Acton News Notes Mother's Day Visits Abroad
Acton residents and relatives mark Mother's Day with a flurry of visits. Toronto, Guelph, Brampton, Hamilton, and London connections are noted as Miss Nellie Hall, Miss Beth Harrison, and many families spend the weekend with kin in Acton and nearby towns. Engagement announced for Pearl Margaret Narvey to Elmore French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Narvey
Nassagaweya
Pearl Margaret
Elmore , French
9. French
Freeman
Ont
Scotch Gathering Marks Morton Family Reunion
Friends and relatives visited Mr. and Mrs. John Morton in Toronto last Saturday for a large social gathering. About fifty guests attended as carloads arrived and a moving van brought more friends, while the Edgton Wyghlanders’ Band pipers led the procession through Mill Street.
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Acton
John Morton
Myra Morton
Toronto
Edgtn Wyghlanders
Calf Club meeting draws large turnout and strong interest
The first Calf Club meeting of 1036 reports about 45 members across Holstein Jersey and Shorthorn breeds. Officers elected include Milton Holstelian Culf as president and Reginald Neelands as vice‑president with Addison Woodley as secretary treasurer.
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J. E B. Whitelock
Jersey
Acton
Ailton Fall Muirs
Milton Holstelian Culf “Club
Reginald Neelands
Craty Reid
Addison Woodley
Gregory Theatre Presents Comedy with Wendell Farrell Werberl
The Gregory Theatre showcases a rollicking comedy featuring Joan Wendell Glenda Farrell and Hugh Werberl along with a cartoon Mise Glory and a variety act The Collie. Chapter 0 of You Lost Jungle.
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Joan Wendell
Glenda Farrell
Hugh Werberl
Variety
the Collie
Auction sale of valuable farm property Acton Ontario 1926
Public auction to sell lands in Naswagaweya township Halton County Ontario on May 26 1926 at 2 PM. Property includes stone two storey dwelling bank barn and 50 acres cultivated with twelve acres bush and a swamp creek running through. Terms: ten percent down balance by June 30 1038. Further conditions via solicitor W Y Dior Milton Ontario.
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Pomynon
Acton
Naswagaweya
Halton
Nussayaweya
Nuusa
Riweyn
James Bell
Thoms Bell
Janes Bell
Thoms J. Bell
Municipal Corporation
County of
Aulds
Awamp Doreck
Mortygdece
Editorial and community notes from Alberta periodical
Letters discuss tax increases and budget expectations, praising and criticizing Liberal and Conservative stances. Other items reflect on church ministry, local travels near Acton and Longview, and presbytery resolutions opposing beverage rooms and school funding shifts.
British Envoy Appeals for Fast Italian Entry to Addis Ababa
Sir Sidney Barton the British minister in Addis Ababa appeals to the Italian military command in the name of the diplomatic corps to hasten entry to restore order and protect foreign legations as rioters threaten Europeans and Americans already seeking refuge in the city.
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Sidney_Barton
Addis Ababa
Diplomatic Corps
Peel County Judge Grout Dies Sudden After Card Game
Brampton judge Trevor Hugo Grout died of a heart attack while starting a bridge game with friends at his residence on MN Street. He came to Brampton in 1932, was Osgoode Hall educated, served on the Brampton Public Library Board, and was Warden of Christ Church. He leaves a widow and two daughters, plus two brothers.
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Trevor Hugo Grout
Monnday
MN Street
Brampton
Grout
Judge Grout
Arnprior
Benjamin S. Justin
Osgoode Hall
Christ Church
Church
Poultry Producers Study Marketing Problems
About sixty Halton poultry producers gathered at the Farmers' Building in Milton to explore better marketing methods. Federal Poultry Promoter T. A. Benson urged the potential of a seasonal poultry pool. A committee led by Archer Baldwin and others was tasked to report later, as a caponization demonstration was arranged by the Milton Agricultural Office.
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Halton
Farmers
Milton
T. A. Benson
Federal Poultry Promoter
Manitoulin Island
Archer Baldwin
Ron Segsworth
Durlington
Acton
Obituary of William Well Resident of Dundas
William Well, a former Western Canada building contractor and longtime Hamilton resident, died Friday night after illness. He retired 15 years ago and was not a United Church member. He leaves three sons and one daughter, plus four brothers and three sisters in Canada and the U S. The funeral was held Tuesday at 2:50 PM from his Dundas home to Grove Cemetery.
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Acton
Oataris
Hamilton
William Well
O&o
Uwnes
Canada
United Church
James
Travey
Cal
Gordin
Petaluma
Cab
William
Dundas
Myra
J. D. Mon
Tembroke
Ont
Henry
Alfred
Baskatoon
Sudk
David
Brandon
Mun
George
Trumilton
Mra
G.A. Cummings
Vancouver
Ha. Mini. Va
Price
Winnipeg
Penn
William Yell
Peel
Grove Cemeery
Dundas Star
Lakeside LO Chapter Hosts Kitchen Shower for Miss Lorna Kennedy
The Lakeside Chapter LO D E held a kitchen shower for Miss Lorna Kennedy on an open parasol decorated day. The gift reveal featured Sunny Blue ware and a Ramshaw verse while friends offered wishes for a happy marriage and the group ended with a pot luck lunch.
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Lakeside
LO. D.E Hener
Boris Lorna Kennedy
Lorna Kennedy
Ramshaw
Budget Statement Promises Hope and Tariff Reform
The budget pledges relief for common Canadians, arguing tariff cuts in the Dunning Budget reduce consumer costs and aid farmers by removing duties on farm tools fuel and expanding markets. It notes high tariffs harmed many and that balancing expenditures of over five hundred million will take time but progress is under way.
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Cleaver
Geo. Cowie
Bonun
Agricultural Societies Sponsor Field Crop Contests and Boys Clubs
The Acton Esquesing and Halton Agricultural Societies sponsor Field Crop Contests in Acton for cats and in Georgetown and Milton for barley. Over 20 Boys Grain Club members are enrolled in Esquesing and Milton clubs with Milton electing Addison Woodley as president and Bob Beatty as vice president. A Halton Boys Foal Club is planned under the Acton Fair Board for ages 10 to 20, signaling rising interest in horses and a strong fall exhibit.
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Acton, Esquesing
County of
Milton Boys' Grain Club
Addison Woodley
Bob Beatty
Itoward King
Halton
Acton Fair Board
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