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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 05, 1934
Page
8
Notices of births marriages and deaths appear in this column without charge while memoriam notices and poetry incur extra per line charges. The notice section outlines pricing and service details for readers wishing to place such notices.
Notices report the June 1934 weddings and deaths in Ontario and Saskatchewan. Details include the Bell MacDonald wedding at Willow Street Acton, the Pisher death at Acton in 1934, McLean funeral in Moose Jaw with burial at Erin Dome, and a Gladys Watson Goy memorial verse dated July 1933.
The Entrance Examinations conclude to day with nineteen inmates of the Ontario Reformatory at Guelph writing the exams. The Glorious Twelfth is just a week away and the crop harvests show the strawberry yield down. Police court in Cooksville fined Bruce Cameron for speeding and William Beaucamps for driving too slowly.
Hewetson Shoes Limited held a Thursday picnic with about 400 attendees from Brampton and Acton factories. Acton beat Brampton 19 to 6 in a ball game after a day of events and a prize ceremony led by Mrs J W Hewetson.
Life long Acton resident William M. Fisher died at age seventy nine after a brief illness. He was born in Esquesing Township and moved to Acton thirty four years ago living on Mill Street. He was unmarried and the last of his family line. Funeral services were conducted by Rev H L Bennie from Mrs Huffman’s home with interment at Fairview Cemetery Acton. Pallbearers included cousins Thos Fisher George Fisher Peter Fisher William Fisher Thomas Michie and George Ridley. Friends from several nearby communities attended.
Obituary reports from Highgate Monitor note Robt Talbot aged about 85, longtime Eramosa resident, who died at his son James W Talbot’s home in Guelph after a long illness. Survived by wife, son, daughter-in-law, grandchild, and siblings. active in church and charitable groups. Separate notice details Robt J Lambert born Acton 1875, long Highgate resident, died at home after extended illness. survived by wife Catherine Johnston, son Franklin, three sisters. active Anglican church worker and civic figure. funeral at Church of The Redeemer with Masons assisting.
A pamphlet explains sandpaper contains no sand and why sand is unsuitable for abrasion. It notes fine abrasive particles are crushed filmt garnet aluminum oxide or silicon carbide and that particles vary in size and shape. It adds tips on grit geometry and mentions Cress Com Salve marketed by A T Brown.
A man who sent a dozen jokes to a newspaper receives a friendly reply noting some jokes are familiar while others are new. The letter confirms receipt and hints at publication potential. The scene highlights a shy humorist's small moment of recognition.
A fragmented note mentions dating while away and a playful exchange about being out of mind. The text includes phrases about separation and a casual line about time away. The item references a playful conversation and a character named EIRK'S STOMALKA in a cropped, unclear snippet.
A Court of Honor on Tuesday set plans for the Castle camp. All Guides seeking camp kits and rules are asked to attend a meeting at Captain's home on Friday at three p m.
Damages of 650 dollars plus costs awarded to Mrs. Mary Kay of Puslinch Township in her suit for 10 000 against the City of Guelph. Spring Assizes heard the case with Mr Justice Kingstone issuing a mandatory injunction to abate the nuisance and referring the damages question to the local master, L W Goetz.
Dear Free Press letter recalls Robert Storey at ninety five and James Gamble at eighty four, both prominent in local townships. The writer notes past associations with Austin Tubby in Toronto, Robt Little reunion of 1893, and mentions H. P. Moore and Al. Nicklin aiding the event. Signed J. B. Coleman of Montreal.
Freight through Canadian canals reached 18,780,489 tons in 1933, the highest since 1918, up 819,839 tons from 1932. Vessels totaled 23,564 and passengers 38,493, with Welland Ship Canal handling 9,194,130 tons, a new high. Grain downbound through Welland amounted to 94,804,114 bushels, wheat 87,082,334.
In a late June twilight Ted Williams Sr and his son Ted Williams Jr discuss careers and duty. The father recalls giving up engineering for dairying and urges his son to finish college before marriage. A new romance with Carol McDavid leads to a secret wedding and a lively clash over independence and future plans.
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