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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1937
Page
8
Birth announced at Eden Mills on April 5 1937 to Mr and Mrs James Tolton a son. Obituary notes Florence L McEachern died April 1 1937 at Toronto General Hospital. In Memoriam Mrs Bessie Gamble died April 3 1933 remembered by Ray Elvin and Arthur.
Local items report spring joggery parades may start soon and street work on the Second Line. News mentions new officers in baseball, a new sign on Young Street, and maple syrup prices at 2.00 per gallon. Several community notes cover school term resumes, a band resignation, a horse sale, a 90th birthday in Fergus, a Knox Church guild meeting, and local agricultural plowing adjustments.
A playful snippet shows two figures trading idle chatter about a woman named Milsali. The banter centers on the constant talking with no clear purpose or outcome. The tone mirrors casual street talk from a bygone era.
The U S Supreme Court ruled against Captain Preeman Hatfield in his two year fight to avoid extradition to Canada. Hatfield has been jailed in Manchester New Hampshire since December 1934 and faces Canadian fraud charges tied to the sinking of the Gypsum Queen during World War I. The government alleges the ship floundered in a storm after torpedoing claims and Hatfield received 71000 in reparations for its loss.
The Acton Women's Institute gathered at Mrs. Wm. Han's home for the monthly session with Mrs. Gubble presiding. Speakers included Mrs. Reesor on motto interpretation and Miss E. Warthorne presenting the Board report. Bracken of Dublin Institute demonstrated clothes and crate-based schemes as part of a lively program. A Coronation Day tree planting is planned in the school grounds and thanks were extended to Myre Hall and committees for hosting and organizing.
The Acton Canadian Legion branch hosted an evening for Daughters of the Empire members. Lt.-Col. D. E. McIntyre and Wilfred Preszsick presented a concert of word and film about the Vimy pilgrimage. The event included a social hour and dancing after a meal.
Miss Hetty Wallace from the Department of Agriculture presented a talk on Feeding the Family for Wealth and demonstrated nutritious food values with emphasis on milk for young children. The Acton Institute meeting in Parish Hall included performances from Dublin Limehouse Bannockburn Acton and closed with thanks and a community lunch.
The U F Y P O met at Mr. and Mrs. R L Davidson's home with Melvin McCullough presiding. Cheerie Club organized a program featuring G Elliott mouth organ F Sayers recitation Jack Stewart solo Mrs Geo Tyler reading Mrs McGregor paper. Howard Switzer's group won Jungle King game receiving Easter eggs. Lunch and dancing followed.
Japanese fishermen use glass floats with nets instead of cork or other corky floats. Some drift east with the Kuroshio current, akin to the Gulf Stream. A glass float was found by the Prince George on a voyage through the Inside Passage to Alaska, carrying identifying characters tracing back to a Japanese village.
Eastern Visitor asks if radio improves ranch life. Pinto Pete responds that radio brings new cowboy songs nightly and claims listeners have long misused the dialect, suggesting radio offers practical and cultural benefits to rural communities.
A dialogue shows a former public servant and a mechanic discussing automation. The worker laments that machines have replaced human labor, noting he never did mechanical work yet lost his job when new machines arrived, while the old regime held power.
A tense exchange unfolds as the boss claims two dollars are missing from a drawer while two staffers argue over responsibility. The office boy proposes to replace one dollar each and move on.
Miss Florence L. McEachern died last Thursday at General Hospital Toronto in her seventy fourth year after fifteen years in the city and earlier in Erin Township. She was a daughter of the late John and Maury McEachern born in Erin Township. Survived by two sisters Mrs A Hearn of Erin and Mrs Logie of Toronto and two brothers Archie of Toronto and Ronald of Exquesing Township. Funeral Sunday afternoon from Johnstone Rumiley parlors to Knox Church conducted by Rev H Bennie. Interment Coningsby Cemetery. Pallbearers Arch McEachern Angus McEachern David Hearn Alvin Fisher Wm Butler M Hearn.
Catherine McTavish died Sunday at her brother D N McTavish's home in Main Street in her eighty third year. She was born at Ospringe, lived there most of her life, and moved to her brother's home about eight years ago. She was a Presbyterian and a charter member of the Women's Institute. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Acton and Ospringe, with interment at Everton Cemetery. Pallbearers included John Aitken Andrew Baptie Leslie Webb Frank Brydon Thos Aitken and Fred Baptie.
The article argues that deeper ploughing harms yields by exposing fertile topsoil to roots and disrupting nitrifying bacteria. It cautions against bringing heavy subsoil to the surface and notes that surface humus and air conditions support plant nutrition and moisture.
Dialogue excerpt shows a farmer noting his daughter’s physical culture course. He remarks she exercises all evening with a different boyfriend each night, reflecting the era’s rural social dynamics and concern about propriety.
A tour guide asserts a building is 2,500 years old, sparking a tourist’s counter claim that the scene is from 1937. The exchange highlights disagreements over antiquity and interpretation of historic ruins.
Ten thousand boxes of dressed poultry were shipped from Canada to Britain in the week ending March 13, the largest weekly poultry shipment on record. January 1 to March 12, 1937 totals reached 37,750 boxes weighing about 1,777,500 pounds, with officials pleased by rising quality and firm prices amid Britain’s improved economy and coronation preparations.
Red Wing strategists plan a campaign as Manager Jack Adams and captain Ebbie Qosdfellow of the champion Detroit Red Wings choose their attack to challenge the New York Rangers. The teams met in the opening game with the Rangers winning 1 to 1.
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