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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 01, 1938
Page
6
An obituary tribute remembering John Gibaon who died September 2 1037. The poem expresses enduring grief and memory by the family and calls him a beloved husband and father.
Notes remind readers of Labor Day and the last public holidays while doors reopen on Tuesday. Ads promise savings, Preas Day at the Ex features newspaper men, and Acton Fairprise lists are out for a banner year. Mrs. Agnes Young reaches 106, and local crime mentions a chicken theft and a broken refreshment stand.
Report on Canadian poultry industry noting improved hatchability and increased numbers of ROP sired chicks for 1938 1939. Mention of department actions, breeders, and plans for greater profits from trap nesting and pedigree work. Road development after 1812 referenced as historical note.
Patrick O Keefe inbowe of Ottawa attended a Brookville drawing sponsored by the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association for a bushel of wheat when two sacks were awarded as tickets. One ticket won second prize yielding a $2500 payout, confirming the gain for the attendee.
Milton lowers the 1938 tax rate to 37 mills from 38 percent in 1937. Toren Council members receive credit for reducing the levy. Mr and Mrs Willmott left for Ottawa to attend the sheep exhibition where Mr Witnatt will act as judge. Town repairs include sidewalk work on Main Street from the Bell Telephone office to W Crogier’s store. Visitors from Winnipeg and Montreal, Miss Ruth Robson Mitchell and Jack Mitchell, stay with Mrs W. Scott at Courtview Farm. Miss Mitchell arrived aboard the Queen Mary after time in England and on the Quwaunent Champion.
Local items report Oakville residents at the Isylea bridge ceremony, Navy veteran Lt Cmdr Rotoresuni returning from duty, and the death of Arbon Dockney who fell from a canoe on Lake Temagami. Engagement announced for Eileen Thelma Lofquist to David James McFadden. A wedding set for September 17 at St Johns Union. Hundreds attend the old CG&G Mariott event as crowds gather for notable happenings.
Obituary notes the death at Simsay August Ti at his daughter's home in Acton of J F Ke Cita born in Nottingham England in 1847. A renowned architect who designed over forty churches, he lived in Canada since 1913 and ran a farm at Ter Cotta. Survived by five children and several grandchildren, with funeral at Acton’s St Albanias Church and burial at Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown.
World demand and competition push prices down, so cutting costs is essential. HD Mitchell from Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm outlines strategies including heavier yields through suitable varieties, rigorous cultivation and drainage, weed and insect control, labor-saving equipment, and expanding cultivated area within existing farm limits to lower cost per unit.
A quirky poem by Mr. Oolea Scavna explores wordplay and hidden phrases. It hints at a puzzle where lines describe letters and virtues, culminating in a self descriptive riddle about a collective moral or social aim.
Rural boys and girls prepare for the annual school fairs in Halton with six events scheduled in Brookville Esquesing Hornby Mount Memo Trafalgar Lith Appleby from September 1 to 22. JE Whitelock notes prize lists issued earlier and judges include JOM Denyes. Exhibits feature calves lambs grain vegetables nature study and sewing supervised by teachers to boost education and parental involvement.
The fragment jokes about imperfection and the idea that none are perfect. It highlights a casual debate on whether anyone is flawless and hints at self deprecation in a conversational tone.
Burlington reports on an evening event with Rev Arthur Reeve and Flatt family at Ottawa hospital. The Waimesley instructor led wiremens drill team in a club gathering with Band Pattee attendance. A vehicle crash near Ontario and Brant Street injures no one though cars suffer damage. A second collision on Middle Road and Brant Street causes minor harm and property damage.
Fragmentary note from Guelph about Dr A Nelson and Bernard Upsdell on a fishing outing that ends with confusion over a trout catch. The account hints at a riverbank scene and uncertain conclusions, with torn details suggesting further context may lie elsewhere.
A classroom joke depicts a teacher asking how to help a fainting man. A pupil suggests giving brandy. the teacher asks what to do if brandy is unavailable, and the pupil responds with a promise to help.
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