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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1926
Page
4
The editorial urges immediate council discussion to crystallize and implement perpetual care for Fairview Cemetery for the coming summer. It notes several residents have prepaid for perpetual care and the council has accepted these payments, urging prompt action to honor their faith.
Merchants and farmers across Ontario advocate a Wednesday bank half day aligning with shop hours. Banks currently close at noon on Saturdays, forcing morning-only transactions on busy days. Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce push to shift bank staff to Wednesday afternoons.
The Barrie Examiner notes the Acton Chamber of Commerce can be a powerful force if its about two hundred members contribute ideas and time. Each member offers a unique viewpoint, and collective constructive input could boost Barrie and surrounding areas through active service.
A column warns Acton area residents about strangers selling stock in mining and oil schemes. It cites about $50,000 and over $40,000 invested in unproven wells, with no dividends or principal returned. The piece urges consulting a banker before investing and avoiding unfamiliar ventures.
Two New York contractors were fined for placing hoisting engines in street locations that burned and damaged tree branches. The magistrate urged that future engine permits require placement away from shade trees. The note questions telephone crews and linemen who trim branches on streets, particularly sugar maples, risking decay and death of trees.
A Quebec dispatch reports bootleggers delivering liquor at prices matching those set by the Quebec liquor commission. A Quebec daily hints reducing provincial liquor prices to curb bootlegging and recalls Ontario voters favoring government control to end illegal sales. The piece argues bootleggers persist under any liquor law, while prohibition remains the greatest obstacle.
At the Ontario Educational Association meeting in Toronto University last week a unanimous resolution endorsed the Ontario Temperance Act. Ex-President Frank Moore of Dundas praised the measure as a vital step toward freeing the land from liquor evil and pledged teachers to educate their charges to remove the curse of liquor for the physical intellectual and moral good of the children.
Rural trustees debate optional township school boards while Sir Harry Brittain calls for empire wide mail rate reductions. Burlington Gazette marks 28 years with editor E A Harris. Save the Forest Week proclaimed April 18 to 24. Tax and church duties noted as treasury schemes unfold. Ontario MPs condemn Chicago water theft as Roumanian liquor controls advance toward prohibition. Acton bans front street signboards amid town aesthetic concerns.
Limehouse residents will attend the installation of a new organ at Knox Presbyterian Church in Limebourge on Sunday the 26th. Special music will be provided by the church choir and outside talent. Amelia Taylor, wife of Robert Mill, died at seventy three in Norval after a stroke on March 30. Funeral held Thursday afternoon at the Norval cemetery conducted by Rev. Dr. Kyls.
At the last Council meeting bills for charity totaling 86.96 were passed. H I Mipims audited the Corporation books for the year and received 400.00 as remuneration. Mr. and Mrs. C J Russell moved to a new home near Thornhill. Georgetown businessmen plan a half holiday starting Thursday April 16. Miss Harrison of Glendale California contributed a bouquet for Easter at the United Church where a choral service The Risen King was presented. Miss Josephine Willstoh sang solo to much appreciation. At the United Church Women’s Missionary Society annual meeting officers were elected including President Mrs H W Kennedy and Vice Presidents Mrs C B Dayfoot Mrs J B MacKenzie Mrs H L Hutt Miss L Rela and others. Life memberships were conferred on several members and a donation of memory of Mrs Wm Barclay was made by her husband.
The town notes Erin Huffman spent winter in Florida and has now returned. Miss L Steen left Tuesday evening for Spanish River seeking teaching work, while Mrs Feed Amos of Alten died at her doctor visit amid influenza with ten sick children. A storm disrupted local telephone service for at least a week and caused widespread damage. Mrs Erin, oldest citizen, mourned after a service on April 3 in Erin.
A young bookkeeper in the passenger department of a major railroad is questioned by his boss about the time. He answers promptly and is promoted but eventually faces a firing threat. Over nine years he climbs to assistant general manager and later to general manager.
The Burlington column lists engagements for Gladys Isabelle Kinnear with Wm. Sutton, a Daughters of the Empire wreath at Water Street commemorating Vimy, and local travels as residents report a pleasant winter. It notes Kerr Shield debate participants from Bayinngton, a Santa Clara trip, a fall at home for Mrs. Bushby, and a memorial service planned by the Great War Veterans for April 25 at Trinity United Church.
The piece argues that busyness does not equal worthwhile work and warns against futile social routines. It contrasts productive busy people who balance work and recreation with those overwhelmed by trivial routines, urging a philosophy that aligns activity with meaningful goals.
A long time farmhand complains to a farmer at month’s end that his promised steady job is not real. The man explains he works dawn to dusk and only has evenings free to sleep, citing the newspaper account as his source of truth.
A tourist asks an elderly Black man for directions to Lexington noting that distances have increased from about twenty five miles to around forty miles as prices and travel span rise in the region.
The ad claims elimination of hemorrhoids by removing the cause in the lower bowel. It asserts pills and operations fail and promises quick relief with Dr. Leonhardt’s remedy. Money refunded if not satisfied.
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