The Holiday Visitors Gather Across Ontario
A roster of holiday travelers visits Acton area and surrounding towns over the weekend. Miss Dills and Miss Gibson tour Toronto and London while relatives host gatherings in Hamilton, Kitchener, Guelph, Vineland, Rockwood, Bracebridge, Port Carling, and Port Elgin with many friends and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Maxwell
Guelph
Acton
S. Knapp
Stanley and
George
W. Knapp
M. Frampton
Carter
Laverne Smith
Margaret Monahan
C. Kimpton
D. B. Smith
Toronto
E. Rutter
Port Colborne
E. Hawthorne
Card of Thanks for Mrs. James Sangster
Mrs James Sangster thanks friends and neighbors for kindnesses shown in her bereavement after the sudden death of her husband. The gestures will be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sangster
Soldier letter from England thanks Canada for support
Pte. Ivan Martin writes from somewhere in England praising Canadian readers for news and war effort. He notes daily air raids, training completed, readiness to go, and expresses support for Salvation Army canteen nearby and British resolve against Hitler. He mentions Acton readers and sends regards to local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Farr Press
Canada
England
Germany
Hitler
Salvation Army
L.D.W
Acton
Acton Free Press
Hall Craig Wedding Saturday in Whitechurch
Janet McGee Craig of Whitechurch married John Robert Hall of Wingham last Saturday in a ceremony at the bride’s home officiated by Rev. F J Pollock. The bride wore Royal Blue net over taffeta with white lace and pink roses. reception followed with family corsages and a plan to reside in Wingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladeli
Janet McGee Craig
Whitechurch
John Craig
John Robert Hall
Wingham
Hall. Acton
F. J. Pollock
Whitechurch Presbyterian Church
Robert Hall
King Decorates Two Canadian Flying Officers
Two Canadian airmen received decorations from the King for distinguished service. F O Oliver Russell Donaldson of Revelstoke B C earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in flying operations against the enemy, announced June 8. LAC Ernest Ralph Frost of Quebec City received the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire for rescuing an unconscious pilot and a Dublin-born crew member from a burning aircraft, announced July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.O. Oliver Russell Donaldson
Revelstoke
B.C
Lac Ernest Ralph Frost
Quebec City
L.A
Michael Campion
Mae's Bakery Sign Sparks Pop on Ice Joke
A bakery window display at Mae's Bakery amused passersby who read a sign printed in red beneath the name reading Pop on Ice. The humor centered on the playful misreading of the shop's sign and its effect on observers.
Beardmore Co Picnic at Stanley Park Draws Big Attendance
The Employees Association of Beardmore Co held its annual Stanley Park picnic in Erin with large turnout and families. A lengthy program of races and sports followed lunch, with numerous winners across age groups and events such as the Balloon Race, wheelbarrow race, three-legged race, and various Girls and Boys races plus open and married categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employees’ Association of Beardmore& Co
Stanley Park
Erin
Sportsmen May Import Firearms to Canada
US hunters and visitors may bring firearms to Canada under an Order in Council allowing permits to bona fide tourists. Applications must include name, address, occupation, visit purpose and duration, travel destination, firearm details, and frontier port. No permits for automatic firearms. duty on ammunition applies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ntlies
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dominion
Customgs
Ottawa
Roskt Canadian Mounted Police
Canadian Frontier
Canadian Frontier Customs
Britain’s electric motor fleet to save millions of gallons
Britain expects six million gallons of petrol saved next year as electric vehicles rise from 6 000 to about 8 600 by year’s end. London milk firms run 300 vans each, with other major retailers expanding fleets amid growing interest from Australia New Zealand South Africa and Trinidad in short haul deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Electric Vehicle Association ‘of Great Britain
London
Bistol
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Trinidad
Woman rises to head department after year at counter
The manager remarks a young woman he placed at the counter a year ago now knows more about the business. He fears it will be unpleasant for the longtime clerk to be under her orders, noting they were married last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam Gering
Twins Cause Absence From Vicarage Meetings
Mrs Johnson explains she has two good reasons for not attending church gatherings, revealing she has twins. The exchange with the vicar’s wife highlights small community humor about unexpected family growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Johnson
Vicar
Late Night Laughs on the Pavement
A stray moment from a crowded street shows two inebriated men sitting with feet in a gutter. One jokes about his wife’s reaction to late nights, sparking a quick, humorous exchange about domestic life.
