Various Local Visits and Family News in Acton Area
Mrs Jas Too Warren visits Toronto this week. Miss Margaret Garvin visited Toronto over the weekend. Mr George Switzer of Hamilton spent the weekend at home. Miss Margaret Macdonald came from Toronto for the weekend. Mr Homer McLelland of Stratford visited J H Smith. Mr and Mrs Thos Watada attended Mrs Wm Buchanan’s funeral in Grand Valley Monday. Mr and Mrs Wm Maxwell of Guelph are holidaying with relatives in Acton. Pte Jim Nelson of the Lake Superior Battalion Camp Borden visited Acton and Ballinafad. Editor J B Lake and daughter Anne Lake called on Turnace Paris Saturday. Mr Charles Irwin of Rochester with Chas Hinds Donald Hynds George Cruickshank called on Acton relatives. Mesars F and Blow Dr F G Oakes R M McDonald and G A Dills attended the funeral in Grand Valley. Mr and Mrs J Kerr Brown of Winnipeg announce engagement of Margaret Evelyn to Clifton Purvis Idyl of Pointe a Pierre Trinidad. Wedding to be in Barbadoes in mid December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Watada
Grand Valley
Wm. Buchanan
Jim Nelson
Lake Superior
Camp Borden
Acton
Charles Irwin
Rochester
N. Y
Chas. Hinds
Donald Hynds
George Cruickshank
Toronto
F. & Blow
R. M. McDonald
G. A. Dills
A .S. Buchanan
Mrs Cleo Hodgins Thanks Friends After Bereavement
Mrs. Cleo Hodgins and family express heartfelt thanks to relatives friends and neighbors for flowers loaned cars and numerous acts of help after their recent sad bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo. Hodgins
Witnesses Ejected After Anthem Incident in Hobart
In Hobart Australia a Jehovah's Witness was expelled for refusing to stand during the national anthem. Other Witnesses faced fruit throwing as the incident escalated in the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart, Australis
Jehovah's Witnesses
Londoners Fine, Thanks Says Harvard Doctor
Dr. John E. Gordon of Harvard Medical School praised Londoners health as amazingly good during a London visit, attributing it to England's efficient public health service.
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London
John E. Gordon
Harvard Medical School
England
Canadian War Effort Highlights and Losses in October
A condensed wartime briefing lists Canadian naval losses including destroyer Margaree with 142 missing, Empress of Britain sunk west of Ireland, and St Malo taken over and sunk. It also notes mobilization training, Belgian conscription, bomb factory development in Quebec, and economic indicators plus public works and legal changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaree
North Atlantic Ocean
Joseph W. Roy
Ottawa
Canada
C.P.R
Empress of
Britain
Quebec
Air Ministry
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Defence of
France
Rumania
Star duo Freddie Bartholomew and Sir Cedric Hardwicke in film and stage
A blend of entertainment notes highlights Freddie Bartholomew and Sir Cedric Hardwicke in a comedy titled Slightly At Sea, plus a sports item Arrow Points and a cartoon feature Little Lambkin, reflecting a mixed page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie Bartholomew
Cedric Hardwicke
Acton Council Discusses Crossing Safety and Finances
The Acton council debated police protection at school crossing times and park duties after noon dismissal. The Finance Committee approved payments totaling 244.45 to vendors including Waterloo Music Co and Walker Stores, and the secretary conveyed condolences to Dr. A J Buchanan on his mother's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guelph
Acton School
Acton
Esquesing
Paris
P. W
Woolworth
Waterloo Music Co
Elliott Bros
Acton Public Utilities Commission
A. J.buchanan
Electors to Vote On Two Year Term War Measure
The council set nomination day for November 22 and election day for December 2 with three polling booths at Town Hall and YMCA. Returning Officers will be R J McPherson Léonard Atkinson and George Chapman. Tender awards for dump work and carpentry were approved. contracts to be prepared. By law to submit wartime Local Government Extension Act question on two year term for 1941 council.
