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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
5
Chronicle of residents visiting friends in Baltimore Midland Toronto and Buffalo with several cross country trips. Notable mentions include Miss Beth Harrison Miss Bella Stephenson Very Rev Dr T A Moore Mrs Clara Boomer and Cotman Grimm Allan Smith Wanetta Harold Gordon MacKay Doris McDonald and others taking trips or returning home. Several comments on new jobs and relocations with Beamsville High School and South Porcupine noted.
Thomas Beecher observed a boy selling lemonade at three cents and a rival at five. A puppy falling into the cheaper stand prompted him to warn against “burglaries of price.” He preached that apparent bargains may hide hidden costs.
Prairie provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta show strong manufacturing growth with 1934 plant counts at 2 890 and capital of 348 931 561. Production valued at 2 841 million, with 39 274 workers earning 30 890 718 in wages. Slaughtering and meat packing lead value, flour and feed mills follow, then butter cheese petroleum products and rail equipment.
A compact program listing thrill packed comedy drama pieces featuring Wallace Ford and Charlie Chase in On the Trek. Includes miniatures and fables such as How to Behave and Nutville with Rex and Rinty. Faith Baldwin story with Margaret Sullavan and Henry Fonds. cartoon Trolley Ahoy.
A boy Tom Graham is scolded by his mother to imagine life in Margie the servant girl’s shoes. After attempting to step into Margie’s world he finds himself transformed into Margie, learns the effort of her work, and ends up scrubbing paint and delivering a telegram as Margie watches.
A chaotic domestic scene unfolds as Tom scrubs pencil marks and hides a gap in the housework while Margie and May Graham demand bread and butter. The Grahams praise Tom after a clumsy mishap, and the piece shifts to a baseball recap where Acton beats Milton in a five game playoff, with Morton and Clement highlighted for clutch moments and pitching notes.
A large crowd attended the Milton versus Acton game amid rain and umpire confusion. Milton edged Acton with a late plate-umpire change, drawing praise and criticism as both sides drew strong support. Milton next faces Ingersoll on Saturday as fans rally for Halton teams.
Captain H Nyegaard recounts a monsoon voyage from Alsace Lorraine to China on a small tramp steamer near Singapore Malaya. Four seventy two ton locomotives chained to the deck shifted and nearly capsized the ship as waves rolled over the crew. Nine chains snapped and the tenders lay in the hold until repairs at Bombay bolstered bindings before further travel.
The article discusses how wood popularity shifts from walnut to mahogany and back to walnut in furniture making. Birch, while strong and good for upholstery, struggles to win favor among fancy woods, though some Scots chair makers value Canadian birch highly.
The clues spell a six or seven letter name from letter play, concluding with the answer Cundle as a playful single word riddle solution.
A country magistrate questions Jones about his presence in court and Jones responds that he has no plan to explain his reason, signaling a terse exchange in a rural legal setting.
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