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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1937
Page
1
A report notes birth and marriage announcements from Acton and Creemore Ontario. Entries mention a Bradshaw son at Acton and a Wilson death at Mill Street Anson, with details of families Harold, Dodds, McEachern and Dane.
Civic Holiday nears with wheat cutting underway. Acton bands Concert at the Park and sidewalk repairs on Main Street. Softball sees Acton visiting team lose 25 15 to Milton. New funeral home entrance sign installed. Members bring back prizes from Toronto Bowling Tournament. Zone Church Parade features Acton Legion joined by J M McDonald. Acton Tennis Club hosts an open round robin. Customs receipts for Q1 nearly double last year at Acton. England letter reports Tim Fars Press enjoying cricket slower, but fine. Cincinnati reader again secures CN Tower pageant seats for two-family party with coronation finale fireworks.
Acton pulled off a 9 to 4 win over Burlington in a decisive contest with Morton driving in runs and Walters etching triples. Gordon and N Morton led Burlington with key hits but Acton seized control early, paced by Walters Lindsay and Pickard.
Acton Fair Board will sponsor a Foal Club and Boys Poal Club with a prize mat of about 360. The event, held during Achievement Day at Acton Fair on September 1, involved cooperation with the Federal and Ontario Department of Agriculture. The first meeting occurred at Ontario Agricultural College Guelph, with a staff program on horse husbandry and an election of officers led by J K Whitelock.
A quiet wedding took place on Saturday July 17 in the Anglican Church of Little Current. Mary Elen Wither Ferguson daughter of the late W J Wither of Maximonlly Inland married George Henry Bishop elder son of A H Bishop of Acton. The bride wore blue and white with a bouquet of delphiniums and baby's breath. Mrs Kenneger of Toronto was matron of honor, with A Kekneger as escort. The couple will reside at Red Lodge Gheguindah on Manitoulin Island.
Miss Alice Root wed Dr. Herbert Milton Shepherd Tait in a large Oakville ceremony. The couple, both well known locally, were attended by family and friends from Dundas Street and Forest Hill Village. The day featured a formal reception following the vows.
Georgetown wins a tight game 3 to 2 as Walters drives in three runs and Morton scores on key plays. Acton rallies with two runs in the second and two in the sixth, while Waterhouse and Anderson spark offensive for Georgetown. Pitching by Mean Walters and R Morton holds despite late Acton threats. umpires include J Jones in Guelph.
The passage presents a cryptic riddle about clues inside the phrase Dominion and related lines. It hints at a man who recently died, suggesting a funeral or obituary puzzle embedded in wordplay. The overall tone is enigmatic and literary.
Two obituaries detail the deaths of Hiram Fisher of Erin Township and Nathan Dredge of Esquesing. Fisher, aged in his 70s, lived on Mill Street and ran the family farm. his funeral was held at his home with interment at Fairview Cemetery. Dredge, 75, longtime Esquesing resident, died after illness. his funeral occurred at Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with burial beside his wife Margaret Catherine Laing.
The Stewart family met on Saturday July 1 at Mrs and Mrs R J Gleware on Main Street with about sixty present. Robert Stewart of Weston led the business segment and a decision was made to hold next year on the same date. The evening featured games races and a concert by younger family members with multiple prize-winners listed for various events.
A fragment shows Joan sewing a button on her husband’s coat. She complains about her sewing and notes this is the third time she has sewn on the same button herself.
Jack Miner, Canadian naturalist, fosters education by guiding children at his Hingsville, Ontario, sanctuary to tag young mourning doves. The activity aims to study migratory habits and shows his success in engaging visitors despite doubts about practical precepts.
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