30 May 1923
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 30, 1923
Page
1
A poem urging builders of castles to recreate hopeful lives for families. It calls for restoring silken dreams and safe homes, easing suffering, and filling hearts with laughter. It envisions mothers, children, and communities thriving, free of vice and envy, through rebuilding brighter worlds.
John Newton attended a meeting in the Public School Board Room with Mr. W. M. Morris to organize an Ontario education conference for Georgetown district at the start of fall term. Trustees discuss school window damage and other vandalism as a serious offence under the law.
Bannockburn branch held its May 16 meeting at Mrs. Thomas Moffat’s home. Elected officers include President Mrs. Wilson Wiley, Vice Presidents Mrs. Robt Kerr and Mrs. Thomas Moffat, Sec-Treas Miss Betty Lowrie, District Director Mrs. A. G. Clarridge, Director Mrs. T. Kennedy, Mrs. A. G. Clarridge, Mrs. Moffat, Pianist Mrs. R. W. Lowrie, Program Convenor Miss KE Russell, Social Convenor Mrs. D. A. Russell, Auditors Miss My Clarridge and Miss B. Anthony.
The Guelph paper reports George Wallace, a men s clothier, selling his store and stock to buyer Charles W Powell of Me Bred Beonell. The transfer takes effect in June, with the new owner moving into the former Express location.
The post office urges cooperation from the mailing public to affix stamps in the upper right corner away from the address and moisten the envelope rather than the stamp. Licking stamps can remove mucilage, risking postage due if the stamp lifts during transit.
The McGibbon House, recently bought by J R Mitchell of Campbellville, will be renamed The Milton Inc. The local pastor schedule at the Methodist church was unsettled by Ant Teneblood of the Trafalgar circuit. Friends mourn Mr M J Carton’s farm accident near Peru where a horse kicked him injuring ribs. Federal member Dr Anderson spoke nine pages in the budget debate in the House, signaling firm positions on matters before the chamber.
The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association plans an annual convention in Halifax on June 18 and 19. Editors and publishers from Western provinces will travel from Toronto by special CPB train to St John and Digby before joining Dominion Atlantic to Halifax. The CN R will then escort the party to Sidney, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Quebec City before returning to Toronto.
A farmer Dougal Large discovers a deer grazing with a herd of calves in a field at dawn. The scene unfolds on his farm in a quiet morning moment.
CANADIANK urges action on coal supply while Dominion help lags. Alberta coal costs without high freight, so households should order anthracite now. The column reflects on spring fatigue, lawn care duties, and aging, with light political mention and editorial policy.
The two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John B Brown of this town died Thursday after eating haw berries that lay on the ground all winter. The berries are believed to have poisoned her. The Fergus Press notes its own demise after two issues and comments on holiday observances in 1923 with Monday based holidays and dates.
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