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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 23, 1936

Page

5

Social Calls Across Towns An Easter Week

A string of visits spans Dundas to Toronto with relatives and friends dropping by for Easter holidays. Notables include Mr and Mrs G A Diss in Toronto and Miss Olive Robinson of Kenilworth with Mrs Albert Smith.

G. A. Diss Toronto Olive Robinson Kenilworth Albert Smith Lesie Ramshaw Yamily Singh McCutcheon Seattle Wash Joh Almedlino Princess Bay Alaska le' Almoasling

Women Farm Clubs Expand in Quebec Across a Decade

Over ten years Quebec’s women farm clubs grew from 100 to 260 with 66 225 to 11 230 members. Poultry groups included 7 254 women with 222 120 layers and 34 677 spring chickens. Canning, linen weaving, wool, flax, and beekeeping boosted regional production.

Quebec Farn Club Farm Club

Knowledge That Builds Bridges and Steers Ships

A speaker extols firm, complete knowledge as the engineer’s tool for construction and life guidance. He warns against half confidence, urging unwavering belief to build character and avoid trouble, noting such knowledge shapes moral conduct as groundbreakings shape structures.

Gregory Theatre Film Lineup and Shorts

A theatre listing markets in person showings at Gregory Theatre with Ginger Rogers, George Brent, Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy and Dick Powell among others. It notes educational reels on grain smut damage and assorted comedies and musicals including Sailor Behave Its Old Flame and Country Melodies.

Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Sailor Wally Moo Cow Rip ‘van Winkle Pax News Dick Powell Ann Dvorak Patsy Kelly Rubinoff

Estivation in tropical animals during dry season

The article explains estivation as a torpid state some tropical creatures enter when heat and food scarcity peak. It notes examples like alligators snakes and certain mammals and insects reducing activity to survive harsh conditions.

Quiet Georgetown wedding sets tone for two ceremonies

Miss Margaret Agnes Giffen wed Russell Hepburn at the Giffen home with Rev. H Eyre officiating. Attendants included Shirley Gordon. travel postnuptials planned for Eastern Ontario and Quebec. A second ceremony united Helen Y Fraser Dewar and John E Allen at Burlington rectory with music by Edith Dewar. About 60 guests attended at both weddings, with receptions at the brides’ families’ homes.

Margaret Agnes Giffen John Giffen Georgetown Russell Hepburn J. W. ‘Hepburnn Thomas Giffen H. Eyre Iornby United Church Mias Shirley Gordon Asower Girl Elmer May Ontario Quebec Hepburn Burlington Helen Y Praser Dewar Mar P. D. Dewar Milton John “E. Allen Daniel Ford Pi&rish Burlington and Edith Dewar Austin Tufford Allen

Weddings Share Joy in Acton and Burlington Churches

In Acton at Old St Andrew Church Edna Mar Henderson wed Herbert A. Collins with Rev. Dr. K.R. Pe Sclater officiating and a reception at the Royal York Hotel. In Burlington, Elizabeth Warriett Dunham married Geo. Wilfred Bridle in Trinity United Church with a pink and white bridal motif and a partner of relatives as attendants.

Acton Old St. Andrew Church Edna Mar Charles ©. Henderson Toronto Herbert A. E. Collins Mire. Collins W. A. Collins KR. Pe Sclater Cr. Franklyn Legge David C. Henderson Preston Margaret Graham Marion Curzon Tullman Strachan Symington George Sanderson Vinity United Church Burlington Warriett Elizabeth Constable and Wars J.D.’ Dunham Geo Wilfred Bridle Afra George Bridle Freeman Fema Finlay Afutheson A. N. Lambshead D. Ghent Edith Spence Milas Florence Dunham, Slater Jennie Bridle Ytarokt Dunham Grooausman Kenneth Dunham Dunkirk N.Y My. Lester Hell Versailles Douglay Oridle Ygroom Joe E. Brown Uroom Darlington

Jack Miner Celebrates Birthday of Bird Sanctuary Pioneer

An Ottawa Citizen interview highlights Jack Miner, famed Canadian naturalist, as the world’s leading practical naturalist and creator of a bird sanctuary. The Detroit poet Edgar A. Guest calls him the best beloved Christian in America while Irvin Cobb praises his bird life work. Miner credits friends and health as assets, speaks on education and religion, and urges young men to live with purpose.

Jack Miner Edgar A. Guest Detroit America Irvin 3 Cobb Ottawa Citizen Watt

Child Learns Value of Money in Morning Lesson

A mother recalls a morning when her young son offered a penny for her thoughts and learns he does not yet grasp money’s value. The playful exchange highlights parental guidance on money sense.

Scout News: Elliot Appointed to Provincial Council

The article reports ex Mayor George Elliott of Milton being named to the Ontario Provincial Council, guest speaker at the Birthday Banquet, and Acton Scouts set to usher at the Guelph Guide and Scout Rally on May 1 in the Coliseum. A sealed message hike began on Saturday as Troop Leader Jack Van Goozen introduced a compass relay.

Jack van Goozen George Elliott Milton Ontario Elliott Acton Guelph Coliseum

Canada Seas Fisheries Output Falls Slightly in 1935

Canadian sea fisheries produced 8 149 350 cwls in 1935, down 37 800 cwls from 1934, with total fish and shellfish value around 14 504 000 dollars, down 249 000 from 1934. Newfoundland and British Columbia showed gains in cwts, while declines offset by losses elsewhere. The report highlights vast Atlantic and Pacific fishing grounds and top quality stock, notably cod herring and salmon.

Canada British Columbia New Brunswick Nova Scotia Atlantic Grand Manan Labrador Tower Bays Bay of Fundy Gulf of St. Lawrence North Atlantic Atlantic Seaboard Dominicon Pacific Great Lakes

The Five Seasons Hotel Name Question

An architect plans a hotel with the proposed name The Five Seasons prompting humor about an extra season. The exchange notes the joke that there are only four seasons and adds a quip about a dead season.

Kellogg's All-Bran promoted as natural constipation relief

An advertisement extols Kellogg's All-Bran as a natural regulator of the system and a remedy for constipation. It claims the bulk aids digestion, provides vitamin B and iron, and improves regularity with two tablespoonfuls daily served with milk or in cooking.

Kellogg London Ontario

No Help From Her A Romance Misunderstood

The fragment shows Jock and Maggie in a courting farce with repeated refusals and misread signals. The hotel proprietor, Lee Guest, techs a porter as the scene shifts to a comic misunderstanding. Maggie recalls many Sundays and Thursdays of outings while Jock seeks a proposal.

Jock Maggie Lee Guest

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