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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
8
Married Tournoun Lazenby in Acton with Lazenby and Tournouy listed
Notices report several items from May 1941 including the marriage of Dorothy Mary Lazenby and Floria Louis Tournouy in Acton at the home of the bride's parents. Also death notices for Mary Ida Pratt Brown at St Joseph’s Hospital Guelph aged 71 and Jane Ogilvie Aitken Pearen age 70 at Noackwood. Wansbrough Mabelle Williamson and William Charles Russell obituary notices and an In Memoriam for John A Mowat. Also Memorial lines for Mrs Morris Sayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tournoun-Lazenby
A. E. Brooks
Dorothy Mary
George H. Lazenby
Acton
Floria Louis Tournouy
Lorne Scots
Hamilton
Brown
St. Joseph's Hospital
Guelph
Ontaario
Wansbrougit
Glen Avon Road
Toronto
Mabelle Williamson
Roy Wansbrough
Betty
Donald
Russell
South
Porcupine
Edwad C. Russell
Iroquois Faldx
Fairview
Mowat
John A. Mowat
Sayers
Morris Sayers
Odds and Ends From The Week In Our Town
Real estate transfers include W L Lovell buying a Frederick Street bungalow from Mrs D C Russell. Train derailment near Weston caused delays with eastbound routes rerouted via Burlington and Georgetown. The Lakeside Chapter raised 2230 from salvage sales in April. A Sunday Bible class service at Teronte inspired attendees. An inquest into Ray Harding’s death after a motor vehicle collision will be held tonight in Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Harding
Ngyghat
Acton
Garage Operators Hear Address on Brake Troubles
At the Halton Garage Operators Association monthly meeting the educational segment featured Mr Woo Me. Carthy from Brake Toning Co Ltd presenting on brake troubles and addressing maintenance concerns. Mr Tob Me Wathes presided, and the event included a meal and discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Tob
Me Wathes
Miltonium
Brake
Jewish arrivals push to build industry in Shanghai
Despite restrictions from the Japanese era, thousands of Jewish refugees arrive in Shanghai seeking capital to establish factories for glassware medicines and other imported products amid wartime pressures.
Beloved Mrs Price of Toronto Dies After Operation
Mrs Richard McCarthy widowed, 46, of George Street Toronto, died April 27 at Toronto General Hospital after a failed operation. Daughter of the late Thomas and Mrs Price, she grew up in Acton then moved to Toronto with her father and brother. Funeral held in Toronto and Acton with burial at Fairview Cemetery Acton. pallbearers included several Price relatives and Mrs Vansickle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Becaming
Toronto
Meta Price
Wedard McCarthy
George St. Toronto
Toronto General Hospital
Thomas FE. Price
Acton
Baltinatad
Westmoreland Church
Fairview Cemetery
G.C. Gifford
McCarthy
Merars
Beloved Rockwood resident Mrs George Pearen dies
Mrs George Pearen of Rockwood in her 71st year passed at home after two years of declining health. A leader in the United Church Girls Mission Band for 29 years and longtime choir director, she taught Sunday School since moving to Rockwood 35 years ago. Survived by husband George, daughter Mrs F J Hosking, two brothers John and Andrew of Ospringe, sister Mrs J A McKinnon of Brampton, and three grandchildren. A brother Thomas Aitken predeceased her. AC danger note about Britain bleach cream sales referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwood
Eramosa Township
George Pearen
Penren
United Church At
Rockwood toSive
Ospringe
Erin Township
Bearen
James Aitken
Argyleshire
Scotland
Anne Sibbard
Wales
Pearen
F. J. Hosking
John
Andrew
J. A. McKinnon
Brampton
Thomas Aitken
World War II News On Greece Iraq and Mediterranean Drift
A sweeping World War II summary reports Allied and Axis moves across Greece Egypt Iraq and Libya. Evacuations from Greece reach tens of thousands including Anzac forces while Tobruk holds against German Italian pressure. Britain and Australia justify aid to Greece and focus on Suez Canal defense. Turkish mediation rejected as Habbaniyah siege continues and Iraqi front shows shifting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraq
Egypt
Cibraltar
Spain
Turkey
Morodoo
Sigas
Suez Canal
Greece
Tle
War Office
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Churchill
Flobert Menzies
Britain
Albbania
Ae Sccc
Alexandria
Admiralty
Libya
Middle East
Salam
Tobruk
Archibald Wavell
Uhayfire
Sd Fen prosNart
