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advised
like a
back to
will beam with
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of society and
It treats you
There is
An Oriental .nuler once
his son that the world was
looking glass in that it gave
every man the reflection of his own
face. He said that if we frown at
the looking glass, it will look sourly
at us but if you laugh at it, the face
in the looking glass
smiles.
The same is true
the world at large,
very much as you treat it.
a smooth and a rough handle for
everything. It is a wise practice to
always endeavor to- take things by
the smooth handle rather than the
rough one. It is better to
things in this world as they
with happiness, laughter and
mism.
A laugh is said to be worth a
hundred groans on any market.
Practice it and it will be worth
while. A
doubled.
take
come
opti
joy shared is a joy
isAmerica
and the land
the 'crave
the
21S
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the home of
of the fee, * * *
Smilies: As lonesome
streets of Glasgow on ‘tag
•amiable as a father seeking a hus
band for a dowerless daughter.* * *
It’s the first step that counts.
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A little activity back of a small
idea will
planning
produce more
and inactivity
-K ’K
than all the
of .genius.
Give Me
your smile in the morningGive me
Out from your twinkling eyes
And give me your kiss at noontime
Warm as the
But when night
children,
And the sun
land
Give me your soft, breathing silence,
And give
hand.
sun-washed skies—
has made us her
has surrended the
me
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And now for the flowers shows,
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Tihe times just wont stay put.
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And iioav the reign ofXthe Glads.
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Making Canada
A Better Place in Which to Live and Work
Hamming birds tie their young
sters in the nfest.
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In Dashwood, Ontario, 77 years
ago—haircuts were only 10 cents
and a fair cigar thrown in.
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Black iroiiAvood which when dry
weighs 80 lbs., per cubic foot is the
heaviest ivood grown in America.
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To learn to work with others!
Remember .the banana—everytime it
leaves the bunch it gets skinned.« •* * *
The three quickest means
spreading news—Telephone,
graph—Tell-a-woman.
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rate of smokers
ten beats faster
smokers.
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A Series of letters From Distinguished Canadians on Vital
Problems Affecting the Future Welfare of Canada
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And 'how the late gardens are growing!
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Fam threshing isn’t what It used to be,
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Specially Written for Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
and Addressed to the President, George W. Janies, of Bowmanville
LETTER NUMBER 10*
Quidnunc
The greatest flood disaster in his
tory sin/ce the Biblical record of
Noah's flood occurred in China in
19-31 when the Yangtze and the
Hwang Ho. Rivers overflowed their
banks and affected Thirty Million
people—destroying thousands of
small tOAvns and villages in sixteen
provinces. “ ,
In Christian Churches the Bible
is usually read from a Pulpit; in the
Mohammedan mosques the service is
conducted and the Koran read from
a raised platform called a Di'kka.
One of the largest forms of insect
life is the Atlas Moth of India—it
averages a foot in length and a foot
in Avidth.
The sunniest city in the United
States—according to- Harvard Uni
versity studies and records—is St.
Petersburg, Fla.
There are 6,658,700 grains of salt
in a commercial pound.
The world’s largest Radium Mine
is on Great Bear Lake near Radium
City, Canada, It produces about 30
grams of radium per year now and
it is planned to double this output
before long. The second largest
Radium Mine is Katanga Mine in
equatorial Africa which is credited
with an annual production of 27
grams. The United States produces
about 2 grams annually, Czechoslo
vakia 2 grams and Portugal 1 gram.
The total annual production through
out the world is less than 40 grams.
The world’s present Radium Avealth
is less than 600 grams and is chiefly
in the possession of Hospitals
ghout the Avorld.
In the United States-—with
ulation of one hundred and
million people—there is a shifting
of population from city to farms and
1 from farms to cities with a view to
permanent^ residence of about three
million people every year.
In building the Cornell Medical
Centre in NeAV York City, a total of
7,500,500 face brick Avere used. The
largest single building built of face
brick in the world is the Bank of
Manhattan building, NeAv York City,
requiring 2i million brick while the
Chrysler Building comes next with
2% million face brick.
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new idea is a
succeeds.
Well, noAv, just suppose this fel
low Joshua had not told the sun to
the clasp of your
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of Misused Products
blirou-
a pop
thirty
There lias been no
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scarcity of rain tihis
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season,
We're near the start of another farm and garden year.
