Acton Notes Various Visits and Engagement Announcement
Local residents from Acton and surrounding towns share weekend visits with friends in Whitby Kitchener Dundalk Toronto Oshawa and London. Olive Benetta E Waller and Frederick Thomas Cook announce their engagement with a June wedding planned at St Alban Anglican Church Acton. Guelph General Hospital alumnae banquet features Acton nurses Mina Jaobel Switzer and Velma Blair with other graduates in attendance.
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William ©. Waller
Olive Benetta E
Frederick Thomas Cook
London
F.C. Cook
Mises Bombo Reid
Dora Lambert
Guelph General Hospital
Guelph
Acton
Mina Jaobel Switzer
Velma Blair
Memorial note from Mrs. John Mowat and family
Mrs John Mowat and family express deep gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown after the sudden loss of their husband and father. Floral tributes and other acts are gratefully cherished as a memory of support.
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John Mowat
Convention Urges Prohibition During Wartime
A war era convention calls for total prohibition for the duration of the war. It warns alcohol harms efficiency and food resources, urges the government to act, and notes the crisis of civilization hinges on the struggle. The event elected an executive and featured sermons, a elocution contest, a piano duet, and temperance prize presentations.
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Miss _E Crossity
Oakville
J. E. Bell
Milton
F.C. Overend
Georgetown United Church
Georgetown Union
W. G.marshall
Jean Ruddell
Betty Speight
Halton
Mise Dutt
R. L. McDuffe
R. B. Galbraith
King
Affinity Between Man and Chicken Sparks Colored-Ham Joke
A Wit questions racial humor by asking why a set would link a colored man to a chicken. The reply cites descent from Ham and from eggs, reflecting a derogatory, racially charged clash.
Cotton Cripps Wedding Ties Georgetown Couple
The Thelma Catherine Cripps and Kenneth Alan Cotton married Saturday at Georgetown Baptist Church at 3 pm. The bride, daughter of Alger and Mrs Cripps of Georgetown, wore a white Brocade gown with orange blossom crown. groom is son of Hilliard Cotton and the late Mrs Cotton of Orangeville. Officiant Rev E G Baxter. Reception at the bride's home featured a royal blue and white palette. wedding cake cut with a carved walrus-ivory knife. The couple plan a short honeymoon in Buffalo and southern Ontario before settling in Orangeville and later a farm near Hal town.
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Thelma Catherine Cripps
Kenneth Alan Cotton
Georgetown Baptat Church
Thelma
Mra
Alger, EB. Cripps
Georgetown
the Grin
Hilliard Cotton
Mrs. Cotton
Orangeville
E.G. Baxter
Rusell Morrow
Alves Cripps Rigler
Mag “Beewie
Sauin
Lois Cripps
Qarfield Cotter
Brampton
Arthur Dynon
Torontas
Coun
Jack Stephenson
Milton
Cripps
Margaret Evans
Dewey Soper
Toronto
Soper
Séper
Buffalo
Ontario
Mr. Cotton
Arthur Dyson
Jean
Hugh Cooper
Mim
Colors
Mia K Cripps
Acton
Stanky Cripps
Ronnie
Aileen
Helen Melanac
A. Near
Rockwood
Robert Metinery
Ballinafad
Helen Young
Gten Wuu Manuw
Misa Margaret Evans
Wendbadge
Alice Pallet
Hiltinnafad
Lydia Snow
Mika Alix MecBiery
Mer Rasslee Foronte
Miss
Nora Cleave
Lan Maan
Bramysters Geongeliwin Herald
New Tory Leader Named After Cabinet Shuffle
Ian Yasaefls Consecutive Member for Yorbury NW is chosen as party leader following a government cabinet change during the Bein Hell administration and in the wake of recent political upheaval.
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Ian Yasaefls
Yorbury
Chisen
Hs Fae
Muanlom Mu Hinsiery
Bein Hell
Milking Stool Sparks Irish Ranch Dispute
Pat, a dairy worker, causes chaos when his Irish miscue with a patent milking stool leads to a farmer’s anger and mud stained embarrassment at an agricultural show. Jim is sent to operate the stool and Pat’s confusion escalates tensions in the barn.
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Pat
Jim
Acton Village Treasurer Notice of Levy and Taxes
Parcel Lot 33 Block 11 Plan 227 at Church and Fred street assessed values and tax figures listed. The Treasurer LEATHERLAND notes basepaiteocy 1980 and dates the notice to the 11th day of the month for Acton village records.
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Corner Church & Fred
Basepaiteocy
Leatherland
Villag
Acton
Norway's Century-Long Struggle for Independence
A Norwegian correspondent notes how Norway, small and mountainous, preserved independence through centuries of foreign pressure. It highlights a resilient public, a progressive Labor Government, and a refusal to surrender rights to Nazi Germany, emphasizing national identity and international cooperation.
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Norway
Veserra
Moray
Tates
Denmuirk
Finland
Sweden
Nowesian
Thas
Norway in Fear as World Strife Shakes its Foundations
Anxious Norway faces a looming war clouds as authors discuss the stir of global totalitarian threats. Citizens confront upheaval and uncertain mobilities while thinkers debate causes and consequences of the crisis in Europe.
Canadian Tate Commissioners Escape Bombardments
James A Mackinnon reports that Canadian Tate Commissioners and their assistants narrowly avoided Nal invaders during a Netherlands voyage. A large fund tied to their other work was rarely paid until the final ledger adjustment. The cashier questioned why timely payments and letters were so valued by customers and the manager echoed similar sentiments about efficiency.
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Tate
Netherlands
Helgians
James A Mackinnon
Jeter
Notice to Creditors in the Estate of Frederick J Spear
Notice to creditors and others claiming against the estate of Frederick John Spear who died about December 1 1930. Claims must be sent by June 22 1930 to the executors at Guelph Ontario. Executors will distribute assets among proven claimants only and are not liable for unfiled claims. Dated May 2 1940 at Guelph Ontario. Hungerford Gamble solicitors for the executors.
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Frederick John Spear
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