Change in a Suit Price and Reflections on Barter
The speaker recalls a haggled suit price where sixteen dollars became fourteen after a young buyer’s offer. He notes a past steer sale where the seller preferred thirty-five dollars over forty, expressing unease about the deal. The passage praises fixed prices through newspapers and radios, foresees the end of horse trading, and reflects on the simplicity and warmth of older commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinson
Father
George Glanville
Bill
Geo
George
Winnipeg industrialist Melbourne F Christie named president
A coroner's jury ruled that 50 year old Campbellford farmer Harry Richardson died from an accidental rifle discharge. Neighbours found Richardson December 30th slumped at a kitchen table. initial foul play suspicions were dismissed after expert review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Richardson
Campbellford
Richardson
Notable Visitors and Local Notes from Kendal Area
Mr Arthur Thompson remains the sole landholder with four successive power towers on his property. The Times notes many absentees at recent meetings and a cough chorus from attendees. Visitors include Mr and Mrs A Hoy Oshawa and three sons, plus Mr and Mrs F Cornish at Wallace Thirston’s Bobcaygeon home. Rebecca Phillips of Kendal, Toronto police widow, has died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur. Thompson
Times
A. Hoy
Oshawa
Don
Dale
Grant
F. Cornish
Wallace Thirston
Bobcaygeon
Orono Times
Toronto
Rebecca Phillips
Kendal
Joseph Phillips
Wo man’s Association and Missionary Society Meetings Report
The Wo man’s Association and the Woman’s Missionary Society held meetings with prayer, hymns, and scripture readings. Treasurers reported $81.75 and $27.12 raised in the past year, officers were installed, and devotional topics focused on Sympathy Told and the Bible’s value. Generals are deserting the Italian army in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Association
W/M.S
Littlewood
Newtonville Notes and Visits Roll Through Week
Sectry reports Mr. D Kaufman broken ribs last week. Ladies from Kendal and nearby visitations. Death notices, flu victims, and wedding plans feature local social scene. Y P U changes leadership. euchre fundraisers aid Red Cross. Lodges hold elections and travel for family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Kaufman
Molly
Hazel McClellan
Bancroft
Marion Bruce
Grainger
Toronto
Wallace
W. C. Lane
Edgar Osborne
Port Hope
Brock Pethick
Ivison Tamblyn
Oshawa
C. Hoskin
Sidney Lockhart
Sidney Lancaster
Mark Soper
S. Patton
L. Hoskin
Kendal
S. R. Jones
Truscott
Olive Whitney
Messrs
W. McKay
Ronald Burley
Cleland Lane
Gloria
J. C. Moore
Scotland
Earl Walkey
Y.P.U
Marguerite McKay
Allan Haigh
Tagwa
Haigh
Lewis Stone
Oshawa Railway Co
Douglas Cleden
Ruth Oshawa
Jas. Stone
Betty Stapleton
Port Hoope
Alvin Jones
George Stapleton Sr
Red Cross
Roy Smith
C. Morris
J.mclachlan
Fort William
Archibald
McLachlan
Fort
Tyler
J. J. Stringer
W. E. Davey
W.M
Orono Lodge
F. W. Bowen
Soldiers Concert a Great Success in Bow Manville
Mrs. Clark Bell conducted the soldiers’ concert to a full house and received a bouquet. Local visitors include Miss Mary Squair of Deloraine, Man. The Orono Times editor and townspeople wish a profitable 1941. Concerts and school music bolster community spirit amid mild New Year weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Bell
Orono
William Smale
Trinity Sunday School
Kenney
Millbrook
Dominion
John Waldron
Toronto
F. Sutton
Trinity United Church
Sault Ste.Marie
Local Charms and Health Notes from Cowanville District
Miss Mary Getlick works in Toronto and John Barnes in Bowmanville Goodyear. Flu and mumps are common in the district. Local visits include Perrins in Toronto to Reid, Master from Peterboro Normal School to Cowanville, and Getlick in Bowmanville Hospital improving after an operation. Families Brooks Cowan Six Hallowell, Parnell Haskill Porteous, Hendry Graham Simp son, Burley Stringer and Farrow celebrate New Year and attend Newtonville dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Getlick
Toronto
John Barnes
Goodyear
Bowmanville
A. T. Perrin
W. A. Reid
Robert Master
Peterboro Normal School
Cowanville School
Paul Getlick
Bowmanville Hospital
Brooks Cowan
Six
William S. Roberts Appointed GM Canada Vice President
William S. Roberts is named Vice-President and General Manager of General Motors of Canada Limited in Oshawa to replace Harry J. Carmichael, who resigns to take a key Ottawa war production role. In 1940 the Oshawa government employment service placed 4,868 people, the office’s all-time high, with 3,494 orders received for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Roberts
General Motors of Canada, Limited
Oshawa
Harry J. Carmichael
Ottawa
Canada
Government Employment Service
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Melbourne F. Christie
Winnipeg
Great- West Life Assurance Company
Kirby
Africa
Newtonville
Weiners, Ib
Horne
Head
Bologna, Ib
Aylmer
Harry Bailey
Grocer
Bow Manville
Cowanville
Bob Hendry
Lake Shore
Alf. Graham
Newcastle
T. J. Simpson
Clarence Burley
Wes. Stringer
Roy Burley
Mrs
Willis Farrow
Tyrrell’s Drug Store
Kodaks
EOC
Wampole
Akers Seeeneerene
Neener
Weeneeene
Kepler
Seiberling
Belmont
Lyrrell
Chase
Mason
Buckley
VICK
Vatronal
Bayer
A.S
Valentines
Valentine
McCormick
F. F. Morris & Son
Durham
Morris & Son
The
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