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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1934
Page
7
Notices of births marriages and deaths appear in this column with no charge Additional En Memoriam notices are available at ten cents per line for poetry placeholder text remains from the column listing in the newspaper style.
The item records the birth of twin daughters to Mr and Mrs John Tanton at Clovelly Avenue Torquay on November 4 1934 and memorial wording for Ivy Betty and sister who passed away November 8 1926 with a note of lasting love and remembrance.
The community marks Remembrance Day with a 10 45 a m memorial at Soldiers' Memorial. Sunday includes a Remembrance Day service and sports updates show Georgetown defeating Milton High School 17 1 in rugby. Local infra notes mention Second Line work, car accident injuries, and transients stopping over at town hall.
Scientists note color changes occur gradually rather than abruptly across species from red to blue, yellow primroses, red canaries, and stars. Red is seen as higher in development than yellow, with some reversions to lower colors. Sirius is cited as changing from red to white.
The service featured Dr. MacNeill preaching on Hebrews 12 1 2 about Jesus as Pioneer and Perfector of faith. He urged readers to run the race with faith amid modern challenges as a quartet sang and an anniversary offering was taken.
The Cunrider built on the Clyde and christened Queen Mary will offer a real bathing beach with sandy entries and artificial sunlight. Locals on the Clyde push back at Margate offering English sand for the liner project.
A reflection on mistrust and self-knowledge discusses how suspicion of others often mirrors one’s own faults. The piece argues that a person who believes everyone has a price risks exposing their own susceptibility to being bought.
Sale notices dated November 8 to November 22 list auctions by R J Herry and others in Nassagaweya Eramosa and Nassagaweya for cattle cows stock implements hay grain roots and household effects. The notice also includes a medicinal ad for calluses with A T Browns.
Dr. James Wright of Inglewood Drive Hamilton and A R Brown of Newark, N J, were in a collision with the Artt car from Toronto on the Dundas Highway east of Palermo. The Artt vehicle, carrying five, left the pavement and flipped onto its top but all five escaped serious injury. Constable C Hunter investigated the scene.
The executrix of the estate of the late Thos W Aitken orders a public auction at Lot 7 Concession 2 Erin on Friday November 9 1934 at 1 00 p m. Items include horses cows young cattle hogs sheep poultry implements harness household effects and farm equipment with cash terms no reserve as the farm and season crops are sold together. Roy Hindley auctioneer in Erin Ont.
A Cockney couple visits a picture gallery and stares at a work titled Hawking in the Olden Days. They struggle to decipher the scene and joke about the parrots they own while debating its meaning. The exchange captures playful theater in a domestic setting.
Mrs. Charles W. Martin, longtime Milton resident and prominent local family member, died after several months of illness. Born in Oakville 64 years ago, she lived in Milton except six years in British Columbia. Survived by husband, four sons, five daughters, and five sisters. She was active in the Women's Liberal Organization and a member of the Victoria Club and Anglican Church.
A witty exchange likens a gunless advance to a general’s bold move. The remark plays on military roles and humor about improvised courage in unlikely combat.
Mrs DeWealth hosts a houseboat party when it breaks up after all the girls elope with the young men. The event leaves attendees wondering what caused the sudden departure and vows to discuss later.
A reporter recalls an old-fashioned picnic party starting the day and feels glad. The tone turns humorous as another person comments on enjoying themselves versus the speaker’s relief at not having to go. The exchange captures light community cheer.
A brief dialogue turns on a sharp quip about a father who is deaf, prompting the speaker to remark that his words would please him if he could hear them. The edge rests on social humor and a pointed retort.
A satirical exchange has two politicians trading lines about cigars and influence. One boasts about a vast supply of cigars while the other acknowledges the strong pull or influence behind the speaker.
Quotes describe Miss Matchie’s garden as a reflection of character with moneywort and marigold highlighted as prominent plants, illustrating the speaker’s view that garden choices reveal mercenary traits.
A reader recalls how her marriage transformed her husband, noting he is now gentler and more conscientious than before. The exchange highlights how commitment can alter behavior over the years.
Two unnamed speakers compare a common gesture seen in India to similar behavior in Chicago. The exchange highlights a cultural cue believed to be universal despite geographic distance. The remark underscores casual observation rather than a news event.
Enclosed section from Page One outlines rapid progress on roof, wiring, plumbing, steam fitting, and boiler installation. Electric service from John Street prepared for lighting. window and door frames ready for immediate installation. Weather should not impede pace toward winter occupancy.
A reflection on building character through truthfulness and self honesty. It warns how easy it is to gloss facts and the danger of vanity. It argues truth forms a firm foundation and frees the person who embraces it. The piece ends with a question about reading timing.
Miss Minnie Brown jokes about oats as she sees a man at the pallor social. Mr Erastus Pinkley corrects it, saying the grain observed was rye, not oats, in a light local quarrel or exchange.
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