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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 24, 1932
Page
8
A jumble of death notices and memorial verses. entries include Ford Christina A. died 1932 in Georgetown Major Lachlan Grant 1932 in Milton and others. Mary A. Lardie widow of William J. Sloan. Edwin Atkinson. Charlotte Van Norman. Bertha Mae Cook obituary. memorial poems for Woods and others. Funeral details for Charlotte Van Norman given.
A collage of brief items: fires, Easter plans, weather, and chores. Smith's furniture in Guelph burned Saturday. Easter services and music are noted. snowplow clears roads. eggs remain plentiful and prices reasonable. influenza lingers. a Maple Grove Dairy wagon spilled milk injuring bottles on the highway.
Two Irish sons pause from shovelling sand on a hot day and discuss the favor question. A brief, fragmentary dialogue hints at debates over social issues, with stray phrases and nonstandard spellings suggesting a clipped news item or literary aside from the era.
Georgetown Acton match is expected to draw a large crowd at the Arena. Hamilton and Acton renew their rivalry, with notable players sidelined by injuries in recent weeks. Oakville nears Intermediate title after a 1-0 tie with Windsor. Rockwood High beat Acton High 2-0 at Acton Arena.
Edson R Waite of Shawnee Oklahoma discusses economic recovery urging vigilance and hard work. John A Bush of Brown Shoe Co cautions against false optimism and calls for quality products and prudent profits in 1933. The piece argues gradual recovery led by farmers balancing income and outgo rather than quick price cuts.
The piece recalls early church leaders sharing vivid experiences and discoveries in a new age. It urges living with eager personal exploration and applying those visions in weekly class discussions on life questions each Sunday.
A very rapid method describes placing the bird in a large dish and pouring near boiling water over it for about a minute before beginning to strip the feathers. The text gives a concise sequence to loosen feathers before plucking.
A letter criticizes a Toronto Royal York event by the Moderation League and Mr. Home Smith. It contrasts the Hocus Pocus Movement with figures from the Brewers Corporation of Canada about liquor sales and brewery profitability in Ontario. It names Rev. Dr. Leek, Bishop, and A. J. Irwin as the letter author.
Seed borne diseases threaten yield and quality by transmitting pathogens through seeds and seed tubers. Ergot, smut, wilt, and bacteria can contaminate or coat seeds, with Alberta and Western Canada seeing notable losses in 1930 from smut in wheat. Potato tubers, though not seeds, propagate similar diseases.
The interior of the Cave of Machpelah in southern Palestine, sacred to Jewish Christian and Muslim traditions, was photographed for the first time. The site houses the tombs of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah. Entrance to Abraham and Sarah is via silver gates. the tombs are in separate chapels.
The article explains two main categories under federal Hatchery Approval: Approved Breeder Hatchery Chicks and Approved Chicks. It outlines government supervision of hatchery operations, egg supply, and chick selection, and notes a sub class of O. P. sired chicks using approved R. O. P. males and certified R. O. P. females.
A clipped quip contrasts the fate of good and bad men, noting the saying that “the good die young” is not universal. It muses that the good may linger while the wicked may not vanish as quickly as expected, reflecting on luck and mortality.
A mention of a new machine described as reliable and three months old, priced at 25.00, appears in the brief. The fragment indicates a sale or listing detail without further context.
A mountain cottage scene recounts a tiny spider weaving a web by clearing and reusing radial spokes. She methodically strips cross threads, rolls waste into a ball, and drops it, then rebuilds the web from remaining spokes, a remarkable display of efficiency and craft.
The Ontario Prisons and Reformatories report for year ending October 31 1930 notes a rise in incarcerated inmates from 25 980 in 1929 to 29 128 in 1930 and higher costs. Convictions and imprisonment up across categories including murder manslaughter property crime and assaults. The Ontario Prohibition Union office records release.
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