Holiday visitors scatter through Acton and district
A long list of guests from Toronto Waterloo Detroit and Milwaukee visited Acton and nearby towns over the holiday week. Residents Mrs. J. Kennedy Mr. J. Soper and others hosted relatives and friends from Buffalo Philadelphia and Glasgow while local families reported calls and stays in Guelph Stayner and Brantford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Liesie Orr
Toronto
Wir
James McGeachie
Acton
H. R. Burling
Kenneth Burling
Milwaukee, Wis
John Wilson
John Kennedy
Jos. N. Reid
Babe
Dorothy
Jack Kennedy
Detroit
L. ©. McLillan
James
L. Ridgway
Stayner
Campbell
Widhuret
William Pryor
Guelph General Hospital
Ernest L. Vansickis
Brantford
Thos. E H. Price
Hamilton
Meta McCartney
Frank Macklamar
Douglas and
Barbara
J. BE. Gamble
Alex. Symon
Pim Pilon
Man
James Symon
Symon
Actons
Puzzle Poem Solution By W. Coles UsE Coupon
A playful riddle by W Coles clues eight to nine letters forming a solution. Each line hints at a letter found in common words and everyday items, building toward a final word linked to a coupon solution name. The poem culminates with a reference to affordable, enticing drugstore wares and a call to use a coupon.
Confirmation at St. Alban's for Class of 19
On June 29 at St. Alban's the Rt. Rev. L W B Broughall Bishop of Niagara confirmed nine teen candidates presented by Rev E A Brooks. The service was fully choral with a large attendance. The Bishop's address stressed that confirmation seals friendship with God and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. B. Broughall
Niagara
E. A. Brooks
Broughall
A. T. Holmes
Church of 8. John the Evangelist, Hamilton
Brooks
Local Notes From Terra Cotta District Gossip and Changes
Terra Cotta residents and visitors share news of house moves and farming. Mr Phillips moves into Mr Deradigi's Main Street home. George Townsend plans a small fruit farm. Townsend reunion at Cheltenham continues. Norma Hunter reappointed teacher at the tenth line school. accidental injuries include James McKane Jr fracturing an arm and Mark Varey dislocating a shoulder. George Whitney listed as sick with recovery hoped soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J Stringer
C. McKeown
Acton
George Townsend
Cheltenham
Townsend
George Wilkinson
Atl
W. H. Barth
Jas. McKane
Norma Hunter
Mark Varey
Frances ‘RuWedge
Mfnskoka
Gordon
Noble
Sheguiandah
Manitoulin Island
Georgetown
Limehouse
R. J. Stringer
Acton School Examinations Promote Pupils to Form II
Acton Continuation School published mid term results with grades 1 to 4 indicating score ranges and P for promotion. Polly Porty won the A. T. Brown Trophy for General Proficiency in Grade IX while Marie Bunelle won the W. M. Cooper Trophy for General Proficiency in Form I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Continuation School
A. T. Brown
Polly Porty
Marie Bunelle
W. M. Cooper
Seventy fifth Anniversary Bloomsbury Event Recap
ABloomsbury anniversary page recounts supper prizes and contests. Winners include Dublin and Rockalong Institutes for floats, Mrs Davidson for costume, and young participants in races by age groups. Grandmothers race and birthday cake noted amid a community celebration on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Number Nine
Bloomsbury
Dublin Woman's Institute
Rockalong Woman's Institute
Mrs. Davidson
Wilmer Davidson
Dirk Vingooe
J. J. Stewart
Margaret McLaughlin
Wm. Millar
J. Drow
Elwood Johnston
Mansel Nellis
Ross Gordon
Rocher
Bloomabury School marks seventy fifth anniversary celebration
Reeve George Gordon chaired remarks recalling school history. Funds for original building and equipment totaled $388 with work by John Lamb and Wmn McGregor. A teacher’s house cost $108. first year tuition was $180.66. The program featured singing by pupils, the Dennis family, piano solo by Margaret Near, recitations, dancing, and a three generation Bloomabury distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeve George Gordon
John Lamb
Wmn. McGregor
Reid
Robert P. Shanks
Dennis
Margaret Near
Alex. Near
Malcolm Moffat
Mim Lorena
Kitching
Bloomsbury
J. W. Gordon
Stull Just That Ha Love Quip Echoes Across Page
A cheeky exchange appears in the column with lines quoting a love tale and a retort about lasting impressions. The playful brief reflects social chatter and local wit from the era.
