Community Social Roundup From Acton Ontario and Nearby
The column lists local residents and visitors in Acton and nearby areas over a weekend. It notes names from Port Sydney Rochester Toronto Bilton Bolton and Neepawa along with holiday visits and a hospital update. It also reports Lucinda Minerva Graff engagement to Edward Francis Freeman with a Churchill United Church wedding planned for mid October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Graff
Acton
Ontario
Lucinda Minerva
Edward Francis Freeman
Edward Freeman
Churchill United Church
Entered Into Rest Mrs M Quackenbush North Dakota
Mrs M Quackenbush died Monday in Minot North Dakota after a lingering illness. She was the eldest daughter of the late James and Mea MolLLennan long time Acton residents. Survived by husband Pred Edith and William and three brothers Don George Walter and one sister Jean. Funeral details and extensive local tributes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Quackenbush
North Dakota
Minot
James
Mea
MolLennan
Actor
Pred
Edith
Waliam
Don
George
Walter
Jean
FP. J.welwood
Miles
H. A. Coxe
Guelph General Hospital
Coxe
Acton
Ontario Veterinary College
Nassagaweya Township
Stephen
Pred Mantle
Hamilton
Kenneth
Milton
Nellie Binkley
Dawkins
Oakville
Harry Lawson
Dorothy
Vera
Knox Church
Toronto
Aurora
Barrie
Stratford
Thornbury
Morriston
Hip
Walker Lodge
A. F
Lodge I. O. O. F
Jocal Orange Order
Masonic ‘Order
Presbyterian Church
H. L. Bennie
Church Ee Bish
George Gordon
Bro
Chas Darty
George Bailey
Brampton
John Eliott
Glen Manor Drive
Andrew Herkes
Bailey
North Main Street
Elliott
W. W
Brydon
W. Uw.Maguire
Herbert
Derry West
Joseph Bailey
Dale
W. A. Argo
Sask
Herbert Wilson
Ottawa
Fall litters of pigs outlined for two yearly cycles
Dominion Agriculture advises fall litters planning with September farrowing as the unit month and October pigs for specialists. Emphasizes housing, feed, and rations to avoid disaster, plus dry feeding, alfalfa hay, roots, and mineral sods. begins supplementary ration at five weeks with middlings oats and skim milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Whales and Whaling Off Canada’s Pacific Coast
The Pacific coast of British Columbia remains the center of Canada’s whaling industry after a lull. About half a dozen whale species are caught, with oil and whalebone profits reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars. Fin and Sperm whales are most common, and most production is exported to Britain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Pacific
Queen Charette Islands
British Isles
United States
Marathon mindset for lasting success in life
A prominent figure compares life to a marathon, not a sprint, stressing that achievement requires sustained effort and perseverance. He warns that many start strong but quit when facing obstacles, urging ambitious youths to endure and commit fully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaid
Migk
Remale Av
Saibine
Wits
Realization of a Dream: Rootes Buys Rumwood Court
Piccadilly motor-car maker R. C. Rootes, once helping at Maidstone, fulfilled a boyhood wish by purchasing Rumwood Court near Maidstone from Captain Arthur Fraser Foster after 21 years of toil to build a showpiece in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Gates
R. CO. Rootes
Piccadilly
Finn
Rootes
Maidstone
Rumwood Court
Britain
Langley
Arthur Fraser Foster
Gregory Theatre Lineup and Holiday Screenings
The Gregory Theatre presents Hold Your Man with Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, Lullaby Land, China Man's Chance, and a Thanksgiving matinee at 3 00 featuring Maurice Chevalier and Helen Twelvetrees. Mae West in She Done Him Wrong leads Wednesday bills with Diamond Lil, plus Four Wheels No Brakes and other novelties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Clark Gable
Jean Harlow
Lilly Disney
Maurice Chevalier
Helen Twelvetrees
Mera
Mae West
Rakatos
Four year old drowns at Fletcher's Pond Brampton
Four year old Gordon Leece drowned at noon Tuesday after wading playmate LeRoy Sprawl attempted to reach him. Drs Brydon and Edwards failed to revive him after an hour and a half. The Sprawl boy's mother found Gordon’s body later. Inquest ordered for the Brampton victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher’s Pond
Gordon Leece
Bert Leece
Brampton
LeRoy ‘Sprowl
Gordon
Mira
Leece
W. H. Brydon
Saskatchewan Correspondence Courses See Growing Popularity
The Saskatchewan Department of Education expanded its correspondence courses for 1932 33 with 9000 enrolments up from 5500 the prior year. The program offers grades IX to XI including optional Latin French German agriculture chemistry physics and economics. Participants must reside in Saskatchewan and meet grade requirements with access for rural and remote pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Education
Saskatchewan
Finishing Poem Lines Sparks Town Address
The chairman of a small town gave an address about the gas company. He joked if permitted a pun inspired by a poet, praising honor and light. The audience respond with a chorus of raised eyebrows and murmurs about charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabe
Prize Winning Poems and Springtime Verses
The page features two prize winning poems and a springtime piece. Edward Hansen writes The Prize Winning Poems about day’s end on a rural landscape, while Jean Lambert contributes The Brooklet, a flowing nature verse. Patricia Harrop offers The Coming of Spring celebrating birds, leaves, and playful childhood scenes with cheerful imagery.
