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Acton Free Press in Acton, Ontario

20 Aug 1936

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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 20, 1936

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3

Miracle Men club dream on Bellaire field misfires

Sam Simms schemes to start a student baseball club and earns Wayne’s pledge to lobby Russell. Sam trains hard, misses a home run, then hits a fake solo blast with a rubber ball to impress the team and future leadership.

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Wayne Tremont Samuel Russell Sam Ramuel Bellaire Okeh Teld Mr. Simms Babe Cooper Tem Samuel Doiy Miracle Men Gamuel Techo Aggiez Drea:ing Lyfe Bellairo Bab
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Oranges Missing at Half Time Prompt School Football Tale

A junior school boy bursts into tears after his first football match as his mother asks if he was kicked or faced. He explains the team forgot to provide oranges at half time, leaving him sad and hungry.

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Samuel Wayne Bellaire Tommy Tomtimy
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Hole in One Surprise In Silent Round

The golfer aces a tee shot and lands the ball in the hole amid cheers. His wife questions the scene while he jubilantly proclaims the feat, then asks for a repeat since she did not witness the shot.

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Sailor Tests Knowledge Amid Quick-Witted Exchange

A ship captain questions a rookie about ships and the sea. After wrong answers the crewman offers a quip about the mizenmast and mutters that jazz is like America. The exchange ends with a flourish of misheard responses and a nod to Irving Berlin.

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America Irving Berlin
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