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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 24, 1932
Page
5
The past week in town featured visitors from Montreal and Toronto, and many attending funerals in Taiarel and Georgetown. Local residents including Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Wilson spent time with family, while others recovered from injuries after hospital treatment.
Patrons praise Walter’s Diner for serving the best eggs in memory, with a customer urging, “bring me some,” after a long absence of such quality. The exchange underscores diner’s repute for breakfast staples and consistent service.
Dominion Animal Husbandman argues that low oats feeds and rising farm costs for gas and oil will lift horses as farm power. He forecasts a revival in horse breeding and the use of heavy draft horses across Canada as depreciation, fuel, and repair costs stay low versus engines.
In a Bordeaux suburb a seventeen year old girl caring for her beehives defends herself when a tramp demands alms. She calls on the bees who sting him. he flees and later dies after police arrest and hospital treatment.
Entered into rest Robert McPherson George Millholland Petey Saunders Chriskies MicCormick Dennis Oleary and Patrick OLeary. Interment made in Dublin Cemetery. Among those from a distance attending were Robert McPherson son in law Mrs John Scales Bart Gibbons Charley MacCormick Toronto Mrs John Gibbons Mrs H Gibbons and Mr and Mrs Peter S Gunderg Rockwood. Robert John Kennedy Winnipeg Beacons of March 14 death of J Kennedy 64 a Winnipeg resident for 34 years and realtor for the National Trust Company, died at 8:40 in the morning at 213 Sherbrook Street after two months of heart trouble. Born Acton Ontario October 1867 he joined Q F Stephins Company in 1904 then Brandon for a year, returned to Winnipeg and joined National Trust as realtor until death. A Baptist believer and active Broadway Church member he enjoyed gardening and served on the Winnipeg Real Estate Board. Survived by widow Janet Patterson Kennedy, brother Hugh in Berkeley California, sister Mrs Fred Ross Vancouver BC in Winnipeg, two sons W A Kennedy and F S Kennedy, a daughter Mrs W H Hicks of Souris Manitoba. Funeral March 16 at Broadway Church at 2 30 pm with Rev J Slimon. pallbearers Pose Batho I Delamater J R Hitchings W Sellers W E Stockill M B Whiteley. W Davidson Thomson soloist. Cortege to Elmwood Cemetery for burial. Floral tributes on grave and casket.
Major Lachlan Grant a long time Georgetown resident and public figure died at his granddaughter’s home on Monday after months of poor health. Born in Scotland 86 years ago he came to Canada at age four and lived in Streetsville Glen Williams and Georgetown. He served as clerk in mercantile businesses, was a longtime Division Court clerk, councillor reeve and county council member, Fenian raid veteran and Halton Rifles quartermaster. A Freemason for over sixty years he was active in Credit Lodge and Grand Lodge, helped found Georgetown High School Board, and contributed historical articles to The Herald. Survived by son John of Chicago, funeral held under Masonic auspices with Presbyterian service and Interment at Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown.
In the holy city of Meshed, residents describe sidewalks paved with pola tombs set face upward, reflecting a local belief about sacred objects and reverence. The odd custom appears tied to cultural or religious symbolism within the region.
Toronto quotations list butter creamery pasteurized prices from 27 to 28, beef and veal prices for wholesale trade, hogs and carcasses bids, hides wool and horsehair values, grain quotes for Bayport Northern wheat, oat and straw prices, and Ontario potatoes delivered on track.
Trafalgar Township man Herbert Mason died after a car struck his bicycle as he turned onto the highway Saturday night. He sustained a fractured skull and died Sunday at Hamilton General Hospital after an inquest was ordered. Driver Hover, arrested on a reckless driving charge, was released on $200 bond as Traffic Officer A J Davies investigated.
The Laboratory of Plant Pathology at St. Catharines outlines control for black knot on plums and cherries. Key steps: prune out affected parts in February or March, burn pruning to destroy fungal spores, inspect in fall for new knots, spray with lime sulfur in March/April and May, and remove adjacent infected wild cherries or plums to reduce spread.
An old saying notes that a man ignorant of what is useful and necessary is ignorant regardless of other learning. The quote highlights practical knowledge as essential to wisdom.
Gregory Theatre advertises Saturday March 26 matinee at 8 pm featuring Local Boy Makes Good with Joe E Brown as a rube who out smarts city slickers, Technicolor novelty Baby Follies, Fox Movietone News, Silverware Night, Wallace Beery and Jackie Coogan co stars, plus Freshman's Finish and The Galloping Ghost. Dinnerware Night listed.
Thoughtful remarks during a fishing trip lead to a drifting situation. Landsman confirms the anchor rope was cut, signaling a possible attempt to salvage or adjust gear. The exchange hints at ongoing uncertainty and practical concern aboard.
Uncle Mose paints a garden seat with green paint causing the boss to sit and ruin cream-colored trousers. The dialogue shows a tense exchange as socked by attempts of removal and attribution of blame. The slang and rural voice give a vivid regional scene.
Official records show Canada's poultry population doubling every decade for thirty years. Well bred flocks with proper housing and care prove highly profitable, offering a reliable capital investment through feed costs and market resilience. Farms with poultry flocks are better loan risks and can market unsaleable products as eggs and poultry meat.
The article explains mumps as a contagious disease affecting the parotid glands beneath the ear lobe. It covers symptoms from mild fever and fatigue to swelling on one or both sides of the face, pain on swallowing, and the usual recovery within a few days. It also notes preventive care such as keeping the neck warm, bland diet, and mild laxatives if needed.
In a domestic squabble the husband chides the wife for driving from the back seat while she retorts she will quit when he stops cooking from the dining room table. The exchange highlights a playful power struggle over household roles.
The speaker recalls being left with no parents at nine months and fighting to survive. He claims he crawled to a baby show and won first prize, illustrating early resilience and self reliance.
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