Births and Deaths From Acton Area March 1936
Birth notices report a daughter born to Arch Papillon and wife in Acton on March 25 1936 and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs W J McDonald in Acton on March 22 192% page text notes Agnes McLean dies in Ottawa in her 74th year and lists funeral details for Agnew family. Memorial for George T Woods dated March 26 1931 includes verse from wife and family.
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Papilion
Acton
Arch. Papillion
McLean
Ottawa
Agnes McLean
Malcolm Mclean
Local Notes Preview Signs of Spring and Community Happenings
Sap’s running and April 1 jokes mark the calendar while Good Friday approaches. Snow melts on slidewalks and maple syrup returns. Crampton Fair grant increased to 300 dollars. Monarch War winner this week Miss Russell’s. Manitoulin Island trout arrives. Clydesdale gelding sold. Tulips and daffodils bloom at A H Bishop & Son greenhouses.
Smaly Eggs and Oddities from the Fern Parks Farm
The report notes several unusual eggs found Monday and Saturday including two large specimens weighing five eighths of an ounce. Howard Switver brought additional eggs to the Fern Parks office on Monday. One egg resembles a robin’s egg in size and coloration.
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Fern Parks
Howard Switver
Minstrel Flashes at Town Hall Delights Local Audience
A long listing of acts and performers describes the Minstrel Flashes revue at Town Hall with Flash Jr. and the Hotel Broadcast troupe, a 42 minute program featuring song, dance and comedy. Notable names include Rigby Cross Charles Wilson Jack McGeachle Carney Byrne Gordon Cook Jos Hurst and Ruth Gibson with Betty Gibson Billie Vincent and Dorothy Dunn among others. The production promises elaborate costumes and scenery and is praised as the greatest entertainment of the season for the Acton Citizens' Band which supports local shows.
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Flash Jr
Rigby Cross
Charles Wilson
Jack McGeadhle
Carney Byrne
Gordon Cook
Jos Hurst
Charles Wirkness
Jack McGeachls
Bell Boys
HI Harrop
G. Maxales
Lloyd Easterbrook
Norman Gibson
Tom Nicol
John Nicol
Bull Hall
Jack
Betty Gibson
Billie Vincent
Dorothy Dunn
Anne Holmes
Ruth Gibson
Fannie Wurst
Jack Reid
Jaumes_Rosg
Mery Grindell
Berk Muneout
Josephine McKeown
Joe Whitlam
Bill Coleman
Burton Alng
Hay Shakman
Mary
Paddy Harrison
Tom
Jean Bennie
Flasnik
Cawthra McQ
Joe McGeachle
Herb Woods
Thomas— Byrne
Eileen McCarthy
Rogera
Acton Citizens’ Yand
When is a pallor very wooden
When aboard, when is a soldier not half a colder, what is hot in cold weather, mustard.
Go Jump in the Lake Lyrics Scene Captured
Nonsense dialogue from a noisy scene shows fragmented phrases about an orchestra selection and a diner exchange. The garbled text includes quirky lines such as Go, Feather Your Net and Go, jump in the lake, reflecting a playful or fragmentary script snippet.
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Diter
Wal
Walter
Paraphrase of Romans Chapter 5 Verse 19
The reader is reminded that through one man's disobedience many became sinners and through the obedience of one many shall be made righteous. This reflects a biblical teaching on inherited sin and justification by faith. The citation echoes Romans 5 verse 19 in a devotional context.
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Henry Caldwell
Georgetown
Erin
Nitseagaweya
Ife
Inbors
Grantsa and Jesters in Public Life in Ottawa The Canadian Press
A Calgary Herald series by M. Pred Cook surveyed 11 686 Canadian newspapers noting 110 dailies and 16 amalgamations. The author praised weekly papers, discussed old style titles, and recalled The Twenty Years Ago feature in The Times. He also reflects on journalism’s role in shaping public opinion.
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Denar Parr
Paris
Calgary Daily Herald
Grantsa
Mrr
Pred Cook
Ottawa
Ake
Canada
Canadien Press, Limited
Tese
Dundas Banner
Globé
Montreal
Gurlington
Acoca
Lake Champlain
Acton
Spenes
Wee Moore
Tim Farr Paras
Kerrs List of Sales Returns April 2
Kerrs sales listing shows Joseph Benham Everton scheduled for Thursday April 2 and B G McDowell Acton on Saturday April 2 with household effects mentioned in the notice.
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Joseph Benham
Everton
B. G. McDowell
Acton
Scout meeting postponed amid Mason and spring plans
The article notes a delayed weekly Scout meeting due to Scoutmaster Mason’s illness. It details plans for patrol competition, twig alphabets, outdoor activities, bird houses, hiking gear, and a spring camp near Terra Cotta with Rover Scouts assisting. It highlights first class tests and district safety training amid a 1935 provincial report.
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Yam
Acton
Terra Cotta
Wheeler
Galt Rover
Ontario
Board of Honor, Inc
Tiddles and Wordplay Riddles from a Humorous Page
A quirky collection of jokes about lazy gall people and bed times asks why birds are found at a dinner. Puns about gloves in pairs and a horse not a horse when turned into a stable appear in this playful clipping.
Clergyman Uses Roses and Fuschias in Sermon
A preacher illustrates a point with a sun and shade analogy about roses and fishing. After the service a grateful woman thanks him, saying she finally understands what was wrong with her fuchsias, sparking a moment of shared humor.
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Woods
George T. Woods
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Nockey
Peel County Council
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Guelph
United Church
Dr. Morrow
Holy City
Manitoulin Island
George Alshop
Myr
Neil McKinnon
Hokbury
Clydesdale
Andle
Mr. Scott
Cremetory
A. HL. Bishop & Son
Taronto
Maxim Litvinoff
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Acton Free Press
Lrten
J. S. Coleman
North Country
Department of Mines
T.N.O. Rathway
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Kirkland Lake
Colbutt
Gowyutule
N.O
Cochrane Disigter
C N.rioaser
Pinancial Post
Temiskaming
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Durham
Newmarket
Coe
Kerr
W. T. Patterson
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France
Germany
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Italy
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Westdence
Jamesway
Jtatidad
Wall
Syitteaway
Hesldles Incuhatord
Jameaway
Lattary Broodera
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Direcita
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Col
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Poland
Boy Scout
Mason
W. G. Mason
Becaie Y Io
Yactorises
Aloo
Montrea
Potlseman
Malorint
Gardiner’s Watch and Clock Repair Shop
Barr's Grocery
J. K. Gardiner
Acton Citizens’ Band
John B. Rogers
Town Hall
Brown's
MR. Chas
L. Beatty
Cambridge
Royal Yacht
Marvel
Earlscourt
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