Ontario Farm Service seeks 10 000 youths for war effort
A. Maclaren, Director of Farm Service, reports thousands of high school students and young women volunteering for picking on Ontario farms. Camps for farmerettes exist across the Niagara Peninsula as authorities stress drought caution for hay and the need to harvest oats, wheat, and barley to feed Canada and Britain.
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Ontario
A. Maclaren
Department of Labour
Niagara Peninsula
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Canada
Britain
Maclaren
Farm Service Force
Farm Service Force Calls Ontario Youth to Help Harvest
The Farm Service Force urges all Ontario farmers to achieve a 100 percent hay crop and harvest all crops with broad participation. Students from secondary schools, high schools, and universities are asked to lend a hand, with business leaders encouraged to release workers one day a week to assist. The campaign motto is We Lend a Hand as Ontario supports Greater Food Production and wartime needs.
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Ontario
City Souths
Maclaren
Farm Service Force
Fann Service Force
British Isles
Proper Mowing Important in Lawn Maintenance
A horticultural note emphasizes mowing height and regularity to maintain dense turf. Do not cut ordinary grasses below one inch. prefer 1.5 to 2 inches to strengthen roots and reduce erosion. Bent grass requires close mowing. base schedule on growth, not calendar.
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J. H. Boyce
Dominion Experimental Farms Service
Britain May Require Large Supply of Eggs During War
The Dominion Department of Agriculture predicts Britain will need a growing egg supply from Canada in the third year of the war. It advises poultry producers to restock by selecting sound laying stock and carrying over hens, noting no egg price break and a strong market expected through summer and fall. Producers should cull selectively and market yearlings, keeping birds in prime condition to maximize egg production over the next year.
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Great Britain
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
June-time in the Garden Poem by Ralph Gordon
A nostalgic verse recalling a garden scene from fifty years past. The speaker remembers June-time with a beloved, noting the old tree, blooming flowers, and the lasting symbol of love. The poem closes with gratitude for a lifelong partner and the enduring memory of June-time.
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You
Ralph Gordon
Crawford
Toronto
Sees Failure of Church Urges Linking Home and School
Rev. Ross K. Cameron of Dovercourt Road Presbyterian urges clergy and elders to rebuild ties among church, home, and Sunday school at a Toronto General Assembly meeting. He warns declining Sunday school enrollment endangers the church and cites Muslim and communist influences as threats to children. He recalls past methods of catechizing families and stresses home guidance as essential to national welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross K. Cameron
Dovercourt Road Presbyterian Church
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Toronto
Cameron
Christian Church
Jesus Christ
Church
Germany
Russia
Audi
Graham Johnston Wedding At Acton United Church
Miss Laura Isobel Johnston wed Gerald Richard Graham at Acton United Church on June 14. Rev Gifford officiated with Dr E J Nelson playing music and Mrs Howard Wrigglesworth singing. The bride wore white lace and silk net, carried white roses, and was given in marriage by her uncle J H Reid. The reception followed at the bride’s home. the couple will reside on the groom’s Georgetown farm.
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Acton United Church
Laura
Isobel Johnston
Johnston
Basil Johnston
Gerald Richard
Georgetown
G. ©. Gifford
E. J. Nelson
Howard Wrigglesworth
J. H. Reid
Edith Marriott
R.N
Guelph
Frank Early
Brampton
Elwood JohNnston
Net Near
Toronto
Mrs
Graham
Birds and Bombs in London Town
A wartime piece contrasts British defiance with daily life after a bombing. A reporter notes neighbors repairing damage while sparrows are blamed playfully for theft, illustrating resilience, teamwork, and hope in London.
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London
Memories of Georgetown High School by Howard Oram
Howard Oram recalls teachers Mr Shortill and Mr Coutts at Georgetown High School and Norval days. He notes entrance results in Halton 1896 with Ada Fyfe and Will Glass among top pupils, describes Strang's Grammatical Analysis use, and recounts a 1901 smallpox vaccination and Acton connections. He mentions W. H. Bill Stewart and ends with notes on leaving Norval for Acton.
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R. N. Shortll
Norval School
Balthafad
Halton
Ada Fyfe
Acton School
Will Glass
Georgetown School
T. R. Barngey
Norval
Mise Ada, Fyfe
Maggie Fyfe
Wil Glass
Georgetown High School
Shortill
Joseph McAndrew
Medical Department
Toronto University
McAndrew
Scott
Strang
Mr. Court
Acton
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Graham-Johnston
Ministry of Information
Howard ¥. Oram
Christian Science Monitor
Ani International
Maks the Monitor
Homns
Christian Science Publishing Society
Norway Street
Boston
Massachusetts
Women’s Land Army
Wagar
Ontario Women’s Land Tod
War Services
Ford Motor Com- Canada, Limited
Bae Pale
Gia Cae
Amybel James
Barbara Dennett
June Hardy
Bernie Harris
Millicent Cobb
Kathryn Ironside
Helen Harrig
Malvern Collegiate
Rei
McGilvray Phone
George C. Brown
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