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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1935
Page
5
Acton residents and guests from Toronto and nearby towns spent Easter holidays visiting family and friends. Many names appear from Guelph, Dundas, Hamilton, Aurora, Brantford, and Bracebridge, with several relatives attending gatherings and one notable local resident recovering from surgery at Guelph General Hospital.
Jack Miner has accepted an invitation from the Canadian Radio Commission to speak via CROW Windsor at 11 43 a m EST on May 6. King George V will be heard on the same hook-up around 12 noon. The interview will last five minutes and highlight Miner’s recent achievements at his bird sanctuary with special wiring enabling his broadcast from the sanctuary.
A compact survey traces writing from cave markings and reed scrolls to Egyptian stone records. It notes the evolution from symbols on rock and metal to papyrus, Greek alphabets, vellum manuscripts, and later Roman and Gothic styles, ending with widespread literacy in modern times.
Acton by law adopts daylight saving time from midnight April 27 1935 to midnight September 1935 to avoid two time systems. St. Harrison, Reeve, dated Acton April 15 1935.
Feature length comedy with Xanuel and Hardy titled It's the Cats. Lilly Disney presents Peculiar Penguin. Chapter 6, Young Eagles.
The article lists Evelyn Prentice and Myrna Loy with William Powell in a film pairing, alongside The Thin Man stars in a revived team. It mentions a comedy Nosed Out and Technicolor Holland in Tulip Time as part of the schedule.
A reflection on old maids and spinsterhood as societal norms shift. The piece traces historical views and notes modern changes driven by emancipation, economic equality, and industrial independence, highlighting that unmarried women over 30 now speak openly of their status.
Public sale of a farm property in Nassagaweya Township, Woolaton? Ontario, scheduled for May 3, 1935 at 2 PM. The 100 acre parcel includes a roughcast two storey house, stone foundation, orchard, barn, and 14 acres alfalfa with wheat in ground. sale subject to reserve bid and existing lease expiring April 1934. Ten percent down at sale, remainder in 30 days. W A Dick collector. auctioneers T Y Chilidoum Milton Ontario.
The Easter Term report lists pupils at Acton High School with marks and codes for students such as Arnold M Kee and Henderson and Lamb. Other names include Near Norton Roswell Swackhamer Bwitzer Turner and more with varied scores and class codes.
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