Notices of Births Marriages and Deaths in Acton district
AGASKI In Acton on Sunday November 3 1940 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Frenk Sageski Main Street WRIGHT At Private Patients Pavilion to General Hospital on Tuesday November 5 1940 to Mr and Mrs Merritt Wright nee Joan Beardmore MARRIED PLOURDE TYNDALL At United Church Parsonage Acton October 31 1940 Helen Jean Tyndall of Waiton Ontario to Mr Roland Jas Plourde of Riviere Blene Que FORCE LEWIS On Saturday November 2 1940 at St Albans Grand Valley Josephine Louise daughter of Mrs Lewis and the late Frank Seath Lewis of Collingwood to Harold Rancier Force of Acton DIED BUCHANAN In Grand Valley Ontario on Thursday October 31 1940 Mina Ann Jordan beloved wife of William Buchanan and mother of Dr Allan J Buchanan of Acton IN MEMORIAM Nicol Marion H who passed away November 18 1934 Ever remembered by husband and family at Home and Overseas
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Agaski
Acton
Frenk Sageski
Main Street
Wright
Pavilion
General Hospital
Merritt Wright
Joan Beardmore
Plourde-Tyndall
United Church Parsonage
G. C. Gifford
Helen Jean Tyndall
Wiarton
Ontario
Roland Jas. Plourde
Riviere Blene
Que
Force-Lewis
St. Alban’s Church
Grand Valley
G. P. Paraon
Shelburne
Josephine Louise
Lewis
Frank Seath Lewis
Collingwood
Harold Rancier Force
Force
Cicero Porce
Galt
Buchanan
Mina ‘Ann Jordan
William Buchanan
Allan J. Buchanan
Ricol
Marion H. Nicol
Robt
Geo. Hodgins
Agnes Street
George Hodgins
Carleton County
Bertha Alma Mine
Margaret
William
Harvey
Benjamin
Guelph
Beardmore & Co
United Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Georgetown
Elmer Hill
Alfred Fryer
James McDonald
Ernest Rookes
Wm. Mino
James Mills
Bert Lindany
Wm. Fryer, Jr
Wilfred Mino
Jas. Hill
Pred Tawnon
John Prentiss
Robert Stumpf
Edward Thatcher
Ben Hodgins
Lindsay
A. McDonald
Wm. MacArthur
Earl Anderson
Ernest Roakes
Olive
Storey Glove Co
Ladies of the United Church
Women's Institute
Geo. Fryer
Wm. Fryer
London
Woodstock
Toronto
Milton
Eden Mills
Glen Williams
Norval
Brampton
Limehouse
Acton Hears Nomination Day Near and Remembrance Day Plans
Odds and Ens note Nomination Day is three weeks away. Acton marks Poppy Day and Remembrance Day services at the Soldiers Monument with events in Acton Rockwood and Nassagaweya. Local road work, new Bank of Nova Scotia building progress, and Wool Combing plant expansions are reported alongside school and sports updates.
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Bank of Nova Scotia
Mill Street
Acton
CNR
England
Airdrome Construction Costs Slated at 15.56 Million
Hon. C. D. Howe Minister of Munitions and Supply states 71 airdromes are pegged at 15.56 million dollars for construction under the Joint Air Training Plan. Projects approved include purchase of equipment and related costs to date.
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C.D. Howe
Hodgins and Sanders Rites Mark Two Ontario Communities
The community records two funerals in Ontario. Robt. Geo. Hodgins of Acton died October 28 after a stroke at Beardmore & Co. and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown. Archibald Sanders of Erin died in Guelph General Hospital at 89 and was laid to rest at Erin Burns Presbyterian Church cemetery after a life in Nassagaweya and Erin townships.
