Acton News Notes A Busy Week Of Travel And Visits
A long list of visitors and vacations fills Acton and nearby towns. Residents include Arnold visiting Montreal for a week, Miss Betty Green holidaying at Port Colborne, Emme Robinson in Aurora, and many others visiting relatives in Hamilton Ottawa Belleville Oakville and Guelph. Principal MacRae in Toronto for departmental papers and Dr A J Buchanan mourns a brother. Mrs Harry Dean underwent surgery at Guelph General Hospital and friends send wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Harry Dean
Quelph General Hospital
Mortgage Sale Under Power of Sale in Halton Township
Public auction at the Milton court house on Tuesday July 26 1938 at 3 PM. The East Half of Lot 21 First Concession Nassagarrya Township Halton containing 100 acres with 60 cultivated acres and 3 to 4 acres bush. No buildings due to fires. Property near churches and roads with possession after harvest. Ten percent down day of purchase balance within 30 days. Agent T D Dick solicitor. auctioneer B Chisholm.
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W. I. Dick
Court House
Milton
Nassagarrya
Halton
United Church
Presbyterian Church
Altumte
Guelph Road
Acton
Quelph
Ipod
Millton
Acton Loses to Milton and Hespeler in Weekend Games
Acton fell 11 8 to Milton as Hespeler beat Acton 6 1 in a doubleheader. Acton pitcher Ryder held early momentum but Hespeler hitters rallied. Oakville defeated Georgetown 6 1 in the other league game. Standings show Milton atop with 11 8 wins, Acton 4 6, Hespeler 7 7, Oakville 9 6, Georgetown 4 7. Upcoming schedule has Acton at Oakville Saturday and Hespeler hosting Milton next Wednesday.
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Mespeler
Georgetown
Hespeler
Johnson
Acton Boys
Acton
Ryder
Bayliss
Mooney
Feild
Guthrie
Stark
Kieln
Hbespeler
Armstrong
Klein
Nightingale
Wildman
King
Waterhouse
Bus Morton
Cripps
Williams
Sprung
Oftc
Lamb
Nightingales
Footitt
Feld
Morton
Jonhason
Spring
Williams Acton
Anderson
Wiliams
Nightingale Lamb
Tyler
Baylisa
Oakville
Georgeuran
Milton
Georgetown UN
Chimney Swift Banding Traces Long Distance Nesting Route
A Chimney Swift marked in Atlanta in 1936 and released near Sundridge in 1937 returned to the same nesting site, illustrating long migratory trips. Officials in Canada and the United States band thousands of swifts to learn their life histories, urging reports to Ottawa for national bird-banding records.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Sundridge
On- Yario
South America
United States
Ufe
Canada
National Parts Bureau
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Canada Bisley team member Emalie sets crossing record
Sergt Major George Emalie of the 48th Highlanders Toronto will represent Canada at the British Empire Rifle Meet Bisley this month. This marks the 14th trip to England as a Canadian Bisley team member, a record not yet beaten.
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Canada
Bisley
Sergt
George Emalie
48Th Highlanders
Toronto
Emalie
England
Puzzle in Rhyme by W. Coles Uses Coupon Solution Name
A rhyming puzzle lists six letters and a final clue about a coupon based holiday solution. It hints a word built from hints about wind ache sea plenty heap inches mile and cip tear, asking readers to extract the word from clues and apply a coupon solution.
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W. Coles
Tears Leave Marks on Fine Summer Attire
In a brief reflection from The Printed Word a young woman sobs as she hurries to a car before an impending rainstorm. She worries her new sharkskin suit and cockeyed summer hat will be spoiled by tears, noting that tears leave marks on fabrics and noting the rain’s potential damage.
Australian Deputy PM Leads Trade Delegation to Canada
Sir Karl Page will head a Australian delegation to Canada late in July to negotiate a new trade treaty. The delegation is currently in England negotiating a similar treaty with the British government.
