Local residents mentioned in weekend visits and milestones
Mrs Gibbon of Gundridge visits Mrs Mason and others. Prudence Cook of Toronto spends weekend with relatives. Noma Gibson home from the 11th Field Ambulance. George Martin of Georgetown visits. Miss Eile Gibbon from Toronto visits A Manon. R F Johnstone of Toronto visiting his mother Mrs W Johnyfone. C F Leatherland attends funeral of Hon I B Lucas in Markdale. O McLaughlin of Alton returns home after week with Len Lovell. Nurses Marie McGinnis and Velma Blair at Guelph General Hospital visit. Mrs Price on her 89th birthday. Mary Reid fractures thigh at home and is at Guelph General Hospital. A Cripps and family celebrate 25th wedding anniversary. Euchre and lunch. Fare Paris extends congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Reid
Mill Street North
Guelph General Hospital
A Cripps
Georgetown
Paris
Expression of Thanks for Beloved Husband and Father
Benjamin King and family express gratitude for the kindness of friends shown after the sudden loss of their husband and father. The many expressions of sympathy, floral tributes, and acts of kindness will be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ars
Benjamin King
Ford Night at Halton Garage Operators Meet
The Halton Branch of the Ontario Garage Operators held a March meeting in Milton at the Farmers Building. President J L McKindley urged member support while D A Leith and L Hendricks presented Ford promotional material and talks on tune up brake service and car care. Guests Wm Bailey and R Darke offered brief remarks before a Duffet luncheon courtesy of Ford Motor Co of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Ontario
Milton
Farmers
J. L. McKindley
Burlington
Ford
D. A. Leith
Car. L. Hendricks
Ford Motor Co
D. A. ‘Leitch
Wm. Bailey
Hamilton
R. Darke
Wentworth County
Notice to Creditors Estate of Ebenezer Beswick Acton
Notice to creditors of the estate of Ebenezer Beswick late of Acton Halton died around February 2 1940. Claims must be sent with proofs to solicitor c f Leatherland Acton before March 30 1940 for distribution among rightful heirs under Ontario law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Beswick
Acton
Halton
Hye’ton
Halton candidates contest remarks in liberal and national race
Cleaver challenges Atkins accusing him of impatience and weak plans. He cites Atkins' four week delay in speaking on soldiers dependents' complaints and notes 32 Ottawa appeals in 1935. The debate references Manion and a proposed national government with doubts about cabinet strength and wartime policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleaver
Atkkins
Dr. Manion
Beranett
Mr. Atkins
Britain
Atkins
Ottawa
Financial Post
Manion
Conservatives
Union
Anseters
Canada
Ministers Meet in Acton United Church Vestry
North Halton Ministerial Association held a Monday morning meeting in the Acton United Church vestry. Attending were Rev Canon Nafiel chairman and Rev George Porter secretary from Milton Frews F C Overend and E G Baxter from Georgetown Rev A O W Foreman Ballinafad and Revs H L Bennie E A Brooss and G Gifford from Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northalton Ministerial Association
Acton United Church
Canon Nafiel
George Porter
Milton
Frews
F. C. Overend
E G. Baxter
Georgetown
A. O. W. Foreman
Ballinafad
H.L. Bennie
E. A. Brooss
G. ©. Gifford
Acton
Wright fire hazard system expands across Canadian parks in 1939
Forest fire research in Canada extends the Wright system to Western Canada with four weather stations in Riding Mountain Manitoba and Prince Albert Saskatchewan parks. A Kananaskis station is created to adapt the method for western conditions while trials continue at Banff Jasper Waterton and other sites in cooperation with provincial services and industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Forest Service
Canadian Department of Mines and Resources
Riding Mountain Natonal Park
Manitoba
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Banff
Jasper
Waterton Lakes
Alberta
Riding Mountain Park
Petawawa Forest
On‘Yarlo
New Brounswick
Dominion
Prcent
Quebec
New Brunswick
War effort notes in Halton addressed by Hugh Cleaver
In a Halton district letter Hugh Cleaver outlines Canada’s defence build up before and during the current war. He cites defence spending, a shift to protect critical industries, censorship, and price controls. He explains Empire Air Training Scheme details and Canada’s share of costs with Britain and Australia, noting rapid contract activity and new air fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Europe
Bennett
Omic
House of Commons
Somita
Hoan
J. L. Ralston
Joon
Manion
England
Australia
New Zealand
Afr
Amd
Great Britain
Before We Were Married an Angel You Called Me
Dialogue reflects a strained marriage as one partner laments lost affection and the other cites self-control, highlighting emotional distance and tension.
