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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jul 30, 1942

Page

4

MARRIED BLOW-MOLOZZI TO KENNETH BLOW IN ONTARIO

MARRIED BLOW-MOLOZZI On Saturday July 11 1942 at Dinte Ontario by Rev Fr Mors Annie Evelyn Mary youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Molozzi Acton Ontario to Mr Kenneth Sheldon Blow younger son of Mr and Mrs Fred S Blow Acton Ontario to MACPHERSON At the home of her daughter Mrs James Symon Acton Ontario on Sunday July 26 1942 Eliza Tuakingham widow of the late Archie MacPherson IN MEMORIAM REID In loving memory of our dear mother and wife Rosenna Christina Reta who passed away August 10th aire Two dear brown eyes a tender smile A loving heart that knew peace and quiet Delp trust In God that nice was right Her joy to make some other bright If ill or suffering one she knew Some gentle act of love she'd do No thought of self but of the other I knew he said Well dohe dear mother

Blow-Molozzi Dinte Ontario Mors Annie Evelyn Mary Andrew Molozzi Acton Kenneth Sheldon Blow Fred S. Blow Reid Rosenna Christina Reta Aire Alck O.A.C

Acton notes Civic Holiday and harvest update

Civic Holiday seen next Monday as Acton Fair nears seven weeks away. Harvest weather stays fine with crops heavy. Wool Combing Corp plant works on grounds. Farr Paras office open Friday and Saturday evenings for payments and ads. Sigmn. Geo Williams named Guard of Honor for Royal Canadian Signals sports day July 123rd in England with Princess Royal inspecting.

Farr Paras Sigmn Geo. Williams Royal Canadian Signals England Hlr H. the Princess Royal Acton Jaw. O. Oakes

Y M C A Boys And Girls Visit Camp Norval

Y M C A youths from Acton visited Camp Nerval on Thursday evening for a swim baseball and archery outing. Mrs John Gray supervised the group with transport by the V s Men s Club members. Camp leaders praised the activity and campers lingered to thank Camp Director Jones and the USSCLA Physical Director for the privilege.

Acton Nerval John Gray V's Men's Club Imre Thanksavas Sandoveach Mac. Ing. Jones West End Usscla

RAL Workers Extend Use of Their Gloves

Rubber gloves now last longer in service at Canalan National Hatchways. Workers across classifications such as sign maintainers and telephone linemen require gloves and the Medical Department must have surgical gloves. Instructions urge careful inspection and repair to extend use, with salvage planned when gloves reach end of usefulness.

Canalan National Hatchways Tteterrath J. McCambe

Obituary: Mrs Eliza MacPherson Passes in Acton District

In her ninetieth year Mrs Eliza MacPherson died Sunday at her daughter Mrs James Symon’s home on Willow Street. Born in Connztreaat to George and Eliza Tushingham she lived much of her life in Acton with farming roots and spent winters in Toronto. Survived by five sons and five daughters, the family remembers her as a homemaker and counsellor. Funeral Tuesday at the home of her daughter with Rev Forbes Thomson of Knox Church officiating. interment at Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers named W Cooper A T Mann Jos Flynn Geo Elliott Thomas Kennedy John Bruce.

Eliza MacPherson James Symon Willow Street Connéztréat George Eliza Tushingham Lancashire England MacPherson Acton Archie MacPherson Symon A. M H. Noble Geo. Warriner R. F. Johnstone Edna Snyfler Robert Frank Hubert Toronto Forbes ‘Thomson Knox Church Fairview Cemetery Messrs W. Cooper A. T. Mann Jos. Flynn Geo.Elliott Thos. Kennedy John Bruce W. R. Phillips & Co F. S. Blow Ross Fraser James Tushingham Wurts Laverne Clark Robert Storey T.T.C Women's Association of Erskine Church Acton United Church J. Dillon F. Fields Kingston

Fifty Thousand Tons of Tomatoes and Flower Crops (War Era)

Britain’s glasshouses and nurseries plan large tomato and outdoor crop output this year. One nursery produced 9 500 tons of tomatoes and substantial lettuce carrot and beet yields from glasshouses and fields. Wartime orders constrain flower production, with land set aside for food crops and stock reserved for essential production.

tSouldoor Britain

Workers Safety Boots Ward Heavy Blow

Boots and shoes, some fashionable, were shown at the annual meeting of the Union Management Cooperative Movement Mechanical Section of the Canadian National Railways. The display highlighted safety footwear designed to protect toes from heavy falling objects in machine shops, round houses, and along the right of way.

Union Management Co-operative Canadian National Railways

Ottawa kitchen tests sugar light canning recipes

In the Confederation Building basement a government kitchen tests fruit canning recipes labeled Tested by the Consumer Service. Director Laura Pepper says focus is on low sugar jellies and preserving methods, with staff experimenting on strawberries and other fruits to reduce sugar use.

Margaret Ecker Wester Ottawa Department of Agriculture Consumer Service Confederation Laura Pepper Marion Casselman Casselman Vancouver Canada Ottawa Ruby MacNeill Acadia University Ruth Jackson Macdonald College Miss Casselman

Acton Notes on Concerts Taxes and Local News

Twenty years ago Acton residents enjoyed Thursday evening concerts by the Acton Citizens Band. A new sweeter corn variety by A. H. Bishop is ready for the table the first week of August. A new receipts tax took effect, two cents per fifty dollars with extra on fractions. Peter and Mrs Smith and family, recently moved from Bracebridge, settled at Hill Hall. Council set Acton’s tax rate at 47 mills. New town entrance signs are prepared. Mann Bros sold a hackney horse to Sir Adam Beck for stables at Acton crossroad. John Orr died at St Joseph’s Hospital in Guelph, eldest son of Mrs. John Orr of Bower Avenue Acton.

Acton A. H. Bishop Peter Smith Bracebridge Hill Hall Mann Bros Acton Crossroad Adam ‘Beck Orr St. Joseph's Hospital Guelph John Orr Mia Bower Avenue

Dining Car Patrons Use Milk Freely on CN Railways

Patrons on Canadian National Railways use milk freely with 280000 quarts consumed during the year. Coffee and tea totals include 90000 pounds and 35000 pounds respectively. Cream usage reaches 170060 quarts, accompanying cereals and fresh fruits served by the railway.

Canadian National Railways National Railways Dairymnan

Dinger Farm Weather Glitches and an Artesian Well

A diary entry describes the aftereffects of a damaging storm at Dinger Farm. Lightning struck three trees, prompting timber use for bridge planks. An artesian well unexpectedly rose, overflowed, and required sand pumping, with silt misidentified as quicksand. Harvests show varied corn and wheat conditions as crews prepare.

Modern Locomotives Power Wartime Freight

Modern locomotives now being delivered to Canadian Nations Railways haul wartime freight with enhanced steam piping and advanced system engineering to gain power and reduce coal use. Between Florence and Montreal the trains carry up to one hundred laden freight cars conveying war supplies.

Canadiaan Nations Eobs Ain Dine Florento Montreal National Rail- Wass

Time Tables Going Fast at Georgehewen Flyer

Transport schedules list daily routes with limited operation. Notes show Sunday and Saturday adjustments and evening departures from Irving West and Guelph stations.

Tandy Escent Suni Irving West Guelph

Gray Coach Lines Schedule Fragments and Route Notes

Fragmentary OCR shows bus schedule notes for Gray Coach Lines with times and routes. Mentions includes Eastern Daylight Time references, various daily limits, Sunday/Holiday exceptions, and destinations such as Kitchener and Stratford.

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