12 Apr 1922
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 12, 1922
Page
1
A religious Easter reflection urges renewed faith and living nobly. It celebrates Christ's resurrection and urges readers to brighten others' lives with patient kindness, sympathy, and helpful acts as springtime signs inspire hope.
Report details a severe famine in Russia affecting over 30 million people with millions dead and more to die without aid. The British and American governments corroborate the crisis and the Canadian Save the Children Fund seeks funds to feed starving Russian children through Sir George Burn in Ottawa or local channels.
Major Jethro G. Roberts a noted dentist and Brampton resident died aged 58 or 59 at home on Chester Street after months of illness. He served in military dental clinics, led the Brampton High School Board, and was active in Masonic lodge and Grace Methodist Church. Survived by widow two daughters and three sisters. son Lieut James Roberts killed at Amiens in 1914.
At a recent meeting Acton ball team reorganized and elected officers led by President W A Storey and Secretary-Treasurer Alexander Shand. Other posts include First Vice President Mervin Kennedy Second Vice-President H A Coxe Third Vice-President W Patterson and Manager E J Nelson with committee members C Leishman J Clarke Jr KK Waddell and Norman Wilds as mascot.
The Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society met at Mrs. Cunningham’s home to honor her departure for Georgetown. T Reid led the session as members praised Mrs. Cunningham for her service, and gifts were exchanged including a salad bowl and a roses bouquet. Music by Miss Ray and Mrs. Laind accompanied farewells and a light lunch concluded the gathering.
A Public School pupil questioned his father about a phrase while the amused parent bundled a joke about a potato and the income tax report. The exchange captures a light moment in a classroom or school setting.
Notes discuss limited municipal power to influence economy and rising costs from education and roads. A wireless telephone network is proposed to aid fault locating during outages and speed recovery. Salary details for Grand Trunk Railway executives are disclosed. Georgetown urges Arbor Day in May to boost tree planting and address treeless gaps.
A call for residents to avoid short cuts across lawns and boulevards as spring thaws keep ground soft. Foot traffic can deeply damage turf, so pedestrians should use walks to preserve the town’s appearance and maintain well kept lawns.
A rustic verse recalls a rooster crowing as a symbol of restraint amid loud bravado. It contrasts noisy bragging with a quieter, calmer form of courage that steadies and steadies those who listen. The speaker notes genuine valor does not require loud boasts or displays.
A quoted exchange shows a lawyer asking the deceased to consider choosing friends as pallbearers while the will already names six bankers. The judge notes the bankers have cared for the deceased as long as possible, and the deceased insists on the banker pallbearers.
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