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Who gave thea power •to sow
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And sunbiamkz.,dandng
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'Twas'God our father sent.
the sun •
To stir the life that hidden
strength:. • , ' .,
The blade, the' :ear, the'
ripened grain; •
And the harvest hoeairzat''
length.
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Oh foolish men, what' could
we do
Without that mighty hand
divine?
Our feeble power is loaned to
That ' we may .bless all
humankind..
Shall we not worship at the
shrine
Of him ,who rolls the worlds
along,
Commit our every care to
Him,
And fill our days with thank-
ful song?
hankfulsong?
-by J.B. Lobb, Clinton
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September
The MythStandardC'i
arias k 10,11011 •
expected to f'nva this
Friday,' Saturday and
Siuiday, looking for history
to come to life
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always been considered a
dull subject. Even dead.
Canadian history has until
recently at least, been
written as if the writer was
seeking the answer to in-
somnia. The interesting
parts hate been ignored or
written about so poorly that
even those who actually took
part in the events would
probably start dozing if they
At harvesting time
Clinton News -Record
September 14,1933
Today I lingered near a field
of wheat
Tossing its tawny plumes
against a sky
Of peaceful blue
How far removed it seemed
from bread to eat
And hungry lands where
bread is but a cry
To strike fear through.
There with the sun lying
mellow warm
Upon golden -rippled waves
that fragrant air
So gently spread,
I breathed a simple prayer,
"God keep from harm
All harvest fields, that no
child anywhere
Need lack for bread." •
-Lekie Dean Robertson, in
Good Housekeeping.
had a `chance to rid bout
likewise aarmuaemnsare.
o tea:.•'warehonsea . ilor . chi
items of reality which now
seem unreal because we
nnevve•r xa 'dampoee• to- see-,
-what r e Jam .. when
they were in
But in a few places, at a
few times, history comes to
life. One of these places is
the_ annual Huron Pioneer
Hobby and Thresher
Association show in Blyth,
better known to most locals
as the Thresher Reunion.
The show was first
designed as a place for men
who loved the big steam
engines and other old farm
implements. to have a place
to show off their large toys.
The Association is made up
of per s whose hobbies are
to find old farm equipment in
barns or lying in long grass
rusting. Slowly, with infinite
care and love, they put those
machines back in working
order.
The first line of interest
was the huge steam engines
that used to be the major
mechanical source of power
On the farm in the early part
of the century. But later,
people began to branch out,
2.2nd Annual
Huron Pioneer
Thresher & Hobby Assn.
REUNION
Blyth. Ontario
SEPTEMBER 9,10 & nth, 1903
reitOring`earlY, Outagegas
traetors, old water
ales and:. ,
Hireling uulchiusa
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In this way, the men of -the
association havedone !.1101V
doa$e.secvtce,, reaecuin -
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WELCOME
TO
BLYTH
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Largo Steam Engines, Antique cars, Thrashing Machines, Hay Press, Gas Traders
& engines, Log sawing, bolt setting, bag tying, Stop dancing contest, fiddler's
contest, crafts. bean soup pot. souvenir dishes, etc.
HOT MEALS SERVED ON THE GROUNDS
Saturday Night Old Tyme Dance in Arena 41-1 a.m.
Free parking for cars; Trailer Park room available.
camping with hydro Swater.
'Wayne Houston Mrs. Marian Manahan
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3 alj,h, Ont.
NOM 1H
President
R.R. 3 Moorefield Ont.
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Continued succuss to the Huron'lioniftoir
Thresher and Hobby'Associaition
and Bost Wishes on your.22nd Reunion
In Blyth r
We're glad you're here , -'. •
ThikVillageofItlyth
and-,: •
The Public Utilities Commission
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