Trafalgar Township 1817 Letter Details Growth and Resources
A 119 year old letter to Mr. Gouriey from Trafalgar Township details early settlement, population 548, three schools, four taverns, no stores, and lack of doctors. It describes land area, boundaries, timber including oaks and maples, bog iron, mills, and prices for bricks and blacksmithing rates. Continued on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gouriey
Trafalgar
Witet
Oakville
Colin H Campbell
Winnipes
Ebest Cais
Holden
Daniel Baunn
Ansswers
Niagara Spectator
Halton
Gode
Upper Canada
Little York
Mississauga
Toronto
Lake Ontario
Nelson
John Wesley
Lions Hear Col James Ballantine Speak on Red Cross
Georgetown Lions Club in regular session welcomed Col James Ballantine as guest speaker. He praised the Red Cross as the greatest organization for good in war and peace and urged strong support. Lion Charles Cochrane was welcomed for initiation next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Lions Club
Lion Charles Cochrane
Lion
Ralph Ross
Red Cross
James Ballantine
Col
Col. Ballantine
Red Cross Society
Band of Mercy
Cecil Rhodes
Lion G. W. McLintock
Lion Jim
Military promotions and status notes from the war effort
Royal Air Force and Canadian Army personnel receive promotions and postings. Pilot Officer David Crichton is retroactively promoted to officer status with duty in Ceylon after over two years in the Far East. Several soldiers are discharged for health, wounded in action in Italy, or stationed abroad including Nassau and England. Regimental families hear of promotions, homecomings, and overseas service updates across multiple units.
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W. O
David Crichton
P. O. Crichton
Ceylon
Far East
Red Cross Campaign Grows in Georgetown District
The Red Cross drive expands with active canvassing in Georgetown and district as volunteers seek subscriptions and memberships. Major donors include Alliance Paper Mills Ltd. 260 dollars, Smith & Stone Ltd. 200, Provincial Paper Ltd. 75, D R McLaughlin 200, Miss H A Staunton 100, amid rising support as Europe invasion nears.
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Red Cross
Georgetown
District
Europe
Alliance Paper Mills Ltd
Smith & Stone Ltd
Provincial Paper Ltd
D. R. McLaughlin
H.A. Staunton
Norval Juniors Host Well Attended Social Evening
More than two hundred guests attended the Norval Junior Farmers social in the Parish Hall Norval on February Bih. Jim Carney president of the Boys Group chaired the event. John Bird conducted community singing while the Hutchinson sisters performed a piano trio.
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Norval
Jim Carney
John Bird
Hutchinson Sisters
Miss Taylor
Fred Sharpe
Archie Fuller
Joe Lyons
Howard Wrigglesworth
Wilfrid Leslie
Plan for Halton Wentworth pupils to sell War Savings Stamps
The War Savings Stamp program in Halton and Wentworth counties will be led by G. R. Harris with L. L. Sxuce in charge. Schools adopt a regimental system to reach a per capita target of 50 cents by June 30, granting rank buttons as stamps are sold. No competition between schools. monthly sales reports planned.
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Candian
Halton County
G. R. Harris
National War Finance Committee
L. L. Sxuce
Milton
Brant
Wentworth
Halton
P.C
Canads
Csf.c
C.S.F.C
Missionary's China report highlights famine and wartime peril
Archdeacon Andrew and Mrs Andrew returned from China describe starvation and Japanese occupation in Henan Loyang area. They recall churches as refuges, civilians starving amid inflated prices and shattered supply lines. Their son Douglas serves in RCA. family notes relief funds aided Chinese and Indian needy in Georgetown.
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Archdeacon
China
Japan
Andrew
Lyang
India
Georgetown
Andrews
Douglas
RCA
Belleville
Winnipeg Man William J Parker Named CBC Board Governor
William J Parker of Winnipeg is named to the CBC board of governors. A WWI flying veteran and Manitoba Agricultural College graduate, he is a practical farmer and president of the Manitoba Pool Elevators. Parker, a Sanford native, also serves on the Dominion Food Advisory Council.
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William J. Parker
Winnipeg
Canadian Brodcasting Corporation
Manitoba Agricultural College
Manitoba Pool
Parker
CBC
Sanford
Manitoba
Dominion Food Advisory Council
Union girls pass piano exams at Toronto Conservatory
Miss Shirley McNally and Miss Dorothy Jane Thompson passed Grade V and Grade OT piano exams in late February at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. They are pupils of Miss Nora Lyons. The Women's Missionary Society met March 1 at the homes of Mrs. J C Cook and Mrs. Clifford Cook with strong attendance. Mrs. Jack McDonald led the British Guiana study others spoke on Christian Stewardship and updates from the Toronto Presbyterial WAL meetings at Calvin Church in Toronto.
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Shirley McNally
Dorothy Jane Thompson
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Nora Lyons
Women’s Missionary Society of Union
J. C. Cook
Clifford Cook
British Guiana
Jack McDonald
Leonard Smith
LaVerne Thompson
Toronto
Calvin Presbyterian Church
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Lions Club
Pte
Clifford Kenney
Norman McDonald
ACI
Larry MacKenzie
Alva Grieve
England
Harry Ferry
Christien Street Hospital
Sam Tennant
Com
Bert Tennant
Brampton
Armoured Division
Italy
James Ruddell
Nassau
Bahamas
Lachine
Quebec
R.A
P. O. Ruddell
Charlottetown
P. E.L
Airforce
J.A. Strang
Capt. Strang
Wirekas
Harvey Allen
Harvey
Buddy
Norval Juniors
Wiley
Woodbridge
Halton Schools
Acton
Burlington
Miltonan
Buattens
Harris
St. George’s Church
H. L Hutt
High School News
Moe
St. George’s Church of England
Henan
Loyang
Archdeacon Andrew
Asia
Ate Drew
Indias
Australia
Los Angeles
Clube
Mr. and
Mors
L. Snow
Sun
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