Acton Notes Show Visits and Local Health Updates
Week end social visits span Chesley Toronto Kitchener and Port Arthur with residents attending graduations and funerals. Local nurses Patricia Harrop and Isabel Switzer spend holidays at home while Mrs Swackhamer recovers. Engagement announced for Vernan Emerald Murray to Murray Cameron Smith in Acton.
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A. J.murray
Acton
Ontario
Vernan Emerald
Murray Cameron Smith
J. A. Smith
Mr. Smith
Swackhamer Family Thanks Friends for Kindnesses
Mr and Mrs Arthur Swackhamer and family express appreciation for the condolences and deeds shown during Mrs Swackhamer illness. The support has been helpful on the road to recovery.
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Arthur Swackhamer
Puzzle Poem and nautical misadventure from W Colss
The week’s puzzle poem hints at eight to ten letters via clues tied to celestial and earthly terms. A following tale recounts a Scot and Englishman duel on a fishing line in a humorous misread exchange ending with a small three inch catch and a Scottish quip about bait on the hook.
Gregory Theatre Presents Ida s Delight and Night Watchman Cards
The Gregory Theatre schedules a Friday June 16 show featuring Idiots Delight with Clarke Gable and Shearer, plus Lone Ranger Chapter 4 Night Watchman cartoon. Also screen previews include Boy Trouble with Mary Boland and Charles Rugles, Jee Bears cartoon, and Royals Visit Ottawa footage with Anne Shirley Nan Grey Ralph Bellamy. Comedy Boom Goes The Groom and Thrilling Moments slide show accompany the film program Friday and Saturday.
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Clarke Gable
Shearer
Night Watchman
BOY Trouble
Mary
Boland Apa
Charles Ruggles
Anne Shirley
Nan Grey
Ralph Bellamy
Boom Goes the Groom
Kraxy
Acton Loses to Oakville in Tight Georgetown Tilt
Acton fell 3 to 2 at Oakville amid wild plays and a rare hidden-ball incident. Bill Ritchie injured on a hand, Mooney and Guthrie blamed by Acton for errors, while Norm Morton hit Acton’s lone homer in the first inning. Oakville’s pitcher Gibb puzzled Acton batters as Cripps expected to start for Acton.
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McMenemy
Gordon
L. Ritchie
Bryden
Kemshead
Smith
Mooney
Georgetown
Peterson
Acton
Molozsie
Anderson
MacNally
Chapman
Ward
Tost
Dumarche
McNally
Gorion
Guthrie
Doakville
Oakville
Gibb
Acton Boys
Don Ryder
Norm Morton
Brush
Morton
Lamb
A. Molozzie
W. Ritchie
C Footitt
Ss Dumarche
A. Ritchie
Woods
Rf Ward
Ryder
Hillmer
Footitt
Heesee
Milton
Shee
Niagara Falls Visit Overcomes Royal Visit Disappointment
A Niagara Falls trip by the Indies on June 7 follows a disappointing June 6 Acton view of King and Queen not appearing. They visited Hamilton and Welland Canal, observed a Norwegian freighter, and joined Niagara Falls ceremonies with the Royal party. They helped with Legion duties, watched the Royal Air Force parade, and returned late satisfied with the day.
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Acton
Guelph
Kitchener
Hamilton
Niagara Falls
Niagara
Mr. Jones
Ryder
Indy
Rock Gardena
Catharines
Welland Canal
Norway
Lake Ontario
Jones
Legion
Toronw
Victoria Park
Royal Air Force
United States
Joneses
the Falls
W. C
Parrot Speaks in Repetition in Old tale
In a very old tale a parrot is described as the sole creature with the power of speech that merely repeats what it hears without attempting to spin a longer tale.
Waterloo Band Festival Grows with Major Canadian Competition
The Waterloo Band Festival expands as over fifty Bugle and Trumpet bands compete in Waterloo Park. A fireworks display accompanies the event scheduled for Saturday June 24 in Waterloo Ontario.
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Waterloo
Canada
Waterloo Park
Ont
Old Lady and Small Boy Crying Scene Recounted
An Independent page recounts a brief exchange where a frail woman urges tears and a boy answers with stubborn resolve. The dialogue emphasizes gritty resilience and a quiet emotional standoff between generations.
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Ted Hansen
Chesley
M. Garvin
Frank, Browning
Etta Dills
Toronto
Albert Butlin
Port Huron, Mich
Moorecroft
Messrs
B. J. Moore
N. F. Moore
H. T. LePage
Patricia Harrop
St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph
Isabel. Switzer
the General Hospital
Mgr
Qa. H. Brown
Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital
Harry Clarke
Wm. Falls
Winnipeg
W. D. MacArthur
Duncan McDougall
Aaril
R. H. Blanch
Bill Knight
Bill Blanch
Vera Landsborough
Shepherd
Chas, Goodeve
Mys
C. M. Hansen
Wilma
University of Toronto
Convocation Hall
Ted Hahsen
Churchill
J. Graham Lindsay
Iroquois
W. CoLss
George Wallace
Clothes
Ryrie Birks
W. T. Patterson R
Wyndham
Maher Shoe
Gene Autry
the Singing Cowboy
Ottawa
Girls’ School
C. M
Drake Insect Killer
Woodbury’s
R. Brush
W. Ritchle
Feld
Bill Ritchie
Bill
Cripps
Terry
Action
Crorge
McNally Gordon
Thetis
Liverpool Bay
Sir Alfred Townsend Bicknill
High Court of Justice
Premier Chamberlain
House of Commons
Pallant’s
Sisman’s
Limehouse Presbyterian Church
Kenneth Maclean
Wingham
Monster Garden
A. C. Patterson
Silver Creek
Brunswick Trio
London
McLean
Armour's
Duff
Lean Boston
Whyte
Veal
Lion
Bologna
Lovell Bros
King
George
Queen-Elizabeth
Washington
King George
Roosevelt
Frey
Mrs. Roosevelt
Union Station
White House
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