Social and Personal: Town Friends Visit Relatives
A long list of visits and greetings from Acton and nearby towns. Residents share travel to Toronto Woodstock and Toronto relations and news of relatives and friends visiting from Bracebridge Guelph Rockwood Beaverton and more during the past week and weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Wallace
Dorothy Wallace
Toronto
Acton
R. S. McCutcheon
Ospringe
D. McCutcheon
Claude Redmond
E. Grey
Guelph
W. J., McCutcheon
R. Patterson
Rockwood
Hugh McCutcheon
Main Street
Clarence E. McCutcheon
West Summerland B. C
Four requisites of the educated man
The educated man needs world history ideas history of science and one language. Humility is essential for true education. Perfect education is impossible, but striving to learn is education. The educated man seeks knowledge of himself and others.
Out of the Way Place Visitor Questions Inhabitant
A visitor probes an old resident about living in a remote town for over thirty years. The inhabitant confirms lengthy residence and humorously notes nothing keeps him busy, preferring the quiet.
Landmark Burned Cottage Destruction Sparks In 1900s District
A brick cottage between the fifth and sixth telegraph lines east of Acton was destroyed by fire last night. Owned by A. G. Clarridge and occupied by Mrs Cyril Middlebrook, the home and most contents burned though a nearby highway booth was saved. The fire, likely from a fireplace spark, left the old landmark almost entirely lost with minimal insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
A. G. Clarridge
Cyril Middlebrook
Canada Sees Coal Output Rise In July 1934
July production reached 991 023 tons, up 315 759 tons from July 1933, with Nova Scotia accounting for nearly 60 percent of total coal output. Alberta and British Columbia contributed 247 886 and 118 693 tons respectively, while imports climbed to 1 545 787 tons as domestic demand outpaced supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Nova Scotia
Dominion
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Great Britain
United States
Newfoundland
Germany
Printers Talking Points At Bayfield Convention
Hugh Templin of Fergus News-Record cites high pressure salesmen pushing $450 duplicating machines to municipal councils. Clerks need special typewriters and extra stenographers, chairing councils warn of poor work and doubled paper costs, and some townships face rework before improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Templin
Fergus News-Record
Bayfield
Huron County
Lst
Two Obituaries in Acton District Honor War Veteran and Mrs Warren
James I. Mereweather 66 a Great War veteran died at General Hospital Guelph and was honored with a military funeral by the Acton Legion and Lorne Rifles. Mrs R D Warren widow of R D Warren Georgetown Herald publisher died aged in October with funeral at Walmer Road Baptist Church Georgetown and burial at Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I. Mereweather
General Hospital
Guelph
122Nd
Maggie Ryder
Johnstone & Rumley
Acton
Canadian Legion
Legion
Fairview Cemetery
Lorne
Mfe
R. D.warren
John Smith Bessey
Esquesing Township
R. D. Warren
Georgetown
Ernest
Carey
Toronto
Margret
Warren
Walmer Road Baptist Church
God
Georgetown Baptist Church
Walmer Road Church
H. H. Bingham
H. C. Priest
Helen Rowe MccHugh
Priest
G. R. Easter
John Northway
H. L. Brittain
Robert L. Kellock
J. Edgar Bates
D. D. McTavish
G. A. Walyer
A. H. Goodenow
Wm. Horton
James R. Lindsay
F. R. Watson
J. M. Finlay
Correct Diagnosis A Jewelers Shop Exchange
A suburban housewife asks Mr. Gold how to pronounce a ring name bought at a sale. The jeweller replies with a single word answer: "It's glass."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold
Beekeeping advises feeding and winter housing for Ottawa apiaries
The Bee Division at Central Experimental Farm Ottawa outlines autumn feeding deadlines and winter protection. Complete feeding by mid October if possible, extend only to reach forty pounds per colony, then seal cases with four inches packing bottom and sides eight inches top, ensure dry packing and air space, drill moisture vents, and provide wind breaks. Wintering indoors requires leaving entrances open and maintaining about 45 F in a dark dry cellar, with minimal disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Wood for Heating Purposes in the Dominion
The Forest Service estimates nine million three hundred thousand cubic feet of wood used for heating annually, about thirty percent of total wood cut. In the last two to three years fuel wood use has risen significantly despite preference for coal and other fuels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Dominion
