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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
6
Fragmentary verse exhorts kindness while alive, urging friends to share flowers and smiles now rather than after death. It pleads not to mourn unduly and to acknowledge small gestures, such as offering jam or roses, while the speaker remains well.
A Salem Oregon arrival at Fairview Place hosts Mrs. Carson. Harold Wildgast, choirmaster, received an electric reading lamp before leaving for London. Ontario voting reflects a dry province with large majorities for reformers. Acton and Halton show decisive counts. The razing of Storey Glove Leather Tannery ends with chimney felled. Obituaries note William Newton aged 72.
The piece traces Acton Park origins from its purchase in memory of William E. Smith to its growth. It recalls early exhibitions in a canvas tent, later facilities, entrance developments via Knox Avenue, and the Park's evolution with grandstands and arena. Fairy Lake's dam, name change from Mill Pond, and surrounding homes on Park and Lake Avenues are described alongside community sports and notable residents.
The War Office Air Ministry and Admiralty sent 420 color specimens to the British Color Council for registry in the Dictionary of Color Standards. They will be copied on charts and sent to textile dyestuff firms and tailors to standardize khaki and blue shades across Britain and the Empire, reducing waste from nonuniform colors.
The article notes communications aircraft as specially equipped planes used for urgent journeys by monarchs, dictators, and executives. It cites Hore-Belisha’s Malta flight in an RAF communications aircraft and H. H. Balfour’s 12 000 mile tour of RAF units in Africa and the Middle East. It mentions India’s Viceroy aircraft, a former Iraqi king plane, and an Australian Civ Air Board delivery for special duties.
A hastily written reminiscence mentions H. Boyd and Peter MacDonald, aging farmers, with references to retirement and ravages of food. The text deteriorates as a neighbor vocalizes concern about cattle and a possible grim outlook on agricultural affairs.
A terse exchange shows a wife accusing her husband and the husband admitting unrecognized love. The dialogue mentions cows and farms with Brown and Green families, as Sam tries to downplay the situation and cheer up.
In a brief exchange a medical staff member asks the patient his name to notify his family. The nurse reports the patient states his family already knows his name.
Roberta asks about counting with a date to verify Jack's feelings. Ruth responds that the plan could have failed, noting she used a three-leaf clover in the process.
A nostalgic promotion invites readers to review reminiscences about Acton and the district. It questions readers about land purchases and local figures such as the first Precentor in Knox Church and Walter Beardmore, urging anticipation of the book for reference and to reserve copies.
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