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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 19, 1936
Page
5
Kathleen May Louttitt and others visited friends and relatives in Guelph Acton and Toronto over the weekend. Mrs G Wood of Guelph announces the engagement of Eva Gertrude to Cecil Osborne with a wedding planned for March 28.
James H. Ryder aged 2 Mfe long resident of Guelph Township died. Funeral from his son in law Gordon Martin home to Woodlawn Cemetery Guelph was well attended. Rev Robertson Barrie conducted services. Survived by his daughter Mrs Gordon Martin two sons in law and three brothers. Wills predeceased him. Pallbearers included three brothers a brother in law J McCuen and two nephews Fred and Will West.
A handwritten diary fragment by Oliver N Warren covers Sunday grocery trips, a murder and hanging in town, tense moments on a train, school scenes with a teacher and Tommy Jones, Uncle Henry’s awkward money tale, and a rambling Saturday about pennies and editor’s notes.
Vi recounts Mink’s Grand Canyon journey on a work tour as night falls. The scene features a mysterious plant abyss and a dramatic curtain of night while a heckler interrupts with a humorous question about the abyss’s identity.
Council adopts Auditors Report for 1935 with thanks to Salt and Gibbons. Clerk instructed to print copies and notify tax arrears list to commence May 1. Hall repairs, rental fees set, poll tax enforcement urged, and public notices logged.
Acton dominated the game building a commanding 7-2 victory over Durham. Greer starred in goal for Acton while Schutz held Durham at bay early and late. Cassidy, Raybould, and Morton supplied key scores as Acton leveraged early advantages and neutralized Durham in the later periods.
W Middleton secretary of the Acton Hockey Club repudiate malicious gossip that players were half canned during the game with Durham last night and affidavit that no player has ever indulged in any alcoholic beverage prior to or during any game this season.
A lively Acton Scout night featured a friendly inter-troop visit from Guelph Scouts led by Ray mond Brothers. The event included games, Kim Game and a campfire meal, with officials praising Acton hosts and inviting future exchanges and a Guelph Jamboree visit.
Acton Radio Club met last week with speaker Jordan Lawson of Toronto addressing technical points on radio. IE Arble Jod spoke on addition during the evening. The club hopes to establish a short wave transmitting station at their YMCA quarters.
The A Y P A meeting at Acton Public School highlighted participant names from St. Alban's Young People's group. Olive Rogers Dot Bacques Eleanor Jacque Frances Chisholm Beatrice Brittow Dorothy Arnold Sam Bruinelle Pat Unyhis Dorothy Arnold Marie Brunelle Gerald Pargeter Dot Unylias Kathleen Weadie were noted as performers and attendees in the event.
A director tells a colleague they must wet a new tynuit while Enid remarks. Jonas, a helpful but interruptive figure, notes the subject “Oh, she’s all that” but she keeps interrupting as spelling guidance stalls progress and wastes time.
In March the Acton L O L No 467 held its official visit by Halton County Master Wor Bro Frank Wood of Glen Williams and County Lodge Secretary War Bro James Hox of Georgetown. Bro Foster Roney was elected treasurer to fill the vacancy after the death of Bro Frank Kennady, and Wor Bro Wood gave an address on the separate school question.
A playful pun compares a nut to a regiment by linking kernel to colonel, delivering a light wordplay about military ranks and edible seeds.
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