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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1938
Page
4
Madam Haw ill health noted in Nassagaweya area
Friends of Mrs. Joseph Haw of Hnatchbull report her illness with wishes for a swift recovery. Ebenezer United Church elected new elders Thomas Richardson and Elwood Witton. Mrs. W. T. Near and daughter report three fine deer grazing near their Bloomsbury home. A Teachers and Trustees meeting on School Farm work is set for this Thursday evening with Mr. White Milton District Agricultural Representative leading. Plans progress for Bloomsbury Ex Pupils Reunion and 75th Dominion Day anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Haw
Hnatchbull
Thomas Richardson
Elwood Witton
Ebenezer United Church
W.T. Near
Bloomsbury
White
Look
Milton
Eden Mills Ladies Aid April meeting at Presbyterian Church
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian Church held their April meeting in the church vestry with Mrs H Gilbertson presiding. Scripture read by Mrs W Early and a duet by Mrs W Mino and Mrs W Early followed by a business discussion and social hour. Notables include Mr McCarter recovering after foot amputation at Guelph General Hospital and the death of John Glendinning. School bells ring as new pupils start the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
H. Gllberston
W. Early
Guelph General Hospital
Robert Croft
W. Croft
Fred Croft
Kitchener
John Glendinning
Easter visits across towns link Fisher Dickieson McLaughlin
Ospringe Mr and Mrs R Fisher and family visited Morriston with Don Dickieson. Blanche of Toronto spent Easter weekend with Archie McLaughlin. Mrs Blanche stayed a week. McLean family hosted in Guelph. Marilyn Miller holidaying with uncle and aunt Bapth e. Joan Appleyard family visited Lelie Webb. Brydon and Annie Kirkwood visited N E McKinnon in Hillsburg. Rev Archibald Sinclair to preach at Knox College. Beth McCalhum of Preston visited RS McCutcheon and Strythers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth McCalhum
Preston
RS McCutcheon
Promenade of Visits and Local School Attendance Rise
Limehouse Ms D D Foster of Toronto spent last week with Mr and Mrs Pred Shesoume and Mrs Wm Gsety of Brantford. Miss Tyres Master Millie Bear of Weston visited. Mrs Gale and Mildred Bear also hosted. Increst in local school enrollment noted. Daylight Saving Time began. a Pickwick Papers based play by local and visiting talent shown at Presbyterian Church. Numerous attendees from here attended Georgetown Choral concert Monday. Mrs Olive Marshall and Mr Ted Morrow of Toronto hosted visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D D Foster
Toronto
Wm Gsety
Brantford
Gale
Tyres
Millie Bear
Weston
Laete Campbell
EO Beering
Kenneth
Earl
Kitchener
Curty
Pickwick
Dickens
Milas W Ivens
Lange
Georgetown
Mus Olive Marshall
Ted Morrow
Uneir
Robert Btorey
W. Mills
Local Visits and Travel Notes in Brockville Area
Ballina Mrs Brunton and Mr and Mrs Chas Hart recently stayed with their uncle J Soper and friends then returned to Brockville. Mrs Hart and Mrs Ostrander of Rockwood attended Mrs Soper’s residence. The Hart Brunton Barbara Soper and J Soper visited Morriston. Mrs Barnes and Mrs Harris of Port Credit visited John Harding. Mrs Gilles went to Kirkland Lake after Mr Gilles’ accident. A R McEmory now rents part of Mrs Peter Cole’s house in the Fact. J Soper socialized with friends at Rochewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Harris
Port Credit
Mya
John Harding
Gilles
Kirkland Lake
A. R. McEmory
Peter Cole
J. Super
Rochewood
Pellers Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary in Georgetown
Georgetown residents Mr. and Mrs. A H Peller marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with congratulations from relatives and friends. A Sunday thunderstorm caused a maple tree near M Merry days Glen Williams to be struck by lightning and severely damaged. The Tara Leader editor C R VanDusen and Mrs VanDusen joined guests at the McGibbon and Cave households during the holiday weekend. Measrs J B Mackenzie Son awarded a contract to build a two room school at Huttonville costing about twelve thousand dollars with work to start this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Peller
