Damon Runyon Readings Highlight Runyonese Style
The piece extols Damon Runyon as a prolific contributor to anthologies and notes his popular Runyonese voice. It cites his Broadway link to Guys and Dolls and lists notable stories like Blond Mink and Fat Fallon while praising his timeless urban wit appealing to male readers at Acton Library.
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Runyon
Damon Runyon
Slice O. Henry
O. Henry
Manhattan
Fallon
Collina
Acton Library
1952 Era softball schedule for Eramiosa district
The Eramiosa District softball schedule for 1952 lists Acton as the home team and notes Acton is sponsored by Sid Elsen. Matches run from May 27 through July with pairings including Aggles Haymakers Everton Rockwood Eden Mills Acton and frequent rematches. Several dates show repeated pairings such as Aggles Acton Eden Mills Haymakers Everton Rockwood and Eden Mills Acton.
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Rockwood
Haymakers
Everton
Acton
Eden Mills
Aggles
Aggies
Eden Milla
Poetic Advice On Cheerful Demeanor By W O Brownridge
Fragments of a poem urge readers to cultivate patience cheerfulness and kindness even in trouble. It notes that a smile lifts moods and spreads goodwill while a frown repels friends and worsens gloom.
Concentrate on Welfare Work Says Retiring Health Chief
Dr. James M. Mather head of Halton County Health Unit since 1987 retires July 1 to lead University of British Columbia health department He praises cooperative staff and urges focus on welfare problems after a fulfilling tenure A separate note reports sharp tailed grouse killed by a train near Missonabie, the bird’s only authenticated sighting since 1931.
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James M. Mather
Halton County
University of British Columbia
Halton
Missonabie
Obituary of Margaret Spitzer 22 at Limehouse
Margaret Spitzer 22, long ill with rheumatic fever, died May 14 at her Limehouse home. Born at Claybank Sask, she moved to Ontario as a child and later worked in Toronto, Breslau schooling, and interior decorating. She is survived by her parents, two brothers Benno and Herbert, and sister Annamarie. Requiem Mass led by Rev Father Diemert at Holy Cross Georgetown, with interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers named from Breslau and Acton.
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Margaret Spitzer
Limehouse
Paul Spitzer
Claybank
Saskatche Wik
Ontario
Margaret
West
Mary Ann
Inter
Breslau
Toronto
Niagara Falls Birds Carried Over the Gorge by Current
Conservation Officer R. Muma reports collecting numerous waterfowl remains from Niagara Falls during winter up to January 31. Species include American Scoter Goldeneyes Canvasbacks and Mergansers among others. Many birds were sick injured or emaciated before being swept over the Falls and are sent to the Wildlife Research Laboratory for autopsy and study skins.
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Niagara Falls
R. Muma
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Muma
Wildlife Research Laboratory
Lands and Forests Research Division
Household Savings Accounts Boost Budgeting at Bank of Montreal
Canadian Bank of Montreal branches report housewives favoring Household Savings Accounts. A customer explains weekly allowances cover essentials but not extra items, and a personal savings plan helps build funds. Acton branch staff, including Orme Hunt, invite deposits from one dollar to open an account for better family budgeting.
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Bank of Montreal
Canada
Acton
Orme Hunt
Ladies Softball League Schedule May to August
Schedule lists matchups for the Ladies Softball League from May 20 to June 25 with games between Toronto Brampton Dixie Oakville Streetsville Acton and New Toronto. If the slate repeats as a second round without postponements, the final game would occur August 7.
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New ‘Toronto
Brampton
Dixie Va
Oakville
New Toronto
Acton
Streetsville
Dixie
Acton Va
Star noted mate captured in far north sighting
A Rideau district conservation officer reported a groundhog seen on a snowbank. Geraldton Ontario noted the capture of a star noted mate in a rarely reported far northern area.
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Geraldton
Ont
Rideau District
Clearing Auction Sale for James Turnbull Estate
Public auction at the Nelson Township estate lot 6 on May 31 starting 1 30 PM will sell furniture implements and household items. Notable lots include Chesterfield suite, dining and bedroom furniture, sewing machines, clocks, kitchenware, silverware, feather beds, and farm implements such as manure spreader and grain binder. Cash with no reserve as the farm is sold. Hindley and Elliott auctioneers. Rockwood and Milton George Currie, clerk.
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James Turnbull
Con
N-D.s
Nelson
D.S. T
Chesterfield
Autte
Singer
M. H
de Laval
Hindley and
Elliott
Auntiananre
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Poet's Corner
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Harold Wiles
Consult
R. M. Bell
Erin
Robert Taylor
Denise Darcel
M.G.M
Milton
George Currie
Harold
Mike
Coxe
International Limited
Montreal
Chicago
Canadian National
Cornwall
Brockville
Kingston
Belleville
Port Hope
Oshawa
Hamilton
Brantford
London
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Windsor
Detroit
Anslat
Ane
Gordon Oder
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