Sentry Halts Colonel Twice Before Firing Order
In a tense encounter a colonel is halted by a sentry who stops him a second time despite his plea. The sentry repeats his orders and states he is to halt twice and then fire, reflecting strict disciplinary conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pai
Ormly
Tanners Lose to Tigers in Second Group Final
The Tigers beat the Tanners in a hard fought hockey group final as Waterloo edged ahead late led by Corey’s short handed goal. Acton fought back but fell 8, with Dunbrook’s two saves and Herschberger drawing a penalty shaping the tense finish. Referee Gordon McKay set for Saturday’s decisive game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanners
Tigers
Norm Morton
Dunbrook
Woods
Herachberger
Waterloo
Corey
Acton
Bayliss
Molozzie
N. Morton
Pipher
Lindsay
Kentner
Margo
Terry
B. Morton
Mooney
Brush
Holmes
Malcheski
Pugh
Gildner
Brinkert
Cotey
Brill
Schmaltz
Koppesser
Willis
Herschberger
Gordon McKay
Hamilton
McKay
Sanante Cayenne
Friends Honor Miss Evelyn Withers Before Marriage
Mrs. Alex Puzey and Mrs. Omar Parker hosted a miscella neous shower at Parker home on Saturday evening for bride to be Evelyn Withers. Green and yellow decor framed gifts as guests took part in contests and a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex, Puzey
Omar Parker
Evelyn Withers
Age effect on soybean vitality in seed tested
The December issue of Scientific Agriculture reports on soybean seed vitality with age. Seeds up to three years germinate satisfactorily, four-year seeds weaker, and seeds older than four largely unfit for sowing with eight-year seed producing no plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific Agriculture
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Dottor-Where asked about Mandy’s pain location
The dialogue places Mandy in a kitchenette as she identifies the first pain point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dottor
Mandy
Coronary Disease Treated Surgically in 20 London Cases
A London surgeon, Mr. Laurence O'Shaughnessy, reports treating 20 coronary disease cases by surgery. Five died. the rest recovered enough for bedridden patients to become active and workers to resume employment. The operation involves transplanting omentum into the chest and grafting it to the heart to restore blood supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Laurence O’shaugnessy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Gibbon
Gundridge
Mrs. G. W. Mason
Prudence Cook
Toronto
P. A. MacLean
Tilbury
Wm. Johnstone
Pte
Noma Gibson
11Th Field Ambulance
George Martin
Wm. MacArthur
Eile Gibbon
Mrs. A. Manon
R. F. Johnstone
Wm. Johnyfone
C. F. Leatherland
Markdale
I. B. Lucas
O. McLaughlin
Alton
Len Lovell
Marie McGinnis
Velma Blair
Robert Price
Young Street
Tike
George Wallace
Clothes” Shop
Yonge St
Ryrie Birks
Alex. Stewart
Guelph Ontario
W. T. Patterson R
Maher Shoe Store
Norton Motors
Beatrice Hill
Greorgetown
Phoebe Warne
R.R
Hughes Cleaver
Hughes
M. P
Cooper Block
Merle Oberon
Ralph Richardson
Bod Hope
Paulette Goddard
Johnny Downs
Fox News
THE
Danbrook
Kitchener
Sisman
Pallant’s Clothing Store
Mill Street
Lou, Krueger
Mr. Hughes
Liberal Association
U.S
Valder
James H
Cromwell
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