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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
3
Local Visits Highlight Crewsons Corners Community
Mrs J Burlingham spent Thursday visiting friends at Rockwood. Mr Chas Tyler of Agincourt and Mrs Jean Franklin Pitman of Milliken were Sunday visitors at the Corners Services. Mr and Mrs William Stevenson and daughter from Detroit recently visited Miss Emma Cripps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Burlingham
Rockwood
Chas. Tyler
Agincourt
Hillsburg Gossip Reveals Travel and Local Notices
Mrs D A Robertson visits Toronto for a few days while Mr and Mrs A B Cheyne of Centro Inn host. Mrs J Churcher and Mrs H Church of Guelph were guests of Mya Wm Cheyne. Chas Booth and family of Caledon visiting. Wm Cheyne toured to Guelph. Stro Msing noted as the corn drought test sample. May and Mrs Archie Lasby of Era mosa visit. Wm and Mrs Bessey move into newly erected house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Robertson
Toronto
A. B. Cheyne
Centro Inn
J. Churcher
H. Church
Guelph
Mya
Wm. Cheyne
Chas. Booth
Mae
Frances
Caledon
Stro
May
Archie Lasby
Eramosa
W. Bessey
Wm. Bessey
Twin calves born to prize cow at Toronto Exhibit
Grace Rauwreed Burke, owner Thoms Y. Leslie of Alluviadale Farms Georgetown, sponsored by Georgetown Branch 1270, Canadian Legion, hosted a reception for Georgetown prize winning band the Lome Rules (Scottish) at their Club Rooms. Visiting guests included Mrs Walters and Mr Lelie and friends. Earl Rowe Macaulay Welcomes guests at E Pleck home. Drew attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Rauwreed Burke
Thoms Y. Leslie
Alluviadale Farms
Georgetown
Toronto
Canadian Legion
Wiy
Thomas Walters
Wemin
Thos. L. Lelie
Earl Rowe
Leopold Macaulay
W. YW. Yreland
Miss Drew
E. Pleck
Vrenud
Local Women's Institute Programs and Community Notices
Eden Mills notes document a Dublin Institute program by the Women Institute with musical items by Mrs J Roberts Mrs W McPhail Miss Helen McPhail and others plus a paper by Mrs J Gilbertson. Local social and church events include Laldes Aid meetings sales bazaar and supper arrangements. Nearby visitors and movements are listed with names and places across Garafraxa Caprince Caledon East Rockwood and Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Institute
Dublin Institute
John Ramsey
Clarence
George Ramsey
Garafraxa
Fred Croft
Kitchimer
Nin
Harold Ellvy
Brookville
Scott
M. Smith
Toronto
J. Warden
H. Warden
Sinday
Hillsburg
Helen Scott
J. Durfield
Caprince
Geo. Oswin
Earl Spinks
Mire Sila
Local Notices and Social Arrivals Highlight Community
Erin Duncan Campbell visits Plint and Walter Campbell as friends recall. Mr and Mrs Gray and Mr and Mrs Dyer join Mr and Mrs Wesley Gray at Delhi for Sunday gathering. Winnipeg visitor C W Kennedy returns to visit his brothers William and Albert. his brother William dies shortly after arrival. Earl Smiths new residence hosts 225 neighbors on Thursday. W W J McLean of Red Deer Alberta visits village after trip to Olympic games in Germany, sharing trip details and photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Campbell
Plint
Mich
Walter Campbell
W. ¥. Gray
Stanity Dyer
Wesley Gray
Delhi
C. W. Kennedy
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Albert
William
Earl Smith
Erin
W.W. J. McLean
P. S
Red Deer
Alberta
Germany
Advocate
Campbellville Social Notes Offer Local Travel and Visits
Campbellville residents report various travels and visits. David Mahon left for London for Western University courses. Bert Emmons and Mrs E Bel visited London. Wm Maclenan and George Blacklock headed west for a trip. Women from St David's Church met at Annie Reid's, and many locals hosted friends or traveled to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Blacklock
Wm. Maclenan
Local Visitors and Church Preparations Highlight Weekend