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Karl Page
Australia
Canada
England
Combined Picnic At Riverside Park Brings Large Turnout
S Alban s and S Johns hold a joint Sunday School picnic at Riverside Park Guelph drawing well over 300 attendees. Activities included races sports swimming in Old Mill pool and two supper sittings. Volunteers organized events and prizes listed for both parishes with many children competing and enjoying a festive afternoon.
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Alban’s Church
Acton
John’s
Rockwood
Riverside Park
Guelph
Ted Tyler
Messrs. Pargeter, Ranney and Webster
Bruce Pargeter
Alban
Interesting Reports Feature July Institute Meeting
The July meeting of the Acton Women's Institute at the YMCA opened with an Ode and prayer. Mrs W J Reid spoke on Niagara Falls and Mrs G Lantz reported on the District Annual Meeting at Brookville. The Acton branch favored varying the District Annual location yearly and progress on the Girls Project, including Girls Achievement Day in Milton, was noted with praise and plans for an August picnic at Mr GG W Masales.
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Acton Women's Institute
YM. C.A
Wilderspin
W. J. Reid
Canada
Niagara Falls
G. Lantz
Brookville
Acton
Mion
Mra Collier
Milton
Fin
Donalda McPhail
Not Up To Date The Sun Shines Bright As Any Lamp
A vivid paraphrase notes a lecturer declaring the sun shines ten million times brighter than man made lamps. A voice in the back asks if the speaker has ever done night driving, hinting at a humorous street discussion.
Cleric Soiled by Soup Spill at Bishops’ Gathering
A waiter tripped during a bishops’ meeting spilling soup over one priest. The startled clergyman blurted for someone not in Holy Orders to say something fitting.
Early cutting of hay increases value for Eastern Canadian farms
The article urges farmers in the Maritime Provinces to mow hay earlier, noting earlier cuts yield hay with more protein, palatability, and reduced fiber. It cites Clover cuts at 25 percent bloom, alfalfa at 10 percent, and timothy at full bloom, with Fredericton station endorsing early cutting in July for better weather and storage, despite curing challenges. It warns of ongoing losses from late cutting and emphasizes cost savings in animal rations.
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Canada
Maritime Provinces
Timothy
Caer
Dominion Experimental Station
Fredericton
F. Batley
Predauston
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Urana
Wm. Kaley
Barrie
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W. B. Rumsey
Joan and
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Doris .McDonald
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Owen Bound
Leona Waller
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George King
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George Emery
D. A. MacRae
Fies Isabel Gwiteer
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J. H. Raid
Pacific Coast
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Gordon Brown
Edmonton
Ala
Miss Fern Brown
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Albert McWilliams
High River
Alta
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Misees Elinor and
Pearl McDonald
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Florence Elliott
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Margaret Somerville
Livingstone Presbyterian Camp
Badon
John McKechnie
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Betty Kennedy
Detroit, Mich
Frank Kennedy
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A J. Buchanan
Gordon Dryden
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New York City
H. 8. Holmes
George Hynds
N. H. Garden
Mra. N.L. McMillan
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Iales
Duchess of Richmond
Scots Re Union Party
Jo F E
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Juan and
Donna
Brantford
Misa M. Z. Bennett
Baxter
Joan
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Sherbrooke
Quebec
Mrr
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George McLaren Brown
Ontario Boy Scouts Asociation
F. Irvin
Scout Price
Blue Spring
George Wallace
Yonge St
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Fred MacMurray
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Norm Morton
Island
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Miooney
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J. Brush
Brush
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Sproat
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Pootitt
N. Morton
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Scond
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Heapeler
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Kathleen Findlay
Joan Tuck
Gordon Lawson
Monty Ranney
Joan Pargeter
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Harold Robaon
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Fern Fryer
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Beatrice Taylor
John McHugh
Gordon Gibbins
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Tuck
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Edna Ewers
Bella Nightingale
Jack Ewers
Bob Hamilton
Catharine Linfout
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Ida Nightingale
George Nightingale
Ernest Cripps
Keith Hamilton
Leonard Nightingale
Peanut
Catharine
Young Street
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Norton Motors
Jennings
Scott
South Pole
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Ascania
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