Acton News Roundup of Local and Visiting Residents
Multiple U S and Canadian residents and visitors are noted in Acton area society columns. Names include Mrs. Frank Day, Miss Marie Mowat, Ex Mayor Berty Wemp, and Mrs. Robt Wansbrough visiting or staying with relatives in Acton and nearby towns. Attendees at funerals and gatherings are listed along with weekend visits to Toronto, Detroit, Saginaw, and Kitchener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertrand Conover
Miss. Conover
Erindalé
Robt. Bennett
Injured Oakville man runs afoul of city traffic rules
Malcolm Sinclair, 65, of 27 Humewood Drive Toronto, head of Oakville painting firm, was critically injured on Avenue Road at Bernard Ave. Monday evening after being struck by Cyril Baker, Richvale driver. Police charged Baker with criminal negligence after investigators said he cut from traffic lines as Sinclair crossed, sending him 75 feet. Sinclair was taken to Toronto General Hospital with skull fracture and unconsciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
Ampart
Malcolm Sinclair
Humewood Drive
Toronto
Avenue Road
Bernard Ave
Toronto General Hospital
Cyril Baker
Richvale
Sinclair
Ernest Orton
Hector Barb
Baker
Davenport Road
Poland
Josef Burczak
Abramowich
Angus.Taylor
Lister Sullivan
J. Sacks
Milton
Abramowych
Montreal
Cookman
Sacks
Constable Cookman
Canadian Telephone Growth Surpasses Many Nations in 1931
Canada recorded 2,564,641,000 telephone conversations in 1931, averaging 1,880 per line, with 1,364,200 telephones in use and 13.15 telephones per 100 people. Investment reached 33,055,119 dollars, and 2,414 telephone systems operated nationwide, dominated by cooperatives, especially in Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Government
Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
France
Province of
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Market Quotations for Toronto Butter Eggs Poultry and Hides
Quotations list for Toronto shippers and retail trade on butter creamery pasteurized eggs and poultry. Prices cover Fresh extras firsts pullet weights and various live birds, beef and hog quotes to trade, hides wool and byproducts, plus grain and wholesale fruit. Includes specific ranges for each category and notes on delivery value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Toronto Board of Trade
Manitoba
Ontario
Christmas Candy Nuts Attractively Priced In Store
Seven Great Days advertises Christmas fruits and snacks including raisins sultanas currants figs dates and walnuts and cherries. Special pricing per dozen 23 to 59 cents highlights new clean fruit and nut offers for holiday shoppers.
Just My Luck Weather Caution Sermon
A reader admonishes youths to heed rain warnings rather than blame luck. It cites a classmate carrying an umbrella and a newspaper forecast of probable rain. The piece urges taking responsibility for choices and avoiding excuses when trouble arises.
Lifes darkest moment amid a wife’s untold agony
A distressed husband speaks of his wife’s severe illness causing unbearable suffering. He asks what is wrong as she endures an inflamed threat and cannot speak about it. The exchange reveals a family crisis marked by fear and isolation.
The Business Of Work As A Vital Life Part
The piece argues work should be the core of life not a mere obstacle to leisure. It urges that daily tasks fuel enthusiasm protest during hardship steady temper and provide comfort during grief.
The Game Loser Earns Admiration Over Victory
The article argues youth should prize sportsmanship over winning and recalls Sir Thomas Lipton’s repeated cup attempts. It notes Lipton, at eighty, remains hopeful and lauds the loser who is game, highlighting how losers can win admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lipton
Looking Down on a Miser’s Life and Its Cost
A reflective tale about a man who finds a five dollar bill and later gathers countless pins buttons and trinkets totaling many small sums. He walks with his eyes down and misses sunshine friends and children's play, wondering how much a life devoted to collecting would be worth.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ap Goanel Free Press
OC. G. Harrison
Motor Been
Detroit
Frank Day
Rockwood
Robi. Wansbrough
Berty Wemp
Toronto ‘Telegram
Gordon McKay
Robt. Wansbrough
Marie Mowat
B. A
George Gilbert
Ganangane
C. H. Harrison
H. Roy Wansbrough
R.H. ‘Wansbrough
J. C. Matthews
Kithhener
Wm. Boettger
Wm.b. Murray
Inglewood
George Murray
Jas. McIntosh
James Moore
Lauretta Moore
Fred Cooper
Saginaw, Mich
Chas. McLain
Robi. Garvin
Garvin
Rae Cook
Kathleen’ Cook
Frank Cook
W. Murray
Acton
Beswick
Ballinafad
Orangeville
James Symon
Arthur Brittain
W. J. Hall
Nellie. Hall
Marian Shaw
F. H. Dobbie
Master Gordon
Acton-and-District
Peel Plowmen
Peel Plowmen’s ‘Association
Department of Agriculture
Brampton
James Laidlaw
Albion
W. J. Lowe
J.M. Dolson
Alex. McKinney, Jr
Russell
Wilson
Mona Raed
W. J. Wilkinson
J. F Cc. Shearer
Joseph Mothersill
Chinguacousy
M. W. Carter
Herbert Clark
David Craig
Herbert Ruston
Toronto Township
Herbert Black
Wilfred Ellis
Fred Lawrence
Parkinson
Toronto Gore
Robert Gardhouse
John Erwin
Arthur Julian
Caledon
Watson Wiggins
W. J. Wilson
Clifford Storey
Orland Downey
E. Westlake
Frank. Thompson
G. K. Chesterton
Timothy
Aimee
McIntosh
Prince Edward
New Brunswick
Sultanas
Tbs
C. Peel
O. Peel
Sunkist
Texas
Peerless
China
the Crooner
David Manners
Ann Dvorak
Downstairs
John Gilbert
Paul Lukas
Torphy
Fox News
Robi. Montgomery
Tallulah Bankhead
Ludwig
Viennese
London
Stratford
Nelson &Co
Ratter
Amine
Clover Leaf Pink Salmon Tall Tin
Nelson & CO
Mill Street
Edson R. Waite
Shawnee, Oklahoma
George G. Myrover
Fayetteville
N. C
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