farmers’ time and money.
The Millbrook Reporter outlines annual and international subscription rates, ad pricing at three cents per word and ten cents per count line, fifty cents per column inch for display ads, and agate line at .05. It states existing contracts honored, liquor ads and in memoriam not published, and ads due by Tuesday noon under publisher Harvie James Armstrong.
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