Engagement Announcement and Weekend Visits Across Ontario City
Mrs Dryden departs Monday for New York City. Mr and Mrs Stanley Coy of Galt visit parental home. Laura Scott of Kitchener visits Acton friends. Sutcliffe visits from Petawawa Camp. Dr A A B Kenney returns to Maple Creek. Landsborough accompany Crosby to London Hyde Park. Albert Ware of Rockwood announces engagement of Alberta to William Bruce of Nassagaweya, with marriage planned in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Landsborough
J. Crosby
Guelph
London
Hyde Park
Albert Ware
Rockwood
Alberta
William
Stewart Bruce
Nassagaweya
Bruce
Autram Johnson Wedding Held at Thornloe Ontario
A quiet autumn wedding united Dorothy Margaret Johnson and Harold Sydney Antram on October 1 at Thornloe. Rev. E J Kerr officiated as Miss Margaret Donaldson sang. The couple will reside in Rouyn Quebec after a brief wedding trip with family and friends attending the reception at the groom’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Margaret
Robi. W. Johnson
Thornloe
Limehouse
Harold Sydney
Sydney J. Antram
New Liskeard
E. J. Kerr
Margaret Donaldson
Lillian Johnson
Mgr. J. Harold Johnson
Autram
Rouyn
Quebec
Fortieth Third Wedding Anniversary Observed in Ontario
Friends and family gathered Sunday afternoon September 29 to honor Mr and Mrs August Anderson on their forty third wedding anniversary. Guests from Kitchener Guelph and Toronto attended a buffet supper beside a three tier wedding cake baked by son Clarence Anderson of Guelph. A short address by Pete Greenwood followed as Barbara and Frankie Greenwood presented ivory damask bedspreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Anderson
Kitchener
Guelph
Toronto
Clarence Anderson
Pete Greenwood
Anderson
Barbara
Frankie Greenwood
Hiram Ely
Harold
Harvey Snider
Reginald Hellman
Charies Newman
Marion Newman
Mr. Snider
Prospective Advertisers Start Small to Grow Big
The article urges small businesses to begin with modest advertising budgets and local campaigns. It notes that many large advertisers started small, using printing and sales literature to steadily build national or international reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amell
Father scolds son over learning and common sense joke
A father loses temper with an inept son who is sent to fetch common sense from the local druggist. On leaving, the boy turns back and asks if the purchase is for his father, delivering a witty, domestic moment.
Local Health Bulletin on Vaccinations and Preventive Care
The bulletin reports no current communicable diseases and outlines school vaccination programs for diphtheria scarlet fever whooping cough and smallpox. It explains injection schedules side effects and home care and urges cod liver oil and proper winter clothing while noting toilet-room access requires outdoor exposure. E J Nelson MOH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Nelson
Moh
Acton Early Days reminiscences praised by reviewer
The Canadian Historical Review notes Acton's Early Days prints reminiscences by H P Moore and later editor G A Dills. The book’s plan follows Acton streets and lot histories, includes many details on persons churches and businesses, and preserves material in a permanent form. James J Tolman of the University of Western Ontario signs the review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Canadian Historical Review
Acton
Free Press
Acton Fatt
Paris
Ontario
H. P. Moore
G. A. Dills
Acton Free Press
Dills
Minesweepers keep Canada’s Atlantic lanes clear under constant risk
Royal Canadian Navy minesweepers, small stubby-hulled ships, patrol busy Atlantic shipping channels to keep approaches free of mines. crews work in teams, sweeping day and night through wind and cold, ever wary of buried hazards and potential submarine encounters, returning only at dawn after another perilous voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Navy
Atlantic
Canada
North Atlantic
Echelon
YMCA Gym Schedule Highlights Weekly Senior and Ladies Classes
The Column outlines the season schedule with Senior gym classes on Mondays at 8 PM featuring calisthenics to music and ranking as a conditioner. The Young Ladies class meets Tuesdays at 8 PM focusing on rhythmic exercises. Wednesdays host volleyball with a visiting Toronto Central team. badminton tops the remaining evenings and Friday afternoon for Ladies Badminton. Opening Night Friday at 8:30 features cards, entertainment, Mr Murray Ross from the YMCA National Council, lunch, and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Central
Murray Ross
Ym.c. A. National Council
Modern mother and boy clash over spanking
A humorous exchange shows a mother scolding her son for disobedience and intending a spanking while the boy questions whether she can impress the act on his mind. He quips that she may be mistaken about the mind’s exact location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
Dominion war effort receives wartime offerings
During the past week individuals and associations sent 9617 dollars to the Dominion Treasury as free will offerings to support Canada’s war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Toronto tops air express shipments for Trans-Canada Air Lines
Statistics show Toronto led in air express shipments for Trans-Canada Air Lines, with May and June totals at 543 shipments weighing 2,023 pounds. Vancouver was second with 208 shipments weighing 1,801 pounds, while Montreal sent 187 parcels totaling 1,266 pounds and Ottawa 149 parcels at 1,275 pounds. Winnipeg had 96 shipments weighing 1,102 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Toronto
Air Express
TCA
Lst
Vancouver
Montreal
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Notice to Creditors Estate of John Campbell McDonald
Creditors of John Campbell McDonald late of Esquesing Halton Carpenter deceased who died about August 29 1940 must send claims and proofs to the solicitor before October 12 1940. Assets will be distributed among those legally entitled under Section 51 Chapter 166 RS.C. 1937. Dated September 26 1940. Solicitor for the Administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Campe McDonald
Esquesing
Halton
Carpenter
R.S.C
Not for Good
A brief dialogue fragment centers on a young player praised for talent yet faulted for occasional mistakes. The conversational tone hints at praise tempered by realism about skill and discipline.
Sand in the Soup Sparks Army Questioning
A sergeant grills a recruit over a complaint about soup. The dialogue centers on whether the recruit joined to serve the country or to object to the food. The exchange highlights discipline and wartime morale.
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Stanley Coy
of. Galt
Laura Scott
Tom —Sutcliffe
Petewawa Camp
Santa
A. A. B. Kenney
Maple Creek
Sask
Autram-Johnson
Ont
George’ Wallace
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
R.D
Wyndham ST
Maher
Singer Sewing Centre
Brampton
R. M. McDonald
F.L. Wright
Cooper Bldg
Local Health Bulletin
Historical Review
James J. Tolman
University of Western Ontario
Howard Spring
Brien Aberne
Madeleine Carroll
Onion Pacific
Dick Tracy
G Men
Ellen Drew
Judith Barrett
Chester Morris
Anita Louise
Buck’ Jones
Fox News
Henry Fonda
Janet Darwell
Hal
Bwiss
Ski Yodeler
Sun
Kat Crew
Eel
Ovuneiuwlu
Bun
Hol
Ehener
Offwes
Agencies
Harold Wiles
Clark
Great Britain
McVitie & Price
Saturn
England
Britain
John Campbell McDonald
Emr
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