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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 05, 1936
Page
11
The column lists residents visiting relatives and friends across Ontario towns including Tor onto Bundridge and Islington. It notes engagements and upcoming marriages for Signa Laurine Webster and Florence Pearl Nightingale with partners from Port Credit and Campbellville, all set for November ceremonies.
Banks in Canada begin accepting applications on November 2 for the Housing Modernization Loan plan. Fifty million dollars funds loans to homeowners for improvements with a 6.32 percent maximum rate, no collateral, and no excessive red tape, based on creditworthiness rather than mortgage security.
A sermon urges believers to use present strength and resources wisely in service to the Lord. It argues spiritual preparation for the next world comes through disciplined living and faithful stewardship of earthly gifts.
The program features Joe E Brown and Joan Blondell in a comedy night with Black Network and Orders From You. A Pepper Pot Vitaphone Revue and Meet the Kernel musical cap the show with Robert Young Welty Furness and a Damon Runyon romance.
In a bus, two men talk about their jobs. One asks if the other is a doctor and the reply notes a shared skill as window washers. The exchange links their work on panes to a medical metaphor.
Halibut livers gain value as a vitamin source boosting demand from major drug firms. Prices rose from 23 cents per pound in 1934 to about 45 cents now, with large landings of halibut and cod on both coasts. The 1995 harvests imply future revenue for Pacific and Atlantic fishermen alike.
E W Hart notes November flora at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa. Despite frost some species bloom in sheltered spots including buttercups, mallows, mustards and witch hazel. He warns about witch hazel seed capsules and cites Swift on a divining rod image. Indian tobacco lobelia also blooms. winter conifers provide calm beauty in frosty light.
Miss Murial MacKay daughter of Mr. and Mrs Gordon MacKay and Joseph Edward Thurston son of Mr. and Mrs J E Thurston married at St James Bond United Church Toronto. The ceremony was by Rev J A Tuer with attendants Miss Marion Day and best man Herbert Thurston. A reception followed at the bride’s home and the couple will reside in Toronto.
Police in Romania reveal the murder of 25 wealthy men linked to disappearances. Six bodies found under floorboards. one suspect, Elven by, confesses to killings using his wife as a decoy. He killed victims with a hatchet and robbed them. A pursuing police officer fatally shot another fleeing suspect.
Canada expects a record year in gold production with 1936 output rising sharply. By September 125 mills operated nationwide processing about 35 000 tons daily, more than double 1931 capacity, as twenty new mills started production and a dozen more under construction. Ontario and Quebec show strong gains, with British Columbia and Manitoba also rising. projections foresee 190 million dollars in annual value and another year of rising records.
A patient and another actor exchange quips about occupation and manners. The patient proclaims refinement while the interlocutor jokes that it does not suit him. The dialogue showcases humor and social pretensions in a theatrical tone.
Guelph visited last week as badminton tops village sports. Oakville Georgetown hockey meetings loom with Oakville Star noting uncertain gate receipts. Durham reportedly ran $300 in the red last year. OHA Executive in Toronto granted several transfers including Wo Marzo from Oakville. Guelph Juniors see two players suspended and reinstated. Acton gains the district’s only intermediate transfer. Maple Leafs meet the Detroit Red Wings in Toronto for the season opener.
The Financial Post list shows Alberta bonds hold Rural and city funds across Canada. Ottawa Vancouver Edmonton and others face yearly losses up to thousands as Alberta defunds payments. Beneficiaries include pensioners widows and municipal funds, affecting the elderly and modest savers.
Warrant issued by the Village of Acton to levy upon lands for tax arrears and costs. Public auction set for February 13 1997 at 2 pm in Acton Ontario with a possible adjourned sale February 27 1997. Owner T Palmer Martin Richard Thompson Estate of Richard Worden listed. Published in Acton Free Press 1936 notices.
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