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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
8
In Nassagaweya on Wednesday October 19 1982 Bell beloved wife of John in her 68th year funeral arrangements at home with service at o'clock interment Nassagaweya. Stewart James died October 18 1931 remembered in loving memory with lines about memories and farewell.
Several notices recount Remembrance Day plans in Acton, Halloween festivities at the Arena, and a Hallowe'en parade. Fire destroyed a bank barn near Mount Forest, another farm barn near Belwood last Friday, while local repairs and new signs appear at Mill Street service stations.
The report covers April 1 to September 30 with 60 plus complaints and investigations in homes of children. Court involvement in seventeen cases. nine children permanently committed, three on temporary order. Sixty plus visits to wards in Milton Shelter by October 1. Eighty four foster home visits. Public assistance requested to place children, including a striking case of a fifteen month old boy. Inspector G. F. Thompson of Peel and Halton Counties signs.
Fragmentary ad notes affordable free press samples for Christmas greeting cards printed locally. Mentions no need to print out of town and promises a splendid choice with possible emphasis on savings and convenience.
The nine of diamonds earned the nickname Curse of Scotland among card players. Folk lore cites various myths from the Glencoe massacre to a magical joker. The real link traces to John Dalrymple, Earl of Stair, whose arms bear nine lozenges, leading Scots to touch the card and utter the curse.
The Canadian Fisheries Association plans a year wide observance called Fish Week from October 24 to October 31. The Department of Fisheries endorses it, highlighting fish vitamins especially Vitamin D, iodine content, and the diet value of Canadian fish and shellfish.
In a lighthearted exchange Mabel notes Mildred’s husband adores her but remains absentminded, often calling her by the wrong name during a quiet moment.
The article notes rising hoarding of gold and banknotes, with an estimated 400 million pounds hidden by individuals. It cites cases including a patient whose wooden leg was a safe deposit containing three thousand dollars and a hoarder whose buried hoard required demolition of a house after death.
Mr Haboush a Galilean native and North American citizen returns from Palestine with a motion picture tour of Galilee and customs He speaks in American churches and schools and offers scenes rare native costume and Oriental pipes plus Burton Holmes films His travelogue promises life mysticism and inspiration to audiences nationwide
Advertising copy compares uninvited handbills and folders to strangers at a dinner, urging readers to welcome ads as invited guests. It emphasizes confidence, courtesy, and fairness in newspaper advertising and calls readers to treat ads as trusted messages from friends.
Girls recount a sunny camp filled with bunk houses, contests to keep clean, a lively dining hall, and a curious visit from cows that energized the group. They praise the weather, swimming, and new Guide songs while thanking supporters and clarifying that only girls may join as Guides.
Farmers in the Raymond area of Southern Alberta expand sugar beet farming to about 4000 acres with a yield near 130000 tons producing roughly 36000000 pounds of sugar. The industry employs over 300 workers at a sugar factory now six years old, with about 700 local farmers earning over 600000 dollars this season.
Plans for the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina from July 24 to August 5 1933 advance to final stage. Decoratives from two-car loads of selected grains and grasses will adorn the building, praised as one of the finest exhibition venues. Exhibitors include France India Siam British Guiana Rhodesia Argentina Mexico Burma Philippine Islands the Jewish Colonization Association Canadian National Railways Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian Government Defence of Agriculture and Trade Commerce.
A worker asks Mose about current actions while Mose claims to be an exporter. Mose says the Pullman company department fired him, and Sam inquires about his role as an exporter.
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