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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
7
Local notes from Acton area dated May 6 1919
Potatoes sold this week at 1.25 per par bag. Several local movements and arrivals include Mr. Joe Gibbons entering barber work in Georgetown and J P Gibbons visiting from Vancouver. Local soldiers receive medals and relatives visit, with regional entertainments and church activities noted. A birth in Esquesing and a death near Perry's Siding are recorded along with references to military service and a Regina bank officer’s son returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gibbons
Georgetown
Mears
J. P. Gibbons
Vancouver
Harvey Rath
St. George
Brantford
Martin Moffat
Royal Plying Corps
G. E. Polkinghorne
Limehouse
Sergt. Polkinghorne
H. H. Brown
The
Royal Bank
Regina
John Brown
Guelph
Deas Greule” Company
Methodist Sunday School
Erin
Acton
Family history and notable residents on Young Street
The piece recalls the Brown and Ismond families at a brick house on Young Street near Mill. It traces William Ismond’s public service, roads work, and early municipal pay, the Moore family and Acton Public School, the Boer War absence of John Moore, and subsequent marriages and retirements of local residents including the Robert Reid and Robertson households. It closes with notes on the Grendenning house and Bob Gibbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Street
Young Street
Orville Brown
Bertha Wilson
William Ismond
Bill
Erin
Yamonds
Melvina
Donald Mann
Ronald
Donald
Emma Martin
Mabel
John Sanderson
Orangeville
Robert
Albert
Charlie
Oecar
Bob
Charlca T Hill
Acton
William
Thomas T. Moore
Moore
John
Gunner. Moore
Gunner’ Gould
Boerveldts
Pretoria
Gald
Pairview Cemetery
Emma
H. P McKerrihen
Nellie
Charles Jenner
Herbert Schrieter
Actoin Public” School
Reid
Laura
Joseph
Chas
Landsborough
Aston
Grendenning House
Teacher Moore
Bob Gibbons
Jacob Snyder
the Hill
Pesca
Diary of a Rural School Week with Mixed Thoughts
A child writes a weeklong diary from Monday to Saturday detailing school life at home. The entries touch on learning, a budding engagement hint, mispronunciations, a balloon tire remark, and family chores. The tone is informal and reflective with playful humor and frustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevral
Air Planne
Gillem
Ottomobdee
Jane
Jake
Tom Gawger
Unlikely Flight Guests Captivate Air Cargo Reports
Airway reports show unusual passengers including cats dogs mice and birds as possible cargo for Trans-Canada Air Lines. Officials wonder what to expect as planes begin carrying nontraditional freight amid lab research notes and odd anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airway
Jules Verne
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Seed origin staining rules under Seeds Act for clover
Regulations require seed staining to identify origin for red clover in Canada. One percent stained yellow for northern US seed, one percent navy blue for northern European and New Zealand origin, one percent green for all other origins, with Canadian seed exempt. Iridescent violet used for imported Canadian seed in the US, green for all other countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
New Zealand
Lecture on economy sparks personal resolve
Brown asks about the talk and Jones confirms it prompted him to quit smoking. The exchange shows a practical outcome from the lecture affecting a private choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Jones
Couple Discuss Age Gap Amid Quips
Mrs. A says her husband is 42 and they have a ten year age difference. Mrs. B. jokes that she looks younger than her partner, sparking amused disbelief.
Catholics Gather in Budapest for 34th International Congress
World Catholics travel to Budapest May 23 to 30 for the 34th International Eucharistic Congress. Cardinal Seredi welcomes guests as paper bulls are read May 25, with the highlight the worship of the holy eucharist and jubilee rites for St. Stephen at St. Stephen's Cathedral on May 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Cardinal Seredi
Bouganda
St. Stephen
St. Stephen's
Free Press urges local shoppers to favor home trades
The Free Press promotes keeping news of local business before the public to stimulate shopping at home. Readers are encouraged to take advantage of opportunities and bolster home trading among shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Free Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sufasoft Hill
Actos
the Free Press
Denny
Esquesing
Bay
Everett Denny
Perry's Siding
B.C
Robert Te
Jest Visi
William Samond
Oliver N. Warren
Jon More
Lions and Tigers
Mrs Ruth
Ely
Muggs and
Skeeter
BY Wally Bishop
Lim
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