This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 21, 1938
Page
8
Obituary and memorial notices list births and deaths with names such as George Bald and Mildred Jane Watt, Samuel Gibaan, Frank Marshall, and an affectionate verse for a late husband. The items reflect family milestones and mournful remembrances dated 1930s through 1980s.
The community flags the season with school restarting after a ten day vacation, Daylight Saving begins with the loss and regain of an hour, and road improvements boost travel. Park grounds dry as baseball season nears. several local items include a bank staff transfer and a local adway promoting remedies.
Two women who once knew each other met on a street. One pushes a baby carriage with triplets. The other had just wed and recalls wedding music by the orchestra. The tale ends with a humorous mix up of tunes at two weddings and a light note on early air travel mishaps.
Alfred Perry tied for a London Daily Mall event after 72 holes with a chance to win the $10,000 tourney. Henry Cotton, the defending champion, posted a 903 in the same event.
Elk Island National Park in Alberta offers close sightings of herds of buffalo elk and moose along roadways and watercourses. The park, the first big game sanctuary, hosts buffalo, moose, elk, and wild deer with birds and rookeries on Astotin Lake. It features bathing facilities, boat rentals, a nine hole golf course, campgrounds, and picnicking areas along Highway 15 about thirty miles east of Edmonton.
A letter from A J Irwin of Toronto argues that the liquor trade cannot redefine temperance, citing Cicero and Xenophon to show temperance as control of reason and abstinence from harmful things. He contends modern usage covers more than moderation and warns against self serving reinterpretation.
Milas Olive Mary Wagstaffe and H. Beam wed at Glen Williams United Church with Rev. Charlies Jolliffe officiating. The bride wore white satin with a silk net veil, bouquet of calla lilies and carnations, and a coronet of orange blossoms. Reception held at groom’s parents’ home and couple to reside in Toronto after a short Western Ontario honeymoon.
Official bulletin from the Provincial Power Commission reports a 3.6 percent rise in Hydro system load for March this year versus March 1937. Northern Ontario up 24.7 percent, Georgian Bay up 8.1, system up 1.5, Thunder Bay down 4.2. Total horsepower reached 1,333,426 versus 1,284,501 a year earlier.
The Workmen's Compensation Board logged 5075 accidents in March up from February and 5370 a year earlier. Benefits totaled 627499.81 with 507132.24 for compensation and 120337.57 for medical aid. First quarter incidents reached 15408, 408 higher than 1937, with benefits at 1662720.11 versus 1568796.87 a year earlier.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a caller arriving at half time and asking about the score while another character reassures that nothing has been missed, indicating suspenseful moments in a sports or dramatic scene.
Friends and relatives gathered for the funeral of Judson Hyde at E P McIntyre's in Guelph with Rev F H Ware and Rev Wate officiating at Eden Mills Cemetery. Hyde, born in Nas angaweya Township, lived in Welland before moving to Guelph and leaves two daughters and four brothers.
Spring farming in the Dominion highlights minerals as key fertilizer ingredients. Canada produced 50,196 short tons of fertilizer in the last year, with calcium cyanamide and mixed fertilizers leading, and Niagara Falls Ontario hosting the world’s largest cyanamide plant.
Dialogue fragment shows a caregiver offering books to an invalid. The client declines religious titles while noting illness. The exchange hints at humor and social script within a domestic setting.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.