16 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1937
Page
1
A fragment mocks newspaper myths about a western cyclone. It jokes that reports claim the storm turned the compass, moved a loaned ship line, blasted staves from a barrel, and even altered the days of the week, while leaving farm mortgages, fences, and a politician winded.
Norval wed Wivlan Dale at Carlton Bureet United Church Taranto yesterday in a ceremony led by Rev J I Parkes. The bride wore a heavy blue outfit with white hat and accessories. she is daughter of Mr and Mrs Archie McMeekin. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Dale of Brampton. John Morrow of Nomptoan served as best man. The couple left for a New York honeymoon and will reside in Brampton.
The wedding of Lorette Margaret LeGrow to William David Thoms, Toronto Maple Leaf center, took place at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Toronto on a Saturday evening. Rev Panthor OReilly officiated with Mr Larry OGrady providing music. Attendants included Mrs Bob Gracie and Mrs Wilfred Abbott. The couple, after a trip to Lucerne in Quebec and New York, will reside in Toronto.
Irene Lilian Plowers daughter of Mrs George Elliott and the late Thomas Plowers married Clifford Thomas Hunter son of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Georgetown in a St Albans Acton ceremony. Rev Mrs Brillinger officiated amid purple Ilaca and ferns. The couple will reside on the groom's Georgetown farm after a northward motor trip.
A spray made from dilute nicotine sulphate is claimed to keep dogs and cats away from mowers and shrubs. The mixture is described as harmless with a strong odor to other animals, and a preparation rate of half a teaspoon per gallon of water is advised. Evaporation requires renewal about every two weeks in warm weather.
The article recalls Georgetown Baptist Church milestones from its opening and parsonage completion to 1933 memorial windows. It highlights social tea meetings, a strong choral tradition, and long-serving pastors such as Rev. Dexter and Rev. Dayfoot. The text notes the 1870 Sunday School genesis and long-tenured superintendent Dr. Frank R. Watson. It emphasizes the church’s extensive influence, including many members who joined other churches in Toronto.
The piece notes a continuous drain on Georgetown Church life as former members scatter, with current members giving generously to local work and broader missionary causes at home and abroad. Also a lighthearted local joke about Jimmie and his mother at a ball game.
Report from Blue Dell Magazine notes a Moncton New Brunswick carnival worker suffered a leg injury when his trousers caught in a caterpillar wheel and he was dragged. He was transported by ambulance to a hospital.
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