Holiday Visitors Bring Acton Busy Week
Acton welcomed many visitors during Civic Holiday week with friends and relatives from Toronto, Windsor, Detroit, and surrounding towns. Local residents report gatherings at multiple homes as guests from Saskatoon, Midland, Hamilton, and Montreal joined Acton families for the holiday.
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Josephine Jackson
Toronto
Acton
Bfrs
Frank Foster and
Babe
Cheltenham
Jennie B. Matthews
Gwen and
Doris Maddock
Nelson D. Ryder
Hamilton
R. J. Bell
Robert Elgie
Frances
W. Cheyne
Hillsburg
Pluck Can Shoulder Burdens Without Complaints
A column urges students to stop dumping worries on parents. It argues that youth should face difficulties with a cheerful attitude, noting mothers already bear many burdens. The piece encourages resilience, saying pluck helps shoulder burdens and ward off self pity.
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John
Misleading Sense Of Decline In Religion And Transport
The passage argues against the belief that religion and horses are fading away. It notes 15 million horses and 5 million mules in the U S versus cars, and cites 1928 Bible publishing figures of 36.5 million copies globally and 14 million in the United States, challenging claims of dwindling religious interest.
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United States
United
Library of
Fire Destroys Statistics and Bonded Rum in Trinidad
Canadian officials state statistics and tax records were ruined by a recent Trinidad fire. Trade figures with Canada are lost and bonded rum amounting to about 40 000 dollars was destroyed, delaying replacements for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
British ‘West Indies
Canada
8th Annual Street Dance in Hillsburg Music Supplied
Wooley's Orchestra-Dancing for Young and Old at Hillsburg street event with small admission price of 25 cents.
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Wooley's
Fresh Produce and Cakes Featured in Local Ad
An early listing highlights new potatoes fresh cabbage celery peas and pastries from Christie’s and Bodley’s Cakes in the local ad.
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Christie's and
Bodley's
Market Reports Dairy Poultry and Grains Prices Toronto
Quotations to shippers and retailers cover creamery butter eggs hides timber and timothy, with prices for creamery products, poultry, calves, hogs, and beef. Grain quotations from the Toronto Board of Trade list No. 1 to No. 4 Northern and Ontario grains with per bushel ranges. Ontario new potatoes and wholesale fruit prices accompany live stock values and hogs.
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Toronto
Sonitey
Ontario
Toronto Board “of Trade
Unusual Spiral Bridge Carves Vermilion River Route
In Hastings Minnesota engineers faced a difficult Vermilion River crossing. Townspeople rejected towering options and a Swiss style spiral bridge was adopted. The design winds up and around crossing into the city, inspiring a peculiar sense of motion.
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Vermilion River
Hastings
Minesota
Switzerland
Lella Munsell
Swiggs-Br-ah Ends Negotiation with Father for Note Endorsement
A man asks a father to endorse a $100 note for his daughter’s suitor. The father refuses, questioning the man’s identity and acquaintance. The scene ends with the man seeking the endorsement and the father withholding it.
Twice Alike Stories Test Truth in Memory
The text argues that people often embellish incidents when recounting events. Imagination tends to override memory, but factual storytelling should be precise. Repeatedly telling the same story can reveal reliability or its lack.
Reunion at Norval Youth Hostel Draws 700 Attendees
Over 350 boys returned to the United Church Hostel for the 1932 annual reunion. Diplomas and good character certificates were awarded to those who completed three years or turned twenty, as guests from Ontario and beyond attended exhibits, contests, and an evening program featuring speakers and a musical finale.
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United Church Hostel
Norval
United Church
A.“Maclaren
Ontario
Chatham
Qwen
Midland
Napanee
Prince Edward County
M. Bowman
Waterloo
Lois Landon
Violetay
Toronto
Some Rifles
Georgetown
J. B. Fairbairn
F. H. Deacon
Blanche Somers-Cocks
Venice
English Overseas League
Canada
Misunderstood Customer Confuses Library Request
A boy enters a library and misinterprets a request to exchange a book his mother wants. The librarian asks which volume to send and the boy replies that his mother has not read the book, noting they are brown.