M. Merrydays
Glen Willams
C. R. VanDusen
Tara Leader
James E Cave
Detroit
Lorne Cave
Simcoe
Doris Austin
Toronto
R. T. Cave
H. P. McKerriker
Nellie Jenner
H. C. Schreiter
Kitchener
J. M. Moore
J. B. Mackenzie & Son
Huttonville
Herald
Winter Visitor Returns and Village Dance In Markham
Erin Mrs Cameron came home to Markham after wintering with Miss Mary McMillan. A large crowd attended Monday’s Town Hall dance. Early Thursday a break in at Leitch’s garage was reported when Mr George Sanders found a missing DeLuxe sedan and stolen cash and securities. Gear’s drug store and the CPR office were looted. tobacco, candy, cosmetics, and toilet articles were taken. Scouting scales location and Mrs Edith Scutt’s property were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leitch
Sander
Gear
CPR
Edith Scutt
Easter visits and DST changes in Milton district
Easter visitors called on Meriin families including Milton Marney and Bert Namh. The community notes a daylight saving time period set for Milton from April 16 to September 17. An organization meeting of Scout Mothers Auxiliary at Bronte Street elected officers and heard a talk from Acton Mothers Auxiliary leader Mr Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scout Mothers’ Auxiliary
Geo Smilie
Bronte Street
RO Symans
R. McDuffee
GQ E Biot
J. Ford
George ‘Smilie
Watson
Mothera
George. Mason
Acton
Champion
Cars over embankment after gear left in Water Street
A car rolled off the Water Street embankment Tuesday when the driver pressed the starter while in gear. No injuries reported. Mr and Mrs Harry Ambrose Bronte observed their 59th anniversary quietly on Saturday. Arthur Graham injured a leg after stumbling on a sign he was painting in Virtue Moton. Business Men's Association luncheon at Kay's Ontario Avenue with talk by Harry Saunders on his trip to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry _Ambrose
Bronte
Business Men's Association
Kay
Local People Visit in Erin and Surrounding Towns
Everton Mrs B Shepherdson visits at niece Mrs C Weddell in Erin. Mrs L Cox and son Raymond with Mrs Young of Guelph spend weekend with uncle Ban Simons and with Mr and Mrs Stanley McKay in Guelph. Mrs Hortop birthday noted in Rockwood. Townfolk visit Blair Guelph Arthur Eden Mills and Toronto homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hortop
Rockwood
Apent
W. H. Hortop
Hortop
J. P. Benham
Joe
Guelph
W. VanNorman
Joan Robertson
Eden Mills
M. Sunter
Harry
Muriel Hortop
Blair
Charles
James Hortop
McComb
Arthur
Mary
Kate Reed
Wilfred Stinson
Margaret Reed
Toronto
Oakville council approves two new fire truck chassis
Oakville Town Council on Monday evening authorized the purchase of two truck chassis for the Fire Department on the Fire Water and Light Committee’s recommendation. Mrs Chant and Mr Chant returned to Oakville after a 3.5 month trip through the West Indies and Americas. Lloyd Lunau, son of Mr and Mrs Lunau, was seriously injured in a Port Credit motor accident, with two companions less severely hurt. Bronte resident William H Sargant died at his home on Thursday April ath aged eighty one. he was born on the Middle Road and raised near Bronte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
W. A. Chant
West Indies
Central
South America
Port Credit
Bronte
William H. Sargant
Mr. Sargant
Middle Road
George Sargant
Bray Farm
Rockwood School Reopens While Community Mourns Glendinning
Rockwood School reopened for the remaining term as the community extends sympathy to Mrs Len Nightingale on the death of her father Mr Wm J Glendinning of Eden Mills who died Saturday at Guelph General Hospital. The late Mr Glendinning, a former Rockwood resident, was a butcher and woollen mill employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Nightingale
Wm J Glendinning
Eden Mills
Quelph General Hospital
Glendinning
Rockwood
Ope
Wot Smith
Florida
Erin
Unee
Treva
Sacred Heart Church
Mra
Ro Robina
Taronto
D Bell
J.P .Thampeon
London
Ae, Rudd
Owed Sound
Wm. Royce
Toronto
Charlie Pollock
C. Campbell
Fred Day
George Torrance
Lovena Richardson
Misa Jean Torrance
Gimecoe
James A. Hamilton
Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Alsters
Seattle
Washington
Plot Fails in Bucharest Coup Led by Iron Guard
