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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 15, 1934
Page
8
The notice page states that birth, marriage and death notices incur no charge while in memoriam notices may have poetry charges per sentence or item. It outlines that sec and toc are applied for poetry sections and specifies placement within the newspaper.
Death notices from Ontario towns announce Georges Halcovitch newborn son at Crewsons Corners and Jennie Grant in Sudbury. Sir Donald Mann dies at 82 in Toronto. Jennie Howle of Acton dies at 43. George Stovel, formerly of Acton, dies at 64. Funeral details for Marion Howle show private service then United Church ceremony and Fairview Cemetery interment.
The Remembrance Day service on Sunday drew the largest attendance in years. Veterans wore colored berets and medals, adding color to the event while local youths tested the ice with curiosity.
Eramosa Township council met November 12 in Rockwood Town Hall with full attendance. They scheduled the annual nomination meeting for December 31 at 1 p.m. and appointed deputy returning officers. By law No 8 on those arrangements was passed. They left the relief work on the fourth line to the Reeve to manage as needed and decided not to seize current year taxes before December 15. Other items covered road maintenance relief and tax collections. accounts totaled 932.60. Council adjourned to December 10 at 1:30 p.m.
A shopper tries on many heels finding no pair satisfactory. She worries the low heels make her look too sensible, while a companion consoles her that she is not. The scene focuses on fashion frustration and self perception.
Builders report steady progress on the YY. MC. A. Memorial Building despite cold wet weather. Roofing completed yesterday, front steps and side entrance cemented, windows to be glazed, wiring nearing finish, wallboard going up, gym plastered, plumbing roughing in, cesspools finished, steamfitters advancing, and overall work expected to proceed toward early completion unless severe weather interrupts.
A man recalls a vivid dream walking beside a babbling brook with a wonderful girl. He praises her violet eyes, mossy bank, and sunlit hair as the girl interrupts to ask if she had a job.
A sequence of sale notices lists events in Eramosa and Nassagawea area towns. On Friday November 16 John Rice offers cows cattle sheep and fowl at Lot 2 Sixth Line Eramosa. On Tuesday November 20 Archie Theaker sells farm stock implements grain and roots at Lot 12 Fifth Line Eramosa. On Thursday November 22 Miss Alice Hume offers farm stock implements and household effects at Lot 23 Fifth Line Nassagawega. On Friday November 23 Jas Douglas two miles west of Rockwood Fifth Line Eramosa sells farm stock implements hay and grain.
Toronto funeral honors Sir Donald Mann a pioneer of Canadian railways. The Mackenzie Mann company built 5000 miles of line and two fast ocean vessels while Mann directed operations from 1887 through 1909. He died after a life of pioneering service with Lady Mann and family attending at St Andrew's Church and Fairview Cemetery.
The article discusses how newspapers wrap parcels and serve as fuel for Saturday night baths. It notes water is heated by cylindrical wood burners with small storage, using old newspapers or wood kindlings. Cooking mainly over charcoal. charcoal fires common in poorer households, wood in open fires and heaters, coal rare except near the U.S. border. oil stoves rising. electrical appliances limited to wealthier classes.
A tense exchange unfolds between a golfer and his caddie as insults fly. The pair clash over performance with sharp jabs amid a heated confrontation.
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