31 Oct 1928
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 31, 1928
Page
1
A rough assemblage lists train times, passenger and mail schedules, and local office contacts. It includes entries like Going Fast Passenger and Mail schedules, then a DIRECTORY section with names such as LY. ROY DALE and DR. C V WILLIAMS, plus addresses and office hours.
A damaged fragment presents a prayerlike monologue asking for strength courage and awareness amid horror and pain. The speaker requests divine guidance to endure and act with resolve, attributing the plea to Miriam Toichner in a distressed voice.
A 19th century portrait explains how sea pilots, drawn from ports across Britain, guide ships in and out of harbors. They face storms and fraught conditions, with pay ranging from about £300 to £700 yearly, and entry requires years of study, examinations, and medical checks.
The Canadian old age pension scheme gains traction with British Columbia first to adopt and Saskatchewan and Manitoba set to follow. Ontario action is delayed until next year as the plan aims to provide payments to those aged 70 with no means for twenty years prior to eligibility, allowing elderly individuals to stay in their own homes rather than seek institutional care.
A 1028 1029 series of liquor permits are issued in book form with specimen copies available. The process replaces last year’s practice and introduces a separable 80 cent beer permit this season. Henry Drayton, chairman, says no decision on enforcement yet though the new permit takes effect and sales may begin by October 20.
A garbled excerpt presents a barrister meeting a friend at a cinema and a rapid line about carrying burdens for a judge. It shifts to a poetical reflection on comradeship and moral duty, ending with a prayer to become worthy of a friend. The text blends dialogue, quotation marks, and a brief sentiment of mutual support.
In a series of well attended meetings Sunday through Wednesday, the Waterton and Coleman Heapeler group, led by Mr and Mrs FP E Wrigglesworth, plus President R M Bell and Vice President Si Corry, received praise for their efforts.
An unreadable OCR snippet mentions a truck incident near Brampton, a pneumonia death after brief illness, and damaged power poles on Dundas highway tied to Oakville council notes. Names, dates, and places are inconsistent due to garbled text.
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