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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
5
A run of social notes from Acton and nearby towns lists visits and weddings. Residents from Oshawa Toronto Detroit Ballinafad and Guelph attend gatherings and anniversaries. several engagements are announced for June and mid June weddings and quiet summer ceremonies.
Kathleen Hughes Hallett daughter of a British consul in Detroit defeats Eileen Th to win the Dominion championship in Montreal. She will contest Canada’s Olympic team. eligibility has been granted.
Premium Percheron Stallions by appointment. Terms to insure cost fourteen dollars with one dollar at time of service or further information. Phone or write William Brennen No. 5 Milton. Milles 15 121.
The creditors of William Reid Bafullin late of Acton retired Palmer are notified they must present claims by a deadline. Executors Thomas Bartlett Woolley and Lorne Alonzo Moullin, by their solicitor H N Parmer Acton Ontario, address creditors and release.
At Gregory Theatre listings show Friday June 17 with The Bohemian Girl starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Wandy plus For the Love of Petra and Popeye cartoons. Saturday June 18 offers Brides Are Like That with Ross Alexander Anita Louise, Manhattan Monkey Business cartoon, Bottles novelty, Vita phone variotis. Monday June 15 includes The Ghost Goes West with Robert Canat, Slum Pun, and pictorial No 3. Also Secretaries with Clark Gable and Myrna Loy.
In a casual exchange, one speaker notes a neighbor’s worth around a million dollars while another affirms the area as their favorite. The brief dialogue reflects social chatter about local wealth and affection for the neighborhood.
In a sharp wartime courtroom scene a defendant is pressed about honesty. The exchange reveals distrust and suspicions of deception as the jurists weigh credibility and potential graft. The dialogue highlights a public demand for transparency and justice in governance.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a young man and a woman in a tense exchange. The man insists she will be fond, while the woman retorts that she has much to learn and remains cautious about their relationship.
Walter H. Flood, superintendent of the Standard ube Company for twenty years, died in Woodstock Tuesday night. Born in England, he moved to Canada about thirty years ago, living in Winnipeg and Acton before Woodstock. He served on Woodstock’s board of education since 1931, chaired it in 1935, and resigned this year due to ill health. A church and lodge member, he supported New Graul's Anglican Church, belonged to King Solomon's Lodge AF&AM, and enjoyed lawn bowling. His widow and brother Harry of Woodstock survive.
Mrs Nicolas Forbes formerly Mary McClure of Streetsville died on Monday in Guelph hospital after two years of ill health. She was born in Streetsville and lived most of her life in Acton. Predeceased by her husband in 1930, she left to live with her brother and sister on Hower Avenue. She was a Knox Church member and active in Ladies Aid and the Women's Missionary Society. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Acton.
George T. Coo longtime Georgetown resident dies at home on Draper Street after a life spanning England Canada and Quebec. Born July 1850 in Winsbeck Cambridge England he later moved with family to Montreal and worked for Grand Trunk Railway before settling in Georgetown in 1891. He married Elizabeth Murfaon Collins in 1878 who died in 1028. Funeral held with Masonic rites at St George's Church and Greenwood Cemetery in Georgetown.
Court of Revision for the Township of Esquesing met at 10:00 a.m. with George Currie as chair. Appeals included Canadian National Railways Laid over and C. S. Gamble assessed. Mrs. Minnis Ross dog taken. Council in afternoon approved relief and road-works payments totaling about 243.73 and 4000 for road sheets. adjourned to July 13 at 7:00 p.m. Standard Time.
The article extols driving the National Parks of the Canadian Rockies, noting 700 miles of park highways with 554 miles of all weather roads and 110 miles of secondary roads. It highlights new routes including the Waterton Lakes and Glacier International Peace Park link, opening next summer for direct U S to Canadian park access.
In his first league start, Bus pitched well and Lindsay delivered heavy hitting. Regulars didn’t play, showing depth. Georgetown lost 7 1 to Milton as Eveard held them to one run. Acton’s Clement fanned 17 in a rough outing, while Leppar earned praise for improving pitching and potential wins ahead.
The Acton Branch Canadian Legion degree team defended the Dr. Adam Shield and won permanent possession by securing a third consecutive victory. Team members were J. M. McDonald president J. Salt vice president F P L Wright membership chairman and E Harrop sergeant at arms. Acton now holds the shield after three straight wins.
Henby District LOL held its semi annual gathering in Milton despite bad weather. Officers reported on Grand Orange Lodge conventions, County Master F Woods spoke on lodge visits, and one Royal Blue Degree was conferred by district officers. Hornby district includes Acton Hornby Stewarttown Glen Williams Georgetown Campbellville and Milton.
A collection of aphorisms on virtue temper and human frailty. Includes quotes attributed to Maurtineau Addison Archbihop and Metustuslo noting the tension between knowledge duty and wind of fate. The text reflects on inward guilt envy and self improvement.
Four applications for naturalization were recommended at the Sessions of the Peace. Judge W T Robb presided and received the customary white glove from Sheriff Anderson. The court noted an absence of crime and granted naturalizations to a Pole a Dene an Ihtaltan and a Dutchman.
In a clipped exchange a cinema usher and Bert debate why attendants are called ushers. One says the term hints at quiet guidance while the other shrugs at the label and its meaning.
Knox Presbyterian Mission Band held its annual picnic at Acton Park last Thursday afternoon with races for boys and girls across age groups and a quilt presentation by Nellie Anderson on furlough from Kobe Japan. Winners included Joan Somerville and Lorne Masters among others, plus a group photo and a picnic lunch followed by a benediction from Rev. HL Bennie.
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