Acton News Notes Show Local Visits and Engagements
Acton residents share a busy weekend with Toronto visitors and relatives. Engagements announced include Thelma Lovell with Cecil Gibbons and Mary Victoria Lake with Alan Sprague. wedding plans set for May 24 and a quiet local ceremony later this month. Gratitude offered to those who aided the County Music Festival arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lovell
Thelma
Cecil Gibbons
James Gibbons
Acton
Acton School Board
Not Three in One Theme by W Coles Reveals Hidden Letters
A playful riddle poem lists ten clues each indicating a letter present in a word. The piece ends with a boast about a grandfather and a memory of when powder outsold face powder, framing the mystery as a word meaning beauty.
Two Days at a Dominion Capital Convention Summary
Delegates gathered in Ottawa for a two day Dominion Capital convention focusing on press freedom and censorship. The program included tours of government sites, a lunch with the Canadian Press Club, and a formal banquet where Sir Gerald Campbell spoke on collective security and a League of Nations. Awards were presented to winning newspapers and journalists in several contests including editorial pages and farm-page coverage.
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Pearce
Bowmanville Statesman
John James
Clendén Po Pearce
Adam Sellar
Huntingdon
Que
Ted Hudson
Hespeler
Pred Barraclough
Beamsville
Arthur
Cart
Beamsville Express
Toronto Star
Sir Gerald Campbell, Kcmg
United Kingdom
Gerald
United States
New York
Hitler
Great Britain
Seigniory Club visit noted during Royal San train trip
A Friday excursion by train to the Seigniory Club near Ottawa is described with details on the club’s grand building, memberships, grounds, and amenities. The article notes the luncheon, the Seigniory editor Thelma Turner, and a stop at the Peace Tower and Parliament Buildings before returning to Toronto.
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The
Proteanors
Ottawa
Plaice Ane
Meapot
Supreme Court
Woere
Canadian Press Club
Experimental Farm
Mra. Dik
Angus Dobbie
Smith -Falls
Gus
C. C. Skinner
Seigneur
Papineau
Seigniory
Thelma Turner
Parliament Buildings
Hitler
Parliament
Toronto
Acton Hockey Team Cheers From Porcupine Camp
Locals in the Porcupine Camp congratulate Acton’s hockey squad for winning three straight games. The piece also notes regional flood damage near the railway and a mining mill opening, with community praise for the team and a nod to the Acton club as Ontario’s intermediate B champions.
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AL Acton Hockey Fae
Porcupine
Acton
Puttin
Yaoi Ly
Elaine Polehip
Alrateny
Howard Toraw
Soyle
Ube Renal
Une
Vic
Rome
Ste Victor Ramley
Porcupiné
VEDI
iWiehes
TN “Eo
Bouth Porcupine
Giarden Avenue
Lee
Algoma Air Harbor
Hhe Bulldtnayae
Folka
Porcupine Camp
Ontario
How to Control Weeds Proved Splendid
A meeting of the Junior Seed Grain Club of Acton Agricultural Society was held in Town Hall. Mr McLeod of the Weeds and Seeds Branch spoke on weeds and how to control them, illustrated with colored lantern slides. Officers elected included President Elwood Johnson, Vice President Harold Narber, Secretary-Treasurer Jack van Clougen, Chief Leader Ate Jo Pearen, with J E Whitelock as Agricultural Representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Agri Cultural Society
McLeod
Degarment of Agriculture
Elwood Johnson
Harold Narber
Jack van Clougen
Ate J EO Pearen
J. E. Whitelock
Waa
Fire at Beardmore Co Plant Destroys Equipment
A Thursday afternoon fire at the Beardmore Co auxiliary pumping station caused over 1000 dollars in damage before being subdued. The blaze destroyed a quantity of fire hose and other firefighting equipment stored there. The Acton Brigade and company employees quickly brought the fire under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beardmore Co
Acton Brigade
Closing Meeting of Bannockburn Literary Society
A Bannockburn Literary Society evening closed with President Mrs George Tyler presiding. The program featured chores by school children, solos by Lorena Locker and Eleanor Anthony, instrumental by Margaret Brown, and a paper portion.
Earl Baldwin Defends Party System in Toronto Lecture
Earl Baldwin speaks at Convocation Hall Toronto defending England’s party system. He warns danger arises when party labels replace a stable system of government and urges vigilance against shifting ideologies in public life. Dr H J Cody Pressny and the Chagacy of Toronto attend.
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Convotation Hall
Toronto
Denn
Robert Palconer
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Mias Mary Young
Howard Alliston
Milton
Jack Graham
Western University
Lon
Sion
Messrs
Roy
Harold Wannbrough
F. Browning
Etta Dilla
Sonto
A. T. Brown
Drug Trading Co
Prudence Cook
Misa Kay Cook
Wm. McNabb
Acton Télatives
Robert Cronsx
Myra
Wm. Bradshaw
Hamilton
Apont
Mrs.g .George
Santa's
Dontase Coles
Georgetown
Delile Gibbons
R.N
Mra
Thos. Gibbons
M. McIntosh
London
Mra. Thos. Gibbons
David Robertson
Cameron Seiahman
Mrs. F. Beattie
Quelph
G. A. Dills
Ontario-Quebec
Assotation
Grant—MacDonald
Creemore
Lockwiod Chia
Thos. Watson
By _W. COLES
Marshall
Ding
Dong
George Wallace
Clothes “Shop
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
Sisman's Campers
Sipleandl
Sisaman’s
Pallant’s Clothing
Rnotwear -Acto
Psa
Geo. C. Brown
Norval
Wiles’ Restaurant
Judy Garland
Freddie Bartholomew
Disney
Donald
Pete Smith
Heroes
Richard Greene
Preston Foster
Comdy
Rhythm Wranglers
Fox News
Alice” Page
Constance Bennett
Nancy’ Kelly
Dominion
Royal San
House of Commons
Montebello
Seigniory Clup
Seigniory Club
Cape
Serkly
Presigets
AFE Dobbie
Smuthi Falls
PA Giles
Laetute
Andres Hebb
Seowmarpket
Treasure
Prank de Macintyre
Dundalz
Peay Suncoe
Lloyd H. Logan
Pembroke
Walter Legre- Granby
E. Bond
New Liskeard
E. Colman
Preton
EW. Johnston
Fort Erie
C. B. Stouffville
Dudley ‘North
Canada
Golden Avenue
Timmine
St Mary's Hospital
Timmins
Preston East Dome
Empire Watel
Preston
Bannockburn Literary Society
Eaton’s. Cleaners-Dyers
Acton—H. Mainprize
the Guelph Trust Company
J. M. Purcell
Henauloi
Anslatant Manninger
Wyndham and
Cork Streets
Guelph
Nta
Duff
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Earl Baldwin
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