Petar
Premiugr
Berlin
Hechele
Londen
Roser
France
Russia
Finland
Pavion
Thrake
Lemnos
Dardanelles
Germany
Mediterranean
Suez
Canal
Mosul
Rasla
Niane
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Palestine
Trans- Jordan
Witdler
Night air raids on UK ports and war talks in Ottawa
The text reports nightly Luftwaffe raids on western ports like Plymouth Liverpool and the Mersey area with continued attacks on Ghlingaw and Welfakt. It notes British counter raids and bomber losses to blockades, mentions Canadian loss figures from Atlantic action, and Churchill defending wartime policy in Parliament with hope for American ships to sustain the Battle of the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epirus
Salonika
Churchill
Britain
Balkans
War Office
Royal—Air Fores
United Kingdom
Mymouth
Liverpood
Merseyshdre
Glingaw
Welfakt
Germany
Ottawa
Navy
Macdonard
Atlantic Ocean
Defence Department
Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Canada Inspection Board
Sam Robertson
Outawa
London
Halton's Member Comments on Farmers' Problems and War Bonds
A Halton member discusses farmers' issues and favors paying compensation through War Savings bonds. He argues this would curb postwar inflation, sustain demand, and prevent wasteful spending, while opponents warn it stalls relief. He cites Canadian farmer wealth and a 7 percent share of total inhabitants for context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Theo Pn
Capital Investment Statistics From Fragmented Text
A garbled passage estimates capital investment per form at about 6700 dollars, averaging across Canada. It claims a large portion of the population benefited little from this investment and questions a proposal to redirect income to 15 percent of people, criticizing the imbalance between capital and national income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candas
Aia
Village hockey plan expands with youth softball leagues
The V.M.C.S.A in cooperation with Public School and high school organizers created three midget and two bantam softball teams with games at school and park diamonds. Early results from the midget league featured Agar and Spiers teams. upcoming matches include Agar versus Tarkosz. The annual Acton YIMLCLA meeting is corrected to Friday May 26 at 8 00 pm and all seniors and intermediates are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.m.csa
Menale
Leitch
Hoan
Spiers
Agar
Agars
Pam Yin
Agar Ane Tarkosz
Che Bintan Gensaie
Giaimes Watt
Knights
Taylor
Gites
Puark Diamond
Acton
Esoteric Inquiry Finds Cattle Rest Patterns in Ithaca Pasture
An expert spent days with pedigreed cows in Ithaca New York analyzing their behavior. He reports the herd shows a debi t gs ravging pattern with four hours walking or standing, twelve hours of rest, and varying wind effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N.Y
Ccp
Short Fashion Aids Women Climbers In Alpine Ranges
Calgary column notes that women alpinists in Banff and Jasper National Park adopt lightweight shorts for long treks up nine thousand foot peaks. The piece emphasizes practical wear for high altitude climbs and rugged terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bante
Jasper National Pack
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Jack.s
Odds and Ends
W. L. Lovell
D. C. Russell
Frederick
P.D. & H. Regiment
Hamil
Melvin Men's Bible Class
Téronte
Aner Watkins
Marshall Mattress
Betty Bauer
Johnstone & Rumley's
Westenoon
Burlington
Georg Town
Anlestra
Lakeside
Lolale
Uhe
Teranteam Kingston
Presby- Tenan
Canasta
Atebener
Trom Klera
EA ‘Thomsen Hay
Te Aelegates
Hog. Bennie Guard
William Cooper
Sehangueal
George Pearen Rockwood
Nagis
W. T. Patterson
Tos Wyndstam ST
Quelph
Maher
Lo.d.e
Town Hall
Gibson-Boyd and His Orchestra
Pat McCarthy
Habbaniyah
Diwaniya
Falluja
Rasehid Ali
Concen
Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers Limited
Nay—troot —Teronto
Consult
F.L. Wright General Insurance Cooper Block
Acton, Ont
Atlantic
Archialt Wavell
Winestan Churchill
House of Commons
David Lioxa George
Valley of the Nile
Malta
Crete
Viena
Adams
Bate
Fanmeng Groupe
Canada
Owsie
Royal Guelph
Alice Faye
Rio
Don Ameche
Catmen Miranda
James Stewart
Hedy -Lamarr
Wolk
W. HL Allan
First Line
Exquesing
Rose Bude
Kayhar
von Celasucde
Brondeloth
SIAM
Elliott Bros
Bell_Telephone
Aeten
Bellephone Company
Ernest [O Bushnell
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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