Acton Community News Briefs Reflect Travel and Family News
Local residents report visits across Ontario with relatives and friends in Toronto Guelph North Bay and Hamilton. Several engagements health updates and a forthcoming marriage are noted, including Lucy Elizabeth Rawlings and Douglas Cecil Maplesden to wed on November 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Rawlings
Actoy
Lucy Elizabeth
Bessie
Douglas Cecil Maplesden
Georgetown
Co. W. Maplesden
Acton
Baptist Friends Bid Farewell to Mr and Mrs Reid
Members and friends of the Acton Ontario Baptist Church gathered at the Landsborough home to bid farewell to Jos N Reid and his wife Dorothy. The pastor read a farewell address while the Reids received a Bible Hymnary and hall mirror as keepsakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Reid
Acton
Ontario
Joe
Lorna
Dorothy
Nancy
Mrs. Kennedy
Hamilton
Zior
Pease
Christ
Friends OF the Baptist Church
Mrs. Reid
Anne
Letters From Acton Boys In Service Abroad
A pair of wartime letters from Acton servicemen describe life in Halifax and England. V A Wheeler ER A V A Wheeler BR A C N writes from Halifax about naval service, clubs, and concerts while expressing thanks for The Free Press. Pte Chuck Tyler of the Toronto Scottish MG mentions letters home, weather in England, and hopes of returning to Acton, signing from No 1 MG Holding Unit in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Herb Dron
Era
Ieem
Y. M.C.A. Salvation Army
Toronto
Mr. Dills
Paris
Free Press
Bfen Lambert
Vancouver
Herb Drow
Halifax
England
Chuck
Tyler
Chuck” Tyler
Toronto Scottish M.G
No. 1 MG
c/o Base
P.O
Canada
Parliament session to open in November amid wartime shifts
Ottawa reports Parliament will prorogue November 5 and reconvene in early January. King plans a full dress address debate with ministers on hand, while estimates and wartime policy dominate discussions. Canadian trade gains abroad and power resource talks accompany sport talk of Ottawa Rough Riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Agriculture
Gardiner
United Kingdom
Defence
Ralston
Atlantic
Parliament Hill
Govermment
Canadian shipyards ramp up to build navy vessels
About 15,000 workers across more than 40 yards on the east and west coasts, St Lawrence and Great Lakes, prepare 65 corvettes and 30 minesweepers for the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Navy. Three fast passenger liners become armed merchant cruisers, and a $500,000 small boat program supports rescue and air force needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Score
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Navy
Naval Services
Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Royal Canadian Air Force
Milton News Roundup: Visits and Engagements Reported
Milton residents note visits by Mr and Mrs Frank McNiven to Kirkland Lake. James Bentley purchases and rehabs E. F. Earl’s West Mary Street residence. Church acquaintances from Guelph and Grand Valley call on R. J. Hare. Marie Maud Fleck announces engagement to Dr Charles Ansley Martin of Milton. wedding planned for November 16 in Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bentley
West Mary Street
E. F. Earl
SW. Hank
J. McCrea
Guelph
J. L. Landsborough
Landsborough
R. J. Hare
Marie Maud
Edward Fleck
Advertising streak spans 55 years in Rolling Fork Pilot
The Rolling Fork Pilot reports it has carried every issue advertisement for a Vicksburg department store for 55 years, marking a long standing local business partnership and continuity in the Mississippi town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolling Fork
Miss
Rolling Fork Pilot
Vicksburg
Life Light for Shipwrecked Seamen
The British Ministry of Shipping approves a life jacket light that floats a red beam for fifteen hours. Weighing ounces, it remains in a life jacket pocket until activated and can be used as a signaling device by a man overboard. The device is sealed to deter misuse and is attached by a lanyard or held in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Shipping
British Dyes for Half the World Amid War Time Production Surge
British dyestuffs aims to supply half the world market as wartime output reaches a projected 125000 tons. Exports to France Italy and other industrial nations rise while Germany France and Italy share 39.8 percent of global production. The U K now produces most home needs and licenses chemical products once Germany exclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
MacKinnon
Dominson
Britain
United States
Germany
Dominion
Wiltshire
Ormany
France
Italy
United Kingdom
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Russia
Japan
Great Britain
Method hinges on business punctuality
A brief quotation emphasizes that method in business relies on punctuality, noting there can be no method without timely discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceeil
Halton County boys leaders address church groups in Milton
A meeting for leaders of Sunday School classes and other groups takes place at United Church Milton on Friday evening November 8. Rev. David Forsyth, national Boys’ Work head for United Church, speaks on leadership issues. Dr Robert MacClure, medical missionary in China, discusses Red Cross work at St John’s Oakville supper November 7. A K Leonard of Milton named Returning Officer for Halton Boys Parliament to meet Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
Milton
David Forsyth
Dominion
Ontario Religious Education Council
Ontario
Pepe
Halton County
Robert “MacClure
China
Halton
St. John’s Church
Oakville
Red Cross
A. K. Leonard
Leonard
New Electrical Device Choreographs Convoy Speeds
British ships in convoy use a two indicator electrical system to harmonize speed. A bridge control sets the target rate, one indicator shows change at the engine room, which confirms when the adjustment is complete by extinguishing both lights.