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Gratae
Grandpa’s Birthday Drum Ban Sparks Family Racket
A terse exchange questions a drum gift as a family quarrel erupts over a grandfather’s refusal to allow a drum. A child asks for a drum just as Jack received one, while the other parent reveals a weekly shilling condition to keep him from playing it.
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Will
Jack
Mortgage Sale Of Erin Township Farm In Wellington County
Mortgagee announces sale by auction on August 10 1931 at 2 pm at the late William B Lewis farm Orton R R 1 Erin Township Wellington County. East Half Lot 18 Second Concession includes 100 acres with dwelling and farm buildings. Ten percent down balance in 30 days. Solicitor Harry W Page Toronto. Dated July 16 1932.
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Gale
R. J. Kerr
Wm. B. Lewis
R. R. No
Orton
Erin
Wellington
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Paris
Mrs. H. Noble
Edna Snyder
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Civic Holliday
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Detroit
Billie Vincent
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W. H. Stewart
Acton Friends
Tommy Watson
Niagara Falls
Earl Cooper
Bracebridge
Laura Scott
Kitchener
Isabel Cannon
Myx and
Mrs. G. A. Dills and Family
Newton
A. H. Bishop
Florence and
Ada Mills
Marjorie Reid
Alex
Baptist
Saskatoon
Mrs. Vickers
Mr. Wm. Gowdy
Montreal
D. M. Gowdy
Franges Kelly
Aldershot
Burlington
David
M. Hansen
Ruby Murray
Bruce Beach
Martha Foster
Mrs
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Wm. Wansbrough
Grand Valley
R. H. Wansbrough
Minnie Z. Bennett
Mrs. W. Baldwin
Sault Ste. Marie
Laird MacDonald
R. M. MacDonald
James. Sharpe and
Campbell Cross
Gordon
Mr .G. H. Lantz
iMrg
J. C. Nelson
W.E. Thompson
London
Harry Campbell
Fred Campbell
Bertrand Conover
Miss Conover
Erindale
Robert Bennett
Billie Milligan
T. A. Morton
Mr. W. Murray
E. H. Vincent
Chas. Melam
R. Garvin
Grace Sharpe
Vera ‘Browne
W. J. Anderton
Mariyn ‘Anderson
Regina, Sask
R. M. MacDoald
FP. Johnstone
Billie
J. Huggins
New Liskeard
George Blesby
Familly
Robert Watson
Wm Gowdy
Ray Wilson
Muskoka District
J.,a. Mowat
Jessie
Marie
Mowat
Saguenay River
Douglas Smith
G. Wilson
Detroit, Mich
F. Roney
Alfred Bishop
J. F. ‘E. Terry and Family
Brantford
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M. 4. Bennett
B. Edmunds
Edmunds
Helen
W. E. ‘Smith
Peel Street
John Brown
Crewsons ‘Corners
Daniel
Eccles
Mount Forest
George Edwards
Harry Statham
Bernice Edwards
Beaverton
Yale
Mich
Charles Parris
Doris
May
Elsie
Bert and
George Harris
St. Mary's
Charles Bremner
Alvin Ottman and Family
Hawkesville
Alfred Fryer
V.—B.rumley
Leavens
Gladys
Britta—Leavens
Joe_Leavens
Wilfred Manion
Wm. Landsborough
Austin Swackhamer
Joel
Leslie
Peter Hills
Smith Griffin
Annetta Barnes
Jack Holt
Louis Joseph Vance
Charlotte Greenwood
Thomas Meighan
the Knockout
Fox News
SKY Devils
Wm. Boyd
Michael and
Mary
Kuntz
McCormick
Christie
Weston
Crase
Bess
Timothy
Timoy
Ted Wien
Mr. Swiggs
J. H. Thomas
H. M. Pollock
W. Scott
Ottawa
Gyril Bovin
Immigration Department
YM. O. A
Great Britain
Mra. Ev. Sr. . Peacock
Harry.w. Page
Parliament
A. D
Georgetown Lumber Co. Ltd
N. McLeod
James O’shaughnessy
American Association of Advertisers
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