The clover and timothy seeding are doing splendidly.
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We are being reminded once
•planting.more .of the necessity -of tree-
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The average pulse
is found to be some
a minute than non
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You cannot
ill the bank.
tell the value
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of
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of
tele-
a season's crop till the money is
f»
Neither Hitler nor Mussolini have been in eruption lately. There
must be something wrong.
Better not waste the straw,
article was extremely scarce.
The day is not far past when that
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And now, sleeves up and all
best weeks of the tourist trade.
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together to take advantage of the
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There have been a number of tangible improvements in busi
ness. The alert have taken advantage thereof and are prospering.
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“There are a great many young men who would take a decent
job if they could get it,” commended a city man the other day.
The decent young man takes the best job he 'can secure and proves
himself worthy of, and sooner secures, a better job.
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Gene Tunney, chairman of the board of a big distilling com-
paly, is alleged to ihave said that the liquor business is without, so
cial consciousness. He sees no hope of the liquor interests, on their
own initiative, becoming a worker for social
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welfare.
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Home agin
Corrigan
" Start agin
Win agin ******
THAT’S FARMING
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with dull
a tooth-
of with a
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The man Avith a
crank until the idea
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Tuesday noon we
ed good to look at.
reached the last rootlet in the field,
rising to a gale on which road a heavy load of rain. Wednesday
morning the field of corn was so levelled that it 'could be plowed
under with little difficulty. Results? Hampered growth, a lessened
yield and added labor in harvesting. iSo there you are! And the
farmer is our best spender.
saw a field of corn standing straight, tassel-
Tuesday evening came a soaking rain that
Later came a change of wind,
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Soybeans are used in making such
things as paint, enamel, glue, print
ing ink, rubber substitutes, linoleum,
glycerin, flour, breakfast food, caiP
dies, feeds for livestock as well as
plastics.
S. J. s.
Examples
Too many men shave
razor blades.
Too many people use
brush horizontally instead
vertical or rotary motion.
Too many .people try to regulate
their own Avatches with a penknife.
Too many blondes buy brunette move on.
rouge, and visa versa.
Too many women use caustic soap
on linoleum.
Too many people squeeze out to,o
much dentifrice at a time.
Too many motorists forget to wa
ter their storage batteries.
Too many people use fountain
(pens Avith points unsuited to their
handwriting.
Too many people think green
bananas are better than Aveil-ripened
bananas.
Too many smokers let fine cigars
dry out.
Too many housekeepers -use too
much floor wax and try to polish the
wax before it is dry.
Too many people can“t open a new
volume without breaking the bind
ing.
Too many motorists leave the caps
off their tire valves.# ❖ *
“Where did you get that fine new
hat?”
“I bought it ten years ago. Seven
years U----- ' ’
Three years It was dyed Macle
The year before last I had a new.
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Why is' it that Avhen hubby gets a
raise, wifey’s nose is affected in the
same way?* *
Bolshevism, as I
hating your boss.
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see it, consists of
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REAL PIONEER WORK
Thirty or more years ago we heard a good deal of Elbert Hub
bard and the Roycofters, in East Aurora, over there in New York
State. There is iioav a good deal being done to revive this Avonder-
ful activity. Here is the object of the undertaking:
“To rehabiliate the poor chap who has been thrown aside, the
youth throAvn out of college1 because of economic conditions, and the
man beyond 40 who has been ruined because he has been thrown out
of his job and can’t fit into any other.” Title method is to “teach
them trades and occupations that will enable them to fit.”
May the tribe of such helpers increase.
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Richard Hodgins Dies
Richard Hodgins, well-known non-
egenarian passed peacefully away at
•his home in Granton on August 6,
in his ninety-eighth year. Mr, Hod
gins had been living retired in the
village for the past 24 years. Earl
ier this year Mr. and Mrs. .Hodgins
celebrated their 70 th wedding anni
versary. He was a staunch Conser
vative in politics and a member of
St. Thomas Angli'can Church. Sur
viving are his widow, who before hei’
marriage was Sarah Carty; two dau
ghters, Mrs. W. Mark, of Winnipeg
and Mrs. Eliza Harlton of Biddulph;
five sons, James of Stephen Town
ship; Henry ■ of Biddulph; Richard
E. and Hubert of Blanshard; Ekron
Hodg’ins, Principal of Woodstock
Collegiate Institute. A sixth son,
Rev. Walter Hodgins passed away 28
years ago. Their are twenty-tliree
grandchildren and 7 great grand
children. The funeral Avas held
Avith short service at the home, then
to St. Thomas Anglican Church.
