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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 14, 1932
Page
7
The column records a flurry of social visits and family weekends across Toronto, Here, Moorecroft, Walkerton, and Acton. It mentions birthdays, funerals, engagements, and a cathedral committee meeting, highlighting Mrs. Jennie McDougall, Mr. George Mason, and Florence May Babington amid local gatherings.
Canada produced more than 227 million pounds of creamery butter in 1931, a rise of 441.42 million pounds from 1930. Ontario led with 75 million pounds, up 15.5 percent. Manitoba 21,078,073 pounds, up 33.5 percent. Saskatchewan 48.8 million, up 35 percent. Nova Scotia 5,896,270, up 24.5 percent. British Columbia 5.5 million, up 33 percent. New Brunswick 2,415,992, up 172 percent. Prince Edward Island 2,063,252, up 18.1 percent. Quebec figures awaited.
A comic exchange asks what kind of car Suffin drives. Poon suggests a Regulator, prompting a quip that it is “one that all the others go base.” The gag plays on vehicle names and punchline wordplay.
Congressmen suggest cutting their own and fellow House members salaries to set a precedent. The idea meets resistance from many of those same lawmakers who would be affected.
A concerned partner wakes to a dream where the other dies. The sleeper consoles them and reveals plans to cash an insurance check, but the alarm interrupts and spoils the plan. The brief centers on a domestic moment and a near financial twist.
Miss Annie Bessey eldest daughter of Ezra Bessey died in a Toronto hospital Tuesday at age 72. Born and raised in Georgetown she belonged to the Presbyterian Church. Surviving are sisters Jennie Baird Coriniston and Violet Lawrence Toronto.
George W. Marshall died Friday at his home in Aberfoyle aged 88. Funeral was Saturday at Crown Cemetery with Rev. Peter Matheson officiating. Pallbearers named Messrs Marshall Haines Joseph McIntyre Alex McCaig Donald Simpson James Simpson and William Simpson.
Word arrived this week of the death of Mrs Annie Byars at Burnaby British Columbia aged 85. She was born in Acton daughter of the late Hugh Manz. She spent her girlhood in this community and later moved west after marriage. Surviving are one brother Sir Donald Mann and a sister Mrs Hamilton. Cousins include Mrs Peter M McDonald of Parks Ave and Mrs McGregor of Young Street Acton.
Catharine Ostrander Loree, 53, wife of Earnest Loree of Maple Avenue Burlington, died Tuesday. A native of Rockwood Ontario she moved to Burlington two years ago from Grimsby. Survived by husband and four daughters, plus one sister. Funeral at her residence and Stone Church Eramosa Ontario with interment nearby.
Lydia Oakes died at her brother in law William Dickieson home on Saturday morning in her seventy fifth year. She was daughter of Jonathan and Emma Oakes born on lot 25 Eramosa and lived there until parents died. She then resided with her sister Mrs Dickieson where she cared for in later years. Funeral Monday from her residence to Johnson's Cemetery conducted by Rev Mr Little with six nephews as pallbearers. Relatives from Toronto Woodstock and Grand Manney attended.
Lifelong Erin resident Elizabeth Robinson widow of Charles Leitch died April 6 in her 63rd year after five years of poor health. She leaves two brothers and five sisters and was a Burns Presbyterian Church member. Funeral held April 8 at Burns Church with Rev J A Grant. interment Erin Cemetery. Pallbearers were six nephews.
Another Acton resident was laid to rest when Mrs. J. E. Corry was interred in Fairview Cemetery. The funeral proceeded from her brother James Symon’s Willow Street home and was conducted by Rev. C. L. Poole. She belonged to St Andrews United Church, Sault.
Mrs Corry nee Margaret Symon daughter of Charles and Wel en Symon of Acton died after a stroke while visiting her daughter in Montreal. She left two daughters Annie Molurg of Montreal and Effie Campbell of Sault Ste. Marie. Pallbearers at Acton funeral were John Kenney W M Cooper C Henderson A T Brown J C Matthews A T Mann. Interment at Fairview Cemetery Acton beside her late husband Gorry who died in February 1904.
A government bulletin notes porpoises and blackfish provide jaw oil used to lubricate delicate aeronautical mechanisms and watches. It reports harvesting off Cape Hatteras, Finmark, Norway, and the Atlantic coast near Morehead NC, with large beasts reaching up to several hundred pounds and jaw oil from the lower jaw.
A diner scene features a tough exchange where a patron commands a waitress to take away a chicken describing it as hard as a paving stone. The waitress quips perhaps it is Plymouth Rock, sir, signaling a rough but witty back-and-forth.
Vehicle warning phrase describes a loud engine knock and a caution against ignoring the noise. A character warns another, mentioning knee injury risk and urging safer driving actions.
A fragment notes a shift from traditional modest girls to a new trend of consumer driven youth. The piece contrasts "square" standards with girls who favor "Buy us" messages and bias influenced purchasing.
The chairman glances around the table and asks the speaker whether to let guests enjoy themselves longer or start the speech now. The moment hints at anticipation before the celebrated guest’s address.
The Gregory Theatre presents Warner Baxter and Edmund Lowe in a romantic action picture with Fox Movietone News. A comedy night features Shiver My Timbers and Africa Squeaks while The Guardsman stars Rhynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt in a comedy drama. Chapter nine of The Galloping Ghost airs with dinnerware night.
Quotations to shippers in Toronto list butter creamery prices for No 1 and No 2, churning cream values, egg and poultry quotes, wholesale vegetables and dressed meats, hides and wool prices, grain bids, hay and straw rates, and Ontario potatoes. Includes live stock prices and delivery terms for different weights and grades.
Editor argues merchants should use advertising columns to attract Mrs Average Householder. Daily paper ads, carefully crafted copy, and well laid out layouts outperform 19th century sales tactics, as modern buyers seek value and spend wisely.
A short dialogue reveals Rastus telling his boss that his wife has died and that he had to bury her. The exchange captures a solemn moment and hints at the social dynamics of the setting.
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