Births and a Death Notice Across Three Ontario Communities
BORN SUSSELLE on December 26 1931 a granddaughter Anne to fr and George H Musselle. MEYERS in Mendota Illinois on December 28 1931 a daughter to Mr and Mrs HE Meyers not Myrtle Young. BUCK Brampton Memorial Hosp December 27 1931 a daughter to Clarence J Buck nee Elisabeth Caldwell of Georgetown. DIED AGNEW at home John Street Acton Ontario December 24 1931 Elizabeth Reesor beloved wife of Joseph Ray Agnew. IN MEMORIAM PORBES in loving memory of Nicholas Porbes who passed December 29 1930. MARY PORBES.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susselle
George H. Musselle
Anne
Meyers
Mendota
Mlinois
Ifr
Mm HE Meyers
Myrtle Young
Buck
Brampton
John Street
Acton
Ontario
Elizabeth Reesor
Joseph
Ray Agnew
Year begins anew in Acton with municipal elections anticipated
The notes recount post holiday mood in Acton with talk of municipal elections in adjacent townships, Christmas displays, and changes as the year starts. Local scenes include St Joseph's Rectory repairs, skating on ponds, and a long running business closure. Suburban updates mix seasonal reflections with civic plans.
Acton Yearly Review Notes 1931 Chronicle
A 1931 year in Acton garlands weekly summaries across July to December. Highlights include baseball wins by Acton over Kilbride Milton Bronte and Oakville. local deaths and obituaries. Beardmore Leathers seeking more factory power. county council grants. school exams and reopens. the Orange Order Twelfth at Milton. various municipal projects and highway plans. and Remembrance Day and Warriors' Day observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
H. P. Maépre
Legion
Kilbride
Milton
Tof
Moore
Oakville
Orange Order
Bronte
Beardmore Leathers Limited
Rockwood
L. ¥. Greenwood
Norval
Coriatte
James O'Neil
Limehouse
John Cowan
Ine Electric Railway
Halton
Misa Susannah Wallace Duassed
Toronto
General Voepital
Ye Iaulta
Beardmore Co
Opera
Y. P. Heagrmn
Walter R. Scott
Guelph
Norman Jarkeon
Erin
T. Bennett Green
New Westminwater
Norton Motors
Hockwood
Geo
County Council
St. Catharines
Acton Council
Acton-Multon
Hand and Legion
GC. N. BK
Mra
T. J. Moore
Matthew Dice
Trafalgar
Acton Twant
Pale
Rodney
United Church Khaiy
Ailes Jean Kennedy
C. N. RR
Chianggerin
Lincoln Goldie
Chas. Davidson
Win. Mion
Aine
WR Norton
J. S. Davidson
Sahoo
Winlton
Graham Lawson
Phos. Georog
Anderson
Loyd Wilfred Cole
Esquesing Council
Acton-Milton
Mia
Win. Sloan
Robert L. Brown
Exquesing
Teachen
Georgetown
Relief Conmilttee
Knox Church
T AL Sawyer
William
McDowel
Eri
Phall
Edith Graves
de . Stewart
Peter Puyo
Wim. Cooper
Joseph Hindley
Everton
Bella A. Gordon
James Mochrie
Counc
Galt
Lssue
Ace High
Auapleen
St. Josephs Rectory
The Power to Think in an Evolving Education
A discussion on the fragility of learned facts and the need for critical thinking. Education reshapes when new discoveries overturn old definitions and theories. The educated must judge knowledge themselves and revise lists of facts accordingly.
Gerard Statements Spark Debate on Prohibition Costs
A U S diplomat James W. Gerard is quoted by the Ontario Promotion Union on U S alcohol spending abroad totaling over a billion dollars. The piece questions his figures and labels him a party to a biased campaign, arguing the numbers conflict with known liquor controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Gerard
United States
Germany
New York
Afens
Mberly
Canada
Gerard
Cuma Fa
Teomer
Onrtario Promoition Union
Confidential secretaries seek high position for women
The article notes that most stenographers are ordinary typists while confidential secretaries to leaders in business, professional, or political fields offer higher rewards. It stresses education refinement and intimate field knowledge as prerequisites for these roles and claims only a small fraction qualify for such positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tits Field
Verse of Rural Life Through Time in 1031 Feature
A dated verse contrasts a century of farm life with fifty years ago. It recalls Parmer at the plow and family labor, then Barmer’s family scenes with schooling and fashion. The text asks for a verse that adequately frames the 1031 feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plano
Gaily
New Year Dance and Old Age Pensions News
New Year's Eve dance at Ryan Auditorhin Guelph features Jean's Night Hawk Orchestra with 0 till 4 hours for couples. Halton County pays 63,321.68 in old age pensions to 321 recipients, with inmates at the House of Refuge receiving 5,025.10. Town reports include post office hours on Christmas morning. A Erin couple marks 25 years of marriage, and a Toronto boy suffers a shotgun accident near Brampton, treated at Peel Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan Auditorhin
Guelph
Jean's
Malton
Halton
House of Refuge
Oak
Ville
William Ryans
Toronto
Brampton
Peel Memorial Hospital
Butterfly cruelty and temper in a cautionary tale
A reader recounts a mother and daughter scene where a girl imprudently kills a butterfly and laments her own temper. The piece ties to a quotation about temper and self control, warning how losing temper harms prospects and character.
Fragmented dialogue on memory and fear involving oyster scene
A garbled exchange shows a character worrying about memory loss and death while another responds with sympathy. The dialogue hints at an oyster related motif and a troubling inner monologue.
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Yorbess
Nicholas Porbes
Mary Porbes
Agulis
St. Joseph's
Yalry Lake
Corpora Hon Pond
James
Hamilton
Hockey Boyz
R. Re
Year End Review
United Church
Halton Educational Association
Hallowe'en
Rhb
Enquosing
Milton Heights
George E. Brown
Port Nelson
Peel
A. Sawyer
John Wilderspin Stally
J. Nicol and Son
Omtario
GET Richsquick
Wallingford
William Ywualnes
George Randolph Chester
Tim MecCay
Singapore
Oe Willan, Powel
Dorin Kenyon
H-Man
George Bancroft
Francia Doe
Robert Ames
M. Pallant
Mili Streey
Jas. R. Cree
Glenwillam LO. Y
Qenwilliams
Wythy
James Box
OM Overt
D. Map Plcott
Joly Fox
George Tugds
Uadyev
Chillipleda
Mierchimint
HE Saurden
Woods
Blythe
Piggst
Parteinter Matthews
Hintatf
Dominion
Actonians
Kilver
W. J. Young
Mra. Young
John Drew
Yaellan Road
Lite Rav
J. Wayzelwood
Kathleen
Douglas
Jean
Katiys Butterelies
Kitty
Barden
Aly
Katie
Mamma
America
Piu
Reeveray Chan
Aimpyg
Walter
Jones
Nelson & CO
Mill Street
W. A. Wilson
Esquesing
Esquesing Township
Orrie Lamb
Mill
Main Streets
Wardlaw & McCaig
Origen
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