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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
8
Notices record births marriages and deaths dated May 1939 from Acton Nassagaweya Township including Gibbons Lovell Rollins Anderson Hosking Mason and Barridge entries. It notes weddings and obituaries with ages and family relations. The items mix birth announcements and in memoriam notices with brief biographical details and names of relatives.
A public holiday in Acton affects Friday observances as most businesses stay open May 2 this year. Memorial events honor mothers at Farview Cemetery with Mothers Day services drawing large congregations across United, Presbyterian and Baptist churches.
Mr AH Perrott of Brampton accepts bandmaster position overseeing two bands and training in Lindsay schools. He leaves Georgetown where he built a Class C band to A, with prizes in Waterloo and CNE, last year winning Waterloo first and CNE second. The Acton Citizens Band praised his work, and a farewell concert by the Lorne Scots Band will be held in Georgetown Sunday at 6 pm.
The obituary honors Lucinda Brown, widow of James Brown of Canada, for her long church activity in the Methodist faith and poetry, art, and gardening. Born in Meadowvale in 1862, she pursued local schooling, then moved to California after her father’s death. She died in 1989 in Los Angeles, leaving volumes of poems and a legacy with the British Canadian Club and Inglewood Cemetery memorials.
Hillsburg residents Mr and Mrs Ross McKinnon and family along with Mr and Mrs Wu Bessey and family spent Sunday at Niagara Pass. Various relatives from Toronto Guelph and Alton including Mr and Mrs Jack Bel Mr Kelvin Bell Darcy and others visited Mr and Mrs Albert Roszell on Saturday. Miss Eva Green and Miss Jean Morden returned home after attending the Girls Conference at OAC Guelph. Eleanor Cherne visited Mrs H Church in Guelph.
The Gregory Theatre presents Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Little Princess as a two day feature this Tuesday and Wednesday. Shirley Temple stars in a Technicolor vehicle praised as a great family film, following Zanuck’s selection to introduce her on screen.
A special Esquesing Township Council meeting discussed tenders for supplying crushing loading hauling and placing gravel on township roads. The tender from A Bast of Kitchener was accepted at 560 per cadre yard. The council adjourned to meet June 12 at 10 am standard time as a court of revision or when called by the Reeve.
The Court of Revision for the Township of Nassagaweya announces a hearing on objections to the 1939 assessment roll. Dated May 12 1939 at Nassagaweya, with clerk Chas. F. Ag.
Acton residents must clean cellars drains yards and outbuildings and remove dirt manure and other substances by May 19 next. Sanitary Inspector will start general inspection on that day. Citizens urged to keep premises clear and disinfected. J McCutcheon Reeve Acton April 20 1939.
A doctor emphasizes keeping a written pulse beat record when feeling unwell or run down. The remark underscores practical steps for health monitoring amid daily strain and possible illness signals.
Tenders for the supply of coal and coke to Dominion Buildings in Ontario are due by 12 noon daylight saving time on Monday June 12 1989. Tender forms are available from the Purchasing Agent Ottawa and the Supervising Architect Toronto. Over 5000 dollars require a 10 percent bid security by certified cheque or guaranteed bonds. Ottawa May 10 1939.
The Municipal Council of Acton will after one month consider a by law to stop and close parts of Elgin Street and Guelph Street within Plan 227. Specifics describe starting points compass bearings and distances for the proposed closures, including parcels along the north east limits and plan references.
Acton plans to reserve space for children to view the royal visit in Guelph. The School Board and Council approved the arrangement with transportation guards fencing and other details being coordinated by June 11. A reception committee in Guelph welcomed the plan and confirmation came from Alder man Freedman.
A reader congratulates Acton on winning the Galt hockey championship final and praises the team after a superb season. He also proposes a tree-planting plan with windbreaks and a memory garden at Pioneer Cemetery, inviting locals to donate trees and join in the planting.
Public auction by R J Kerr Auctioneer at the premises of Thomas Titus John Wilson and William Shepherd Acton Village. Property includes parts of Lots 27 28 29 30 Block B Plan 82 with right of way on Church Street west of Main Street. Seven room plaster house three acres and garage. Tenants to pay 20 down balance in 30 days unless otherwise arranged. Purchaser to date 1937 1938 taxes arrears. Conditions read at sale.
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