Christmas notices and hockey season opener in Acton
Acton community items note New Years services in churches next Sunday and the first Junior hockey match set for Friday night. Several hurt players from the Junior team, including Nob Anderson and Rudolph Kowalski, will miss the opener. Community events include a Christmas tree gathering and local Christmas advertising.
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Acton
Wll
Nob Anderson
Rudolph
Ehics
Milton
Globe
James Adamson’ Wies
Aclan
Booth
Ehner Walters
Grimsby
Chew
Lorne Walters
Fred Hentner
Dawkins
Archie
Tom Pare
Miron
Hamilton
Toronto
Streetsville
Universal Church Folklore and Courtroom Comedy
A fragmented piece depicts a Black community scene with a judge addressing a accused thief named Liam and a puzzled Ham. The excerpt includes dialect filled exchanges about work, umbrellas, and a playful misinterpretation of legal terms as acquittal.
Gregory Theatre Opens in Acton to Packed House
The new Gregory Theatre in Acton opened last evening with a sold crowd praising the renovation. The venue seats 260 with modern equipment including four loudspeakers, two projectors, a new heating and ventilation system, rose velour curtains, and updated interiors.
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Gregory
Acton
Talides
Roeove Mason
Mr. Gregory
Canadian Girl Guides Wish All a Merry Christmas
The First Acton Company of Canadian Girl Guides extends Christmas greetings to all, sharing seasonal cheer and goodwill through their holiday message.
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Acton Company
Hairpin Gift Sparks Disapproval Over Hair Shingling
Randy, engaged to a girl near her nineteenth birthday, witnesses her shingled hair amid a vogue. The Tatler notes friends praise her look, while Sandy laments the fashion as hard on him after purchasing hairpins for her birthday.
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Randy
Tatler
Phiat
Sandy
Moe
Lassie
Acton Trade Sends Fruit to East Africa First to Dark Continent
An order from Growers of Summerland B C for a carload of selected fruit ships via Antifax Nova Scotia to Mombasa British East Africa. The cargo expands Acton district exports and Europe already receives large quantities.
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Canada
East Africa
Ted Growers
Summerland
Okanagan Valey
B. C
Mombasa
British East Africa
Africa
Antifax
Nova Scotia
Okanagan
Europe
Travesty Tale From France Army Story
A popular army tale from France features a black man arguing with a white officer. The exchange includes a defiant retort about identity and rank, with the officer correcting the man who insists he is a general and the man responding with humor and stubbornness.
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France
Butter shipments to Hong Kong secure BC contract
A Hong Kong firm awards a British Columbia creamery a contract to ship 80 boxes of butter monthly. Over the past eight years BC butter has routinely reached Japan markets, indicating growing regional demand.
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Hong Kong
British Columbia
Japan
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Marria
Ter Margaret Helen
Optica Bond
Santa Claus
Dolly Varden
Santa Claw
Erln
Hide
Rastus
Liam
Ham
Gory
Perfort
Girl Guide News
Farmer’s Equipment
Beason
J. W. Barbarree
Ford
Norton Motors
Kenney Bros
Mill Street
Ontario
Pallant
Nelson & CO
Capitol Theatre
Guelph
McMullen
Robert Montgomery
Amun
Andy
Capitol
Joe Cook
Jon
New York
Patterson’s
Acton and District
Trafalgar
Hia
Dundun
Mile
Pontyille
G. Morriss
Dixie
Mitchell
Morris
Agaia
Prattie
Karl Bond
Bond
Kin
Sleeman Brewing Company
Traveley
Canadian Butte
Wong Kong
McLean & Co
Acton, Ontario
THE
Halton Cream and Butter Company Limited
Merry Christmas
W. D. Talbot
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