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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1937
Page
7
Twenty Years Ago in the Free Press April 26 1917
Seed patators at see to $1.00 per peck for the ordinary varieties gives growers a new experience. A white blanket of snow covered the earth Monday morning but disappeared with sunshine. Mr. L. Starkman has leased the store in Arthur's dock and will run a dry goods groceries and furniture business there. Sergt H S Harwood to be Scoutmaster for Acton Patrol. A L Wyant manager Bank of Nova Scotia transferred to Port Elgin W W Graham of Toronto becomes manager. Intermediats Red Cross Girls Club presented the drama The Village Doctor to a capacity house. Mr. John S Coleman and family left for the west to Yambota Man with plans to marry Miss Coleman to Rev James Ralston Brown. Coleman presented with an address and gold headed cane. Maple Hurst home of Mr and Mrs R J Kerr hosted a farewell for the couple retiring from farm life. Two chairs given after address by Jeremiah McDermitt. Married Law Near Detroit April 9 1917 Richard Law of Detroit to Ethel May Near Acton. Died Grant at the home of his son Alma St Marys April 22 1917 in his 89th year.
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Port Elgin
Auto Insurance and Drink Driving Measures Urged
Ontario Temperance Federation writes to push auto insurance hikes and stricter penalties for drunk driving. Calls for 5 percent higher premiums for risky drivers and 15 percent bonus clawback for claim free policyholders, plus mandatory blood tests to prove intoxication at time of accidents.
Lemonade Story Sparks Small Town Bickering
Fragmentary OCR reveals a scene with Mrs Murphy scolding Mr Murphy and a boy named Pat involved in making lemonade. The dialogue hints at a domestic dispute or family squabble centered on serving lemonade and a jamon keeping Pat calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Murphy
Ginger Farm Tales of Rag Merchants and a Mighty Heifer
The Ginger Farm column recounts a comical encounter with itinerant rag buyers eager to pay for rags feathers and horsehair while critiquing their hard bargaining tricks. It notes the arrival of a large heifer calf and offers practical chrysanthemum culture guidance from Dominion Agriculture on propagation, potting, and timing.
Puzzle Poem From Tavern Press Ads
This week puzzle poem invites readers to solve a letter riddle hidden in ad lines. It hints at a word described as a thing we all have to use, with clues referencing various words and scrambled phrases. The verse ends inviting Solution Name.
Challenge to Cheerfulness Amid Gloomy Weather
A reflective piece urges turning gloom into brightness with cheerful words and small wraps of joy in clothing and demeanor. It highlights character in sunshine or cloud and encourages uplifting talk to help others during dreary days.
Calf Recovers After Rare Twin Calf Case At Farm
The farm reports a rare twin calf born to a cow with the second calf already on its feet after a short period of assistance. The calf was small and lacks flesh, but is expected to grow. Partners express cautious optimism about rearing a first giant calf.
Mayor’s Western inquiry about a missing husband and possible murder
An Eastern resident asks the mayor to investigate her first husband John Pes who vanished after a bear attacked him in the mountains near a Western town. She asks if the man was killed or alive, and whether he remarried or left property to her, requesting discreet inquiry without the husband’s knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Pes
Nobase
Nax
Joe White
Joe
A Great Purpose in Pure Character and Dignity
A piece extols inner virtue shaping outward grace noting that generosity and noble principles mold a man’s looks into angelic likeness. It argues the soul’s purity gives strength and dignity, likening gentleness to a rose blooming into loveliness.
How to Succeed Tale From a Small Country School
A teacher asks for stories of success and a pupil Patrick Murphy recalls his father’s climb from boyhood to the top, humorously claiming his father was once a boytblack in a hotel and now is a barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Murphy
Patrick
Timeline map charts rebel advances in Spanish Civil War
The map traces rebel gains in Spain in sequence from early 1936 to early 1937 with events in Morocco Badajoz San Sebastián Madrid Valencia Malaga and Briluca noted. It marks dates when loyalists stalled advances and turned the tide and cites a New York Times perspective on the revolt.
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Spain
Dack
WIGC
The
Rev
Morocco
Mth
Badajoz
San Sebiusthin
Nebels
Taledo A
Serge of Mairid
New York Times
Valencia
Ibruary
Malaga
Brilucga
Pasoblanco
News Briefs From The Tines
A compact wrap of recent happenings from the newspaper’s pages. Highlights events, people, and places with quick summaries aimed at readers seeking current notes.
Subscriptions for All Magazines Taken at The Free Press Office
The Free Press office is taking subscriptions for all magazines. Readers may sign up in person or by mail. The notice emphasizes a wide selection and convenient terms for new and renewing subscribers.
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Free Press
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Ontario Temperance Federation
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Chronicles of
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Ginger Barm
Division of Horticulture
Dominion Department of Agriculture
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Chee Fulness
Western
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