Community Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Engagements
The column lists numerous weekend visits and homecomings in Acton Ontario and nearby areas. It notes travelers from Port Sydney Rochester Toronto Bolton Waverley Neepawa and Guelph hospital updates. It also reports the engagement of Lucinda Minerva Graff to Edward Francis Freeman with a mid October wedding planned in Churchill United Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Graff
Acton
Ontario
Lucinda Minerva
Edward Francis Freeman
Edward Freeman
Churchill United Church
Notable Obituaries From Acton District Solace and Service
Mrs M Quackenbush of Minot North Dakota dies after lingering illness October 2. Henry Goldham longtime Acton resident from London England dies after brief illness in Guelph Hospital. Both men leave wives and families. communities extend sympathy. services held at St Alban and Knox Church with Masonic and Orange Order attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Quackenbush
North Dakota
Minot
James
Mea
MolLennan
Actor
Pred
Edith
Waliam
Don
George
Walter
Jean
FP. J.welwood
Acton
Henry Goldham
London
England
Beardmore Leathers Ltd
Goldham
St. Alban’s Church
Martha Ledgerwood
Geo. Cook
Windsor
W. C. Nein
White Plains
N. Y
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
Miles
H. A. Coxe
Guelph General Hospital
Coxe
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
Morriston, ‘Hamilton
Hip
Walker Lodge
A. F
Lodge I. O. O. F
Jocal Orange Order
Masonic ‘Order
Presbyterian Church
H. L. Bennie
Sacto Bish
George Gordon
Chas Darty
Fall litters of pigs guide late summer sow rearing
The Dominion Animal Husbandman warns that haphazard methods in fall and winter pig production lead to disappointment. It advises a two litter per year program with September as the fall farrowing limit, careful breeding, housing, feed, and rations including alfalfa hay and mineral sods. Start five week old fall pigs on a mixed starter ration and continue dry feeding to reduce scouring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Animal Husbandman
Dominion Department of ‘Agriculture
Whales and Whaling in Canada’s Pacific Coast
The Pacific Coast centers Canada’s whaling industry with renewed activity after a dip. Oil, whalebone, meal, and fertilizer valued at $228000 were produced from a recent catch. About half a million gallons of whale oil worth over $192000 were obtained, with most exports going to Britain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Pacific
Queen Charette Islands
British Isles
United States
Marathon race analogy on life and success
A prominent figure likens life to a marathon, not a sprint. Success requires constant effort and perseverance despite repeated failures and discouragements, as many start strong but quit before lasting commitment. Ambition must endure beyond first efforts and temptations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaid
Migk
Remale Av
Saibine
Wits
Realization of a Dream: Rootes Buys Rumwood Court
R. C. Rootes, head of a Piccadilly car firm, fulfilled a long held dream by purchasing Rumwood Court near Maidstone. Forty years earlier he helped his father in a small Maidstone garage and spoke of owning the showplace someday. After 21 years of effort he completed the purchase from Captain Arthur Fraser Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Gates
R. CO. Rootes
Piccadilly
Finn
Rootes
Maidstone
Rumwood Court
Britain
Langley
Arthur Fraser Foster
Gregory Theatre Weekend Playbill Promises Star Power
The Gregory Theatre schedules a multi film and stage lineup for Saturday October 7 to Monday October 9 including special matinee at 3 00 and a 4 bedtime story featuring Maurice Chevalier and Helen Twelvetrees. Mae West appears in She Done Him Wrong with Diamond Lil while Rambling Eevee Radio presents novelty acts and a comedy Four Wheels No Brakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Chevalier
Helen Twelvetrees
Mae West
Rakatos
Four year old Brampton drowning shocks town
Four year old Gordon Leece died at Fletcher's Pond Brampton after slipping from a railway tie projecting over the water. Leece playmate LeRoy Sprawl tried to reach him and later reported the tragedy to his mother. Doctors Brydon and Edwards failed to revive the boy after an hour and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher’s Pond
Gordon Leece
Bert Leece
Brampton
LeRoy ‘Sprowl
Gordon
Saskatchewans Correspondence Courses Prove Popular
The Department of Education of Saskatchewan launched correspondence courses three years ago for students unable to attend regular schools. The 1932-33 enrolment reached 9,000, up from 5,500 a year after starting. Courses cover grades IX to XI with compulsory subjects and electives such as Latin French German and science. Eligibility requires Saskatchewan residence and grade VIE or equivalent, with XI available to those far from schools or unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Education
Saskatchewan
Fragments from a town meeting poem and audience lines
An OCR fragment shows a speaker addressing a town audience about gas and light with a pun on honor. The crowd replies with a quip about charges, creating a fragmentary exchange from a public address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabe
Volde
Prize Winning Poems Preview In School Contest
The text presents winning poems titled The Prize Winning Poems by Edward Hansen and The Brooklet by Jean Lambert with imagery of day’s end, nature, and rivers. It includes a second prize poem The Coming of Spring by Patricia Harrop describing spring’s arrival, birds, flowers, and children with playful references to Santa and Christmas gifts.
Market for Wives in the Congo Draws Critique
The Rev Louis L Empereus argues Belgian indirect rule fosters polygamy in Katanga Congo. Wives are bought often before birth with prices around sixty dollars, higher in some districts. Catholic missions run bride schools training girls for marriage while non Christian buyers seek “safety” for their purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis L'Empereus
Katanga
Belgian Congo
Libre Belgique
Congo
How did you fare in your dog bite compensation action
A plaintiff recounts his case against a man whose dog allegedly bit him. The opposing side used a clever lawyer who reportedly proved that the plaintiff himself bit the dog.
GONE Teacher and Pupils Joke On Tense Misuse
A classroom moment shows a teacher asking about the tense of I am beautiful and pupils answering Past. The joke hinges on a grammar misunderstanding.
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Wm. Chisholm
Wm. Stark
Bilton
J. '‘N. Leavens
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R_Agar
Mary
Macpherson
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Mary Mullens
J. P. Scarrow
R. M. McDonald
General Hospital
Guelph
E. Greenslade
Stephen Coxe
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Jos. Johnson
Martha
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Fred Binkey
Anderson
J. M. McDonald
Arch
Guthe
Arnold
John Mi
Eric
Jack Moore
J. ©. Moore
Goodyear
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Acton High School
Walker ‘Lodge
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Norton
John Scott
Jimmy
Gregory
Man
Clark Gable
Jean Harlow
Lilly Disney
George Bailey
John Eliott
Glen Manor Drive
Andrew Herkes
Bailey
North Main Street
Elliott
W. G
Brydon
W. Il.maguire
Herbert
Derry West
Joseph Bailey
Dale
W. A. Argo
Sask
Herbert Wilson
Ottawa
Sault Ste. Marie
Welland Ship Canal
St. Lawrence Canals
Dominion Government
Government of Canada
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Acton School
Sinting
Geal Teen
Gracy
Edward Hansen
Ghls’ First
Murm
Jean Lambert
Santa Claus
Wale
Patricia Harrop
Edgewood Park
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