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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
12
A flood of Fair Day guests from Toronto Galt Hamilton and nearby towns visited Acton for the event and week end. Name checks include W D Prick Robert Scott Roy McIntosh T A Blakelock J J Wilson Henry Bell Mona McGeadle and many others. Engagements announced for Laura Wiley and Charles Roy and Noreen Melrose Bennett and Willan Corley.
From Ouida’s world famous novel the Gregory Theatre presents Claudette Colbert and Ronald Colman in an adaptation with Melody Master performing Little Jack Little. Cartoon Two Little Pups and a secret service story starring Jackie Cooper Rin-Wa-Tin-Tin. Charlie Chase comedy Neighborhood House and Pepper Pat Beneath the Sea complete the program Monday September 28.
A humorous wartime tale contrasts American and English views on patriotism and memory. An American claims hatred for the English after Washington's burning, while the Englishman recalls Joan of Arc, prompting a surprised correction about historical events.
A comic line from a family page notes a husband and wife banter about a dictionary sale. The husband jokes that his wife will enjoy new expensive words. The wife retorts she is a woman of few words but the husband insists she uses them well.
The 1936 fair showcases extensive vegetable and fruit displays led by P. R. Fendley W. C. Burton and Colin Smith with top prizes for onions tomatoes apples and grapes. Domestic products and baking highlight dairy butter jams and assorted canning items with numerous winners across categories.
Deep sea angling off Nova Scotia is hailed as a major American sport with prime tuna grounds along the Atlantic. Tunas up to 560 pounds are landed after hours of struggle, and a record 956-pound fish was caught here. The albacore found here spans from the Mediterranean to California and includes skipjack bluefin and yellowfin varieties. The fish is both a commercial and sport resource with beeflike flesh. In 1935 Canada marketed 239,200 pounds and 1,074 canned cases valued at thirteen thousand dollars.
Canada’s Dominion Department of Mines maps and investigates the Onilville area in the Yukon, the country’s largest placer field. The 4500 square mile region covers Klondike deposits and aims to identify distribution, sources, and extensions beyond known rock formations.
A chaotic exchange erupts in a editor's sanctum over a misspelled term. The caller accuses the paper of twenty misprints and clerical errors, while the editor counters with a calm defense of the report.
Readable items include Kellogg's Corn Flakes Rice Krispies Pep Coffee in a jar Vac Pac Sun-Dried 2 lbs Prunes White Beans 1 tin Keta Salmon. The snippet shows a catalog style list with assorted pantry staples and canned goods.
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