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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 01, 1938
Page
14
In Memoriam for John Gibaon beloved husband and father who passed away September 2, 1937. Family recalls him with love, enduring memory as grief remains.
The notice highlights upcoming public holidays and changes with Labor Day next Monday and clocks set back on Monday night. it mentions re opening on Tuesday and signals the end of long summer holidays.
A historical note highlights significant advances in ROP poultry breeding and production, noting improved chick performance, rising male quality, and optimistic profits for the 1939 season. It references development efforts postwar road work and government grants shaping settlement and agricultural expansion.
Patrick O Keefe of Ottawa, Ontario, in a Dominion of Canada Rifle Association draw, wins second prize yielding 2500 dollars after trading a bushel of wheat for tickets. He travels to Brookville for the event and collects the award, confirming the deal’s value.
Milton’s 1938 tax rate is 37 mills down from 38 percent in 1937. The Town Council earns praise for lowering mills. Ottawa exhibit trip leaves Tuesday with Judge of sheep Mr Winnatt. Sidewalk repairs on Main Street underway from Bell Telephone to W Crogier’s store. Visitors include Mrs George Vallary and niece Ruth Robson Mitchell of Winnipeg and Jack Mitchell of Montreal. Miss Mitchell arrived on the Queen Mary after a year in England.
Mrs William Whitaker and Miss Bessie Whitaker joined a motor trip to Picton and other points east for the Isylea International Bridge opening ceremony. Lieutenant Commander Lyman Root, recently returned from duty, reflects on naval service and a fatal canoe accident on Lake Temagami in Northern Ontario. The report also notes engagements and a forthcoming wedding between Eileen Thelma Alpin Lofquist and David James McFadden.
J B Citta a Nottingham born architect who designed over forty churches and other buildings died at Simsay at the home of his daughter Mrs Vangoveen. He came to Canada in 1912 and bought a farm at Tron Cotta operated by his son Charles. He married Eyma Pratock in 1882. four surviving children and two who died in childhood. Funeral held at St Albanis Acton. Interment Greenwood Georgetown.
Prices of farm produce are controlled by world demand and competition, making cost reduction essential. HD Mitchell of the Central Experimental Park Ottawa outlines methods: heavier yields with quality seed and proper varieties, thorough cultivation and drainage, weed and pest control, labor-saving equipment, increased cultivated area, and diversified crops to minimize labor conflicts.
A quirky verse asks about using one or both forms of line poetry and explores language play. It hints at debt, identity and unity, ending with a reflective line about what we must be to get along in the country.
The article notes six upcoming school fairs in Halton during September with locations Brookville Esquesing Hornby Mt Memo Tra falgar Lith and Appleby and dates from September 1 to 22. It highlights prize lists, judge JOM Denyes, and student led exhibits in flowers sewing farm mechanics and nature study to boost education and parental involvement.
A fragment shows a critical remark about perfection and intelligence. The speaker insists no one is perfect and questions others' judgement. The tone is confrontational and colloquial with private frustration.
Burlington residents mourn Dr William Flatt after his Ottawa hospital death. The Wiremen Drill Team led by instructor Tom Waumsiery performed at a club event. A collision at the Middle Road and Brant Street intersection caused damage but no injuries, with Chief Lee Smith and Constable JB Dunham investigating. Freeman reported a Sunday crash on Woodland Avenue with no injuries.
A garbled account from Acton recounts Dr A Nelson of Guelph and Bernard Upsdell on an angling trip with speckled trout. The narrative slips into confusion about where the tale took place and the riverbank incident, leaving the exact location and outcome unclear.
A classroom joke shows a pupil asking for brandy when a man faints. The pupil first suggests brandy, then promises an alternative if none is available, highlighting a misguided misunderstanding of first aid.
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