Sale of Home Made Baking and Afternoon Tea
Acton Parish Hall hosts a sale on Saturday afternoon April 22 from 3 to 6 under the auspices of the St Alban's Women's Association.Ontario Reformatory guards and local police search for Edward Clark, a 61-year-old inmate who walked away from the institution. Moorefield post office and adjacent dwelling destroyed by fire likely started by an overheated stove. owner Stanley Johnson's building burned quickly, with limited saved equipment. Redistribution Bill changes Wellington ridings affecting Eramosa Melancthon Amaranth East Luther East Garafraxa and North Wellington. Missionary Society of Acton United Church held Easter Thank Offering meeting with Mrs Barbaree presiding. County Baseball League organizes with May 20 opening date and officers elected. Funeral reported for John Walters of Esquesing, aged 95, with large attendance. Burlington resumes baseball activity, eyeing Halton leagues and new officers named for ongoing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the &J. Alban’s Women’s 'Association
Moorefield
Stanley Johnson
R. R. Arnold
Mission Band Girls
JS. Moore
J. Reed
Easter Cantata The Garden of Joseph Presented by Acton United Church Choir
The Easter cantata The Garden of Joseph was performed on Good Friday by the Acton United Church Choir with visiting artists. Rev C L Poole narrated the Easter story while solos by Mrs A K Harrington Mrs Jas Russell Miss Wile and Miss Haines and a closing chorus were praised for their beauty and effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden
Joseph
Acton United
Acton United Church
Acton
A. K. Harrington
Jas. Russell
Unionville
Miss Wile
Marjorie Norton
C. L. Poole
H. A. Mowat
G. Simpson
G. Masales
Miss Haines
Strange Interlude at Gregory Theatre and local cinema notes
A Gregory Theatre screening of Strange Interlude adaptation by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer features Norma Shearer and Clark Gable. The piece highlights the film’s blending of spoken dialogue and inner thought, praising its grip on audiences and its departure from stage limits. Also covers Free Press Contest art update and Oakville Baseball Club plans for an intermediate team in Halton League with 1933 executive details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Theatre
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
O'Neill
Norma Shearer
Clark Gable
Oakville
Halton
M. Wineberg
Ollie Johnson
William Anderson
J. F. Brown
James Ridley
Frank Heath
Arthur Hillmer
Dave Chapman
FP. Shaw
Hiram William
Two Guelph women mourned in separate obituaries
Miss Myrta Sunley Sunley of Guelph died after years of ill health at the General Hospital. Surviving are her mother, five sisters, one brother, and a late father. Funeral was held at three o clock from 337 Woolwich Street. Mrs. Robert Scott of Acton also died after health decline. funeral held at United Church Acton with interment at Fairview Cemetery. She leaves a husband and two daughters with other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrta Suntey
Guelph
General Hospital
Bell Telephone Company
Miss Sunley
Jessie Sunley
Thomas J. Sunley
Dublin Street
Norman
Toronto
C. S. McFarlane
J. D. Doughty
Mary
Grace Sunley
J. Nelson
Acton
Robert Scott
Kitchener
Agnes Street
Johnson
Waterloo
Laura
Mary Cooper
Glenwilliams
Scott
Christina Cooper
United Church
C. L. Poole
Mr. Matheson
Fairview Cemetery
Messrs
A. T. Brown
Jas. K. Smith
E. F. Kennedy
W. A. Storey
R. J. McPherson
F. E. McIntosh
M. Teeter
Rockside
Bertha
C. H. Harrison
J. Aitkens
Ballinafad
Jimmy Scott
Jack Holman
Lou McKenzie
Walter Scott
Donald Campbell
Robert McLeod
Public Utilities Commission Meeting Review and Actions
The Public Utilities Commission met Tuesday evening with Commissioners Kerr Reeve and Thetford present. A letter from Hewetson Shoe Co objected to water service charges. secretary to remind company of prior satisfactory arrangement. The commission approved payments for hydro, telephone, repairs, and supplies totaling several dollars and instructed work on water meters and heaters with arrears discussions tied to Parker property mortgage settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
R. J. Kerr
Hydro Department
Bell Telephone Co
F. McCutcheon
National Equipment Co
Wagner Electric Co
Canadian General Electric Co
Supphes Co
Northern Electric Co
Canadian Rag & Metal Co
Jas
R. Kearney Corp
Waterworks Department
March
Ontario Commission
H. N. Farmer
Parker
Young Street
Gruesome Whiskers Spark Classroom Laughs
A teacher asks for a sentence using the word gruesome and Willie responds with a pun about his father’s shaving habit. The joke captures a light moment in a classroom setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Willie
Ontario Farm and Home Week at Ontario Agricultural College
Ontario Agricultural College hosts Farm and Home Week from June 19 to 23 with options for two to five day visits. A community milk producers meeting in Burlington elected Robert Heatherington as president, supporting Wentworth Milk Producers Association before a government milk committee. Treasure hunt victory crowned Herbie Cook crest holder. Parkview Athletic Club promotes clean sport with upcoming Saturday training at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Agricultural College
Robert, Heatherington
Nelson
Halton Shippers and Producers
Burlington
Wentworth Milk Producers' Association
W.G. Marritt
The
Milk Producers’ Association
Wentworth
H. Dyment
Alderson
Wm. Breckon
Reeve Smuck
Glanford
Parkview A. C
Herbie Cook
Parkview Athletic Club
Manly
United States Abandons Gold Standard Diplomacy Shifts
The United States announced it was off the gold standard after President Roosevelt withdrew support for the dollar. Secretary Woodin confirmed the official abandonment as a move to raise commodity prices and restore trade, with a gold export embargo to maintain the dollar’s natural world level. This conclusion appears on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Roosevelt
Treasury
Woodin
White House
Jury Excuses Man Over Debt Before Departure
A worried juror asks to be excused as he owes a man 25 dollars and expects the man to leave town. The judge coldly grants the request saying he does not want anyone who can be biased against a debtor.