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My. Hirkby Williams
Ofrs
Barr and
Joby
Beaverton
Oftes Rita Dills
Her Slater
Alus Ruby Clarks
Tor‘onto
Mian Anns MacDonald
Waterloo
Leonard Ridgway
Detroit, Music
Lilay Gladys Fuffman
Miles Frances Hurst
Mindemoya
Jim, Wm. Sprowl
Pontiac, Mich
Jim Jones
Watford
Nora
Ridney Oram
Gt. Catharines
Gdiss
Doris McDonald
Baamsville
Irs
FR. Jolly
Port William
Missee Uf
E. Ramshaw
Priceville
James Doble
Jim
Listowel
Mire
J. H Denny
Cannington
Qfr
Cecil Ranney
Pred Funk
Binghamton, W.Y
Clara FaMoore
Laura Parker
R. J. Wallace
Gamble
Kenmore
N.Y
Knatchbull
By. and
W. J. Middiston
Betty Watts
Laverne Smith
Woodstock
Leo Lafrabois
Master Dack
Iroquois Falls
Bio
George Hilliott
Mya, Pealow
Ed. Lane
Velma and
John
Hillaburg
N. F. Moore
Martin Buck
Nick Tomasail
R.C.A
Trenton
A. K. Mann
M. C. Overhall
Merle Edina
R. L. Johnston
A. J. Buchanan
Kincardine
J. McKechnie and
Flom Jean
Jamestown, N.Y
George Soper
Winnifred Reid
Robert Reid
Young Street
Jean Millar
Buffalo, NY
Jos. “Fletcher and
Mina Ruth Millar
Quelph
G. H Lantz
M. L. Buck
Owen Sound
L. E. Begley
Matheson
A. &. Mann
Delane Gibbens
R. N
St Micheal’s Hospital, Toronto
Mis
Thea, Gibbens
Mira
George Cowie
Isabel Cowie
The
Antonia
Glasgow
Scotland
W. J. Guild
Torrance and Graham
Rookwood
Eileen Barry
EH. ‘Vincent
Herbert Woods
Slyva Morrow
Toronto Conservatory of’ Music
By W. Coles
Grammer
St. Alban’s
George Wallace
Clothes
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
ST. George's Square
Guelph
Wila
Geo C. Brown
Norval
T. Seynuck
Mr. Seynuck
Marco Polo
Gary Cooper
Lilly Disney
King OF the Newsboys
Lew Ayres
Helen Mack
Fox News
Joe E. Brown
Boys
Gieels
Flash Gordon
Jessie Marlowe
Mr. Phillips
Mr. Deradigi
Main Street
General Order of the Deyc
George Whitney
Acton School
Li Beatty
Blow
K. Chapman
J. Clayton
Cutts
M.aid
Grant
Harris
M. Hodgins
M. A Lamb
F. Lambert
L. x
MacArthur
A. McGlaughlin
McKeown
WcPhail
3Een
Morales
Mastera
L. ‘ Pargeter
Porty
Polly Smith
R. Breele
D. Swackhamer
Amok
B. Pi Ailton
D. Bilton
Brunele
M. Burkholder
B. McCaig
E. J McCutcheon
G McMillan
Masales
O. Pargeter
Scriven
M. P
Vickers
Watson
T.wright
Holmes
Clown
Jack Locker and
A. Andereop
A. Dredge
N McPhail
Fred York
Harlen Wilson
Olga Locker
Jane MacGregor
Pupi
Wm. Ingle
Sudbury
Elvis McLaughlin
Leonard Nightingale
A. Norris
Ruby Walker
Charlotte Young
W. A. Lasby
Moat
Freeman Wilson
Rockwood
Lorraine Mullin
Leda Britton
Margaret Shultis
Emily Nightingale
Jack Ainkie
Mervin Barter
Doreen Webber
Marjorie Webber
Jack Stewart
Glen McLaughlin
Margaret Somerville
Evelyn Shultis
David Dills
Russell McLaughlin
Lil- Man Nightingale
Archie McPhareon
Howard Frank
Lorena Locker
Lele Barden
Tom McLaughlin
Pallant’s
Clothing Store
Mill Street
Clair Sush
Evry
Bloomabury
Stor
Bloomabury School
Stull
Oshawa
Cornwall
EEL Sat
Chatham
Goderich
London
Niagara Pails
Owen Bound
Bt. Catharines
J. Mary's
Garnia
Stratford
Strathroy
Woodatook
Lovell Bros
Canada House
R C. McDowell
R.C.M.P
Trafalgar Square
Arctic
McDowell
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