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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1939
Page
2
Georgetown Herald page lists subscription details and advertising rates for legal notices events and small ads. It includes line pricing for first insertions subsequent insertions reader notices and memorials with special rates for poetry births and deaths and a note on job printing.
Fragmentary verse quoted from Robert Burns admonishes a youth to beware wasted early years and licentious pursuits as sacred nature laments the lost prime. The lines warn against folly and urge restraint for a virtuous life.
A reflective verse by Edna Jaques describes castles in the sky as battlements and towers, a rosy mist temple, and clouds offering a path to sunshine on the other side. The imagery links cloudy days to enduring beauty and hopeful sunsets beyond gray patterns.
A reflective verse on life as a strange old game filled with strife sorrow and happiness. The speaker urges honesty and fair conduct as essential while acknowledging life’s unpredictability and the unchosen nature of birth.
A reflective poem recalls youth and happier days as aging memories drift like waves. The speaker wonders if the vigor of boyhood can return amid current struggle and aging joints. A gentle awakening resolves the dream as the present asserts itself.
The Georgetown Council approved numerous payments at the last regular meeting. Entries include John Emmerson park charges, cleaning tiles for C. Stacey, W. Spence and J. Oliver street work, plus utilities and service costs from multiple local firms and individuals. Totals show extensive municipal expenses across offices, roads, and public services.
In this essay the author compares political fund-raisers to door to door salesmen. He argues campaign contributors are pressured by firms and parties and questions whether business should demand clear policy commitments before funding. The piece critiques vague promises and urges firms to seek definite answers on taxation and tariff policy before contributing.
The Burlington Women's Institute urges expanded tuberculosis prevention and control in Halton. Acting president Mrs. A. W. Milligan, a member, leads calls for increased clinic effort and outreach in rural schools.
The Lorne Scots (P D and H) Regiment plans musketry drills and signal corps exams in June ahead of Niagara Camp set for early July. About 300 will attend with 250 provided by Militia and Defence. funds partly drawn from the regimental fund and supplemented by men's one day’s pay.
The Central Council of the Canadian Red Cross Society in Toronto appointed Dr. W. Routley as National Commissioner. He has served as Acting National Commissioner since the death of Dr. J. L. Biggar and has led Ontario Division while directing nationwide peace time programs including nursing courses, junior Red Cross, disaster relief, and home care services.
Imperial Committee estimates 1938 raw wool supplies in Canada at about 192 million pounds clean cash value, leaving roughly six million pounds less than earlier, indicating tighter wool availability for industry this year.
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