Weekend Visitors From Across Ontario and Detroit In Acton
Multiple readers report weekend visits and relatives in Acton and nearby towns. Toronto guests include Mrs. Robertson Miss Cook Miss Nelson and others visiting Acton friends and family. Detroit and Detroit area visitors also appear among the week end guests with local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Dills
Toronto
Ruth Nelson
H. EB. Sutcliffe
Shirley
Bill
Detroit, Mich
Stanley Coy
Galt
R. A. Gordon
Nancy
G. H. Lants
South Africa Steps Up War Effort and Aid Programs
South Africa accelerates war production and mobilization with tens of thousands of volunteers including King's African Rifles recipients honored for East Africa fighting. The Wool Growers inaugurate a War Fund in Britain’s name, and major towns raise funds for air raid victims, reaching £80,000 in a week. Cape Town welcomes Britain’s first child evacuees, with training and schooling aboard. An amusing onboard prank involved a ship flag locker and a mistaken enemy‑ship alert.
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South Africa
King’s African Rifles
East Africa
Burgershop
Great Britain
Wool Growers Appreciation Fund
Union of South Africa
Britain
Cape Town
Bor Hnd
Ruby Wedding Celebration for J F and Wife in England
Southend report notes Mr. and Mrs. J F Rainer mark their ruby wedding anniversary. Married in London in 1870 they are both 90 years old and described as in good wealth.
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Southend
England
London
J. F. Rainer
Bogey Man Fined for Alarm at Tube Station
A 23-year-old man in London was fined £5 after telling shelterers at an underground station that a German bomb could penetrate the tube platform. The incident prompted a security scare during a nighttime air raid warning.
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London
Raiway
Red Cross Goods Shipped from Acton War Effort Update
Wednesday's shipment from Acton and District Red Cross Society includes 45 cloven socks 17 scarfs 12 mitts 12 wristlets and more. The items are made by the ladies of the organization who work untiringly in this war effort.
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Acton
Acton Couple to Mark Fifty-Sixth Wedding Anniversary
Among our oldest married couples are Mr. and Mrs. George Soper who on Tuesday of next week will observe their fifty-sixth wedding anniversary. They were married in Acton and have spent all their lives here. We join with many friends in extending heartfest congratulations on this milestone.
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Q. Robertson
Belleville
Bank of Montreal
W. H Cliyton
George Soper
Barber McMillan Wedding at Sudbury Ontario
A quiet wedding was solemnized at the Presbyterian Manse Sudbury by Rev Mr Stewart on Thursday October 31st when Perle Agness McMillan became the bride of John L Barber. The bride wore a blue wool crepe gown with pink rose corsage and matching accessories. Mr and Mrs Barber will reside on Floor Street Sudbury.
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Sudbury
Stewart
Perle Agness McMillan
John L. Barber
Mrs. Barber
Floor Street
Duby Bilton Wedding Friday at Rockwood
Doris Evelyn Bilton daughter of Mrs. Ro Bilton Acton wed Alfred Henry Duby son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Duby Rockwood in a quiet Friday ceremony at the Parsonage Rockwood officiated by Rev P H W Lawson. The bride wore wide crepe with pink roses. bridesmaid Miss Alice Gibbons in dusty rose faille. After a reception at the groom's home the couple left for a motor trip north and plan to reside in Rockwood.
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Doris Evelyn Bilton
Ro Bilton
Acton
Alfred Henry Duby
Joseph Duby
Rockwood
P. H W. Lawson
Alice Gibbons
Faille
Leslie Duby
Mrs. Duby
Gregory Theatre Presents Fall Film and stage lineup
Friday program includes 3 Cheers for the Irish with Priscilla Lane and a string of comedy acts. Saturday features Gift Night Thrills with Aileen Whelan and Gordon Oliver. Monday showcases The Mortal Storm with James Stewart Marg Sullavan and Frank Morgan plus cartoons Valley of 10,000 Smokes and Ants in the Plants.
