Thornloe Visitors and Area Holiday Notes
Thornloe resident Mr BR W Johnson visits district friends while a long list of residents from Acton Toronto Elora and nearby communities spend weekends with relatives and enjoy holidays at Lake Simcoe North Bay Victoria Harbor and other Ontario locales. Acknowledgments include a card of thanks from Selwyn Turner for support during bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. W. Johnson
Thornloe
WH. Speight
Toronto
H. P. Moore
Moorecroft
W.h.clayton
Dorothy Maurie
Victoria Harbor
Editors United Visit Canada in War Time Tour
A U S weekly editors group toured Canada visiting Ottawa Niagara Falls Toronto Trenton Kingston and North Bay to learn how war affects daily life and wartime training. James Duncan outlined the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan with 80 plus airfields and 12 000 buildings while Air Marshal Bishop hosted officials. Naval Minister Macdonald cited Canada moving from 1700 to 10000 sailors and 100 ships with 2000 overseas convoyed vessels and 4 destroyers in service. Governor Towers explained wartime finances, Canada’s 900 million dollar budget and U S parallels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Niagara Falls
Elizabeth Way
Toronto
Ralph Day
Royal Canadian Air Force Station
Trenton
Kingston
Capital
W. A. Bishop
V.C
Huncheon
James 8. Duncan
Air
Duncan
Associaton
Onario Hotel Associaion
Pragean Deachblag
British Commonwealth Air Training Plana
United States
Questa
Omiteau Laurier
Auguss. Macdonald
National Defence
Naval Service
Towers
Bank of Canada
Foreign Exchange Control Board
Screen and Stage Notes From the Era
Wallace Boory and Dolores Del Rio alongside John Howard and Mustcal are listed with film and cartoon titles such as Paris Nights Hook Line and Sinker and Popular Science. March of Time No. 8 Canada at War is noted with Cam eran Adventure Flying Stewardess featuring Sheridan Jeffrey Lynn Humphrey Bogart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Boory
Dolores del Rio
John Howard
Mustcal
Popular Science
Dick Tracy
Sheridan
Jeffrey Lynn
Humphrey Bogart
Canada
Cameran Adventure
Flying Stewardess
Air travel in Canada shows near doubling in 1939
Canada’s civil aviation report for 1939 records passenger miles rising to 26 107 750 from 14 886 718 and passengers carrying 161 503, up from 139 806, boosted by new service on the Trans-Canada Air Lines. Freight, mail, and forest fire work also featured, with aviation expanding to remote mining areas and surveying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Elvil’ Aviation
Canada Air Lines
Air
Eeeoe
Ontario
Northwest Territories
Lorne Scots Band Leads Camp Parade At Niagara on the Lake
Letters from Gnr. Eddie Jamison describe the Lorne Scots Band chosen to play at a large open air service and lead a three to four mile parade through Niagara on the Lake. He notes Acton participants, camp hardships, rain, and longing to return home with a vow that Germany will again fall before an empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorne Scots
Acton
Lome Beats
Nino Braida
Norman Braida
Chas Landsborough
O 'Btapleton
Oakville News Roundup Shows Naval Return and Local Achievements
Sub lieutenant Douglas Armour returned to his naval base after weekend leave. Gene Delany received an Ontario Athletics Association swimming medal for a one mile time at Oakwood pool. Oakville Trafalgar Civil Guard conducted Monday field maneuvers to defend strategic area points. Seventeen year old Pete Taylor, Canada’s racing sprinter, uniquely held both the Canadian open and Canadian Junior 100 and 200 yard titles in one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakwood
Gene Delany
Ontario Athletics Association
Oakville-Trafaltar
Americans Praise Easy Border Entry For Canadian Fishing
American sportsmen report record catches on New Brunswick rivers with the Pish and Game Department of the Canadian National Railways noting many anglers on the Restigouche and Miramichi. They praise courteous treatment by Canadian immigration authorities at the border and say the premium paid in American money helps defray trip costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
Pish
Game Department
Canadian National Railways
Restigouche
Miramichi
Canada
Stheir
The Canadian War Effort Expanded Training and Bases
Ralston outlined plans to call up nearly 400 000 single men for thirty days of military training starting in October. Canada is preparing 39 training centres across the Dominion to train about 300 000 men next year as part of non permanent active mil units. Camps will cost about 9 million dollars. Council expanded wool duties for David Dick. Air Defence deputy minister Duncan said the British Commonwealth Air Training plan will hit its construction targets by year end 1941. Government to spend almost 1 million to reinforce Newfoundland air bases at Gander Lake and Botwood guarded by troops. Recent Munitions and Supply contracts total 1 753 worth 6 067 620 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Dick
S Duncan
National Defence
Air
Newfoundland
Gander Lake
Botwood
Hon
G. Power
Private Detective Tracks Husband Through Shops
A private detective informs a puzzled madam that her husband searched eight dress shops, three beauty parlors, and five millinery establishments trying to find her. The dialogue suggests a discreet chase and mistaken meeting.
