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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1931
Page
9
Notice summarizes mortality and marriage records with rates for memorial expenses. Mentions Dirtha region data, birth and death tallies, and special charges for memorial poems. No names or exact dates clearly readable.
Married plank laing Eva Althey Laing of Rockwood to Chester Plank of Acton by Rev W J Yeyler. Obituaries include William John Bloan in Milton in his 70s, and William Pattern in Milton in his 89th year. Also William E Baldwin of Acton and Donald Sinclair of Nipissing Township noted in local notices.
Glowing spring weather sparks gardening and cleaning, with Easter week vacations on mind. Alderman Jack Newton resigns from Guelph City Council and W. G. Taylor to fill vacancy. Maple syrup and crops show promise as local farms ramp up for summer. The Standard White Line Company sold to Canadian Gypsum Company, and bankruptcy hits Minnie Rheay’s Reliable Clothing Co. in Acton. Community meetings in Brampton and Milton address elder care and children’s shelter.
In Erin a clearing auction for farm stock and implements will be held on Thursday. Roy Windlow is the auctioneer.
A sale notice lists items for Friday April 19 by J Kerr including Dunecan Saunders Moffat and Warm Stock and Implements, with a separate Tuesday April 14 sale to Robert Williamson Mramown. The rest is an extended essay on flowering plants and resilience, quoting garden writers on sweet alyssum bloom, arden towers, May flower, and lessons from Lincoln and Gladstone.
Fragmentary dialogue with scattered phrases about marriage wit and remarks to a spouse. The text reads like garbled humor or nonsensical banter with unclear speakers and no coherent event.
A country minister uses Albert Hutchings a crippled youth as a catalyst to reform a town’s dissolute youth. The gallery is cleaned and renovated for Sunday services, drawing a crowd of boys who respond to Hutchings influence. Hutchings dies of pneumonia after inspiring the group to carry on his example and faith.
A fragmentary exchange shows a motorist asking why another has a bumper on their ear amid a terse street encounter. The garbled text hints at a confrontation or mishearing in a public space, reflecting a moment of confusion or tension.
A red-haired boy applies for a job at a butcher shop. He asks for three dollars a week and is prompted to show usefulness. He offers to drum a chicken, and the shop owner tests him with a task to demonstrate ability.
The report describes a Guide meeting after school with a teaching program titled Shery was it Ane and lunch served. It notes photographs of Gulden as baubles and introduces Patrol Hooking as a fun activity with Patrol Booking nicknames.
A Welsh priest Pather Mathew receives Orange banners during a visit to Clones Ireland. He treats the gesture as a compliment and calls for cheers for the Orange banner while urging cordial harmony between Protestants and Catholics. Reactions across Ulster show goodwill and curiosity.
An old advertisement extols Ponnay Bata as a universal aid for health and beauty. It claims benefits for a child’s tender skin and for men, featuring Persian palm as a cooling skin moisturizer. The copy urges every woman to use it for loveliness.
A discussion on narrow farming mindsets and urban reliance on rural produce. It notes one minded men grow corn or potatoes as needed and suggests allotting land for personal use to grow cucumbers onions radishes and lettuce. It contrasts city men traveling long distances for fresh foods with farmers living in the city who lack rural ties.
A sale of bird houses for wrens blue birds flickers martins and woodpeckers is announced by the interest studies aid society of the United Church. Assortments are available at Moorecroft with options to select.
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