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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
7
Died in Georgetown on Sunday April 7 1960 Annie Darling widow of Gamuel H McGibbon aged 72. Also Frederick Bons day died in Georgetown on April 4 1940 former husband of Jane Cole aged 60.
A brief item notes daylight saving time approaching and announces a two day convention for weekly newspaper publishers of Ontario and Quebec to be held in Windsor on April 26 and 27. The rest mentions taxes due, road work plans, spring cleaning ads, transformer outages, and local notices with minimal detail.
John David Eaton donated his trim Beechcraft monoplane, the first Beechcraft to enter RC Air Force service. The aircraft features a 300 horsepower engine, a cruising speed of 195 miles per hour, and accommodation for eight including two pilots and six passengers.
A quotation compares friendship to two ships setting sail together. They depart from the same port and travel separately through storms, yet they reunite at journey’s end, lying side by side in the same harbor.
Measures to control sales and purchases of authorised explosives have been adopted on the recommendation of the Minister of Mines and Resources. A record of sales by authorized vendors must be kept and submitted upon request to an inspector or peace officer. Only one approved statement is required in a calendar year from bona fide owners or operators of mines or quarries.
A family notes a new radio in their house with alert and intelligent features. Their four year old daughter listened to an afternoon program then spoke a grave warning at bedtime saying tomorrow night at this time there will be another prayer.
Fragmentary lines discuss a man’s reluctance to confront Adam and the idea that memes are ready to consume or challenge him. The text reads as a rough, speculative reflection with ambiguous context and few clear facts.
Rev John McNeb has been appointed Squadron Leader to oversee Chaplains at air training centres including Trenton St Thomas Manning Depot Camp Borden and future centres. The appointment covers activities across these locations and future expansions.
Frederick C Bonathan died at his Georgetown home after a long life as a blacksmith. Born sixty in Bowmanville, he worked in Acton and Stewarttown for twenty five years before retiring to Georgetown. Survived by his mother in Newcastle, son William of Georgetown, daughter Mrs. Weatherston of Toronto, and siblings. funeral at St John s Church of England Stewarttown with interment Greenwood Georgetown.
Council discusses fire engine options with Bickle Engine Co rep expected next week. A rebuilt pumper with mileage left and new equipment guarantee may meet Acton’s needs. Clerk to license old truck and investigate YMCA taxes. Tender search for town hall windows planned. Disposition of municipal lots authorized.
A quip compares Mr. Moneybags to having lists of blondes brunettes and redheads indicating a humorous obsession with appearance in a playful gossip tone.
The Ontario Provincial Women's Missionary Society plans its 26th annual meeting at Knox Church Toronto on April 16 17 and 18. The Treasurer reports a missions fund total of 111000 remitted to the Dominion Treasurer by Mrs C H Thorburn Ottawa, with actual donations higher as members repair and ship clothes and support the church mission fund. The society notes 32868 members in Ontario.
Camana's mining industry posted a record year in 1939 with output valued at 473 million dollars and 3.5 percent gains over 1938. Gold led with 5,095,176 fine ounces valued at 184 million dollars, while metal production reached 242 million dollars. Fuels and nonmetallic minerals also rose, and a key agreement with the British Government boosted refined copper lead and zinc supplies.
The week ending April 6 reports no new communicable disease cases. Advice urges moderate dress and water access for children, promotes vaccination against smallpox with free vaccines, tuberculin testing, and immunization for diphtheria and scarlet fever. The Health Officer notes free services and requests written complaints to the Board of Health.
The new Army physical training tables diverge from Great War methods and mirror the English army gymnastic program. They emphasize eye brain music coordination and the development of flexibility and endurance over sheer muscle size or strength.
In Cincinnati Radio Station WKBV tested a pin table game, keeping two machines running all day. Reports showed a return of forty cents per dollar invested and a jackpot odds of 1 in 1398, suggesting the outcome favors the house and that you can't win.
Amid fierce shelling a soldier sits in a shell hole smoking. An officer shouts that they face a three to one odds and urges him to get in there and fight. The exchange ends with the soldier answering in brief, determined terms.
Fragments show a child questioning a conductor and an adult clarifying behavior during a performance. References to a celebrated soprano, a solo, and a disputed strike on a woman appear in terse dialogue cues. The piece reads as stage or rehearsal chatter with vague emotional conflict.
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