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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
8
Fragmentary obituary and civil notice items from Ontario records. Mentions births to Currie and Jambert families, deaths of Charles W. Lambert and James E B McMillan in 1938, and memorials for Fryer and Munabb with family tributes.
Ontario notes report the Halton County Musical Festival in Bronte next week. Maple syrup hits the market at 62 per gallon with a rising price trend. A new 20000 livestock building will rise at Guelph for the Provincial Winter Fair.
An exhibit at the Hotel and Catering Exhibition in Berlin highlights a Cologne printed work from 1682 titled Dietetics A New Handbook and Guide on good health through proper diet and correct use of viands and beverages.
A letter from Sunnyside Parish describes melting snow floods, muddy roads, and sleigh use while geese fly north. It notes ice on creeks, springlike signs, and a new calf amid farm chores, illness, and Easter hope. Evelyn’s baby adds family joy as weather and work continue.
A letter describes high living costs and abundant wealth in Kirtland mining towns after paydays. It mentions strawberry prices, alcohol spending, and a fatal mine accident last week with many injured. The writer urges cheerfulness despite hardship and war fears, signing RW Johnson of R R No 1 Thornloe.
R. J. Kerr lists sales on various dates in April including Ramahaw at Acton and Nightingale Nasingaweya Farmatook with implements. Additional sales include Matheson near Guelph on highway and Brown near Acton with hogs and stockers. Charles Aldwell Trafalgar is noted for a later sale.
At a luncheon of newspaper men a toast proclaimed that the ladies are second only to the press in spreading news. The remark highlights gender roles in journalism and the ongoing relationship between women and the newsroom.
Friends in Acton Ontario gather at the Bt Albans Parish Hall to bid Mr and Mrs Winters farewell before their move to England. A purse and signed message express esteem and best wishes for a prosperous future and safe voyage with hope of return visits.
A New Yorker recounts visiting London regularly and noting he has never met a truly sharp businessman. A Londoner responds that such figures are scarce outside prison, implying a stereotype about sharpness and legality.
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