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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 27, 1943
Page
5
A jumble of names and places shows Acton area residents visiting relatives and friends across Toronto Guelph Georgetown and nearby towns this past weekend. Families include the Wood Briges McDonald Lewis Ashton and Corless with brief updates on health and travel.
The Browne family expresses deep gratitude for the sympathy and help shown after the passing of Mrs. C. K. Browne in Toronto. Sincere thanks are extended by Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Lambert and their families for the floral tributes and affectionate words.
Notices to all persons claiming against the estate of Susen Scott, late resident of the City of Toronto, must file claims with the undersigned by June 29, 1848, or be barred. The executor will distribute the estate after that date, listing only admitted claims. The document appears as a probate notice from March 24, 1842, with transcription errors in names and dates.
A Gregory Theatre flyer lists performers including Michele Morgan Thomas Mil chhall and names like Jack Bonngy and Fox Mews. It promotes a comedy titled Sanpy Winth days and cartoon Wild Maney featuring Fearless performers in a varied program.
An unusual shipment to Malthile Alabama from Canada involved 74 570 pounds of pork tails loaded in a single car of Canadian National reefer stock. The five inch by half pound tails filled twelve miles if laid end to end and marked the first time picked pork tails traveled in a refrigerated car.
The Curieux illustrated magazine reports water scarcity in Toulon causing a waterlogged harbor and misleading conditions. The piece notes an allegedly waterless shore affecting ships and local port operations.
The notice advertises an auction at Tat 2, Con, featuring a mixed farm sale with horses, cows, calves, hogs, sows, implements, walking plows, potato crop, fertilizer, and livestock. Items include GREY WEANER MARE, BROWN WEARTHENAN GELDING, Jered low cows, milking helpers, Jersey bull, and Sow stock. Terms: cash, no removal until served for, last sale of proprietor farming. Phone 15 Erie.
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