Marriages and Death Notices from a 1930s Local Paper
Fragmentary notices report deaths and marriages including Clara Ramshaw wife of James M Swackhamer died at home August 5 1998 and Frances Catharine Joinaton wife of Austin Gwackhamer aged 76 at Erin Township August 6 1933 plus a reference to Halliday at Oakville Church Street August 7 1939 in a damaged text.
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Chryne
Clara Ramshaw
James M. Tabernss
Swackhamer
Concession 4
Erin Township
Frances
Catharine Joinaton
Hialliday
Chirch ‘Street
Oakville
Holden
Acton News Briefs Touch Local Events and Exhibitions
Local items note calls to action for the Canadian National Exhibition and Acton Pall Fair in coming weeks. Fergus Centennial attendance, Civic Holiday quiet, holidays shortening to three weeks, and local home improvements on Frederick Street are reported. The CNAs features include aquatic events, women and open swims, and Boots Guards coming to the exhibition with Scots Guards heritage highlighted.
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England
Boots Guards
Scots Guards Regiment
Local Softball Schedule Promises League Championship Drama
The local softball league releases a multi week schedule with August and September games featuring Tannery Shoe Factory Town and Cut Sole. Top two playoffs begin September 19 and 21 with winners advancing to a September 26 final.
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Tannery
Shoe Factory
Cut Sole
Town
Tanery
Ww Tenrtie
Mislaid Husband Sought in Quirky Shop Exchange
An amused shopper searches for her husband in a store, joking about finding a small man with one eye. The shop assistant responds with a witty quip about using both eyes if he is a very "awian" man.
Municipal Power Rates and Surplus Returns Review 1932
The annual study of Hydro Systems finances by the Municipal Power Commission shows 73 municipalities authorized rate decreases in 1932 with 16 increases and 50 refunds of surplus. Total refunds approach 250 000 dollars while higher rates affect 37 900 dollars annual revenue in the small number of increases. The balance sheet lists substantial reserves and a plant value near 89.9 million dollars, highlighting a successful local power operation though Acton remains in a higher rate class.
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Power Commission Act
Commission
Acton
Storey Reunion Held With Election Of Officers
The Storey reunion of 1934 elected officers including President Robt. Black of Guelph and Vice President Chester Early of Norval. Alfred Storey of Acton was Secretary-Treasurer. A musical program and dance followed a short business session, with contributions from local performers and a seven piece orchestra. The event closed with Auld Lang Syne.
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Robt. Black
Guelph
Chester Early
Norval
Alfred Storey
Acton
Fred Stewart
Robt
Brownlee
Thos. Storey
Allan
Mildred Storey
Frances Brownlee
Flossie Allison
Richard Brown
James Bell
Cleveland
Ohio
Sollo
Margaret Brown
Mary ‘Wilson
Lennie
Alex. Black
Andrew MacDonald
Anna Allison
Robt. Parkinson
Reg. Fenner
Messrs
Wm. Prank
John Black
Lloyd Easterbrook
Grant Mc‘Millan
Parkinson
Pearl McMillan
Ambitious mother cautions son on fiancée fortune
A mother warns her son Wes against marrying a girl with no fortune. He recalls his parents had no money when they married, but she explains she chose his father because he would progress. he replies that she accepted him for his future success.
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Wes
Market Reports from Toronto Grain and Produce Prices
Toronto quotations show butter and creamery solids at 20% to 00. poultry grade prices set at 2c per lb for both top and below grade. Wheat bids on the Toronto Board: No 1 Northern 83c, No 2 Northern 82c. Ontario track 70c to 75c. New potatoes wholesale at Toronto $1.40–$1.60 per bag depending on quality.
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Toronto
Toronto Board of Trade
C.f Bay
Manitoba
Ontario
The Power of Faith to Sustain Through Hard Times
A businesswoman recalls how a friend’s belief and a loan restored her courage and kept her from despair. The piece urges readers to offer confidence to others, noting that belief can be the difference between failure and success and that not every lender has funds to offer but all can provide support.
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Lucy
Pruning Tomatoes Tips for Staked or Ground Housed Vines
The article discusses tomato plant growth and pruning methods. It explains how plants may trail on the ground or be staked, with pruning modulating vegetative growth. It emphasizes removing young axillary shoots several times during the season and allowing terminal growth to rise, reaching four to five feet when tied to stakes.
Corrected Lake Winnipeg data offered by A C Gray
In a letter to the Acton Free Press A C Gray provides corrected figures on Lake Winnipeg. He details its size, length, width, shoreline, drainage basin, main tributaries and outlet, proposes a navigable waterway to Norway House, and highlights potential hydro power sites and the lake's fish trade.
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The
Free Press
Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Island Lake
Hudson Bay
Canada
Lake Ontario
Rockies
Lake Superior
Mississippi River
Saskatchewan
Red
Dauphin
Winnipeg
Berens
Nelson River
Warrens Landing
Nelson
Playgreen
Younger siblings feel burden to set good example
The text argues that older brothers and sisters carry a heavy duty to model proper behavior. It warns that missteps in discipline teach the wrong lesson, as younger children imitate actions over preached rules. Emphasizes consistency in demonstrating courtesy over loud scolding.
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John
Smaljes
Alice
Mar
Doctor’s Visit Appears In Old-Time Skit
In a satirical vignette Sandy staggers to a doctor’s office. a sign reads First visit one guinea and subsequent visits ten shillings sixpence. He groans to Dr. Farrell that he is back again, highlighting comic medical pricing.
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Sandy
J. M. Farrell
Dr. Farrell
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Auinor
Luten
Frank
Goring
Aestaseveeeneanense
Maxwell R. Stark, O.R
B. D. Rachlin & Co
Maxwell R. Stark
R. O
Rachlin’s
Kaplan
Corner Mill
Main Acton, Ont
Acton Free Press
Playgreen Lake
Port Nelson
Grand Rapids
Saskatchewan River
Whitemud Falls
East Channel
International Boundary
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Acton Park
Cash
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Erin, Ontario
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