Acton Area Social Notes Highlight Visits and Illness
Pewonals Mins Lillian Morley of Welland visits Acton friends this week. Dr. W. G. Kenney of Bracebridge visits parental home. Miss Emberson and Mrs. Ewart of Toronto spend Sunday with Acton residents. Mrs. John Mowat undergoes appendicitis surgery in Toronto with satisfactory progress. Several families from Georgetown Brantford Waverley and Waterloo are noted visiting Acton and surrounding areas.
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Mins
Lillian Morley
Welland
Acton
W. G. ©. Kenney
Bracebridge
Jos. Johnson
Lauran Scott
Waterloo
Alfred Bishop
Emberson
Ewart
Toronto
A. H. Bishop
John Mowat
General Hospital
Scout Rally Ushers Help Crowd At Guelph Event
Ten Acton Scouts traveled to Guelph last Friday to usher at the Scout and Guide Rally. A Girl Guides drill impressed the crowd as Scouts built a rope bridge and a 20 foot high signalling tower. Scouter Wallberg praised local Scouting in the Royal City while ushers handled a large crowd and a dog disturbance.
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Acton
Guelph Las
HL ON
Palmer
Guelph Association
Girl Guides
Wallberg
Royal City
Gordon Gibbons
Boy Prodigy Yvan Danilov Detected In Tashkent
A report profiles eleven year old Yvan Danilov of a lawless band who amazes adults with rapid mental math. He reportedly multiplies 435 by 318 in three seconds and extracts the square root of 74 490 in 90 seconds, with perfect recall.
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Gelentista
Boviot Riba Qe
Yvan Danilov
Tashkent
Obituary notices for Mrs Oliver McKay and Mrs James Allan
Two obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs Oliver McKay of Georgetown aged about 76 after a two year illness and a fatal collarbone fracture, and Mrs James Allan born Pauline Bunte in Ann Arbor later moving to Royer Oak Michigan, with funeral details and surviving relatives.
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Geo. Mussello
Hugh McKay
Georgetown
Oliver McKay
Greenwood Cemetery
McKay
Trafalgar Township
Mary Ann Buck
Robert Buck
F. H. Allin
W. F. Wyme
Abernelly
Gask
W. Savage
Grenfell
Sask
Scnamy
Royal Oak
Wcek
White Chapel Cemetery
Royal Oak, Mich
Languages in Canada show vast linguistic diversity across a dozen groups
The census notes English as the prevailing language spoken as mother tongue for over half the population while 2.8 million learned French in childhood. Germans Ukrainians Poles and many others also speak languages. Chinese Japanese Dutch Finnish Greek Italian Spanish Swedish Norwegian Danish Icelandic Gaelic and more are spoken across the Dominion.
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Canada
Par- Hamenb HN
Tower of Babel
Gregory Theatre Presents Adventure Comedy A Wed Time Story
Damon Runyon inspired adventure unfolds at Gregory Theatre with Victor McLaglen and Fredile Bartholomew in A Wed Time Story. The program also lists Water Sports and Chapter 7 of The Lost Jungle adding variety to the bill.
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Damon Runyoon
Victor McLaglen
Fredhile Bartholomew
Laughter and Tears Quote Attributed to Leigh Hunt
A reflective line on how laughter and tears serve human emotion. The author notes that 95 laugh ter enables mirth and surprise to breathe, while tears allow sorrow to vent itself patiently and prevent despair.
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Leigh Hunt
Canada Leather Shoe Output Rises in February
Canadian leather footwear producers report 1 835 240 pairs in February, up from January by 921 981 or 31 percent and from February last year by 14 percent. The year’s January-February total reached 3 349 100 pairs, the highest February figure in the period. Exports rose to 14 704 pairs led by the United Kingdom with 62 percent, Jumutlea 18 percent, New Zealand 0 percent, and the United States 5 percent.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Jumutlea Wos
New Zealand
United States
Lost Capital and a Puffed Up Education Mockery
A pompous figure pretending to be an education authority entered a local school and attempted to derail fifth grade geography by asking the class to name the capital of Holland, only to be met by a sharp rebuttal from a bright student.
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Europe
Olland
Crabgrass Control Tips From Lawn Experts
The article warns crabgrass will overtake a lawn if unchecked and presents a pre growth method using arsenate of lead mixed with sand. Apply five to fifteen pounds per 1000 square feet just before rain, then reseed and hand-pull new crabgrass sprouts as they appear.
Acton Guelph Badminton Matches Report
Guelph Badminton Club visited Acton for mixed tournament play with 15 games totaling 278 to 260 in favor of Guelph. Results cover Ladies Doubles Mixed Doubles and Men's Doubles, with multiple 11 point sets and late exchanges, followed by lunch and a return match in Guelph.
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Guelph Badminton Club
Acton Badminton Club
Guelph
Acton
Remington
Dobble
M_sChalmers
D. McPherson
Oral Chalmers
Dr. Pearen
Miss Luxton
W. Redmond
Miss Débble
Mr. Patrick
Mile
al Chalmers
B. Yunton
Mise Ora Chalmers
A. Marshall
J. Doughty
Mesara
Patrick
Redmond
Messrs
A. Miurehall
E. Winslow
Milss Dobbin
Miss O. Chalmers
J. Reid
Lig
Miss Remington
Mr. Redmond
Aliss O
Chalmers
Dr. Buchanan
Marshall
Reid
O. Chalmers
M. Chalmers
EK. Winslow
Buchanan
Mary Chalmers
YMCA
Royall City
Geologists Highlight Canadian Mineral Prospects From Field Program
A Dominion Department of Mines field program last year surveyed vast mineral regions across Canada with nearly 100 field parties and about 1 000 workers. Reports cover Quebec and western provinces plus Yukon and Northwest Territories, detailing areas ripe for exploration and future development.
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Department of Mines
Dominion Department of Afines
Quebec
Brittan Columbia
Ontario
Sackatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Y Circle sports update with Brampton in Hallow League and circus event
Brampton becomes the fourth team in the Hallow League Group and the schedule is settled. The Y Circus is the big event this week with programs out and limited seating for Friday or Saturday. An exhibition baseball game is set for Saturday at 5 45 p m Acton vs Campbellville.
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Brampton
Acton
Campbellville
Lincoln Driven to Pray
A quotation from Abraham Lincoln shows the president saying he turned to prayer when faced with overwhelming doubt and felt his own wisdom and that of others insufficient for the day. He recalls kneeling and seeking guidance beyond human counsel.
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Abraham Lincoln
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