Market for Wives in the Congo Described by Priest
The Rev Louis L Empereus explains Belgian indirect rule sustains polygamy in Katanga Belgian Congo. Wives are bought before birth with prices around 60 dollars, higher in some districts. Missions run bride schools to train girls for wifehood and motherhood, attracting pagan women sold by Christian converts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis L'Empereus
Katanga
Belgian Congo
Libre Belgique
Congo
A Good Lawyer Confesses Strange Compensation Case
A courtroom joke emerges as a man sues for dog bite compensation. The defendant’s counsel reveals an unexpected twist that the plaintiff himself bit the dog, upheld by a clever defense strategy.
GONE Teacher and Pupils Debate Verb Tense
A classroom exchange features a teacher asking about the tense of I am beautiful with pupils answering Past. The moment captures light humor over grammar basics.
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Free Press
Ivan Kirkness
Port Sydney
Alex
Joe
Rochester
N.Y
Charles Lindsay
PB. W. Pearen
Amd
Manter Bobby
Fort Dalhousie
Wm. Chisholm
Wm. Stark
Bilton
J. '‘N. Leavens
Bolton
R_Agar
Mary
Macpherson
Waverley
N. Y
Nellie Hall
5. A. Coxe
Pred Funk
Binghamton, N. Y
Jas. Moore
Mrs
J. Browning
Miss Bie Dills
A. Zimmerman
Margaret
Nellie
Victor Gunton
Thos
Bergland
Margaret Gunton
Mary Mullens
J. P. Scarrow
R. M. McDonald
General Hospital
Guelph
Henry Goldham
London
England
Beardmore Leathers Ltd
Goldham
St. Alban’s Church
Martha Ledgerwood
Geo. Cook
Windsor
W. C. Nein
White Plains
Harry Holmes
Harry Holmes, Bobcaygeon; Mrs. J. Creamer and Charles Goldham, of Brantford
Harry
Georgetown
Lucy
Alban’s Church
P. A. Sawyer
L. Th
Caledonia
Messrs. C. Withers
G. H B. Brown
John Wood
Albert Massey
J. Rowles
George Chapman
Fairview Cemetery
Thora
Phyllis
Hewetson Co
Milly
Holmes
E. Greenslade
Stephen Coxe
Binkley
Jos. Johnson
Martha
Gertrude
Fred Binkey
Anderson
J. M. McDonald
Arch
Guthe
Arnold
John Mi
Eric
Jack Moore
J. ©. Moore
Goodyear” ‘Tire and Rubber Co
Acton High School
Walker ‘Lodge
A’ M
Ontario Veterinary Associaton
Norton
John Scott
Jimmy
J. Harvey
A. Mason
M.W. Binkley
G. D. Binksley
Hanna Binkley
Fred Bott
Cummins
George and
Kas” Branley
Gregory
Sault Ste. Marie
Welland Ship Canal
St. Lawrence Canals
Dominion Government
Government of Canada
T. D
J. Farmer
Acton School
Sinting
Suomenbig
Texas Gear Teen
Gracy Object
Edward Hansen
Ghls’ First
Murm
Jean Lambert
Santa Claus
Patricia Harrop
Edgewood Park
Campbell’s Orchestra Novekg
Moma BaLzoons
Tam Samc
E. Coles
Acton and
District
The
Acton Free Press
Wood’ S Grocery
Cowan
Panshine Cleanser
Royal Denby
J. Cadesky
A. T. Brown
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