Acton News Around Town Sees Wide Toronto Weekend Visits
Local society notes list numerous residents and visitors traveling to Toronto for holidays and weekends. Names include Mrs A H Bishop Mrs Wm Johnstone Miss Emma Robinson Miss Margaret Macdonald Miss Margaret Smith and many others visiting family friends or relatives. Several couples marked anniversaries while others attended gatherings in Guelph Flora Owen Sound North Bay and Port Rowan. A few health updates surface with Mr Robt Dron ill and Mr Norman Gibson recovering from pleurisy.
Aphorisms and medical banter echo in fragmented diary
A clipped exchange jokes about a horse without vision and a professor's odd description of a spasmodic eye movement. Nurses discuss a patient described as the blonde in 201, noting the internet is running a temperature.
The Barbers Have the Answer for This One
A puzzle poem by W. Coles prompts readers to find nine letters hidden in barber related clues. Each line hints a letter present in words like barber Sandy McLean Morton Mainprize Davison and general terms. The resulting word describes something you can obtain whenever needed at four barbers shops.
Gregory Theatre Presentation Offers Western Hits
The Gregory Theatre shows a Royal Canadian Mounted Police tale featuring Dick Foran in Technicolor. Also screens comedy Flat Foot Stooges, cartoon Canine Capers, and Chapter 2 of The Lone Ranger.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dick Foran
the Lone Ranger
Dark lines indicate root pruning for roses
Root pruning for better roses reduces damage and promotes strong growth. Trimming at planting stimulates rapid feeder-root development, boosting food supply and healthier plants. Dark guide lines in the illustration show where to cut to encourage fibrous roots.
Drama of the Sea: 44 Rescued After Fishing Boat Collision
In dense Atlantic fog, two Nova Scotian boats the Edith C Rose and Isabell Parker collided head on. Forty four seamen were rescued with a single casualty from a heart attack during the crash. Captains Albert C. Hines and George Goodwin provided dramatic accounts of the event.
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Atlantic
Isabell Parker
Edith ©. Rose
Albert C. Hines
Edith C. Rose
George Goodwin
Esabett Parker
Acton Plans By law to close portions of Elgin and Guelph Streets
The Village of Acton Municipal Council will, after one month, pass a by law to stop and close parts of Elgin Street and Guelph Street in Plan 227. The notice, dated May 10 1939, describes specific breakdowns and conveys the parcels to Beardmore and Co Limited under Sections 495 497 and 498 of the Municipal Act.
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Acton
Elgin Street
Toronto Suburban Railway
la Street
Guelph Street
Church Street
Guelph
Beardmore and Co._ Limited
Ontario
Buffalo Meat for King and Queen on Royal Train Menu
The Department of Mines and Resources in Ottawa notes buffalo meat will be served on the Royal train during the King and Queen's Canadian visit. Canada maintains large herds in Buffalo and Elk Island National Parks, and periodic culls are conducted to keep herd sizes within park carrying capacity under government supervision.
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Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Buffalo
Elk Island National Parks
The Don't-Tellers on Main Street
Mrs Smith and Mrs Jones clash over a told secret on Main Street. Mrs Brown allegedly shared the secret, prompting anxious denials about who told whom and what was told. The exchange highlights a circular chain of whispered information.
Personal Question Piques A Clerk In A Daring Exchange
A woman asks a racy question to a male clerk who blushes and recalls feeling slippers in youth. The boy responds with a coy admission about his past experiences, the exchange unfolding in a playful, tense moment.
Crepe Marks Mortuary Delays Collection Effort
In a tense exchange a boss orders a new collector to recover a overdue payment from Switterbuys. The collector explains crepe on the door signals mourning and deters intrusion, prompting a reminder to return and collect the money.
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Switterbuys
Appetite Co. K Visits London for Soup and Roast
A healthy looking cowry man visiting London finishes soup and orders a varied meal. The waitress asks what to follow with boiled mutton pork sausages roast beef trips and onions and curried rabbit. He responds Yes please, miss.
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Main
London
Not A Nibbler at Dinner Entreaty Echoed
A domestic quip contrasts a couple inviting a notable guest to dine each night with the wife asking if he is nibbling. The exchange playfully questions who consumes more, the guest or the family.
How He Figured Rastus Climbing From Plane
A humorous exchange recounts Rastus thanking a pilot for two plane rides, then correcting that only one ride had occurred. He insists on counting both quick ascents as two, claiming rapid maneuvers by the aircraft.
