Acton and Halton County Notes From The Week
Diary items mention Victoria Day a week from Tuesday and a new storm forecast for May 11. Baseball opens a week from Saturday with Acton visiting Milton. Reports note potato season and local flower gatherings, plus a crash injury to George Airdrie. Fralton Garage Seeks safety car testing across the county. Hog shipment from Acton station weighed 770 pounds. Magistrate William Woodliffe named to Mt York York County Police Commission.
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Victoria
Acton
Milton
Wiliam Woodliffe
Halton
Mt York
York County
William Keith
Halton Calf Clubs Organize For 1538
Halton calf clubs hold initial meeting in Acton as 44 boys aged 12 to 30 sign up. Dr Branton from Octaro Agricultural College spoke on mineral deficiencies in Ontario crops and livestock. Officers elected include Bruce Reid as president Jersey-Shouthorn club Newton Ruddell as president Hemel Hagxit club and others.
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Haltop
County of Halton Agricultural Society
Beteen
Mitton
Branion
Octaro Agricultural College
Branton
Ontario
Lows Bolstein
Bruce Reid
Georgetoen
Pred Bell
Freeman
Jack Hamilton
Johnston Noeelands
Craig Reid
Wm Robinson
Addison Woodley
Jersey
Shouthorn
Newton Ruddell
Georgetown
Gordon Hume
Milton
Eccles McClure
Lloyd Chisholm
Gerald Graham
John Ruddell
On Her Dignity and The Plumber Comes
An OCR fragment hints at a stage vignette or dialogue involving a plumber and a cook. The lines suggest a domestic scene with pay and courting tones, but readable context is limited and the exact scenario remains unclear.
Scruggs Confesses Long Service Under Oath
In a tersely phrased courtroom exchange, Lawyer Berman questions Mrs. Scruggs about understanding an oath while she recounts long service and family details. The dialogue reveals personal history amid the proceedings.
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Berman
Neighborhood News Rockwood Rally Service and Church Notices
A Rally Service held by the ladies church group highlighted by an address from Mrs Coulter of Brampton and readings by Mrs W Gamble of Guelph. Holy Communion at St John’s Church and a day of services, lunch, and a closing prayer followed by supper in mild May weather. Various visitors and locals noted with travel from Hamilton Owen Sound Taranto and Preston. Widespread community updates include Dr Waller’s garage work and Roy Day’s move to Kirkland Lake for a summer position.
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Ladies Church
Kitchener
Coulter
Brampton
W. P. Gamble
Guelph
Byilss Lindsay
Pergus
St. John’s Church
Holy Comunion
Ella Hamilton
Hamilton
Fred Day
Fahey
Jean Todd
Taranto
James Lynch
Myr
Afra
A. E Rudd
Ronald
Owen Sound
Wilma Arline
Preston
Waller
Roy Day
University of Toronto
Kirkland Lake
Village life notes and local business changes recap
Erin My. C. EK. Overland buys the George Rameebottom residence and begins remodeling. J. Hamilton hosts a large stag party at Stanley Park pavilion. William Bailey plans to open a Mimosa grocery May 16 after leasing the former Poster Grocery and its upstairs apartment. Seven year old John Scott suffered a severe shake and concussion after a buggy incident. Gordon Campbell's Cheltenham farm barn burned destroying pigs poultry and a calf while neighbours saved the house and outbuildings.
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My. C. EK. Overland
George Rameebottom
J. Hamilton
Stanley Park
William Bailey
Mimosa
Poster Grocery
John Scott
Stuart Scott
Belfountain
Gordon Campbell
Cheltenham
Campbell
Advocate
Notable rise in bird life at Point Pelee Park
Water conditions improved last year at Point Pelee National Park in southern Ontario have sparked a notable surge in water fowl. Thousands of wild ducks and other birds fill ponds and marshes as pheasants, quail and minnarks appear in large numbers. The park draws about 300 000 visitors yearly while hosting abundant wildlife in a six square mile area near Detroit and Windsor.
