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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
8
Obituary notices from Acton area August 1939
Death notices list William Cole Catherine McNeil Annie J Wren Martha E Reid with residences in Acton Rockwood Seaforth and Erin Ontario. Listings give dates August 24 28 31 1939 and interment details at Maitlandbank Erin and standard time funeral times noted.
Acton Fair News and Regional Exhibits Highlight Autumn
Local District reports fall ploughing in progress and busy farm activity. Kerr’s Hackneys won at Brampton Fair while Scots Band from Georgetown competes at the CNE. Acton Fair prize lists are ready. visitors praise the Exhibition’s new features. Thanksgiving proclaimed for October 9. arena attractions and Acton Fair ongoing.
China's Bank Notes Printing Amid Global Orders
Britain based printers work under Chinese Government Central Bank contracts to print a total of 1 000 000 000 notes with no disclosed value. Four hundred extra hands hired to meet one contract, lasting a year, while another is finished. Original plates kept in Great Britain. notes to travel to China. Other nations including Costa Rica and Greece also place bank note orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Bank of China
Great Britain
China
England
Costa Rica
Galvador
Greece
Turkey
Egypt
Persia
Switzerland
William Cole dies at Acton hill home aged 86
Elderly Acton resident William Cole died Monday at his Frederick Street home after a paralytic stroke seven weeks prior. He was 86, born on the sixth line Esquesing, lived in the district all his life and was highly esteemed. Survived by four daughters and one son, and a brother Robert. Funeral services held at home and Knox Church with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Ballin
William Cole
Acton
Knox Presbyterian Conservative
Knox Church
H. L. Bennie
Greenwood Cemetery
Georgetown
Robi
Erwin
Fred Thompson
Chris. Moffat
James Beccles
Robert Miller
Motor coal gas engines eyed as wartime fuel fix
British MPs are shown new motor coal gas engines from the National Gas and Oil Engine Company in Ashton under Lyne. The potential to fuel lorries and cars with compressed gas could ease wartime fuel shortages, with the UK Gas Corporation exploring gas filling stations nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Gas and Oil Engine Company
Ashton Under Lyne
England
United Kingdom Gas Corporation
Canadian Rutabagas as Vegetable Crop
A 4 page circular from the Dominion Department of Agriculture Ottawa outlines rutabaga as a vegetable crop. It covers seed timing for fall flavor, growth differences from early spring sowing, and notes on variety flesh texture and root shape. It details management soils fertiliser seeding cultivating harvesting insects diseases waxing and transplanting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F P. “Ritchig
Division of
Dominion
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Handicapped Counsel and Witness Exchange Remarks
A courtroom moment shows a handicapped counsel complimenting a witness who replies that the compliment comes with an oath. The exchange highlights tension between attorney and witness during testimony.
No Changes in Hog Grading Regulations In Ontario
The Dominion Department of Agriculture states no recent changes in hog grading regulations for carcass grading. The department continues offering hog grading services on live and carcass standards based on sale. Ontario packing houses plans to price dressed weight hogs within the province were not discussed by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department ‘of Agriculture
Ontario Packing Houses
Ontario
Common Department of Agriculture
Aluminum Pot Fails to Alter Coffee Flavor Says Test
A study finds a clean aluminum coffee pot does not affect taste. researchers report flavor remains unchanged after brewing.