Rev. Thomas Hicks, officiating. Miss
Ruth
the
Avere
Tom Hodgins, Percy Hodgins, Nel
son Hodgins, Kenneth Hodgins and
Elmer Harlton. The floral tributes
were many and beautiful. Interment
took place in the family plot at St.
James’ Cemetery, Clandeboye. Rela
tives attending the funeral were
from Winnipeg, Toronto, Woodstock
Leamington, London, Parkhill,
can, Greenway and Grand Bend.
Simpson, of London, sang “In
Garden.” The pall-bearers
six grandsons, Hugh Hodgins,
Dear Editor
With regard to the question of a
platform for the Canadian Weeklies
any suggestions I have to offer
would be based on the conviction
that our troubles, and the world’s
troubles, have (primarily a moral
rather than an economic basis; or
perhaps it would be more accurate
to say, a moral basis underlying the
economic. For this reason, I would
have our papers inculcate high stan
dards of (political, business and per
sonal morality, and denounce lapse
from them. As practical measures
in this direction I ‘would suggest:
1. That moral and ethical instruc
tion, with the object of developing
character should be given greater
prominence in our education system,
which at (present emphasises the in
telligence, with a view to material
advantage.
2. That more attention should be
paid, and more encouragement given
to the scholars endowed with more
than ordinary ability, so as to de
velop their brains to the highest de
gree possible, with a view to pro
ducing leaders of first rate capacity
—our great need. At present our
educational system is based on the
average pupil, with special atten
tion paid to “the under-privileged,”
while the super-privileged are given
little opportunity to develop their
talents, which may be of the highest
use to the state.
3. The development of our library
system, with a view to encouraging
adults to continue their education
after leaving school. School should
be the beginning of education, not
the end. Training to read will have
to begin in the schools, and should
be part of the curriculum. Thus we
shall go far to solve the problem
of adult education. The new curric
ulum recently introduced by the
Department of Education is a move
in this direction.
4. The organization of a highly
trained, non-partisan civil
both the Federal and
fields of administration,
elimination from the civil
C. H. HALE
the patronage system. This would
do much to improve public adminis
tration and discourage corrupt poli
tics.
5. An effort to raise the standard
of sport, which has a distinct effect
on the character of the (people. This
applies both to the players and to
the “fans”. Commercialization has
made winning the chief objective.
6. A movement to restore home
life. In particular, by removing the
burdensome taxation, which makes
ownership of property unpopular and
often a liability, 'and is driving the
people into apartments instead of
homes.
7. To ipreach the do-ctrine of con
tentment and self denial to
ation bent on pleaure and
of all that their neighbors
t8. To inculcate respect
because it is law.
That will do for my share. If you
care to incorporate any of these
ideas in your program, I claim no
copyright.
Yours faithfully,
-C. H. HALE, Editor
Orillia Packet and Times
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covetous
have.
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PRANKISH PROBLEMS
Answer to Prankish Problem No.
27 appearing in last week’s issue:
A man had a son by a former mar
riage and married a woman with a
daughter by a former marriage. The
man’s son and the woman’s daugh
ter, related only by marriage, mar
ried each other and had a son. The
writer of the will, the son of the
first mentioned man", was thus the
brother of his wife, by marriage,
his parents are her parents and his
son Is also his sister’s son.
]>M,-nkish Problem No. 28: A
farmer buys a horse for $110 and
sells it for $10 more than he lost on
What price did he get for it?
(Correct answer to this Prankish
in this space in
(School teacher: “Where do all
little boys go who do not put their
pennies in the missionary box?”
Small boy: “Please, Miss, to the
picture show.”
service in
Provincial
and the
service of
Double Wedding at Hepworth
Socket t-Atchison RydalJ-AtcIiison
ine ‘ “ - 0Ur next issue.)band put around it. Last week, *
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cri-.
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exchanged it at the restaurant.
