31 Jan 1940
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1940
Page
1
The Georgetown Herald lists weekly newspaper advertising rates including per line charges for first and subsequent insertions and rates for memorial notices poetry and small ads. It notes job printing services and policy on refunds and space portions.
A poem depicts a tireless crane outside a window as dawn light fills the sky. The speaker notes workers beneath power and cold month air while city sounds and blueprints frame the scene. The long-armed crane stands sentinel over construction and progress.
A reflective piece compares kind thoughts to fragile flowers that fade if not spoken or acted upon. It urges quick expression of goodwill and doing lasting good, noting joy when generous thoughts bloom into kind deeds like flowers reaching light.
Poem by Joseph Auslander quoted in Saturday Evening Post. Calls for building a fortress of faith, art, and courage against brutality and tyranny. Emphasizes enduring ideals like beauty, truth, and the human spirit despite widespread violence.
The note links John Jacob Astor's fur trade to Tonquin Valley in Jasper, recalling 1810 11 voyages from Astoria to the Columbia River and the later Canadian shift under British control, with references to the Tonquin and early exploration.
The Christian Science Monitor notes a time capsule created by Madison Square Boys Club in New York. Several boys emptied pockets into the sealed box, including a jackknife tops marbles wire knotted string and a lollipop. The piece suggests items reflect modern boyhood and promise future insight.
Bowmanville faces bakery closures as outside mass producers outcompete local firms. Ten workers lose jobs and another ten to a dozen depend on them, draining buying power from a town under four thousand. Critics blame mill-owned chains and untaxed out-of-town brands for eroding community life and employment.
The Welland Tribune notes relief rolls in Canada remain high with 725000 people unable to support themselves. War economy delayed broad recovery. western agricultural rebound aids 100000 former recipients yet many still depend on public relief and face an uncertain future.
Hospitals report a rising number of indigent patients and many inmates unable to pay. Even if war and industrial momentum reduce relief rolls, a sizable group will still require support from public funds.
The author argues that unemployment and welfare culture foster juvenile misbehavior. He recalls a past where boys worked on farms and in villages, learning value through chores, contributing to family and community, shaping a proud, productive citizenry. He asserts modern homes need home-based work instruction to instill work appreciation and reduce idleness.
Nearly 1000 United Church units representing 2700 organizations and at least 50 000 women assist in preparing material comforts for Canadian soldiers. Reports to the War Service Committee note shipments to Red Cross depots with close cooperation between church groups and the Red Cross. Women work daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., making mitts wristlets baby jackets bonnets booties and other infant items for soldiers in training.
Lola, a secretary in Wallington Bradford’s office, navigates flirtation and manipulation as flowers and circus passes spark a covert attraction. Lola discovers Bradford’s attention while Tommy the office boy schemes, shaping a tense workplace dynamic.
The portrait of Queen Victoria is no longer in Dublin's mayoral mansion after the new woman mayor Mrs Tom Clarke removed it. Clarke calls the queen a figure who hated Ireland but notes the painting is beautiful and stored in a gate place. She refused to wear robes of office saying they are red rags from the British period.
A Melbourne woman, injured in an automobile accident, is reported to have established a new world record for a medical marathon of fractures. She sustained 15 breaks including both thighs, both leg bones, hand bones, heel bones, forearm and ribs. She is recovering.
A Montreal Star reader argues that telephone voice conveys character beyond words. The letter outlines tones from annoyed to calm, hurried to sympathetic, noting voice behavior reflects personality and mood.
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