Limehouse Miss Ivens of Toronto spent the week end at her home. Mr and Mrs Wm Alfredo and family of Brampton visited his parents. Mr and Mrs Alex Trotter of Stratford visited with their children. Mrs Robert Lane and family visited Arthur Lane in Toronto Hospital. Mr Norman Brown and Miss Massie Jackson of Toronto spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs F Shelbourne. Miss Jackson leaves for England Thursday. Leonard Brown and Miss Evelyn McKay of Toronto vacation with Mr and Mrs F Shelbourne. Children busy at both churches preparing for Hally Bay next Sunday with hopeful congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massie Jackson
Toronto
F. Shelbourne
Miss Jackson
England
Leonard Brown
Evelyn McKay
Hally Bay
Milton News Highlights From Ontario Local Life
Milton residents mark milestones with births and aging seniors. Mrs Sarah Lewington celebrated her fifth birthday at her son Charles Lewington’s home. Mrs Charles Bowring travels to Vancouver for a sister visit. Howard Allison buys the late Mrs John Agnew’s residence on the town’s southwest. The King Edward VII Memorial service in France during a royal tour. The Walker Store moves stock to RR store on October 1. Boots dealer Mr Fusken retires from business. John R Mills, long time member of African L.O.L. No 2358, becomes honorary member of Ontario West Provincial Grand Lodge. he has attended 53 Orange celebrations. James Service reports his son’s car stolen after a dance. police trace it to Trafalgar Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Lewington
Milton
Charles
Charles Bowring
Vancouver
D.C
Howard Allison
Buthher
John Agnew
George Cookman
France
England
Scotland
Vimy Ridge
Edward VII
Tore
M. ¥. Nixon
Walker
MM. Vfusken
Boots and Shoes
Christie
James Service
A. J. Oliver
Trafalgar
Chamipton
School Fair Honors and Local Social Scenes Across Ospring
Ospring reports a Brisbane school fair with the local school taking first in the chorus and multiple prizes to scholars. Mrs. McKinnon Blanche attended a birthday for Mrs. McKinnon’s mother at the Turner home, while Margaret Cooke visited Coningsby with the Mathesons. The community held a corn and wetter roast for about 120 attendees at the Locker home with a bonfire song. A Barrie trip accompanied a bereavement, a funeral held Saturday. Ladies’ Aid met at the church with a ten cent program including recitations and duets. Mrs. Grundy visitors and Dr Reynolds conducted the school inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
DB. McKinnon
Blanche
Carl Husson
Babe
Guelph
D. Stewart
BP. Brydon
M. Kirkwood
Aurora
Jean Kirkwood
Geo. Conk
Wesley
Ladies’ Aid
Edna Cook
Locker
Dorothy McKenzie
Nelle Webb
DB. Mc- Kinnon
D. G. Robert
Onj
BW. Mc- Kinnon
E. N.sunter
S. Grundy
Detroit
Air
Reynolds
Wibsbury
Juls Omjee
Burlington Park Adds Six Cement Benches For Extra Seating
Lakeside Park gains six cement bench seats to improve seating capacity. Burlington notes long standing need for more seating at the beauty spot while town reports various local happenings including a theft of a new Ford from Macklin and Macken's garage on Water Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside Park
Macklin & Macken
Water Street
Toronto-Hamilton
J. N. Og
Burlington
Pine Street
Jonathan HW. Shields
Oakville
Halton
Wt. B. Christie
Brantford
Chiristie
Brantford Expositor
Aubra Cleaver
Regina
Sask
City Hospital
Allen Mitchell
Brant Street
Caroline Street
Mitchel
Turing
Mitchell
Tye
Garzette
Day of Fuportion Miners Debate Coffee Strength
Two miners exchange quips about the butter and coffee during a day of fuportion. One says the butter is strong enough to walk over and greet the coffer. The other notes the coffee is too weak to answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asc
Pedestrian sighting prompts local inquiry
A native worker reports no pedestrians except one man who passed by, describing the scene as quiet with no other notable activity observed during the afternoon. The exchange underscores a calm period in the area with limited foot traffic.
