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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
4
Neighborhood news outlines various centers and communities of interest to readers. It notes events, services, and activities across districts, with emphasis on local engagement and upcoming programs.
The Nagsagaweya nominations are being held at Brookville Hall on Friday at one o clock. The annual school meetings of the various sections of the townships will be held on Wednesday February 28.
Mire W Hull returns home after two weeks with Dr and Mrs Gutchinson in Brampton. Simpson missionaries elect for Rhodesia and South Africa visit Erin Church of Christ with a Sacrifice message. Clarence Wrigglesworth transferred to Stratford after two and a half years with British American Oil. Warnock sells Caledon grain elevator to Frankel Brothers of Toronto with dismantling begun on the historic asset.
Hillsburg residents share family visits with the Cheynes and McKinnons. Stuart McKinnon underwent appendicitis surgery at Guelph General Hospital and is recovering well. The funeral of Wm. McMillan took place from the Disciple Church with interment at Huxley Cemetery. John Awrey visited Toronto relatives. A shower honored Mrs Garfield McBride Velma Collier at the Gray home.
Miss E Marshall returns from Erin after a weeks visit. Miss Marjory Johnson comes home from Palermo. Mr and Mrs Elliott of Guelph visit Mr Doughtys. Mrs McDowell hosts Toronto visitors Eileen and Mrs Hill's guests. United Church ladies host tea sale. Presbyterian Sunday School annual entertainment. Limehouse School Christmas concert and Mission Band slides on Japan. J Noble and Jack visit. United Church concert planned for December 27. Local youths enroll in Acton agricultural courses.
Eden Mills notes record a Wednesday Women’s Institute meeting at Mesdames W and J Gilbertson with a full report by Mrs N B Marshall on the Annual Convention. Mrs Jas Gilbertson read The Christmas Spirit and Miss A Tuck recited while Carol singing closed the event. A separate Young People gathering at Mr John Tuck’s featured Mr J Mack and group singing. Also reported are Rev M C Gandier at Presbytery in Guelph and a funeral for Harvey Watson of Arkell. The annual Women’s Missionary Society meeting re-elected officers at the Manse. The piece ends urging Christmas goodwill toward neighbors and noting editors and others.
Mr Samuel Johnston of West Toronto visited Mr Jerry Taylor. Alex McDonald saw a throw last week. Annie Airdrie returned from Oakville and Myrtle Airdrie came home from Acton on Sunday. Visitors at Bennetts included Geo Sunderland St Thomas Dr Morrison and Mrs Lambert Acton and Earl Lambert Acton. Mr Jerry Taylor resumed activity after a week’s illness. Weekend visitors at Mr Tyler’s were Stapleton Brampton and Edward Tyler Acton. A large crowd attended Rice’s shooting match Saturday. Season’s greetings to all.
Obituary notices recall A G H Luxton former Bank of Hamilton manager who died at Mt. Forest on Monday December 17. Other items report visits by Dr P M Fisher and Mrs Fisher, outings by Clifford Booth and O Mac Hewere in Toronto, improving health of Mrs William King, and Joseph Beaumont in Toronto for a bishop installation. Firefighters responded to a chimney blaze at Fred McCartney’s on John Street. Dr Ernest Hall born Hornby 12 years ago died in Victoria British Columbia. he was son of R S Hall and brother of Mrs John Wrigglesworth and the last of his family.
Rockwood Women's Institute held a large banquet at the Presbyterian Church with husbands and friends present. Toasts honored Our Country and Our Guests, Col. drew spoke on Disarmament, and a program included songs, recitations, and a Santa Claus visit at the Christmas Tree event.
Oakville residents visit Chicago and Toronto area travelers return from Miami for the winter. Mrs Irvine sustains a wrist fracture after slipping on snow and ice on Colborne Street. The Trafalgar unemployed form a new branch of the Workers Association led by P Devenish. News arrives of Geo Kress mother’s death at the Durham homestead after his journey to her bedside.
The Terra Cotta column reports Mrs E Elviss visiting Terra Cotta friends and heading to Grimsby for the winter, Miss Atkinson recovering after tenant removals, locals finding hay-pressing work for Mr Frank Petch in Union, and a Kirkland Lake buyer Mr EB Martin completing a pond project with underground lighting. It notes spring improvements planned for the area, boating water, a Terra Cotta orchestra dance at Glen Williams, travel to England by William Johns and A Dawson, and ongoing real estate deals. The piece closes with holiday wishes to the editor and readers of The Free Press.
Burlington news highlights Mrs Ed Cooper sailing from Halifax to Scotland or visiting relatives, Mr and Mrs W R Leckie attending a funeral in Port Dover, and Senator W A Buchanan visiting friends on the way from Ottawa to Lethbridge. Nominations for town offices are set for December 26 in the Town Hall. Ruth Riddiford regaining eyesight after a badminton accident.
Milton reports illness at home for George Hilyer and names Sam Kenney as arena caretaker. Miss Marjorie McKay of Toronto visits the Walkers. A municipal candidate contest looms as the usual slate forms. William Giles injured at home, nine stitches after a fall. A heavy snow period burdens Milton. Gordon Barnstaple suffers arm injury on Trafalgar farm. Halton Liberal Conservative executive backs J M Mackenzie for Surrogate Court and County Court Clerk. fourteen apply. Appointment due before year end.
Death notice records the passing of Alex C. Campbell formerly of Acton and a lacrosse player known as a hard checker. He died in Los Angeles and his remains were taken to Markham for interment. Francois Albert Gibbons, lifelong resident of the Acton district, died at Churchill home of relatives aged about eighty three. He was a son of John Gibbons, with brother Harry and W Sayers as surviving kin. Funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Sayers with interment at Fairview Cemetery Acton.
Edson Waite explains Pauls Trinity of faith charity and hope placing hope between them as essential for personal resilience. The piece urges readers to use classified ads to solve needs and find opportunities, emphasizing their practicality and value for buying housing rooms cars and trades.
The passage argues money should be an admirable servant not a master. It emphasizes avoiding the belief that wealth equals happiness or justifies harmful deeds. It asserts one should earn a living beyond bare subsistence to aid those in need and uphold principles.
A quirky exchange presents riddles about eggs, rooms, lamps, mirrors, cords, ships and kissing. The humor hinges on phonetic twists and punctuation errors, delivering light pun-based lines and character dialogue.
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