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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jun 24, 1937

Page

8

Birth and marriage notices from Fergus Ontario 1937

Born to Mr and Mrs Milton Watson a son at Mount Hamilton Hospital on June 20 1937. Catherine Jane Cockerill wed Gordon Charles Lambert at the Fergus Manse June 18 1937. William Bolton died suddenly in Fergus aged about 70. Harry M Pettit Halton County County Clerk and Treasurer died June 20 1937 in Hamilton at age 55.

Watson Milton Watson Lillian McKeown Mount Hamilton Hospital Lambert-Cockerill Fergus Ontario Bolton William Bolton

Local Notes Highlight Summer Activities And Accidents

June winds down with Dominion Day a week away and the longest day counted. High School exams wrap up while summer holidays start for many pupils. Acts from Acton to Guelph see baseball, road work, and a cheque scam. A farm laborer near Brampton is found dead from a self-inflicted wound after weeks of despair.

Bannockburn Institute Reports Palermo District Meeting

The Bannockburn Women's Institute met at Mr S S W Lindsay's home. Miss Margaret Brown reported on the Palermo district annual held June 8 1937. The program included piano solos by Margaret Brown and Minnie Cole, readings by Hetty Clarridge, vocal solos by Boris Harding and Wilma Price, and recitations by Eleanor Cank. A lunch was served and a social half hour followed.

Bannockburn Women's Institute S&s. W Lindsay Margaret Brown Palermo Misa Margaret Brown Hetty Clarridge Mini ¥. Cole Boris Harding Widla Price Tach Eleanor Cank

Od Held Named Rep for Ontario Acton District

Mars W Od Held is appointed representative of Nu-Hone Odtract Co of St Catharines Ontario for Acton and district, expanding distribution in the region.

Mars. W

Birthday revels and prairie notes from Thornloc

The writer shares a long personal letter with memories of a 60th birthday party at Tuk Adton Furs Paris and a trout feast, plus vivid home life scenes. He notes a rainy spell broken by a lush garden harvest and comments on highway improvements and a Saskatchewan mining camp reaching headlines as work continues around Dome, McIntyre, and 24 hour operations. Johnson signs from H.R. No. 1 Thornloc.

Mr. Chisholm Guelph New Liskeard Twik Sunnyside Farm Ax Y Jones Tuk Adton Furs Paris Stary Wifs Matuchewan Dome McIntyre

Controlling Brown Heart in Turnips with Boron

Agricultural bulletin notes boron deficiency causes brown heart in turnips. Recommends applying 10-15 pounds borax per acre by drill or 20-30 pounds by broadcast on acid soils, with higher rates for alkaline soils. For drill use, mix borax with 100 pounds dry lime for even distribution. plant seed after soil dries. Borated fertilizer with 2 percent borax is available. to supply 10 pounds borax per acre requires 500 pounds, and for 20 pounds per acre requires 1000 pounds fertilizer.

Maritime New Brunswick Division of Botany

Grandma’s Firm Word Scares Off Yard Trespassers

A grandma demands the boys leave, but Willie answers from the window with a sharp threat to sic Grandma on them, prompting a tense moment in the yard. The scene captures a small town clash over property and manners.

Willie Wille

Johnson to fill Jean Harlow role in Saratoga remake

Petite Rita Johnson steps into the unfinished lead role once held by Jean Harlow in Saratoga. The script will be rewritten to suit Johnsons personality and the seven cast members include a comparative newcomer.

Rita Johnson Jean Harlow

Puzzle Poem Points to Loud Noise in Spain Hardship

A cryptic puzzle poem hints at a word related to a loud noise linked to Spain. Clues reference letters found in words like eagle sling aunt and others, aiming to assemble a term that describes a frequent loud sound connected to Spain and its current hardships.

Spain

Cutting the Corners In Local Baseball Skirmishes

Trumpton will play here Saturday while midweek games are idle. Georgetown faces Burlington. Trumpton tackles Milton. Woe is an amart infielder who chattersh. Waterhouse rests as Walters covers second. Norman Morton returns for Acton on Saturday boosting pitching strength. League standings show Milton Georgetown Acton Burlington Brampton. Postponed games list Georgetown at Acton Burlington at Milton Brampton at Georgetown.

Georgetown Burlington Trumpton Milton Urempton Wyler Morgan Woe Amart Harry Woods Amart ‘d Pow LLP Acton Brampton Hillbury Yankee Tom Hendrick Han Geoffrey Heath Cleveland Indys Heath Fort Wallan Ontario Seattle Wash University of Washington Japan Inesville Cleveland Life

Temple to girl memory sparks London temple plan

A rajah of Kotha in India vows a temple in London costing 250000 dollars in memory of Yuv rant the wife of the raja who died in Switzerland. His brother the Mubarajah of Tripur and other relatives will fund most of it with aid from Hindu priests and Windu princes.

Manarajah Switzerland London Yuvrant Kotha India Mubarajah Tripur Heer

Proud Lady and Acquaintance Dialogue Reflect Household Confidence

A fragment shows a woman noting her husband plays the organ while an acquaintance jokes about worsening conditions implying a weathered domestic scene. The terse exchange hints at social pressures and personal cleverness within a formal setting.

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