Lawn Bowling and Tennis Club Votes to Operate Again
The Lawn Bowling and Tennis Club held its annual meeting at the Council Chamber on Tuesday with about forty attendees. Directors set committees for Bowling and Tennis, kept fees at 3 dollars for adults, and approved a two week drive to sell five tickets per member to cover deficits from taxes, grit, and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Mason
J. M. McDonald
Dr. Pearen
W. J. Gould
T. Bailey
W. Nisbet
T. Watson
S. Lasby
E. J. Hassard
W. Waller F. Brown
H. W. Hinton
E. H. Smith
J. Hurst
W. Harrop
Station Hotel
Canada fruit and flower trade totals for 1932 noted
A Canada wide report shows 1932 floral outlays at 1 607 096 with cut flowers dominating 68 percent. Fruit production totaled 10 077 907 dollars with apples leading at 5 518 519 and strawberries producing 1 427 767. peaches, grapes and other fruits are also listed with regional growing notes.
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Canada
Niagara Peninsula
Ontario
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Halton area notes include magistrate illness and new local industry
Milton magistrate J R Elliott plans surgery at Galt Hospital with George Willmer and H M Pettit to take over duties. A Kannawin opens a small plant behind Fisher's Chopping Mill producing florist crates and boxes providing local jobs. Mail delays due to Norval derailment slow Thursday and Friday deliveries amid track repairs. Easter WMS meeting at Knox Church features Mrs Stewart address and program. family deaths and a quiet Hillsdale wedding noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Elliott
Milton
Iy Health
Galt. Hospital
Elliott
George ‘“Illmer
J. P
Oakville
A. Kannawin
Fisher's
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward Clark
Green- Guelph
Eramosa
Wellington
North Wellington
Palmserston
Perth
Melancthon
Amaranth
East Luther
Halton County
Sheriff Brown
Georgetown
S. Heath
E. King
League
John Waiters
John Walters
Esquesing
George
Mr. Firth
Harvey
Clarence
Lorne Walters
Robert Stewart
Crown
Georgetown Herald
Milne Coal Co
Galton-Wentworth
A. E. Harris
Geo. Thorpe
Percy
Thorpe
Rex. Hume
F. W. Taylor
W. Ross Shaver
F. W. Templin
W. L. Smith
Wm. Delton
W.J. Stuart
Jos. Brecken
Sheppard
J. E. Green
Ww. Rennie
Sam Greer
Harry Blair
Roy Sutton
J. E. Gardiner
M. Sunley
Public Utilities Commission Meeting
Hydro
Halton Milk
J. K. Gardiner
Acton No. 5
Carroll's
Eliott Bros
Barr's Grocery
Lindsay's Mill
Pallant’s Clothing
Patterson’s
Johnstone & Rumiley
W. D. Talbot
Brown's Fruit
Lawn -Bowling
Drive—Beardmore — Co
McAllister
Joseph Guest
Thomas Guest
Mill Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Norval
Delvery
Knox
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Murray
Moore
Liziie Orr
H.L Bennie
Stratford
Knox Church
E.robinson
A. C. Stewart
Young Women’s Auxiliaries of
Presbyterial
Women's Missionary Socie
G. Musselle
Stewart
James A. Bodden
Hillsdale Avenue
Millicent Arnold
Andrew
Walker
Lloydminster
Sask
John Robert Waldie
Donald Waldie
T.mccuee
Lily-of-the-valley
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