Weekend visitors fill Aurora social notes
Pte Riddle of London spent the weekend with relatives here. Mrs David Polster of Niagara Falls visited here this week. Etta Dills of Toronto was here visiting her sister and brother. Several couples from Toronto, Detroit and Buffalo dropped in to see relatives, including Mr and Mrs Lloyd D Fore and children from Detroit, and Mr and Mrs Wm Ramonden of Buffalo. Detroit and Flint residents, Mr and Mrs Arthur Dryden and Mrs Jennie Dryden, also spent Mother's Day with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pte. Riddle
London
David Polster
Niagara Falls
Mmos Etta Dills
Toronto
Lloyd D. Fores and Children
Detroit, Mich
Wm. E. Ramonden and Bull
Buffalo, N.Y
Acton
Mrs. F. Browning
Arthur Dryden
Flint
Michigan
Norman Dryden
Guelph
Jennie Dryden
H. S. Holmes
Tom Wilson
Walsh
Aldershot
Jimmy Ballantyne
Glasgow
Tim
Officers Elected for the Rockalong Women's Institute
The Rockalong Women's Institute held its annual meeting at Mrs. W. Pramore's home with good attendance. Members paid joining fees, reports were read, and a $2 donation to Central War Charities Fund was made. Officers elected included President Mrs. O Plank, Vice Presidents Mrs. Panmore and Mrs. McNabb, Secretary-Treasurer Miss Helen Bayne, District Director Mrs. D McNabb, Alternate Director Mrs. Shultis, Pianists Mrs. H B Ramsden and Mrs. W Black, Flower Committee Mrs. Titt and Mrs. G Graham, Auditors Mrs. B Nelson and Mrs H Maude, and Press Reporter Miss Doris Watson. Lunch followed after the National Anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockalong Women's Institute
Central War Charities Fund
O. Plank
W.panmore
W. McNabb
Helen Bayne
D. McNabb
Shultis
H. B. Ramsden
W. Black
Titt
G. Graham
B. Nelson
Record Tourist Traffic Expected for Canada Summer
Canada National Railway officials forecast a record summer for American visitors entering Canada. They credit unhampered cross border travel and widespread promotion of Canadian resort destinations. Johnston says the influx will boost business for resorts and merchants while emphasizing a welcoming Canadian atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
C We Johnston
Raiways
Dominion
Johnstory
Rahlwaya
Mr. Johnston
Thic
Sade Ot. Johnston
Ameran
Acton Tax Sale Notice for Land in Halton County
The Treasurer announces a sale of lands for taxes in Acton Village at 2 PM on February 10 1940 in the Acton Town Hall Council Chambers. The notice lists parcels on Plan 227 including Lot 33 Block 11 and nearby lots with total amounts due and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
County of
Halton
Adam
Ontario
Ribneck
Sceeben
Guelph St
TENDERS FOR COAL AND COKE FOR ONTARIO BUILDINGS
Tenders for coal and coke to supply Dominion Buildings across Ontario due by May 29 1940. Forms from Purchasing Agent Ottawa and Supervising Architect Toronto. Tenders over 5000 require 10 percent security by certified cheque or guaranteed bonds. By order Secretary J M Somerville Department of Public Works Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Ontario
Department of Public Works
Ottawa
Adelaide St. Euxst
Toronto
Ont
Canada
Minister of Public Works
Dominion of Canada
Canadian National, Railway Company
J. M. Somerville
Near Death for Arctic Explorer Dr. Frederick Cook
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, at 74, teeters toward death from cerebral hemorrhage at Unity Hospital in Port Chester New York. Once at the center of a famed North Pole controversy his claim was dismissed after Peary’s 1909 Pole discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Cook
Great North Pole
Unity Hospital
Port Chester
N.Y
Cook
North Pole
Robert Pegry
Spring Rally at Eden Mills honors WMS work and deaconess leadership
The Guelph Presbytery Eden Mills event spotlighted the W M S fifty year history with a Life Membership and gold pin presented to Mrs. Gamble. Honorary President Miss MacLellan spoke on Golden Memories and Mrs. Mahon announced the membership. Eden Mills hosted a luncheon as Acton Knox Church delegates attended from Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mm. W. P. Gamble
