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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
4
The list notes numerous visitors and residents from Toronto Galt Hamilton and Oakville seen at Acton Fair Day. Mentions include W D Prick Robert Scott Roy McIntosh J A Robertson and George Soper among others with several marriages engagements announced and guests from nearby towns. A light column also records a local landlord scene and a holiday mood.
From Ouida’s world famous novel Claudette Colbert and Ronald Colman headline a Gregory Theatre program with Melody Master Little Jack Little and a cartoon Two Little Pups. Jackie Cooper Rin-Wa-Tin-Tin star in a secret service tale. Charlie Chase presents Neighbor hood House and Pepper Pat Beneath the Sea. Fox News. Monday September 28.
An elderly excerpt mocks national stereotypes and wartime grudges through a humorous exchange between an American and an Englishman. The tale references burning public buildings in Washington and a witty exchange about Joan of Arc and Washington's death, highlighting humor amid nationalist sentiments.
A humorous dialogue exchange shows a husband and wife joking about words. The wife says she will welcome the opportunity to use new and expensive words, while the husband quips that she may be a woman of few words but uses them well.
Farm fair highlights include numerous vegetable and fruit divisions led by P. R. Fendley, W. C. Burton, Colin Smith, and G. R. Breckon. Entries span apples, pears, berries, peppers, squashes, and dramatic vegetable displays, with prizes in dairy and domestic science as well.
Off Nova Scotia anglers pursue tuna along the Atlantic feeding grounds from June to September. Tunas up to 560 pounds are landed after hours of struggle, with a 956 pound rod caught record. Albacore Tuna range from the Mediterranean to California and include skipjack bluefin and yellowfin. The fish is both a sport and a commercial staple valued for beeflike flesh. In 1935 Canada marketed 239 200 pounds fresh and 1 074 cases canned worth thirteen thousand dollars.
Canada’s largest placer field in the Onilvle area of Yukon is being mapped by a Dominion Department of Mines field party this year. The 4,500 square mile region covers most Klondike placer deposits and ventures beyond them. The study aims to solve why placers do not extend beyond certain rock formations and to identify gold sources and distribution.
A garbled exchange unfolds as a speaker scolds a rival for misrendering a term. The respondent calmly questions the actions taken and notes repeated misinterpretations of a single word, highlighting concerns over clerical wording.
Local classified item listing shows Kellogg’s Corn Flakes one packet and Rice Krispies one packet, plus Pep Coffee jar, Vacpac, and Sundryd two pounds. Includes pitted dates and prunes, white beans, and a tall kiw? salmon.
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