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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 19, 1936
Page
9
Notices record births marriages and deaths from Acton and nearby areas. Entries list newborns Malcolm and Bruce, a marriage Sarah Patrick to Herbert Dodds, and deaths including Agnes Henderson and Cylesta Speight with burial at Fairview Cemetery Acton.
Christmas concerts are announced and Tur Fare Purse Santa Claus Letter Contest urged with early entries. A cold spell records the year’s coldest night near ten degrees. Mr. M. McDonald returns from a hunting trip. Eramosa history feature on Page Two by Mr Day of Rockwood. Acton Val Board buys land for track work at the Park. Guelph bicycle rider faces two weeks’ jail for sidewalk riding. Unclaimed Pure Paris coupon prize funds go to the YMLCUA Dud ding Fund.
A misread tale attributes to Michelangelo a quip on trifles shaping perfection. The exchange notes the artist saying he has softened expression and improved projections, while the visitor calls them mere tribes. The punchline asserts that small details forge true excellence.
A kind old gentleman asks if the boy is tired by carrying many papers. The boy replies that he does not read them. The brief exchange reflects a simple moment among newspaper sellers and readers.
A humorous exchange about drawing up a will and leaving it to the lawyer. An unrelated ad promises new holiday handkerchiefs at low prices, touting boxed sets as gifts and a display at affordable figures.
The letter recalls Armistice Day observances in a foothill community with an Anglican church cenotaph and memorials. It mentions memorial speakers, fallen local figures, and Acton connections, then shifts to a travel vignette describing High River and Turner Valley with notes on local landmarks and acquaintances.
Obituary notices detail Cecilia Teresa Kelly of Georgetown died at a niece’s home after long illness. Also noted are the deaths of Hannah Boyd Cunningham of Milton and Mrs. William Lee of Guelph, with family survivals, funeral details, pallbearers and flowers listed.
Canada approves 2 105 000 for mining region road works with dominion paying 1 500 000 and provinces 2 to 1. Projects span British Columbia Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia and involve dock road and air landing facilities.
A small Bavarian village reports that a counterfeit 100 mark note was seized by authorities but a long five page report arrived in Munich missing the note. The state attorney notes the note was not enclosed and a letter urged sending the counterfeit bill by money order after a telegraph reply claimed it was already sent two days earlier.
A doctor tells Scot his recovery hinges on his own willpower while Scot questions being charged full fees, sparking a tense exchange about medical costs and personal responsibility.
In a clipped line the speaker asks about wages and the other retorts that wages are merely rent. Pat questions the guilty feeling and admits fearing losing a job as the exchange ends with unresolved tension.
The Knox Young People's Guild held its regular weekly meeting on Tuesday. The program, directed by the Membership Committee with Laura Hall in charge, included Plano aglo by Miss M Brown reading by Miss E Hurst and a guitar solo by Mr Norman Wright.
Mr and Mrs A Padbury hosted a night lunch for veterans between memorial services in Rockwood and Nos sayaweya ory Remembrance Day. Comrade Dr Young on behalf of the Acton Legion presented Mrs Padbury with a bouquet of mums as thanks.
United Church Mission Band held its first meeting of the season on Thursday November 12. The group enjoyed games and an expanding program and drafted plans for future meetings. Elected officers for the year include President Lois Dawkins, Secretary Ethel Franklin, and Treasurer T R Lamb.
Two neighbors discuss a new arrival on the street. One hints she may be a spiritualist, while the other cautiously notes they have never seen any bats entering the newcomer's house.
An exposition on Paul in Rome as an ambassador to Jews and Gentiles, stressing his twofold hope the Messiah and resurrection, the impact of his preaching, and the spread of Christianity from Rome to Gaul and beyond through soldiers turned missionaries. It argues for bold gospel proclamation and contrasts Paul’s method with modern debates on Mosaic law and Isaiah authorship.
The annual harvest of Christmas trees has begun as forests in New Brunswick Quebec Ontario and British Columbia contribute by truckload carload and trainload to Yuletide celebrations in cities across the Dominion and United States. Millions of trees are prepared for shipment throughout the year.
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