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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1936
Page
8
Jost weeks into Easter as spring arrives with shifts from winter hockey to looser play patterns. Roads thawing, but fog slows travel. Town events include a Church Ladies tea and bake sale in the Town Hall and Lenten services at St Albans led by the Men’s Service Club.
The Acton Citizens Band presents Minstrel Flashes at Town Hall on March 26 and 27 with over 100 performers. Director Hileen McCarthy arrives from John 3. Rogers Producing Company. show features blackface acts, song and dance, and a second part revue with catchy tunes and comedy. Funds raised support general band expenses and local community efforts in Acton.
A truck on Mill Street slid in an icy rut and skidded toward a telephone pole. The rear swung around, lifting a side, then settled and toppled again while apples scattered across the pavement. No injuries or serious damage reported.
Two men joke about waking times as one claims his window faces the west and catches the sun later, the other insisting it is very early. Their banter centers on who rises with the sun and who watches the daylight.
A brief religious reflection cites Romans 5 19 noting that disobedience by one man brought sin to many while Christ’s obedience reconciles many. The message emphasizes salvation through Jesus and moral responsibility.
Streetsville representative Bruce Pargeter joins Myrtle Parpell John Drake Jack Hollinger Margaret Harrison and Frances Dilla at an oral composition contest judged by Eugen Breen Margaret Arnold and Roderick Ryder. The event moves to Acton School tomorrow with Kay Chapman Norman Braida performing a dialogue and Pargeter a solo.
Regular meeting of the Acton Women's Institute at Mrs Wilderspin's home in a post King George V era. Read oath to King Edward VIII, opened with songs and prayers. Talks on motto success through effort, agriculture, linen craft, and flax samples. Donations to a public school teacher. Recipe exchange during roll call. Meeting closed with The Wearin’ of the Green and thanks to host and committees.
A Federal Department of Agriculture review notes Canada’s butter quality rises with production. Of 1,570,497 pasteurized butter boxes graded in 1945, 85.49 percent earned first grade, up from 1934’s 85.41 percent. Regulations protect grade labeling on wrappers and cartons, forbid false claims, and restrict marking to authorized dairy graders.
Sir James Burke lauded as a master of drama and prose as Katharine Hepburn stars in The Little Minister. RHO Radio presents the adaptation of the classic at Gregory Theatre this Friday night with Hepburn’s acclaimed performance highlighted.
In a fragmented transcript a seller and a woman discuss missing details about an address and a tailor. The dialogue reveals a sensitive exchange as the seller offers information to the woman and references her husband. The passage hints at an attempted clarification or verification within a sales context.
Brookville defeats Lorne Farmers 6 0 to secure playoff spot as York Road edges Eden Mills in a 3 3 tie. Jones' Boys lose 6 4 to Lorne Rifles, earning a berth while Dublin and Everton also contend as the final standings list six qualifiers for the playoffs.
The amalgamated society extends membership to all at $1.00 with voting rights at annual or general meetings. The new board aims to establish local branches across both counties and emphasizes preventive measures and improved home conditions to keep families intact. Secretary G F P Thompson in Milton handles card requests while agents’ names will be published later.
Il J Meri s list of sales entries shows multiple auction dates from March 16 to April including buyers such as R J Borthwiex Natsagaweye P J McCrintall Speyside Roy G Young Eramoga Wm Short Eden Mills Robt Lasby Nas sagaweya Joseph Benham Everton and B GO McDowell Acton for household effects. The notice lists locations names and days of week with specific dates in March and April.
An old style advertisement urges readers over 40 to try Dr. Bouthworth Uratules for bladder weakness and back pain. It claims rapid comfort, a risk free 10 day trial, and money back if not satisfied with the first box. Any druggist can supply Uratules.
R. W. Johnson pens a reflective homeward note from a small country cottage. He contrasts simple comforts with town life, describes winter hardships and spring hopes, and details local market prices and booming lumbering work around Latchford and Goward.
In Acton a wave of hockey and curling interest continues with local schedules and playoffs. A commentator reflects on community life, retirement, and the value of youth offerings while noting regional industry by Ajax Co. and Turner Valley developments.
On a Sunday morning a customer asked for a chance for a dim. A druggist replied with hopeful, though unclear, encouragement to enjoy the sermon.
A terse exchange features a wife remarking on her husband’s brilliance while another asserts he suspects nothing. The dialogue hints at hidden knowledge and calculated deception within a strained relationship.
The Agricultural Department of the Canadian National Railways notes a rising farm consciousness among Britons in cities and towns. Depression conditions are linked to this shift, seen as favorable for the future of British agriculture.
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