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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Feb 04, 1932

Page

8

Obituaries and Birth Notices From Late January Early February 1932

Fragmented notices report births in Clifton Hospital to Mr and Mrs Pred Bell of Goderloh. Other items recall deaths of Hugh Panith and John McDougall with locations in Brampton Chinguacousy Trafalgar and Acton. William John Campbell of Guelph General Hospital is named with funeral details to follow at Lot 14 Ling Township.

Beli Clifton’ Hospital Pred Bell Goderloh Brampton McDougall Ponteanltis East John ‘McDougall Fesidende Tauniding Highway Trafalgar Ann Polly Helston George ‘Bing Hetald Bower Avenue Acton Joseph” Holmes Eee Oatainmlt Guelph General Hospital William.John. Campbell Gennie Brydon Ling Atardey Patrview

Winter notes and local events in Acton Georgetown area

February brings winter talk with hints of soft water and lingering snow. Local items report a small fire at Arthur Herbert’s Georgetown home due to overheated pipes, several hockey games in Acton Arena, and a successful farm sale by John Donnell with cows selling up to $70. The provincial government is urged to save highway maintenance costs.

Arthur Herbert Georgetown

Experience as a handicap and a learned drive to grow

The piece argues experience can hinder when it breeds arrogance and stifles learning. It cites a magazine editor who rejected a once prolific contributor after fame, noting experience should instead spur continued progress and willingness to learn.

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Obituary highlights for Acton district residents

The death notices recall McCaugherty, Miss Manson and Julia Ann, with extended tributes to their families. Joseph Holmes, longtime Nassagaweya and Acton resident, dies at 77. survivors include wife Margaret and six children. funeral held at Knox Church Acton with many attending from area communities.

Thoreday Misa" Bella Mankon Wills- Manson Buffalo David Adamson Catharines R. Ellarby Neilson P.-C-Peter “Gunn Ghax Pars Gunn Bannerman Call Toronto Wms-Bouglas Catherine McPhedran Millard Guelph R- Adamson Hamilton Douglas Milton Leslie Hornby J.B Mackenzie Georgetown D. W McArthur Alex. Joe M. Job Hu Sayers James Sprowl John Frank

Never Too Busy to Help

A reflective piece on people who give time to others despite忙忙 busy lives. It cites family members and coworkers who coach, tutor, or answer questions, emphasizing their willingness to help and their resistance to being deprived of the joy of assisting others.

On the Wrong Track Toward Happiness

The piece argues many find happiness by being content rather than by acquiring things. It notes bed-ridden invalids and cripples who radiate cheer and that poverty cannot destroy it. The message stresses true happiness comes from being, not getting, and that most chase the wrong track.

City pride and advertising drive growth in small towns

Editor Edson R. Watte Bhawnes argues advertising makes citizens civic minded and fosters a sense of ownership in the city. He says chambers of commerce and merchant groups must unite for progress, as individual effort rarely suffices. When leading citizens unite, towns become city conscious and decisive.

Cleveland Bowle Register Citizert

Demand Exceeds Supply Quip Sparks Tax Jibe

A street speaker in a lively corner scene waves his arms as he proclaims trade is dead. A small man from the crowd quips that demand exceeding supply occurs with income tax demands, eliciting laughter and a moment of civic wit.

Ontario Motor Coach Time Tables Coordinate Through Officials

The Ontario motor coach system coordinates schedules on fourteen principal lines to allow through travel with fewer stops. A H Foster of the Ontario Association of Motor Coach Operators says the plan eliminates delays and is developed with the Ontario Department of Highways. A joint timetable will soon be available, and common terminals will ease transfers at Toronto and other hubs.

A H. Foster Ontario Association ‘of Ontario Department Schiedilles Trav Hawkesbury Ottawa Penetanguishene Bayeda Toronto Montreal Detroit Chicago Ontario Hamilton Highways Department Department of Highways King’s Highway

Bread Respect Turns Law In Spain Story

A traveler describes Spain’s bread reverence and a police incident in Barcelona where a boy is fined for discarding bread. The officer instructs him to kiss the loaf and lay it for dogs to eat, preventing waste as a sacred food is preserved.

Spain Barcelona

League of Nations Faces Billing Gaps with Arrears

The League of Nations struggles to collect dues as over 30 countries fall behind. China and Peru are eight years in arrears, prompting appeals for renewed payments and compliance.

League of Nations China Peru

William Wrigley Jr A Chicago Magnate Aided Toronto Financing

The Buffalo Courier lauds William Wrigley Jr for shaping merchandising and advertising earning global influence. It credits his methods with driving a national and world order in law and commerce and notes his vast fortune and legacy in the Wrigley building and Cubs ownership as signs of his genius and power.

Wiliam Wrigley, Jr Toronto Buffalo” Courier Wrigley Courier Bays Wrigley Building Chicago National League Baseball Club

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