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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1930
Page
5
Miss Clara Lantz returns from Galt while Str George Jiggins comes home to Aurora for weekend. Toronto visitors include Gladya Scarrew Kathleen Cook and Darla Maddock as Acton friends host weekend gatherings. Local residents travel to Toronto for events and family visits. Several names and addresses appear in social notes from Acton area.
A Chicago wolf dog Pearl died after saving her master from a fire while a fox terrier Spot rescued a child in another home fire. Pearl perished in the flames after alerting neighbors and guiding the family to safety. Spot re-entered the burning house to save a pet, but the bird died in the fire days later.
Mr Swivel discovers three pounds of meat vanish before dinner. His wife helps search and points to the meat, while the family dog is suspected. The scales show three pounds gone but the pate is missing, prompting a puzzled pursuit.
The annual meeting of the Upton U F C Club will be held in the Brown Hall on Saturday afternoon November 20 at 3 30 o clock. L Davidson president. Candidate for the ministry. At the November season of the Talton Presbytery at Miami Church Trafalgar on Tuesday John Andrew McDermid now postmaster McDermid of Georgetown was received as a candidate for the ministry of the United Church of Canada. Three Act Play at Rollinafad a three net play All of a Budden Vegay will be given in the Community Hall Hallinatud on Friday evening December 6 by the Young People's Buddy of Georgetown United Church under the auspices of Hallinatud Ladies Aid. Death accidental a verdict of accidental death with no blame attached to any railway employees was returned at the Inquest in Milton Saturday into the death of William Dilny 22 year old Ukranian who on November 14 was struck by the Chicago tier while he was walking between the track east of the Ottawa halt and died at Guelph General Hospital the same night Coroner Dr W Y McColl of Milton presided.
A collision occurred at the corner of Third Line West and No. 27 Road on Saturday evening between a Trough Bread Co. truck from Inglewood driven by Lowla Davidson and a car driven by Tintsites Ontoton with David Tate riding as passenger. Both vehicles suffered major damage. Davidson turned into a side road as vehicles passed.
Quotations to Toronto and country shippers list dairy products eggs butter and cheese, poultry by the live and dressed goods categories, and wholesale meat prices. Grain, hides, wool, potatoes, and cattle market quotes show ranges for various grades and delivery terms from Toronto boards and regional buyers.
Nomination details outline TAROLD MARK of Militon and HAROLD as candidates for the Older Boys Parliament election in Yatton County. Voters aged twelve to twenty from Sunday School groups are urged to vote on November 30 for TAROLD MARK, with campaign notes and organizers listed in this town notice.
An amusing fragment shows a gardener asking about his potato crop. The neighbor replies with vivid, humorous comparisons to fruit and peas, ending on a playful note about a fairyland harvest.
A luncheon guest asks if sculpture is difficult. The sculptor replies that it is simple to begin with a block of marble and a chisel, suggesting the rest is achieved with effort. The remark highlights the craft in a witty, light tone.
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