Acton News Briefs: Council presents watch and local notes
Twenty years ago readers received 10 606 volumes from Acton Free Literary with an increase of 3 085 from prior year. Gunner A M Smith received a gold watch after New Year’s reception. Acton Council 1938 includes Reeve George Hynds and Councillors. Nassaga reelection saw Jas W Moffat win by 81 votes. Local leases and military appointments noted. National Day of Prayer observed in Acton churches. Born in Pittsburg a daughter born to Rev J W and Mrs McLeod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Free Literary
Gunner A. M. &Mith
Acton
George Hynds
D. A. Henderson
W. R. Kenney
D.woodhall
George Barber
Books That Matter at Lake Couchiching Meeting
The piece reviews papers from the Couchiching Conference raising East Asian policy, race questions, and Canadian affairs. It highlights Tagore’s lecture in Tokio, Wilson’s League, and Canadian voices from Quebec and Ontario. Notable figures include Hans Simons Lord Eustace Percy Leighton Richards and Sir Robert Falconer.
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Rabindrath Tagore
Tokio
Japan
Asia
League of Nations
West
Vernaillea
Canada
Lake Couchiching
Hans Simons
Lord Eustace Percy
Eustace Percy
United Kingdom
Far East
Simons
Leighton Richards
Leon Mercer Gouin
Quebec
Couchiching
Dr. Dafoe
Winnipeg
Mr. Strange
Robert Falconer
Canadian Institue
Tiny Hero Rewarded in Transylvanian Cross Fetch
In Rungery a boy named Pista Toth, aged years old, aided his disabled father and mother by traveling to Kolosvar. He joined a cross retrieval at the river where volunteers risked the ice and a reward was given to the successful rescuer. He waited all night and finally received money and a triumphant return home.
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Little Pista Toth
Rungery
Kolosvar
Transylvania
Mita Toth
Plaza Toth
The Difference Teacher and Pupil Exchange A Riddle
A classroom scene features a teacher asking for 4 minus 36 and a pupil dismissing the question with a shrug. The humor centers on misapplied arithmetic and student indifference in a brief exchange.
Reminiscences on Main Street Farm and Local Pioneers
In a new year reminiscence the author recalls the Main Street farm between the Manse and the lower acreage where an early cottage stood. He notes McDonald sisters, later tenants, and a fire that destroyed the house. He tells of James Bell and family on the James Bell farm, John F. Robertson famed for Horned Dorset sheep and Yorkshire hogs, and their move to Guelph.
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McDonald
James Bell
W. A. Stewart
John FP. Robertson
Bella
William Dell
Mell
Station Hotel
Samuel Lasby
Oliver Lasty,Jr
Pilkington
Blora
Nicklina
Matthews
Swans
Moorea
Wellington County
Mr. Dell
Port Credit
James Hyde
Thomas Elliott
Ith Acton
Alwayes
B. & E. Nickiin
Doll
Reverence as Joy and Power in Life
A reflective piece extols reverence as the core joy and force in life. It urges humility before God and others, warning against pride and false humility, and advises contentment with low status while striving to be truthful and selfless in service.
Cancer of the Skin A Campaign Against Ignorance
The article explains skin cancer types rodent ulcer and epitheloma, caused by sun exposure and pigment loss. It notes common sites on the face hands and ears, the danger of neglect, and stresses recognizing early signs and seeking treatment to prevent fatal outcomes.
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Nicera
Perce Bird Sanctuary Draws Tourists Despite Whistle Ban
The Perce Bonaventure Island sanctuary in Quebec attracts thousands of visitors for close views of gannets and other seabirds. Disturbance is discouraged. ships and rail travel provide access, with 22,000 visitors taking the trip this year to see the nesting birds along Bonaventure Island and Perce Rock.
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Sal Cuary
Perce
Gaspe Peninsula
Quebec
Chia
Bird City
Bonaventure Island
Perce Rock
How to Make Tea for Full Flavor
A guide urges using fresh cold water only and boiling it in the kettle. Warm the teapot, add one teaspoon of tea per cup, then a steadiest pour from the kettle. Let the tea steep two minutes under a cover before serving.
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Julia. Knight
Freus the Isue
McLeod
Pittsburg, Pa
Rev
J. W
TINY
Renin
St. John Adcock
Jack" Robertson
Ray, Fenner
James Breen
Robertson
Guelph
Miss Elliott
George Elliott
Wm. Bracken
William Mullin
Squaws
Papoear
Kennedy
Lambton County
John Brown
Tarlo Brown
Mr. Brown
Mulvon
Tbn Saud
King George
Ton Saud
Saudi Arabia
Benito Mussolini
George VI
Near East
MUJGGS_AND
Skeeter
Cordia
Wally Bisho
Rusade
J. W. B. McCullough, M.D
D.P
Oceaners
The
Free Press
Maclean's
National Home Monthly
Gun Pictorial Review
Tyr
Genveme
Gime
Tyrs
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