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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 28, 1939
Page
7
A child recalls lessons from mummy on proper table etiquette. She teaches using a bigger spoon, knife and fork, a cup, and a polite approach. The goal is to avoid noises, say please and thank you, and share with others. The aim is to master table cliquette and manners.
Residents Thomas Gunton move to Toronto and P M Barry buys Caldwell property on Mill Street for storage. Pte Stephen George returns from overseas and visits England. Fair Night concert draws standing room. Kerr to judge stock at Ferguson then Rockwood. Political note shows Conservative candidate for Milton riding. Jolly Bilton wed to Lillian Beatrice at Acton Methodist Parsonage. Rosina Alger dies in Toronto aged 15. Thomas Henderson of Milton dies in Quebec City at 88.
On September 1 Lt. Col. Keene ordered mobilization of the Lorne Scots C.A.S.F. unit to form the first contingent for overseas service. Recruits will train weekly at Armouries in Brampton Carville Milton Georgetown Acton Shelburne Orangeville Bolton Port Credit and Bowmanville.
A local feature revisits Acton family histories, tracing weekly milestones and recalling familiar faces from earlier years. The piece highlights community memory, notable ancestors, and ongoing ties to the town’s past through portraits and stories.
Canadian Boys and Girls Farm Clubs expand across provinces with 37 600 members. They focus on live stock, crops, horticulture and home economics, boosting wheat seed, calf rearing, and cattle shows at Ottawa Lakehead Port Arthur. Motto Learn to Do by Doing.
Readings on the wise men from the East seeking Jesus, their worship and gifts, and the later return to Nazareth. Highlights include God guiding the Magi by a dream, Herod’s failing plot, and Jesus growing in wisdom and favor in Nazareth before beginning His public ministry.
The Dominion Forest Service reports new forest fire hazard measurement methods being implemented in Riding Mountain Manitoba and Prince Albert Saskatchewan, with four weather stations in Banff and related parks. A Seebe Alberta research station develops a five hazard system for Banff Jasper Waterton and studies adapt to Rocky Mountain conditions.
The Free Press reports a publication delay for Neton's Early Days. The edition will likely not reach readers before November as pages are revised to include overlooked local recollections and Remote Eyes observations about Newton. The delay aims to improve value, and readers are urged to place orders now to avoid disappointment.
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