Acton News Roundup of Weddings and Visits Across Town
A long list of Acton area residents and guests is noted, with frequent travels to Toronto, Duluth, Milwaukee, Wolworth and Guelph. Engagements include Mae and Aubrey Gervais, Elva Gertrude Hamilton, and Peg MacDonald with Pusey, all planning marriages in September, while many families host or visit relatives in surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Hamilton
Elva Gertrude
William Alexander
James Alexander
Rockwood
Margaret Jean
Peg
MacDonald
Mac AlacDonald
Acton
Alexander W. Pusey
John Pusey
Guelph
Mortgage Sale of Farm Property in Nassaguweyn Ontario
Mortgage sale under a power of sale set for September 6 1938 at 1 PM in Rockwood Ontario. Lands in Nassaguweyn Township Halton County totaling about 270 acres with many farm implements and live stock offered under a distress warrant. Personal property includes mares cows pigs and farming gear. Sale subject to reserve. 25 percent down on land with balance by mortgage at 5 percent interest. Chattels paid in cash. Probate by W Eric Stewart K C Toronto solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Fredrick Fatt
Rockwood
Ontario
Nassaguweyn
Halton
Yorkshire
Yorkshire Pis
Massey-Harris
Heray
W. Eric. Stewart
K. C
Parliament Buildings
Torona
Toronto
G-t
Gregory Theatre Programs Holiday Weekend Shows
A fragment lists Gregory Theatre events with Katharine Hepburn Gary Grant in a comedy Wee Wee Monster a cartoon Mother Hen's Holiday and a warner Oland appearance plus comedies Amuse Yourself and Stocks and Blondes. The page mentions Martha Raye Bob Burns Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland in a riotous Mexico sequence with Swing School Bike Parade and Don Donald cartoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Hepburn
Gary Grant
Warmer Oland
Hall
Hallaay
Don Donald
Fox News
Mexico
Martha Raye
Bob Burns
Dorothy Lamour
Ray Milland
Sympathy Follows Death Of Little Paul Gibbons
Funeral services for Thomas Paul Gibbons drew wide sympathy from family friends and colleagues. The service at St Joseph’s Church and Dublin Cemetery featured floral tributes from relatives and local groups including Beardmore & Co and Acton Hockey Club. Pallbearers and flower bearers named Sonny Louth Mickey McMillan Harold Simpson and others reflected community support for the grieving Gibbons family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gibbons
Thomas Paul
S J. Joseph
Dublin
Mamma
Daddy
Iittle
Delaine
Grandma
St. Michael's Hospital
Rachlin
Sonny Louth
Mickey McMillan
Harold Simpson
Rena Braida
Billy Clayton
Lorne Simpson
Freddie Dunn
Kenneth Marchment
Violet ‘Bouth
Joan Rumsey
Shirley Kentner
Phyliis Robertson
Ontario District Fair Dates Announced for Fairs and Exhibitions
The Agricultural Societies bykind of the Ontario Department of Agriculture lists dates for fairs across districts. Highlights include the Toronto Exhibition August 26 to September 10 and London Western September 12 to 17, with multiple towns such as Fergus Orangeville Bracebridge Caledon Galt Milton Mount Forest Brampton and Georgetown Markham staging events from late September into early October. Dates may change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Acton
Bracebridge
Caledon
Milton Mount Forest Coolksville
Brampton Georsietown
Markham
1938 Edition of Year Book Now Ready
The 1938 Canada Year Book, revised and extending to nearly 1200 pages, surveys natural resources, demography, production, trade, transport, finance, education and more. It includes updated chapters and maps, with special pricing for ministers, students, and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
W. D. Euler
Dominion
Ulus
Olta
Bona Fide
Corntensel Questions College Return for Josh
Dialog shows Farmer Corntensel considering sending his son Josh back to college at a cost to keep him from interfering with practical work. The exchange hints at tension between education and farm labor duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corntensel
Best Displays in Years at Rockwood Flower Show
A long list of horticultural entries highlights the Rockwood show with numerous names tied to vegetables flowers and decorative arrangements. Exhibitors include A.O.V. Pearen Rev Watts Mrs Nickell G Oakes J Henderson W R Carton and many more across vegetables petals and floral designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwood
A.O.V
G. H. Pearen
Jan
Locker
J. Henderson
G. Oakes
C. H. Harris
A.oy
G.pearen
A. J. Eliot
Watts
G. Laverty
Rev.) Watts
A. Beard
E. Nickell
Thos, Weatherston
Jease Gordier
G. H
W R Carton
Rev) Watts
Clemens
T. Wingrove
Vo Harrison
iRev
G Laverty
W Or Carton
Revi Watts
Beard
C. Ho Harrin
J Henderaan
Begorai
A Croft
T Wingreave
Peart Coleus
A J Elliot
T Lynch
S Crom
Watt
Helen Henderson
Phyliss Locker Stanley Harris Mars Busnton
Gordon Harris
Po Powers
Briggs and Thompson Face Family Troubles After Gulf Defeat
Briggs laments six family woes as Thompson reports wife in hospital son fired daughter has mumps cook left. Jenkine defeats Briggs 5 and 4 at Gulf this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
Thompson
Cook
Jenkine
Gulf
Fragmented Theatre Dialogue Sparks Audience Notice
A garbled exchange hints at a theatre program with titles The Fairies Frolic and Woodland Whisperings. The fragmentary text suggests audience reactions and possible scheduling concerns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mra
RJ. McPherson
J. C. Currie
Chatham
James Moore
Cannington
Fred Anderson
Donna
James McKague
Rochester, N. Y
John Kennady
Harold Henry
Lucknow
John Prank
Morrell Norman
John Stevenson
Mr. H. Kennedy
Detroit
Mrs
John Kennedy
Meesra
Jack Reid
Allan Marshall
Pamour
Joseph Kentner
Bowmanville
Charles Ramshaw
Ramshaw
Duluth
C. C. Speight
W. H. Speight
Milas Aimee Speight
Fred Adsett
Moorecroft
A. McDonald
Mra. J. M. Frank and Family
Mr. Jos
Prank
Dobbington
Sauble Beach
Wm. E. Ramsden and
Bille
Buffalo, N.Y
Ini
C. W. Mason
A. B. Lyon
Ulster, Pa
Alice Macpherson
A. A. Dill
D. D. Ritchie
Gordon
W OD. Ritchie
A. K. Mann
Atlas Donalda Henderson
Wingham
Archie Holmes
Brussels
A. W. Johnston
Ronald and
Dorothy
Chicago
Jas. Mackie
Church Street
J Craigy
Janet Craig
Robert Hall
W . Hall
Archie McPherson
Leona
Carsonville, Mich
Ro Jo McPherson
George EL Bishop
Shequindah
Manitolin Island
A H Bishop
Red Lodge
Jennie Young
Saginaw
Mich
Hose Morrison
Bridgport
James Moor
Cunnington
Hugh ‘Land
Moffat
Elie Edna
James Earl
James Howie Moffat
W Oa Chisholm
Mae
Aubrey Gervais
Mary Gervais
Chas, Gervais
Aclan Marrusge
R. J. Kerr
Te Fublic Auction
George Wallace
Clothes Shop
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
THE
Sterling Trusts Corporation
Chan
Broadway
Little Paul Gibbons
John Adams
Mla
Diskion
Ottawa
E.P
George's Square Guelph
Ryan
Featuring
Tim Eaton and His Orchestra
Josh
Waneekewane
Tom
Pallant’s
A J Ellicot
TO Wingrove
Gray
Harold Wiles
Georgetown Lumber Co
Georgetown
Lovell Bros
R. J. Manion
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