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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
7
In Acton Ontario on September 21 1936 Orville and Mrs Brown welcomed a daughter. In Acton Ontario on September 18 1936 Harrpe Lawson Jr and wife welcomed a son. At St Josephs Hospital Guelph Ontario on September 19 1936 Dennlo Kirby widow of the late John Travis died.
Thanksgiving Day arrives in two weeks with mild late summer days and a cool fall rain to follow. A Montreal auto stunt driver died attempting a death defying trick on Tuesday. Arrow Bus timetable changes take effect Sunday September 27 with new timetables issued on Friday. Yom Kippur begins Friday evening as the holiest Jewish holiday. Earl Marshall suffered severe steam scalding at the diamond plant. Milton advances in the OBAA playdowns by beating Tilbury two games to one after a 6 3 win yesterday. In a Georgetown to Guelph bicycle race Tom Nico placed fourteenth of twenty eight finishers with a 2 hour 10 minute time.
Mr. B. D. Rachlin of the B. D. Rachlin Shoe Store returns from Health Spot Orthopedic School in Toronto with a certificate in advanced foot comfort methods. He notes the program covered foot anatomy, normal and abnormal function, shoe fitting, Lash Construction, and recent scientific advances aiding foot sufferers.
A Strathroy Age Dispatch note critiques a preacher’s life choices and public perception. The article argues risks in various scenarios—age, experience, family size, residence, and social calls—suggesting public judgment follows every action.
Mary aged gaven was late coming home from school and her mother asks why. Mary explains a horse fell ill in the street and the horse-doctor was called to treat it but the child is disappointed to learn the doctor was not a man.
A fragmented passage references a neighbor’s wealth near a million dollars and a favorite neighborhood. It includes odd line fragments about knowledge, wire and wood, and a Shakespearean vibe, conveying a mood rather than a clear event.
The record fair features numerous crafted items led by Mrs. J. Adamson and Mrs. G. Robertson in rag floor and braided rug categories. Exhibits include ladies dresses, baby garments, crochet and embroidery pieces, home decorative items, and a broad display of handmade textiles from local crafters Landsborough, Pryer, Watson, and Adams on.
Close-up image shows England's famed aviatrix Mrs. Beryl Markham, the first woman to fly east to west across the Atlantic, slightly injured when her aeroplane crashed in Nova Scotia during a Canadian photo feature.
The list details students and classes across writing art and crafts from fourth to primer levels. Names include Frances Lamb Edna Maplesden George Johnson Dolores Lappin and many others with projects such as Relief Maps of Halton County and Scrap Book of health rules. The showcase also features two model prizes by John Drake Hill Man prize and participants including Cyril Jacques and David Dills.
A cave halfway up a 500 foot cliff in the frontier region of Burma and Siam contains coffins and bones of a mysterious tribe. Scientists cannot identify the tribe or explain how the heavy coffins were carried up the cliff. The find was made by a honey collector. V P Sendi of the Geological Survey of India notes no belief of primitive humans in nearby jungles.
A Turner Valley Alberta letter describes ongoing oil developments near a Valley region and the King Edward's Ranch area with hopes of flow from deep wells. It notes visits by notable figures including the Lord Mayor of London, Baron Tweedsmuir, Viscount Elibank, and Premier Stevens, and mentions the Prince’s earlier investment. The piece also critiques laymen types in a church context and ends with a 1096 date and Turner Valley signature.
A classic word riddle notes that the sequence MM appears twice within the words moment and millennium while not appearing once in a thousand years.
A fragmentary exchange features Eliphalet Sapphiry remarking that a woman's anger adds wrinkles to her face. Sapphiry replies that perhaps Providence reveals what kind of husband she has through a wife’s anger.
A reflective piece using Cadman to urge self-examination of emotions, will, and intellect. It urges recording motives in three squares for emotions brain force and will power and aligning actions with a balanced code. Emphasizes caution against premature hope and urges vigilance in pursuing life’s opportunities.
A Canadian business leader told the Quebec Rotary Club that advertising boosts local prosperity and that ambitious merchants increase ad spend to attract more business. He noted success even in tough times, stressing a community’s spirit is reflected in its newspaper’s ads and editorials.
A reflection on facing obstacles rather than retreating. Courage, backed by ingenuity, guides progress and character, as a backbone must bend to avoid breaking. Those who drift miss achievement and fail to reach their goals.
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