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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
12
Local social items list visits and hosting in Toronto and nearby towns. Families including Brown Bishop Arthurs and McPherson attend gatherings and engagements. Burlington opens a new post office with attendees. Marriages announced in June for Haynes Markle and Flowers Thomas. Women’s Missionary Society members attend a regional meeting in Palermo.
The letter recalls Acton celebrations and family ties during the Coronation as residents listen to London events on radio. Mrs Brown exhibits a Victoria Jubilee badge from 1897 while recounting parades on Hower Avenue and memory of school days with Mrs McMurchy. Growers hope for June rain despite scarce subsoil moisture.
A newspaper snippet poses wordplay questions about a kite and a head with no eyes nose or hair, answered as a kite and a null. The light item invites reader engagement and showcases playful language from the era.
Tenders addressed to the Department of Public Works Ottawa Ottawa are invited until 12 oclock noon daylight saving Tuesday June 1 1937 for coal and coke supply to Dominion Buildings across Ontario. Forms and conditions available from Purchasing Agent and Supervising Architect. For bids over 5000 dollars a certified cheque 10 percent or suitable bonds required. The department may seek a 10 percent security deposit. By order J M Somerville Secretary Department of Public Works Ottawa May 10 1937.
William A Watson of Toronto former Los Angeles resident died suddenly at nieces home on Marmaduke Street. Survived by brother John T Watson and sister Miss Carrie Watson. Funeral in Toronto with services by Rev W T Watson and Rev K A Willams. interment Prospect Cemetery. Thomas Duffy of Eramosa Township died suddenly at home in his 14th year after Mass at Sacred Heart Church. Surviving wife Anna Bedford four daughters Mia G F Crawley Lillian Amelia and Rena two sons James and Thomas. Requiem Mass held at Sacred Heart Church with burial in St Joseph's Cemetery.
The passage asserts that great principles are readable by all and that government rests on honesty. It urges officials to do their duty and trust that mankind will credit their actions, emphasizing individual responsibility over collective counsel.
Brampton faces a stronger Georgetown rival on Saturday as opening ceremonies fall short. Reeve McCutcheon tosses first ball with councillors assisting. Bill Waterhouse and Terry deliver hot plays in a winward 14 to 2 Brampton victory over Willsburg with Casey racking up fourteen strikeouts.
A six weeks old calf nibbled grass in a yard while the city girl stared in silence for several minutes. She impulsively asked her hostess whether it pays to keep such a small cow.
A stern judge warns that any further interruption will lead to removal from the courtroom. The prisoner briefly responds with a clipped remark, “Yooray ’t.”
The readable fragments describe a poor widow delaying charitable giving until fortunes improved, hoping for a lasting commendation from the Master carried through the centuries.
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