Sudden Death Notices and Thanks From Acton Community
Sudden death of Ronald McKeern at his late Acton residence RR No 1 on January 4 1845. funeral details at Johnstone and Rumsey Acton with interment at Coningsby Cemetery. Also multiple local expressions of thanks for kindness, cards, flowers and sympathy following deaths and hospital stays including Mrs Geo Smethurt and Gunner GA Smethurt in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Brown
Adabel
Robert O'Hara
Jettera
Geo. A. Smethurt
Melahbor
Gunner GA. Smethurt
Winter storms disrupt travel as schools reopen after holidays
Reading like a local recap, the piece notes schools reopening after Christmas, ongoing winter travel hazards and recurring storms Tuesdays, plus scattered mentions of events and figures such as the Keith Budd Rodeo Troupe and community notes.
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Keith Budd
War Service League
Obituary notices for John Mason Ware and Elizabeth Wieck
Two obituary notices describe John Mason Ware of Campbelville, formerly Yorkshire, leaving a wife Annie and children Thomas Bert Marlo, with brothers Vert, George, and siblings in England. The second notice reports the death of Elizabeth Wieck of Kitchener aged 84, wife of William Wieck, with children Helen and George, among survivors, funeral at Mount Hope Cemetery.
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John Mason
John Mason Ware
SU Joseph's Hospital
Hamilton
Ware
Carpeda
Yorkshire
England
Milton
Ihe
Campbellylle
Annie
Stall “Ware
Thomas
Acton
Bert
Campbellville
Marlo
Mee & W. Hayley
Lambton Mills
Alvert
Rockwood
George
Toronto
Wiliam Wieck
Inwa
Kitchener
Yaome
Helen J. Names
George Cook
London
Ont
W. G. Britton
A. F. Bette
Gladys
Granccildren
Overseas Mail Letters From a War Service League Parcel Return
A letter from HMCS Unganda sailors thanks the War Service League for a helpful parcel. The writer notes reading Canadian papers, mentions shipboard life, leave to London, bomb damage in Scotland, and war weariness as the year ends.
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Mave
Ther
Jack Lovelock
Statpant
Guelph
John Emercan
Snape
Ave Morgan Brothers
Unganda
Acton
Charleston
D. C
Conkles
National League
Maple Leaf Gardens
London
Pescp
Nes ' Land
Scotland
Centenarian Twins Celebrate 100th Birthday in Glasgow
Daniel and Nel MacKinnon of Glasgow celebrate their 100th birthday together. The twins, long residents of the area, mark a century of life with family and friends in this heartfelt local milestone.
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Glasgow
MacKinnon
Daniel
Nel
Leftover holiday ideas from a home cook’s pantry
A readably dated kitchen column offers recipes to transform leftovers into meals and desserts. It features soups from scraps, casseroles with rice and eggs, a baked pudding with prunes, a gelatin salad, and fruit desserts with simple pantry staples. It preserves a period voice and practical tips for reducing waste.
Twenty Years Ago From the Share of the Free Press
A January 1975 column notes New Year events at Knobs Church and local civic life. It mentions a Christmas Eve gathering, a town calendar mounted on a brick wall, and routine registrations from births, marriages, and deaths recorded by Town Clerk Farmer.
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Knobs
Limehouse
Jean
Envie
Mar‘riages
Christmas Messages From War Service League Members Reach Front
Readers learn of Christmas cards and letters sent by War Service League members and troops in Holland and elsewhere. Messages praise the League’s work, thank senders for parcels and Cigarettes, describe hardship, weather, and shelter in hay mows, and express hope for homecoming and continued support.
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Amaber
Artan
Jah
Ty Uae
War Service League
Allgraph
Jetter
Cee
teeSgt
Atari
Cain
Peereey
Holland
VanWyck
Oseur
Hum
Canada prospects amid wartime urged growth and education
Premier Drew outlines Canada's path after victory stressing opportunities and national resolve. Junior farmers from eastern Ontario attend a Kempville conference led by Dr F. E. Reaman on rural education and agri education calls for stronger teaching in normal schools and broader technical grants.
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Ontario
Kempville
Ont
FE. Reaman
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Watson Ho Porter
London
Canada
Ontmbria Seondary School Teachers Federation
Toronto
Education Department
Certified Seed Potato Packaging Regulations Update
A notice describes new rules allowing approved firms to repackage certified seed potatoes into 0 or 2 pound packages with labels listing item name variety grade and certificate number. Labels must follow exact wording and accurate records kept. applications available from the Chief Plant Protection Division Dominion Department of Agriculture Ottawa or district seed potato inspectors.
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Dominian Department of Agriculture
Daninion Department of Agrivations
Ottawa
Boys band program buys instruments to support teens
A city program funds a boys club in London by purchasing instruments worth 8000 dollars to keep youths out of trouble. Five boys join the band as part of the effort, with plans to form or expand a music group in the community.
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London
Price Rere
Pr Houseblakeaiy Rm
Time Tables for Going West Demily Georgetown and Guelph
Daily schedules show service to Georgetown and Guelph with varying daily patterns. Times listed include afternoon and evening departures such as 2:29 pm 7:48 pm 12:08 am and 1:24 pm among others, with restrictions on Sundays Saturdays and Sundays.
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Going West Demily
Georgetown
Sun
Guelph
Gray Coach Lines Schedule Fragments
Partial timetable shows Weethound to London Sundays holidays only and daily service to Guelph. Includes connections to Kitchener Stratford and schedule notes unclear due to damaged OCR.
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London
Guelph
Kitchener
Suntes
Stratford
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Gray Coach Lines
Acton Tasthsund
W. Y. Bee
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