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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
7
The Skippyhops invite cousins to join in playful ring games on the lawn despite weather. The Hoppyskips and Skippyhops are described as bright and cozy as they hop skip and play together.
Twenty years ago the Free Press recalls July 3 1919 as peace bells rang when Germany signed the Treaty of Peace. The piece notes local reactions with factory whistles town and church bells sounding. It also lists community moves and retirements including Mr H Harrison selling his farm and R D Warren becoming Baptist General Treasurer. Included are retirements of Principal W H Stewart and war returns of Ptes Arthur Firstbrook Sheldon Moyer and motor driver William Wak with ties to Acton and Toronto. Died notices report David Boles Nassagawega at 65 and Elizabeth Glen Johnston Toronto General Hospital at 74.
Open Petawawa forestry training camp report outlines the Indian census efforts and the National Forestry Program. It notes Ottawa based Indian Affairs gathering data, a quinquennial census with 112,510 Indians in 1934, an estimated rise above 118,000, and details on Indian livelihoods, reserve lands, and guardianship by the Canadian government. It then details the Petawawa Forest Experiment Station program where 108 youths from various Ontario towns report June 26 for forestry training, with 39 from Ottawa, 5 Smiths Falls, 4 Lockwood, 2 Hawkesbury, and others from Renfrew Amprior Pembroke area. They will learn forestry, work on thinning, road building, and campsite improvement, receive clothing, a one dollar daily allowance, board, lodging, and medical care, plus organized recreation and physical training as part of rehabilitation and forest protection efforts.
A nostalgic Acton reminiscence traces the Ramsay family who built a two story corner home at Church and Frederick, their civic work, and the family’s move to Gloversville. It recalls later owners the Kenneys and Gambl es, a tragic sleigh accident, and local notables including nurses and dentists, painting a portrait of a long lived, closely connected community.
The Banff government museum registered visitors from the United States Australia Britain Ireland Africa India China Hawaii Iceland and Russia in May and park inquiries came from the United States England Scotland Australia Hawaii China France and Canada. Banff National Park May attendance rose over May 1938 with 4 422 entering cars and 15 250 passengers an increase of 1 156 cars and 9 258 passengers.
The article details a rail assisted motor route from Port Arthur to the Pacific Coast via the Selkirk and Big Bend highways. It highlights the twenty three mile unfinished stretch between Golden and Revelstoke, Canadian Pacific Railway support in 1939, and access to Banff Yoho and other parks with scenic passes and safe gradients.
JAN WARREN will become Overseas Passenger Manager on July 1, succeeding H. W. Brodie who retires June 30 after more than 44 years with the company. Warren joined the passenger department in 1924 after time in engineering and construction and has risen to this key post.
The text describes a residence valued for its comfortable interior and tidy upkeep, noting the house is kept in good repair with well maintained surroundings.
A compact survey of greeting phrases from diverse countries. It notes Indian customs asking about God and nose size, Persian wishes about shadow length, Egyptian questions on perspiration, and Chinese Japanese, Russian, Polish, French, Dutch, Italian customs. The tone is light and comparative.
A comic exchange shows a customer eager for a large mouse trap and a shop assistant replying that none are big enough for the desired catch. The light moment reflects everyday shopping banter.
A humorous exchange shows a wife asking for a little money and the husband replying with a playful miscount about how little. The joke hinges on the husband’s quick-witted response to the request.
A note urges readers to resist direct printing sales calls and instead plan to purchase printing services from the local newspaper. It frames the paper as the preferred source for printing needs and discourages dealing with outside sales approaches.
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