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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
8
Fragmentary notices from a local column list births deaths and memorials. Entries mention Agnes Young Maud Kennedy George Marshall and Frank Marshall with dates around 1930s 1937 and related family notes. The text shows memorial messages and funeral details for residents of Ontario and Hamilton area.
Snow lingering in the air as Daylight Saving begins in Acton next Sunday. April weather mixed with snow and showers. referees Johnny Jones and D. Houston slated for a Galt game. Acton pupils shine in Brampton badminton and many entries expected in Oakville music festival. Deer sighting near Ashgrove. Bloomsbury Society shows moving pictures. Acton Fair pageant seeks farm beautification entries. Guelph cattle barns fire. young riders to Galt show interest. Pfaff pleads guilty over unpermitted electrical work in Acton. Halton Peel Children’s Aid Society to meet Brampton April 25 with speaker B. W. Hesse. An unusually small hen’s egg on view near Acton. Reckless driving case adjourned in Police Court. Dawkins home chimney fire slight. fire brigade called.
A man questions his wife about a long standing greeting, while she reveals that their income tax benefits differ for married couples. She notes he allows her only $10 a month despite a claimed $2500 yearly allowance.
Mrs. Albert Smith a lifelong Churchill district resident and community leader died at home in Erin Township aged around 98. Born Almeda Cook in 1857 at Glen Williams she married Albert Smith sixty two years ago and lived in Erin Township. Funeral at Churchill United Church with burial on the hill cemetery. Many from nearby towns sent floral tributes and condolences.
Lavishly mounted and superbly directed film version of Bernard Shaw comedy "Pygmalion" stars Leslie Howard with new acting talent. The plot follows Henry Higgins who trains Eliza Doolittle to pass as a duchess, yet her future brings unexpected challenges and human drama.
A doctor places a thermometer in a flapper patient's mouth and she thanks him asking for a match. The fragment shows a humorous beat with 1920s flapper slang and casual medical scene.
General Berthomet oversees the main segment of France's Marm endurance line near Mareth in Tunisia. Premier Daladier, after Italian threats, asserts France will yield no inch of territory and reinforces the Maginot concept as a deterrent.
Yukon placer fields remain a major source of gold with about $2,000,000 produced annually according to Canada's Department of Mines and Resources. Yukon Consolidated Gold Corp operates nine dredges and plans to add a tenth in 1939, powering operations with a 15,000 horsepower hydroelectric plant in the Klondike Valley.
The text presents two quirky lines about a new chemical sensation rubber glass and the idea of catching water on a pitcher. It also notes that taking time off from a job correlates with more frequent sinus trouble.
A reader questions if Will-Jr is the same man who makes loans at the bank, suggesting they are not identical. The note implies uncertainty about identity within banking staff.
A reflective piece on shaft sinking in Canadian and global mines. It covers shaft dimensions and timbering, cites the Robinson Deep in South Africa and Kirkland Lake in Canada, and recounts gripping anecdotes from Quebec and Ontario including La Maque Mine. It notes dangers, water bursts, and odd sand-like formations halting progress.
R. K. Carneg s, superintendent of the Canadian Press Ottawa bureau, will be the sole Canadian newspaperman aboard H M S Repulse, which will transport the King and Queen to Canada in May. He will sail shortly for assignments surrounding the royal tour.
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