Ontario Farmers Face Wages Clash and War Goals
A Ontario legislator argues that farm families facing rising costs and lower prices must be helped as thousands of farmers move to factories for higher wages. He cites wartime trade with the United States, Britain’s purchase limits, and calls for government action to keep farmers on the land and support Canada’s war effort.
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United States
Canada
Ottawa
Durham County
Red Cross
Ontario
Great Britain
Mr. Gardiner
Maritime Provinces
Struck By Car May Lose Leg Near Peterborough
Geo Reynolds, 46, of Courtice, was injured when a tow truck and a car pinned him while helping push a snow truck from a ditch on Highway No 28 three miles from Peterborough. He sustained a broken right hip and a compound fracture to a leg, risking amputation. The crash followed a collision between Walter Ockender of Toronto and Norman Bothwell of Bowmanville, which sent Bothwell’s car into a snow-filled ditch.
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Peterborough
Geo. Reynolds
Courtice
Walter Ockender
Toronto
Norman Bothwell
Bowmanville
Bothwell
Local Notes From Enterprise District
Mr W J Malley has been on the sick list the past week. No school due to Miss Drysdale illness. Mr Wm Wright made a weekend business trip to the city. Mrs John Cochrane visiting daughter Mrs T McRoberts Tyrone. Pte Tom Hardy injured with several ribs broken last week. No church or Sunday School because of snow. Miss Elenore Ransberry recovered from mumps and returned to school. Mrs A Blewett and son Leslie and granddaughter Mildred of Toronto visited Mrs John Moffatt. Mrs Gordon Moffatt attended a Women s Institute meeting at Cavan with sister Mrs N Braithwaite.
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W. J. Malley
Miss Drysdale
Wm. Wright
John Cochrane
A. Blewett
Leslie
Mildred
Toronto
Nice
John Moffatt
Gordon Moffatt
Women’s Institute
Cavan
N. Braithwaite
Religious press praised during United Church observance week
The week of December 1 to 8 marks Observ er Week as the United Church of Canada highlights the religious press. Editors praise church work and global aid, noting stories of healing, nurses, doctors, and social workers in distant lands. Subscriptions cost 1.00 yearly. Rev. S. Littlewood serves as paper representative. Remember the Orone Poultry Market on December 19 with strong local demand for fowl.
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United Church of Canada
Canada
Orone
Ontario
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Richard Asholds
Teedumere
Red River
Akress
Bologna
Jeleied Veal
Weiners
Azze
Thrift
Lyon’s Tea
Moe
Picake
Harry i
Kodaks
Orono
Childr
Onery
Yve
Kodak
Bantam
Bulls Eye
Adrienne
Gardenia
Mazda
Westinghouse
Yardley’s
Rexall
C.L.L
Tyrrell’s
S. Littlewood
Beth
Dea Ae Tva
Opteyet Etst
LUC
Sheriff’s
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