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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
4
R.C.M.P. Constable Norman Gleadow was killed in Sask by Norman Flock of Esternary after a shooting spree. Flock was later shot dead by pursuing officers during the arrest attempt.
A sequence of social notes from Acton reports visits by Mrs R H Wineborough in Toronto and others to and from Acton. Guests include Mrs Jennie Dryden, Mr Gordon Dryden in New York, Mr and Mrs Ivan Harris at a Simpson Ferguson wedding in Hodson, and multiple local calls on friends and relatives. A funeral in Ottawa for Mrs Fryer’s mother and engagements formed among Toronto, Winnipeg, and Georgetown circles are noted along with a marriage announcement for Hedon Grace Waterhouse and plans for a November wedding.
Funeral held after the death on Saturday of Mrs Thomad Hay Gemmell a longtime Guelph resident She lived with her sister in Ottawa for eight years and spent summers with her daughter Mrs Alfred Fryer Born Emma Parker in Macclesfield England she was a member of Norfolk Street United Church and active in its work The funeral service was in Ottawa conducted by Rev Canon Tarley and interment followed at Little Lake Cemetery Peterborough
The Municipal Council of the Village of Acton Ontario will meet in the Council Chamber on Monday October 30 1939 at 7 30 for Court of Revision. Appeals against the 1940 assessment roll must be received by October 21 1939. Dated October 1939 Co F Leatherland Clerk.
Notice to creditors and others to send details and proofs of claims against the estate of John Wesley Frank, late of Nassagaweya, Halton, farmer, who died around September 11, 1939. Claims must be sent to the undersigned solicitor before October 30, 1939 for distribution under Section 51, Chapter 165, R.S.O. 1937. Dated October 6, 1980. Executors Leatherland and others.
A band program conducted by Professor Thiele featured a medal and trophy presentation. The Maple Leaf Forever and Nearer My God to Thee opened with marches, solo pieces included Perfect Day and Behoove You Truly, with excellent ensemble and duet numbers.
A review lists recent library acquisitions including Winston Churchill on American politics My Double Life by Mary Sullivan and North America Seen Our King and Queen by Hotto Gordon. It covers educational guides science biographies juvenile titles and nature themed works with brief descriptions and author credits.
In a lively exchange Lamb and Wordsworth spar over literary merit with Lamb noting strict honesty and simplicity in critique. The pair joke about Shakespeare and poetry in a sharp banter reflecting their differing approaches to literature.
An ailing magnate tells Sam he faces imminent death and requests a present for a straight lad while bidding farewell. He declares a long journey ahead and is consoled as the other urges bucking up and optimism despite bleak odds.
Lieut Col A. At Smith of Winonsa Ontario has been appointed to lead the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division of Canada’s Overseas Force. He assumes command as part of a wider reorganization of the Canadian forces serving abroad.
A fragmented report describes a Baltic or Nordic figure defying Soviet authority after a world war era conflict. The subject leads a resistance against Moscow’s demands for control of strategic islands and air routes, while steering a fledgling defense council.
The memorial at Couchiching Beach Park Orillia commemorates treaties that opened Simcoe and adjacent counties for settlement. A limestone monument with bronze tablet was unveiled by the Parks Board of Canada with Professor Fred Langdon representing the board. The 1798 harbor base at Penetanguishene and 1815 and 1818 treaties shaped land for military use and Loyalist descendants. A wedding at Meltyre joined Mulholland and Wojick families with a reception at the bride’s home.
A Congo attempt to create an elephant training school is described as not spreading beyond its start. The African elephant burdens taxpayers and harms farmers while JP Birch witnessed an elephant swimming across the Nile, its body rolling as the launch slowed to avoid collision. Locals misread a sandbar but elephants do cross the Nile further downstream, usually via weed-formed natural bridges.
A quiet wedding took place on a sunny October afternoon at the Stone Church, Chwlph. Jean Evelyn McDonald, daughter of Mratw Hile Everton, became the wife of Wilfred Dover, son of Myr and Mrs. Charles Dover of Sunderland. Official witnesses Mrs. Lawrpites Moll and Moul Tov attended, with M. High Higdin officiating.
The ceremony at Anturehay October dathy united Olive Ceorgetawin of tissel Meberta as bride to Fasbert Ivdet Matnon, with Davida noted as officiant. Guests included Lady Waltsiadar Pellea and Driden triglel. The couple departed for a trap and will return to Metuaplan.
The Presbyterian Church in Berton hosted the Wednesday wedding of Miss Jean Kathleen Ferguson to Robert John Stimpson of Orillia. The bride wore white satin with a veiled headpiece and orange blossoms, with bridesmaids Grace Ferguson and Mary Simpson, flower girls Barbara Ann Ferguson and Audrey Lamb, and Harvey Simpson as a brother of the groom. The reception followed at the bride's home, with mauve and pink decor and a buffet lunch for about St. Eesti. The couple planned a trip to Toronto Eastern Ontario and the United States, booking a tailored Oxford suit for the groom.
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