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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1940
Page
2
Brief column highlights various happenings in nearby towns and communities. Readers learn quick updates on local events, projects, and notable happenings affecting neighboring areas.
Mr and Mrs H Brown and Jean of Ottawa visited Mr and Mrs Robert Brown over the holiday. Misses Margaret and Jean Kirk of Niagara Falls visited their sister Mrs Jom Airdrie. Pres George and Bill Airdrie of Camp Borden visited at the home of their sister Mrs Edward Cornell. Mrs Alex Mochrie Allen and Marion visited with Mr and Mrs Herb Allan at Bailinafad for a few days.
Nassagaweya notes report the Women’s Association of Ebenezer United Church serving meals at the International Ploughing Match held at St Thomas this week. Local visits include W M Near and family from Guelph to Nassagaweya, and Darby families visiting in Knatchbull and Lowville. Military man Pte R C Wilson visited family in Nassagaweya, with other local travels noted among the Nightingales and Cargill family.
The Ballinafa Women’s Association held its regular monthly meeting at Miss J Givens home on Tuesday afternoon October 5 with vice president Mrs Snow presiding. A Red Cross tea followed. Local visitors included Rev and Mrs A E Marsh at the Manse on Thanksgiving Day with daughters Helen and Dr Mary Bayley.
Readable excerpts show students enjoying a long week end as the Teachers' Convention and Thanksgiving reduce classes. Mr S Jay attended the Guelph and London convention while families from Orton and Erin gathered for the holiday.
Selby Campbell of Toronto and Crawford Mahon of Kitchener visited the Matron household. Margaret McLaren from Hamilton Hospital returned home for the weekend. Omer Vansickle visited Blind River. St David’s Presbyterian Church held anniversary services led by Rev H Mullin with choir music. A congregational supper followed. Rev Frank Lawson chaired a weekend visit by Owen Barteaux and Betty from Toronto. Mrs Robert Early received a surprise birthday party. Wilma Bell and Evelyn Vansickle of Toronto spent the weekend at home. T Langridge of Preston stayed with his daughter Mrs Wm Copper over the holiday.
Last Wednesday in Rockwood town hall a well attended film night featured Alice in Wonderland, sports and war footage from Finland and Norway, plus Hurricane Horsemat. The funeral of Mrs James E Gray was largely attended with private service, interment in Rockwood Cemetery, and community sympathy extended to the Gray family. Holy Communion was held at St John’s Church with Rev E A Brooks. various local engagements included Thanksgiving visits, a Fall Fair at Erin, and the annual School Teachers Convention at OAC Guelph.
A quoted exchange defines counter irritants as individuals who spend the day shopping but do not make purchases. The remark frames a counter irritant as a person habitually indecisive at the store.
Mr R K Carruthers of the Bank of Montreal left for Lansdown to act as relieving waiter for a few weeks. Mrs R H Wright represented the Georgetown Union at the W O T U convention in Trinity United Church Toronto last week. Mrs A Reeve and Mrs C B Dayfoot also attended portions of the convention.
Mr and Mrs Hartley have leased the Packwood residence and taken possession. Pte George Roszel stationed with the C V A C at Toronto visited Mrs Roszel recently. Mrs Hollinger Mildred and George of Acton were Saturday visitors with Mr and Mrs James Baird. Mr Richard Medley suffered a fractured rib and other bruises after a fall while descending stairs into the basement and is convalescing.
Alf S Burrell of Oakville has been awarded his pilot wings after months of instruction. Goldwi Gregory of New York suffered a broken arm when struck by a taxi last week and is recuperating at home. Red Cross drive officials hoped for 8,500 but received a late 2,000 gift and expect totals to surpass last year's 10,031.
A large audience gathered along the Queen Elizabeth Way on Thursday morning to see soldiers marching to Camp Borden. Pupils from local schools joined the highway viewing. Work began Tuesday tearing down part of Burlington Dry Cleaners building to extend rear sections for growing business. Emma Kerns displayed a 1803 bond between Nichol Kerns and Capt. Joseph Brant. Red Cross fund drive in Burlington and district progresses slowly with about 4000 pledged, half of last year’s effort and well short of the national goal.
Milton J E Whitelock moves into vacated residence of Mrs Stanley Wilson family. George Mitchell two years old sustained fox cage scratches and spent weekend in Hamilton General Hospital. John W Tibbs of Toronto and Mrs Tibbs visited R J Hare family last week with their war guest. Jean Dimmock of Redbourne England and Mrs Eleanor Butcher en route from St Johns Newfoundland to Medicine Hat spent days with R M Clements. Rev W F Butcher has accepted a call to Medicine Hat. Judge Munro noted a two inch snake near his chamber and had it removed by a bystander.
M Wauters outlines Britain's resolve and democratic freedoms under siege, contrasting German boasts with Allied resilience. He notes British unity and calm, the Royal Air Force strikes, continued supply lines, and U S support, while dismissing German propaganda and predicting Allied victory grounded in lawful sovereignty and sea power.
Sir Evelyn Wrench describes Canada’s contribution to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan as the greatest enterprise in the empire. He presents it as a vast cooperative effort with Canada leading a monumental program and broadcast in September.
Public auction conducted by Robert Scott in Nassagawega on Friday October 1 at 1 pm offers farm stock animals poultry grain hay and implements with absolutely no reserve. Items include Percheron horses cows hogs poultry wheat oats hay macheinery and household furniture followed by auctioneer J A Elliott and clerk L McMillan.
Advertises Mrs Fred Lemon of John Street offering CROUCHMAN S LINAMENT for varicose veins with money back guarantee. Claims external effectiveness for humans and animals. Also notes Brown's Drug Store selling product. references stables cleaned and disinfected to pass government inspection with a head whitening estimate available.
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