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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1935
Page
8
At the home town Burlington died at Hamilton on Saturday April 18 1935 John Burlingham of Oreweona Corners will be held on Saturday.
Twelve days remain until May first as Easter events unfold. Brampton lowers tax rate by one mill while Halton and Oakville prepare Easter activities. Weather hints at spring with warm days and lingering winter storms. A mix of local notes includes resignations, radio policy debate, church services, and a fishing tale from Lake Erie.
A hardy angler on Lake Simcoe in Ontario reportedly caught fish through the ice using a pearl shirt button as bait. Authorities note this curious method adds to unconventional lures that may lure fish when standard baits fail.
Bizarre fragment shows a confrontation about a father attending his daughter's wedding. A person named C is described as seeking employment for a relative, amid tense dialogue.
List of forthcoming sales items and sellers including April dates for James Will Acton Edwin Emier Freeman farm and chattels April 23rd implements and household effects April 30th Doughty Tinehouwse May 8 J Brunelle Acton household effects May 9 Robert Gillman with multiple brief auctions and locations.
Acton pupils received praise for their festival performance as teachers Miss Hunt and Mrs Gowdy led in song and the National Anthem. Miss Osborne and Miss Johnson were commended for rural school efforts, marking another successful Halton County Musical Festival year.
A Canadian business figure says most people fail to render intelligent service. If you seek advancement you must identify faults holding you back and correct them. Today is the day to begin preparing for greater responsibility and development.
An article contends that if all sea water’s gold were extracted and evenly shared among over two billion people, each would gain about 14,000 dollars. It estimates ocean gold at 1.5 trillion ounces and silver far more abundant, but notes extraction costs far exceed potential returns and lists other dissolved elements.
The umpire directs players to form two rows on chairs facing each other. At Go, each team captain places a copper in the closest player's hand. Players twist and pass the coin along until it reaches the end, then returns, with teams finishing the race in formation.
Milton man J.8 Stevenson dies after lengthy illness in Milton at 67. Born Renfrew he trained as a Methodist minister at Victoria College Toronto and served at Severn Bridge Laurel Etroad Alton and Kettleby. Survived by widow Nettle Dowler and eight children, with funeral at St. Paul’s United Church Milton.
John Burlingham, longtime Crewsons Corners resident born in Norfolk England, died suddenly on Saturday. Survived by his widow Mrs John Garrn and siblings in Canada and England. Funeral held Monday at the community church with Rev E Brillinger officiating and interment at Soulp Ste Marie. Pallbearers listed and floral tributes noted.
Read about rhesus raiders on the Mount Misery forests raiding cane fields on St. Hitts in the West Indies. Monkey gunners hunt the primates for sixpence a head while a Canadian Railways Magazine piece notes nearly speaking to them during a trap. The article by Jack H Mosher mentions St Elais and the Lady route serving Canada and the West Indies.
Local poultry dealer promotes Drmy Xtras Profit chicks designed for fast growth and early maturity. Pullets reportedly begin laying early with mothers passing strong laying traits. Some flocks reach 50 eggs per week at six months. Offer includes free chick booklet.
A Western farmer Irving near St. Paul Minnesota sold his farm to invest in stocks and bonds for income. The 1929 crash cut his revenue, delaying his plan to buy Canadian land. Three years later a Canadian stock he held rose, allowing him to move to Canada and resume farming there.
Public auction of farm property in Nussigawgya Township Hulton County near Campbellville Ontario on Friday May 9 1935 at ten o clock in the afternoon. Property includes northeast half of Lot 24 third concession with a roughcast 1 1/2 storey nine room house on stone foundation and cellar well shed and outbuildings four and a half acres wheat and fifteen acres ploughed land subject to reserve bid conditions and a lease expiring April 29 1935. Ten percent payable at sale and balance within one month. Solicitor W Y Dick Milton and auctioneer T CHISHOLM Milton Ontario.
A riddle asking what goes up a chimney when down but not up a chimney and what goes down a pipe but not up. It hints at an umbrella that opens and closes, with playful wordplay on up and down movements.
A Canadian census breakthrough by A E Thornton and FP Belliale at the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The verifier and tabulator automate data checking and counting, handling 240 facts under 20 headings at 245 cards per minute. The system cross classifies residents by race religion age and more, discarding inconsistent entries to ensure accuracy.
The discovery that white paper can be made from long leaf and loblolly pines was announced ahead of a Georgia Forestry Association meeting. Charles Herty's method allows 50 percent of southern pines, notably long leaf and loblolly, to be used for chemical pulp and white newsprint at the experimental Georgia mill, expanding potential forest use beyond slash pines.
Dr. Reno Gutenberg reports natural temperatures at ten miles above the equator reach 150 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. He notes higher altitudes near the poles rise in temperature, predicting well over 1000 degrees at around eighty to hundred miles up.
Unemployed white men who joined roving aboriginal tribes in Australia may influence stone-age communities. Dr A Seta notes white men among tribes, naked and sun-darkened, living by native customs while improving hunting, trapping, and food conservation to aid tribal sustenance and prevent decay.
The Ceylon State Council petitions the Secretary of State for the Colonies to return the Kandyan King's throne, kept at Windsor Castle for over a century, to Ceylon where it originated. The throne, used in royal investitures, is a silver gilt piece with crystal dragons and amethyst eyes.
French Parliament approves a measure allowing jury consultation with the presiding officer on punishment. Jurors will secretly ballot, starting with maximum sentence and moving to lighter terms if agreement is reached, shifting influence from the judge to a jury led process.
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