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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Mar 21, 1935

Page

9

Obituary notices from 1935 events in Canada

Fragmented notices report multiple obituaries and birth or marriage announcements. Names include Panton McDonald Davison Taylor Rennie and institutions such as Guelph Collegiate. The text notes funerals in Acton and services at St Alban’s Church with interment at Fairview Cemetery, Acton.

Davibon Guelph Jamica Davison Collegiate Institute Taylor Eion Mills Ontario Janet Rennie John

Spring Arrives as Brampton Plans Daylight Saving Time

The article notes the first day of Spring and signs of seasonal change with robins and buds. It mentions Brampton adopting daylight saving time alongside Toronto on April 28, and Guelph daylight saving from May 12 to September 3. It also covers tax rate changes in Barrie and Newmarket, plus local events and sports notes.

Guelph

Fatty Cake for Faddys Day and St Patrick’s Desserts

Recipe rich clipping outlines a Fatty Cake for St Patrick’s Day with green icing and green candies plus additional dishes. It lists a bran cake with sour cream and spices, two pepper stuffed recipes, a lime cream Russian dessert, and fondant variations for festive treats. It notes green coloring and multiple serving ideas.

Erin St. Patrick's Day

Neighbors honor Kennedy family before move to Namagaweya

A large gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Kennedy's home celebrated their upcoming move to lot 16, concession 6 Namagaweya. Cards, speeches, music, and dancing followed a touching address by Malcolm Moffat, with a symbolic Aladdin lamp and well wishes for health and happiness.

Wilfred ‘Kennedy Namagatreya Wilfred Kennedy Mr. Kennedy Messrs Munsell Nelles J J. Kennedy Cameron Rabishaw Thos McMillan

Principal guidance from Joseph Parker on talents and purpose

The excerpt quotes Joseph Parker urging readers to use their gifts and wealth rather than bury them. It emphasizes that neglecting talent is self-burial and that life’s resources should be invested in worthy deeds and divine purpose.

Percussion Instruments in Orchestral Music

The article describes two percussion groups: skin drums like tambourines and drums, and metal or wooden instruments such as cymbals bells and triangles. It notes drums as the oldest instrument and mentions gong origins and the dominating cymbals in Tchaikovsky’s overture.

Clearing sale notices for Parm stock and farm assets

A fragmented classified item lists future sales by A G M Bruyns Aimhouse on March 22 and Mac Binclair on March 28 with horses and farm equipment, plus Parm stock clearing sale on April 2 by H Adsett with Lot 23 Sixth Concession Eramosa.

Mount Royal upthrust inspires city readers in letters

A selection of Montreal letters to the editor laments Mount Royal’s beauty and strength as a city symbol. The writers praise the view from multiple sides, note Y M C A links, and recall figures from the Garden Club and local clergy.

Ancient Circus Feats Echo in Modern Vaudeville Acts

Fragmented text notes that many old circus feats were performed in ancient theatres and resemble modern circus acts. Descriptions of acrobatic stunts and riders appear, with references to Crete and unnamed archaeologists, but details are garbled and uncertain.

Crete Adnan Bure-Bock Wier

What Is A Triplet

A garbled text fragment references a learning tone with phrases about a triplet and mentions a name or term Mye-Young. The readable content is unclear and presents as a distorted excerpt rather than a coherent event or report.

Slavery Reform in Abyssinia Faces Scrutiny and Progress

The Abyssinian anti-slavery reform measures show progress after a year of enforcement. A Slavery Department, created in August 1933, targeted slave raids and the slave trade. Reports allege major officials involved, including Shoelk ihojali, whose wife ran a slave depot in the Sudan and trafficked 600 enslaved children.

Abyssinia Offeire Shoelk- Ihojali Sudan Jha Literary Digest

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