27 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 1939
Page
1
Fragmentary chant recalls fans praising a team rider in a game. Voices shout of triumph and pain as a horn rings and the crowd cheers from behind the net. The piece captures an energetic, noisy spectator scene with sport and poetry fusion.
Twenty years ago in five weeks special trains carried 49 009 returned soldiers to various parts of the Dominion. Miss Garrett a talented speaker delivered sermons on Woman's Missionary Day at the Methodist Church last Sunday. Frost covered streets as people arose on Saturday morning. Local property transactions include Crawford house moved to Mill and Frederick Streets and Elaine and Agnes Streets home sold. D H Lindsay bought John Walters house on Park Avenue. J B Hanmer offered 30 000 for a dairy cow world champion but was refused. Soldiers Joe Kennedy Ralph Swackhamer and James Robertson returned from France and overseas. Married Pred McMillan to Margaret Kaley at St Joseph's on 30th 1919. Eliza Jane Hacking died in Manitoba at 70.
The article recounts Acton Tanners hockey through 1936 37 and 1937 38 group play with players Greer Kentner Walters Terry Lindsay Marso and Gibbons plus alternates. It notes outcomes against Guelph Paris Simcoe Galt Waterloo and Preston and highlights the 1938 39 pathway toward an Intermediate A title before pausing to promised next column.
A Sunday School lesson notes Paul’s journey into Macedonia, where the Spirit forbids preaching in Asia and redirects to Philippi. It covers Paul’s obedience, the first European converts among praying women led by Lydia, and the opening of hearts through divine guidance and baptism.
A fragmented list shows names and places linked to the OHA Intermediate Honor roll with numerous year marks from 1807 Berlin to 1938 Acton. The text weaves schools such as Victoria Harbor Paris and London with units like 12th Battery and Royal Military College, reflecting historical military and educational honours.
A man in Room 606 asks the clerk to move him if a woman in the next room sings or moans, threatening a doctor if she moans. The terse exchange underscores tense hotel ambiance and anxious guest reaction.
A farmer notes early chick incubator use with ten hens sitting atop nesting boxes while one settles in a nest. He recalls plans to move hens at night. A ground hog evades two dogs that never touch it, then escapes. The piece ends with small talk about Daylight Saving Time and a partner resisting change.
Congratulations to the Acton boys on their success in winning the hockey championship. The piece reflects pride in teamwork, with players acknowledging help from teammates and urging continued effort. The writer recalls a spring memory journey from Saskatchewan to Ontario, describing a harsh, icy travel ordeal and anticipation of spring.
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows Canadians spent about 1.2 billion dollars on foreign travel in 1938. Seventeen million went to overseas trips by 27,763 travelers, with U S visits rising sharply. Rail and boat travel totals reached roughly 24 and 5 million dollars, while seven million other travelers spent about 25 million in the United States. Tourists from the United States visiting Canada spent about 289 million, with U S automobile trips amounting to 4.54 million. relative to population, U S visitors spent more overall though Canada had many visitors.
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