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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 09, 1935
Page
11
A long list of visitors and returning residents fills Acton over the holidays. Clara Lanis Clair hosts and many travelers from Toronto Galt London Detroit and Brampton visit relatives including Kennedy Gamble and Johnstone. hospital progress noted for Harold Kennedy as well.
Rev. F. OC Jackson preached his farewell sermon at All Giants Anglican Church last Sunday. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. George Bell and others from Toronto Fergus and Beamsville. Master Wallace Elgie recovering from Sick Children's Hospital in Toronto. Mr. B Mundell returned from Vancouver winter visit. HL Richardson attended silver wedding anniversary in Beamsville for Chas Tallman.
Mr and Mrs Stafford of Hamilton and Mr and Mrs Ismond of Ancaster visited at the home of FPHL Allan with his sister Mrs August Bunte on Sunday. Howard Large and Miss Lobldth of Harshirton spent Sunday with Mrs Roy Culp and Mrs Bykes and children of Welland visit Mrs Bykes at her home. Ephriam Swindise thrust and family. Ephriam Gwindichurst has been ill but improving. Mr and Mrs Robert English of Toronto are guests with Mrs Bert Rogers. Ladies of the Women's Missionary Society attended the Presbyterial meeting in Acton last week. Miss Roszell of Puslinch, who visited with Mr and Mrs D Ferguson, returned home.
Dialogue snippet shows a customer and waiter discussing meal choices. Walter appears indecisive while staff confirm a tender steak order. No broader context or event is provided.
A violinist criticizes a small town paper for omitting his claim of using a genuine Stradivarius in a recital. He says he warned the editor three times, but the story failed to mention the instrument. The editor retorts that Stradivarius promotions dictate coverage.
Halibut liver landings at Prince Rupert British Columbia in 1934 rose with a total weight of 3 034 hundredweights and value up by 19400 dollars. U S vessels landed 1 800 hundredweights while Canadian vessels delivered 1 396, with Canada driving the overall increase in revenue for the year.
Acton Ontario citizens mark King George V Silver Jubilee with a ceremony led by Chairman Mason. The gathering praises the King’s leadership in Ireland Egypt India and the postwar era. Messages of loyalty are sent by H W Harrison and Jane Clerk prompted by Regent H N Palmer. Benediction by Rev H L Bennie closes the service.
UK imports of canned and bottled fruits reached a record high in 034, rising 8.3 percent from the previous year and 21 percent above the five year average 1829-1933, per the Industrial Department of the Canadian Wations Wallways. Empire supplies pineapple 64 percent, other varieties 35 percent, with pear and loganberry volumes leading Canada’s share.
Developments in the Canadian canned foods industry have expanded markets and extended availability of fruits and vegetables year round. Production rose from 1517 million pounds in 1920 to 311 million pounds in 1930s, with 1933 output around 0.452 million cases and 1934 projections near 305 million pounds, boosting both domestic use and foreign exports.
A fragment from a 19th century column shows a boy recounting the Columbus tale to his mother, with a humorous exchange about hearing the story before. The brief vignette captures domestic storytelling and the child's grasp of history.
The article notes wool as Australia's great staple commodity and a major cargo item for Canadian National Steamships. It reports wool exports in 1934 around 160,853,564 Canadian dollars, compares gold and other exports, and states wool's high price and output rise since 1920, with 988,000 ounces produced in 1934.
The April school report lists high scorers across classes with totals for each group. Notable names include Benlor Fourth Mino Braida Francis Papillon George Bayliss Douglas Smith and others, with principals and teachers credited for the period.
In a Montreal night club last week we found Bill, once a radio music partner, leading a band that started tight but soon blared into dissonance. He justified the change by saying customers demand hotter music even as the crew plays poorly.
Critics ready to crown Boony, manager of the Toronto Baseball Club, as Miracle Fan. The team, led by Alabqua Iko and a youthful foursome including Miller aged eighteen, opens a May schedule with 3:00 p.m. starts and doubleheaders against Newark, Deathmore, Rochester, Buffalo, and Montreal.
In a heated political gathering a speaker urges nationalization with forceful language. A spectator in the back asks who Willy Nilly is, prompting a long silence and a moment of comic confusion as the chairman invites questions.
A shipwreck tale recounts a year on a desert island. The captain notes two Irishmen fought daily, two Englishmen never spoke, and Americans run a palm hut real estate office with Kiwanis, booster club, and a hidden hooch plant in the cellar.
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