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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1937
Page
3
Public notices and community items describe Donkey Baseball tomorrow at the park, upcoming birthday and civic events, church activities, the Decoration Service for ex service men, and road works tied to a new radio transmitter project near Hornby with testing planned by August.
A string of local and visiting residents are mentioned from Toronto and surrounding towns. Names include Mr Pox of Toronwo and friends, Mr Charles Bpence of Hracebridgee, Mr and Mrs Murray McKinley and children, Mrs Pred Laws recovering from surgery, and several others attending university events, funerals, or family visits through the week. A special train is planned for veterans attending the July 1 reunion in Georgetown.
The Limehouse church held morning and evening services featuring choir music and solo performances by Miss Norris Stephenson. A Monday garden party drew a fine turnout with Mr Ralph Gordon of Toronto as principal entertainer. The Acton Orchestra directed by Mr Splevckel provided strong numbers while local artists Char. Landsborough Vernon Agnew and Crawford Clay contributed solos and duets. Refreshments were popular and the evening was a success.
A reader letter claims Kruschen relieved severe rheumatism after weeks of pain and disability. The woman reports rapid improvement in movement and reduced symptoms, crediting the remedy with boosting excretion of uric acid and restoring regular bodily activity.
A church social scene honors Norman Laird for seven years as organist and choir leader at Georgetown United, gifting a pen and pencil set and a gold watch upon departure. He will serve at St Clair Ave Dewitt Church in Toronto. A Sunday service featured selections and a closing address of appreciation.
Hay rack price four dollars. Brick house six acres on Guelph Street. Best building lots offered by Mr C P Orr. Wanted good work horse through A McAndrew. Field of standing hay for sale via Norman Devereaux. Holstein cow due June 10th apply Harry Iris Papermill Road. Wanting a man with car for Watkins Dealer route. Wages thirty dollars weekly. No experience required. Send details to J R Waters Company Montreal. Tenders invited by Georgetown High School Board for maple wood cut this winter. Deliver to High School in July. Deadline June 27. Walter T Evans Secretary.
A 1937 farm sale at Lot 23 Ryquesing 10th Concession features a team of bay geldings and numerous heifers and brood cows bred on various dates. The 126 acre farm near Glen Williams includes a stone house, hydro, spring, and standing alfalfa. chattels offered with cash at time, real estate with a reserve or 30 day terms unless arranged. Auctioneer Prank Petch and clerk Hume Currie announce no reserve on chattels due to wind-up.
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