Christmas Homecoming Roundup Across Acton and Area
Numerous residents and visitors returned home for Christmas and the holidays. Names include Nellia Hall Irene Dunn Mer George Jiggins of Aurora Mer Melvin Drone Hamilton Olive Cooper Jellico Eugene McPherson Ivan Kirkness Port Sidney Donald McDougall Toronto Anne MacDonald Waterloo Harold Kennedy Detroit Mildred Hollinger Grand Valley I Morley Welland Flora Gay ers Hamilton Helen Barber Stratford Thomas Kilty Toronto Kannawin family Arnold family Laird McDonald Georgetown Stanley Coy Galt Guelph Toronto Kingston Acton friends and relatives were hosts or guests for the season with travel and gatherings noted across multiple towns.
Canada Shipping Eels Exports and War Remembrance Echo
Over 100000 pounds of eels are exported yearly from Canada mainly to Germany and the United States with sources along the lower St Lawrence and Atlantic. The Canadian Government issued 544129 radio licenses from April to September 1932, about one per eighteen people. A ship carried sound cinema on its Australasian run marking Vancouver’s first film-equipped voyage. China’s first woman barrister Mrs Lo Soon Kim Teo sailed aboard the Empress of Russia from Vancouver. Canada’s appetite for Italian foods grows as factory output in 1931 rose to 20811423 pounds from 16819626 in 1930. A Parliament tablet recalls Canada’s war losses: 628642 served, 60661 died. Remembrance Day notes also salute hunting near Matagama Ontario with moose and deer taken within licenses. A free Montreal scholarship at Ecole Polytechnique was awarded to J P Lecavalier, son of Ephrem Lecavalier. The Canadian Pacific Railway offers low rate return trips through Remembrance Day into Christmas and New Year periods.
Feeding Poultry In Crates How Long How To What To Feed
Ottawa agriculture officials detail crate feeding for poultry focusing on how long to feed, how to feed, and what to feed. They note three weeks to a few weeks as typical, with variation by bird and market, and emphasize Milk Fed grades, ground grains, palatability, and wet feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Poultry Division
Experimental ‘Farms
Dominion “Department of Agriculture
Traffic Officer and Lady Driver Exchange Quip
A playful exchange features a traffic officer challenging urgency and a witty reply from a lady driver praising the officer’s appearance. The humorous moment captures street interactions and local color.
Toronto Commodity Prices And Live Stock Report
Quotations to shippers cover creamery products hides wool hay straw and grain from Toronto boards. Wholesale fruit prices list McIntosh Delawares and pears with Ontario and Atlantic potatoes and current live stock prices note steers heifers bulls and veal with varied grade ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
New
Prince Edward
New Brunswick
THAT HUDDLE Girl Recalls Repeating Story At Football Game
A spectator watches a football game and comments on a huddle while hoping a man named Bill will not repeat a personal story from the previous night. The scene mixes sports detail with a personal reminder about manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Canadian Honey Producers Win Eleven Prizes at Imperial Show
Reports from the Dominion Fruit Branch highlight Canadian exhibitors winning eleven honey prizes at the Imperial Fruit Show in Birmingham England. The event ran October 21 to 29 and yielded one first prize, six second prizes and four third prizes for Canadian honey producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominomn Fruit
Canada
Bingley Hall
Birmingham
