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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1933
Page
5
A long list of residents and relatives travel and visit relatives in towns across Ontario and beyond. Names include Laverne Smith Ina Dawkins Betty Swindlehurst Alma Conway Dora Wood and many others visiting Toronto Bracebridge Huntsville Wasaga Beach Galt London Vancouver and Detroit with engagements and marriages noted.
Dominion Laboratories in Winnipeg Saskatoon and Edmonton outline rotation practices to combat take-all root-rot. Suggest avoiding wheat in the second year after severe infections and using oats or nonhost crops, limiting wheat to two consecutive years on older land, not sowing wheat after western rye or brome where prevalent, and noting oats flax sweet clover corn sunflowers and potatoes are not affected. Officers will review field samples and seed analyses to support findings.
The article portrays partridges roaming at night after shooting days, the tight family bonds, and the disruption of coveys by harvest. It notes the father partridge’s role, the young birds growing, and how coveys search for shelter after disrupted dispersal in the grain fields.
A quotation exchange questions a dog's ratting abilities. One speaker asserts the dog is excellent for rats, while another challenges the claim with a counter question about a better option. The fragment hints at a humorous or skeptical tone about the animal’s usefulness.
A near miss occurred when Mr and Mrs Frank Forsythe of Grand Rapids Michigan failed to stop at the Cooksville P R level crossing on Dundas Highway and were within 60 feet of a moving freight train. Provincial Officer A Reilly investigated and charged an unnamed party. Enraged cow injures woman and boy near Fergus as a 33 year old mother is seriously hurt while rescuing her child from the animal. In Fergus, Herbert Baker is jailed after a drunk driving incident and a separate liquor charge. magistrate Watt sentences him to 15 days with $100 fine and costs payable. Baseball results from Thornton include Scott’s All Stars, Acton, and Cookstown advancing to semis with Acton defeating Thornton 9-4 and winning the final. Thornton hosts praise for Acton. Hydro rate reductions after Brampton mayor J S Heck’s talks prompt a reconsideration that could lower rates for Brampton and five other municipalities.
A social evening by Hewetson Shoe Co. girls at Mrs. V. Alger’s home honored bride-to-be Miss M Smethurst with a boudoir lamp and aluminum kettle. A mock wedding featured Renetta Waller as groom and Dorothy Smethurst as bride, with gifts and songs marking the event.
A wry exchange notes a family member described as the flower of the family while another quips that he seems to be a blooming idiot. The brief lines capture affectionate humor and mild insult in a domestic quip.
Local notices report speakers at Burlington Co F meeting and Derry Day events in Guelph. Residents including Dr and Mrs McAllister plan holidays via Montreal and Saguenay River, with August return target. Several families from Shawville Ottawa and Toronto visit Guelph and attend weddings and engagements. Mayor Mackenzie to tour Europe. Fyfe and Drum Band wins prize in Guelph. Annie Isabel McLaughlin engaged to James Milton Foster Bird. Numerous gatherings and travel plans across Georgetown and surrounding towns noted.
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