Twenty Five Years of Acton Memories and Progress
The reminiscence recalls Acton life twenty five years ago with jacked up winter autos and horse drawn transport. It notes hotels like Old Queen and Royal York, limited paving, local industries, open air skating, wells for water, and lack of buses or electric refrigerators. It reflects on postwar progress and a hope for lasting peace and the end of greed in twenty five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itkinson
Acton
Toronto
Cindon
Royal York
Weekend visits and illness notes from a Guelph area column
Mir Dagens McPherson of Toronto visited with his mother Mrs. W. J. Hall. Mr and Mrs BM W Machulay of West Dover visited Mrs. E. F. Cellier and family. Mrs Jus Moosig of DMimice visited with her daughter Jean MrCeig. Chas Symon of Toronto visited his mother Mrs. Jax Symon who died recently. H Roy Wandhrough family of Toronto visited Mrs R B H Wancrough. Stanley Day and friends note Mrs J W Wolfe recovering after surgery in Guelph Hospital. CARED OF THANKS expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
End
Robert. Hall
Winghem
Epent
W. J. Hall
BM. W. Machulay
West Dover
E. F. Cellier Ami
Bic
Chas. Symmem
Toronto
Jax. Symon
H. Roy Wandhrough
Harold Wanshrough
H. Wancrough
Stanley Day
Sweden Navy Escorts Ships Around Neutrally Scrutinized Waters
Since the outbreak of war the navy of neutral Sweden has furnished escort service to fourteen thousand seven hundred forty ships in and around Swedish waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Neutral
Sweden
Post Mistress Goes War Worker in Canada and England
Mrs S E Minty, a wartime draftswoman and postmistress in Wilcox Saskatchewan, served in England crafting aircraft carburetors and later worked at Regina Industries. She trained as a draftsman during World War I, taught in Climax, and ran the Wilcox post office while her husband, a veteran, served in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoredirth Technical Institute
London
Lake and Elliott Factory
Braintree
Essex
Canada
Climax District
Minty
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
IS2
National Selective Service
Regina Industries
Local Schools Clash In Morning Match At Eta Village
Exim Combination School defeated Georgetown High School 2 1 in a morning contest. The drive aimed at fresh funding seen as key by the Eta Village branch of the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exim Combination School
Georgetown High School
Morning Eta Village
Red Crom
Georgetown Banquet News and Weyburn Sailor Named
The Georgetown Fire Brigade hosted a banquet in Legion Rooms with cards and dancing. A naval update announced the Weyburn sinking and 63 survivors including Georgetown’s Ordinary Seaman Franklin Cleave. The Georgetown Indine Electric Power Commission discussed finances and a 320000 cash surplus plus 6477 1942 surplus to justify lowering domestic rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Fire Brigade
Legion Rooms
Weyburn
Mediterranean
Navy
MacDonald
Georgetown
Franklin Cleave
Isobel Cleave
Robert Cleave
Georgetown Indine Electric Power Commission
Hydro Office
Herald
Gregory Theatre Presents Films and Talent
The Gregory Theatre screens March titles including Iceland featuring Sonja Henle and John Payne with Jack Oakie. March of Time Mr and Mrs America and Cameraman Along the Texas Range are listed along with sport Hunter's Para as program notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Sonja Henle
John Payne
Jack Oakie
Mr. America
Texas Range
Y M C A First Introduced Game Of Basketball
The YMCA now 98 years old claims ten thousand five hundred organizations with two million members in sixty one countries. Basketball was invented by a YMCA student at a single setting. The YMCA pioneered welfare work for soldiers from the Civil War through major wars. Navy sailors donate over a million yearly. In Jerusalem the YMCA is a meeting place for youth of twenty nationalities. The YMCA founded the Hi-Y movement for high school students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M. C.A
Y.m.ca
Y.M.C.A
M.ca
United States Navy
Navy
YMCA
Jerusalem
Miss M A Eames among Ontario officers at FLCA graduation
Burlington reports nine Ontario girls including Miss M A Eames of Port Nelson earned commissions as assistant and section officers at the FLCA graduation from No 2 Composite Training School. Burglary spans Nelson town ship with thefts at Clans Coffee Shop and a damaged car at a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Eames
Port Nelson
Ontario
FLCA
No. 2
Nelson
J.' D. Jarvis
Clans
Freeman
Harvey Hunt
Hiscock
Burlington
Blanshard Bros
Gazette
Dominion confirms nicotine sulphate supply for Canadian farms
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports 75 tons of 40 percent nicotine sulphate will be available for Canadian use in 1943, slightly above any previous year. Entomologists warn of potential aphid outbreaks next summer, with nicotine sulphate as the chosen control insecticide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Europe
United States
Pesticides Administration
War Production Board
Canada
Unity plan for French forces faces early test abroad
Gen. Henri Giraud invites Gen. Charles de Gaulle to unite French forces fighting the Reds under one banner. De Gaulle quickly responds by summoning a London meeting of the National Committee. Churchill welcomes Giraud's speech repudiating the armistice and Vichy laws and notes US agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri Giraud
Charlez de Gaulle
de Gaulle
French National Committee
London
Giraud
Georges. Catroux
Syria
Hassan
Cen
French North Africa
France
Jean Marie Ber Eert
Vichy Air Force
War Committee
Frontiera
Churchill
United States
McCutcheon Bowlers Lose Close Guelph League Match
The McCutcheon bowlers lost 4-3 to Fischers Hotel in the Guelph City Major League last Thursday. Individual scores show C Leishman 184 242 232 for 658, G Mosales 199 176 152 for 527, Co Krull 216 201 183 for 600, A Sheffield 222 198 165 for 585, W Corry 222 261 242 for 725. McCutcheons totaled 3086 while Fischers posted 3064.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCutcheon
Fischers Hotel
Guelph City
C. Leishman
G. Mosales
Co. Krull
A. Sheffield
W. Corry
McCutcheons
Fischers
McCutcheon's
Quote Ends a Tribute on War and Slaughter
A brief closing line from G A D reflects on lasting peace after twenty five years, noting time is short and the speaker’s space is finished. The passage emphasizes a hopeful outlook that war and slaughter will not cloud the world again.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oh & Gray
Bill Street
Acton Tanning Co
Beardmane & Co
Storey Glove Co
Ryder & Mowat Glove Co
Electric Railway
C.N.R
Conoa
Actah
Germany
Mir Dagens McPherson
J. W. Wolfe
Guelph
Prairie Town
Hushead
T. Patterson
Bray Chicks
Peli
C. Thatcher, Rockweed
E. P
Optometrist
St George’s Square
Milton
Kharkov
In- Briamk
Smo- Yensk
Briamk
Vicinity
Canadian National Railways
Chas. D. Shortt
Mill Street
Main Street
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