Week end visits spread across Toronto and Ontario towns
Local notices list numerous residents visiting relatives in Toronto Brantford Guelph and London over the holiday. Names include Charles Landsborough Gladys Huffman Ted Cufford Ernest Broughton Kathleen Cook Lillian Lawrence and G. Soper Jr. Others attend BYB U Convention in Ottawa and engagements announced for Joanna Margaret Allison Ruth Jane Christie Henderson Ysabel Charlton and Elizabeth Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Landsborough
Misa Loum Reid
B.Y.B.U
Ottawa
County winners named from Acton in W C T U contest
County winners for Mealth Books and Posters in the W C T U Contest have been announced and among the group are Annie Mologzle Dorothy Bay lie Marlon Gerard Pearl Watson Tori Watson Olyy Dyrin and Anniy Murhull from Acton school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T.U
Acton School
Annie Mologzle
Dorothy Baylie
Marlon Gerard
Pearl Watson
Tori Watson
Olyy Dyrin
Anniy Murhull
Tenders for Coal and Coke Sealed for Ontario Supply
Tenders endorsed Tenders for Coal will be received until 18 o clock noon daylight saving Monday June 15 1936 for supply of coal and coke for the Dominion Buildings Province of Ontario Forms of tender with specifications can be obtained from the Purchasing Agent Department of Public Works Ottawa and Supervising Architect 36 Adelaide St East Toronto Ont Tenders not on department forms and in accordance with specifications will not be considered A deposit up to 10 percent may be required to secure fulfilment of the contract By order J WM SOMERVILLE Secretary Department of Public Works Ottawa May 1 1936
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Province of
Ontario
Dept. of Public Works
Ottawa
Adelaide St. East
Toronto
Obituary of Brantford Farmer John Moffat 73
John Moffat 73 Brantford Township farmer and former city alderman died suddenly at home from a heart attack. He owned the Moffat Block and farmed for seventeen years after moving to Brantford from Nassagu weyn Hallow County. Survived by his widow two sons J K Moffat Toronto W M Moffat Brantford Township and two daughters Mrs J H Cook Nashville Mich and Miss Elia Moffat superintendent of the Galt Hospital Also surviving are sisters Mrs Mary Hart Cincinnati Ohio and Mrs G J Worthington Dundas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moffat
Brantford
Moffat
Nassagu~ Weyn
Hallow County
Mfe
Zion United Church
Woodmen of the World
The
Chosen Friends Fraternal Societies
J. K. Moffat
Toronto
W. M. Moffat
Brantford ‘Township
J. H. Cook
Nashville
Mich
Elia Moffat
Galt Hospital
Mary Hart
Cinefnall
Ohio
G. J. Worthington
Dundas
Prize Winners at Public School Contest in Acton
The acton school concert honored prize winners from the musical festival and Empire Day awards. Gordon Gibbons won the Mary R. Moore memorial prize, with performances by Ethel Franklin and the Boys' Choir. The Duke of Devonshire Y.O.D.E. presented grades, and WC.T.U. prizes went to students for essays posters and health books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Chisholme
Duke of “Devonshire Y.O.D.E
F. S. Blow
Belly Bauer
Audrey Irwin
Jtramle Gibson
Jean Giles
Clayton Fryer
May Dyrin
Leon Jacque
June Talbot
Ethel Pranklin
Mary Ritchie
Dora Hansen
John Mcllugh
Jean Fraser
Mabel Harris
Beverley Arnok
Olive Rogers
Wc.t.u
Jax
Symon
Acton
Hf. Caldwell
Tom Watson
Dorothy Ardold
Arnie Molozzle
Dorothy Bayliss
Polly Porty
Leonard Lambert
Mary Marzo
Olga Dyrin
Marlon Gerard
Kenneth Pryor
Annie Marshall
Mickey WcMillan
Wannetta Smith
Jack Hrace
Seeker of Happiness and Freedom in Faith
Fragmentaryizing note on happiness and contentment with faith as guide. Mentions seeking God and man, living in the present, avoiding anxious hopes or fears, and valuing what one has as sufficient.
Fragmented confession of tidiness in a noir vignette
A garbled fragment describes a hero and heroine in a city setting. The heroine works in a laundry while her mother does washing, outlining a rough moral contrast and a vague sense of cleanliness and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes
Dublin Literary Society Plans Empire Day Program
The Dublin Literary Society opened its summer gathering on May 22 with singing and a strong Empire Day program led by the Music Committee. Readings, choruses, a pageant, a play drill, and a paper on Remembrance Day were presented by Miss Young Howard Webster Dorothy Steele and others, followed by lunch, dancing, and social time.
