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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 04, 1940

Page

8

Notices of Marriage and In Memoriam Entries

In Memoriam and marriage notices list births, deaths, and family updates. Names include McBain McKeown Lamert Smith MacArthur MacDonald McCallum Young Moore and relatives in Acton Saskatoon Toronto and New Toronto with dates in 1940 and 1960s.

Madonald-Macarthur Quelph Ontario D. H. Maribel Lacy Roxy MacArthur Wm. D. MacArthur Ian Ray H. A. MacDonald MacDonald Acton

Acton News Roundup Highlights Spring Signs and Local Events

April showers arrive with a thunderstorm. spring edges March as Acton scene shifts. Soheo reopens for the final school term. roads grow rough with single track routes. Acton Baptist Young People's Union visits Georgetown. local roads hamper travel this week.

Acton Baptist Young People's Union Georgetown Union

Deaths in Ballinafad and Saskatoon mark community loss

Ballinafad loses Harry Shortill in a heart seizure at home, a lifelong resident, skilled carpenter and violin maker with several medals. In Saskatoon, T. K. McCallum, pioneer banker and community leader, dies at 60, leaving a widow Edith Nicklin and children. funeral held at Knox United Church with notable local offices and lodge affiliations.

Ballinafad Harry Shortill Shortill Ballinefad Richard Shortill Agnes Catherine Barr Archie McEnery Richard Matthew C. W. Foreman William Shortill Pred Shortil BR. B. Shortil Robert Short Lloyd McEnery Fred Shortill Star-Phoenix Saskatoon Sask T. K. McCallum McCallum Edith Nicklin Thomas Kerr McCallum Poplar Crescent Gordon K. C. McLeod Knox United Church Dutton Ontario Thomas McCallum Winnipeg Traders'’ Bank Royal Bank Canadian Grain Company C. R. Vannatter Saskatoon Pheenix Buena Vita Knox Presbyterian Church Acton John Cameron William Hockin Wallaceburg Duncan Interial A.A.O.N.M.S

Clean seed bed best insured for crops

An Ottawa report emphasizes clean well graded seed as essential for crop health and insurance. The article describes the fan mill process removing dirt chaff and small weed seeds, plus the role of power cleaning plants in grading grain and preventing seed contamination from outside sources.

R. ‘A. Derick Central Experimental Farm Ottawa

Gullivers Travels Comes to Gregory Monday

The Parad mount Technicolor feature Gulliver's Travels arrives at the Gregory Theatre presenting Swift's shipwrecked seaman in Lilliput. The lavish production, in use for two years in animation, features Timms from Max Fleischer studios and a hundred skilled artists, with a budget double that of ordinary pictures.

Poor Tribute From Church Sermon Misheard Text

A man returns from service and his wife asks for the sermon text. He recounts the phrase He giveth His beloved seep and, when pressed about attendance, repeats AN the beloved as the crowd.

Y Badminton Club wins honors at Brampton tournament

Two members Miss Mary Chalmers and Miss Helen Ostrander won consolation honors in the Ladies Singles. The Junior Girls held three special practices on the gym floor for a display and concert on April 17. Twenty men planned a potential Y club formation with Guelph Men’s Club guests. The Young Ladies Gym Class reported a strong turnout for calisthenics and games with higher attendance the next Tuesday.

Brampton An Mary Chalmers Helen “Ostrander Werke—Jr

Official Count Gives Cleaver a Majority

Halton County figures from Returning Officer J. K. Maton show Cleaver with a majority in the official count. The totals vary slightly from last week’s hurried compilation and reflect both military and civilian votes.

Cleaver Halton J. K. Maton

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