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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1931
Page
9
Susannah Wallace died at the General Hospital in Toronto on Wednesday July 29 1931 in her 68th year. The death notice is brief with no further biographical details provided in the readable text.
The Canadian National Exhibition grandstand stretches 725 feet and more than 100000 electric lights illuminate the event. August is cited as the seventh month and the fair promises lavish blooms and activity leading up to opening day.
John Cowan Shortill of Edmonton and former resident of Exqueaing died on Monday July 17 in his 62nd year. Survived by second wife Muable Ovaford of Kiora, three sons Hubert Murray and Hennett, a daughter Winnifred, and siblings William, Robert, Fred, and Joana. Funeral arrangements not specified.
Ontario Hydro and the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario announce rebates totaling 496000 to municipalities and reductions in urban rate schedules. The plan, approved by Chairman John R Cooke, takes effect next year with surpluses from 145 municipalities returned to local commissions and a net annual change totaling about 164,007.
A visitor touring a lake asks about depth and a guide recalls a young Australian who stripped and dove in, never seen again. The guide jokes that the clothes were sent on by cable tram to Australia, implying the disappearance.
An old style home remedy piece argues many children reject foods and beverages, especially milk, and suggests using milk rich desserts to improve intake. It offers two recipes vanilla dessert with chocolate sauce and a banana custard whip, claiming economy and appeal to kids. It notes mothers’ worries about health and promotes dessert as a tasty, milk packed solution.
Readable fragments show Canady Dandies College graduates in Toronto securing annual salaries from 750 to 2400 dollars with two recent female grads starting at 28 dollars weekly. A Turon County farmer’s son earning 1800 dollars per year in Ottawa next month is also noted. University study and college attendance are encouraged with contact details for Gears Boolton, M B, Canada Bunlow College, Spadina, Toronto.
A reflective piece argues Chinese calm stems from patience and acceptance of slow natural processes. It contrasts Western urgency with Chinese restraint, suggesting endurance and strategic endurance shape national resilience and eventual influence.
An ancient clock, among the oldest in England, has been salvaged and placed in the north transept of Salisbury Cathedral. It dates to Wad, originally stood in the bell tower, made of handwrought iron with no dial, and showed only hours. In 1700 it was moved to a hidden central area, where it lay neglected until a recent reconstruction brings it back into the main space.
A last thurning evening event near the Hewetton Shoe Factory drew a large crowd for a horse shoes contest between the A and B teams. Vic Yumley weighs in a potential crokinole board swap with Shores as plans for future matches include Kitchener pitchers visiting Acton and district to test talent.
A fragmentary conversation reveals debates on how to pronounce a new word borrowed from New York and lingering tensions over lending money to friends, highlighting social friction and cautious finances in the community.
An advertisement touts 40 years of collection experience and guarantees payment of accounts, notes, and similar items through their services with a no collection no charge policy.
The article describes Girl Guide patrols at a lake day with Char Milches swimming and diving antics. Edna Kaos, Kethel, Dot ta, Birger, and Dot twins display bold dives while leaders Captain and Father Taylor oversee. Proficiency badges and upcoming camp plans highlight the scene.
The piece contrasts two mindsets: those who treat serious matters as sacred and those who trivialize important issues. It argues balance, urging ardor for essential work while avoiding excessive reverence or lightness, noting small tasks may carry far greater consequence when properly handled.
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