Acton Social Notes Luminaries Visit Nearby Cities
A collection of Acton residents and friends visiting relatives and friends across Ontario and beyond. Names include Miss Beth Harrison in Baltimore, Miss Bella Stephenson in Midland, the Tait and McGeadle families in south Porcupine Toronto and Buffalo, with visits to Kenilworth Kincardine Moorecraft Acton and Beamsville. Doris McDonald begins teaching at Beamsville High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Harrison
Baltimore, Md
Bella Stephenson
Midland
Miles Doris McDonald
Beamsville High School
Mer
Allan Marshall
South Porcupine
Sport
Acton
Feld
The Puppy Lowered the Price Lesson
Thomas Beecher, while walking on a hot July day, buys lemonade from two boys. One charges three cents, the other five. The cheaper price is due to a "puppy" in the deal. He cites the warning that bargains often hide hidden costs and urges caution against deceitful deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Beecher
Prairie Manufactures Grow In Prairie Provinces Canada
Prairie manufacturing in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta shows strong growth with 2 890 plants in 1934 and 39 274 workers earning 30 890 718 in salaries. Output valued at 241 million dollars with meat packing flour and feed mills among top industries. Leading sectors include butter and cheese petroleum products electric stations and railway rolling stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Prairia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Province
Bomblon Bureau
GAPLORY "ANOTHER FACE" Lights up screen with wide comedy lineup
Thrill packed program features Wallace Ford and Charlie Chase in On the Trek plus Nutville How to Behave and Cat's Pyramis. Faith Baldwin story stars Margaret Sullavan and Henry Fonds with Rex and Rinty finale. Includes Fox News Chain Letter Dimes and Trolley Ahoy cartoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Ford
Charlie Chase
Miniature
Pepperft
Nutville
Rex
Rinty
Faith Baldwin
Margaret Sullavan
Henry Fonds
Oddlty
Fox News
Just Get Into Her Shoes A Lesson in Empathy
A young boy Tom Graham imitates Margie the servant by wearing her shoes and wardrobe after his mother urges him to “get into her shoes.” He magically transforms into Margie, facing her daily burdens and the shock of seeing himself in her role, learning the value of the Golden Rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Graham
Margie
Tom
Charlie Tilton
Alf
Marge
Charle Tilton
Rambling Runabout and Baseball Playoffs Recap
In a chaotic domestic scene Tom scrubs pencil marks from walls as Margie and May Graham demand bread and butter. The Grahams later celebrate Acton’s five game win over Milton with Mortant and Clement shining on the mound and at the plate in a snappy league finale.
Canal Traffic Increases Amid Weather and Umpire Shuffle
A crowded scene at Milton versus Acton shows heated play and three umpires used due to a misunderstanding. Milton edged Acton, with praise for both teams and a note that Milton faces Ingersoll next Saturday. The piece also cites Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures, highlighting June canal traffic through Welland and St Lawrence routes, praising Canada's inland waterways as a vast transportation system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Welland Ship Canal
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Niagara Falls
St. Lawrence
Canada
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Atlantic Ocean
Norm Morton
Locomotives Loose On Deck In Monsoon Ocean Voyage
Captain H Nyegaard recalls a perilous voyage on a small tramp steamer in the Indian Ocean. Four seventy two ton locomotives strapped to the deck with chains as waves lashed the vessel. Nine chains parted lifting the engines skyward while the ship rode water nearly under. At Bombay the bindings were renewed before continuing to Singapore and Malaya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Ocean
H. Nyegaard
Singapore
Malaya
Alsace- Lorraine
China
Fashion Flays A Lange Part In Furniture Wood Values
Question raised on what wood holds value in furniture making. Walnut and mahogany rise in and out of favor while birch struggles to gain traction despite strength and suitability for upholstery. In Scotland chair makers favor Canadian birch, which accounts for about 75 percent of birch used by a large chair producer, per Canada’s Industrial Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Department
Canadian Nationial Bullways
Clue Riddle: First Letters Reveal Cundle
A wordplay riddle where clues state each letter is found in one word but not another. The assembled letters spell a name matching the given answer Cundle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firth
Country Magistrate and Offender Exchange Barbs
A rural magistrate questions an old offender in a terse exchange. Jones replies with defiant wit, insisting the reason is obvious and he need not spell it out. The scene captures sharp courthouse humor and regional dialect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Offender
Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paenals
Robert Tait
J. McGeadle
Menaces
David Ditts
Toronto
Emma Robinson
Kenilworth
Fern Brown
Isabel Cowles
Kincardine
T. A. Moore
Moorecraft
J. Browning
John Morton
Buffalo, N. Y
Mis
Isabel Swackhamer
Hamilton
Mrs. A. Yeeman
South Porcupine, Sro
Mrs. W. Footitt
Pred Punk
Binghamton, NY
Clara Boomer
Mr. Cotman Grimm
Preston
Allan Smith
Wanetta
Harold
Gordon MacKay
Mary
Vernd J. Akins
Winnipeg
H& Sister
Laura M. Akins
Bower Avenue
Eugene
McPherson
Babe
WU. McPherson
Ae S
Gordon Wayward
Ronto
Charles Gorham
New York City
N. Y
eBecter
Wnll
Heecher
Prairie Manufactures
George Wallace
Clothes Shop
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
Gaplory
Marc Connelly
Bogins
Mrs. Graham
Sid Tom
May Graham
Mr. Graham
Grahams
Bus Morton
BU Waterhouse
W. Clement
Bill
Milton
Dick Clement
Brg
Errard
Norm Mortant
Ingersoll
Halton
London
Eveard
Orangeville
Ontario
J. C. Jackson
J. E. Cooney
ACTO
Public Utilities Commission
R. J. McPherson
Mermaids
N. EE
Swadke
Mastoof
Nell Marley-Parrott
Memphis
Leny
Polly" Parrott
Victoria
Evelyn Armstrong
Detroit
Merathon Saims
Lacy Pence
Janet Sheather
Bort Credit
Century of Progress
Chicago
Mona Logney
Warren
Ohio
May Looney
Mans
Feir
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