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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
2
A call to expand access to education urges giving youths opportunity to develop talents. Readers are urged to support advertising campaigns and national service efforts shaping Canada’s future, emphasizing individual duty, sacrifice, and collective action for the common good.
A meeting of the Gold will be held next Sunday evening featuring a patriotic program to honor the Linhouse boys who have excelled. Mr Cameron and Mrs Lyon and family of Dys Hound visited at Mr GHB folk inghorne's. Miss Hhaw visited Toronto friends and Mr and Mrs Svees were visiting Brayford.
The Monday meeting records motions on hotel alterations and power needs. Officials approve tax roll adjustments for 1015 and authorize hydro accounts payment while adjournment set for December 16th at the Rowve.
A by law on a new Niagara power project awaits preliminary readings before the election. It proposes diverting water from Chippewa Creek to build a canal and hydro plant near Queenston with capacity up to 600 000 hp, creating national importance for the province and reducing energy costs. Municipalities would own the plant after debentures are paid, lowering long term power costs. The motion urges voters to support developing power as part of Hydro Ontario.
News from Ballinafad and nearby mentions Mr Marie Lealle grieving his brother Edwin Laalle after trench wounds. George Thompsons visiting Bellester Alte Lanny Grand Valley Miss Aqua Short. The Literary Society reorganized for winter. Several farmers install telephones. Master Donald Sinclair ill with pneumonia. Mrsuritturiot A and Cosfort Htuseol and Miss Jean Hestel returned home from Rash. D J Blae able to be out.
The article recalls Vent Kin in a Georgetown community tribute describing his life and service. It notes his death at nine in the morning on a Friday after a long illness and mentions his role as an active worker at Know Churches. A memorial service is planned for the coming Sunday at the Know Churches where relatives and friends will gather to mourn.
The town hall was filled for the high school commencement with Georgetown in attendance. Miss Mary Astor-Brown, a talented vocalist, drew repeated encores as students performed fine plays and selections.
Major A S Nixon sails for Nome on Saturday after orders. Lieut J O Motibban of the 16th Marines appointed adjutant and Sergeant Gubriet of the 23rd Battalion has been rearranged in the service.
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