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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 15, 1934
Page
4
Reports say a shooting occurred at the Erin schoolhouse Friday evening. A resident named Hitchcock was wounded as the gunman opened fire near the fanth of the building. Authorities continue investigations into the motive and assailant.
The Rockwood Horticultural Society met at Mrs O W Hortop's home with Mr Thomas G Hutchinson presiding. Elections were pending as George H Bearen cannot serve. new officers and directors were chosen for 1934-35 and delegates named for the Toronto convention.
The Bannockburn Bustlers Club held a Friday Valentine social with an evening of dancing and socializing for members.
The Young People's Bodietics of the different churches held a successful abating party in the rink last Wednesday night. The group gathered in the basement of the Presbyterian Church and spent an hour together. We extend sympathy to Mr Peter McLaren on the sudden death of his wife early Saturday morning. Mr and Mrs Bred Oakes of Eramosa spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs L W Cheyne.
Mr Goodson regained mobility after an illness as Mr and Mrs James McBride hosted a February 9 party drawing a large crowd despite the cold. St Johns J A Y P B A held a Valentine social at Orange Hall with Limehouse boys providing music. The Women Institute met at Mrs Hume Curries home on Tuesday.
Miss Marion McKay of Toronto visited her parents the McKays this week. Sidney Young, a well known townsman, died at his home last night. A carnival opened the season with skaters and spectators at the Arena last Thursday. United Church services Sunday were a success with choir and Sunday School music. The pastor spoke on Foundations of Destiny. Council passed a resolution to urge the Dominion Government to build a new Post Office and customs facility in Georgetown.
Churchill's Young People's Society hosted a Wednesday social with games a hymn reading and performances led by Rev Mr Step. Ward Graff Autrey McArthur Isabel Swackhamer Edith Ware Roy Warne and others performed and lunch followed.
Everton mourns the sudden death of William Everett in his seventy seventh year a longtime Disciples of Christ member and staunch Conservative. The funeral from his Everton home drew a large crowd despite cold roads Rev J P McLeod officiated at service and grave. Survived by widow Rachel Grindell pallbearers included Duncan MacPhedran Rent Thompson and John Grindel among others from nearby communities.
Acton residents visited Mrs. Gray and Mr Sherlock Foreman in Toronto where he attends university. Mrs Binnie sustained a fractured ankle after a fall at home and will be indisposed for a long time. Archibald McMillan Jr. died February 6 1934 in Erin. Clarg Ruse suffered severe chest injuries including fractured ribs and possible lung rupture after being crushed near a gravel pit south of Orangeville. Russell Mong and workers were removing sand for pavement when the accident occurred.
The January report lists students with 60 percent and higher in Limehouse, naming Devereaux Johnson Stephenson and others. It notes illness, a sick granddaughter from Georgetown, extreme cold freezing water pipes, muskrat damage, and water supply troubles. Residents hope for mild weather as ice and wood piles decrease. blizzard dampened travel but roads reopened. local events include church meetings, a small orchestra, and visitors from nearby towns.
Milton town council reappointed Chas Jones as Assessor for 1934. The Men's Federation of Halton County was entertained in Milton on Friday. Milton Jan relief expenditure totaled 1,550 dollars. Engaged: May H. Witmer to Norman Price of Toronto, wedding planned late February. Rev E O Seymour of St John’s United Oakville accepts call to Central United Woodstock. successor likely Rev J W Migwood. Kilbride house of EB Marcy burned due to overheated stove pipe. fire fought amid high wind and water shortage. lower part saved.
About $75 was raised for the Welfare Board from a Lions Club card party. Captain W. Riddiford gave an illustrated Italy lecture at Beamsville Baptist Church last Thursday. Denton Massey and the York Bible Class plan a Burlington class session soon. A Women's Institute euchre party was held at Mrs J Wallmsley’s home on Brant Street. Rex Hume’s Sage theatre party yielded around 500 cans for the Welfare Board to distribute. Residents complain of a dog nuisance and urge authorities to act.
A Dominion Fisheries cookery guide outlines a simple method for oven poaching fish fillets. Use 1 to 2 pounds of fillets in an oven dish with salt pepper lemon rind and butter, bake in a medium oven for 15 to 20 minutes until tender and flavorful.
Despatch from Lacordaire Saskatchewan describes farmers in a southern border district building telephone radio and light networks using barbed wire fences and 10 year old cars. Fifty miles of line now serve 30 farms assisted by wind driven generators and car batteries. Some homes wired with loudspeakers receive radio programs directly.
A youth who found his education incomplete and manners crude after a family visit chose withdrawal and decline. The text argues dissatisfaction drives progress, urging reading and study, and warns that complacency reflects weakness while courage turns discontent into growth.
A Thackeray quote condemns forgetting old friends to chase higher status, labeling the act as snobbery and moral failing. The remark urges loyalty to longtime companions despite social climbing.
Oakville residents attend the silver wedding of G F P Skinner in Port Credit with about a hundred guests. Mrs W T Merry returns from Boston with son Herbert bound for Europe to study buying systems for Canadian stores. Reeve Morden travels with granddaughter Joan Shaw to visit sister Mrs C W Menilley in Minneapolis in poor health. Fire at Jas Lightfoot residence in Clarkson gutted interior. Chief Hillmer and freemen assist with Port Credit brigade and Clarkson water supply. Lunan family departs for Florida on two month vacation, one week at Daytona Beach then Miami. George Poyter, 50, injured at railway bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek, shows satisfactory recovery. Eight Oakville men return from northern road construction camps. Working Men's Association claims they were fired to make way for unemployed locals.
Dominion seed service records explain that plant breeders, mostly employed by federal and provincial bodies, select and breed desirable varieties. Elite seed quantities are limited, and farmers must obtain fresh seed from breeders periodically. A certification system ensures purity, admitting only superior quality grain and approved varieties for bulk commerce.
The article surveys Britain's spa heritage from Roman Bath to Buxton Harrogate and Leamington Harrogate’s wells were found by Captain Slingsby around 1570 Leamington’s curative waters were known about 180 years earlier Baron Craigmyre laments a modern disease of nationalism and calls for a greater shared purpose.
Religious services schedule lists 11.00 a.m. The Minister on Elijah the Prophet of Fire and 7.00 p.m. The Minister on what's Wrong in Gambling with Sunday School and Bible study at noon and Monday evening 7.30 p.m. Young People's meeting led by Mr A M McKeown Congregation welcomed everyone.
A church notice announces Reverend L. Bennie MA serving as minister at Knox Church Acton with manse on Willow Street and details of assignment for parishioners.
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