Acton News Briefs Record Weekend Visits and News
Local notes record weekend visits among residents and friends in Acton and nearby towns. Mentions include Ruth Gitbeon in Guelph, Roney and Mao in Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Soper in Jamestown, and engagements and travel among families from Badenoch, Erindale, Nassagaweya, and Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gitbeon
Guelph
Dra
Roney
Mao
Toronto
Adriea Mary
Ava la'Verne Smith
James Martin
Badenoch
Mary Catherine
Robert Marshall Lowrey
James Lowrey
Nassagaweya
Sacred drama and choral society events in Rockwood
On Wednesday evening at the United Church Norfolk Gatreet United Church Guelph presented a sacred drama titled For We Hath Great Possessions with J M Kearns introducing the story. Guelph artists received praise for acting and costumes and vocal numbers by Campbell McArthur and Besse Bell. Refreshments followed. On Monday the Rockwood Choral Society concert in Town Hall featured readings by Miss Pears and Miss Kelly and singing by Campbell McArthur and Ralph Smith. Dr George McQuibban MPP and Mayor Robson attended. The program closed with Lead Kindly Light as lights flickered during a storm. Messages noted recent honors for McArthur and Smith at Stratford Musical Festival with medals won by McArthur and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United Church
Norfolk Gatreet United Church
Guelph
J. M. Kearns
Campbell-Mcarthur
Besse Bell
Galilee
Rockwood
Dom Pears
Kelly
Messrs
Campbell McArthur
Ralph Smith
George McQuibban
R. B. Robson
Guslph
Les Me A Eee
Mra
J. M. Pears
Miss Besse Bell
Renkcats aiIntyre
Hawker
Choral Society
O. McArthur
Smith
Quelph
Sfonday
Hillsburg Visitors and Local Moves Highlight Weekend
Hillsburg residents hosted relatives from Hespeler and Elora with extended family gatherings. Henry Matthews was hospitalized in Fergus but showed improvement. Clarence Millar returned from two months away, Lyla Millar visited from Toronto, and Alex Binnie moved to the farm on the second line formerly occupied by Frazer Plummer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Matthews
Fergus Hospital
Clarence, Millar
Horn
Lyla Millar
Toronto
Berty Hurren
Elora
W. H
Alex,Binnie
Frazer Plummer
Manhattan man learns Grand Canyon carved by government
A man from Manhattan peers into the Grand Canyon and remarks on its ancient carving. The guide notes it took millions of years, and the man quips that it must have been a government job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Grand Canyon
Acton Health Notice Orders Cleanliness by May Tenth
Public Health Notice requires all Acton residents to clean cellars drains yards and outbuildings and remove dirt manure and dangers to health by May tenth. Sanitary Inspector to begin general inspection on that date and citizens urged to keep premises disinfected. E Thetford town official April 1094.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Deaths in Galt and Acton Reflect Local Losses
The obituary notes the death of Harry Davidson of Galt at 75, a former worker at bricklaying and later superintendent at the Galt Art Metal plant, with sons Norman W. Davidson of Toronto and Reuben A. Davidson of Ottawa. It also reports the death of Mrs. P C Fleury of Lansing, born Alice Speight of Acton, detailing her family and teaching ties, followed by funeral details and tributes from Burlington and Acton connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galt
Harry Davidson
Mr. Davidson
Nassagaweya
Sudsbury
Milverton
Bracebridge
Doon
Attercliffe
Galt Art Metal Plant
Norman W. Davidson
Toronto
Reuben A .Davidson
Ottawa
Obituary notices from Acton and Burlington region
Mrs. Joseph Holmes of Acton dies at home on Bower Avenue at seventy six after a decline in health following her partner’s death two years earlier. She leaves two sons and four daughters and was active in Knox Presbyterian Church. Funeral held this afternoon with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Also noted is the funeral of Mrs. John M. Clark of Puslinch with ten children and extended kin, and the death of W F Fisher of Burlington a longtime Halton County resident and former Dominion Grange secretary who died of a heart attack at Shady Cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Fleury
Lansing
Ontario
Eee
Burton
John Waldie
Dominion Canners
Trinity United Church
Halton
Mes Allen
Edith
Paul A
Murray W
H.T. Foster
Burlington
Tilton
United Church
Christie
Allen
Burlington Gazette
Mfe
Joseph Holmes
Moffat
Charles King
Edward
Utah
U. S&s
H. Davis
Mitchell
Florence
Toronto
Frank E
Ada Near
Acton
F. Williams
Bower Avenue
Fairview Cemetery
John M. Clark
Concession 8
Puslinch
Crown Cemetery
P. Mathieson
J. H. Grenzebach
Ts. Weeks
L. Gregor
Old Rugged Cross
James Clark
Robert Clark
Duncan McKean
Charles Beaver
John Little
Fred Mast
Walter Telfer
Morriston
William Fahrner
Santa Clara
California
John Huether
Susanna Martin
Mor _riston
William Martin
W. F
W. Fosher
F. W. Fisher
Halton County
Shady Cottage
Mir. Fisher
Peter Fisher
Master to office boy exchange over untouched cigarettes
Dialogue shows a master noticing fewer cigarettes than expected. The office boy defends the count saying he has not touched any beyond the six on the shelf. The exchange preserves a humorous misunderstanding about possessions.
Dare to Be a Meal Ticket Heiress Refuses Proposal
A playful dialogue centers on a bold suitor proposing to an heiress who declines. The exchange features a lighthearted push for support from a partner and a witty back-and-forth about marriage.
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J. M. Bell
Biss
Ruth , Rouse
Alma
Conway
Mr. O- A. Conway
William Camochan
Fergus
Roy Clearwater
Gir
F. Roney
Fiore Jean
Jamestown
George Soper
Bertrand Conover
Miss Conover
Erindale
R. Bennett
M. Z. Bennett
Beryl
Ada Anderson
George Keown
Carl Davis
John Lambert
Bruce Pargeter
F. J. Romey
Fr. L. Wright
Alex
McDonald
Tor
Bir
H. I. G. Fraser
Bank of Montreal
Syd Miller
West Toronto
Thus
Scott
Windsor
W. A. Armstrong
Richarda
Neil Gordon
Bing M. Pearen
Dundas
Jean Torrance
Simcoe
Johnston Hewat
Clarence Lynch
Robert H. Wansbrough
Mfr
Garnet Petty
Ed. Barber
Erin
W. G. Edwards
Bow
the United Church
Lawrence Graham
John Harris
Hosking
Chas. H. Harris
Elwood
Michigan
W. J. Taylor
Neighborhood News
Hillsburg
Alfred Rose
Bobby
Hespeler
Henry, Near
John Near
Messrs. A. and
W. Bessey
Third Inc
the Public Health
E. Thetford
General. Insurance
Frederick L. Wright
Main Street
Jack Payne
Tarzan the Fearless
Buster Crabbe
Tarzan
Havana
Joan Blondell
Glenda Farrell
Charlie Chase
Sherman
Fox News
Austin
Maynard
Rubinoff
Carolina
Janet Gaynor
Lionel Barrymore
Nestle
Acton Beauty Parlor
Georgetown Lumber Co. Ltd
N. McLeod
Georgetown
Buta Rest
Pussifich
Wood’s
Spratt's Owl Puppy Biscuits
Quaker
China
P. K
BUC
Ss. Rik
Rennie’s
Steele Briggs Garden
Barker
Chesterfield
Ratine
Johnstone
Rumsey
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