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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1935
Page
7
A fragmentary OCR line evokes a journey home and lingering distance. It mentions Nora Jonesy and a road that does not feel long as the speaker returns to their birthplace.
Twenty years ago to day the first Tus Pare Paris appeared, plus notes on Patry Lake popularity. Alley events include an Acton Citizens Band concert, Maplehurst subdivision survey, Epworth League lawn social, and marriages Nutley Forster methods. Marginal notices report Mr. Mackenzie moving to Georgetown and farewell sermons by Rev. Draper. Also Persian Balm advertisement ends with a beauty claim.
Canadian silk production reached 22,754,969 in 1933 with capital investment at 30,192,870 and 7,800 salaried workers. Salaries totaled 6,138,533, up 6.68 percent, while exports were 1,422,802 despite a production value over twenty-two million dollars indicating substantial yearly expenditures.
An agitator mounted a vehicle in Hyde Park leaned a Bible against a post and urged the crowd to raid shops for food and steal fur coats if families are hungry. He shouted and attacked critics before asking, Who are the scoundrels who plundered my bike.
The author recalls childhood journeys through Suffolk and Essex in East Anglia, noting regional dialects and historic sites. She highlights Sudbury as Gainsborough’s birthplace, the statue erected after a public subscription, and sketches from his landscapes and portraits including Mrs Siddons. The piece promises continuation next week.
A fragmentary diary from a rural community records daily mischief and chores. Entries mention Crowley losing a long-time girlfriend, a local dispute at a barber shop, a visit to the drug store, and folks discussing age and work. Warnings and slang illustrate everyday life.
A wife and husband exchange questions about the stay of his mother. The wife confirms a weeklong visit starting tomorrow. The husband seeks certainty about the visit’s end and whether the mother will depart after a week.
A southern judge faced two women claiming a baby boy. He proposed splitting the infant, prompting both claimants to cry out that the judge should keep the child himself. The scene highlights a grim moral dilemma narrated with ironic scrutiny.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a visitor Mrs M Tavish speaking to a sick husband with a brief line about calling Donald and Sandy M Grabbe and a mention of an 4A Sphb-theuwa first. No clear event, date, or location other than personal visit.
A Department of Mines Ottawa report shows Canada used petroleum products for fuel in 1933 totaling 945 million Imperial gallons, with 419 million of fuel oil, 42 million kerosene, and 484 million gasoline. Ontario led gasoline sales with over 47 percent of 484 million gallons, while Prairie provinces and Quebec followed.
In a brief exchange a veteran jokes that a wooden leg has one advantage. He says it helps hold up socks with thumb tacks, eliciting a lighthearted punchline about resilience and practical wit.
In a sharp exchange, Mrs Badpayer claims the woman always pays while the shopkeeper counters that some accounts show otherwise if you inspect his books.
Flo questions George about marriage as he pursues a bachelor degree. The dialogue hints the goal is work and experience, with a nod to Henry Ford as inspiration.
A fragmented timetable notes daily eastbound and westbound train times with specific figures. It lists a Georgetown eastbound departure at 9.35 p m and a 0.44 p m time for the eastbound leg, plus westbound times 11.13 p m in standard time, with Sunday service indicated.
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