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Point Pelee National Park
Ontario
Pelee National Park
Detroit
Windsor
Canada
Canadian
Point Pelee
Canadian Pacific Library Education for Employees
The Canadian Pacific Railway Staff Foundation Library unveils a ten volume set aimed at adult education for employees. Edited by John Murray Gibbon, the volumes cover company operations, citizenship, Canadian history, economics, public speaking, salesmanship, English usage, languages, and Canadian geography.
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Staly Foundation
Tha
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Baal Elemens
Arra
John Murray Gibbon
Edward Beatty
GBH
H.C
ULD
Frank Home Kirkpatrick
McMaster University
University of Toronto
A. M. Kennedy
Isaac Pitman and Sons
William F. Gregory
Western High School of Commerce
Toronto
Charles E. Parks
M. Aldertom Pink
M.A
Sir
J. Laffitte
B.cs.l
City of London
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Neil F. Morrison
Herbert Heaton
University of Minnesota
Political Institutiona of Canada
Montreal Junior Board of Trade
Duncan Alexander MacCibbon
Aniversity of Alberta
Camadia
W J Kart
Department of Education
Tario
Canadian Pacific Railways
Wasteful meat choices and thrifty alternatives for meals
Opinion argues against cheap cuts like missle meat chin and dte, calling them deficient in nutrients and wasteful. It promotes minced heart and beef kidney as cost effective, nutritious options when served with staples like potatoes rice and bread. Corned beef is praised as nutritious and adaptable in inexpensive dishes.
Millennium Meaning Cited With Century Humor
A humorous exchange defines millennium as the longer form of centennial, noting it lasts longer and “has more legs.” The playful line uses a Dutch-accented speaker to illustrate the term’s scope and audience appeal.
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Poppa
Auditor's Present Quarterly Report for Eramosa Council
The Eramosa Township Council met May 6 in Town Hall with all members present. The auditor reported receipts total 18 264.46 and expenditures 17 842.65 along with tax arrears and collections figures. action included striking off bad taxes and extending some payment terms.
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Eramosa Council
Eramise
Rookwood
Menara
Arch. McNabb
J. H. Pax
Tochige
Messia
Gray
Pinkney
Lush and Kelly
Gray and
bPinkney
Major Bearnie
Salvation Army
Read
A. E. Wilson & Co
Messrs
Increase in Traffic Over Chief Mountain International Highway
Traffic over Chief Mountain International Highway rose sharply in 1937 with 27 693 travelers through the customs area on the boundary between Waterton Lakes Alberta and Glacier Montana. The figure marks a 160 percent increase from 1936, reflecting growing motor tourism on the joint Canada United States route linking Waterton and Glacier National Parks.
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Chirt Mountain International Highway
Department of Mines and Resources
Chief Mountain
Waterton Lakes Natonal Park
Alberta
Glacier Natonal Park
Montana
Chief Mountain International Highway
Canada
United States
Rocky Mountains
Waterton-Clacier International Peace Park
Chirf Mountain
Cla Ier Natu Park
Publicity gag leads to odd taxi lost pork chops tale
Fragments describe a publicity stunt involving Firat Pollorman and a Second Policeman. A caller claimed Diana Dearheart lost pork chops in a taxicab, yielding a puzzling exchange with no clear outcome.
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Firat Pollorman
Firat
Diana
Dearheart
Ectreak
Nothing Serious Roils Quiet Country Path
Native and visitor discuss unrest as they notice a distant stir in the countryside, the topic shifting to whether rioting or spring plowing causes the disturbance. The exchange hints at tension while underscoring a mundane rural scene.
Diner’s Morbid Digestion Joke Sparks Silent Laughs
A brief comic exchange centers on Walter and a diner patron who predicts indigestion as the next meal consequence. The jocular line hints at a playful, dark humor tone in a casual setting.
Ancient Travancore lamp in palace honors long‑gone ruler
An oil lamp in a Travancore palace is said to have burned for 200 years in memory of a ruler who ascended to heaven while resting on a stone couch. The couch remains a venerated relic in the palace.
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Dld
Travancore
India
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