Fragmentary Quote Reflects Public Scolding of Mrs Wheosley
A garbled sentence questions Mrs Wheosley and her care for children, noting unusual behavior toward a nurse. The text portrays a sharp, public rebuke rather than a clear report.
Obituary of Selwyn Turner at ActonFarm Manager
Selwyn Turner aged about eighty, long a manager on the Dr Beatty farm near Acton, died at Guelph General Hospital after two years of ill health linked to wartime service. A British naval engineer and Royal Navy artificer, he was shipwrecked three times and moved to Canada sixteen years ago. He was married fifteen years ago to Phith Beattyhough. survived by his mother, three brothers and two sisters. The funeral was at Johnstone Rumiley with interment at Fairview Cemetery Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selwyn Turner
Selwyn ‘Turner
Guelph General Hospital
Timothy ‘Turner
Chatham
England
Royal Navy
Canada
Beatty
Phith Beadyhough
Parner
Hoeslo
Jewis
Milton
Detroth
Mich
Nelsosa
Acton
Florence
Cof ‘Poronto
Jenia Min Wooda
Halifax
Yorkahire
Jobnstone & Rumiley
Nev Choo Gifford
United Church
Pairview
Mesara
Steele Foo
Moore
George Bomerville
Wm. Douglas
J A Mitchell
W Broadbent
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HP. Moore
W.A. Beattie
Biord
George Murray
Vernon T. Woodward
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F. G. Oakes
Alcona Park
Lake Simcoe
David Ree and
Dabe
George Soper
Hallaman
Kathleen
Bobby
George Roper
David
Joan Beattie
Elora
L. R. Nelson
Kill- Annie Mision
B.C
Charlotte MacDonald
Ound
Earl H Vincent
Lasie S. Cockburn
Stirling
Wyandotte, Mich
C. BP. Seatherland
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Deseronto
Eugene McPherson
Bobby and
Quary
R. J. McPherson
Earle Brown
A. W. Brown
Kitchener
G. H. Brown
Ian MacDonald
Winnipeg
Rat Rapids
J K. Gardiner
J. Jeffrey
Ruth Jeffrey
J. Pentland
Collingwood
Alfred Bishop
Marilyn
A. HL. Bishop
George Hawthorne
Cora
J. Moore
Mias E. Hawthorne
Sfp Paul
Martha
Waterloo
Scott
Grace McDonald
Lake Avenue
Rbydon MacDonald
Mr. A. MacDonald
Durham District
Everett Denny
Elmer
Leola
Jessie
Stanley Morrison
Ethel McEnery
Camp Ningrars
Ro. McRechnie
Flora Jean
Jamestown, Noy
Messrs
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Ross Swackhamer
George King
Mangey
Ont
Wilbert Murray
Byron
Earl F. Vincent
Duncan McDonald
Bracebridge
John McDonald
Milmico
Alex. McDonald
R. Johnson
Hepworth
Jack Frink
Wm. Robertson
Dora Lambert
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Aa Young
Lake Samcoe
HO Roy Wansbrough
Geo Murray
Mro
By Eo McKinney
Miro
W. Wo'Curney
Wingham
Archie Mochrie
Tunmins
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Red Lodge
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Lebind
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Marnione
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Nebraska
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Idaho
Chicago
George Wallace
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
United
Dominion
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Petawawa
Callander
Musrakidt
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Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Ontario Hotel Association
Ontario Department of Highways
W. T. Patterson R
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Maher Shoe Store
Crases of Insurance
F.L. Wright
Cooper Ridg
Mary Cartiale
Stuart Erwin
Clark Gable
Niagara’ Camp
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Lore Scots
PD & 1 Regt
Haldimand and Duffern Regt
KRCG
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Mr. Dib
Old Cherry
Germany
Dis
Nicol
Mr. Dilly
Gnr
Eddie Jamison
Oddie Jamison
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11Th Army Welch Regiment
Oakville
Douglas Armour
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Jane
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Massey-Harris
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Frost & Wood ” Ft
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K. C. McMillan
Georgetown
Stuart
Seville
Bright
Parke
Clark
Woodbury’s Facial
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LUX
Ivory
BBC
Ginger
Hellmann
McLaren
Libby
Poste
Kiowah
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