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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
8
In Memoriam items recall Maria Rollins widow of Tasther Cornell at Keen Park Avenue. Catherine Crawford wife of John W. Frank remembered December 10 1936. Jack husband and son remembered with lines about memory fading. Wipe and family publish loving tributes.
Local notes report Christmas near two weeks away with festive windows and street lights. No Police Court session in Acton. Weather turns wintry with temperatures 4 to 10 above. Royal Cafe adds a new electric sign on AMC Street. Hockey fans await group schedule. Mr and Mrs George Hall celebrate fiftieth anniversary. Mill and Main Street corner to feature a Christmas Tree. street decorations praised. Pares Christmas Number to be issued next week with subscription options. Robt Kerry & Son win prizes at Guelph Winter Fair with fine Heckneys. Coat mix‑up at Town Hall leads to owner seeking rightful garment. 1038 calendar from Sault Ste Marie highlights hometown ties.
A referee notes a wrestler biting an opponent during a match. The injured wrestler protests as the adversary collapses with the claim he was doin his best. A separate Irishman misses work for a wedding and returns with two black eyes. A fresh man recalls a guest in peacock attire introducing the best man, Degorra.
A discussion of three books on the Papacy and its role in world affairs. It notes Catholic demographics in Canada, then analyzes A Reporter at the Papal Court by Thomas B. Morgan, Teeling’s critique, and Ridley’s The Papacy and Fascism. The piece weighing opinions on Papal policy, politics, and future influence.
A portly man attempts to reach his seat in a circus ring. He apologizes to a woman who quips that many elephants are out there, hinting at the crowded spectacle.
Eden Mills residents and guests visit Cobden and Toronto relatives while several families relocate. A Presbyterian Church social, Trail Rangers Conference events in Guelph, a United Church bazaar, and an illustrated East trip lecture highlight a busy week in the community.
Chief Smith and Night Constable Dunham led a busy week with a local resident facing Friday court for alleged illegal liquor selling and three others for consuming. Judge Munro dismissed most assessment appeals, two minor corrections by consent. Don Rae honored at a smoker with a mantle clock before his marriage. Burlington reports a strong building boom with twenty houses started or planned and seven more plots sold for new homes. Cora Fender sues the Town of Burlington for 120 in damages over flood loss, to be heard at January sittings. Town Council adopts slow voting policy at its regular meeting.
On Thursday evening Isat the municipal elistloria decided not to send the hydro question to the people and to defer it to early next year. The council will allow time to study the proposal and have an independent party review existing lines to assess their efficiency, as stated by Casatte.
A mother praises her twins for quietness as the father naps. The children respond by watching his cigarette burn down to his fingers, highlighting a sly, risky scene between parent and children.
A conversation reveals Clara's husband is an army corporal who has twice earned bravery distinctions and is about to undergo a major operation in hospital next week.
A young man hired as a commercial traveller after months of unemployment arrives in Plymouth and faces harsh mistreatment. An older trader recalls the brutal receptions endured across many towns, though he insists he has never been insulted, while recounting thrown samples, rough handling, and gutter falls.
Dialogue records a grandson asking about butterflies and a grandfather noting changes over time. The exchange hints at shifting knowledge and evolving understandings across generations.
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