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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1940
Page
4
Birth notice records the June 23 1940 birth at Peel Memorial Hospital Brompton to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Boyd a daughter. Obituary notices honor David McCreight and Marjorie McGoright with messages from family.
Martha Chave widow of William Chave and mother of Mabel Chave manager at the Bell Telephone office died at her daughter’s home in Toronto last Thursday. She leaves a daughter Mrs Richardson another daughter Mrs Kennedy and a son William. The funeral was from St Clare's Church on Saturday and she was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Mrs Seymour Penson born 1850 in Chatham Ontario was daughter of Alan Coutts and Isobel Macdougall. She lived in Toronto Muskoka and Hamilton before moving to Georgetown in 1938. Survived by husband two daughters Arline and Elizabeth and son George Alan plus two grandchildren. Out-of-town attendees included Mr and Mrs.
A funeral service was held at St George's Church for a deceased individual with floral tributes from many friends and relatives across Toronto Port Carling St Catharines Mimico Niagara Falls and Georgetown. Reverends W G O Thompson and P Mayes officiated with burial at Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown.
Rebecca Irving Irwin wife of J F Irwin of Toronto and sister of Mrs John Meredith of Limehouse died Tuesday June 18 at her Toronto home. Survived by six daughters Mrs Victor Sinclair Hamilton Mrs George Oliver Detroit Mrs William Blythe Fergus Mrs Donald De Mille Woodstock Mrs James Pellow and Mrs Sydney Smith Buffalo. Funeral at Zion United Church with burial Woodland Cemetery Hamilton.
An Anxious Subscriber from Glen Williams questions a measure blocking a public footpath near the railway and defends access as a long used alfalfa field path. He urges constitutional action to remove obstructions and cites similar cases and community rights. He also requests a reply from Mr Brodle regarding religious intolerance toward Jehovah's Witnesses and cites Biblical passages to defend Christian practice amid wartime duties.
A large Red Cross shipment is being sent to Red Cross Headquarters this week including socks, gowns, pajamas, scarves, and other items. The committee stresses strict adherence to knitting instructions and provides a step by step guide to grafting toes and finishing socks correctly.
The Howson family reunion led by Harry Howson of Toronto gathered 110 relatives at Georgetown Park on June 22 1940. John Howson who emigrated from England in 1831 with a large family was remembered as the party enjoyed baseball races and a supper prepared by Mrs Arthur Ruddell. New officers were elected Frank Howson Wingham president Mrs R T Rathjohn Toronto vice president and Mrs Geo Dawson Multon secretary treasurer. Notables present included Clifford Lush Winnipeg Alex Bruntown Calgary Oscar Pindall Calgary Heber Howson Montreal Frank Leslie Niagara Falls Review John Skirrow Mimico and others from Hamilton Dundas Toronto Arthur Mount Forest and Wingham.
The Neighborhood Workers Association of Toronto expands its Country Home Department to send children of far from home to country houses for two week holidays. With 204 applications already, volunteers within 150 miles of Toronto are urged to host one or two children this summer, with transport provided but no payment.
The summer drop in egg quality harms disposal of low grade eggs says officials from the Poultry Products Inspection and Grading Marketing Service. Causes include end of laying season, range feed, and heat. Tips urge farmers to confine hens after first feeding, provide balanced rations and clean water, gather eggs twice daily, cool promptly, and market eggs daily if possible.
Kenneth P. Kirkwood born in Brampton appointed Canadian consul to Greenland. University of Toronto graduate, he served in the last war and has since been with the diplomatic service in Washington Tokyo and The Hague. He is son of John C. Kirkwood whose column I Read and Write for You appears in the Peel Gazette weekly.
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