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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1936
Page
5
A long list of visits and holidays reflects Acton residents and guests arriving from Toronto Brampton Galt Guelph Aurora Owen Sound and Detroit. People like Master Billie Vincent Master Fyfe Somerville Miss Dorothy Ellison Miss Marjory Miller and Mrs. Soper figure among those mentioned with relatives in Acton hosting weddings and weekend stays.
A listing from Gregory Theatre promotes a program including Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in the silly adventures of two quack dentists in the Wild West. Also showing a novelty piece Desert Death miniature and a cartoon The Phantom Ship. Chapter 9 of Rex and Rinty is scheduled.
The Finance Committee pushes a general levy on county assessments for 2000 purposes and road maintenance. A by-law to reduce the county rate by a quarter mill is recommended. Discussion covers county buildings caretakers and penalties act changes, with accounts passed and a vacancy plan for Walton Peel Children’s Shelter noted.
A terse exchange turns on insults and evasive humor as Sambo and Wig trade taunts about brains and schooling. The dialogue uses racialized terms and coded humor to challenge each other, ending without resolution.
A list of student exam results and departmental nominations detailing English Composition, English Literature, ancient history and geometry marks. Names include Dorothy E Phillips Gertrude Robertson Bella Rossell Margaret V Smith and many others with grade notes and subject pairings across British history geography botany and physics.
Acton won a 26-6 marathon over Georgetown with 27 hits and 63 at bats by Acton players. Mortoh led with five hits in six trips. Tyler added five of seven with three two-base hits. Milton series next. Acton aims to clinch best of five.
The Dominion census of 1932 shows Canada uses about 51 million acres for pasture, 31 percent of all occupied lands. Eastern Canada provides 4 million acres natural pasture and 7 million acres improved pasture, feeding livestock. Prairie provinces hold 37 million acres of range and pasturage. British Columbia adds 1.25 million acres.
After fourteen years of passenger service the old river steamers on the Rhine from Koblenz to Trier are retired as modern motor ships take over. Cologne hosts the wrecking of the last trio while diesel carg oans accelerate river traffic under German railroad modernization aiding tourism.
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