Acton District News Docket Rounds Up Local Topics
Docket lists nine divorce cases and two civil suits set for spring sessions in Brampton Inter Bar Justice Kingstone. Local items note Lakeside I O D E euchre party raising funds, quilting for relief, Knox YP Guild meeting, and road work progress on Second Line with unemployed workers from Acton. A serious accident leaves Edwin Freiburger critically injured after a fall in a bush. Also included is a broad Canadian footwear industry report noting 1932 production and trade figures across Ontario and Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asines
Brampton
Inter
Justice Kingstone
Toronto
Hamilton
Toronto Township
Hydrants care agreement reached after council session
The Acton council discussed fire hydrants and waterworks control with Fire Chief McDonald and Public Utilities Commission officials. They reached an arrangement to list supplies before purchase and clarified responsibilities between the Fire and Light Committee and the Public Utilities Commission. The meeting also covered tax write offs and upcoming Ontario Baseball Amateur Association events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Lasby
J. E. McMillan
M. Lasby
E. Jones
E. Thetford
St. Michael's Hospital
Acton
Ln.r. Lashbrook
W. R. Lashbrook
W. D. Talbot
J. W. Jones
Arena
Acton Public Utilities Commission
Jonas Massey
Bell Telephone Co
Allingon
Public Utilities Commission
McDonald
L. G King
R. J. Kerr
Wilson
Public Utilities Body
R. M. McDonald
Reeve Thetford
King and
Kerr
Murray Memorial Committee
King
Acton Juniors Win Smith Trophy from Georgetown
The Acton Juniors defeated Georgetown 8-2 in the final game to win the Smith Trophy series with an 11-6 aggregate. Morton led Acton with four goals while J Marzo, Gibbons, and Mooney each added one, as Byrne stopped most Georgetown chances.
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Acton
Smith
Georgetown
Morton
Jack
Actont
Byrne
Alcott
Wheeler
E. Maro
Jack Kentner
Mooney
Kentner
Stor
Ezio Marz
Wheeler and Richardson
E. Marzo
Tyler
Wings
Marahall
I. Marzo
Lantz
Molozzie Gibbons
Golden Wedding in Waterloo Moffat Couple
Ellen Adams and George Amos celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Waterloo County and Moffat after marrying in 1884. The Amos family, famed Shorthorn breeders, helped shape local farming as their two sons and five grandchildren shared in the long, storied life in Moffat.
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Ellen Adams
George Amos
Waterloo’ County
Dr. Dixon
Central Presbyterian Church of
Gals
Amos
Robert
Thomas
Waterloo County
Moffat
Pleasant Valley
Ams
Mr. Amos
Evening Meal Digestor Lays Bare London Quirks
A humorous fragment captures a policeman and a drunken man outside a house. The officer jokes about nobody being home while the man stumbles through a garbled reply about upstairs, reflecting street humor and social signs of the era.
For He Hath Great Possessions at Acton
The Burlington United Church youth group plans a sacred presentation titled For He Hath Great Possessions to be performed during the evening service on Sunday in Acton. Jean Barbour led the United Church Young People League meeting with singing and scripture reading, while Velma Blair played a piano solo.
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Burlington
United Church
Acton
United Church Young People’s League
Jean Barbour
Oakville Tops Acton 7-1 In Local Hockey Match
Oakville defeated Acton 7-1 as Moore opened scoring early and Ronald, Cy Allan, Peer, and Moore added goals. Acton pressed through the middle periods but Oakville’s defense and Holloway in goal limited scoring. crowd of about two hundred witnessed the Lakeshore team’s decisive win and potential title challenge.
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Acton
Oakvillé
Lakeshore
Lakesiders
Oakville
Couiners
Moore
Walters
Forder
Ronald
Followay
Archie
Peer
Test
Percy Allan
Allan
Holloway
Townsley
Gibbons
Cy Allan
Peér
Greer
Morton
Hang Chen
Sutcliffe
Swayze
Cy. Allan
Jack Kentner
Ainslie
Joe Kentner
Arcie
Chen
Wilson
McRae
Chick Sommers
Burlington
Harris Cup Schedule Drafted For Georgetown Meeting
At a Georgetown meeting the Harris Cup schedule was drawn up with Burlington possibly absent. The schedule shows Acton Georgetown Milton matchups across March with home and away games and goals to count.