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YMCA
R. J. McPherson
Léonard Atkinson
George Chapman
Quebec Civitan Protection Corps Mobilizes Civilian Guards
In Quebec volunteers form the Civitan Protection Committee CPC with nearly 30,000 members organized from important population centers under Gordon Fons. More than 4,000 forest rangers monitor skies as drills and a Mount Royal blackout test show civilian defense readiness and rapid alert coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Civitan Protection Committee
Gordon Fons
Quebec City
CPC
Ontario
Gaspe
C.P.C
Lightning Hits Jute Mill Boiler House Injuring Fifteen
In Budge Budge India lightning struck the chimney of a jute mill boiler house causing a steam explosion that injured fifteen workers and damaged part of the building.
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Budge- Budge
India
Letter from H V Dron During World War II in Halifax Nova Scotia
A wartime letter describes leave in London and Newcastle, mentions air raids, a Spitfire fundraising, and a plan to bring back a German bomber rudder. H V Dron, a Lewis gunner aboard a naval ship, shares experiences of mixed crew from Toronto England Ireland and Poland, tea customs, and Christmas hopes.
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Toronto
England
Ireland
Poland
Hever
Mr. Dills
O.K
H.V. Dron
Prime Minister Ranks Higher in Australian Table of Precedence
Canberra reports a revised Commonwealth table places the Prime Minister in a specific rank above Cabinet ministers, changing the former grouping. The adjustment formalizes the PM’s ceremonial position in state protocols.
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Canberra
Australian Commonwealth
Archway of boomerangs at Susie Murray George Patten wedding
An archway of boomerangs formed by the guard of honor at the wedding of Susie Evelyn Murray and George Patten in Melbourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Guard of Honor
Susie Evelyn Murray
George Patten
Bathurst Tests New Army Doors on Route March
In Bathurst Australia a route march tested twelve different types of army doors. Some new door types proved satisfactory while the standard model drew complaints from participants.
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Bathurst
Australia
Hoarding Silver Cited as Cause of Coin Shortage in Darwin
A Darwin report blames a silver coin shortage on Chinese hoarding, claiming they do not recognize the intrinsic value of the coins which is less than their token value. The piece notes the difficulty this creates for local commerce and daily transactions.
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Darwin
Australia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jas
Warren
Margaret Garvin
George Switzer
Hamilton
Margaret Macdonald
Mr. Homer, McLelland
Stratford
J. H. Smith
Wm. Maxwell
J. B. Lake
The
Powassan News
Anne Lake
Turnace Paris
George Wallace
Clothes
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
W. T. Patterson R.C
Wendham- St., Bao
Maher Shoe Store
F. L. Wright
Cooper Bidg
Acton and District Legion
United Church
Rockwood
St. John’s Church
A. Padbury
Nassagaweya
Nassagaweya War Memorial
Presbyterian
Nassatawega
Waterloo Bridge
Vivien Leigh
Scarlet O'Hara
Robert Taylor
Pete Smith
Robert Cummings
Laraine’ Day
Jean Muir
Wings of Youth
Orphan Duck
Fox News
Beck Benny
Jack Benny
U. S. Navy
Lakeside Chapter
I.o.de
Tom “Browns
Waxman
F. Mooney
J. Bell
WA. Stewart
Montreal
Mount Royal
C.P. C
Valentine & Martin
Ladies
Silk Hole
Mill Street
North Bay
Harold Wile
Ursiont
Gray Coach
Dills
Newcaalle-on
Andre
Newcastle
P Pardy
PS -1
P. Purdy
Radias
Tat Division Petrol Co
Rise PO
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Mrnday
G A Dilla
Kattor and
Acton -Fare Purss
Peek-Frean Biscuits
Bassetts
Licorice Allsorts
Norris Brith Malaya
Tin
Bovril
Rajana Brithh
Norris
Malaya
Barr’s Grocery
INO. R. _LEISHMAN
the United Church
Alt
J. B. Chalmers, Reeve
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