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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 02, 1946

Page

8

Moore-At Parkview Nursing Home notice in Ontario

Elizabeth Moore died in her 93rd year at Parkview Nursing Home Gosiph Ontario on Thuy April 1946. Mr and Mrs T McCutcheon and family thank friends for sympathy, flowers and tributes. Mr and Mrs Edward Freeman thank those who sent gifts cards and help for their golden wedding.

Moore Parkview Nursing Home Gosiph Ontario Thuy Elizabeth Moore Edward Freeman

May 1946 Weather Notes And Local Updates

The May month brings warm weather and farming relief with requests for more rain. Mother's Day approaches and V E Day anniversary on May Tih is noted. Capt Johnnie Gray of Acton YMCA to return from overseas. Highway 25 surface repairs continue while trains stay on standard time and buses run after daylight saving. Acton Fire Brigade responds to a house fire at Guthrie Crewsons Corners, contained by bucket brigades.

Acton Top Guthrie Crewsons Corners

Towns must progress beyond past achievements

New ideas urge towns to improve beyond former satisfaction with conditions. Citizens seek beauty in homes and grounds, invest in interfor equipment, and plan parks, playgrounds, roads, and sidewalks. The coming years will bring development and progress to community spaces and services.

Cultivating Talents and Social Rewards for Youth

Developing talents and gifts offers rewards and builds social ties. Music ability, especially piano, can attract admiration and lead to playing in school bands, forming closer bonds with peers and opportunities in various groups. Time spent honing skills becomes a valuable personal resource.

Acton Obituaries Highlight Annie Ballentine and William Frank

The community mourns Annie Ballentine of Mount Pleasant in her 68th year with funeral at Becketts, Becketts officiating. Also remembered are William Alexander Frank of Acton, born 1886, who lay in state at Johnstone and Rumley Funeral Home with service by Rev Forbes Thompson and graveside at Fairylands Cemetery.

Mount Pleasant Annie Ballentine Delbert Martin Thomas Ballentine Eilen Atchenon Erin Township Deibert Martin Caledon Becketts Funeral Home Brantford Mr. Young William A, Frank William Alexander Frank Gariph General Hospital Cape Walker Lodge A.F A. M Walker, Lodge. A. PL & Alm J. M. Frank Wim. Douglas Crawford McPhedran Jack Toronto Mir. L. W. McMillan

Edmonton letter sorter matches long lost addressees by fate

Frank Stone of Edmonton postal staff suddenly finds two addressed letters aimed at the same person, leading to a chance encounter with a coworker and the discovery of a long sought recipient. The tale unfolds with mistaken mail and a serendipitous reunion that matches Stone to his quest.

Edmonton Frank Stone Beause Stone Hadeen Netherlands Mr. Stone Stone

Ideal Maple Grove Requirements for a Sugar Bush

The grove should be entirely maple trees with fully developed crowns and dense canopies to shade the ground. All ages of trees must be present with older trees replaced by younger ones, roadways for sap collection, no grazing livestock, thinning of ash to essentials, and a 25 foot windbreak border on all sides.

Prisoners Stray in St. John’s. Farmer Cautioned

Two English speaking prisoners of war wandered through St. John’s Quebec about 20 miles southeast of Montreal. The men had been employed by a local farmer who brought them to town and left them unattended. The farmer was cautioned to enforce stricter supervision and conditions for prisoners in his care.

ST. John's Que Montreal Ste. Blatze Atick

Rugged Bushman Bags 400 Bears

Lindsay Ontario reports Tom Roberts of Plasburton has about 400 bear hides from his hunting. He recalls trapping a 20-pound bear that dragged a trap and log, and claims to have shot three 200-pound bears last spring near a farmer’s fence, on a public highway, and in a small bush.

Lindsay Tom Roberts Plasburton Roberts

Jungle Jaunt for Acton Wolf Cubs Saturday at Two

Cub Pack News invites Wolf Cubs to a jungle jaunt Saturday at two o clock. Meet at Bagheera s lair near the two maple trees on Maria Street with bread meat and a tin plate and spoon plus ten cents for chocolate milk. If weather fails the jaunt will be postponed to a sunny afternoon.

Bagheera Maria Street Baron Hamburg Welnera Acton Free Press Acton Wolf Cube BE McColl Mil Spellvere Feader Cuba

Diamond Aulgura Arigne Vuture Diamond

Diamond the symbol of light and the most important precious stone. The standard of perfection in color is pure white though tiny iron oxide amounts yield pale yellow. Several crystals both cut and natural are on display at the Royal Ontario Museum. The Diamond, April birthstone, is believed to bring good fortune when given as a gift pledging friendship.

Royal Ontario Museum

Observing the Neighbor in Rural Life

The article notes rural neighbors once closely watched each other and offered practical aid. It praises them as friendly and helpful while acknowledging modern life keeps people busier and less inclined to observe every neighbor.

Cmaes

Bee swarm attack wounds elderly teacher in South Africa

A single East Rand classroom was invaded by a large bee swarm that stung an elderly schoolteacher over 200 times and left her with a damaged hip. Four young men came to her aid, carrying her to safety despite multiple stings to their hands and faces before she was rushed to hospital.

Joqmannesburg East Rand

Ancient Rome's Heating System Uses Warm Floors

The Roman method heated rooms by a floor supported on pillars with hot air circulating from a furnace and rising through wall tiles. Used mainly in baths and private houses, it spread across the empire from Syria to Britain and was devised by Sergius Orata around 100 B.C.

Royal Ontario Museum Britain Sergius Orata Empire Syria

Enolian Pub Lauded In Chatham Ontario By Chief Constable

Chief Constable C. EL Ragnal praised the Enolian pub concept in Chatham Ontario urging beer parlors to operate on a sane basis akin to English pubs. In Cranbrook British Columbia reports show a 0.8 per cent rise in West Kootenay livestock shipments and a 22 per cent province wide increase for 1845.

Chatham, Ont C. EL Ragnal Cranbrook B.C West Kootenay

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