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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1935
Page
4
George McMenemy returned home Saturday from Guelph General Hospital. Farmers quicken ice supply for summer use. Many residents in the district are down with bad colds. Milas Ethel Swindlehurst is home from Orangeville.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Stewart and Muriel visited George Lores on Sunday. Elmer Awrey and Ivan of Guelph called on W. Usherwood. Rae West and family spent Saturday with T. D. McCutcheon and Fred Murray’s aunt and uncle. Clarence Hortop of Rockwood visited, Lois McCutcheon stayed with grandmother H. R. McCutcheon Ospringe. Col. Head attended the 34th Battalion reunion in Guelph at the Priory Club. General from here attended the Tuesday farm sale of W. Cawthra drawing a large crowd despite cold.
The Eden Mills church held its annual meeting January 2 with good attendance. Officers were elected including J A Kaumsey as chair in MacKay’s absence and Wa Mee Lean as secretary. Reports praised and improvements cited. a new furnace installed. Funeral attendance noted for Calvert of Guelph.
Rockwood celebrated community events with church delegates to the Guelph Presbyterial meeting in Norfolk Street Church and at Central Presbyterian in Guelph. Reports from the United Church annual meeting praised department progress and overall conditions.
Mrs McIntosh visits with Mr and Mrs Ed Cripps at Acton for a few weeks. Mrs John Burlingham marked her 78th birthday on January 22. Annie Airdric visited in Guelph. Charles Tyler visited in Toronto. Alex McDonald MCton preached at the church Sunday. A large crowd attended the sale at Mr C Plank's. Service at the church Sunday at 12. Bundsy School at 10.
James Sanders starts duty with Norther Flectris Co in Toronto and Bell attends Ontario Optometric Association meeting in Toronto Last week. G T Scott ill with severe cold. Ernest Teeter undergoing treatment at Guelph General Hospital. Returned men discuss forming a club at George Roszell home. William Hubert Griffin dies of pneumonia aged soaring years. Dr Henry Gear and Mrs Gear take six weeks vacation at world winter resort. Gear opened practice in Erin forty two years ago with no extended holiday since 1914.
Mgr W A Walker broke a small bone in his right arm while cranking his car last Wednesday. Trafalgar Township Council plans a banquet for ex Reeve W W Morden after 21 years service. Mrs Frank Ralston and relatives take a Florida motor trip for several months. Keith Howse from Oberville escaped serious injury in a road incident. Mr and Mrs W J Natubitt marked their 55th wedding anniversary on January 20. Neighbors report the death of Mrs J B Campbell of Montreal, former Burlington resident active in town affairs.
Campbellville friends learn Mr. Wheelshan is unwell and hospitalized. The Young People’s Society of St David’s Church accepted an invitation to visit the Nossagaweyn Society Tuesday evening. The Women’s Missionary Society held its monthly meeting at Mr. T. Moore’s home last Thursday. Miss Margaret McMillan spent the weekend in Toronto. Several children miss school due to illness. Miss Jean McPhail of Toronto spent the weekend here. Mr. Crawford Mahon of Kitchener spent the weekend here. Miss Olive Mahon and Jacqueline Bell visited Mrs. Duncan Campbell on Saturday. Mrs. T. Mitchell plans to leave for Montreal Friday. Mr. David Mahon resumed duties as a Sandwick teacher after a month’s home illness from mumps.
Chief Marshall reports fewer transients in town than last year. Park Circle at Knox Presbyterian Church held a sale last Saturday afternoon. John Williamson renovated his barber shop since the recent ore event. Mr. and Mrs. James Hickey celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary. They were married in Guelph on January 29, 1879. Hf. E. Young and John A. McDermid of Toronto spent the weekend at John McDermid's. Helen McDonald, operated on for appendicitis at St. Joseph's Hospital, is progressing well. Miss WY. Jeane Allen, recovering from an operation, tours the Southern States then will stay in Miami for weeks.
A playful local verse hints at a royal romance with a husband urging a queen to share a duet. Lighter tone suggests celebratory, affectionate public sentiment around a couple and their role in the community.
Two critics spar over a proposed Scribbler comedy adaptation. The first questions the project’s direction while the second counters that a fresh cast and approach could work.
