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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1937
Page
3
Lloyd England, a sky writer with a smoke-sign plane, returns to his Texas hacienda to seek a loan from brother Horace for chemicals to write a welcome sign at Santa Fe. A sudden stampede threatens the herd and forces Lloyd to choose between help for Horace and preserving the cattle with his aerial smoke power.
Lloyd flies at high speed to guide a fleeing herd through a looming storm in Santa Fe. He uses a thirty foot smoke rope to corral the lead animals, circles the band, and returns to land where Horace offers part of his father’s estate as payment for Lloyd’s help.
The National Research Council reports notable progress in 1936 with practical commercial returns from laboratory results. Ottawa laboratories employ about 190 people across five divisions including agricultural biology chemistry physics and engineering. Scholarships funded in 1936 benefited thirty students from thirteen Canadian universities.
House plants prefer windows facing south for most species while east facing panes suit shadow loving plants. Dry indoor air in winter fosters red spider, so raise humidity with evaporating water or foliage syringing. Thaw frozen plants slowly, avoiding direct sun, and keep at 35 to 40 degrees during thawing. avoid water warmer than 40 degrees.
A genial presence and charming manners are prized in business and society. An attractive personality can advance a person even without great ability and may outweigh education or training. Managers prefer pleasing personalities as valuable assets.
An advertisement promotes All Bran from Kellogg, claiming daily use improves energy and relieves listlessness. It touts bulk as a laxative substitute, promises a money refund if unsatisfied, and notes vitamins B and iron plus availability in stores.
Diary fragment chronicles a week of domestic mischief sickness and odd events with names like Emmy Elsey and Gillet, in a folksy diarist voice. The entries describe school pressures, minor disputes, a strange night at a hall, dental and medical misadventures, and curious household banter.
In a rustic stage moment McAndrew and his companion enter the picture house as a girl hands John her single penny. He quips that he dislikes to see a lass pay for herself, recalling a bygone social custom. The dialogue captures a playful, informal exchange amid a Scottish tone.
In a northern town an illusionist locked a woman in a box and found nothing inside but two rabbits. A Scotchman asked if he could perform the trick with his wife, explaining he wanted two rabbits for his son Wee Wullie’s birthday.
In a cautious exchange, the chief of police agrees to a handshake after a hat change. Two shipwreck survivors, a Beumuin and a Passenger, cling to a raft as they discuss hunger and money. A girl and others observe a portrait while awkward family talk unfolds. A New Yorker notes a 20 percent turnover uptick for next year.
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