This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1925
Page
1
A compact verse counsels perseverance, arguing that effort and willturning failure into a map toward victory. It frames winning as a matter of endurance and repeated attempt, with a tone of hopeful resolve.
Limehouse notes a family gathering during Eastertide with guests from Toledo Detroit and Mount Dennis. Douglas Gowdy returns from Knox College planning a long trip to Britain and the Continent after exams. Spring activity grows in the lime and stone business with an official visit by Inspector Stewart. Mrs. Joseph Voy of Wheatley dies after months ill care. remains taken to Wheatley for interment.
Terra Cotta groups held their April gathering at the Lyons home. Members sang The Maple Leaf and spoke impromptu reflections after roll call. Mrs. Dick discussed birds economics and urged bird houses, presented a paper on maintaining wives children and parents, and books from the travelling library were shared. Music was provided by local singers and the meeting closed with the National Anthem followed by lunch and dancing.
The three uniting churches adopt New Outlook as the name for their joint weekly paper to launch June 10. The publication will be non sectarian and international in scope, serving Canadian citizens and world readers while seeking contributors from Canada and overseas under the United Church of Canada.
Forty five participants attended the ranges on Tuesday evening for six rounds of application and six rounds of grouping. Possible score forty five. Scores of twenty six or more are listed below with competitors including G. Q. Brown C. Brandford W. Fellows KE. Thurston R. Grace A Norton D. Forster F Varey N. Cummings R. Crace W. Rae P. Chantin F. Nedlock J. Shepherd R. Benney W. Brown R. King W. Tuck B. Colman W. Willet
Bell Telephone Company has taken over Nelson Telephone Co debts and assets, with headquarters at Lowville for forty years. A gang of experts and linemen are overhauling the system to provide subscribers with up-to-date service.
Canadian National Railway vice president David B. Gallaway and a team inspected the Toronto Suburban Electric Railway line in Georgetown. The visit, described as a routine inspection, included accompanying engineers and officials from CN and related lines.
Ballina and the Kirk family from Toronto spent Easter with Jobo and family. Maud Young of the Toronto Private Nursing Staff visits her ill mother here and reports her condition is improving. Garvey Wilson of St Catharines stayed with Frank Binnie’s family. Bessie Binnie teaching in Toronto spent Easter with her parents. John Harding of the seven is very ill at present.
Milton David Hutcheon, County Treasurer, departed Monday for Preston to rent a theme for a few days and has not been ill. Misses Madge Galbraith Frances Clements of Toronto and Edith Galbraith of North Bay spend holidays at their homes here. Mrs A Bescoby sold her late husband’s barbering business to an Orangeville man named Cox who will take possession on May first. Mrs Bescoby will move to Windsor to be near her two daughters. Burlington reports its baseball club reorganized and may join the Halton League with Burlington Bronte Milton Campbellville Acton Georgetown and Carlisle. No word on Milton’s plans for an intermediate team.
The annual meeting of the Leper Mission was held at St George's parish hall on March Bret. Rev Mr Konkie outlined the mission's expansion since 1874 to 96 stations with 18 000 reached, including 10 260 lepers and children taught at 22 houses and institutions. Canada has 19 cases and the United States 2000. Officers were elected and a collection of 8 75 was noted, with potential future additions by supporters.
March month report for Enquesing shows daily listings by class with names including Sr IV Mange Sanderson and Junior IV members Kiva Brocklebank Frank Dick Keene Brocklebank Harvey Norton plus seniors Norman Sinclair Gordon McWayne Donald Sinclair George Stringer and others. Teachers credited include M C Laidlaw.
Notes cover a new Ontario definition of County pupils excluding certain districts, then report 46 industrial deaths in the first three months of 1925 and 92 in the same period of 1924, with a commentary on workmans compensation costs and drought predictions linking sun activity to future dryness.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.