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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
8
Peace Celebration Day and Local Notices From Acton
Twenty years ago from the Free Press issue of July 17 1919 reports Peace Celebration Day events in Acton. Sergt Perry Watson returns from overseas. Pte Francis James Masters dies in Toronto General Military Hospital. Sergt J Victor Coleman arrives home. Acton Chapter IODE donates to Great War Veterans. St Josephs Church bids Father Doyle farewell. Neil Gibbons and Donald Kennedy present tribute. Also mentions marriage notices, obituaries and property details in Erin Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
General Military Hospital
Toronto
Francis James Masters
Congregation of
St. Joseph's Church
Father Doyle
Neil Gibbons
Donald Kennedy
Britain Health Insurance System Aims to Help Insured and Family
Dr and Mrs Orr studied the English health insurance to compare its medical care and cash benefits. The system provides doctor visits, drugs, and sickness cash for low income workers funded by workers employers and government. It has operated since 1913 costing about 600 million pounds in twenty years and faces calls to improve family coverage and disease prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Walker Orr
United States
England
British Medical Association
Marshall and Snelgrove
Oxford Street
MidCullough
Fragmentary Poem Lines Reflect Wandering Journey
A fragmentary poetic couplet foregrounds roaming paths from sun to sun and oceans, seeking elusive language and distant truths. The lines hint at a quest for the rare final word guiding travel and exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Efar
Recollections of Church Street and Beardmore homestead history
Local memories recall the Burns and Allan era homes on Church Street Acton. The 1900s lumber yard and hop field on Sidney Smith Sr. property shaped youth play, with kilns, planks, and fence pickets inspiring tales. The Beardmore family later hosted community events and notable visitors at Beverley House in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Street
Frederick
Maria Streets
Thomas Burns
Frederick Street
Queen
Burns
J. Reid
William Allan
Allan
Fairview Place
Sidney Smith
Maria Adams
Agnes Street
Queen Street
Smith’s Mills
Ceck
St. Helena
G.T R
Sidmey Smith
Joseph Prie
Acton
Barrie
St. Alban's Church
George B. Cooke
James R. Anderson
Walter W. Beardmore
William
Miss Mackenzie
Sir William
Lady Mackenzie
Toronto
Gordon T. Beardmore
Gordon
Ross
Acton Fair
Gordon Beardmore
Heads Rotary Elects Walter D Head Leader in Cleveland
Walter D Head of Montclair New Jersey was elected head of the International Rotary at the association's annual election in Cleveland. The article discusses hydro power usage in Canada and its impact on pulp and paper mills mining and other industries along with future capacity estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter D. Head
Montclair
The
International Rotary
Cleveland
Canada
Pulp and Paper Mills
Cen
Canada's Water Power Development Stages Remarkable Growth
Canada reports hydro power installations rising from 143,156 HP in 1900 to 8,190,772 HP in 1939. Central stations grew from 33.5 percent of total to 88 percent, with Quebec leading at 4,031,063 HP, followed by Ontario, British Columbia, and others in a coast to coast power distribution expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Yukon
Northwest Territories
T C A Pilots Are Tall Men
Statistics show that two thirds of the 43 captains and first officers in service are five feet ten inches or taller. Twelve measure this height or more with eleven six footers and a six foot two or four inch man. The average weight is about 138 pounds and the average age is 28 and a half. Half are married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans- Canada Air Lines
Wheat quality by region and climate impacts flour strength
A report from the Imperial Economic Committee explains how wheat quality varies with climate. Moderate temperatures and high rainfall yield weak flour. hot dry summers produce strong baking wheat. Europe’s northwest mainly grows soft wheat, relying on imports from Canada and the US. The Danubian countries and the Soviet Union produce enough hard wheat for themselves, while Argentine and Australian wheat are generally soft. What has ears but cannot hear Corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Economic Committee
Europe
Northwest
United States
Danubian Countries
Soviet Union
Keep Prayed Up and Continuous Advertising Message
The piece uses parable stories to urge persistent advertising. It argues that steady ongoing ads build buyer goodwill and responsiveness, while burst advertising costs more and yields less. It likens silence to seller indifference and urges continuous outreach to buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
Also Mentioned on This Page
Free Press
Perry Watson
Sergt
J. Victor Coleman
D.E
Russell
Township of
Erin
Wright
Jane
British Health Insurance
E Bigch
NLU
Isabelle Bryans Longfellow
Robert Little
Burns House
Dr. Lowry
James Drow
H. P. Moore
David Tarzwell
Beardmore
John Morton
Tarawell
Jeremiah Bell
Dror
Dr.) Gray
Percy Rivett
Mr. Rivett
Montreal
Ransom
Mr. Little
Tury
MUGGS
Skeeter
Mugegs
Wally Bishop
T.C.A
Parsons
Acton Free Press
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