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Erin
Archibald Sanders
Guelph General Hospital
Lockerbie
Scotland
Mr. Sanders
Nassagaweya
Erin Township
Margaret McCaig
Sanders
Guelph
Wellingtoon County
Ames Baird
D. S. Leitel
George
David
Rockwood
Jean Sanders
Ropert
James
Emerson
Man
George Erin
Thomas
D. S. Leitch
Burns Presbyterian
Eriu Cemetery
Plebiscite Vote Set For December 2 1940 Acton
Notice to electors details a plebiscite question on wartime measures under the Locming Government Extension Act 1940. Voting occurs December 2 1940 at Ward 1 Town Hall and Y M C A locations from 9 am to 5 pm. Officials will attend polling places to oversee affirmative and negative votes.
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Locming
Y.M.C.A
Y.M.C
C.F. Leatherland
Eramosa Council Discusses Audit and By law
The Eramosa Township council met in Rockwood Town Hall with all members present. They approved the auditors report for September and October and accepted a $95 adjustment for Roofers Supply Co. fence costs. By law No 10 set December 30 nominations and January 6 polling if needed.
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Eramosa
Rockwood
Rutherford
Benham
Roofers Supply Co
Messrs
Pinkney and
War Commentary Weekly notes Churchill rally in Commons
Churchill told the House of Commons Britain has air and naval bases on Crete and will bomb southern Italian targets. He said Britain is stronger on the home front and in the Mediterranean, with rising U boat sinkings a growing concern. Greek forces hold against Italy as Crete and Koritsa fronts develop with raids on Naples and the Italian coast. Canadian units arrive in England and Roosevelt wins a third term, with Britain expecting continued support without entering war.
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Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Crete
Churchill
Mediterranean
Egypt
France
United Kingdom
Tire Porte
Italy
Kortina
Epirus
Ue Royal Air Force
Naples
Greece
Koritva
Salonika
United States
Frank Delano Roosevelt
Washington
Man fatally injured by accidental shotgun discharge in Sydney
Gordon Sewell, 36, suffered a leg break from an accidental two barrel discharge. He crawled 120 yards to shade before dying after an amputation.
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Sydney
Gordon Sewell
Remembrance Day Call for National Rallying Spirit
A 1940s partisan proclamation urges Remembrance Day observance as a moral crusade. It calls citizens and Empire allies to unite under Christian leadership, make Remembrance Day a pledge of total dedication to Christ and righteous service, and resist perceived evil forces.
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Ontario
Christ
Israel
God
Christ's Church
New Zealand Considers Price Stabilization Measures
Wellington notes a New Zealand Committee appointed by the Economic Stabilization Conference proposed stabilizing prices of essential foods clothing footwear and household necessities plus fuel. It urged reduced overseas borrowing and importation, stronger price controls, and full rent and lodging regulation to prevent profiteering during wartime.
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Wellington
N.Z
New Zealand
Economic Stabilization Conference
Britain
Australian based envoy seeks Free French forces entry
A New Caledonia born Australian businessman recently acted as an unofficial ambassador for young men from the French island. They hoped to join the Australian or Free French forces.
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Sydney
Australia
New Caledonia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Memoriam
Baxter Laboratories
Nassagawega
O.H.A
Allan Mar‘shall
Hamilton
Tio Marzo
Bill Marshall
Earl Marshall
Acton Public Literary
Hallowe'en
George Havill
Frederick Street
George ‘Nellis
Robert George Hodgins
Archibald Sanders, Erin
FP. Leatherland
F. Leatherland
Gherx
Pinkney
Leslie
One Road Liability Insurance Co
John Lister
Rockwood Police Village
Council
British War Victims Fund
Hallowe'een
Royal 'S Comfortable Theatre
Technicolor
North West Mounted Police
Gary Oper
Madeleine Carroll
Preston Foster
Robert Preston
Lynne Overman
Leon Edes
Admiralty
Umet
Laurentio
Patroclus
Ottawa
L .P. Page
Quebec
E. P
Optometrist
ST. George's Square
Empire
H. L. Bennie
E. G. Baxter
A. Brooks
B.D. R
B.D. Rachlen
PSB
Christman
B.D.R
Duff
Lovell ‘Bros
the Guelph Trust Company
J. M. Purcell
H. L. Benallick
Wyndham & Cork Sts
Bsc
Elliott Bros
Mill ‘Street
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