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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 1933
Page
4
Community Notes and Local Moves Highlight Town Life
Limehouse reports Miss Doris Adams of Toronto holidaying with grandmother Rares Swackhamer. Nellie Davies of Toronto visits before a trip to England. Mr and Mrs Charles Lucas relocate to Beswick farm on Sixth Line of Erin. Mulder returns to work after illness. Meredith begins feeding season. this year late compared to prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris—Adams
Toroto
C. Meredith
Easter visitors and local notices in Orangeville region
Easter vacation scenes feature Erin Miss Queenie Overland of Galt visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Chas Overland. Ottawa guests include Miss F McDowell and Torontonian visitors with local hosts. A magistrate in Orangeville fined a salesman for selling silk stockings without authorization. Kenneth Blair of Arthur, student at Toronto University, was elected President of the Law Club and named to the Hart House Library Committee and Moot Court chief justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenie Overland
Galt
Chas. Overland
Wilfred Scott
Guelph
G. T. Scott
Robinson
John
Stavely
Alberta
Falconer
Orangeville
Saleman
Hamilton
Kenneth Blair
J. K. Blair
Arthur
Toronto University
Law Club
Hart House
Weekend Socials Reach Across Towns and Ranges
Georgetown families from Owen Sound Oakville Burlington and Toronto gather for visits and Easter plans. Engagement announced for Editha Mary Minnie Sargent of Georgetown to Wilfred Ditchfield Windsor. Charles Kirk's eye surgery at St Michael's Hospital Toronto successful. to return to Workmen's Compensation Board office next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruben Squires
Barbara
Owen Sound
A. L. Squires
Albert Webster
Elvin O'Neill
Oakville
J. H. Lillico
Frank “Galloway
Burlington
Elizabeth Langan
Toronto
Workmen's Compensation Board
Herald
Local Social News From Erin District
Miss Nellie English of Toronto visited relatives in Erin over the weekend. Several Toronto residents including Miss Binnie and Mr Jed Campbell spent holidays with local families. Mrs Christina Burnside, widow of the late Richard Burnside, died at home in Erin. funeral held with pallbearers named.
Fire Sweeps Barn and Home in Nassagaweya Broadside
Two fires in Nassagaweya damaged farm buildings and homes. A flue bank barn belonging to Mrs John Lamb in Brooksville burned with 19 cattle four horses and hogs lost. a borrowed horse perished. The blaze was spotted by Andrew Frank after a dance. On Monday Peter Maggas T M Taylor farm house on the Guelph road lost its roof in a two hour blaze. bucket brigades and a nearby pond saved the lower stories. Insurance partly covers losses. Mrs Wallace King of Campbellville visited Knatchbull on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John’ Lamb
Brooksville
Wm. Bennett
John .Allison
Andrew Frank
Brookville
Peter
Maggas
Nassagaweya
Guelph Road
T. M. Taylor
Wallace King
Campbellville
Knatchbull
Rockwood Horticultural Society meeting and Easter week events
The Rockwood Horticultural Society held a Tuesday Town Hall meeting with new President Thos Hutchinson presiding, reporting on the Toronto convention. The Argos Choir of Guelph performed Wednesday in United Church under Ken Greenway, followed by tea. Easter visitors and community notices follow, including health updates and a student award to Henry Hosking at Queen’s University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwood Horticultural Society
Thos. Hutchinson
Toronto
R. F. McWilliams
Geo. H. Pearen
Betty
Argos
Guelph
Ken. Greenway
United Church
Young People’s Society
Ladies’ Organization
The
Presbyterian Church
Alfred Beard
Girls’ Mission Band
Harvey
W. Gardiner
R. Kilpatrick
Port Richard
Edna M. Pearen
Dundas
Irene Peel
Hamilton
Lorena Richardson
Kitchener
Andrew McLean
Neil
Weston
McLean
C. French
Cleveland
Ohio
Jas. Gray
S. Rothmel and Son
Gertie Richard
R.A. Bichan
Vineland
J. T. “Firesimmons
Palmerston. Co
Russell Peart
Guelph General Hospital
Thos. Kelly
Hig Fal
Jas. Allan
Eramosa
Murray Alexander Allan
Johnston's Cemetery
Barrle Hill
Bramona
Henry Hosking
Queen's University
Kingston
M. Hosking
Queen’s
Local Visits Highlight Crewsons Corners Socials
CREWSONS CORNERS reports weekend visits from Mr and Mrs George Ingles and family and Mr W Roszel to John Burnsides. John Tolton and family of Toronto visited Alex McDonalds. Franklin Dean returns home after holidays at Tyler’s. Darwin Cripps and Raymond Lambert visit David Wilson. Mrs Plummer and Mrs OBrien of Rockwood visit Mrs McIntosh. Miss Anderson of Acton visits Miss Cripps. James McCalg visits in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ingles
