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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 17, 1938
Page
8
An obituary fragment notes a funeral will be held for a former Acton Ontario resident on a Thursday in January with interment to follow. The text mentions a location at the end of the bulletin and references a date in February and a caday transcription error.
Various local notes report on planned opening of the Ontario Legislature next Tuesday, weather cautions, sports, and community events including a church social and hockey games.
A.Y.P.A. members staged two short plays There’s One Born Every Minute and Lovers Expand on Tuesday. Cast included Do Poottit Alice Gibbons Annie Marshall Lasby Meltom Harris Rod Pootut Anne Holmes Garton Gbbins and two youths Daisy and Harold in comic misadventures.
RJ Kerr presents a sequence of auction notices listing sales by William J Bowman in Esquesing near 15 fifth Line for farm property, by David Herrin in Bramoss Township north of Rockwood for farm stock and implements, by Kingsbury Brothers in Rockwood for farm stock and implements, and by F J Prupatrick in March with assorted farm goods.
The Acton seed fair promotes seed sales with exhibitors required to hold seed for sale. J. A. Carroll and J. D. Smith praise the show as a practical event in Ontario agriculture. The program includes Junior Partner Competitions in Grain Fruit and Vegetables and Cream Grading, with talks on soil fertility by Ontario Agricultural College professors Geongs B. Raithby and N. Ruhnke. The organizing committee lists J. E. Pearen as president, with A. E. Woodley and Frank Petch as vice presidents, J. E. Whitelock as secretary treasurer, and G. W. Murray W. A. Wilson A. Swackhamer Ewin Harrop T. J. Brownridge Ernest Readhead as members.
David Howard aged 13 of Fergus sustained a head cut when two cars driven by Calvin Gloan of Guelph and Grenville Letty of Meadowvale collided in heavy mist on No 2 Highway near Georgetown Saturday night. He walked home with Sloan after treatment. Chief W G Marshall investigated.
A Toronto owned car driven by Malvern Herbert and Edward Simpson wrecked after hitting a Hydro pole on Middle Road between Sixth and Seventh lines in Trafalgar Township. Passenger Leona McCleod was thrown through the windshield and taken to hospital for observation. both men suffered minor injuries. Official J C Massingham found the pavement not slippery.
Halton tomato growers express unanimous approval for a proposed processing marketing scheme. After a Nelson Township Hall meeting with about 75 growers, a canvassing committee was appointed and returns are nearly complete. No disapproval has been voiced by any grower. Similar sentiment is reported from other sections of the province by Wm Newman of the Palm Products Control Board.
Universal film 100 Men and a Girl stars Deanna Durbin with Leopold Stokowski in a musical comedy drama. Durbin enchants audiences with singing and charm in Acton like her radio triumphs, while Stokowski showcases a new method of reproducing music for the screen.
The notices report the deaths of James Wansbrough known as Jim and Dr J L H Wilson. Wansbrough, longtime chief ticket clerk at Union Station Toronto, dies in Toronto after forty years service. he belonged to the Loyal Orange Order and High Park United Church. Dr Wilson of Armada Michigan, native of Nassagaweya, dies after brief illness in Romeo Michigan, aged seventy, leaving a dental practice in Armada and a family in Michigan and Ontario. Funeral details outline interment at Ebenezer Cemetery and memorial tributes from relatives and local groups.
Henry Denny and Jennie Salen attended the funeral along with Astén Agricultural Society members Mrs Ree Mr and Mrs Alex Interment at Pullview. Pallal Association representatives with Wr Kerr were present. Mr J A Carroll Superintendent of Agricultural Society and Mr W J Till retiring President joined officers and directors of Acton Erin Pairs.
Motorists are warned about two common skid types the brake skid and the slippery pavement skid. Recognize, prevent, and correct via cautious driving straight steering and controlled speed. brake skids demand professional adjustment to avoid dangerous pulling on the steering wheel.
A rejected suitor pleads for Diana to love him, but she quips she cannot. He declares the situation grim, stating she is too old to learn romance.
A 1938 Alberta letter blends humor about a mountain goat mishap with a serious plea for blood tests in drunk driving cases. It contrasts a hospital stay after a gas explosion with a reader's tale and cites Ontario authorities urging objective alcohol testing to prevent wrongful convictions and better protect the public.
A fragment sketches a misheard telephone exchange with a Cockney caller and a stranger. The dialogue hints at confusion over origin and response, capturing a humorous urban cadence.
The Lakeside Chapter LODE hosted a Valentine party in the MOA social room Monday night with an old fashioned hat parade as the main feature. Attendees brought gifts and a musical scramble followed, with an exaggerated lunch report recapping events and prizes.
Boston Bruins centre Milton Schmidt, a key member of the kid line, wears a specially designed jaw guard in a game from months ago. The piece includes the team mascot dog in the shot, reflecting team spirit and a light note on the Bruins’ season.
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