Acton Area Personal News of Visits and Engagements
Local residents report visits and holidays across Ontario and beyond. Notable mentions include Mr. Mac Byrnon in Toronto with friends, Tom Watson in Niagara Falls, and Dorothy King in Massey visiting the Lasby home. Engagements announced for Irene Catherine Dunn and for Helen Wargtorite to Daniel Y Taylor with weddings planned in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy King
Massey
Ontario
Mrs. H. Lasby
John Dunn
Acton
Irene Catherine
Ernest Neville Yarrop
Toronto
Airs
ED Yarrop
Good Gardening Bobbing for More Catmint Blooms
Catmint Nepeta Mussini provides silvery gray foliage and lavender blue flowers ideal for borders and beds. The plant thrives in sun or partial shade and reaches 1 to 2 feet tall. Regular shearing or bobbing promotes rebloom and extended flowering season in English gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
August Examination Schedule With Normal Lens Department Hours
The schedule notes examinations on Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays each week in August. The Lens Grinding and Repair Department will operate as usual with full-time staffing.
Gregory Theatre Showings Mystery Thriller and Comedy
A Gregory Theatre program lists a mystery thriller starring Warner Oland and a gang comedy titled Divat Dig hers. Also mentioned is Vitaphone Troupers Chapter with dimeth Rex im Binty in the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Oland
Divat Dighers
Vitaphone ‘Troupers
By-Products of Hogs Create Large Income Source
A historical note highlights how hog by products shift from waste to substantial income in Canada. Skins yield bristles and leather goods while fats produce lard soaps lubricants and more. Additional by-products include gelatin glycerin pharmaceutical items and animal feeds all complementing pork products like ham bacon and various offal items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Churchill Friends Honor Swackhamers at New Life Event
Last night in Churchill district friends gathered at the Swackhamers home to honor Harold and Harold Swackhamer on their recent marriage. A program by the Stephenson family and others included a wool blanket and clock gift from Edna Russell and Mrs. Wm McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill District
Arthur Swackhamer
Harold Swackhamer
Stephenson
Caldwell
Archie Kerr
Swackhamer
Edna Russell
Wm. McDonald
Churchill United Church
Haere
Ufo
Og Ife
Bride
Yureld
Harold
Mike Real
G. J. Stephenson
Thomas
Griffin
Fh. Kerr
Debt Looms Over Exchange In Small Town Talk
A terse Victorian exchange shows two men debating a loan as tensions rise over ten dollars, revealing frayed prospects and local financial strain in a quiet community.
Absident Minds: Professor Questions Nurse Over Boy
Absent minded professor asks what is wanted as a nurse responds with a garbled boy request. The dialogue hints at confusion and miscommunication within a hospital setting.
Liberal Liberals Quip Sparks Debate On What Defines Liberal
Mrs Sparks and Henry spar over the meaning of liberalism in a witty exchange. Sparks asks what an liberal is liberal with while Henry counters with a quip about using other people's money. The dialogue echoes political tensions and social satire of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sparks
Henry
Chalmers Benninger Wedding at Bruce Beach
Ann E M Benninger daughter of Blyth residents wed Robert John Chalmers at Bruce Beach on August 14. Chalmers, a Wingham Baseball Club member and former Acton pitcher, wed by Rev Kenneth MacLean with Margaret Campbell as bridesmaid and Arthur Sturdy as groom’s man. The couple will reside in Wingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Beach
Ann E. M. Benninger
Frank Benninger
Blyth
Robert John Chalmers
Wingham Baseball Club
Acton Nine
James LB. Chalmers
Acton
Kenneth MacLean
Misa Margaret Campbell
Arthur Sturdy
Chalmers
Wingham
Wrigglesworth Ingram Wedding in Stratford
