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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
4
Ballinafad notes Mr William Harding and Mrs Ora Culp visiting Hamilton over the weekend. Beatrice Batley, Walter Kentner and baby Buddie of Shelburne visited local friends on Sunday. District authorities report a large number of children suffering from whooping cough or influenza.
Gunday visitors called on Mr. O Nelson Lambert and Mr. John Bennett. includes the Lambert and Airdrie families visiting Wallan and Guelph moves. Toronto visitors stayed with Mr. Tyler. Mrs Airdrie moves to Guelph to help her ill mother. Mr Nickell saw a robin. church service at 11.00 am.
Mrs W Lynn of Galt visited at Norman Murray's home. The funeral of Miss Nancy McMillan took place from her residence with interment in the old cemetery. Mr G B Carbett visiting friends in Toronto. Dr Frank Wheelman's condition remains the same in hospital. Mrs W Watson hosted quilting at her home. Young People's Society heard plays on Monday night. Rev C G Jones presided. Mrs W MacLaren visited Toronto. Miss Lottie Moore of Speyside visiting Mrs A Bell. Miss Barbara Snyder of Hamilton spent the weekend at her home.
The Ospringe literary meeting drew a large crowd in the schoolhouse last Thursday night. Attendance has fallen across church and school due to the flu. A Sunday evening sing was hosted by Mr and Mrs C Locker with about 35 people attending. Wm Robertson of Everton gave a talk on the Sunday School lesson. Next week’s hosts will be Mr and Mrs George Cooke. Mrs M Slindish returned home after visiting relatives. News reaches of Miss Maxine Wilson’s death at Keiffer Hospital in Detroit. Sincere sympathy to the bereaved family. Miss Brae Atchison of Hillsburg visits Mrs D Stewart. Mira Kirkwood and Miss Jean Kirkwood visited Hrydon in Russ Ruth Robertson’s home, Guelph Road, who is suffering a stomach ailment.
Oakville residents report staff transfers and host of social updates. The Town Council meeting in Council Chamber discussed tax levy on properties for Monday March 11 and other local notices. Five unemployed men left for Kinmount road work for a month. Dec Dumons hockey season ends with a 10-5 loss to Whitby intermediates. A chimney fire on Colborne Street caused excitement. commencement exercises at Victoria Hall drew large audiences for diplomas and awards.
Cold epidemics leave many housebound while others recover. Weekend visitors include Dr and Mrs William Cheyne and Miss Eleanor at Centre Inn with Mr and Mrs A Chay and Mr Fn Qakes. Mimosa Disciples Church youth staged Hers Comes Charlie to a full house despite sickness. Local acts by Hillsburg Quartet and Mimoon Trio. Maude Cheyne returns to Guelph after a week at home. Lyla Mier and Agnes McGregor of Toronto visit. Mrs J Thomson recuperates at home. R Watson auction sales end quietly with good prices. Roads remain icy and hazardous, requiring careful travel.
Local notes describe heavy rain easing spring fears, high water powering a mill for Gowdy and lumber work resuming. Quarries prepare for season while residents aid, visit Guelph for music exams, and Women's Institute hosts a meeting at Gowdy home. Community visits, illnesses, and a Brickton branding event are mentioned along with a heartfelt thanks from a correspondent.
Milton area social visits include Mr and Mrs P Pinn and friends from Toronto at Bundy and Pabst openings. Local milestones feature Mrs Mary Field’s 76th year as Milton president, weddings, engagements, and a Manitoba-style regional curling event. A court case in Nelson Township limits shows an assault charge adjourned to March 4.
Miss Dot Filma sails to New York for two weeks while Mrs Ada Dynes travels to Pallen Harbor Florida for a month. Detroitis hockey player Norman Walker fractures his rib and will miss several weeks. A fire causes smoke in a car seat due to a discarded cigarette butt. Miss Mary Ella Wood’s engagement to William Robert Sherwood announced with a tea party hosted by Mrs Wood and others.
Terra Cotta items report George Ives injured at work in a quarry but escape with no broken bones. J McBride’s clearing sale draws a large crowd under good weather. Mar and Mrs Kiddend visit Inglewood with the Yeamland family. Pleurisy laid up Mr Puckering now able to move about. A Thompson also recovering. Botch play at Norval enjoyed by local youth. Mr Corner buys Acton wood lot, cutting wood there. Rutledge busy hauling stone for a project at Glodesspool.
The March onset brings varied weather with springlike days Friday and Saturday, a sharp plunge Saturday night into Sunday, and freezing rain Monday. Local residents heavy with sickness stay home. several named individuals are listed with health and scheduling notes. Services at St John Church begin Lent next week ahead of Easter, with assignments at Presbyterian Church.
Rev Ewan Mardonald resigns after nine years at Norval and Union Presbyterian Churches due to ill health. Betty Grant and Mary Feller pass with first class honors in Grade 1 Theory at Toronto Conservatory exams. Mrs Pollock fractures left arm after a bus fall in front of Langs store on Pesday morning and is taken to Toronto Hospital. William McMillan retires after 39 years as special salesman for Under National Harvester Co and plans McMillan Sales on Mil Street with son J C G MacMillan. J C G Mackenzie receives a Past President’s gold badge at Ontario Lumbermen’s Association banquet at Royal York. Georgetown officials attend Good Roads Convention at Royal York. Minor car accident near John McDonald’s farm injures no one after hitting a telephone pole. vehicle slightly damaged.
A Minnesota editor muses on a thought experiment where everyone swaps jobs for a week. He argues that shared hardship and viewing issues from another’s perspective would foster sympathy and reduce blame, though he deems full swap impractical. He concludes by urging personal humility.
A collection of cheese based main courses outlines recipes for a cheese ring with pasta and vegetables, scalloped cabbage with spaghetti and cheese, cheesy potato soup, and a cheese heavy Mexican style bake. Each dish centers on cheese, milk, and pasta or potatoes with parsley and breadcrumbs.
Notice reports loss of a pair of lady's kid gloves at Yown Wall on Tuesday evening. Return to Mrs George Lazenby Church Street. Also sale notices for a seven room house and land at Ballinufad health reason. Auction sale by Tinney of cattle and other stock near Osprings on March 13 with cash terms.
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