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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
7
A fractured verse shows ten little autos ride out in fine weather then one by one meet misfortune. Nine crash into a railroad train, eight vanish after a stopping light, seven vanish after a drawbridge, six lose a door, five tumble from a tree, four fail to climb, three crash in a high fence, two rush and one is left, leaving none.
The issue recalls Rev Dr Blair speaking on The Church and the War at Knox Young People meeting. J D Burt and Archie Mochrie receive wrist watches before entering military service. Sergt Wilfrid Coles recounts First Contingent experiences at a Baptist Church recital. Reeve Sfughen Cleaver enlists with the Tank Battalion. John B Wood visits Moorecroft and discusses New South Wales schooling. John Dredge dies after CPR accident near West Toronto. companion injured. Obituaries note Isabel Weir Buck and Hugh Wallace.
A reminiscence blends a poem about building happiness with a long walk through Young Street Acton. The writer recalls households from Archy Campbell to Mrs Campbell and their Knox Church ties, then traces home histories of the Nassagaweya settlers, the Hurd and Duncan McGregor families, and later residents like J E Corry and Gordon Hall. The piece closes with memories of Jimmie Grant and the old vestry, hinting at future recollections.
Child diary entries recount a week of school life and small adventures. The writer describes Sunday fishing plans canceled, classroom tasks, advice from father, a chaotic incident involving a baseball practice and property damage, and a drug store incident with two friends leading to a mistaken charge and stock escapade.
Horace asks why Maudine refused him at Orat and Maudine replies she wanted to see his reaction. He considers rushing off without an explanation and Maudine notes she had the door checked.
The Knights of Columbus Vancouver chapter stages the British Columbia Indian Handicraft and Art Display in Vancouver from May 30 to June 6 with aid from Ottawa. Organized to showcase Indian culture and promote welfare, the exhibit includes beadwork buckskin outfits baskets carvings and totem poles with prizes totaling about 1200 dollars.
The notice urges Acton merchants to use The Free Press to reach readers who shop at home. It promises increased business, explains readers will favor advertisers, and offers help with advertising solutions without needing a license.
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