England
Local hockey notes mix with Royal City entry and Acton clash
The Burlington Gazette reports on upcoming hockey matchups and relocations. Acton travels to the city on Friday January 13 while Burlington prepares to face Milton with Dr Deans and Nels Seibert refereeing the pairs and weather looming over next week’s hockey plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toway
Burlington
Acton
Burlington Gazette
Royal City
Avera
Elora
Guelph
Dr. Deans
Oakville
Nels. Seibert
Kitchener
Harkia
Farrell
Grimsby
Dialogue Snippet Shows Lovers Introductions
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mrs A I and Mrs B discuss marital disagreements while Country Girl introduces her fiancé Mr Heffelwaite to Mr Dribbel. The postmaster comments on the handsome letter writer and the scene highlights witty courtship banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dribbel
Mr.Heffelwaite
Mr. Heffelwaite
Heck
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nellia Hall
Irene Dunn
Mer
George Jiggins
Aurora
Mir
Melvin Drone
Hamilton
Olive Cooper
Jellico
Eugene McPherson
Ivan Kirkness
Port Sidney
Donald
McDougall
Anne MacDonald
Waterloo
Harold Kennedy
Detroit
Mildred Hollinger
Grand Valley
Miss I. Morley
Welland
Flora Gayers
Helen Barber
Stratford
Mr. Thos. Kilty
Mrs. A. Kannawin
Tororonto
B. G. Arnold
Beverley
Georgetown
Mrs. Laird McDonald
Stanley Coy
Galt
G. H. Brown
E. H. Vincent
Bille
Ruby Clark
Russell
Acton Itechie
Kaley
Gloria
Barrie
Waverly, N. Y
Stanley Cripps
8. Bigley
Hilsburg
Chas. Thompson
Verlen
Havelock
J. Elvin Gamble
University of Toronto
W. Mino
Wilma White
Eden Mills
Lome Walters
Cora White
Norman Wilds
Babe
Vineland
Jas. Dobbie
Donald van Norman
Gil_Lants
Albert Holland
Doris McDonald
H. F. Mowat
Jessie Mowat
Dundas
Alma Conway
MRC
A. Conway
Margaret Williamson
Mrs. A. Young
Kenneth Currie
Gervais
J. L. Warren
Fred Warren
John Wood
Helen McDonald
Margaret Macdonald
Marley Brignall and Family
Psent
Jas. H. Reed
Melbourne Overholt
R. L. Johnston
Laura K.reld
Willam HH. Miller
Myr
FP. E. Browning
Ettle ‘Dilly
Norman ‘Masales
Garvin Masales
R. E- Garvin
Robert Garvin
Margaret Garvin
Oral Chalmers
Guelph Hospital
W. B. Rumley
Joan
William ‘Johnstone
F. A. McLean
Weston
H. 8. Nicklin
Mary
Charles Selwood
Toronto University
Aoe. Nicklin
Winnifred Reid
Orangeville
Marjorie Reid
Nurgen-Training
R. H. Reid
J. L. Kenney
Barbara
Telford Kenney
John Kenney
H. Davis
Mitchell
Florence Holmes
Leonard and
Francis
Jos. Holmes
Bower Avenue
Harry ‘Noble
G. W. ‘Warner and Lloyd
Hubert MacPherson
Edna . Snyder
Archie MacPherson
Germany
United States
Lower
St. Lawrence River
Atlantic
Government Radio Branch
Dominion
R. M. S. Aorangi
Vancouver
China
Lo Soon Kim Teo
Soon
Hong Kong
Bates
Matagama
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sudbury
U. S
L’ecole Polytechnique
University of Montreal
J. P. Lecavalier
Ephrem Lecavalier
Mile End
Ihe
Emera
Railway
Chicago
Montreal
Hearts of Humanity
Abie
Jean Hersholt
Lee Tracey
Epox News
Big Timber
Qfarie Dreabler
Toronto Board of Trade
Bay
Manitoba
Savarvaga
M. Edwards & Co. Bakers
Return of Bull-Dog Drummond
Kismet
Kenya
Fuller
Charles A. Seltzer
Walter C. Brown
Harold
Bell ‘Wright
Joseph.c. Lincoln Grace Livingston Hill
Florence Riddell
James Oliver Curwood
Carolyn Wells
Emilie Loring
Rex Beach
A. T. Brown
Glassco’s
Jani
Carroll
Rowntree’s Elect
Pineapple Singapore
Tai'tin
Frankford
Mill Street
Carole Special
Smi
Bels
Med
Carroll’s
Scherries
Carroll's Old Cheese
Carroll's Breakfast Ibacon Ib
Bologna
Sunkist
Acton, Ontario
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