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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1933
Page
5
The Free Press records a flood of weekend visits and holidays across Acton and nearby towns. Toronto and Guelph residents travel to Acton. Louis Dron and Margaret Williamson vacation in Georgian Bay and Acton relatives host guests from London and Toronto. Many residents report visits to Cedar Harbor Lake Simcoe, Wasaga Beach, Muskoka, Parry Sound, and Midland.
The piece notes Acton’s slim two game lead over Oakville in the race to the playoffs and the looming Sudden Death game, with Georgetown's 6 2 win over Oakville cited. It praises Acton players Holloway and Clement, recalls key plays by Bus Morton and Anderson, and urges Acton to win to force a showdown.
A vivid recounting of Moriarty on third base in a tense Cleveland vs Tigers game. Observers hold breath as Moriarty studies signals, timing his dash home in a fractions of a second to secure a decisive run and metaphorically urge readers to push for progress beyond a risky stand at third.
Saturday scores Milton 2 Acton 1 Georgetown 6 Oakville 2. Games on Saturday Oakville at Acton Milton at Georgetown.
Mrs John Gibbens and several guests traveled from Rockwood to Wolfe Island for the weekend. Mrs John Gibbens stayed with her daughter Mrs Jos Murphy. Also visiting were Mr Charles Conway of Church Street with daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs R B Johnstone of Delaware and Mr S W Conway manager of the Anglo Canadian Leather Co Huntville and his grandson Mr Abbott Conway a Trinity College student in Toronto.
The China rose bred in Europe after introduction of continuous bloom traits, hybrid with French and Provence roses led to initial hybrids labeled Hybrid Chinese. These crossed with damask roses produced Rose du Roi around 1819, named perpetual for a second bloom. Gloire des Rosames appeared six years later with rapid improvements, followed by General Jacqueminot and Jules Margotten in the fifties. Canada saw many hybrid perpetuals bloom only once.
A note explains Bermuda is usually singular though denoting 365 islands, while Barbados is singular as a single main island. The piece discusses correct usage in colonial context and mentions their connection to the Cana dian National West Indies steamer service.
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