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Most pieople find it easier to
ticise than to 'construct.
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Action is just
knoAvledge.
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“67”
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saw*
as
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important as
a fairly
in a groc-
“67.” OX
to know***
Your prospect judges you by
advertising you send out.* *
The trouble is that a man’s soul
mate-'isn’t ahvays his sole mate.
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The visionary man with a scheme,
an idea, is essential to human pro
gress. If you don’t like his. idea,
it’s up to you to produce a better one
before you are qualified to criticize.
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A DLFttfJERENT F.RA1ME OF MIND
Japan for years has been seeking more territory out there across
’the Russian line. -Little by little she hinched in and pinched over
on the Russians. Russia was not asleep but when the time that
suited her came she suggested in the only terms that Japan under
stands that she get out. That is, Russia turned heavy artillery and
airplanes and war tanks loose on. the ground the Japanese desired
so covetously. Japan soon found that Russia could shoot as
straight and as mercilessly as her own war machine and forthwith
proposed negotiations,
and war supplies,
were set on foot,
the last argument
Meanwhile Russia moved up more artillery
Japan became more reasonable and negotiations
It seems to be still true that heavy artillery .is
of kings.********
THE RUSSIAN AXIS
It takes two
Another Bad Night
Could Get No Rest
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night after night, on sleepless beds,
or Who pace the floor with nerves
unhinged, to those who wake up w^tli
bad dreams and nightmares, wo offer
in Milburn’s Health and Nerve Fills
a remedy to" help soothe and calm
the nerves and bring back the shat
tered nervous system to a perfect
condition.
Then no more broken rest, no more
nightmares, no more getting up m
the morning feeling as tired as when
you went to bed,
T110 T, Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont.
■Sometime ago we
large, neatly lettered sign
ery store of the figure
course we were curious
avhat it meant .
“There’s no catch to it,” the gro
cer assured us. “I kept an account
of individual sales one day and found
they average 67 cents. I put the
number up there as a sori of inspir
ation to my men—I find
helps ’em make bigger per
sales.”
Try averaging over the
sales for a day, and then
figure in a conspicuous .place, ex
plaining to your clerks that any sale
that is smaller ’than that is 'below
the average. You will be surprised
at the psychological effect such a
sign has.
it really
customer
counter
post the
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Any man who goes outside of his
own jurisdiction to hear himself talk
is a foot * * *
Again, near the least line I hover,
And try to think just what to say
Before I reach for the typewriter
cover—
Ah—I have
“I’m going to
it!
stop and .play.”
THE COLONEL
countries, at least, to. make an axis in Europe’s
small jig-saw pattern of nations. Soviet Russia emerged last week
as an axis all by itself, revolving ponderously and mysteriously with
one end in Europe and the other in Asia.
At both ends of the axis. Russia bore importantly on two of the
world’s most perplexing situations. The fighting between Russia
and Japan along, the Siberian-Manchugouan-Korean border reached
a climax. Tokyo, rather than Moscow, seems doing most of the
backing down as the week ended.
Does this week mark the turning of. the Russian Bear after
years of relative inaction against an aggressive and expanding Ja
pan ?
At the European end of the axis, Russia looms behind events
in Cze'choslavakia. Moscow has talked freely about defending, the
Czechs if Germany should show armed force. There is an alliance
between Russia and Czechoslovakia, as there is between Russia and
France., ■ —The Christian .Science Monitor
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The Saturday Evening Post gives an a'ccoun-t of a large farm
that attracted the attention of the world a few years ago. This large
farm produced enormous quantities of corn that sold tit high prices.
If oar readers will take pains to. look up some old magazines
they will fined the story In ■detail. Big shiny cars were bought one
after another. City conveniences were moved out to the farm, re
gardless of cost. When the owner got interested in a new farm,
he simply mortgaged the old, productive one and went ahead, the
most admired of all beholders and the much-sought of farm writers.
Then came the depp
farmer? Was not
it? Did not the i__
there came the tinning of the soil. There came the winds and
this wonderful farm was blown away or piled in heaps building
high and his level acres rutted beyond all recognition. Then came
ruin. Then came governmeftt interference and aid and the sell
ing of the farm at the buyer’s price. But why continue this story?
