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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 27, 1937
Page
8
Notices of Births Marriages and Deaths are inserted in this column without exception, listing new births marriages and obituaries as tendered in the public record. The brief items appear in chronological order with names dates and family connections when available.
JOCALS reports Victoria Day weather as real queenly with a note that no public holidays follow until Dominion Day. June brides and roses loom, motorists obey speed limits, and local showers persist though gardens thrive. Paths cover fires, obituaries, civic appointments, and community events with traffic, band performances, and new construction teased.
School pupils and teachers helped crown Kay Chapman and Jack VanGooren as best all round boy and girl at Lakeside Chapter LODE event. The coronation year pageant Empire Builders featured historical figures and elaborate costumes with music by Mrs Gowdy and Mr Dilly the chair.
Arthur G Street a Wiltshire dairy farmer and writer of Farmer's Glory plans a Canadian lecture tour. Organized by Duncan Marshal Street will speak Ottawa June 5 at 2 pm Ottawa time then Toronto June 7 lunch at Royal York Hotel then Guelph June 8 and other stops in Brandon Indian Head Saskatoon Edmonton and Lethbridge returning to Ontario in July.
The drought affected Us district area prompts shelterbelts of trees and hedges to curb soil drift. Dominion Forest Nursery stations at Indian Head and Sutherland produce seedlings under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act. Since the program began, 960,440 trees have been supplied to farms.
A short discourse on decisiveness urges avoiding both hesitation and rush. It notes that prompt decisions mark successful people while careful reflection is necessary when facts are unclear, urging courage and concentration to choose wisely.
An antiquarian sketch traces fashion from medieval leg coverings to early hose. It notes straps binding cloth to the leg, the shift from draped robes to shorter coats and tunics, and the evolution of hose fitting with embroidery on fashion tracing back to Tenry TI and Elizabethan periods.
The report notes large tree distribution efforts in drought regions with 77 730 trees under District Experimental Sub stations in 1035 1093 5 and 653 790 from Agricultural Improvement Associations and Field Crop Shelterbelts Associations. Additional planting from Indian Head and Sutherland Nursery Stations in 1935 and 1036 totaled 11 828 834. From Iolo to 1036 these stations distributed free trees to farmers in Prairie Provinces. Other soil drift controls include cover crops summer seeding of spring grain and strip farming with land half to be fallowed. Ploughing and reduced summer fallow limit weed growth while preserving stubble for wind erosion protection.
Reporter Y debuts with coverage of a heavyweight boxing match described as furious. The bout featured high stakes with a prize of fifty thousand dollars. The report hints at decisive moments including a silver lining or turning point in the contest.
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