Knox Church Anniversary Features Music and Addresses
Knox Church marked its anniversary with a supper and a music program. Participants included Wilva Bell and Flora Sayers as elocutionists, vocal solos by Mrs. Beatty and Mrs. Leishman, William Burton, piano solos by Wilma Hansen, cornet duetts by R. Spielvogel and Charles Landsborough with F Salt, Knox Sunday School Orchestra, and brief addresses by Reverends Riddell and Andrews. The keynote noted hypocrisy as unforgivable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonk
Story
Wilva Bell
Toronto
Flora Sayers
W. J. Beatty
Cameron Leishman
Wm. Burton
Wilma Hansen
Messrs
R. Spielvogel
Chas. Landsborough
F. Salt
Knox Sunday School
Mr. Riddell
Milton
Mr. Andrews
Boston
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Mrs. L. ©. Johnston
Wm. Waller
H. E. Legallais
North Bay
R. L. Johnston
Roy Johnston
Clara Zieglar, R.N
Bernice Reid
Dan Yanta
Halleybury
Dunn
Cameron Street
Hubert McPherson
Chas. Hynds
Hazel Wilson
Western Hospital
James McPherson
Govan, Sask
W. H. Clayton
E. J. Hassard
John R. Leishman
F.iias
A. C. Stewart
Katharine and
Grace
Midland
Eleanor Beatty
Clifford Dale
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Mrs. Dale
Galt
Stuart Lantz
J. B. Watkins
Mrs
A. Dolson
Brampton
Harry Mainprize
Colin McColl
Bill
Colin
James Bradshaw
Peggy
Earl H. Vincent
H. R. Wansbrough
Frank Day
Rockwood
R. H. Wansbrough
Saunday
Charles Bailey
Margaret Harrison
Wm. Miller
W. J. VanNorman
Willam VanNorman
Ray Miller
Highland Light Infantry
Stratford
R. A. Gordon
G. H. Lantz
Mr. and
Mrs. Jos. Reid
George Wallace
Clothes
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
W. T. Patterson
Wyndham ST
Maher Shoe
Ryan
Bob Sieckenwee
Ted Parker
Hix Orchestra
F. L. Wright
Cooper Bldg
Gregory ‘Theatre
Barbara Stanwyck
Fred MacMurray
Pappy
Gracie Fields
Irene Rich
Preston Foster
Fox News
Andy Hardy
Hardy Family
Mickey
Rooney
Judy Garland
Colombia
Waterloo Bridge
Vivien Leigh
Robert Taylor
G. A. Dills
V. A. Wheeler
E.R.A
Br.a
R.C.N. Barracks
King
R. L. Wheeler
Department of Agriculture
Nova Scotia
Col. Wheeler
British Coumbia
South America
International Rapids
Quebec
Roigh Riders
Interprovincial Football Union
Mulock
University of Manitoba
Frank McNiven
Kirkland Lake
Satisfied Advertiser
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B. D. Rachlin
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