Gregory Theatre Features Will Rogers and Jean Muir Cast
A bouncy program listing at Gregory Theatre highlights a Will Rogers feature with Merry Melody Going to Heaven on a Mule and Chapter 4 of The Wolf Dog. Jean Muir stars in a Gladys Hasty romance set in rural New England with a comedic Four Parts segment and a Slow But Sure cartoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Heaven
Gladys Hasty
Carroll
New England
Jean Muir
Bible as Best Seller Trends Across Nations
A British and Foreign Bible Society report notes the Bible remains a major global sale with over 10.5 million copies sold last year. Domestic home sales rise while foreign markets show progress with new translations like Hausa and an Africaans Bible and growing interest in Christian truth among Japan's newspaper readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British and Foreign Bible ‘Society
Society
Far East
Japan
Seafaring Drake Heir Finds Happiness Beyond Wealth
A Seattle interview features Captain Drake, a 70 year old descendant of Sir Francis Drake, living contentedly without money. He has sailed alone for two decades, survived shipwrecks, and completed a Hawaii voyage in a 37 foot vessel. Executors once traced him to Puget Sound where he said, Yes, I'm the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omas Drake
Devon
Seven Seas
Drake
Sir Francis Drake
Seattle
Wash
Captain Drake
Kiel
Germany
Hawaii
Seal Drake
Puget Sound
Stratford on Avon sweeper claims Shakespeare lineage
William Shakespeare of Stratford on Avon Corporation works as a street sweeper in the poet birthplace and asserts he is a direct descendant of the famed English poet William Shakespeare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avon Corporation
William
Unearthed Roman Villa Pavement Found by Plowman
In Rudston near Bridlington England farmer Robsoh unearthed chalk square fragments while plowing revealing a Roman pavement less than two feet deep. A 54 by 15 foot mosaic shows a helmeted head with floral motifs. Yorkshire Archaeological Society notes two pavements a tasselled and a nine scroll work, likely a villa in good preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robsoh
Rudston
Bridlington
England
Yorkshire Archaeological Society
Honeymoon Crash Ends With Court Fine
Mr and Mrs Matthew Krusto of Ontario faced police after a honeymoon trip ended when Motorcycle Officer Taylor pursued them for beer safety. Mrs Krusto discarded beer bottles during the chase, forcing a stop after five miles. Krusto later paid a $150 fine or faced three months in jail for a second Liquor Control Act offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Krusto
Ems
Taylor
Feebleness of this Generation Cited as Lack of Love and Faith
A quotation critiques the era’s moral posture, noting the feebleness of this generation stems from insufficient love and faith. The remark underscores a perceived decline in virtuous conduct.
If You Are Going Somewhere
Advice on using wind as a metaphor for aim and direction. A purposeful person turns any circumstance to advantage, while a drifted life yields no progress. The text contrasts proactive plan with aimless waiting.
Twenty-Five Years of Service Hearts District Support
Our twenty-five years of serving the people in this district is your guarantee of complete satisfaction, signaling continuity and steady commitment to local needs and dependable governance.
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Watts
Wm. Middleton
Sidney Oram
St. Catharines
Chester Wallace
Frances Hurst
University of Toronto
Fred Howes
Listowel
B. H. Wilson
Will Royce
G. H. Lantz
Herbert Cleave
Lawrence Frowe
Bracebridge
3. Hurst
Wm. Kaley
Gloria
Dr. Fleming
Barrie
Thos, Wren
Lawson Wren
Thessalon
J. R. Anderson
Ernest H. Near and
Robert
J. H. Reed
E. Beswick
Orangeville
Mrs. Warne
Kay Kelly
R. N
New York City
S. H. Reid
Bernice
John Reid
Alliston
Mr. Reid
Mrs. Trowell
Rose
Lilian
Belle
Mr. D. Packer
W. F. Jiggins
Nelson McLeod
Cannington
Anne Edwards
Beaverton
Geo. Edwards
Miss. Cummings
Peter McIsaac
Athenia
Aberdeen
Scotland
Edward MacDonald
Merna ‘Thompson
Wellington
Prince Edward County
Ontario
E. H. Vincent
R. J. McPherson
Chas. Irwin
Rochester
Quebec
Axelrod Auto Parts
Gordon St. Guelph
Charlotte Bronte
Virginis Bruce
Colin Clive
Oliver the
Melady Master
Ben Pollock
Fox News
A. D. Savage
Wood’s S Grocery Family Grocer
Flowerdale Tea
Kellogg's
Arrow Blend
Barker's
Christie’s
Lallemand’s
E. Coles
Coolwa
Acton Free Press
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