MacLellan
W. M.S
Acton
Acton Knox Church
H. L. Bennie
R. M. McDonald
H. Mainprize
E. J. Hassard
F. S. Blow
Coles
Lantz
A. J. Buchanan
A. Kannawin
Wm. Johnstone
W. J. Gould
R. Spielvgoel
R. O'Hara
F. Elliott
Patrick
E. Coles
J. Inglis
Matthews
Vacationing in the Mountains and National Parks
The National Parks Bureau releases a booklet describing Banff Kootenay Yoho and Glacier Mount Revelstoke National Parks in the Rocky Mountains. It highlights scenic highways 250 mile motor loop Selkirk views Radium Hot Springs Takakkawa Falls Emerald Lake and Lake O'Hara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Parks Bureau
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Banff, Kootenay
Yoho
Rocky Mountains
Glacier
Mount Revelstoke
Selfirks
Banff
Kootenay
Yoho Park
Rockies
Yoho Valley
Takakkawa Falls
Emerald Lake
Lake O'Hara
Selkirk Mountains
Glacier National Park
Canada
Mount Revelstoke National Park
Big’ Bend
Selkirks
Acton Soldier Writes Intimately on Camp Life
Pte. Jas McGeachie from Oshawa writes a vivid camp diary from England. He describes long marches, trenches, rations, cold nights, and a sense of humor despite hardship. He notes meals, weather, a camera-friendly moment with friends, and life at Aldershot and the command post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Rural Mail Couriers Meet at the Home of the Secretary
Halton area rural mail couriers and guests gathered at Mr and Mrs H Webster home for a monthly session. They discussed a summer campaign, a possible gas tax exemption, and a 3 cent Ottawa running mile request. The group planned a Waterloo July 1st picnic and thanked Georgetown couriers for selling tickets, estimating net proceeds near $30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
8. H.webster
Ottawa
Civil Service Commission
Georgetown Theatre
Gegretown Couriers
Central Board
Welring
Halton Group
Waterloo
Milton
Georgetown
Acton
George Bridie
the Courier
Lust Like Home After-Dinner Speaker Makes Banter
An after dinner speaker rambled for about thirty minutes prompting a guest to ask if anything could be done. The woman nearby replied she had tried for fifteen years and humorously said the speaker is her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phintosphere
Times
West
Oshawa
Fellows
Jim McGeachie
Norwegians in Canada Organize War Welfare Groups
Norwegians and Canadians of Norwegian descent form war relief committees across Canada to aid stricken countrymen overseas. They intensify their war work to bring comfort to refugees of the Nazi invasion of Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrughout
Canada
Norway
Y Club Annual Meeting Notes Track Events May 27
The Annual Meeting of the Y Club is on Monday evening next. Track competitions will be held Monday May 27 at 7.00 p.m. An interesting program is planned by the Special Features Committee. Events begin at 8.00 p.m. and presence is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actan Wmc.a
First Move Actress Remarries In Quick Vow
The article notes a second marriage for a film actress, asking about who she wed this time. A comical aside mentions a lost business card tucked in a bag as the detail unfolds.
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Aurora
R. P. Watson
Robert Elgle
Margaret Garvin
Harold Reid
W. J. Reid
Fred McLaughlin
Batavia, N.Y
C. Mclaughlin
Alfred Bishop
Marilyn
A. H. Bishop
Mars
Orville A. Gane
West Palm Beach, Florida
V. Folster
Rockalong Women’s Institute
George Wallace
Clothes
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
Jack Kingshott
Rawleighs Parkelp
School Lane
W.C. Fields
Mae West
Ice Pond
John Lital
Frankie Thomas
Zenobia
Oliver, Hardy
Harry Langdon
Fox News
Arthur Conan Doyle
Richard Greene
Basil Rathbone
Wendy Barth
Popular Science
Pete Smith
A.D
Co. F. Leatherland
Actan
Eden Mills
Jim. McGeachie
Pte
Jas. McGeachie
48Th Highlanders
Emile Foote
Foote
Gang
Sweden
Mikett
England
Ismans
Sisman
Pallant’s
Mill Street
Sky Rockets
Hinton’s
Albert
Belgiains
Leopold
Grenadiers
Brussels
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