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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
7
A fragmentary verse urges steady completion of work with faithfulness and self control. The lines stress watching yourself, not the clock, and giving every ounce to the task with steadfast effort. Named author Adelbert F Caldwell appears in the uncited source.
Twenty years ago staple notes include Pte Wm Lazenby receiving a gold watch from Enquesing Council on Dominion Day in Milton after his arm was shattered in action. Rev H W Avison and family leave for Welland. Large crowds bid farewell at the station for Rev R L Large. James Carnahan returns from a Northwest tour. Donald Mann dies of pneumonia. Rev J Ralston Brown stationed at Barons Alberta. Large congregations attend Avison sermons. many friends from other congregations attend.
The Toronto Baseball Club will run a no fee baseball school at Maple Leaf Stadium from July 19 to July 29. Open to players ages 18 to 71, the program aims to coach Canadians toward professional careers with five daily five inning games and instruction from club officials and Toronto team members.
In a fragmented dialect exchange, Rastus accuses Sambo of letting a roostah into his garden while Sambo denies it. The back and forth hints at a neighborhood clash over poultry and garden boundaries with humorous mispronunciations and garbled lines.
A Ginger Farm column reflects on parenting teens, weather woes, and farm life. The writer notes ongoing rain, poor wheat and hay conditions, and the shift from school progress to growing independence. Wild strawberry picking brings solace and jam, with dogs and berries sparking cheerful moments amidst fatigue.
A northern Canada herd on Richards Island reports about 2 000 fawns born by May 5 as fawning begins mid April and continues to late May. The herd numbers 3 750 at the August round up, with earlier stock delivered in 1935 spreading benefits to native communities.
Alain Gerbault, famed solo sailor, returns from England where his voyage on the Mirecrest ended in boredom. He sought Pacific life, found English days tame, and now reports he will stay in Tahiti with his companions noting his shift from sailing to settled life.
Oliver N Warren records a week of everyday concerns in a small town. He notes church and youth group plans, a possible arrest, a peddler visiting, wind up clocks, marriage musings, weather annoyances, school memories, and Sunday services reflecting local routines and social ties.
A lighthearted note highlights a woman’s skill in keeping time and leading a music group. The piece playfully credits her rhythm and pace, signaling a cheerful social moment.
Central Press notes houseplants can endure summer by moving outdoors without removing from pots. Sink the pot into the ground to soil level, add a charcoal layer to block pests, and use full sun for plants like Stapellas and Aloe to keep them blooming all summer.
A humorous exchange emerges as a policeman tells a man in the water to come out with no bathing allowed while the man pleads he is not bathing but drowning. The incident highlights a tense rescue moment and the swimmer's distress.
A police officer’s horse in Ladysmith, South Africa, was tethered near buildings when a passerby noticed a shell nose protruding from the ground. The shell proved to be unexploded and was removed, believed to date from the siege of Ladysmith in the Boer War.
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