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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 29, 1930
Page
10
A playful digression on the tongue twister asks how much wood a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. The passage quotes varied lines and reflections on the classic rhyme and its impossible odds.
Community updates report property changes new builds hairdressing business moves and a church gathering. Storey Baseball Club reorganizes with officers named and planned summer league games. Obituaries list George Campbell and Matthew An, with wedding notices for Moronta Mason and Joan Matheson.
The article discusses the parable of the talents and the return of the Lord. It explains the meaning of gifts given by God, the duty to use them, and the judgment upon use or neglect. It cites scripture from Matthew 25 and references to Paul and Luke for guidance. It also includes bee-keeping notes and practical cautions for spring management.
A religious meditation rails at faithlessness and wasted gifts, citing parables about servants who squander abilities. The piece contrasts true service with vain worry and warns that neglecting what one has leads to divine judgment and loss of talent.
The R 100 arrival will trigger nationwide broadcasts by the Canada Wide company over the Canadian Pacific Railway telegraph network. Twenty four hour news coverage will flood stations in major cities with announcers detailing mooring and operations while a special feature segment describes the airship and its crew.
Wool buyers in Acton will purchase wool on June 4 11 and 18. A Manitoba university graduate Hobart Holmes earns Bachelor degrees. local notes praise paper and discuss business and employment in Ontario. Liberal Association in Milton reports officers and plans joint campaign with Progressive party for May 31 event.
The schedule lists games from May to July including Acton at Murlington Milton at Oakville Georgetown at Bronte and other matchups. The note references daylight saving time start at 2:00 PM and a championship playoff plan with Oakville Georgetown Milton Acton involved.
A list of students achieving top marks in multiple subjects at MoCo High, including Guthris, Bruon Wighout, MacDonald, Taylor, Agar, and others. Notable strong performances span Latin, History, Mathematics, Biology, French, Geography, Zoology, and Art, with several students cited for highest written or oral composition and specific subjects.
The Churchill Cemetery committees report progress on burial site upkeep and urge past donors to contribute to cover an overdraft. They invite all interested to visit Churchill to inspect work and to join in preserving the pioneer memorial grounds in this district. Chairman Joal Y. Ladle urges continued support for permanent maintenance.
The Local Association meeting on May 19 featured Mrs. McNiven delivering reports on the Dominion event and the Provincial Convention of Girl Guides Associations held at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Due to growing recruitment, Mrs Morrison was approved as Captain and Meapor Menon will assist with Rangers. Excellency reviewed the service at Corporation East York and the concert's proceeds bolster the camp fund.
A garbled account mentions Senator John Macdonald and a discussion on a quip about Washington and a mock scene at Upper Wourss. The fragment references treatment of vexed bags in cows and unclear political satire from the era.
A humorous tale recalls Nathan Mancook a stout man of nearly 300 pounds who took a business trip to Kingalow Nowland. An express train skipped his stop but a Providence telegrapher intervened and a single passenger boarded at Wingston. Mancook asked where the large party was and faced an awkward moment aboard.
Veritas Supply Co advertises a range of household and chemical products with terms like “Try Balmo” promising relief and healing at a touch. The note mentions delivery to Toronto Ontario and a money back guarantee within ten days.
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