Soil exploitation is not farming. (Farming on a large scale is a pre
carious business at its very best. Extravagance is the forerunner of
financial disaster. Full years are followed, always have (been fol
lowed by very lean, devouring years, 'Careful farming conduces to
health, to the welfare of the commonwealth, to the establishment
of a sane social order, but it is not the gateway to largo wealth for
the individual farmer. Indeed, if ahy occupation encourages cau
tion it is farming. Only the canny escape being eaten up by the
soli. The farmer, better than any other worker in existence should
know the meaning of the words: “Dust thou art, to dust retufhest.”
opAssion. Buj; AVhat had that to do With this RjB soil so deep that no“cultivation could exhaust
dMuzdnes say bhat his soil was inexhaustible? But
tlrmning of the soil
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A double wedding of unusual in
terest Avas solemnized in St. Andrew’s
United C-hurch, Hepworth, at 3 p.m,
Wednesday afternoon, Avhen Beatrice
Naomi, eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James W. Atchison, was united
in marriage to Robert Lome, young
est son of Mrs. Sockett and the late
Robert Sockett, and Anna Laurin?,
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James W. Atchison became the bride
of John Allison, only son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Rydall, of ShallOAV Lake
and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Robt.
Kydd. of Usborne. The c-hurch Avas
decorated with summer flowers and
fern for the occasion and about 80
friends and relatives Avere guests.
Miss Beatrice was given in mar
riage by her father and was winsome
in a floor length gown of Avhite Swiss
lace over satin with Queen Anne col
lar and matching lace mittens. Her
veil was caught in halo effect with
orange blossoms and she carried a
bouquet of pink Talisman roses,
maiden-hair fem and baby’s-breath.
The groom Avas supported by his
cousin, Mr. James Sockett of Toron
to. The bridesmaid,. Miss Helena
Smith wore pink net over satin with
brocaded bolero and bandeau
pink rosebuds in her hair. »—
tied a
roses,
Miss
church
father,
looked
gown of White Swiss lace over white
satin with matching bolero and lace
mittens, Her veil was also caught
halo style with bandeau of orange
blossoms and she carried Talisman
roses. Miss 'Lorraine Brannick was
her only attendant, and wore pink
silk net over taffeta with embroider
ed bolero and coronet of roses. She
carried a. bouquet of Ophelia roses.
Mr.' Rydall was assisted by by Mr.
William Allison, of Exeter, who act-*
ed as ykhg bearer at the Avedding of,
the groom’s parents. j
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. W. J. Copsey, >of Hepworth.
Miss Ruth Jones presided nt the or
gan and wore rose net over taffeta.
During the signing of the register
Mrs. Margaret Fletcher, of Centralia
sang “I Love You Truly.” The ush
ers were Mr. Lyle Jackson of Liet
owel and Mr. Ewart White of Hep
worth.
The reception which followed the
ceremony was held at the home of
the brides’ parents, where a buffet
I
luncheon was served. The home was
very prettily decorated with summer
flowers. The mother of the brides
was gowned in navy and pink chif
fon with jacket to match and corsage
of roses. Mrs. Sockett wore blue
luce over taffeta, while Mrs. Rydall
wore black net over taffeta with
brocaded jacket and corsage of roses
The happy couples left for a hon
eymoon trip to Muskoka and points
north. Mrs. Sockett travelled in a
navy sheer dress, white jigger coat
and white accessories, and Mrs. Ry
dall in a pink suit with white acces
sories.
On their return, Mr. and Mrs.
Sockett will make their home in
Hepworth and Mr. and Mrs. Rydall
will make their home in Meaford.
The out-of-town guests included
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. .Sonkett and Mr.
and Mrs. James Sockett of Toronto,
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Atchison of
Windsor
and Mr.
Exeter;
Listowel:
onto and
don.
Of
She car
bouquet of white Ophelia
Anna LavA’ine entered the
on the arm of her grand
Mr. Janies 2\tchison, Sr., and
charming in a floor length
A.
; Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Kydd
and Mrs. Wm. Allison, of
Mr. and Mrs. L. Jarkson. of
Miss E. Jackson, of Tor-
Mr. George H. No>tt, Lon-
Owen .Sound Sun-Times
“But why don’t you ask your hus
band’s advice about it?” “I will,
just as soon as I make up my mind
what I intend to do.”
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