McMillan Lachlan Cameron dies in Dauphin Hospital
Lachlan Cameron McMillan died at Dauphin Hospital Manitoba on Monday January 25 1937. Funeral from the home of his brother James McMillan Knox Avenue Acton Ontario on Saturday at two oclock. Interment in Fairview Cemetery Acton.
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McMillan
Dauphin Hospital
Dauphin, Man
Lachlan Cameron McMil
James McMillan
Knox Avenue
Acton
Ontario
Palrview Cemetery
Valentines Day appears on the calendar this year
The local notes blend weather travel roughness and events from January through mid 1937 including retirements and obituaries. Separate School Board secretary Fy Nunan retires in Guelph and Oakville postmaster L V Cote dies after forty years of service.
Georgetown Faces Acton in Last Chance Hockey Showdown
Georgetown hopes to topple Acton next Monday in a crucial Junior and Intermediate hockey clash. The piece notes Acton’s strong junior squad, Georgetown’s struggle to break a long drought against Acton since 1929, and local upsets as the NW Juveniles bring four teams to Acton Arena for a Saturday doubleheader featuring Montreal and Toronto-York clubs.
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Georgetown
Acton Arena
Montreal Maroons
Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Americans
Toronto Maple Leaf
Walton Holstein Breeders Wave Banner Year
Halton Holstein Breeders report record year with a substantial surplus and over 300 carloads exported to the United States. Walton herd earns top regional honors at C N E and Royal Shows while sponsoring a Boys Holstein Calf Club. New officers include A Inglehart as president and V Lawrence as secretary treasurer.
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Halton
Victor J. Lawrence
Halton Association
Milton
Percy Leslie
Oxford
Walton
Holston
Byron C. Jenvey
Western Ontario
This Machine Age Shows Labor and Machines in Balance
The article notes a dynamited steam shovel at Gun Point near Quebec amid protests by unemployed workers. It argues that tech progress generally creates more jobs overall, citing the Unotype in printing as an example where automation increased total employment despite displacing some workers.
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Gun Point
Quebec
England
United States
Injured Georgetown Coach Dick Carroll in Highway Crash
Dick Carroll, Guelph sports official and Georgetown hockey coach, was injured when his car skidded on a slippery highway between Acton and Rockwood. The vehicle plunged down a embankment, turning over several times. Carroll escaped with severe bruises and shock, crawled to a farmhouse for help, then reached home in Guelph. He had attended the Acton Guelph hockey game and was returning home after the match.
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Acton
Rockwood
Dick Carr
Guelph
Georgetown
Banquet by Abe Bay Scouts Association praised
An appreciative guest from Acton Ontario commends the Abe Bay Scouts Association and Scout Mothers' Auxiliary for a fine banquet held last Saturday. The writer suggests moving future Scout events to weeknights to allow local business people to attend.
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Siri
Abe Bay Scouts Association
Scout Mothers’ Auxiliary
Dear Pere Paris and the King of Day Reflections
A letter to Dear Pere Paris reflects on nature’s forces and the sunrise. The writer shares a dawn watch from a back porch, links scripture and Addison, notes a Christmas home scene, a graveyard of sickness, and mentions Church leaders and a superintendent retirement in Knox Sunday School.
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Pere Paris
Addison
Knox
R. N. Brown
A. T
United’ Church
Acton
J. R
Montreal
B. Brown
Brown
F Alen
J.P. Acton
S. S
J. S. Coleman
The Gorgeous Whitesy Film At Gregory Theatre
The South inspired sets for The Gorgeous Whitesy starring Joan Crawford Robert Taylor and Lionel Barrymore are shown at the Gregory Theatre. Metro Goldwyn Mayer art department spent six months compiling authentic period architecture from Richmond Charleston and Annapolis to present a complete picture of early nineteenth century brick design.
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South
Whitesy
Joan Crawford
Robert Taylor
Lionel Barrymore
Gregory Theatre
Washington
Cedric Gibbons
Metro-Golden- Mayer Art Department
Richmond
Charleston
Ananapolis
The Anti Fat Preparation Sale Sparks Leaning Tower Jest
A vendor touts an anti fat preparation while a skeptical woman challenges him. He retorts that the product caused the Tower of Pisa to lean, turning the scene into a humorous crowd moment.
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Tower of Pisa
Distressed visitor at asylum complains to telephone operator
A distinguished visitor at a lunatic asylum struggles with a phone line and shouts to the operator asking who is calling. The operator responds calmly that she does not know who, but does know the visitor’s location.
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Utrl
W J Stewart Guest Speaker at Acton Boy Scouts Event
Ex Mayor W J Stewart spoke on citizenship and service at Acton Scouts, urging keener civic duty. The evening featured King Scout badges for Jack VanGooren Dirk VanGooren and Tom Watson, plus a speech by P G Urwin Ontario Scouts chief commissioner. A vocal quartet entertained and Mothers' Auxiliary received thanks.
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Canada
Mason
Stewart
Gilbert Romphi
Acton
Jack W VanGoorsen
Dirk VanGooren
Tom Watson
PG. Urwin
Ontario Scouts
Cubs
Mothers
Aqazon
Maron
Charle Allan
Gordon Gibbons
Bruce
Gerald Pargeter
T. P. Hunt
Scout Mothers' Auxiliary
Scout Bilton
Mre. E. J. Wassard
Canadian flax types and regional production patterns
The article explains two flax types in Canada: fibre flax for linen and seed flax for linseed oil and meal. Fibre flax thrives in mossy climates like Quebec, while seed flax suits dry sunny regions. 90 to 97 percent of national flax is seed flax, centered in Saskatchewan, with eight mills consuming seed in none of the text.
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Canada
Gniarlop
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Greenock Literary Society Holds Regular Meeting
The Greenock Literary Society met in the schoolhouse Thursday evening with President Elwood Johnston in charge. Arthur McKeown’s group presented the program including group songs, a Current Events paper by Gordon Leslie, a vocal duet by Miss Barbour and Wilma West, a recitation by Eileen Johnston, a guitar and mouth organ duet by Gordon and Arthur McKeown, and a talk on tea by Henry Nellis. Lunch followed and a social hour was held.
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Greenock ‘Titerary Society
Elwood Johnston
Arthur McKeown
Gordon Leslie
Misses Barbour
Wilma West
Eileen Johnston
Gordon
Henry Nellis
Frisky Office Prank At East Slide Lumber Firm
In a humorous tale Pat, a new hire, is put in charge of the lumber office. A caller asks for 11,000 knot-holes, learns the firm is out, and discovers the vinegar works buys them for bungholes in barrels.
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Pat
East Slide Lumber Company
Yis
Sory
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