Births Marriages and Deaths Notice from Acton 1936
Born at Mt. Sinai Hospital Toronto on September 8 1936 to Mr Miss Blak and Bran Calvin. Harrop Dunn marriage at St Josephs Acton Irene Dunn to Neville Harrop. Taylor Symon marriage at United Church Acton Helen Symon to Daniel Taylor. There is a link death cannot sever. Love and remembrance from wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stare
Mt. Binal Hospital
Toronto
Sie Mate Mees Blak
Bran Calvin
Harrop-Dunn
St. Joseph's Church
Acton
Hey
McBride
Irene Jine
John Dunn
Neville Ernest Harrop
E. Bartop
Taylor-Symon
United Church
E. Milton Morrow
Helen Marguerite
James Symon
Daniel Taylor
Acton Fair notes shorter days and fair-time specials
Locals report days growing noticeably shorter with limited rain this summer now made up by recent showers. It is hoped better weather aids Acton Pair next week as merchants advertise attractive fair-time specials and readers are urged to peruse the ads. Showers last week leave lawns in splendid condition while Orangeville Fair suffered poor weather yesterday despite attendees from Acton. Congratulations to Miss June Prank Nhissagaweya on passing the Supervisor of Vocal Music exam in Toronto.
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Acton
June Prank
Nhissagaweya
Toronto
Erin School Fair Presents Wide Range of Exhibits
Erin Township School public fair on Brisbane School grounds drew over a thousand attendees. Laurie Turzwell won the public speaking contest. Hetty Riddler topped recitations. Audrey Campbell won best button-hole. Mary McMillan led hemming. W. J. McLean spoke in his former district. County representative Stephen Struther was unable to attend.
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Erin Township
Brisbane
Laurie Turzwell
Hetty Riddler
Audrey Campbell
Mary McMillan
W. J. McLean
Red Deer
Alta
Onhbty Tanéas
Stephen Struther
1937 Auto Plates Go On Sale November First
Premier Wepburn announced on Tuesday that the 1937 auto license plates will be available November 1. Plates feature color design and a corona year motif with white letters and figures and a white crown on a scarlet background. The numbering uses up to five characters with a single letter, varied by position among the figures.
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Wepburn
Action Consort Orchestra Gathers Jim Hunter For Concert
The Action Consort Orchestra wins Jim Hunter, Wyoronto Telegram editor and radio reporter, as master of ceremonies for the season opening at Acton Town Hall. Ted Dever on cornet, Irvin Spirea and Ming Spires on xylophone, and Ted Emerson, noted amateur radio winner, perform in a varied program with vocal and instrumental numbers. The evening is billed as a top musical treat of the season. Mrs Smith Guttersmecteur theater quip echoes with a humorous line about impersonation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Action Consort
Jim Hunter
Wyoronto Telegram
Saason
Acton Town Hall
Ted Dever
Irvin Spirea
Ming Spires
Ted Emerson
Hag
Two Local Citizens Dead in Glen Williams and Nassagaweya
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Isaiah Clemens of Pisher Mills in Nassagaweya Halton County aged about 70 plus Annie McColl of Peel at 87. Mrs. Clemens survived by four sons and five daughters with grandchildren and sisters. The Bar raclough family mourns E Y Barraclough of Glen Williams aged 63, a longtime Woollen Mills proprietor and Mason, with a large funeral attended by many Masons. He leaves a widow Ida Stirrat, one brother and a sister. Funeral services held at Glen Williams with a large turnout from Credit Lodge and Union Presbyterian Church.
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Isaiah Clemens
Pisher Mills
Clemens
Nassagawegas
Halton County
United Church
Hespeler
Reid
John
Harold
Russell
Detroit
Mich
Zena
Demille
Petrolia
J. Hagey
Breslau
L. Beaver
Beaverdale
N. Wirsching
Oshawa
Rachael McCurdy
Burns
Nassagaweya
Annie McColl
Robt. Kerr
Peel
Archibald McColl
Claude Presbyterian
Lfe-Long
Robert Alexander
Mary
Janet
Acton
J. D. McMillan
Brampton
Archie. WeColl
Inglewood
Boston Mills
G. Y. Stephenson
Churchill
Watson
Cheltenham
Lloyd
Midland
Hector McLean
Messrs
Archie McCannell
John McEachern
A. G. Clarridge
W. Blair
J. A. Cree
E. Y. Barraclough
Glen Willams
Dewsbury
England
Glen Wiliams
Glen Woollen Mills
Arnoald
William Y Warraclough & Co
Wm. Barraclough
Union Presbyterian Church
Georgetown H Hgh
Esquesing Township
Scottish Rite
Wellington
Credit Lodge
Georgetown
Ida FP. Stirrat
Aleaander
Jane Ann Stirrat
Arnold
Mrs. Danald F. Jones
Norman Macmillan
Credit
Lodge
Walton Rural School Fates Exhibit Dates
With the reopening of school Hulton rural boys and girls finish their exhibits for the School Fatra. Trafalgar School Fair at Palermo September 18. Nussayaweya School Fair at Brookville September 20. Esqueamy School Fair at Lunehouse September 20.
