Acton Social and Personal Busy Holiday Week
A long list of Acton residents and friends from Toronto Welland Georgetown and other places visited here or were visited over the holiday. People named include Miss Nelle Gall Mr Angus Kennedy Mrs Annie Somerville Miss Kathleen Craddock Harold Wansbrough and many more with travels to Detroit Huntsville Guelph and Brampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen “Craddock
Toronto
Wansbrough
Jennie B. Matthews
Acton
Jas. Hudson
Kitchener, OT
Alex. Scott
Gordon McKay
E. H. Near
Ernest and
Robert
Canada’s Water Power Potential and Major Hydro Plants
An overview of Canada’s hydro electric capacity from early plants to modern developments. It notes 15 percent of water power tapped by 1900 rising to 6.7 million horsepower by recent years, with Ontario Quebec Manitoba and British Columbia advancing major facilities like Queenston Chats Falls Beauharnois and Ruskin. Over 80 percent of Dominion power comes from water resources and investments exceed 1.514 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Batiscan
Three Rivers
Quebec
Queenston
Hydro-Electric Power Commission of
Ontario
Chats Falls
Ottawa River
Abitibi—River
Dominion
Advertisers Cut Apple Sharply While Oranges Rise
An authority notes per capita apple consumption fell from 107 pounds in 1899 to 68 pounds in 1931, a 35 percent drop. Oranges rose from 7 pounds to 20 pounds, about 200 percent, while lemons increased from 3 to 5 pounds. The piece argues advertising failed to boost apples and praises orange promotion shifting spending to oranges and other fruits.
Port Dover couple honored before move to Acton Me
The Port Dover Port Dover readers honor Mr and Mrs Franklin on May 14 as they prepare to move to Acton. The Fellowship Class of Grace United Church hosted the gathering at Mr Marrs home with speeches by Mr Downs and Mrs Waldick. Gifts included an umbrella for Mr Franklin and a handbag for Mrs Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Dover
Gimcoé Reformer
Acton
Mr. Perkins
The Bridge Across the Chasm
A historical reflection on a boy who starts work at age ten and endures hard labor in ice wagons, sprinkling carts, and streetcars. He attends night school nightly and yearly, climbs to a secretary’s job, and learns that industry builds a bridge from poverty to prosperity.
Old Mistakes Turn Into Dangerous Familiar Friends
A meditation on recurring errors that creep into daily life like familiar neighbors. Repeated missteps become dangerous through expected patterns and gradual erosion of resolve, while once surprising faults fade as they become part of daily routines, risking long term personal wreckage.
Quality and Supply in Canadian Trade Message
The High Commissioner for Canada in London urged the Minister of Trade and Commerce to improve quality uniformity and supply continuity. He warned that irregular supplies and varying product quality disappoint customers and hinder business, and suggested agriculture could lead Canadian firms toward steadier quality and reliable British market supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
London
Minister of Trade and Commerce
Contentment as a Basis for Ambition and Change
The piece argues contentment does not equal complacency and that embittered discontent hinders progress. It contrasts grumbling and whining with action, noting contented, hopeful people are more reliable for worthwhile work and improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thora
Ito
Determination and the Narrow Way to Success
A discourse on determination defining it as setting a definite goal and eliminating distractions. It argues true success requires sacrifice and self denial in work and life, citing athletes scholars and artists as examples. It concludes that an active home-building program boosts community prosperity.
Those Jones Again Newedd
Mrs Newedd laments money woes caused by neighbors always doing something the family cannot afford. The dialogue hints at financial strain from surrounding activities and rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newedd
Mrs. Newedd
Toronto wholesale market quotations for dairy poultry and more
The Toronto market reports wholesale quotations for dairy products butter creamery No 1 pasteurized 17 to 17 1 2 percent poultry live dressed and assorted cuts with prices to shippers and retail trade. Also included are vegetables dressed meats hides wool grain and potatoes with ranges for beef veal hog lamb mutton and other commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serorest Santings
Toronto
MOMS
City
Otto
Toronto Board of Trade
C.i.f. Bayport
Ontario
The Coasting Party Uphill Lift Before Thrills
The piece reflects on coasting as a metaphor for life urging hard uphill effort to gain thrills. It notes that youths seeking quick rewards without labor will be disappointed, stressing the value of persistence for bright moments.
Not Enough To Do Teaches The Value Of The Minute
The passage argues that people with heavy responsibilities maximize each hour, while those with less to do waste time. It suggests a theory that being overburdened drives productivity and accountability, implying that insufficient tasks fail to teach the value of every minute.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss. Morley
Stanley Mackie
Kitchener Bristow
Milton
Kathleen Cook
Wilfred Sutcliffe
Oakville
G. EH. Lantz
Mrs.m. Q. Overholt
Mrs. H. Bangert
Kitchen- Deed Deena Tomate Anda
A. Reesor
W. J. Hall Apent
T. Barnes and Family
Fleck
Aggie Scott
Georgetown
Eugene
Tale
Stuart Lantz
Donald van~ Norman
Detroit
Grace Gibson
Mae Chisholm
Mrs. Wim. Ramsden
Harold ‘Wansbrough
Exnie Shaw
Martha Foster
Jos. Currie
Carlisle
David Currie
Dundas
Chas. McLamn
Robert Marvin
Walter Grant
Jolliet, Ilinois
E. H. Vincent
C. A.conway
C. W Conway
Huntsville
John McLean
Rae
King
Wm. Foster
R. G. Latta
Hamilton
Tom Rumsey
Roy Rumley
Reid and
Babe
Buffalo, N. Y
Mrs
John Harvey
George Holloway
Jas. Holloway
Percy Collier
Owen Sound
Jas. Russell
B. Russell
Unionville
J. R. Kennedy
Blow
Grand. Rapids
Mich
Elkhart
Ind
Windsor
R. J. Kerr
Robertson
Awrey
Thompson
Guelph
Ara
David “Snyder
Wilfred. Snyder
Lois Snyder
Denny Om
General Hospital
O. Clarridge
James Dobbie
Dorothy
Lucy
Kitchener
Waterloo
Franklin
Chasm
THE
Foundation For Ambition
Arthur B._Rhinon
Tait Optical CO
Wyndham Street
Gore District
Norwich. Union
Charlie Chan
Warner Baxter
Ferguson
Case
Joan Blondell
Fox News
Mighty
Wallace Beery
Clark Gable
Lightning Warrior
Gusttins
Sntonere Patt
Tarzan
Disappointment Georgetown Lumber Co. Ltd
W. R. Mathieson
Théda ‘Mathieson Beauty Shoppe
Thorncliffe Park
Seaside
D.S. TA
Thornclife Park Racing and Breeding Association Limited
W. R. Woollatt
F. S. Livingston
Clark’s Tomato
Wellington
Kirk
Castile
CALAY
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