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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1925
Page
1
A correspondent recalls a field dispute near here as Sunday propriety folds under questions about hay gathering and golf. The piece contrasts old Scottish Sabbath discipline with modern laxity while noting new Toronto postal district routing changes.
Mo. and Mrs. John Anderson and family of Norval host Mrs. Thomas Reith and family of Grand Valley visit Mr. So. McClure and sisters. Miss Mary Melean of Toronto stays with Angus McLyean and Marion. James Collins and W S. Colbeck visit relatives in cellands. Mrs. Colbeck of St Catharines calls on Misses McClure and grandmother. Wm Farnell of Toronto visits. News that Mrs. Dan Young of Acton, formerly Ballinafad, is improving.
Philip Forbes of Ontario Reformatory writes to Police Magistrate Moore at Acton seeking early release and proposes paying part of a $1,000 fine. He requests a $400 immediate payment and says he will raise the rest within three weeks, citing his wife’s illness and intent to stop drinking.
Week end motoring trips and visits fill local chatter as Acton residents Fred Crywson, Mr. Worren, and Mrs. Clarrid vacation in Belleville and Toronto. Telegraph switchboard upgrades loom, while a sprinkler tower nears completion at Tanneries. Health updates and a Calgary homeward-bound departure mark a busy period in community life.
Erie Miss Ethel Marshall of George town visits with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Wm Graham. Miss Higgins of Toronto and Mr Clifford Thompson of Georgetown spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs J Curry. John Gawthrop marks his 86th birthday at home in good health. Miss Macbell Austin heads to Buffalo for a motor trip through the U S returning via Quebec and Montreal.
Reports note teacher salaries in Lambton fell from 1100 to 960 while hiring a teacher at 700. Nova Scotia miners lose 1.5 million in wages over a 15 week strike and worry about future contracts. Police emphasize motorist horn use and by law enforcement in Detroit, Ontario prison stats cited.
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