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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
5
The Free Press summarizes social life with visits and engagements. Wingham to Toronto and Alton to Buffalo feature prominent names like Gurney Kerr Barber and Kerr family. Engagements announced include Lydia Caldwell to James Kerr and Kathleen Craddock to Harold Wansbrough with October marriages planned.
Milton annual fair closes after a record crowd and strong livestock show. Top cattle prizes go to C. McCann, L. Cockburn, F. Stark, A. Patter son and others from Milton, Dundas, Hamilton, Acton and beyond. Baby show and speed trials headline events with noted winners from Milton, Hamilton, Guelph and Toronto.
A bantam paused on a locomotive axle while a flock of starlings halted a train by striking the vacuum brake bag. An engine driver was cut by shattered glass, mistaking a wild goose for a hold up, as similar bird incidents are noted.
With the 1932 hunting season opening the article lists life saving hints to prevent injuries and deaths. It notes hundreds are killed or wounded yearly mainly due to careless handling of firearms. It cites risks from dogs, boats, uncased guns in autos, obstructed barrels, cleaning rags, and firing without clear sight of the line of fire.
The article suggests varied fillings to keep lunch boxes appealing. It highlights orange juice with cream cheese as a creamy, citrusy option and dried fruits or nuts for sweetness. It also offers a shrimp butter filling with lemon juice and cayenne for a zesty seafood alternative.
Dialog shows a dark joke about making antifreeze by freezing a person. The line echoes a crime or gruesome humor context with a bravado delivery and implied abuse. The fragment hints at a chilling domestic or fictional exchange.
The Gregory Theatre presents a 4 15 p m matinee starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray in a tense comedy thriller in technicolor. Additional offerings include scenic Ball Island Paradise drama with Alexander Cart and little Dickey Moore. Also Choo Choo gang comedy Fox News cartoon In A Clock Shop and a later reel Queenie of Hollywood. Dinnerware Night and Adolphe Menjou and Joan Marsh in a Saturday night guest ticket lineup.
Toronto market quotations show dairy products, butter and creamery goods, and pasteurized items with prices to shippers and to retailers. The report lists eggs poultry hogs and beef prices, hides and wool values, hay and straw, potatoes, grain, fruit, and live stock pricing with labeled categories for city and country deals.
A sentry denies smoking as an officer confronts him. The officer finds an empty pipe and leaves. The sentry then reveals a second, warm pipe and jokes that a soldier should carry two of everything.
A reader credits an advertisement in the paper for bringing Rover home within ten minutes after mailing the ad. The note expresses renewed faith in the newspaper's advertising columns and the role they play for residents.
The writer laments poor city governance and sees local affairs as the main concern for residents. He contrasts critics with those who aim to build a better city, noting many cities gain vitality through collective effort while some stagnate as dead.
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