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Dublin Literary Society
Miss Young
Howard Webster
Dublin School
Mr. Marshall
Canada
Bub- UN
Mr. Steele
Dorothy Steele
Annie Kelly
Dorothy
Douglas Frank
Webster
Critten
Makes second escape from Guelph jail
Rus sell Wessenger, 231, escaped from Wellington County jail for the second time in a little over a month. He climbed a 20 foot wall with a human fly maneuver using bars of three tall windows to reach the roof and drop to the yard aided by a clothes line. White assistant turnkey Elmer Simmen was momentarily occupied as Wessenger slipped over the stone barrier. He has eluded police twice and driven stolen cars during his escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington County
Russell Wessenger
Wessenger
Elmer Simmen
Pollice
Official opening of Acton Lane Bowling and Tennis Association
The opening event Tuesday evening drew good attendance with Acton Citizens Hand present. A shower paused proceedings but a social lunch at the club rooms followed in dampened weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Lane Bowling and Tennis Association
Acton Citivens
Sneeze beliefs across ancient cultures and nations
The article notes that many ancient peoples viewed a sneeze as an omen and references noon to midnight myths. It mentions Aristotle and suggests uncertainty over which nation produced certain tales, naming Rushia France the United States as examples in literary climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushia
France
Wilted
United States
Acton and Georgetown Open Season With Mixed Results
Acton started shakily but the season is young. Georgetown beat Brampton 13-7 on Saturday. Next week Acton and Georgetown visit Brampton with Milton. Night games begin June 10 with Acton at home. The team photo, city window view, a minor delay, and a water pall at a blaze are noted as upcoming items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Acton Scouts Prepare For Second Annual Di Play And Milton Jamboree Report
Acton Scouts plan a strong Di play with civic support hoped. The annual report, issued by the Group Committee, has no year end summary but provides a copy on request. A Milton Jamboree visit saw Acton boys place well in events, with Josh Toronto Troop first and Toronto Ykeronto close second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Milton
Une
Toronto
Dean Wilks
Oakville
Logan Willard
GeorGe Hudson Hespeler editor dead at 54
George E. Hudson publisher of the Hespeler Werald died at his home in Hespeler at age 54 after a five month illness. Born in Walkerton he taught school in Eden Grove Gesta and Hespeler and edited several papers before returning to Hespeler in 1918 to helm the Hespeler Merald. He married E L Coates of Toronto in 1911 and is survived by his wife two sons Edgar W and Ross G a daughter Ruth a brother Edgar editor of Listowel Banner and a sister Jennie Hudson of Listowel He was active in the Wespeler United Church and various fraternal groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Hudson
Hespeler Werald
Walkerton
Lnterir
Walthew Wadson
Eden Grove
Gesta
Hespeler
Walkerton Telescope
Wolstein Leader
Reamaville “Express
Naksim and Advocate
Cayuga
Hespeler Merald
E. L. Coates
Toronto
Wespeler Public School
Hils
Edgar W
Ross G
Ruth
Nespeler
Edgar
Listowel Banner
Jennie Hudson
Listowel
Afro Hudson
Wespeler United Church
A.po and AM
Wespeler Hoard of Parlas Management
Car Plunges 20 Feet Into Ravine Near Clarkson
Marold Edwards and M G Brown, both from Taranto, escaped with minor cuts after the car they were riding struck a westbound vehicle, went through a guardrail, and plunged 20 feet into a ravine on Lakespore Highway near Clarkson early Monday. The Oliviert Hamilton car occupants were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marold AL. Edwards
M. G. Brown
Af Taranto
Lakespore
Clarkson
Ofiver
J. T. Hincheliffe
Edwards
Baonu
Oliviert Hamilton
Oliviert
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Gladys Huffman
Ted Cufford
Detroit
Ernest Broughton
M.Z. Bennett
Kathleen Cook
George Soper, Jr
Mrs. G. H. Brown
Lillian Lawrence
Melvin Soper and
Familly
Guelph
Audrey Chalmers
Ed, Powler and Lloyd
Galt
Geo
HL Mainprize
Kindersley
Mid
Wm. Royce
Rockwood
G. WH. Lantz
Ray Gordon
G. H. Lantz
George Thomas and
Doreen
Wansagawega
Geo. Roper
M. ©. Overhalb
R. L. Johnston
London
Woodstock
Burton Wiggins
Port Colborne
James White
Chas. Akins
S. Brown
Winnipeg
Man
W. D. Smith
Jennie McDougall
James McMillan
Knox Avenue
A. T. Mann
G. W. Murmy
Richmond Will
Aint
W. McLeod
Audrey
W. J. Allison
Campbellville
Joanna Margaret
Morley Richardson
Beamsville
David Christnér
Hitchener
Ruth Jane
Angua Robertson Kennedy
John R. Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
W. L. Findlay
Harry A. Carson
Elizabeth Afarion
Arthur Christie Henderson
Chas. C. Aenderson
David Henderson
Ake Prlice
St. Paul's Avenue Road United Church
Ernest Cripps
Noir Rockwood
Lawrence Bowman
Derot
Moervin Mowmtan
Dose Bowman
Thelma
Gerald Bowman
G. Fisher
Baby Marlene
J. A. Dowman
Tommy Atkinson
Alvin Weckman
Roydon
Donald Deckman
George Wallace
Yongest
Birki Ellis Ryries
Queen Mary
Cunard-White Star
Bleamship Lines
A. D. Savage
Optometehist
Sauvage Building
Dianne
Lido
Gurl
Jesuie Matthews
Conedy
Garalocas
Soante
Pitcairn
Fox
Giant Entertainment
Charles Dickere
Ronald Culman
Old
Kentucky
Will Rogers
Rose Marie
Nelson Eddy
Jeaneble MacDonald
Sidney Oram
Sidney ¥. Oram
St. Catharines General Hospital
Oram
St. Catharines
Isabel Lasby
Shierd
Watts Oram
Annie Oram
Welland
Y Howard F
George
Montreal
Victoria Lawn
Mrs
John, Bennett
John H. Bennett
Charles Lambert
Crewsons Corners
Nelson Lambert
Howell
Singuiates
Mundy
Georgetown
Salvation Army
Mice Graham
Oaksville
Wennett
Myr
Jack Stevens
Pred Rife
George Laxenby
Unitad Church
Coulter
Burlingham
Palmview Cemetery
Norman Armstrong
George’ Watson
Noy Coulter
John Dennis
Geo. Graham
Robert
Brampton
Hockey Boys
Cub
Tre Purse
Paris
Acton Beauty Parlor
Starkman Block
Margaret Ley
Boy Scout News
CFRB
4Ind
Model Dairy
Board of Health
Geo. Hudson, Hespeler
Witler
Personui
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