A pastel plot to march on Bucharest and overthrow King Carol was foiled as Corneliu Codreanu, leader of the Roumanian Iron Guard, was arrested. The event marks a crackdown on the political movement amid rising tensions in Romania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Carol
Cornelius Codreanu
Roumanian Iron Guard Party
Indian Education Progress in Canada Publicized
An official report notes steady gains in Canadian Indian education with 16 207 pupils and 9 040 in residential schools. It highlights 80 residential, 275 day, and 10 combined schools, $1 821 000 spent, emphasis on manual training and practical trades, new school buildings, and plans for community focused day schools. The article admires Indian self sufficiency and crafts while calling for expansion of cultural and agricultural programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Department of Mines and Resources
Indiana
Campbellville Social Hours Highlight Sips and Games
Mrs Worrlah and Miss Norrlahy entertained friends at their Campbellville home with tea at six, spring flower decor, and a bridge session after lunch. Guests included Mrs Murray Crawford and several other local women and visitors from Weston and Milton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Crawford
G. Carbett
Alex. McPhee
John Mahon
Duncan Campbell
J. K. Mahon
Alex. Moore
Lloyd Crawford
E. D. Mahon
Wm. Cowper
Bell
Spinach Washing Tip Sparks Odd Advice
The reader offers a quirky method claiming to wash spinach by tying it to a fishing pole and dunking under Niagara Falls, prompting scrutiny of safe handling and food cleaning practices.
Sunday Church Services at Knox Church Acton
May sunlight Bible school and sermon schedule list at Knox Church Acton. Morning service discusses Christ's Divinity followed by Sunday School and Bible classes. Evening sermon titled Optimism invites all, led by Rev H L Bennie with manse on Willow Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Presbyterian Knox Church
Acton
H. L. Bennie
Willow Street
Multiple Local Classified Items Including Sales and Help Wanted
A collage of small ads lists items for sale including a babys’ cream crib with mattress from Mrs. Barr, assorted seed potatoes from Geo Nellis and Archie McDonald, and a large amount of White Blossom Sweet Clover Seed. It also includes a housemaid position in Toronto with board and uniforms, a stray black dog, and seed oats and beed options from John Sprowler. A fox farm offers top dollar for injured animals, and R J Kerr Auctioneers advertise a sale of household effects on Crescent. Extra listings invite salesmen to join Familex Co for commissions and bonuses.
Dizzy Dean Rejoins Cardinals After Major Move
Dizzy Dean returns to public print with the Cardinals after the Pasteis era and a major trade that sent Ham to Chicago for 185000 dollars. Manager Cree Grimm leads a strong squad as Tes army shows its depth and potential in the new arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dizzy Dean Ace Right-Rander
St Louis Cardinals
Pasteis
Ham
Chicago Cube
Cree Grimm
Charles
Mortgage Sale Notice in Nassagaweya Township
Under mortgage power, ROOD Kerr Auctioneer offers public sale on Tuesday May 17 1938 at 1 30 pm at WILLIAM LESTER farm Namagaweya Township Hannon County. Property: west half of Lot 28 Second Concession 100 acres with dwelling and outbuildings. Sale subject to reserve bid. Details apply. Dated Toronto April 20 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rood Kerr
William Lester
Moffat
Cm Parie
Namagaweya
Hatton
Nassagaweya
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Everton
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Cansole
E. M. Morrow
Bower Avenue
U. P. Guild
Ds.t
R. J. Rambhaw
Andy Frank
Brookvilla
Victory
W. J. McDonald
R. R
E. E. Barr
Mill Street
Geo. Nellis
J R. R
Archie McDonald
Lot
Concession
B. Blow
Hugh M. Reid
Third Line
Alsthe
Peel
John Sprowler
Joe Miborja
Otlock
DST Nore
British Columbia
R J Kerr
Aton
C. F. Leatherland
Familex CO
St Clement St
Montreal
R. P. Watson
R. A. Winton
Oscar
Johnston
Dizzy Dean
Sally
Royal Guelph's
Carol Lombard Pernand Cravet Fools For Scandal
AR Ralph Bellamy
Yhit
Jason
Dorothy Lamour
Ray Milland
Lynne Overman
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