Notices of Births Marriages and Deaths
McPadden In Acton May 1 1940 to Mr and Mrs G McFadden Guelph Street a son Lawson In Acton April 29 1940 to Mr and Mrs F Lawson Elgin Street a son Ernest Alexander Treanor In Georgetown April 30 1940 Cecelia Langan wife of Thomas W Treanor funeral May 3 Holy Cross Church Georgetown Interment Greenwood Cemetery Doughty Limehouse May 1 1940 Robert Doughty husband of the late Mary Amtos in his 81st year rest at Home of Fred Shelbourne Limehouse until Friday funeral Limehouse Presbyterian Church three o clock DST Interment church cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson
Acton
F. Lawson
Elgin Street
Ernest Alexander
Treanor
Georgetown
Cecelia Langan
Thomas W.treanor
King Street
Holy Cross’ Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Doughty
Limehouse
Robert Doughty
Mary Amtos
Mr. Doughty
Fred Shelbourne
Limehouse Presbyterian Church
D.S.T
May blooms spur spring work across Acton and Province
Gardening and farming start to spring into action as May brings new life. Workers leave relief rolls, houses stay scarce, and local commerce advertises spring cleaning while infrastructure repairs and weather patchwork shape daily life.
Death notices from Acton and Georgetown Herald
Obituary notices report the death of John M. Chisholm of Saginaw at his Acton home and the death of Mrs. Amelia Scott McGill of Georgetown. Chisholm was born 1860 in Acton, builder, survived by widow, daughter, grandsons and three sisters. funeral held with Rev. Stressman. McGill, 82, widow of John J. McGill, long Georgetown resident, funeral at Church Street residence with service by Rev. Davidson. burial in Limehouse Cemetery. survivors include four children and sister Mrs. Morgason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Chisholm
Nis
South
Michigan Avenue
Saginaw
Mich
Chisholm
John B. Chisholm
Mary Craddock
Acton
Angeline Swackhamer
W. R. ©. Blair
Thos. Rumley
E. Braida
Saginaw, Mich
Allen G. Smith
Gertrude Ramshaw
Toronto
R. Johnson
Johnstown
F. Ryder
Brockville
Herbert Stressman
Oakwood
John J. McGill
Georgetown
Amelia Scott
Limehouse
John Scott
Fred Downing
R. Polkinghorne
Cokinite
J. A. Ae Gill
Ottawa
Roy M le
Hugh Morgason
Ee Haraf
Bert Scott
Charles Scott
Decretion
James Scott
Church Street
D. D. Davidson
Birthday Party Held by Knox Y.W.A. Group
A Knox Y.W.A. Girls party at Mrs. Alex Mann’s home featured many games with prizes won by Mrs. Fred Coles and Mrs. A Main. A quiz contest awarded a silver dollar in prizes, Miss Bessie Rawlings performed a solo, and a singing program closed the evening followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox W.A
Alex: Mann
Fred Coles
A. Main
Bessie Rawlings
New Zealand Bank Lends Free Interest For War Effort
The New Zealand Bank offers a loan of £1,000,000 free of interest to the Government for the duration of the war and six months after. Deputy Prime Minister Mr Fraser calls the gesture the most spectacular yet only one of many wartime aids received by the Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand Bank
New Zealand
Fraser
Neighborly News to be Continued During Summer
CBC maintains summer schedule with Neighborly News from the Weeklies hosted by Andy Clarke. He reviews rural Ontario happenings while fishing from a straw hat on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Rural listeners on Standard Time hear 9:06 a.m. to accommodate morning church service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBC
Andy Clarke
Ontario
Soldiers Flood YMCA Centres in Toronto During March
A report shows 110 855 soldiers in training visited Toronto YMCA centres in March. About 34 000 used free facilities at three local branches, nearly 58 000 visited the Graphic Arts Centre in Exhibition Park, and around 37 000 entered the YMCA quarters at the RCAF Manning Pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ym.c.a
Association
Graphic Arts
Exhibition Park
Ymlc.a
Rcaf Manning Pool
Umbrella Gift Sparks Confusion in Conversation
A fragment shows a dialogue about an umbrella given as a present. The line hints a mix up over a sister and a misheard note on the hand, indicating a humorous or mistaken exchange.
Shrewd Fellow Spins Poetry into Wealth
A man named Jones earns riches in six months by writing love sonnets to a wealthy widow. Miss Brown questions the tale as Jones confirms the scheme as a clever ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Miss Brown
A New Remedy Cures Nervousness as Age Sign
Mr Smith recalls his mur wife once overly nervous. The doctor claimed her nerves were a sign of age, and Mr Brown confirms the remedy was simple. The exchange presents a medicine approach framed as an age related solution.
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Mr. Smith
Impressions Of Britain In Wartime
An observer notes a shift in British mood after six months of war from stoic restraint to deep emotional engagement. The piece describes a growing anger at Germany, resolve to punish aggression, a revived sense of national pride, and heightened public support for the war effort as seen in daily life and cinema audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Chashberland
Germany
Sussex
Silver Sea
Pogland
King
Exeter
Ajax
London
Britain
Sailors Drift Toward Civilization After Bombers Fly Over
A raft drifts with the sea while a shipwrecked sailor looks skyward and urges hope. He suggests civilization is nearby since a pair of bombers has just passed overhead.
A New Poser About the World Being Round
A girl asks her father why people speak of going to the far corners of the earth, given the world is round. The father confirms the roundness and explains the phrase as a matter of language and distance rather than shape.
Jock Demands Free Wheel After Bicycle Purchase
A Scotsman named Jock buys a bicycle and returns to the shop angrily asking about a free wheel. The fragment suggests a dispute over an included or promised feature.
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Jock
Careless Talk Costs Lives Says Propaganda
The slogan warns that careless talk costs lives and notes German discipline and Gestapo fears. It cites press and broadcasts from February urging punishments for tampering with text or gossip meant to mislead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Halton Music Festival Winners and Class Results
Rural and urban ensembles and soloists from Halton and surrounding townships competed Thursday. Highlights include Georgetown and Milton performers earning high marks in vocal solos, choirs, duets, and instrumental events with certificates awarded to top vocal groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comet
George Long
Georgetown
Tom Reid
Milton
Minmum
Jacqueline Fleetham
Anne Gilbert
Burlington
Norma’ Marcellis
Flora Higgins
Betty Speight
Marion Dick
Paul Campbell
Wm. Armstrong
Yenor
Robert Early
Roy Peck
Harold Clements
Milton High School
Georgetown High School
Fragmentary Exchange Sparks Curiosity About Local Resident
A terse dialogue fragment hints that a person overheard or referenced a neighbor with speculative curiosity. The quoted exchange centers on recognition and memory, suggesting a private moment in a public setting.
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Oakville Central
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Jean Ruddell
Olive Jackshaw
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Burlington Central
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Jack Stewart
Teddy White
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George Lown
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Quonwile Central
Ford Tractor
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J. Cadesky Optometrist
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Marr's Grocery
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