Many Visitors and Holiday Travelers Around Acton This Week
Local notes list Cpl and Mrs Cecil Gibbons visiting in Detroit while Miss Ethel Franklin and Miss Violet Laird stay with Toronto relatives. Dozens of residents, including Miss Shirley Sutcliffe and family, travel to and from Acton for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Mrs
Cecil Gibbons
Detroit
Mich
Ethel Franklin
James McIntyre
Toronto
Violet Laird
E. Huffman
Shirley
Bill Sutcliffe
W. E. Thompson
Owen Sound
J. R. MacArthur
R. H. Reid
Hamilton
Acton
George Murray
Wallace W. Gurney
J. Hanna
Wingham
Doreen Layman
J. F. Thompson
W. Thompson
Bill
Nathan Martin
Dianne
Bobby
Mimico
E.F. Collier
E. H. Near
Dorothy Bridges
Miss Bridges
Bermuda
Victoria
B. C
Engagement Announcements for Lois McPhail and Edith Halcovitch
The Easterbrooks announce Lois Elieda to Neil Hunter McPhail of Campbellville. wedding planned mid September at York Road Baptist Church Santamber. The Wades announce Edith Willian to Nick Halcovitch of Hamilton. marriage planned at York Road Baptist Church in Santamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Easterbrook
Lois Elieda
Neil Hunter McPhail
Campbellvie
Peter McPhail
James R. Wade
Edith Willian
Nick Halcovitch
Hamilton
Hakcovitch
Rockwood
York Road
Baptist ‘Church
Santamber
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association elects Galbraith president
Subilee Convention highlights praise for editors and calls for higher standards in journalism. Galbraith of Red Deer Advocate Alberta is elected president guiding 583 weeklies as W. J. Rowe of Western Canada Manitou is named a key associate. Awards crown top papers and pages across classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Frees
Siete Wetter Avidinipeg
Galbraith
Ithe iRed Deer Advocate
Alta
Ithe
Acsociation i
Coods
W. J. Rowe
Western ‘Canada
Manitou
Man
Charters
Brampton ‘Conservator
C. W. Na
Fot
Annowns _ B
Fred J. O'Malley
Winnipeg Tribune
Penticton Herald
Fort Erie Times-Review
Ont
E. W. Johnston
Midland Prep Press Herald
J. H. Cranston
Powell River News
Leale Way
Peel Gazette
JY. WH. Hiscocka
Trous Manitou
Sask
J. A
Dryden Observer
Alex. Mi
Milton Canadian C. G. A. Dills
Creton Review
B.C
HN. Legg
Grand Forks Gazette
B. C
Stanley Orris
Right of the Frenchman’s Stafs in renaming Alsace streets
German occupation altered Mulhouse street name to Adolf Hitler Strasse from Rue de Sauvage provoking local mockery. Residents recalled the old name and the change sparked sharp reactions among Mulhousiens, highlighting Nazi policy’s backlash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsace
Mulhouse
Adolf Hitler
Paris Liberated and Allied Advances Across Europe
Allied forces push toward Paris as German resistance falters from Normandy to the Seine. Canadian, British, American, and French troops advance along the Normandy coast and southern France while Soviet and Italian fronts show gains, with Florence secured and the Toulon–Marseille region under Allied control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dienpe
Falaise
Cahbourg
Rouen
Iit
Netherland
Belgium
Trogpa
Iin
Outario
Quebec
Aay
Francs
Patten
Parig
Normandy
Seine
1. BD. C
Crerar
Dan Canmy
Mberatlan
Maraaille
Tolanani
Ehane
Special Service Flaray
Italy
Prunda
Handombrex
Lavout
Vistula
Warsaw
Warsaw-Krakow
Sileam
Morusmdy
Neas
Fareen
Pars
Toulon
Marseilles
Bernard Montgomery
Aight
Tth
France
de Mussian
Baltic States
Riga
Bug
Florence
8Th
Art
V for Verboten The BBC Reports Polish V Campaign Eruptions
BBC reports from Poland describe Germans erasing victory slogans from streets and Poles replacing them with the single letter V at night. The move reflects a strategic retreat by Goebbels as Viktoria writings are removed and the V symbol reappears as a sign of Allied victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BBC
Poland
Europe
Goebbels
Gotbbels
Viktoria
Poison Ivy Warning for Campers and Homeowners in Canada
The article warns of the dangers of poison ivy, noting its resilience in various conditions from wet to dry ground. It stresses the risk to campers and cottage owners in wooded lakes and highland areas, urges awareness, and mentions Circular 37d Raison Evy from the Dominion Department of Agriculture in Ottawa for treatment guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Why Blue Monday Workers Face Health Risks
A fragmented report warns that heavy labor, long hours, and poor supervision lead to fatigue, water exposure, and infections among workers. It urges rest, moderation, and better living habits to reduce disease and maintain productivity over the week.
Fragmented dispatch outlines unclear events at Boansas City
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions a man delivering in box to Mire and a nervous remark about wounds and a girl named Comhoran's daughter. text is heavily garbled with missing letters and nonsensical phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boansas City
Ibox
Mire
J. Conosr- Lan
Comhoran
Tyes
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Rena
Elma Braida
Olga Dyrin
Wasaga Beach
Amos Mason
Bigwin Inn
Lake of Bays
Sundridge
Fred McDonald
New Toronto
Action Friends
L. FR. Nelson
Ahousat Island
Wilma West
Camp Kwasind
Skeleton Lake
Muskoka
Allen, Kaiser
St. Catharines
Donna Anderson
F. E. Burkett
Lydia Clark
Duluth, Minn
Wm. Gowdy
Harley L. Brignel
Douglas and Robert
James H. Reed
E. C. Rousell
Mra. Russell
Timmins
Mr. Arch. Mochrie
Roland Ramshaw
Detroit, Mich
L. and
M. Ramshaw
Tommy Kirkham
Marsha
Nella Kelly
Fred Kentner
Robbie Anderson
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Grassie
Grimsby
Guelph
Fred Cleaves
Stanley Coy
Sandra
G. H. Luntz
Grieve Robinson
Robinson
Galt
Brooks Beach
Wasaga
J. B. Wealge
Harry Burns
Muriel
Orillia
Russell Weadge
Friendly Church
Waiser Poseery
Harold L. Simpson
Presbsyterian Church
Canada
NOX Church
Acdah
Forbes Thomeon
Silmabes
Morning World
Edgar Foreman
Morningaide Presbyterian ‘Church
Georgetown
Mill Street
Rome
AAA
A. Floyd Smith
Quebec Street
West Guelph
A T. Brown
Ginger Rogers
Robert Ryan
Betty Jane Rhodes
Johnnie Johnston
Preston Foster
Ann Rutherford
Fox News
Charles Boyer
Ingrid Bergman
J.S. Davis
Food Research Institute of
Stanford University
Mansur
National War Finance Committee
Percy Philip
New York Times
P. A. McDonald
Manitoba Cancer Relief and Research Y Institute
Floyd Willoughby
Canadian Teacher's Federation
Dutton Advance
H. C. Campbell
Fener Dispatch
S. J. Dornan
Jarvis Record
A. L. Miller
Almeda Dispatch
Jarvis Reegh
Paris
Vunys Moscow Radio
College
Bloor St. W
Tanunto
Walle
Kingadale
Benien
F. L. Weight
Department of Munitions
J. B. MacKenzie & Son
Acton, Ont
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