Rural church life and festival updates from Rockwood
The United Church Young People Society met with Mrs Ben Hosking in charge to discuss Evangelism in Quebec and foreign missions. The Rural School Fair at Ex ibition Park drew strong entries in livestock flowers vegetables and baking with speeches by youths. A Fall Rally is set for October 18 with Wm S McVithe as guest speaker. Local religious services, anniversary dinners, and musical programs featured Rev Frank Lawson and Rev W J Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church Young People's Society
Ben Hosking
Quebec
Elsi Gordon
Biid
Wm. S. McVithe
Hamilton Conference Young People's Union
Exibition Park
Ming Annie Yollitte
St. John’s Church
ER. M. Field
Guelph
Fields
Providence
Reva B. Biles
St. Alva
Acton
S. Johnston
Knox Church
Dr. Waller
Rutherford Hewat
Mimico
Clarence
James Lynch
Toronto
Jas. Oakes
Whit
Rayq
Ross Allan
Marie
Evelyn Peafon
B. Fields
Fila Tiamitton
Hamilton
H. Trout
Estavan
Sask
Fred Croft
Kitchener
Kathleen Oakes
Galt
Wm. Craig
Wallace
Mas. Roberts
Eden Mills
Max Milne
Woodler
John Little
Frank Day
United Church
W. J. Taylor
Tits Wwaruss
Nother
Taylor
Blyth
The
Presbyterian Church
Jonid McNabb
Tand
AnfinicNabb
Frances McNabb
Fred Wamilton
Vilage
Malton Mural Ycmoil Fail At School Fair Preps
With the reopening of school Millon rural boys and girls are completing their exhibits for the School Fair to be held at Brookville on September 7 and Limehouse on September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millon
Nussivuweya
Brookvilly
Esquealny
Limehouse
Oakville Notes Include Departures Trains Visits and Local Updates
Oakville residents report travel plans as Mr and Mrs Randall Forder depart on the Duchess of Richmond for England to settle in London. Lieut E W Finch-Noyes arrives on a month's leave from Esquimalt to stay with his parents. Local officials arrange garbage collection aid during holidays. J E Hammell joins an inspection trip with H on Crerar to the Red Lake mining district. Miss Anne Regan, visiting from Chicago, attended the Old Boys and Girls reunion from Alaska. Mrs Mary Hughes is fined for possession of liquor against an Ontario Liquor Control Board order. Six Gray Coach buses with rear engines pass through town toward Toronto. Engagement announced between Nelda Mary Elizabeth Keogh and Lucius Keogh of Ottawa. wedding planned mid October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
E. W. Finch-Noyes
R.C.N
G. R. Finch- Noyes
Colborne Street
Finch- Noyes
Esquimalt
J. E. Hammell
Lakeshore
Toronto
T. A. Crerar
Clarence Jackson
Crerar
Red Lake
Ance Regan
Chicago
Alaska
Mary Hughes
David Hughes
Dave's Place
Lakeshore Highway West
Church News Rally Day Speaker at Sunday Service
Sunday School with the Congregation for the Annual Rally Day service features Mr. George Emery of the YMCA as speaker. Evening service at 7 00 p m. marks withdrawal for Baptist Anniversary. Midweek Unity Men's Club opens Wednesday at 5 00 p m and Bible Study Hour Thursday at 7 30 p m. Everybody welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hally
Yin
George Emery
Y.mic.a
Unity Men's, Club
Rally Day Service and Congregational Calendar
Sunday September 27 1936 11 00 am Rally Day Service theme The Race that is Set Before Us 7 00 pm Mr S Johnston BA Rodkwood Ye have Caught My Pal Note J W M S Sectional Meeting Wednesday afternoon and evening 2 The Full Sacramental Service Sunday October 4th 3 The Anniversary of the Congregation October 11 Always Welcome
Sunday Services and Community Notices in Milton and Acton
Sunday school at 10 a m with Rev John MacNeill D D of McMaster University preaching at 11 am and 7 pm. Evening program features The Town of Long Ape illustrated and musical numbers. Also rental ads, real estate, hog shipping prices, cucumbers for sale, lost items, boarding and room offers, and local notices from Acton and Milton communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John MacNeill
McMaster Universi
Long Ape
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Bert Emmons
Mountubert
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Wilma Bell
Bert Ferris
Jean McPhail
Women’s Missionary Society of
St. David's Church
Annie Reid
Chas. Weir
J. Gilmour
Crawford Mahon
W. WW. McPhail
G. Atkinson
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Olive Cartwright
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Malton
Ycmool Fail
Randall Forder
Duchess of Richmond
Armand N. Heintzman
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George Soper
D. A. Cripps
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J. B. Adamson
Ont
Alice
P. EB. Nolmes
A. Brayda
Neghbors
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Wyarhdale Academy OF Music
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