Annual Venison Dinner Highlighted by Acton Legion Event
The Acton Branch of the Legion held its annual venison dinner with an entertainment program featuring an orchestra including Spielvogel Agnew Landsborough Mason Stapleton Salt and a sextette led by Salt. Performers Mann Kirkness Benson Burton Coles Marselle Scotty Burton Fount and Mr Fount from Toronto delivered solos and monologues that enhanced the evening, marking it as one of the finest such functions in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lear
Messis Spielvogel
Ray Agnew
Chas. Landsborough
A. Mason
O. Stapleton
F. Salt
Messrs
A. Mann
Chas. Kirkness
W. Benson
Wm. Burton
Fred Coles
Geo. Marselle
Tommy
Scotty Burton
Ann Folk
Loch Lomond
Mrr
Geo. Fount
Toronto
Actonson
New Link on Bower Avenue To Open This Week
Rural deliveries delayed by snow blocks last week. Acton 1942 vital stats show 33 births 26 marriages 22 deaths. Mr and Mrs D A Cripps announce overseas arrival of their son Symn L A Cripps via airgraph received Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bower Avenue
Acton
D. A. Cripps
Symn
L. A
J. R. Ramshaw
James McCalg
Mimico
Farm Mechanics Courses Planned for Halton County
Ontario and Halton sponsors announce 240 two day farm mechanics courses across 28 southern Ontario counties for 1943. In Halton five two day sessions are set for Milton Nelson Township Trafalgar Nassagaweya and Georgetown with instruction on binders mowers plows rope splicing tractor maintenance pumps and motors. The Milton session on January 7 and 8 was well attended and praised by farmers of all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Ontarrio
Ontario Agricultural College
Halton
Agricultural War Service Committee
Milton
Nelson Township
Trafalgar Township
Nassagawoya Township
Georgetown
Early morning bugle wakes Manitoba gunners
Trumpeter Joan Stevenson of Pipestone Manitoba a CWAC member becomes the first girl trumpeter on duty at A4 Artillery Training Centre Brandon. Her 6 am call startles a camp of men as alarm glitches spark widespread scramble and gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Man
A4 Artillery Training Centre
Joan Stevenson
Pipestone
Miss Stevenson
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Cwacs
BBC appoints Tawny Nelson supervisor of dance music
London CP report Mrs Tawny Nelson a prominent figure in British music has been named supervisor of BBC dance music programs. Colleagues call her a woman who knows the whole business inside out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R” London
Tawny Nelson
BBC
Harewood Chief Mason London Named Grand Master of England Freemasonry
The Earl of Harewood, husband of the Princess Royal, was elected by the Grand Lodge of England as Grand Master of English Freemasonry, succeeding the Duke of Kent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl of Harewood
Princess Royal
Grand Lodge of England
Engsh Freemasonry
Duke of Kent
Girl a Plowman Half Century Ago in Ontario
Owen Sound Ont CP report recalls Louisa Lincoln Summers once hailed as one of the best plowmen. Born to Rufus Lincoln, nephew of Abraham Lincoln, she moved from Brockville to Artemesia Township over 60 years ago and, as one of five daughters, learned farming with no brothers. She married William Summers at 20. he died 22 years ago. She notes Lincoln’s assassination by John Wilkes Booth on April 14 1865 and the family’s weeks of sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Sound
Ont
Williamt Summers
Louisa Lincoln
Vanderleur
Artemesia Township
Summera
Rufus Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Brockville
Lear
Wiliam Summers
Crosby Township
Leeds County
Russian winter halts German push toward Caucasus and Rostov
The article details the stalled German advance in the Caucasus and Don regions as Russian winter freezes offensive plans. It notes heavy Soviet pressure around Rostov, gains near Georgievsk and Pyatigorsk, and doubts Berlin’s capacity to hold oil targets like Maikop and Grozny amidst broader Allied and Soviet offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
der Fuchrer
Britain
Witler
Napoleon
Hitler
Germany
Don
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Rostov
Georgievak
Slans
Moscow
Roatov
Berlin
Maikop
Great
Grozny
Malkop
Russias
Balkans
Western Front
North Caucasus
Don Valley
Georgievsk
Mineralnye Vody
Pyatigorsk
Rostov- Baku
Fostov
Jubes Hiver
Baltic Sea
Lake Men
Lake Ladoga
Leningrad
Germar
Volga
Canadian leather glove industry output in 1941
About nine million square feet of hides including horsehide cowhide sheepskin lamb skin and pigskin mainly from Canadian farms were used to produce 821 663 pairs of leather gloves and mittens in Canada in 1941 by 60 factories of the Canadian leather glove and mitten industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Prince Edward Island Honors John Stewart in Heroes of Canada
The CHC series Heroes of Canada pays tribute to John Stewart, champion of liberty, this Friday January 22. Warry Ernest Foster, a Prince Edward Island author now living in Toronto, will tell his story on CBC radio at 10:00 am EDT and 11:00 am ADT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Prince Edward Island
CHC
John Stewart
Prince’ Edward Inland
Toronto
Warry Ernest Foster
CBC
Rector Weds at 77 in Slawston Village Ceremony
London report says Rev. Charles Strudwick, 77, rector of Slawston, married his former housekeeper Norah French. Villagers filled the church and joined a celebration after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles Strudwick
Slawston
Kedhier
Norah French
Umbrella Bargain Snapped Up at Essex Bazaar
Mrs Wells Jennings visited a village bazaar in Essex where her umbrella was quickly taken by a bargain hunter after she set it on a second-hand stall. The incident underscores the brisk activity at local sales with Mrs Jennings noting the crowded stalls and quick exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocks, Clarks
England
Glitter Fashion Trends For Wartime Hair Styles
Betty Clark notes how glamorous wartime styling brings bold decorations to party hair. Extreme dos and trims, jeweled clips, giant pins, beads, velvet bows, sequins, plumes, and ermine tails offer festive options for winter events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Clark
Was Human Scarecrow In Bexley
Aldar A J Franklin aged 82 longtime orchard scarecrow died in hospital in Bexley Kent after an accident. Franklin was known for standing guard among apple trees and was once employed as a scarecrow in local orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexley
England
Aldar
A. J. Franklin
Kent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legion
Battram
Halton County
Red Cross
Harrop
Prices and ‘Trade Board
Army
BBC Woman
Superviso
Harewood
Abraham_Lincoln
Kursk
Stalingred
Roviev
Gromy
der Fuehrer
Stalingrad J
Hilllee
Tunisia
Tunigia
Jacques Leclerc
el Gatrun
Libyan
R.A.F
North Africa
R.A.B
Erwin. Rommel
Tripoli
New Guinea
Barffin
Rathedsung
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Ameri- Ser
United States Navy
Santa Cruz-inlands
Hornet
U. S
United States
Northampton
Juneau
Atlanta
Ching
Great Britain
United [ States
Chungking
Washington
New Gamea
Melbourne
Douglas MacArthur
Umbrella Bargain
E. P
ST. George'a Square
Guelph
Acton and District
Free Press
Acton Frey Press
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!