Groceries from a vintage market list of canned goods
A historic retail list shows various canned foods and condiments with prices. Items include sardines, salmon, lobster, peas, mushrooms, spinach, beets, carrots, wax beans, peppers, and tomato products. Brands such as Blue Mountain, Aylmer, Libby’s, Clark’s, and Worchestershire sauce appear with small unit prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smart
Horticultural Society of Rockwood Holds Splendid Show
The Rockwood Horticultural Society presents a colorful exhibition with numerous classes led by Mrs. Weatherston Mrs. Henderson and other exhibitors. Petunias salpigossis scabiosacc snapdragons stocks sweet peas peonies and more are entered by multiple gardeners including Mrs. Beard Mrs. Watts and G H Pearen among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Weatherston
J. Henderson
Petunias
J. ,Gordiver
W. Harrison
G. H. Pearen
Gee
Bolton
W. R. Carton
A. Beard
Phiox
Drummondi
Watts
Salpigiossis
Scabiosacc
C. Weitzel
W. J
Snapdragon
W. Wrigglesworth
Stocks
G. Bolotn
Sweet ‘Peas
Nerbenas
J. A. Little
Geo. Bolton
Zinnins
M. Moore
E. Nickell
Plant entries and display notes from garden show
Begonia varieties with owners include Mrs. T Weatherston Mrs. Watts and Mrs. Croft. Ferns vases and other foliage lists show G H Pearen and Jack Lynch. Patience plant and shamrock entries name Bayne Pearen Lynch and Weitzel with committee notes on prior exhibitors. Display by family members and by sons and daughters listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Thatcher
Jack Lynch
T. Weatherston
Watts
W. R. Carton
G.H. Pearen
A. Croft
Coleus
G. Bayne
A. Beard
A. J. Eliott
Miss. V. Harrison
Patience Plant
Jack Shamrock
G. H. Pearen
C. Weitzel
A.O.V. House
M. Moore
D. McNabb
Helen Henderson
Ruby Powers
Gordon Harris
Acton Visit and Local Tidings in Terra Cotta Notes
Mr R J Stringer visits Acton with Mr and Mrs C McKeown. W H Hunter sold a tourist late to Mr Redwood for 100 dollars. Wilma Hunter spent weekend at home. Norma Hunter to teach tenth line school another year. W J Rutledge lost a valuable horse. Threshing is widespread. Mrs R W Starret and daughter of Toronto stay with Creemore friends. Austin Comer after operation at Guelph General Hospital returns home improved. Marjorie McKane to teach Caledon East school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Stringer
R. W. Starret
Toronto
Creemore
Austin Commer
Guelph
General’ Hospital
Marjorie McKane
Caledon East
Oakville Violators Fined in Magistrate Court
Three violators of the Public Commercial Vehicles Act faced heavy fines in Magistrate Woodliffe’s court on Friday afternoon. Oakville Post of the Canadian Legion hosted about 130 members and families for a picnic at Hanlan’s Point Toronto Island on Saturday. Oakville’s new Post Office building may be ready for opening next month after delays. Twenty seven Oakville Scouts from Troop No 1, led by Scoutmaster E Dean Wilkes, returned from eight days at Stephen’s Bay Lake Muskoka near Bracebridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodliffe
Oakville
Canadian Legion
Hanlan’s Point
Toronto Island
Tatler
Halton
E. Dean Wilkes
Stephen's Bay
Lake Muskoka
Bracebridge
The Brave Man
A bright four year old girl and her six year old brother stayed overnight with their aunt. At bedtime the girl said she prays sometimes on muddy knees and sometimes at the side of the bed. The boy said he does not need to pray, as he sleeps with his daddy.
Chamberlains Umbrella Still Unfurling Its Fame
An American journalist in London recounts Brigg's umbrella shop tale about Prime Minister Chamberlains famous umbrella. The umbrella remains unrecovered from its silk covering and remains in pristine condition, weighing a pound and a half with malacca handle and brass fittings. Ministers at 10 Downing Street avoid hanging their umbrellas there. The shop has fielded many requests to exhibit it but all have been refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brigg
St. James’ Street
Chamberlain
10 Downing Street
Munich
Donovan's Wife Hints at Whiskey Missing in Morning Scene
In the early hours, Donovan moves about the kitchen while his wife asks what he seeks. He denies or pauses, and she quips that the item is in the bottle where the whiskey used to be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donovan
Darlin
Widow Arranges Funeral After Yorkshire Man Dies
In a local tale the widow visits a barber to arrange the funeral shave for her late husband. The barber quotes half a crown, prompting the widowed speaker to remark that it is costly for a shave when the deceased has no destination in mind.
Bus Ride Tale of Little Willie
A fragment recalls a boy named Willie riding a bus with his uncle. The uncle jokes that Willie could ride free if he sat on his knee, but Willie refuses, noting the uncle’s breath causes trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Willie
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Angus Thompson
E. J. Nelson
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K.C
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Collier
Robert Cole
Chester Butt
T. J. Sunley
Knox Church Choir
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Y.M.C.A
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The
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