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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 22, 1934
Page
5
A stream of visitors and residents from Toronto and nearby towns spent the weekend in Acton and surrounding communities. Notable names include Doris Maddock and Ruby Clark with Mr Boyd Clark, Mrs J Wallace, Alma Conway, and Dr and Mrs Henderson. Marjorie Nelson underwent an appendicitis operation at Se Hospital and is reported progressing well.
Dominion Department of Fisheries officers use seaplanes in British Columbia to inspect salmon spawning grounds. Planes uncover whether eggs are well seeded and if extra conservation steps are needed. Remote areas are accessed by air to save time and labor in monitoring stocks.
The Ottawa briefing notes Canada's 1934 35 crop export quota could reach about 260 million bushels, up from 200 million. It bases the estimate on 1931 32 33 average area sown and yield, reduced by 15 percent for acreage and domestic use. a rise would depend on global wheat trends.
Vague, garbled lines describe heartbreak and a man in distress with broken bones and leaking suitcase, tears, and disbelief. The text appears as broken speech and partial phrases, lacking clear names or places.
Sarah Collins of Linwood died Sunday after a stroke in front of her home. She was 14 and survived by two sons, four grandchildren, and a brother. Burial followed in Woodland Cemetery after services in Kitchener. Jane Hyndman, pioneer Erin farmer, died in Grace Hospital Toronto from fall complications. He was born in Scotland and returned to farm in Erin Township then Montana before retiring with kin in North York. He would have turned 88 next month and is survived by a brother in Montana and a sister in North York.
Mrs. Jane Pinkney, formerly Jane Taylor Smith, died Sunday at her son Albert E. Pinkney’s home R R No 5 Guelph aged about eighty seven. Born in Caledon she was the last of ten children. Survived by four sons Albert John William and David and one daughter Mrs. D C Stewart. Funeral held Wednesday at 2 30 from A E Pinkney’s home to Mount Pleasant Cemetery Nichol Township.
The passage advises sharing only uplifting thoughts and avoiding gloomy talk. It urges burning harsh words, fostering cheer, hope, and courage, and restraining expressions that sap ambition or defeat others. It emphasizes the social value of positive speech.
The Inquiring One asks about contagion while The Lazy One reports the doctor attributes the condition to overwork and hopes nothing contagious. The exchange hints at concern and reassurance about health and transmission.
The Gregory Theatre showcases romance and mystery features including Heather Angel and Norman Foster in a ditrigue filled program. Bing Crosby appears in Just an Echo a comedy. A cartoon Wild lephinks runs and a Dr Bull drama stars Barbara Stan in a mixed bill for Saturday February 24.
The meeting featured disputes over arena funding and council input on costs. Reeve Thetford faced removal after opposing motions as commissioners debated fire hydrant responsibility and truck repairs, with Norton Motors likely chosen for immediate work.
The Canadian Pioneer Proposes a new land policy derived from the Pioneer Committee findings. It critiques old homestead and land and development company practices, notes changing attitudes toward land ownership and tenancy, and suggests a more rational approach as the agricultural boom approaches.
The Dominion Poultry Husbandman notes Canada's dressed poultry exports to the United Kingdom peaked in 1928 at 182 224 pounds and rose to 1 096 369 pounds in 1932 with a trial turkey shipment. Egg shipments peaked in 1923 at 833 230 dozens, dropping to 24 720 dozens in 1932. Overall UK imports of dead poultry and eggs totaled 665 453 cwt and 25 925 201 dozens in shell in 1931.
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