Willing to Die for Canada War Fund
A disabled veteran Willingly offers one dollar per month from his pension to aid Canada in the war effort. Arthur Krogstadt, living near Seattle, writes via a friend that he would join a death battalion and place himself behind enemy lines to blow up targets. Other pensioners contributing include Edward R. Cameron 14 dollars monthly, James Orr 6.50, and Buffalo Municipal District of Irma Alberta donating 1,000, plus Fredericton Normal School 37, Frank Garson 100, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Krogstadt
Seattle
Canada
Krogstadt
Edward R. Co. Cameron
Winnipeg
James W. Orr
Farmington
Mich
Municipal District of
Buffalo
Irma
Alberta
Provincial Normal School
Fredericton
N. B
Frank Garson
Saint John
N.B
Frances Lewis
Whitby
Que
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Alzeiia Gibson
Dorothy Phillips
Hamilton
George Jiggins
Aurora
Jack Cooney
Stratford
Jean Wilds
Kitchener
Annie Somerville
Mrs. G. H.brown
Niagara Peninsula
Frances Kelly
Wasaga Beach
Prudence Cook
F. A. MacLean
Tilbury
Virena Rose Johnston
Rockwood
H. Dyer
Jack Kirk
Beardmore & Co
Muskoka
Ronald Collier
Donna Anderson
J. M. Chegris
Lakeland, Florida
Jas. Wilds
Vineland
John Jeffrey
Miss Ruth
New York City
J. K. Gardiner
Jack Smith
R. L. Davidson
Merle Overholt
R. L. Johnston
J. Wilson
John Kenney
E.A. Brooks
John
Port Elgin
Betty Wilds
Master Douglas
Carolyn Wilds
Ontario
D. F. Wilds
Norma
Donald
Norman Wilds
Ivy Kentner
Kenneth
Kathaleen
Phyllis
Wm. Young
Miss Margaret
Roy Young
Orillia
John H. Smith
Robt. MacArthur
Norton
Dorothy Mac
Arthur
Qilford Kaiser
Lillian Jameson
St. Catherines
And
Fred Anderson
Jos N. Reid
Dorothy
Nancy
Frank Kennedy
Belleville
G. H. Waterhouse
Earl Brown
Jas. Green
Young
Quelph
G. H. Brown
Whit Hall
Wilfred McEachern
Nellie
Marjorie Hall
Bul Hal
Hall-Craig
Stewart
Mac
Katherine
Grace
Midland
Bruce Beach
MacDonald
Ania
Jack
Marilyn
Mra
Wm. Evens
Annetta
Irene
Bracebridge
Port Carling
Everett, McDowell and
Jetha
Deonge Humphries
John Stewart
Bramapton
J. J. Stewart
Messrs
Jom Fraser
John Easton
Sarnia
Blue Springs
Alex. Macdonald
Church Street
W. R. Kelly
A Fogarty
Andrew
Mrs
Prank Kelly
Harold Scott
Eramosa
Hazel
Lloyd George Marsden
Jos. Marsden
Leo. Motter
Rex
Lealand
Flint
R.L. Davidson
Victor Rumley
Joan
Bobbie
Pike’s Point
Lake Ontario
Wm. Johnstone
George Wallace
Clothes
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
F.L. Wright
Cooper Bidg
Gregory
Tom
Edison
Mickey Rooney
Cinderella
Popeye
Dick Tracy
the Samo Kid
Tito Guitar
Allan Mowbray
Lynn Bari
June Gale
Fox News
Rade Legion
Gary Seek
J Giant
Ivan Martin
King
Beardmore
Don Anderson
Russell Arbdic
Phyllis Kentner
Marjorie Fountain
Ronnie Anderson
Lyle
Marchmont
K. Kentner
Jacqueline Chew
Fred Kentner
Ivan Huffman
Elaine Arbie
Flossie Coleman
Lorne Archie
Lorne Simpson
June Wilson
Barbara Killick
Fryer
Howard Killick
Thelma Lappin
Shirley Kentner
Harold Robson
K. Fryer
R. Braida
Winnie Dawkins
Norm Morton
Buratt Lantz
Robert Anderson
Bill Waterhouse
George Simpson
Bill Braida
Alex. Mann
Ed. Footitt
Boys’ Soda Biscuit
Freddie Kentner
Frank Gibbons
Bud” McDonald
Stuart Lantz
Mrs. Alex. Mann
Robt
Anderson
Anderson J
H.lambert
F. Kentner
F. Terry
Norm
Bus Morton
Electric Motor
Dor
Cohol
Serargne
Ecpeseter Fae Sadrato
Acton Business Men's ‘Association
AIF
L. O.” Johnston
Margaret Somerville
F. Ww. ‘Crump
J. Louttit
J. McClure
Jotav. Savage
Aileen Gordon
Annie Thompson
H.robson
John Bauer
Rose Tyler
George Smith
E. Loughrin
R. Rawson
Gerald’ McLeod
Mary Maxine- Sonoski
Moore Avenue
Waterloo
Joan Palen
Sally
Province of
J. Reavley
Court House
Milton
A. K. Knight
Provincial Police
Elliott Bros
W. D. Talbot
Hinton
Royal Cafe
WM. Cooper
C. Dale
Edward
A.T. Brown
Georgetown Lumber
LOVELL_BROS
Brown's Fruit Store
L. W. Agar
K. Roszell
E. J. Hassard
Rachlin
Symon Hardware
M. Pallant
Free Press Office
Blue Star
Woou’s Grocery
Frank Toth
Acton Home Bakery
Harry Waterhouse
J. W. Jones
Carroll's Grocery
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