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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
11
Numerous Acton residents hosted and visited relatives during the Thanksgiving holiday. Ontario and U. S. guests from Toronto Buffalo Rochester Niagara Falls and Port Huron gathered with local families including the McDonald Leishman McCausland and Johnston households. An engagement and a wedding nearby were noted as part of the holiday social flow.
Frank McIntosh and family express appreciation for the kindness and sympathy shown during Mia’s illness and after her death. They cherish the thoughtful gestures and friendships that surrounded them in this time.
Georgetown Dale and Bennett move to new premises on Mill Street in the former McDougall Block. George town council votes to extend polls hours to 7 PM and Inaugural meeting to 7 30 PM. Gordon Alcott receives Waterman fountain pen in Copper City for midget baseball and boys work. Georgetown United Church anniversary services held with sunshine and autumn flowers.
A local listing highlights programs at Gregory Theatre including Gloria Stuart and Michael Whalen in a mystery yarn and Polly Moran with Allison Skipworth in a dramatic comedy. Also featuring cartoons Hawaiian Holiday and Going Places plus shorts and a musical Candid Kid Stranger Than Fiction.
Classified note advertising a roofing estimate service with a 28 year guarantee. Mentions Prestoa Steel and locations including Fenley and Gmeaway. Uses minimal readable details and quirky OCR phrasing.
A fragment from a night out in Piccadilly Circus captures crowded streets and quirky exchanges at a milk bar. The piece includes wry remarks about crowds and public tastes, concluding with brief, pointed quotations on war and civility by Havelock Elis, Richard E Byrd, and J B S Haldane.
Sponsors of the Labor Day meet in Nelson seek official recognition of a 6 ft 4 in high jump by Joe Haley of Trail, toppling the Canadian open and native record set by Jack Portland at the 1932 Olympic trials in Hamilton.
The 1 750 ton Seal submarine is launched at Chatham naval dockyard. It measures 271 feet long and is described as the most powerful armed submarine afloat.
At Greenock School the Literary Society and friends honored Mr and Mrs Wm Johnston on their marriage. President Gordon Leslie led a program with musical selections by Ralph McKeown Harvey Fisher Jim McIntyre and others. Bob Allan presented a mantel clock amid warm thanks and well wishes, followed by lunch and social time.
Mary Ellis Rae and William Wallace Gurney wed at noon Saturday in Wingham at the home of Mr and Mrs J Donald Rae. Rev Kenneth MacLean officiated with Sara MacLean as soloist and Kari King as accompanist. The couple plan to reside in Wingham.
Dialogue snippet shows a father denying inheritance of his son’s ideas and a mother insisting she has hers complete. The exchange highlights generational differences and familial pride in a humorous tone.
Fragmentary quote shows a question about a long-delayed visit and marriage to an employer. The text references Nieco and a claim of working until marrying the employer, but details are incomplete and contexts unclear.
A nostalgic puzzle column recalls clues and trick riddles about historical anniversaries in October. It invites readers to solve for a specific date and event, noting hints about Christopher Columbus and other October milestones, with a playful letter-by-letter puzzle format.
A professor asks a mother where her freshman son gets his knowledge. The mother replies that the boy’s knowledge comes from her while the thirst comes from his father.
A terse dialogue shows one man pressuring another about marital authority. The bald speaker challenges the notion of being master in his house, and the other claims to know the reason why. The exchange hints at household power and domestic roles without further context.
A Black woman Sally explains to her mistress how she raises her well behaved boys. She says she uses a barrel stave and raises them frequently in a methodical way.
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