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James Stewart
Marg
Sullavan
Frank Morgan
Autumn Wedding at St George Church in Guelph
A wedding at St George's Church Guelph united Peace Alberta daughter of Albert and Mrs Ware Rockwood to William Bruce son of the late Mrs Bruce Campbellville. The bride wore royal blue chiffon with navy accessories and a corsage of red roses and baby's breath. Attendant Miss Beatrice Van Norman wore navy blue and old rose crepe. The groom's attendant was Alexander Martin. After the ceremony a reception was at Mrs George Seaman's home 145 Kingsmill Ave Guelph. The couple plan a wedding trip to Brantford Hamilton and Niagara Falls then reside in Guelph.
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St. George's Church
Quelph
G. F. Scovil
Peace Alberta
Albert Ware
Rockwood
William
Stewart Bruce
Mrs Bruce
Campbellville
Beatrice van Norman
Alexander
Sandy) Martin
George Seaman
Kingsmill Avenue
Guelph
Wiliam Bruce
Brantford
Hamilton
Niagara Falls
War-time plebiscite to weigh local government term
Notice to electors announces a December 2 1940 plebiscite on whether municipal council elected for 1941 should hold a two year term under the Local Government Extension Act 1940. Location details include Ward 7 at Town Hall and YMCA entrances with 9 am to 6 pm DST.
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Y.M.C.A
Pol
Clerss
Arid
Siznes
F. Leatherland
Campaign to Found Fifty Anglican Churches in Sydney Diocese
Archbishop H W K Mowll initiates a wartime religious campaign to establish fifty new Anglican church buildings in the Sydney diocese. The effort mirrors a broader church renewal drive and reflects Mowll’s role as a former Wycliffe College professor.
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Sydney
N.S.W
H W. K. Mowll
Wycliffe College
Toronto
Harvest "God's Corn" believers donate acre by acre
In Dunbar Nebraska the harvest of corn from "God's acres" was gathered this fall. Each former member of the Presbyterian and Roman Catholic churches planted one acre and donated the yield to his church.
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Dunbar
Family Triumph: Waybright Family Passes Law Exams
In Jacksonville Florida Edgar W Waybright Jr and Mrs Waybright with sons Edgar and Robert J passed the law examinations joining the practice here. The family admission marks a notable achievement for a household pursuing legal careers.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Gether
Edgar W. Waybright, Jr
Waybright
Edgar
Robert J
Tobacco Curing Art Values Leaf Color and Texture
R J Haslam of the Dominion Experimental Station Harrow Ontario explains tobacco curing as a gradual leaf dying process. Inadequate ventilation causes pale sweat and discoloration, while premature killing with cool dry air stops curing and keeps the leaf green.
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R. J. Haslam
Dominion Experimental Station
Harrow
Ontario
Crete Gains as Base for Allied Mediterranean Bombing
British forces seize Crete aiding air raids on Naples Brindisi Valona and Taranto, with Crete offering secure staging while Italian attacks on Greece stall. RAF bombers target Essen Munich Valona and other fronts as Churchill and Roosevelt signals bolster Allied resolve.
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Crete
Italy
Albania
Naples
Brindisi
Valona
Brindia
Strait of Otranto
Greece
Britain
Mediterranean
Taranto Navale
Royal Air Pree
Denzig
Germany
Energhela
Ark Royal
Sardinia
England
Vyacheslav Molotifo
Berlin
Witter
Clerman
Balkans
Cable ships carry ultra modern devices for deep sea work
The Canadian National Telegraphaph reports cable ships carry three to four thousand miles of deep ret cable and can lay about 200 nautical miles daily during main Atlantic runs. Ships feature advanced navigating gear including radio compasses depth finders wireless direction finding range finders high intensity searchlights and deep sea wire sounding gear.
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Ciyadian National Telegrapha
Vicar Notifies Council Over Donkey Left by Roadside
A Gipsy family left a dead donkey near the vicar's home. The vicar asked the Council for action and a clerk was sent to insist it was the vicar's duty to bury the animal. The vicar replied that he only wished to inform the relatives.
Junior Boys Class Hike and Socials Highlight Weekend
The Column reports the Junior Boys Class hike to Three Stafers followed by lunch and extra sandwiches. Nile Parties grow in popularity with upcoming Friday night events and social activities at the Y and gym classes.
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Helen Ostrander
Mary Young
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J. A. Robertson
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Atwood
Gordon Cook
Kitchener
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Stratford
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