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Walton Rural School Fates
Hulton Rural
Brookvilla
Lunehouse
Sale of Morgan Crewson farm shocks Acton readers
In Parr Press notice the Morgan Crewson farm near Acton is sold to a buyer unknown. The piece recalls three generations on the corner property at Erin and notes changes in estate maps, railway lines, and local landmarks. It mentions John Antissy BrowWy Brown as he leaves for Calgary Normal School to train as a teacher. date September 1936.
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Parr Press
Acton
Morgan Crewson
Erin
Morgan
John
Carpenter
William
Cross Street
Huntsville
Disciples of Christ
Ontario
Wentworth
GTR
Rockwood
Morgantown
Crewnon McLaughlin
Halton
Wellington
Nassagaweya
Calgary Normal School
John Antissy BrowWiy
J. S. Coleman
Esquesing Council Sets Tax Rate and Adjourns
Esquesing Council approved By-law No. 870 appointing a Local Board of Health member for 1936 and adopted tax rates totaling 15.2 mills for county, 4.4 for township, 6 for relief, 3.9 for schools, 2.7 for Glen Beardmore street lighting, with adjournment set for October 12 at 1:30 p.m. A condolence letter to Mrs. Barra clough was requested.
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Board of Health
J. H. Bingham
W. A. Wilson
Edwin Harrop
E. Y. Barraclough
N. A Robinson
H. May
Glen
Beardmore Crescent
Milton Gocn Into Next Round In BAA Playdowns
Milton gains advancement by winning two straight against Ingersoll with the final game in Galt last Saturday. Halton now faces Tibury in the first game next Saturday. Mac McLean, formerly with Acton Bank, is now manager of the Tilbury Bank and takes a keen interest in Milton Acton showings. Indoor sports update notes growing attendance and upcoming winter gym events as Acton clubs prepare after daylight saving ended.
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Milton Gocn
Ingersoll
Galt
Halton Entry
Tibury
Mac
Merchant's Bank
Acton
Tilbury
Orthopedic School Studying Foot Comfort by Local Shoemaker
Y D Rachlin of the B D Rathiin Shoe Store leaves Acton for Toronto to attend the Wealth Spot Dealer School. He will study correct shoe filing, new corrective footwear, anatomy and clinic foot conditions to better serve customers and handle difficult cases.
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Y. D. Rachiin
B.D
Norval Couple Celebrates 51st Anniversary at Home
Mr and Mrs William George Gollop marked their 51st wedding anniversary at their Norval home Monday. They wed in North Bend Nebraska after early life in Norval and Nebraska. The couple now enjoy their fly home hobby and Mr Gollop supported the Norval Old Timers Association which hosts annual performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William George Gollop
Norval
North Bend
Nebraska
Halton Plow Team Prepares for International Event
Halton will represent in the Inter County plowing contest to be held near Cornwall on October 6. Coach and judge N G McLeod of Galt praised the quality of work by the plow boys at the Junior Former Plowing Match held on John Royce’s Trafalgar Township farm. The team includes Craig Reid Georgetown Stanley Puller Hornby George M Cormaack Freeman. War members aim to uphold the Halton plow team’s strong reputation.
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Demon Stratton
Halton-Mownan's Association
John Royce
Trafalgar
N. G. McLeod
Galt
Halton
Cornwall
Craig Reid
Georgetoun
Stanley Puller
Hornby
Gqveorge
M.cormaack
Freeman
Hulton
City Girl Vighor and Dumb Dave Scene
Fragmentary dialogue from a local page shows a peculiar exchange with phrases like lovely sun and Aw it oflyn seta Unit. The readable text hints at a playful, possibly humorous street encounter in a small city setting.
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Vighor
Dave
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Stirrat
Bennedy
William L Kennedy
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Coningsby Cemetery
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Orangeville Fair
Mra
Anni McColl
Trafalgar School
AL Palermo
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Turney Valley
Alls
Esquesing Council
God
Montrose and
Mars
J.K. Gardiner
Acton Fair
Norton Motors
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Dunlop
K-A. Gus
Shakon
Eddy's Maple Leaf
Fe Hox
HMEES
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Alzes
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Wrigly
Hinton’s
Mac McLean
Milton
Thev
Ume
WD. Rachiin
Halton Plow
Acton’s
Marge
Elliott Bros
Dumart’s Weiners
Duff
Lovell Bros
Brampton Fall Fair
W. I
Duncan Marshall
Apriculture
Peel Junior Farmers
C.nje
The
Peel County Agricultural Society
Frank Kitto
Sec
Treas
W. L. Wilkinson
Wilma Snyder
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