W. Roszel
John Burnsides
John Tolton
Familly
Toronto
Alex. McDonald
Franklin’ Dean
Tyler
Darwin Cripps
Raymond ‘Lambert
David Wilson
Milton Residents and Events Mix Easter Spirit
Mrs John Syer of Toronto spent Good Friday with relatives in town. Elgin Ford of Alymer and others also visited. Ed Agnew returns from two months in Daytona Florida. James Murray home after winter in Toronto. Newlyweds James Shields honored at Kilbride district shower and dance. William Scott improving at Galt Hospital. Local Women’s Institute meeting at Mount Forest drew about forty. Milton and area attended Ellinor Harley Bailey funeral in Georgetown on April Mu Champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Syer
Toronto
Elgin Ford
Alymier
Kilbride
Wn. M. Scott
Galt Hospital
A. Anderson
W. A. Morse
Women's Institute
Mount Forest
W. C. Dodds
H A. Cavell
Appointment as caretaker protects Greenwood Cemetery
Mr Frank Bowers has been appointed caretaker of Greenwood Cemetery. The town industrial committee reported prospects for a new Burlington industry at a joint meeting on Monday evening in the council chamber. Several residents and visitors, including Miss Marjorie Mann and Miss Gertrude Mann, were noted leaving for trips or visiting relatives during Easter and in New York, Bermuda, and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bowers
Greenwood Cemetery
Marjorie’ Mann
R. N
West Indies
Stan. Coates and Son
Orillia
Trafalgar
Burlington
Gertrude Mann
New-York
Bermuda
Chas. Taylor
Alexina
San Diego
Cal
F. W. Taylor
Wm. Brooks
Elliott
Palmerston
Vern Smith
O. B. Koenig
California
Local Social Notes From Campbellville And Cobourg
Mrs. Arthur Henderson spent Tuesday with friends in Cobourg. Miss Myrtle Early has returned home after tonall removal at Guelph General Hospital. Wm Roberts and John Wheelman visited friends in Hamilton. Bert Emmons of Mountsberg visited Mr. W. J. Bell. Mrs. Ross Carbert and Ruth are visiting Mrs. G. B. Carbert for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ingles, Cora and George visited at Mr. Walter Robin’s on Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McPhail, Lian, David Henderson and Billy visited friends in Guelph Sunday. Miss Banfield, former stenographer for W. Vansickle, has resumed duties there. Mrs. W. Elliott, recently indisposed, is able to be around again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Henderson
Cobourg
Myrtle Early
Guelph General Hospital
W. Elliott
All Year Round Hog Cabin For Efficient Pig Housing
A practical guide argues for portable hog cabins as a cost effective year round solution. It recommends light durable designs on runners with hinged sides for ventilation and secure shelters in winter. Outdoor winter housing is favored for breeding stock to avoid heat stress from Canadian summers.
Pig Feed Mixtures for Weanling and Growing Pigs
Do minion Department of Agriculture outlines feed mixtures for pigs with barley oats middlings shorts mineral mixture and skim milk or tankage as substitutes. Variations adjust proportions by price. fibre guidance suggests removing hulls from meat mixtures for pigs under 80 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Oakville Social Notes Include Travel and Church Plans
Mrs. W F R Smith and Mrs P H Chisholm motor through the Eastern States as others finish Easter visits. A zone conference near Port Credit approves a June Oakville church service and Rev Chas K Nicoll appears likely for Knox Church pending presbyteries approval. Magistrate McTiveen recovers and attends Royal Arch meeting. Bermuda trip for Mrs Walter Whitaker and son Harold precedes moves to Toronto by the Daly family. Alex Porter returns to Galt Avenue from Florida. Russell Snowball heals from a hockey ankle fracture and hopes to resume work soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F.R. Smith
P. H. Chisholm
J. B. L. Grout
Brockville
Louis Keene
Canadian Legion
Port Credit
Oakville
Chas. K. Nicoll
Trenton
Knox Church
Kingston
Toronto
McTiveen
Royal Arch
Star
Walter Whitaker
Harold
Bermuda
J. Daly
Second Street
Alex. Porter
Galt—Avenue
Florida
Russell Snowball
The Importance of Bay and Balance in Early Life
The article argues that long work hours harm health and friendships. It cautions successful men who burn out young. It stresses that youth should build friendships and pleasures as part of becoming well rounded. Relaxation is essential alongside work for lasting character.
