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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
7
Notices of Births Marriages and Deaths appear in this column without charge In Memoriam notices and poetry are charged at set rates listings provide placement rules and pricing details for readers and contributors
DIED Elliott at his late residence Moffat Ontario September 28 1940 William George Elliott husband of the late Elida Pickett. WATSON In Orton September 28 1940 George Watson beloved husband of Rebecca Matthews in his 68th year. IN MEMORIAM McENERY In loving memory of a dear wife and mother Mrs David McEnery who has set away October 2 1936. At Rest Husbani e Family.
The Acton Y M C A holds the official season opening tomorrow night. Windsor visitors and local residents note pleasant autumn weather and improvements around town including a new floor in the card room.
Acton Volunteer Civil Guard members receive official armbands issued by the provincial Civilian Defence Committee A R P. Special berets will also be worn. The organization will continue operations and drill will continue each Thursday evening at 8 30 p m D S T.
October dates listed for Streetaville fair with several two day spans. Locations Woodbridge and Streetaville appear in the notice, with references to October 1st 2nd and October 11th 14th and a Thanksgiving Day marker. The fragmentary text confirms a forthcoming community fair schedule.
A woman at the ticket window asks the price of admission and learns tickets cost three dollars each. She then tells her young son that others are paying that amount and encourages him to practice harder on his violin.
A worried parent asks about the missing son and the family car in a concise plea for news. The brief hints at a likely local missing person case or search within the community. Authorities and neighbors may be alerted as the search continues.
The community paper highlights the daily life of towns nearby, focusing on business and church items, social events, marriages, births, deaths, farmer notes, and everyday occurrences that form the fabric of the common people.
Eleda Wilson Hall died at her Eramosa home on September 22 after a long illness. She was born May 20, 1896 in Nassagaweya and was active with Ebenzer Church and the Stone Church. She leaves Frank Hall, daughter Vera, son Ros, her mother Mrs. David Wilson, four brothers, one sister, and many relatives mourn her passing. Funeral was held September 22 with services at home and Ebenezer United Church conducted by Rev. P. H. Lawson and Rev. H. H. Eippon.
Canada mobilizes for national registration as steam shovels break ground beside the Bureau of Statistics Building for a dedicated facility. About seven hundred girls will be employed over three months to punch, print, and sort registration cards using ten sorting machines. Training notices are mailed to about 30,000 single men aged 21.
Trans-Canada Air Lines handled 356.2662 pounds of mail in the first seven months, averaging over 2.5 million air letters per month and 60,552 pounds (3,027,600 letters) in July. The average passenger leg length rose to 597 miles in July, with 609 in June and 551 in May. Pilots also aided the war effort by moving DMS bought aircraft from U.S. points to Canadian training centres.
In a surprising incident the narrator says a group of savages swarmed the jungle scene. He stood frozen with a stare until they mistook him for a tribal member, escalating tension before any violence occurred.
Pte. J McGeachie writes from a coastal area near France about an air raid witnessed from a convoy with sliding roofs. He recalls dogfights German Dornier shot down by Bren gun fire and salvages a souvenir fragment. He notes British planes pursuing the Germans and reports lively war time entertainment and camp life between raids.
Cardinal Hinsley the Archbishop of Westminster declares there is no neutrality in the struggle, framing it as a fight between light and darkness. He says the controversy between nations is ultimately about spiritual things, not material gains or territory.
The Department of National Defence approved a plan by the Netherlands to raise a Netherlands Infantry Battalion for service in Canada at the Netherlands Government in London expense. The move reflects Allied defense recommendations and coordination between governments.
A collage of wartime notes from London highlights cathedral defenses at Canterbury and St Pauls, MPs serving in uniform, Canadian units with many sibling pairs, and a map firm selling an atlas. Reports mention widows pensions, rationing, and a dig for victory campaign around the Tower moat.
Seaman H V Dron writes from Stadacona Halifax outlining leave cancellations before a train trip fall fair plans and mail delays. He notes naval reserves status with C A S G F connections and mentions receiving few Free Press copies, meeting Verne Wheeler, Ontario versus Maritime Province bunkroom debates, and hopes Third Division contingents visit. He provides address details and a band photo enclosure.
Local observers note a unopened colored advertising circulars discarded in a Post Office lobby waste basket. Two businessmen discuss wasteful mailings and find no newspapers among the scraps, suggesting readers ignore free promos while questioning impact and cost.
The Department of National War Services clears decks for a training plan to muster about 30 000 young Canadians monthly for modern soldiering. Registration in 11 districts and Prince Edward Island is sorted by age groups 21 to 45 with medical exams near registration sites. Transportation to exams and training centers is provided. Calls begin with 21 year olds in October as Defence needs rise.
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