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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
5
Miss Clare Santa and Mr Gran Ooy hosted friends in Galt for the weekend. Toronto visitors included Mr James McGeachle and Sr Gordon Cooper. Widespread health updates and engagements appear among local residents with hospital recoveries and a December 18 1937 wedding planned for Charlotte Muriel Neilson Greenlees.
Mr. Andrew Dobbie and family acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and help from neighbors and friends after the loss of wife and mother. These kind deeds will be cherished.
Mrs Geo Cowle and family express deep appreciation to friends for generous sympathy and help after their recent bereavement.
In a rough exchange, characters discuss horses affected by a stable fire and remark that they had to be sold. The conversation pivots on why the horses were sold, implying they could not be saved or reused.
Fragmentary lines show a mute dialogue about handling china dishes and reassurance from a mother figure. No clear names, places, or dates are readable to identify a full event or article.
A classroom joke centers on a teacher asking about heaven and hell. A bottom-row student mispronounces bliss and delivers a humorous reply about everlasting doUster, turning a serious topic into a light moment.
A classroom dialogue plays with archaic punishments. The professor asks about flogging which the class defines as corporeal punishment and a hypothetical beheading prompts a student pun about retaliation.
The Gregory Theatre offers a variety program headlined by a gay modern comedy with Mad elaine Carroll and Francis Lederer in Wrong Miss Wright. Also shows Cartoon Playing Politics and Screen Snap shots with Chapter 7 of The Fighting Marines. Adapted from a best selling novel starring Richard Cromwell and Barbara Read with Andy Devine in a Pete Smith novelty Equestrian Acrobatic scene. Strike You're Out a song hit rounds out the program.
Colonel Halim Ching Yuan of the outside battalion of the Eighth Division defended a warehouse in Chapel for three days after Chinese forces withdrew. The unit eventually retreated behind British lines and surrendered their arms.
A riddle spells a townsman who plays a fiddle and cornet in verse form. Each line hints at letters through alphabet play, pointing to a name that names a local resident known for tunes and verse.
The Acton branch of Georgetown Lumber Co moves to new Main Street quarters formerly occupied by Halton Grove Works. The plant will install mill machinery and expand offices and mail work. New lumber sheds at the rear increase yard capacity and stock. Mr. W. H. Kentner receives praise for the expansion and location change.
The Greenock Literary Society met Friday evening in the school. President Gordon Lesie led the business discussion and chairing by Miss Jean Aitken. An evening program featured duets, readings, a piano solo, mouth organ selection, and musical numbers, followed by lunch and social time.
The Bloomsbury Literary Society held a Tuesday evening meeting in the schoolhouse with President Ross Patterson in chair. An evening program featured Mac McLaughlin, Ruby Blackpherson, Charles Henderson, Mrs George Watson, Ross Patterson, Miss Mamie Near, Alma Watson and others, followed by progressive euchre and prizes to Mrs A Findley and Mr Fulton. A dainty luncheon was served by Charles Henderson and guests danced the rest of the evening.
China moves away from chopsticks as forks rise in demand. A large Hong Kong factory once turning out wooden implements for a million is bankrupt due to falling demand and Japanese market flooding. Urban areas favor forks while rural regions cling to chopsticks.
The notices record the sudden death of George Locker of Crooked River Ontario on November 20 as well as the passing of Mrs. Luther Cornell at Crewsons Corner and Mrs. Andrew Dobbie near Acton. Details cover family survivors including children, brothers, and grandchildren, church services, and burial plans in Fairview Cemetery Acton and Richmond Hill.
In failing health since last April, George Cowie died on Saturday at age 75. Born in Banffshire Scotland he came to Canada as a youth and settled in Richmond Hut district. He ran a Richmond blacksmith shop then moved to Acton eleven years ago, buying Thos Rumiley’s business before retiring last spring. A respected citizen he served on the council and as an elder of the United Church. He was active in the Masonic Lodge and Curhos Choir. He is survived by his wife Margaret and several relatives including James and Charles of Whitby and Mrs. James Rumble and Mrs. David Rumble of Richmond Hill.
The Milton Three Month Short Courses in Agriculture and Home Economics report enrolment rising to sixty nine with more expected. Lecturers include T. C. Adams on dairy problems and C. Marritt on forestry. Home Economics classes cover Clothing and Nutrition. Local events feature a literary session and an address by Garrister Elgort. Path classes will forgo gifts to Ontario Agricultural College and Macdonald Institute for an upcoming day in Guelph.
A working exchange turns into a light moment as a foreman questions a worker about taking haircuts on the job. The worker replies that only part of the hair was cut during company time, prompting a humorous back-and-forth.
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