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An incomplete line reads Of the one who once sat there followed by WIPE and FAMILY. The fragment suggests an interrupted note or caption from a larger editorial or feature snippet.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 18, 1934
Page
8
An incomplete line reads Of the one who once sat there followed by WIPE and FAMILY. The fragment suggests an interrupted note or caption from a larger editorial or feature snippet.
The week sees a busy Arena with nightly games and a Georgetown trip tonight. Halton County Council to meet January 23 for Warden election. Crown Attorney W I Dick battles severe cold. Georgetown Floral Company assigns. Public Utilities meet on building proposal but no action. Society fair planned despite past funding woes. annual meeting lists officials and $316 on hand.
The private funeral for Mrs. James Johnson, mother of renowned tenor Edward Johnson, was held at the Johnson home on Elora Road in Guelph. Archdeacon G F Scovil presided, with family mourners including her husband and three brothers, and sister Mrs. Dandeno of Providence R.I. The report also notes a Women’s Institute meeting with various activities and notices of local anniversaries and agricultural society business.
Wholesale meat and produce quotations from Toronto markets list prices for creamery products fowl rabbits geese and other meats. Carlot potatoes green hides and wool values are shown along with hay and straw bids and grain quotes. Prices reflect trade deliveries to shippers and warehouse figures with various weight bands and grades.
Obituaries and funeral notices fill pages with details of residents from Milton to Guelph. Jacob Newell, Mrs. Hewson, Piper James Ross, John McFarlane, and Mrs. Blair are remembered with family ties, church roles, and community links. Funeral services span Fairview Cemetery Acton to Prospect Cemetery and Woodlawn in Guelph.
Early year markets show strong livestock and apple exports. Cattle shipments to Great Britain 974. hogs graded in Canada 40 732. cattle 10 566. calves 3 005. hogs 14 116. sheep 2 052. Apples exported to Britain 60 550 barrels and 42 324 boxes. Total apples exported by Jan 4: 1 620 689 barrels and 1 600 003 boxes.
The Earth possesses a luminous gaseous corona extending far into space. Spectroscopic studies attribute the glow mainly to electrically charged vapors at high density, reaching about 550 miles above the surface. Vegard notes the Earth’s corona is eccentric and more extensive on the sunward side than elsewhere, differing from the sun’s own corona generated by solar forces.
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