This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 04, 1940
Page
7
The excerpt portrays a speaker praising books and the power of reading to conquer time and space. Elipor Lennan frames literature as a voyage across seas, driving human aspiration and heroic memory through a library’s reach.
A snow storm on Good Friday evening 1920 is noted. The Cricket on the Hearth was produced by Knox Church Ye People's Guild in Town Hall. John Cameron elected Chair man of the Library Board and H P Moore re elected Secretary-Treasurer for the twenty third year. E S Rice arrived from Saginaw Michigan. Mrs Rice to join shortly. Acton residents organized an At Home to raise funds for the Soldiers Memorial Home. about 177 attendees enjoyed the event. BORN GRIFFIN In Erin a son to Mr and Mrs C Griffin born March 26 1920. DIED BOWMAN In Esquesing James Bowman died in his hundredth year on April 2 1920. FERGUSON In Ballinafad Peter Ferguson died in his seventy second year on March 26 1920.
Dr. Gordon Bates of the Health League of Canada told a Toronto audience that life expectancy has doubled from 30 to 60 years in a century and urged a shift toward preventive care. He warned that neglected disease can become serious and proposed reorganizing medicine with stronger health departments and universal access, citing England’s health insurance as a model and noting Canada needs about 115000 doctors.
A humorous exchange about a wife under psychiatric care ends with the psychiatrist’s quip that he himself has gone nuts, highlighting the comical strain of caregiving and medical stress in an ironic mood.
A weekly feature recalls familiar local faces from Acton families. The column revisits residents once known to many, sharing short anecdotes and photographs that capture community memory and local history.
Last week recalls Col William Allan a stately military figure who led the Halton Rifles. Readers recall him at Fairview Place gate watching Acton school children pass by and enjoying a military salute from local boys and girls.
A Sunday School lesson on Amos 6 stresses seeking the Lord as life, turning from sin, and avoiding idol worship at Bethel Gilgal and Beersheba. It critiques rulers, urges repentance, and urges hate of evil and love of good as paths to blessedness.
The piece profiles Luther Burbank's iron bound seed chest now owned by David Burpee of Philadelphia. It notes rare seeds labeled by Burbank and highlights the Giant Zinnia from the chest, its emergence in thousands of gardens, and its pastel bi colored blooms.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke Popham will depart Canada for England where he has been appointed to another post. Air Vice-Marshal L D D McKean, who has commanded a training group in Britain for three months, will succeed him in Canada.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.