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Georgetown
Burlington
Acton
Milton
Gressington
Middle Road Credit River bridge piers progress stalled
Hope for completing the Middle Road bridge piers before spring breakup has been abandoned. One pier is finished and the shaft for pier two is underway. About 100 men work two eight hour shifts from eight in the morning to midnight with the coffer dam in place and caisson work started.
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Middle Road Credit River Bridge
Middle Road
Baptist Young People Lead Meeting and Rail Merger Talk
The Baptist Young People hosted a Monday night meeting led by Miss M Masales with readings by Miss Worden Mrs Begley and Bertha Bristow. Winnie Reid read scripture and Miss Masales spoke on Success and Failure. A song service preceded remarks. Separately Canadian National Railways and British Empire Trust Company agreed to CN acquiring 4 percent stock of Toronto Suburban Railway for 25 percent par value, pending budget provisions. Georgetown Council debated appointing a permanent Clerk and Treasurer, with no decision but support for combining roles. P B Harrison has acted as Town Clerk since a death. Dublin Women’s Institute met in February. activities included a rally singing, a quilt donation, economical sack articles display, and a quilt block contest won by Mrs Sayers. Quebec port activity in 1933 set records with 1,063 vessels and 5,562,717 tons, up from 800 vessels and 5,193,758 tons in 1932. grain elevator handled 16,716,529 bushels. imports rose to 942,954 tons. exports to 6,361,201 feet. season started March 25 and ended December 13.
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Baptist Young People's Meeting
M. Masales
M. Worden
Begley
Bertha Bristaw
Winnie Reid
Mosales
Canadian National Railways
British Empire’ Trust Company
Toronto Suburban Railway
House of Commons
R. J. Manion
Canadian National
Dublin
Women's Institute
George Somerville
Storey
Valentine
Meedy
W. Britton
Margaret Somerville
Quebec
St. Lawrence
Quebec Harbor Commission
Deivientes
Sable I
Torr Head
Belfast
St Patrick’s Supper and Knox Church Musical Event
Announcement notes a St Patrick’s Supper and programme at United Church on Friday March 16 with the Martin Ramsay Orchestra providing dancing and lunch for a 266 admission. It also mentions the Norvat choral Society directed by Dr Fletcher of Toronto performing at Knox Presbyterian Church on Wednesday March 14 as a musical treat.
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The
United Church
Norvat. Choral Society
Dr. "Fletcher
Toronto
Knox Presbyterian’ S Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
News of
and the District
IO. D. E
Lakeside
Marguerite Ryder
Prises
A. J. Buchanan
Leishman
H. P. B&oore
O. D. FE
Knox Young People’s Guild
Brownlow
H. Mainprize
Jack Graham
Bessie Rawlings
Laura Ball
Lilian ‘Woodhall
H.L. Bennie
Bennie
Canada
McPherson
Spoypide
Father’s Bush
Edwin Frei‘burger
Andrew Presburger
Riversdale
Bruce County Hospital
Walkerton
Young Freiburger
Freiburer
Dominion Day
British Iles
United States
Ontario
British Isles
Anii
Council
Baseball Next
Ontario Baseball ‘Amateur ‘Association
W. J. Snyder
Sanford Avenue North
Pewhurst
Crichton
Richie
Cof Moffat
Court House
Liceman
Stude
United Church Young People's
Milton I. O. D. E
John Milton Chanter
P. Z. Cooke
Bastedo
Richard White
Book
Gowland
Hately
Yates
Philip
Blain
Fisken
Turner
Hardy
Mesdames Houston
McClenahan
Fox
Bowen
Wilkinson
Agnew
Marshall, Syer
Cookman
Frank O'Donnell
Weather Bureau
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Stillman-O’shea
Guelph
H. W. Stillman
Sunnyholm
Annie Emily
Margaret
Patricia O'Shea
A. E. Filey
Cooksville
Donald Huffman
Herbert McCulloch
Grant Avenue South
Galt
Clayton McCutcheon
Dundas Highway
Mear Streetsville Road
MccCulloch
William F.ee Milverton
McCutcheon
McCulloch
Hoth
L. J., C. Bull
Peel County Police Court
Baptist Young, People’s
P. B. Harrison
F. L. Heath
Jess Gibbons
Dublin Institute
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