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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
7
A speaker imagines a "wonder-house" built from friendship and loyalty. Four-square walls keep unkindness out while a wide threshold and ajar door welcome trust and sympathy. The narrator envisions growing, sunward gables, terraces, and angels entering as God descends the stairs.
The Free Press notes Miss Watson of Georgetown appointed at Lorne School and Mrs. Tully of Waterloo County taking Bannockburn post. Rev Mr Avison spends about a week in Muskoka for a theological conference. A Twelve Mile Creek bridge near Tansley is proposed, seven hundred twenty feet long, ninety feet above water. tenders likely if government approves. Letters from Private D S Smith of the 134th Highlanders and Private J Q Smith of the 95th Battalion report arrivals and sea crossings. Boy Scouts offer thanks to the Governor General’s visit aboard the Duke of Connaught route. L. G. Price of Merchants Bank transferred to London branch. Jos. Hynds receives a new post. Warren and Grant obituaries noted with local ties and ages.
Canadian cheese holds a niche in Scotland with Canavain cheddar style aging. Retailers note matured Canadian cheese near home cheddar flavor but most imports remain young, priced around 8d per pound retail. Fancy cheeses like Gorgonzola Gruyere and Camembert stay limited in volume.
A narrator muses on holidays ending and children returning to school while noting the need for routine. A box found in summer yields curios from Switzerland, silver jewellery, and two antique watches. The eldest watch is repaired for use by the narrator and a niece questions why high school students may resist schooling.
Ontario ministers call for a province wide courtesy campaign as schools reopen. Hon J B McQuesten stresses extending motoring courtesy to children and pedestrians to reduce traffic deaths, urging parents to test their kids with a safety exam covering crossing rules and street behavior.
Canadian railways moved 5,800,080 tons of revenue freight in May, including 4,163,340 tons within Canada, 737,710 tons imports, and 980,032 tons in transit to the United States. The May total rose by 501,081 tons from a year earlier, driven by higher agricultural and manufactured goods volumes.
Canadian gold production in 1035 set new records with 3,284,890 fine ounces valued at 115,505,279 dollars. Increases occurred in Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. Ontario and Quebec led, with 67.5 and 14.3 percent shares. Northwest Territories contributed via Great Slave Lake ores.
Public School pupil Geo Weston and firms like Weston Bread & Cake Co. win prizes for best model and landscape painting. Tickets valued at $2.00, $1.00 and rosette prizes awarded for baskets, plants, silverware, and novelty outfits as part of the school parade and stock parade before the grand stand.
A diary excerpt by Oliver N. Warren records daily notes from Sunday to Saturday detailing family conversations, a dog trade, a street incident, domestic worries, a drive in a Ford, and school anxieties as a rural household reflects on work, weather, and death.
Tom Shapter, an 18 year old retired Exmouth fisherman, challenges for Britain’s top filmgoer honor. He has seen 5 060 films and recently watched four movies in Exmouth within a day, sometimes attending two films in a day.
A quirky tale reveals a reporter sent to cover a charity ball encounters confusion over mistaken identity. The editor questions goals as the scene exposes tension between appearance and reality among a community’s powerful figures.
Two London cabmen glare at each other amid a comic exchange. One accuses the other of a narsty look, the other denies giving it. The banter ends with a quip about wonder and wish guiding wisdom and a nod to Joseph Justrow.
A two way black crepe ensemble features a short sleeve frock with a narrow white neck relief, plus a well cut crepe jacket with criss cross waist ties. The jacket lengthens the look and can transform the dress with changes of hat and accessories.
Bus timetable details show Going East and Going West runs with daily services and Sunday exceptions. Timings include morning and evening departures at multiple stations, with a late night service listed as 1126 pm.
The Acton Free Press announces a complete service in news reporting and editorial features answering What's the News, published regularly every Thursday for readers.
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