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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 16, 1936

Page

8

Various Ontario births marriages and deaths noted

A page lists several 1936 Ontario life events including births in St Catharines Rockwood and Canandaque. marriages at parsonages in Rockwood and Mimico with names Meadows Thatcher Darby Jolley and Moffat. deaths of Emily Lockwood Masden and William McKeown. an in memoriam for a mother dated April 17 1935 with family notes.

Meadows-Thatcher Rockwood Ontario W. J. Taylor Clifford Meadows Mim Jean Thatcher Marsden Emily Lockwood Joe Airdrie

Weather and local notes from Acton and surroundings

The column notes a Tuesday snowstorm that melted, April showers continuing, and muddy unpaved roads. It highlights a 125 piece Massey Hall orchestra performance with Norman Broida from Acton Wight School, a giant hens egg on view in Tru Pars Paxis window, a Marketing issue featuring W Held of Toronto, and a successful auction sale of Arthur Dobson in Guelph Township despite poor weather.

Norman Broida Acton Wight School Massey Hall Tru Pars Paxis R. A. MckEnery Arthur Dobson Guelph Township R. J. Kerr

FISH OIL FAT USED IN FOOD AND MANY INDUSTRIAL USES

Fish oils from herring pilchard wardines mackerel salmon are used in Scotland to make soap paints Nuoleum leather tempering steel and as edible murddrine Pilchard oil and Japanese sardine oil provide a drying quality for paints and linoleum Medicinal oil is obtained from cod haddock and halibut Domestic supplies supplement foreign sources including Norway Iceland Japan and Canada There is a potential UK market over 400000 tons annually White fish meal is used in Scotland for livestock and poultry feeds with Aberdeen feeders expanding Sources include Scandinavia Canada India Japan and the United States

Scotland United Kingdom Glasgow Leith Scandinavia Cutuds India Japan United States

Neighborhood News from Burlington Short Items and Notices

Mr. R H Proctor leaves for Detroit to live with son George. Dr and Mrs Arnott return from California. Vandals desecrate St Luke's Cemetery injuring obelisks and headstones. Dr and Mrs T W Blanshard back from Florida trip. Rupert McBride avoids injury after icy crash at Maple and Toronto Hamilton road. Mrs FP Benger travels to California to visit daughter. George Benger joins mother on month long bus holiday. Engagement announced Ruth Elva Rollins to Frank Watson son of Kilbride residents. wedding planned May 2. Chief Smith returns from Tortito for trial in Leonard Michigan. Leonard and Charles Leppard charged with fraud after selling hampers of apples filled with papers.

R.H. Proctor Detroit George St. Petersburg Florida Maple Avenue Toronto-Hamilton Rupert, McBride Hamilton FP. Benger California George Benger Ruth Elva Thomas Rollins Prank Watson Wiliam Watson Kilbrida Chief Smith Tortito Leonard, Michington Charles Leppard Gazelle

Oakville crowd hears McLean on Ethiopia as others busy

Oakville at Jude's Parkah Hall drew a full house Thursday evening when Toronto Telegram reporter McLean recounted his Ethiopia experiences. Robert McLean has returned from Scotland and resumes duties at Wo Whitaker & Sons in Dundas Street. Reverend Caswell covers Fearlscourt United Church during Reverend Richards absence. Relief in Trafalgar Township drops over 30 percent per Collector Patterson's council report. Dinty Moore, former Zoulle, spoke at Oakville Lions Club meeting. George MacDonald of Athone sustains two broken ribs from a pruning fall. Auto crash at Calboyne and Thomas Streets injuries none but cars damaged. wreckers used. Police Chief Kerr arrests two suspects tied to CNLR station hold-up bid on Sunday night March 22.

Jude Parkah MclLean Toronto—Telegram Ethiopia Robert McLean Scotland Wo. Whitaker & Sons Dundas Street Trafalgar Patterson Council Calboyne Thomas Stretts John ¥. Brown Hilbert Turner

Name Change Laughs and Bath Mat Initials

A humorous courtroom exchange features a name change applicant telling the judge the proposal to adopt Charles Norman Roberts comes at his wife’s suggestion to match bath mat initials. The joke ends with a quip about the letter A always signifying health.

Charles Norman Roberts

Alligator Pears and Smoke Talk in a Stale Market

A rough jostle of old jokes and chatter fills the market mood with a fruit seller boasting alligator pears while a wife pressures a smoker husband to quit. A child’s misheard names prompt a playful sibling exchange as family life unfolds.

Easter Litery Society closing meeting and social updates

The closing meeting of the Literary Society drew the season’s largest crowd as Mr. Wm. Robertson chaired the program featuring the Maple Leaf chorus, readings by Jean Underhill and Phyllis Foreman, music and dances by local troupes, and performances by the Male Quartette and school children. Messages note residents visiting Stratford Toronto Guelph and London while a serious pneumonia illness of Vernon Stewart shows improvement.

Gam Sutherland Edson Alberta Awrey Jacqueline Jas. Merrill Grimzby Robt. Armstrong Erin Leonard Armstrong Literary Society Wm. Robertson Behoal Jean Underhill Erret Currie Buneter-McGowan Orchestra Mos Lorena Locker George Young Sunter Miss Foreman Dorothy McKenzie Blanche McKinnon Phyllis Foreman Annie George Whi Jackson QO. Locker Mac Underhill Grundy W. Kant Stratford Standish Mm. E. Croft Rockw Guelph David Stewart Vernon Douglas Robertson W. J. Jackson Townline Bert Anderson Toronto Austin McCutcheon Florence Cook

Corvert Thy Son for Rest and Delight

A brief biblical quote from Proverbs 29 17 urging a father to discipline and care for his son for peaceful results. The verse promises rest and delight of the soul as a reward for wise upbringing.

Regular Scout meeting notes and arrivals at Mason Knit ning

The Boy Scout troop met in the Mason Knitting Company shipping room with the Parish Hall occupied. Two new members applied. a Sealed Orders hike was planned for Saturday afternoon. The Tyop Committee met. report on the year’s activities to be issued. Harry Rogers cannot continue on the Committee. Mir t VanGoozen appointed in his place. Mothers Club representation discussed. president and a member to be elected to Group Committee. Local officials urged more City Dads to support Scouts amid city conditions. Former Mayor W J Stewart delivered a tribute at the 10th Toronto Troop gathering.

Mason Knitting Company Tyop ITE Activitien Harry Rogers Mirt VanGoozen Mothers Club theMothers Thiz City Toronto Boy Scouts Association Scaub Mirmer W. J. Stewart Yoronto Troop

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