Obituary notices from December deaths in Toronto area
Funeral details and memory notices for William James Slean and others from Toronto and district. Includes address for burial at Mount Pleasant Cemetery and messages from spouses, children, and siblings, with dates December 17 to 26, 1934 and references to Acton and Guelph General Hospital.
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Lean
Toronto
William James Slean
Margaret t @lean
Balliol Street
Mount Pleasant
Christmas week notes from Acton community and district
Christmas customs and local news in Acton include school holidays, town hall events, the annual At Home, and a lighted Community Christmas Tree. Stolen geese and trees are reported along with transport mishaps and a bachelor party at George Mason’s home.
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Preston
Arliss Leads New House of Rothschild at Gregory Theatre
George Arliss stars as Nathan Rothschild in The House of Rothschild under a 20th Century Pictures contract. The film, with a large supporting cast, plays at the Gregory Theatre Acton on Christmas Day with matinee and evening showings.
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George Arliss
House of Rothschild
20Th Century Pictures
Gregory Theatre
Acton
Nathan Rothschild
Napoleon
George III
Duke of Wellington
Prince Metternich
Prince Talleyrand
Wellingt
Aubrey Smith
Ivan Simpson
Nevl Madison
Murray Kinnell
Georges
Renavent
Final Session of the 1934 Acton Council
The Acton council ends its year with by law enforcement steps and hall use decisions. Defaulters warned, two High School Literary Society rent rebates denied except free use for the annual At Home. Fuel sourcing for a new building planned, secretary pro tem Holloway to be paid $10 weekly. Insurance company rent up $35, and council welcomes the new year by fixing the inaugural meeting time.
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High School Liteerary Society
Ontario Rural Municipalities’ Association
Frank Holloway
Council
Halton Union Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Guelph General Hospital
Free Press
Guarantee and Trust Co
Frederick
Reeve Thetford
United Church Women name officers at annual meeting
The United Church Women's Missionary Society held its annual meeting at the Parsonage with Mrs. J. W. Barberee presiding. A nominating slate was adopted listing officers including President Mrs. Barberee and several secretaries. Mr. Poole urged timely planning and praised retiring officers, and the meeting closed with prayer and coffee.
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United Church Women's Missionary Society
J. W. Barberee
A. McDonald
Cleave
Fraser
Migs Nelson
H. P. Moord
McTavish
Halton Plowmen Elect Officers At Annual Meeting
The Halton Plowmen held a well attended meeting electing officers for 1935. President Stanley Hall and vice presidents Chisholm Ernest Dredge Picket were named along with secretary J E Whitelock treasurer Claude Picket and auditor John Irving. Directors from Esquesing Trafalgar Nassagaweya and County were chosen.
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Halton’ Plowmen
Halton
Stanley Hall
J. Cunningham
George Currie
Peter Peddie
Trafalgar
John Lister
Ho Picket
Victor Hall
Nelson
J. McNiven
Gordon Sinclair
Leslie Peer
Nassagaweya
Allan Mahon
Elias Easterbrook
George Heyden
County
Gordon Chisholm
Fred Robinson
Edwin Harrop
Bennett Club Wag Proposes Island Solution to Unemployment
The club wag quips a plan to solve unemployment by segregating men and women on separate islands and forcing them to build boats. The remark highlights a humorous, satirical take on labor issues.
Little Betty’s supper patience leads to a clever plate plea
At a family dinner Little Betty, kept up to supper on strict behavior, is ignored at dessert. She then blurts out a bold question asking who wants a clean plate, turning the moment into a humorous ending.
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Betty
Johnny
Humorous Vignettes About People and Pencils
A collection of light anecdotes features Little Johnny at the zoo asking about a dotted lion and pencils, a freight agent misreading a donkey shipment as a burro and bureaus, and two boastful drivers with comical dialects about their aging cars both displaying a gentler poke at human foibles.
Warden Harris Hosts An Evening At Estaminet Dinner
About a hundred guests attended the Estaminet in Burlington last Friday for the Annus Warden's Dinner hosted by Warden Geo Harris. The event featured a turkey dinner and a long toast list with twenty one speakers praising county life and officials. The highlight was a presentation of a beautiful chair to Warden Harris by County Council and speeches by ex wardens and local dignitaries.
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Burlington
Geo. Harris
Ea, Harris
Halton
Canada
Paul Fisher
Munro
Milton
J. M. Denyes
R. K. Anderson
M. P
Thas. A. Blakelock
Oakville
County Council
Hughes Cleaver
W. H. Morden
Trafalgar
Geo. Currie
Esquesing
Duncan Campbell
Nassagawega
H. M. Pettit
E. McCullough
Peel County
A. H. Speers
Harris
Morden
LeRoy Dale
Georgetown
Chas. Readhead
Peel Halton
Wardens’ Association
Art Hill
Reeve E. Thetford
A. Mason
G. A. Dills
Acton
Gems Of Thought On Wealth And Wisdom
A compact medley of adages from Phillips Brooks Cicero Seneca and Fletcher. The quotations explore the nature of little and great things friendship study wealth and happiness, urging inner merit over external riches.
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Phillips Brooks
Try Them Out Again Girl Engage Mentions Letters
A fragment shows a conversation where a young man explains he paid for letters to be written by an expert and may reuse them someday. The dialogue touches on returning letters and potential legal action.
Nighttime musings about ships and gender roles
A brief quoted exchange questions if vessels are called she and national ships men of war. The mother redirects a child to bed, ending the playful debate.
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Jane
Last Stop Tale at Scottish Junction
A Scottish local train nears its final stop before diverging from the Aberdeen line. A porter asks if anyone is bound for Aberdeen as an eager crowd gathers, while an elderly woman, shy about travel, confides she too planned to go to Aberdeen but would not tell anyone.
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Aberdeen
Seeing the Country at Mountain Hotel Elevator View
A hotel proprietor offers new guests a brief mountain view by inserting 9 francs to operate the shutters for five minutes, promising a fine panorama. The scene highlights a novelty service tied to tourism and accommodation during travel.
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Mountain Hotel
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Acton Council
McPherson
W. M. S. Officers
United Church Parsonage
S. J. Reid
J. R. Kennedy
G. H. Switner
J. Poole
C. C. Speight
Missionary Monthly
A. Johnson
Goo Christian
F. Kennedy
Strangers
F. Greave
James Symon
E Thetford
J. K. Gardiner
R. R. Arnold
Kennedy
Mission Band
Wm.Ramsden
Roy Johnston
M. Nelson
Chicago
T. J. Brownridge
J. G. Cunningham
Heenby
Ontario
Brownridge
Ontario Department ‘of Agriculture
J. C. Cunningham
Hornby
Timothy
Mre. Bennett
Hinton
Svavavayv
Yours Truly, Bert Hinton
Hinton’s
Alf
Warden Harris
Merry Christmas
M. Edwards & Co
Mill Street Bakers Acton, Ont
Patterson
Veal and Lamb
Patterson’s Meat Shop
Yuletide
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Maxwell House
Cicero
Fletcher
H. N. Farmer
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