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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 11, 1930
Page
15
At her sister Mrs Besalo Gamble home Willow Street Acton on September 1 1930 Mary Gamble widow of the late Thomas Gemble in her 76th year The funeral will be held from the same home Saturday afternoon at two o clock Standard Time Interment Palmview Cemetery Acton
Daylight saving ends Sunday in Acton and autumn colors brighten the countryside. Trout season closes next Saturday the 13th. Acton's fair promos, church services, and farming news appear as residents prepare for cooler days. clock backs and frost begin to touch russet woods.
The Washington Post quotes from Baltimore school papers showing students’ odd, humorous answers. Misread words produce phrases like a blind hero and a river bath Achilles. The piece laments grading difficulty and asks how a teacher should mark such responses.
A Montana railroad crew quarrels over how Eureliar is pronounced. The conductor shouts Youre no Mert Youre a Mart prompting laughter. The brakeman then yells You really are. You really are. The exchange echoes in a cited local column with joking remarks from various voices about earlier financial troubles.
Harriet Harding of Erin Township died last Friday at her home aged 85 or 86. She was born in Bridlington England and lived in Erin Township for over seventy years. Funeral was held Sunday with interment at Contage Cemetery. Also noted: Mrs Robert Lealle of Norval died Tuesday after a brief illness. She and husband long known in the community with several children and grandchildren. Bridget McLaughlin of Guelph Township died after months ill at St Joseph Hospital. She leaves brothers and cousins in Canada. Funeral Friday at Quistie with mass.
The piece argues prudent parents should wish for executive ability in children as a pathway to material success. It defines executive talent as planning and delegating, contrasts trained and autocratic styles, and notes modern business favors organized, systematic leaders who motivate others without harsh domination.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas' Electric Oil as a remedy for croup throat chest inflammation and feverish coughs. It claims quick relief for earache rheumatic pain cuts bruises and sprains and positions the product as an essential household medicine.
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