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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1940
Page
11
Local column notes various happenings in neighboring communities. Readers are invited to share updates on events, meetings, and notable activities across nearby centers. The piece blends community interest with brief notices and reader contributions.
Friends gathered at Mr and Mrs F Shelbourne home for a marriage announcement honoring Robert Lane and Gladys Packer set to wed Saturday. Guests brought many gifts and shared refreshments before dancing. Mr C W Gale visited Toronto while the Baker family and Arrowsmiths joined over the weekend.
Lieutenant Curzon Ostrom acted as best man at the Godfrey Ferguson wedding in Toronto. Seaman Berty Regan has returned to his naval base after a leave. Oakville churches joined in a day of prayer for peace and victory at the King's request. Special instruction will help war guests fit into the educational system. Kenneth Preuter told the Board teachers at Central School volunteered to hold classes at Browntowe House.
A J McPhedran of Brookville died Friday after a period of ill health. A longtime Nassagaweya Township Council auditor, he leaves a wife and two daughters Mrs Arthur Norrish Nassagaweya and Catherine at home. Funeral was private from Inter residence to Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church Cemetery. He was parents are the late Alexander and Mrs McPhedran. The community offers sympathy.
Ballinafad researchers report families visiting relatives in Toronto and Georgetown. Local visits include Mrs Nellie Kentner and Mr Wm Shortill from Georgetown at Mrs Soper’s home. September meetings of the United Church Woman's Association and Mission Circle were held with devotional services, discussions on Red Cross work, and social gatherings.
A new hard surface road will connect Georgetown and Glen Williams this month. Mr and Mrs Matt Telfer and their daughter from Crediton visited relatives here. A H Husband clerk Trafalgar Township enlists duties during absences performed by Robert Ford. A young man on Robert Street Milton refused farm work for $3 a day, saying he’d rather jail than work harvest wages.
In Georgetown a house on Charles Street owned by W F Bradley was torn down and two new houses are planned on the site. Betty Grant won a scholarship at University College Toronto. John Mc Master builds a barn on Lot 20 Tenth Line as Mack and builders celebrate with a barn dance. A.m. car painting incident brightened Bill MacDonald's front with green paint after a dropped bucket on Queen Elizabeth Way.
ERIN Mrs. William Davidson sold her 50 acre farm Lot 11 Concession 11 Erin Township to Mr. Samuel Longstreet. Mrs. Addie Fraser of Los Angeles visits with Mr and Mrs Samuel Nurse and relatives. Rev J T Heslop and Mrs Heslop return from a month at their Burlington summer home. Annie Cook takes a teaching post at Sprucedale and leaves for duty. Doug Carmichael of Hillsburg visits Erin and progresses toward recovery after illness. J C Dyer learns Robert Inkster arrived safely in Liverpool after ten days at sea. Erin Town Hall hosts a Wellington County Civil Guard lecture on duties led by R S Clark of Guelph.
Burlington announces Smyth Avenue development as a 7,000 home project starts this week. Eighteen Burlington Business Girls' Association members practice at Home Guard rifle ranges with improving scores. High School Board grants longer days to support war activities and physical education for grades XI to XII. A Nicholson reports from Ottawa that Timber Control Board supplies lumber to about 2,000 Canadian builds for Empire Air Training Scheme and Defence Centres Gauge.
A doctor tells a patient about curing another by stopping his nervous anxiety over a tailor's bill. The patient asks how, and the doctor explains the method, noting it relieved the first man's dyspepsia and fear, leaving the patient skeptical about the tailor’s role.
The community mourns Mrs. James Douglas aged 76 with funeral at Rae's Cemetery Mimosa led by Revs Wilson and Turner. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Gardner of Owen Sound after a heart attack and multiple family connections. The Linfoot family hear of a London death, while Geo Day and Grace Gordier wed at United Church with presentations and a reception. Harvest Festival services notable across St. Johns and United Church venues with attendance and clergy directing.
A humorous exchange shows a six year old sister declaring she has lived her life without fear, while her older brother frets over sharing the last piece of cake confirming family banter.
The Federal Department of Mines and Resources, the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, and McGill University sign a new agreement to greatly expand research in pulp and paper. The collaboration continues a 12 year history of joint work, building on an institute at McGill to boost production methods and reduce costs.
Roy McKeown sells cattle horses pigs grain harness and farm implements at Lot 27 Fifth Line Esquesing on Friday September 27 at 1 pm. Included are Jersey cows heifers and calves bred to Class A bull, Yorkshire pigs, feed and hay, farm machinery, tools, and miscellaneous items. Proceeds go with a note that the farm has been sold.
LEN LAMBERT, RC N, stationed at Esquimalt Naval Barracks, writes from September 1940 thanking Hendon Prep Press and The Free Press for home town news. He notes time away from home passes quickly and mentions friends in Naval Air and Military service appreciating updates from Sunny.
An angler on Macdonald Lake failed with standard bait and lost his lure. He used a piece of chewing gum on the hook and, with each cast, was rewarded by a immediate strike and a landed fish. He repeated this twice more with gum, prompting the Canadian National Railways to urge research into flavors to tempt trout.
Confidence in Pacific-Government fisheries grows as 192 new fishing crafts are begun in 1939 40 across BC yards including Victoria Vancouver New Westminster Skeena Steveston and other coastal points. Boats range from 26 to 80 feet with gas and diesel engines and power from 12 to 230 hp.
The Royal Canadian Air Force plans to form several bands nationwide to lead RCA recruits in marching. The central Ottawa band will run a training school for all bands and has already earned praise.
Advertises women to earn from 106 to 15 a week selling Familex high quality goods to relatives and clientele. Promises easy hours five to six per day with no risk and assured profits. Instructions to write Miss St. George at 570 St. Clement Street Montreal.
At 1100 a.m. harvest service and 700 p.m. anniversary observance invite all friends in the Acton area to worship with us on this occasion.
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