07 Mar 1928
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1928
Page
1
A devotional verse extols Jesus as a humble master craftsman who shared in toil. It contrasts His perfect skill with the burdens borne by peasants and artisans, asking for a compassionate heart to ease the workers’ loads and to heed their needs. The piece invokes labor, grace, and the ideal of service.
The EBR. Sterling, an Adelaide to London arrival via a nine month voyage, endured storm damage with four thousand tons of wheat intact. Tow was used after losing two masts and the chief officer was killed. The ship, once a Pacific veteran, faced a mast shortage in England, while admirers recount historic windjammer feats and long sea records.
A broad survey notes film cameras reveal colors as grayscale. Reports from London and Winnipeg discuss fashion, dining, and safety in public spaces. Ontario tourism, weather insurance, and capital beautification are touched on, with figures on traffic, speed, and Rideau Canal upkeep.
February report from Norval Public School lists students by class in each room. Names appear for Banner, Ur I1, Jr U1, Junior Room Sr II and Jr II classes, with several students marked absent for exams and staff credits to Principal Margaret Townsend and K. J. McColman.
Over 75 members and friends gathered at R. W. Reid’s home for a Valentine Social with vocal duets, readings, recitations, violin solos, and an old time spelling bee. Mrs. C. Dick and Mrs. N. Wrigglesworth performed, and Miss Christian and Miss P. Brownridge read. March 20 meeting to be hosted by Mrs. Wilson.
Report outlines intake and investigations into child welfare cases at Peel and Iken offices. Includes mail and interviews, court attendance, wards’ shelter care, and commitments to industrial programs. Mentions a Port Credit Sewing Club fund and a note about an unfinished task related to a mortgage tomorrow.
The Ontario government plans an amendment to the road work program tying weed control to municipal road maintenance. The measure, debated in the legislature, would cancel annual road grants if municipalities fail to enforce weed cutting along roads. Inspectors appointed by towns are accused of neglecting weed management, prompting this crackdown to take effect after royal assent.
In Orillia, predictions warn mail order firms face decline as Midwestern habits shift. Buyers increasingly shop locally, aided by autos and town merchants, while discount catalogs wane. Postwar rate cuts, catalog allure fade, and chains expand, signaling a move toward home shopping.
The document lists names in order of merit for Jr IV to Sr Pr classes at Norval Station Chinguacousy for January and February. Names include Violet Dick Grielle Kamstes Horboge Hancock Groulie Young Elizabeth Gan phell Owens MacDonald Charles Hanecock Sib Kams tra Vivian Chirk Helen Young Hartley Cameron Faeer MineDonald Betty Hoamiah Frances Cameron Margaret Beamish Barbar Campbell Thomas Hancock and others under HJ Pollock as teacher.
A patchwork of humorous lines and social jokes. The text crams ideas on kindness, neighborly spirit, fashion, war jokes, politics, advice, and light verse about bells and a car. It reads as a collage of casual quips and satirical observations with no single news event.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.