Diagnosis Correct Dialectic on Medical Mistakes
An anxious patient asks a physician if recovery is possible amid fears doctors misdiagnose pneumonia. The doctor indignantly retorts that if he treats for pneumonia and the patient dies, the cause is pneumonia, not his error. The dialogue ends with a barbed critique of modern medical thinking.
Inventory fragment in Cobb story notes household items
An appraiser in a Irvin Cobb story surveys a home and records items. The list halts at a table with a full bottle of old Scotch and continues with a partly full bottle, then notes a revolving Turkish rug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Cobb
Bladder Troubles Bother Many Past 40
A testimonial ad touts Dr. Southworth's ARATABS for bladder and kidney weakness in adults over 40. It claims rapid relief from frequent urination night disturbances and nervous irritability, promising satisfaction or money back through any reputable druggist.
Herring Scales for Pearls Spark New Pearl Trade
Scientists note scales from herrings can be processed into lustrous artificial pearls. Canadian fishers previously discarded vast scales. now manufacturers buy thousands of pounds for pearls and related jewelry. Atlantic Coast fishermen recently sold 55,000 pounds for about $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Final Instructions of Jesus and Pentecost Sermons
Religious services announce at 11 00 a m the Minister speaks on Final Instructions of Jesus at noon Sunday School and Bible Class at 12 00 noon. Evening 7 00 p m the Minister presents Pentecost and Peter. Tuesday 7 00 p m Young People's Closing Banquet. Everyone welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Pentecost
Peter
Open Door and Unaware Banquet at Knox Church Acton
Presbyterian Knox Church Acton schedules Sunday services on April 30 1933 at 11 00 am The Open Door 230 pm Sabbath School and Bible Class and 7 00 pm Unaware Closing Banquet for the Young People’s Guild season held Monday night All welcome Jacqueline Bennie M A pastor at the Willow Street Manse is listed as organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Knox Church
Acton
Eel. Bennie
Willow
Young People’s Guild
For Sale Items and Animal Notice in Georgetown Area
Black and Tanpart Hound owner may recover by paying expenses. McDonald. Good pasture for rent with water and feed. Phone 13714 Georgetown. Good-sized ice box for sale $7.95. Apply Brown's Fruit Store Telephone 89 Next to Wile's. White Blossom Sweet Clover Lead price $1.75 per bushel recleaned. Apply John Lightle Lot 8 Fourth Line Erin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Georgetown
Brown's Fruit Store
Wile’s
John Lightle
Erin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neighborhood News
Limehouse
Ballinafad
Nellie’ English
Bert Rogers
Jed Campbell
J. E. Campbell
Bessie Binnie
Louisa Steen
Churchville
C. Steen
Harold Campbell
Ryder
Rutger
Peter Ferguson
Russell Yeater
Cheltenham
Wm. Foster
Christina Burnside
Richard Burnside
Mr. Aickens
Messrs
J. Given
A.J. Lindsay
A. Menery
Mdlzan
Geroge ‘Thompson
J. Allan
Rockwood
Crewson
Milton
Andre Maurols
Heinz Catsup
Boybrick
Monarch
Weston’s Cakes
J. W. Jones
Patterson
Boston
per_t
Ibs
Aylmer Catsup
Wee
Nopco XX
Toronto, Ontario
D. H. Lindsay
Acton, Ont
Religious
United Church of Canada
Acton . Minnister
C.l.poole
B.—D. Parsonage
Bower Avenue
E. Holmes
John. McDonald
R. R
R. M. McDonald
Vannatter Fox Farm
Senator Dunlop
Aereas
W. D. Barber
R. R. No
Geo. C. Brown
Plane Geotecown
Worval
Dunlop
Parson's Beauty
Andy Frank
John Cameron
Pease
Ontario
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