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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1936
Page
4
Local residents gather for holidays with relatives across Comber Bracebridge Toronto and Detroit. The page lists numerous visits and weekend takeovers by families such as Eliott Roper Kenney Brown and Macdonald, with several weddings and engagements teased including Lan Winnifred Byrne Bradshaw.
The wedding of Olive Cooper to Ray Smith McDougall took place on a September Tuesday at the Cooper home in Acton. Rev. H J Bennie officiated as Olive wore navy blue, with Briarcliffe roses, and the couple left for a honeymoon before settling in Hornepayne with best wishes from Acton friends.
The value of any natural gift hinges on two powers: producing excellent work and bringing it to capable audiences. Few people possess both, and many have only partial talent or limited drive, causing great ability to remain hidden from the world.
A fragmentary 19th century admonition warns that bearing idle gossip and impertinent anecdotes harms moral conduct. It emphasizes disciplined Christian behavior, measured thoughts, and strict honesty in social exchanges to avoid sensational or exaggerated statements.
A fragment shows Bandaman about to practice while a daughter explains she used the miauthipiece to light a lamp after misplacing a paraffin funnel. The exchange hints at improvised materials and a domestic mishap in a casual dialogue.
Notice to creditors and others of the William Watson estate at Exquesing Halton Gantlemann who died May 1st 1936. Claims must be sent to Miller and Hungerford Guelph Ontario administrators solicitors by September 30 1936 before assets are distributed. August 25 1936.
Expenditures of Saskatchewan farmers in 1934 averaged 1282 dollars per farm based on 639 farms and 639 crop correspondents to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Living costs averaged 533 for a family of 5.74, with operating outlays at 730 for farms averaging 604 acres in wetter conditions. Bruce Barton quote about statistical support appears in the text.
Miss Clara Lantz of Galt and numerous guests from Detroit Stratford Toronto Oakville and Henitore gathered for a holiday weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs G H W Lapty. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Wt El Sutelfe Miss Grace Citharine and roots Anis and Mr Tom Sutcline among others. The visit highlighted cross border and cross province social ties.
Last evening Acton United Church Choir members hosted Marguerite Symon and Dan Taylor at the Mathews home. The gathering featured pink and white decorations, a wedding cake, and a walnut coffee table gift. Choir officials presented a heartfelt address praising their faithful service and friendship.
Quote from Harold L. Ickes contrasts policy with action. The dialogue hints at a husband’s unspoken stock losses and a public works program needing more than mere button-press advocacy. The piece blends social commentary with a conversational frame.
Norman Freeman a kicker from Hamilton will join Winnipens football champions of the Dominion this fall. The young player shows promising spirals in the Pex training as he teams with the champions for the upcoming season.
Eighteen rinks from Erin, Guelph, Erin, Georgetown, Milton and Acton competed in a mixed doubles at Acton on Thursday night September 3. Dr Gear and Mrs Porter of Erin won first prize with 3 wins and 15 points, Géreland and Mrs Elgie of Erin took second with 1 win and 8 points, Mr and Mrs J Kennedy of Georgetown placed third.
At a Kilbride meeting J Whitelock of the Ontario Department of Agriculture announced annual short courses on Agriculture and Home Economics will be held at the centre during the coming winter. Ten attendees showed strong interest, with a local committee including Mrs Campbell Winn, Mrs John MacMillan, Bert Cartwright, and others to recruit students and expect a large enrolment.
Canadian domestic exports in July totalled 83,899,000, up from 83,286,000 a year earlier, a gain over twenty million dollars led by a strong showing in fine iron and aluminum shipments. Butter, cheese, furs, wool, pulp wood, shingles, and electrical energy also rose. For the first four months of the fiscal year exports reached 2,304,323,639, up 69,120,010 or 20.7 percent from the prior year.
Phillip Robinson of Street Traffic Research at Harvard explains drivers lack courtesy due to an inferred inferiority complex and urges driving mastery. He cites tests of 40,000 drivers in Canada and the U.S. and outlines required reflexes and timing for safe courteous driving.
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