Acton Social Ties Marry Elizabeth Hutchinson to John Thomson
Bracebridge residents Jara and family visit Acton while Toronto guests call on Mrs. McIadden and others. Dozens of Winnipeg names and Calgary visitors appear on Mother’s Day circuits. The piece notes engagements as Mr and Mrs Hutchinson announce Elizabeth to John R Thomson of Hillsbury with a late May wedding.
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R. Brownlee
George
R. Swackhamer
B. Crawford
Toronto
F. Swackhamer
H. Roy Wansbrough
Harold Wansbrough
Robbie
Gordon MacKay
Jos. Thurston
Little Wayne
R. H. Wansbrough
Thos. G. Hutchinson
Rockwood
Elizabeth
John R. Thomson
Archie Thomson
Hillsbury
Acton
April Meeting of Nassagaweya Women's Institute
The regular April meeting was held at the Brookville Township Hall with President Mrs Rhinehart in the chair. A delegate report from Milton, a guest speaker Mrs Grimble, and papers on The Institute Ode and Home and Country and The Making of Wills were presented amid musical selections and a vote of thanks to Mrs Elsley.
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Nasaagaweya Women's Institute
Brookville
Rhinehart
Deak
June Frank
Mra. McPhedran
Mra. Elsley
Chase
Riddles and Wordplay From a Humorous Exchange
A playful list of punny questions and answers on food plants ages and words. It includes lines about a hoarse radish a fortune and a reader’s name. plus jokes about spelling color words and a coldest tree. Some lines echo scattered phrases and garbled endings.
Acton Mill Seed Shop Offers Low Chopper Specials
Acton Chopping Mill advertises Special-Chick Starter at 2.75 per cwt. Growing Marsh pricing, seed corn, mangel and turnip seed, onions, Dutch batts and multipliers on hand. The dealer invites customers to compare prices and pay here.
Model Village Exhibition By Acton High Pupils
The Third Perm pupils of Acton High School displayed a complete model village this week in one of the school rooms. The exhibit featured streets and assembled parts built by the pupils, drawing considerable interest from students and staff.
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Perm
Acton High School
Huttonville Park Dance Pavilion Opens Season Friday
The Huttonville Park Dance Pavilion starts its season this Friday evening with Lynn Spence and his ten-piece orchestra providing music. A professional dance team will demonstrate the Big Apple swing, a national sensation, as a special opening night attraction.
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Huttonville Park
Lynn Spence
Acton Delegates Attend W M S Meeting in Rockwood
May delegates and representatives of the Presbyterian W M S attended the Rockwood meeting for the annual Spring Rally of the Presbyteries organization at Rockwood Presbyterian Church. Attending Acton were Mrs. H L Bennie, Mrs. W J Gould, Mrs. R M McDonald, Mrs. G H Lants, Mrs. Allan Smith, Mrs. H Matn prime, Mrs Noar, and others with officers listed among the Presbyterial delegation.
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Presbyterian W.ms
Rockwood
Presbyteries Organization
Rockwood Presbyterian Church
W. P. Gamble
R. 0. Dunbar
I. McLellan
A. McIntosh
OC. E. Hewer
Finance Secre
How Mr. Jones Gets His Breakfast Eggs
Jim explains the riddle that BHob and Mr. Jones always have two eggs for breakfast. He reveals that Mr. Jones keeps ducks, not hens, and the eggs come from those ducks.
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Mr. Jones
Jim
Circus rider joke from a family exchange
Billy describes a man at the circus performing a high daring trick on a horse. Dad responds that he did the same stunt on his first horse ride.
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Billy
Dad
Night Constable Appointed Amid Salary Debate
Council selected J A Locker as Night Constable at 50 dollars monthly after considering several applicants with salaries from 40 to 65 dollars. May duties assign Harrop to be paid 65 dollars for night work in May. Plans for two public shelters at Fairy Lake were discussed with cement floors and shiploaped sides.
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Tocid
J. A. Locker
F. Turner
Coleman
Nelson Lambert
W. J. Reid
Geo. Pields
H. Drow
Edward Lorne Walters
Fred Kenther
Edward Ryder
George Lasenby
Harry Statham
W. Coleman, Jr
Edward Pryor
Paddy McCristal
Earl Lambert
Thos. McMillan
Orrie Lamb
D. G. McLellan
Allan G. OC. Smith
Harrop
Jones
Atreeta
Fairy Lake
R. M. McDonald
Word in This Rhyme by Mr Coles
Riddle puzzle asks to find a word defined by letter clues across seven positions. It hints a collection of jubilant verse as the whole, with several misprints and a coupon solution name implied.
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MR. Coles
Dictionary Helped Essay Sparks Honest Exchange
A small boy admits using words from the dictionary after a teacher questions the originality of his essay. The exchange underscores a blunt lesson about vocabulary and personal effort in writing.
Mysterious Missing Car After Coat Left Behind
Police question a witness about a coat covering a car and a missing vehicle. The exchange hints at a domestic driving lesson issue as the road improves with progress.
The Answer The lecturer on divorce morality
The lecturer stressed divorce as a de moralizing force. He called love a quest proposal and the gift of a daughter in marriage, while marriage itself is a conquest. A voice countered that divorces are in quest.
Mortgage Sale Notices in Nassagawega Ontario 1938
Public auction scheduled May 17 1938 at 1 30 pm for the William Lester property Nassagawega Nassagawega Township Halton County Ontario. Land 100 acres west half of Lot 2a Second Concession features a dwelling and outbuildings. Terms require 25 percent deposit with balance mortgage secured at four percent interest. See notice for further sale conditions and the solicitor W Eric Stewart KC Toronto.
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R. J Kerr
William Lester
Moffat
Ontario
Aituate
Nassagawega
Halton
Nasangaweya
Trenty
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