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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
8
Catharine Orr wife of Walter Lamb died in May 1988 at home in Knox Astion Ontario. The notice lists her age as 51 and details a residence at 3410 May.
Local notices mention promising crops and a garden party season opener. Oakville Acton baseball game slated Saturday. Dominion Day events and centenary lights planned at Chinrill on June 19.
A defense of advertising arguing it informs the public about goods and services, drives innovation, lowers prices, funds newspapers, and shifts labor from home to factories. It cites examples from accessories and appliances, asserts advertising sustains employment, and credits it with broad social and economic benefits.
Canadian driver Vic Fleming from Dundas Ontario leads four horses Verona Exeter Montana and Blatr as the famed Hambletonian Stakes at Goshen New York approaches. Fleming hopes for a strong chance of victory with his four candidates.
Gray Coach Lines announces a schedule change for Acton service. The eastbound trip moves from 11 41 a m to 11 26 a m daily while the westbound trip shifts to 9 53 a m from 9 48 a m. All times follow Standard Time.
Ex-Warden A Manson has transformed the grounds between his knitting factory and residence. The overgrown area has been cleared and leveled, flower beds laid, walks installed, and a pond water system added. The lawn has just been seeded, marking clear progress.
Churchill marks 100 years with a June 19 event blending old and new. The church upgrades include electric lighting and possible fresh exterior paint. A historical booklet will be offered in limited copies.
Council reviews indigent patient accounts from Guelph General Hospital and examines tobacco license appeals. Debenture by-laws copies requested by Provincial Treasurer, cave troughing and street drainage complaints referred to Municipal Officer, grading planned with County grader, and calcium chloride treatment scheduled. Assessments on several properties reduced or adjusted while others kept. roll confirmed for 1938.
Cracks show in Lakeside duel as Williams and Waterhouse lead Oakville's hitters with three apiece. Gordon fans six as Infeld Fifteen field well, Acton infield improvement noted. Oakville visits Acton. crowd expected, new faces joining lineup, Greenberg record teased.
The notice describes hiding jumbled names on slips of paper, each labeled with a clue like a town or an actor. Players, armed with pencil and paper, have ten minutes or a quarter hour to locate all clips and unravel each jumble. The first to assemble the correct list wins.
Hilda-Doris bought a silk evening frock yesterday. Ethel replies with a sharp tease about her figure, while Hilda-Doris defends herself and calls the remark harsh.
Internal rift fractures the Quebec Fascist Party with Gabriel Lambert and J K Lessard declaring a large fascist following and aiming to split from Arcand the party chief unless he capitulates to their demands.
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