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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Mar 13, 1941

Page

3

Torontonian visits and weekend hometowns noted

Local notices list residents and relatives visiting Toronto from Brampton London St Marys Guelph and St Catharines. Several travelers from the Royal Canadian Navy and RCAF share leave and family visits in the area. A card of thanks expresses gratitude for floral tributes after a bereavement.

Vernon A. Wheeler Royal Canadian Navy Halifax N.S AH Bishop Toronto Alfnd Bishop

Card of Thanks for Kindness After Loss

Mrs ames Grant and Qirmis de Rite honor kindness and sympathy shown by friends and neighbors after the death of their husband and father. Also thanks from Marry Slessor and others for floral tributes and support during illness and at the time of death.

Tilanes Mro Amd Ro Wood Feut Ime Beardmore Assoc Ames Grant Qirmis de Rite Phrerner Muiny Kitty Meith Lesen Slessor

Wrestling bouts called off after injuries force postponement

The planned visit of Yorvato West End YAO to Towns for Friday night wrestling was canceled after three wrestlers were injured. Officials hope rescheduling within weeks. The Badminton Club notes recent tournaments with Fergus, Port Credit, and Guelph results. St Pauls United Church appears tonight, making outcomes uncertain.

Yorvato West End YAO Yo Chin Ing Jana USA Fergus Port Credit Guelph St. Paul's United Church

Game ae Dee Demands Personal Efficiency to Win

Fragmentary note mentions a nun or woman handicapped by defective sight, eye examination requires time, free service offered by Ke. PL Wea, Myeaight Special ist at 8 St. George's Square, Guelph.

Wea St. George's Square Guelph

Gregory Theatre Show Listings and Cast Notes

Fragmentary theater page lists Gregory Theatre events with names such as Montern Highways Chapter of The Green Avef and a Sinclair Lewis adaptation with Patricia Morison, Rayo Mill, and Technicolor showing Mexico. Also mentions cartoon Lonesome Stranger and films Sandy Is A Lady and Trouble With Husbands plus stars Henry Wilcoxon Carole Landis Mischa Auer and George Farmby.

Sinclair Lewis Patricia Morison Rayo Mill Hhhe Mexico Fo. News Henry, Wilcoxon Carole Landis Sandy Baby Sandy Mischa Auer Benchley

Ottawa Week Review of War Debates and Defence Policies

The Ottawa week details Parliament’s focus on war expenditures Defence of Canada Regulations and pensionsAct changes. Committees study three main topics while the Commons weighs a 1000000 war appropriations bill and examines naturalization deportation provisions. Prime figures clash over secrecy and press criticism amid interparliamentary tensions.

Ottawa Defence of Canada Aley Canada House Pcond Commons Mackenzie Discu Lartwack U Dandurand Georges Parent

Wartime Reflections In a Canadian Chronicle

A wartime column contemplates future events in Europe and the Middle East while noting rumors and propaganda. The writer praises the War Savings Campaign progress and urges personal sacrifice, saving money, and supporting the war effort despite fatigue and varying public attitudes.

Grading eggs and export aims amid wartime concerns

The piece discusses improving egg quality for export in a wartime Ontario context. It notes grading stations multiplying, farmers raising export shares, and the need for frequent gathering and rapid cooling of eggs to preserve quality, while describing hen-house routines and risks of double laying.

Ato Ontario Hiddy

Twenty Years Ago from the Free Press March 17 1921

Notes from the Free Press dated March 17 1921 include Prof Murdock of Guelph O A C presenting a motion picture lecture in Pi and no Theatre on Man afternoon. Mr and Mrs D P Day and Miss Day of Olean lease Fairview Place to reside in the Smith family ancestral home. Rev C D Draper of Preston preaches at the Methodist Church during Epworth League Rally Day. Rev A Lloyd Smith addresses Epworth League meeting in Toronto. Davenport and May Bde noted. Obituary for John Met hath at Ospringe following San Mareh 1921.

Murdock Guelph O Toeronte Epworth League

War Savers survey in Acton nearly complete

The Acton Home Front survey by War Savers is nearly finished. If missed, contact W. George Mason or Go A. Dills for a prompt home visit. Nassagaweya and Esquesing areas adjoining Acton are not yet completed but expected this week. The public thanks volunteers for their reception and service to King and Country.

Grman Acson Une Bop Hitler Sepa Jusroeswaethly Meverets -Poons Acton Teach Hee W. George Mason Go A. Dills Nassagaweya Esquesing

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