12 Feb 1936
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 12, 1936
Page
1
The paper highlights advertisements as a key service for homemakers guiding where to buy products at desired prices. It notes advertising saves time by helping housewives locate goods and prices, reducing shopping trips.
A fragmentary text depicts a family mournfully recalling a lost child. Women in sorrow gather, speaking of a tender heart grown cold, and prayers pleading for the child to remain pure. The scene contrasts two women, one with a child in white and the other with a bereaved mother.
In a heated discussion the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader face proposals to force retirement at age sixty for vast portions of the civil service. The plan would remove cabinet officials, senate leaders, judges, railway officials, and many others, inviting untested replacements and risking a collapse of trained expertise.
George Ramsden, a Wellington County Board of Control member and noted figure in Ontario agriculture, ranks among the province’s wealthiest. The report highlights local officials, relief costs, bank closures, and public notices across Orillia Huntsville Arthur Tiverton and Minto coal region developments. It also notes a 106 year old Quebec figure and a claim of a 160 year old woman in India claiming the title of oldest woman.
George Baylis resigns as jail tumkey to become superintendent at Uwe Oakville Club. Calvin Fleming succeeds him, expected permanent appointment. Mink increasing in Milas district waters with ten captured near Sixteen-Mile Creek and sold for good prices. John Wesalkky Dowler of Postville died in January after farming near Boyar for 50 years. survived by family. Death of Alex McKartem of Wanrkatenau Alberta noted. Mer Bacher longtime West resident, survived by relatives. Further obituaries mention W Blight Millon and other local individuals with limited details.
The Wurrington town council appoints Frances Wamford as the new tax collector succeeding the previous holder. The move marks a precedent in the town's administration reflecting broader inclusion.
The Georgetown Lions Club outlines its medical and service efforts including care for a cleft palate patient and tuberculosis treatment, noting expenses of over 550 dollars. It praises public support, cites donations to Lions International, and stresses ongoing fundraising to sustain club activities and future community projects.
George H L Beers age 60, former engineer and miner, died Tuesday January 2 at Bordframe Hospital Winnipeg Manitoba. Son of Une Mate My and Mrs Wha K Deer he spent youth on the fortt and later worked at several large power plants including The Crows Neat Mining. He was cheerful and made friends widely, survived by one sister. Funeral conducted by Rev A C W Foreman with service at Boon, Pret. Sec.
In a real life style piece from Mileage SO, lumberjacks guard a tame deer named Bum as hunting season nears. The crew grows wary of hunters and resists aiding the millionaire seeking to capture the animal, while the Ontario Game Overseer urges safe handling.
Ill health for Mr. Graham Matthews. visits by Mr and Mrs J H Gibeon in Hamilton. Mrs Kathleen House from Toronto visits Sinclairs. Dougal Campbell visits daughter Mirc Lawrence. Eleanor Overland ill with pneumonia. Martin Hamilton died January 1 at home in Collingwood Township. Funeral noted for January 8 in Erin township.
Magistrate W. 2 Melloweet of Oakville announced a new year drunk driving fine policy setting 15 days in jail as minimum punishment. Read fragments mention Mallon and Qholne Seetiy Gaewmathere with Harold Ball Wright in the text.
A Herald review of 1933 and 1935 church reports shows many congregations in the district credit improved finances and closer community engagement to the easing depression. Extra emphasis on thrift, service, and wider attendance reflects a belief that both church leadership and broader society influence spiritual welfare.
An excerpt laments disappearing rural labor, detailing a man who rises before four, milks, feeds pigs, does chores, hunts hens, and assists with fieldwork. He works in rain and cold, never asks for pay, and earns admiration for tending animals, nursing the baby, and performing odd jobs in spare time.
A minister conducting a vestry wedding faced a surprising moment when the prospective groom loudly refused and then changed his mind. The ceremony halted as the groom fled, leaving the bride to manage her embarrassment and seek a new match.
A collection of misread quotes and mispelled names appears, blending phrases from George Rector and others with garbled attributions. The text shows corrupted line breaks, unclear references, and stray fragments that defy coherent attribution or narrative.
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