A terse exchange questions whether the daughter resembles the mother. The mother notes the child is nearly three and can utter only eight or ten words.
The Oakville community notes Mrs Aubrey Baillie and Mrs Donald Benson as guests at the Barclay Hotel in New York City. Prof George A Guess of the University of Toronto gave a talk on his world trip at a Rotary Club meeting. Attendees included out of town mourners at the George Itimers funeral and local officials. A garage and stable owned by W G Jaffray were damaged in a Saturday fire. Michael Grardolo of St Catharines was fined $15 for speeding on a township road. W S Hall received a chicken farming shield for a record laying ten White Leghorns. his flock laid 2242 eggs in the Canadian Goose By Laying Competition.
A neighbor questions honesty over taking lumber from a new house under construction next door. The exchange suggests dispute about material use and trust between local residents.
Canada’s grain reputation rests on diverse high quality cereals. The Dominion Experimental Farm led a world search for ideal wheat varieties, spurring plant breeding and yielding famed types like Marquis, Reward, Garnet, Bob and Furor, with rust resistant wheats and oats under development.
A survey across England finds only the Taylor family in London producing glass eyes. Mrs Gustav Taylor, her son Godfrey, and daughter Molly run a factory with a 150 year lineage. They have crafted eyes for royalty and notable figures, and even for a Sheik’s son. The article notes a photographer and a jovial booth moment at a Mashight photograph. The joke ends with a quip about a volume bringing jeans to eyes.
Thousands of British racing pigeons are released weekly from lofts at 100 to 700 miles, mostly returning home despite Channel storms or falcon attacks. A magnetic influence may trigger the homing impulse, with second generation pigeons showing stronger guidance. A recent case saw a brood hatched in an English loft fly back without prior sight of Britain.
A playful dialogue unfolds as a woman vents that she is seen only as a cook, while a man retorts that no one will overlook her talents after a generous meal. The banter hints at domestic strain and humor.
United Ghutchon of Ganada invites all to attend at Parsonage Bower Avenue. 11:00 a.m. The minister presents Beeing God in Christ. 12:00 noon Sunday School and Bible Class. 1:00 p.m. The minister presents Great Service in a Tragic Hour. Everyone welcome.
The Knox Church Acton announces Sunday February 3 1935 services at 11:00 a.m. The Mark of a Disciple and at 2:30 p.m Sabbath School Missionary with Thought and Action. Monday evening Yopaz People's Guild Educational Committee debate Would War Bring Us Prosperity Always Welcome.
The church announces Sunday events led by Pastor Acton G. Bh Easter on February 3 1935 including an 11 00 a m sermon on Conditions of Discipleship and a 12 156 p m Sunday School session with an evening service at 7 00 p m P O.
A fragmentary exchange shows a boy dismissing warnings about smoking and a speaker urging caution. The dialogue hints at fear of health harm and a stubborn attitude toward risk. The passage preserves regional speech and rough character paint.
A report recalls a Sunday service at All Saints Church and notes plans entertained at a residence on Ufartay Street. Della Richards of Lowvie improves after heart trouble. Weston town constable Howard Gray and former Milton Public School principal Henry Gray are mentioned. Liberal candidate Ed. Thomas seeks South York federal riding nomination. Ruth Park receives Bible and diploma at Westminster Sunday School. Milton Horticultural Society held its annual meeting. 1945 officers elected and membership and treasurer reports cited.
Wolves ravage villages across Europe forcing migration from the Carpathians into Hungary while farmers shield children in Portugal. Sheep cattle and poultry fall prey as authorities seek to curb depredations. hunters kill several bears and the wolves flee from a boy who blinded them with electric tape.
A playful exchange centers on romance and a chestnut tree. The speaker vows eternal love to a girl, while the listener quips about appropriateness and names the tree as a symbol. The dialogue blends humor with affectionate sentiment.
A damaged line suggests instructions to chew carefully and thoroughly. The text appears to be a nurse or doctor urging careful chewing. It mentions a patient named Yeu and Doctor Hodue. The fragment implies medical guidance but lacks full context or clear outcome.
A garbled scene shows Kathryn mentioning Jack Wuggins collapsing at her feet and Killye muttering about stumbling. The exchange includes misheard words and unclear phrases, with characters debating what they witnessed and how to respond.
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