The wedding of Ethel Jane Wrigglesworth and Clarence W. Wrigglesworth was held Saturday at the Ingram home in Stratford. Rev W Stanley Owen officiated as guests from Erin to Toronto attended. a wedding breakfast followed and the couple planned to reside in Stratford after a Muskoka wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Ingram
Caledonia Street
Stratford
Ethel Jane
Clarence ‘W. Wrigglesworth
F. E. Wrigglesworth
Erin
W. Stanley Owen
The-Valley
Martha’ Scobble
Gowyod- In -Burquoise
Gowyod- In -Burquoise-Bluc’ Sheer, “Tur Mowers Were Tallsmaah
Rosea
Cecil Heinbach
Ernest Brankton
Teronto
Mya
Branston
W. Ingram
Catherine Ingram
Bungle
Doris MacDonald
Clarence Ingram
Toronto
Irma Kincade
Ruth Pinkney
Glen Dittam
C. W. Wrigglicnworth
Muskoka
Strathford
Ernest Lawton
George Eliott
Acton
Alice Eliott
David Ellioty
John McDowell
Georgetown
John Drury
T. Ingram
St. Marys
George Ullyott
Clifford Simpson
Bridgeport
Jimmy Copeland
St. Clair Ingram
Acton and Milton clash in runabout matchup Saturday
Neighborhood fans look for a fifth game if needed as Acton aims to finish the series next Saturday in Acton. Milton shows smart plays with double plays from Waterhouse and Tyler in the outfield. Umpires Preston Hamilton and Galt have officiated, while Acton edges Milton despite four errors to one. Nearby, the district mourns Angus Duncan of Georgetown for his lifelong contribution to youth sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Acton
Angus Duncan
Georgetown
Tockey
Ibs
Notable quotes on ambition, friendship, and civilization
Compilation of misquoted or garbled lines from historical figures including Henry Ford H G Wells and F D Roosevelt, emphasizing ambition social advancement pride and cooperation. The text reflects a cast of attributed sentiments with damaged spellings and attributions.
Ire Wines and Walter Debate a Week's Quality
A fragment shows Walter arguing that Ire Wines should taste as good as it did a week ago while another figure, Thy, responds that it should be the same. The dialogue hints at a comparison of wine quality over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Quoted Reflections on Windows and Modern Life
The passage cites H. G. Wells on memories of oddities like windows. It also contrasts a modern white collar family on a prairie with limited tools, suggesting they would starve, attributed to Hugh L. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viryko Prairie
Wugh
Johnson
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Oxfords
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Oxford
Sks
Mill Street
Duessy
Ems
Gyrls
Pallant’s
Mac. Byrnon
Tom Watson
Niagara Falls
Margaret Brown
K. Beckett
Puslinch
H. J. Miller
Lloyd Miller
M. Mosalés
E. H. Vincent
Bills
Barbara
Hamilton
Messrs
Ployd Mackey
Bill Foster
New York City
A.P. Scott
J. R. Kennedy
M. E. Nelson
Marjorie McDonald
Scotch Block
Dick Taylor
New Liskeard
J. C. Matthews
Bower Avenue
E. R. Macpherson
Washington, D.C
G. A. Dills
K. Molozzic
E. J. Gray
Julie
Gray
Isobel MacDonald
John Proser
Sarnia
Alex. Macdonald
Harold Wansbrough
Robbie
Gordon MacKay
R. H. Wansbrough
H. McMullen
Jessie Young
D. E. Young
Alex, Macdonald
Margaret Macdonald
Leslie Ramshaw
Shirley and
Don
Hugh McCutcheon
George Switzer
The
Guelph
Collegiata
W. J. Russell
Unionville
Wiman
GL. Miller
Texas
M. ©. Nelson
Vincentus
Mario Renne
Edwards
Delino Gibbons
WR. N
St. Michael's Hospital
Thos. Gibbons
George ‘Wallace
Clothes
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
A. D. Savage Savage
Charlie Chan's
Gary Grant
Joan Hennett
Fox News
Many Robson
YA Tillles
Churchill
Archbishop Trench
Procter
Foint Churchill
Mrs. Swackhamer
Tomkins
Liberal
Liberals
Wrigglesworth-Ingram
Natai
Lkely
Waterhouse
Tyler
Milton Diamond
Preston
Hamilton and
Galt
Fis
Sey
Provingial
Central Preas
Ofdnions
Henry ‘Ford
H. G. Wells
Rgbecen West
Frankin D. Roosevelt
Professor Phelps
Sherwood Eddy
Halton County League
Wilton
Acton Acton Park
Gare
Public Utilities Commission
R. J. McPherson
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