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Rastus
Jones Life Trials and a Lawyer's Candid Reply
A terse exchange reveals Jones facing personal trials while Brown, a lawyer, offers a hopeful affirmation. The brief dialogue hints at resilience and professional insight without detailing the circumstances.
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Jones
Brown
A Common Trouble A owner-driver’s car lacks quiet ride
A blue two seater owner driven man allows a friend to inspect the vehicle. The friend remarks on the long journeys, noting ten thousand miles can’t all be for touring. The owner jokes most miles were spent seeking parking places in town.
All of Them New Office Boy and Eight Answers
A clerk reports to his employer that he has added figures eight times and presents eight correct answers. The exchange emphasizes patience, accuracy, and diligent work in the office setting.
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Air
Dimchurch and Brigdit clash over public frenzy
Dimchurch comments on keeping composure while Brigdit mocks his restraint. The exchange highlights tension as onlookers react to the growing excitement around the event.
Clock Crashes Wall in Creaky Domestic Tale
Mrs Brown recalls a near calamity when a clock fell from the wall, narrowly missing her mother. She quips that the clock was slow, a remark she has long made about the ticking household timepiece.
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John
Halifax Doctor Waives Debts After Large Bequest
Dr K G Mahabir of Halifax announces 342 patients owe him over 21090 dollars can forget their debt. He received a cash bequest of 250000 dollars from the estate of Egyptian Nadir Ormiz whose life he saved in Cairo during the war.
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K. G. Mahabir
Halifax
Nadir Ormiz
Cairo
Fishermen's Paradise Access Road Underway in Canada
The Bayfield inlet, famed as a top smallmouth bass sanctuary, will become reachable by road as Ontario's Department of Highways builds access. Previously fishermen had to reach the inlet by air or boat.
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Canada
Bayfield Inlet
Ontario Department of Highways
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Wm. Johnstone
Oakville
A. H. Bishop
Toronto
Ted Hansen
J. Yw. Taylor
Actén
Emma Robinson
Kenilworth
Margaret_ Macdonald
G. A. Dills
W. A. Murray
Mrs. Albert Young
Margaret Smith
Margaret Herrison
Grace Lantz
Ray ‘Gordon
Mrs. A. G. C. Smith
Wiliam” Bradstow
Marlene
Hamilton
D. ©. Russell
Miss Jessie Russell
Hertha H. “Speight
Fern ‘Brown
New York
R. J. McPherson
Miss Dorothy, McPherson
Arthur Gamble
Rev
J. E. Gamble
Port Rowan
Norah Matson
Gordon Reid
W. J. Reid
A. G. C. Smith
Wanetta
Harold
Margaret Kelly
Norma Biddulf
M. D. Carton
Los Angeles,Cal
Mra. Cusick
A. K. Mann
Kenneth
Owen Sound
Mrs. Mann
M. Buck
Wilva Bell
Shirley Harris
Mrs. G. W. Masales
Roy McDougall
Donna
Hornepayne
Mrs. W. M. Cooper
R. H. Blanch
Bill Blanch
Bill Knight
Vera Landsborough
J. C. Matthews
A. T. Brown
Flora
Warner Broley
Norman Gibson
Fred, Jack
Jim Waterhouse
Esio Marzo
North Bay
Ezio Marzo
John Crosby
Goodman
Fletcher
Hazel
Wallaceburg
Wm. Landsborough
Angus McKinnon
J.C. McKinnon
Jamie
A. A. McKinnon and Sons
Bracebridge
G. W. Masales
Ernest Coles
Georgetown
J.A. Chapman
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
John Philpott
George Philpott
E. Carton
Ed. McWhirter
A. E. Cusick
Galt
W. ‘J. Reid
George Wallace
Clothes
Yonge St
Ryrie Birks
W. T. Patterson
Wyndham
Maher Shoe Store
The
Barbers
By W. Coles
Sandy ‘McLean
Morton
Mainprize
Davison
Sterling Trusts Corporation
Sterling Tower
Dean Halliday
Central Press Canadian
Paris
Bing Crosby
Shirley Ross
Fox News
Lanny Ross
Gloria Stuart
Charlie Ruggles
C.f. ‘Leatherland
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Peru
United
Steinhardt
U.S
Russia
Don't-Tellers
Appetite CO. K
Westinghouse
J. R. Leishman
Mill Street
Mister—Ma Fast
Mao Fast
Boy
Dimchurch
Brigdit
Fishermen’s Paradise
Fred H. MacDonald
Msgr
Rts
Huttonville Park
Jack Mack and His Orchestra
Dancing
Ford V
Ford
Norton Motors
Queen Mother
Putney
Queen Mary
Port Arthur
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